From Dust

POST-JAM!

The embedded web build above is the post-jam version. The jam version is now only available as a windows download below.

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Deep underground summoners gather to compete with each other in order to accrue as many riches as possible.

Summon the souls of warriors from the past to posses an effigy to fight for you in this battler game.

Each match you are given a Summoning Sheet with a random arrangement of Stat Sigils. Each Stat Sigil represents a different statistic for your summon (Combat, Defense, Agility, and Vitality). The way you seal your Summoning Sheet determines your effigy's power for the match.

Once your seal is complete your effigy will be possessed by the soul of a warrior that will fight against your opponent's effigy until one of them can't keep going.

Try to summon the best soul for each match, win, acquire treasures, arise from the dust to demonstrate you are the best summoner around!

Controls

Left click - Draw seal / Buy

Right click - Cancel Drawing

Note that you can also cancel a drawing by moving your cursor outside the Summoning Sheet area.

How to play

Summon a soul to fight for you, defeat your opponent, spend gold, collect treasure!

Summoning a soul

At the beginning of each match you are given a Summoning Sheet with a random arrangement of Stat Sigils. To summon a soul you must complete a seal on this Summoning Sheet. A complete seal requires **at least 3 lines** between different Stat Sigils.

Press and hold left click over a Stat Sigil to start drawing a line. Then, move your cursor over a different Stat Sigil to complete the line. Each booster (labeled I, II, and III) that gets crossed by each line you draw boosts the next Stat Sigil you cross.

In the example image above, the Vitality Sigil gets 3 points from boosters crossed by the line drawn, plus 1 point for being picked. Each Sigil starts with a base of 3 points, totaling 7 points shown at the bottom of the image.

Note: the first Stat Sigil of your seal also gets a bonus 3 points, which is why the Defense Sigil is also worth 7 points (3 base + 1 for being picked + 3 bonus).

Completing the seal summons a soul to possess your effigy and starting the fight.

Defeat your opponent

Both yours and your opponent's effigies will fight until one or both can no longer keep going. Once that happens, the match ends, rewards are distributed and your next opponent summons their own effigy for your next match.

The more you win, the tougher your opponents get. Be careful not to lose, as you can only do so 5 times before your run for treasure is over.

Spend gold

After each match, each summoner is granted a small amount of gold. This gold can be spent to permanently boost your summoning power or to get a Summoning Sheet replacement.

Note that winning a match earns you extra gold, and winning streaks earn you even more.

Collect treasure!

Collect as much treasure as you can before your run ends to demonstrate your Summoning power!

Stats

Combat: Affects the power of each hit your effigy does.

Defense: Mitigates damage received from hits.

Agility: Makes your effigy attack more often.

Vitality: Affects the amount of health your effigy gets.

Agility and Vitality also contribute to the chances of your effigy dodging attacks.

Tips

• You can look at your opponent's effigy's stats on the right side of the screen before you do your own summon for the match.
• You can see your own summoning stats as you are doing your drawing at the bottom left side of the screen to decide if you want to retry your summon before you complete it.

Made in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 55 with the theme "Summoning".