We are adventurers.

into every place anywhere in the world.

We are venturing.

We are adventurers.

Hello Heroes and welcome to another exciting episode of One Shot.

I'm James Damato, your game master.

And today we have the distinct pleasure of offering you a first look

at Phoenix Dawn Command.

For those who have better things to do with their lives than look for new

RPGs all day, Phoenix is a card-based dark fantasy game

where players take on the role of mythical guardians called Phoenix's,

heroes that fight, die, and get reborn to defend their realm.

And while this sounds like a familiar setup, Phoenix offers several fascinating twists on the standard fantasy formula,

the most prominent of which is the leveling system.

In Phoenix, the only way to advance your character is to die and get reborn as a stronger version of yourself

death is a major part of almost every game but usually it's confined to the Damoclesian prospect of being a single roll away from having to roll up a new character

a la o s r or the 3.5 revolving door of mortality.

In Phoenix, death becomes a strategic tool for story and gameplay.

While death makes you stronger,

Phoenix has only have seven lives before their service is complete. If a player is too eager to trade

life for power they may find themselves unable to return and find that they literally

wasted their lives.

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