the time has come to
GROW
once again
the time has come to
GROW
once again
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JESSE KROON
Game Design | Narrative Design | Experience Design
ARBOR II
THE ANCIENTS
The chosen children who fought for our world
Those who fell to deepest sleep when the Mother fell
They who slumbered for years uncounted
Awake now, to the Glorious dawn
To reclaim the world in the Mother's name
To lead us into a new age of abundance
ANCIENT MECHANICS
You choose your Ancient before the game begins.
Your choice of Ancient defines the following special rules for you:
Trait
This is a special rule that is always active for you, and only applies to you.
Blessing
This is a special ability that you can activate on your turn if you rolled the Blessing symbol in your Dawn Phase.
Invocation
This is a powerful special ability that you activate when you Awake your Sage. You can only use it once per game.
NEW TO ARBOR?
There's a lot to learn in the Game of Arbor, and the Ancients are the most complex aspect of the game, as they change the way the core rules work for different characters.
Instead of choosing an Ancient, you can choose to play Dormant Mode.
In this mode, rolling the Ancient Blessing symbol in your Dawn Phase simply adds 1 to your rolled Manna for that turn.
Master of growth and swift forest expansion. Able to place more Tree Tiles than any other Ancient.
Master of celestial magic and the manipulation of the Stars. Able to utilise Star Cards more than any other Ancient.
Master of freedom and swift movement across the board. Able to utilise move their Ancient piece more than any other Ancient.
Master of Manna and the flow of celestial energy. Able to gain Manna more than any other Ancient.
Master of ascension and leader of the ancient order of the Guardians. Able to gain from Guardians more quickly than any other Ancient.
Master of converting energies and altering resources. Able to transpose resources from one form into another.
Master of change and the shifting nature of conquest. Able to gain change the position of Forest Tiles.
Master of the winds of fate and the balance of chance. Able to re-roll dice and manipulate the Star Cards at play.