Agemonia

Can the equipment in your hand be exchanged each round?

Conclusion

Exchanges are allowed, but not "unlimited exchanges every turn." Exchanging equipment is handled in two scenarios:

• Exchanging "active items": The first exchange per turn is free (at any point during the turn); each subsequent exchange within the same turn requires one maneuver.
• Exchanging "similar limited‑type items" (helmets, armor/robes, backpacks, pets): Only one item of each type can be used at a time, and switching to another item of the same type costs one maneuver.

I. Exchanging Active Items (Equipment with Hand Symbols)

Items marked with 1 hand or 2 hands must be activated before they can be used.

Frequency and Cost of Exchanges:
- The first exchange of an active item per turn is free, and it can be made at any point during the turn.
- Each additional exchange within the same turn requires one maneuver. Thus, if you wish to make multiple exchanges in a single turn, you'll need to spend as many maneuvers as there are exchanges.

How to Exchange: Place the item you no longer wish to activate on the lower right side of your hero board, and place the item you want to activate on the lower left side.

Timing Restrictions: If you intend to use an item for a bonus during a skill check or as a weapon in an attack, and that item must be activated to function, it must be activated before rolling the dice—you cannot change it after the roll.

Activation Limit: At most two one‑handed items, or one two‑handed item, may be activated simultaneously.
- Exception: When using Matajam (the four‑armed Patangan), you may have double the number of activated items: up to four one‑handed items, or one two‑handed item plus two one‑handed items, or two two‑handed items.

II. Exchanging Similar Limited‑Type Items

The following categories allow only one item of each type at a time: helmets (armor with "Helmet" or "Helm" in the name), non‑helmet armor or robes, backpacks, and pets.

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How do you summon allies?

Conclusion
In Agemonia, "summon an ally" is not a universal action that can be performed at any time. You can only summon an ally when a specific card, skill, or effect explicitly states "summon"; moreover, the entire team can have only 1 Summoned Ally at a time.

Additionally, the original text distinguishes between two different ways of summoning: one involves summoning a Summoned Ally, while the other uses a hero's action to summon a token. These two mechanisms are related but not entirely equivalent; we'll discuss them separately below.

I. Rules for Summoning a Summoned Ally

• Only effects allow you to summon: The original text states, "Certain effects allow you to summon an ally," without providing a general summoning action.
• Quantity limit: The whole team can have only 1 Summoned Ally at once.
• Type of ally: A Summoned Ally is classified as a Non-Hero Ally. As such, it shares the same limitations as other non-hero allies: most active ability checks can only be performed by heroes; it cannot interact with optional passages on Story cards; it cannot carry or use items or Stars; and it cannot possess Achievement gems or Inspiration gems.
• Control: An ally summoned by a hero is controlled by the player who controls that hero. If an ally is summoned jointly by multiple heroes, they may agree among themselves who will take control, but all players must be clear about this arrangement.
• Placement: The ally is placed on the game board, with its exact location determined by the effect (e.g., "range 0," "range 0–1," "range 1").

II. Rules for Summoning a Token via Hero Actions

If an effect specifies a hero action to "summon a token," then:
- Attach the token to its base and place it on the game board according to the effect's description.
- It does not occupy area capacity, so it can remain in areas already at full capacity.
- Unless otherwise stated, enemies cannot target it.
- Like generated enemies, it cannot move or attack during the current round—it must wait until the next round.

III. Examples from Specific Sources

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If the enemy uses an area-of-effect attack this round, how will they choose which hero to target?

Conclusion

When an enemy uses an area-of-effect attack, it does not "simultaneously target a bunch of heroes"; instead, it first selects a single "targeted ally," just like with a regular single-target attack. The region where this ally is located becomes the center of the area. Then, following the numbers on the hexagonal symbol, the effect radiates outward, affecting all allies within the range and within line of sight.

