IN-DEPTH #4: Dungeon exploration

We are gonna give you a brief overview of what you are going to find when you delve deep into the dungeons of Shattered Heaven.

Be it a distant kingdom, an ancient city or the depths of the earth, you will have to face many perils and try to find the balance between greed and your own safety.

The Depths

Dungeons in Shattered Heaven are divided in several floors, and each of them comes with unique challenges and conditions, including optional ones that will grant you rarer loot.

For example, enemies might inflict extra debuffs on each attack, traps might be harder to avoid and so on.

Daring to face the more dangerous challenges will reward you with a greater quantity of Dark Bones, a rare currency that will grant you many useful perks.

You will also become used to draft Neutral Cards after every battle.

Neutral Cards are complementary cards that you will find after battles and certain events.

In each draft you will have to assign 1 card for each character, so you will have to carefully consider your choices.

While these cards are often not as powerful as your Hero Cards, they can still work as a great tool in your arsenal: for example, one card might let you draw more cards from the deck, another a small heal to a party member or a powerful debuff, and so on!

Note that Neutral cards are not a permanent addition to your decks, but they will disappear once you leave the dungeon, making deck-building dynamic everytime you explore.

Events

It's not just about dangerous creatures and fights to the death!

Events are a big part of exploring a dungeon.

Simple Events usually offer both positives and negatives outcomes, often requiring you to take a leap of faith and hope for victory.

Trap Events are going to deal direct damage to your characters, but you can try to avoid them or use your tools for a chance to disable them.

Arcana Events are very powerful and rare events that will grant you a sizable advantage in your explorations: being able to see what lies ahead, healing your party, even giving you power loot like trinkets! Lastly, Blasphemous Events are the most dreaded sight when you are delving deep in unexplored territories.

These twisted versions of normal events will lead you to hard and punishing choices, but even despair can turn into triumph with a bit of luck!

The Pyre of Vesta

It's difficult to find respite amidst chaos, but the Pyre of Vesta grants a safe haven even in the depths of this cursed world.

From refilling your potion to healing your characters, this blessed place will be your favorite stop during explorations.

And if you don't need rest, you can also get rid of unwanted cards or draft new Neutral cards while you are resting close to the Pyre, helping you make your strategies more efficient.