

You are a Paladin that took an Oath to liberate the land and its Cities from enemies coming from another plane of existence.
The core mechanics are based on board game systems like Mage Knight and Gloomhaven with a visual flair reminiscing of Heroes of Might and Magic 3 and music like Warcraft 2.
It combines elements of RPG and light deck-building where Cards / Mana / Recruitable Followers and always-on Blessings must be synergized to Move, Interact and Battle with unlimited undo mechanics during battles to find the best possible outcome.
This game is a labor of love made by and for people that enjoy complex and thinky board games, digital or physical card games and deck builders, puzzles, strategy games and chess.
The randomness is limited and somewhat mitigated making it ideal for players that like to plan ahead.
Absolutely no micro-transactions, live service, virtual currencies, always online or any of that, ever. You just buy the game and enjoy high complexity challenging fun.

Key Features
- Card-based everything: movement, interaction, battles. Akin to a resource management game with puzzle mechanics.
- Slow paced: take your time, plan your turn, manage your cards and resources wisely.
- Heavy focus on Strategy: maximize your current hand and synergize all your resources to make the seemingly impossible, possible.
- Deep, intricate gameplay with sessions typically lasting 3 to 5 hours depending on the scenario.
- Turn-based battles with unlimited undo/redo possibilities to allow you to explore and find the best outcome - should you take wounds and clog your hands for the next 3 turns or should you use all those cards and come out unscathed but unable to move on the next turn.
- An ever-changing experience with randomized maps, decks and varied character combinations let you experience a different kind of puzzle each time you play.
- Configurable scenarios, characters and decks allow you to fine-tune the experience to the level of complexity and commitment that suits you best.
- Awesome power curve: you start powerful and grow even more powerful, if you can synergize your cards thoughtfully that is.
- Challenge-based tutorials to introduce you organically to major game mechanics.

Are You Up For The Challenge?
Similar to the thinky board game systems Paladin's Oath is inspired by, you are expected to rack your brain when playing this game if you want to succeed; although the experience is not stressful with no real-time pressure and unlimited undo/redo during battles (the most complex part of this game) allowing you to change your card configuration for better outcome as much as you want.Extensibility
The game already ships with multiple scenarios each offering a unique type of challenge. The suite of Characters + Oath combinations also enables you to fine-tune the experience and provides varied playstyles: move more, recruit more, ability to use stronger cards more often, etc.Paladin's Oath was designed to be extensible so I'm hoping to add more scenarios, maps and content and eventually support modding or user-generated content depending on how much traction the game gets.
If you are really into the game and want to contribute and have some basic scripting experience don't hesitate to reach out.
Previous Games
If you enjoy this kind of custom board game digital "adaptation", you should try my previous game Mighty Dungeons which was my own take on the classic HeroQuest board game:https://store.steampowered.com/app/349550/Mighty_Dungeons/
2 small christmas gifts from me and another announcement:
Major Christmas Discount
A major discount to introduce new players to the game and increase the community of players\nEnjoy a first ever 75% off for the duration of Steam Winter Fest. This doesn\'t happen often so use this opportunity to try the game :) Please tell your friends! https://store.steampowered.com/app/349550/Mighty_Dungeons/\"" style="color:#bb86fc;text-decoration:none;">Mighty Dungeons (my older game) also gets a 75% off, so if you haven\'t picked it up now is the time.
New Game Modes
In case you didn\'t know Paladin\'s Oath supports modding. There is a web-based mod editor to create new game content, and you can also write LUA scripts to create new scenarios and game modes.\n\nI have created 5 new game mods to increase the level of challenge or change the way you play:
Pied Piper : You collect rats (Squealer follower) when you end your turn in Forest and Swamps, but they leave you if you ever end with wounds in hand.
[/*]Familiar : the first Follower you recruit becomes your familiar and cannot die, be exhausted or wounded. It will always end the turn resurrected, healed and refreshed.
[/*]Enemy Patrols : Rampaging enemies now move around the map every turn, making exploration more dynamic and challenging.
[/*]Unstable Magic : When you use spells, there is a chance for a magic surge to happen at end of turn with random effects. Positive effects like gaining a crystal or a card or duplicating one of your relics, or negative effects like followers exploding, card force-discard or a monster spawning nearby.
[/*]Spreading Desert : The lands are cursed and desert tiles spread by one hex every turn. Ending on a desert tile during the day triggers a random effect (player or follower takes a wound, followers become exhausted or you lose a crystal).
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To add them to the game head to the workshop and subscribe to each mod, they will be automatically downloaded by steam the next time you start the game. Restart the game (in case they are not loaded immediately). You can enable the game mods when you create a new Crusade, a \"Scenario Extension\" button is automatically added to the bottom right corner before you start the mission.
These 5 mods get added to the existing collection of mods like:\n
Consecrator : Every non-fortified location is turned into a temple after you conquer it.
[/*]Tiles Rotation : Randomizes the position of Hexes on a map tile.
[/*]Shadow of Death : A Harbinger of Death follows you around the map blocking your retreat until it is defeated.
[/*]Bleeding Heart : You are gravely wounded and gain 1 wound every turn. There is no way to stop the bleeding. This creates a race against the clock with managing healing and ending in the right spaces to clear those wounds slowly clogging your hand.\n
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As well as extra scenarios, paladins, enemies, a multiplayer mod and more. Check the workshop for all the available items and the documentation to create your own. Don\'t hesitate to reach out on Steam, Reddit or Discord.
Special Announcement: Escape Game Book
As some of you know, I\'m a hobbyist game designer and after launching Paladin\'s Oath a few years ago, I ended up building escape game and escape rooms. I recently decided to port one of those escape games as a narrative experience and published it on Amazon . You can find purchase the printed book here if you are looking for a christmas gift for yourself or a friend. The book is about finding the treasure of your ancestor (a pirate captain from Southeast Asia), by going through a series of interconnected puzzles. The book is fully self contained (no website or app) and you can bring it on the plane, train or on the beach if you are escaping from the snow!\n\nThank you for the great community since the launch of Paladin\'s Oath and happy holidays!
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Minimum Setup
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Processor: 64-bit 1.3 GHzMemory: 2 GB RAM
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 610M
- Storage: 250 MB available space
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