In other words, the "selecting the hero" step is exactly the same as with a normal attack; only after the attack is launched does it become an area-of-effect ability.

Specific Procedure

Step 1: First designate a "targeted ally" (this step depends on the type of attack).

• Melee attacks (including area‑melee): If multiple allies can be hit, the enemy targets the one with the highest Taunt value.
• Ranged or magical attacks: If several allies are eligible, the enemy attacks the one closest to them; if there's a tie in distance, they choose the one with the highest Taunt value among those tied.

Step 2: Using the targeted ally's region as the center, spread the effect according to the range number.

The range number indicates how many regions extend outward from the targeted ally's location.

Step 3: All allies within the affected area and within line of sight of the targeted ally are impacted.

• Not only the targeted ally, but every ally in that area will be affected by this area‑of‑effect attack.
• Regions at different heights can also be reached, as long as they remain within the targeted ally's line of sight.
• The −1 damage penalty for obstructed line of sight does not apply to area‑of‑effect attacks—any damage or endurance loss caused by such an attack is unaffected by this penalty.

Conditions and Exceptions

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What are the rules for using the hook-and-ladder mechanism?

Conclusion

Hook & Rope (Item Card 006, keyword Climb) is a tool used to cross "double white lines marked with height symbols." It cannot be used in a single action to directly leap over; instead, it must be done in two steps: first, secure the rope to that double white line (by placing a Hook & Rope token), and then any player may spend 1 movement point and make a check to cross from that side of the boundary.

This boundary refers to the edge between two adjacent areas of different heights separated by double white lines. According to the rules, there are only three ways to cross such a boundary: falling from a higher area to a lower one, using Hook & Rope to secure the rope, or possessing the Fly ability.

I. Step One: Secure the Rope to the Boundary (Place a Token)

The original text specifies separately for players "standing on the higher side" and "standing on the lower side":

A. Hero on the Higher Side (No Check Required)
- Discard the Hook & Rope card;
- Place a Hook & Rope token on that double white line.

B. Hero on the Lower Side (Check Required)
- First, perform an ability check;
- Success: Discard the Hook & Rope card and place a Hook & Rope token on that double white line;
- Failure: Within the same round, you may spend another maneuver to retry once.

> Note: In this passage, the ability symbol and success threshold for the check are incomplete in the retrieved text (only fragments before and after "Success:" remain). Specifically which ability is involved and how many points are required for success cannot be confirmed here, so please refer to the actual card text.

II. Step Two: Cross the Boundary (Spend Movement Points + Make a Check)

After the rope token has been placed, the text states:

A hero located in an area with a Hook & Rope token on its boundary may spend 1 movement point to attempt:
- Success: Move to the area on the other side of the boundary;
- Failure: Within the same round, you may spend another 1 movement point to retry.

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If I equip a heavy armor that locks stamina at 2, and the locked stamina is consumed due to health loss, the item becomes ineffective. Can I still use this equipment afterward?

Conclusion

It can be used again. Dropping health to deplete the locked stamina only results in "Passive Action Ends / You no longer use this item" — the original text does not state that this heavy armor is destroyed, discarded, or permanently disabled. To reactivate it, simply lock 2 stamina points onto it again.

Specific Procedure

1. Confirm there are enough chips remaining on the Health Track. The rule states: if there aren't sufficient stamina chips left on the Health Track, you cannot perform that action or use that item. So, to reuse this heavy armor, your Health Track must have two stamina chips face-up available for retrieval.
2. Remove those two chips from the Health Track and place them onto the item card (this is one way to "lock stamina": either on the item card or to the left of the action token).
3. Once locked, the item's effect is restored ("the item remains active as long as stamina remains locked onto it").

Where did those chips that were consumed go?

• Locked chips consumed by damage are flipped to the wound side and placed to the right of the Hero Board—they're no longer on the Health Track, so they can no longer serve as sources for locking. Retrieving them requires a healing action (we couldn't find the exact wording for healing in this review; refer to the official rules for details).
• If the damage only consumes part of the locked chips, leaving fewer than required for the item, then the remaining locked chips are returned to the top of the Hero Board (stamina face-up), ending the passive action and preventing further use of the item. These chips returned to the board count as spent stamina, meaning you can recover them with one healing action.

A Side Note on Consumption Order (Why This Situation Is Rare)

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Can allies push allies?

Conclusion

There is no rule that prohibits "ally pushing ally." The Push rule itself is written on the premise of "an ally or enemy piece being pushed," and allies are fully within its scope. However, whether a specific effect can push an ally depends on the target range explicitly stated in that effect—if it only says "push enemies," then it cannot push allies.

I. The Push Rule Itself Applies Equally to Allies

The wording of Push·X is: When an "ally or enemy" piece is pushed, move it X spaces away from the source of the push. It does not exclude allies.

The only size restriction in the Push rule is "large and giant allies and enemies cannot be pushed"—again listing allies alongside enemies, which indicates that normal-sized allies are covered by the push rule, while large/giant allies simply cannot be moved.

II. Whether You Can Actually Push an Ally Depends on the Effect's Language

The Push effects listed in the rulebook vary in their target ranges:

• Those explicitly limited to "enemies"—these cannot push allies:
• Cyclone: Push all enemies within range 3.
• Light of Aiun (Paladin): Push all enemies within range 1.
• Those that push "the target hit by this attack"—whether they can push allies depends on whether the attack itself can hit allies (hero attacks usually target enemies):
• A melee action requiring a shield as an activation item: "This attack has Push•1."
• A melee action costing 2 stamina: "This attack has Push•2."
• Those that do not specify friend or foe, simply saying "piece"—these can push allies:
• Torrax's Stone Form: "If this area currently exceeds maximum capacity, Push•1 one normal-sized piece in that area (if possible)." The original text uses "figure," with no distinction between friend and foe.

III. Enemy Attacks Come with Push·X

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Can allies benefit from the extra tactics granted by the first-player card?

Conclusion

Yes. The "bonus extra maneuver" symbol on the advance card is available to both heroes and (non‑hero) allies, as long as their own advance symbol for that round matches the bonus symbol.

Detailed Determination

The Rulebook Text defines the "ally bonus maneuver symbol" as follows:

> "Some advance cards display a bonus maneuver symbol next to one or more ally advance symbols. Each hero who chooses an action with a matching advance symbol, as well as each ally with a matching advance symbol, gains an extra maneuver during their turn."

Thus, there are two scenarios:

• Heroes: If the advance symbol of the chosen action matches the bonus symbol on the advance card, they gain an extra maneuver.
• Non‑hero allies: If the ally advance symbol on their card matches the bonus symbol on the advance card, they gain an extra maneuver.

The reward is an extra maneuver, which can be used during their own turn. Since ally turns already allow "one action and one maneuver, in any order," receiving this bonus simply adds another maneuver.

Conditions and Exceptions

• Symbol match required. Only one or a few specific ally advance symbols may carry the bonus symbol; if the symbols don't match, no bonus applies.
• Heroes with "special advances" cannot benefit. Heroes with special advance abilities—namely those who are "first to act this round," "last to act this round," or "act immediately after any ally's turn"—are explicitly stated in the text as unable to benefit from any bonus maneuver symbols on advance cards this round. These three types of special advances come from hero actions and item cards.
• Rethink does not change the advance color. If you use Rethink to replace your chosen action, your advance color remains unchanged, so the match is still judged based on the original advance symbol of the selected action.
• "Tactics" is a separate matter. In the rules, Tactics is a keyword for hero actions: after selecting your action but before revealing the advance card, you can spend 1 stamina point to change your advance to any ally advance symbol and place the corresponding advance token on

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What action does the "no action" effect of the Chaos debuff refer to?

Conclusion

In the provided rulebook text, the "Confused" status does not include a clause stating that it "prevents actions from being performed." Therefore, it is impossible to determine which specific action it prevents—because such a provision simply does not exist in the base rules.

The only stipulation in the rulebook regarding Confused is: During the next attack, randomly select an ally from your own region as the target; after the attack, discard this status. This restriction applies to "who gets attacked," not to whether or not an action can be taken.

Conditions and Exceptions

• Confused takes effect only during the next attack, and the target is chosen randomly (from allies within your own region).
• The status is discarded immediately after the attack concludes.
• For the "Opponent" column, the rulebook states "—" (no effect) for Confused.
• While the rulebook does mention a status called "Skip this turn," that refers to Stunned, which is a separate status with its own unique identifier and should not be confused with Confused.

Parts Not Found in the Rulebook Text

• The claim that "Confusion causes actions to be skipped": This is not mentioned in the rulebook.
• If the "confusion" you refer to is a special effect on a scenario card, story card, or enemy card: Such effects are part of the individual card's text and are not covered by these basic rules. Therefore, we cannot address this based solely on the current rulebook.

This content is for reference only; in case of any discrepancies, please consult the official manual or seek guidance from experienced players.

What is the capacity of a giant-sized enemy?

Conclusion

Huge enemies occupy 3 points of capacity; by comparison, Large enemies occupy 2 points.

It should be noted that the rulebook uses the terms Large and Huge, but does not include the word "Gigantic."

Related Conditions & Exceptions

• The maximum capacity of an area is indicated by the number of white dots printed on the map, which represents the maximum number of pieces that can fit in that area.
• Large or Huge enemies may only move into areas with a maximum capacity equal to or greater than their occupied capacity.
• Exception: A Large or Huge enemy can enter an area that would otherwise exceed its capacity only if both of the following conditions are met:
  1. There are no allies present in that area;
  2. It will leave that area within the same round.
• If, for any reason, an enemy remains in an area exceeding its maximum capacity at the end of the round, it must be moved back to the previous non-overcrowded area.

Two additional relevant provisions from the rulebook:

• Like allies/enemies of normal size, Large and Huge enemies can also launch melee attacks against adjacent full-capacity areas, even if they cannot enter those areas due to capacity constraints.
• Allies and enemies of Large or Huge size cannot be Pushed or Pulled.

In the City Phase, do you have to pay for lodging each time based on the number of heroes, or is it enough to pay once?

Conclusion: The Rules Overview does not contain any rules regarding how accommodation costs are calculated, so it is impossible to answer, based on the basic rules, whether payment is made per hero or as a single team fee. The only thing that can be confirmed is that lodging is an issue handled individually for each hero, not collectively for the entire team.

Specific procedures:

• Accommodation is one of the services provided during the City Step. The determination is made by processing each "your hero" individually: if your hero finds a place to sleep, place your Action Selection marker on the corresponding location on the city map.
• If your hero fails to find a place to sleep, that hero loses 2 stamina points at the end of the City Step (this is the penalty incurred when the action marker remains in the Disturbed Sleep position).
• When you have a Hideout, you may place your Action Selection marker on the corresponding location during the City Step to avoid the Disturbed Sleep penalty.

Important unresolved issues:

• The basic rulebook does not specify how many Stars accommodation requires.
• The basic rulebook does not clarify whether fees are paid separately for each hero or as a single team charge.
• The basic rulebook states that service fees and detailed service descriptions are listed in the Campaign Book; therefore, the specific price and billing method for accommodation should be found in the relevant service entry within the Campaign Book's corresponding tier.

Additionally, note that action markers are placed individually for each hero, so the determination and penalties related to "whether there is a place to sleep" apply separately to each hero. However, this does not necessarily mean that fees are also calculated per person—how the fees are computed remains unspecified in the basic rulebook.

This information is for reference only; in case of any discrepancies, please refer to the official rulebook and consult with experienced players.