Lykrast's website - Chess Roguelike Prototype

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Move or capture Move Capture Move or capture (jump) Move (jump) Capture (jump) Move or capture on first action Move on first action Capture on first action Move or capture on first action (jump) Move on first action (jump) Capture on first action (jump) Move, capture enemy, or swap position with ally (jump) Move or swap position (jump) Move by jumping over one intervening piece, captures intervening piece if enemy Move, or capture by jumping over one intervening piece Capture (jump) without moving Push piece up to 3 squares away Pull 1 square toward this all pieces that are exactly 2 squares away from it Nullify enemy piece (it can no longer capture, loses all special abilities except promotion, and no longer needs to be captured to win by bare) Transform into a copy of enemy non-Banner piece Capture (jump) without moving, then push all adjacent pieces 1 square away Place NAME and transform into NAME Pull piece until it's adjacent Condemn enemy piece (it's captured after its next action other than move) Infest friendly non-Banner piece and capture self (when it's captured, captures attacker if it's on its location then this reappears; and it no longer prevents bare) Pull piece and self together until they're adjacent (rounded towards self) Transform non-Banner piece into friendly NAME Transform friendly non-Banner piece into NAME and transform into NAME (Passive) Enemy piece here is immobilized (can't act) Doom enemy piece (it's captured after its next 2 actions) Web non-Banner piece (until its next action: can't be captured, can't act except move, disables passive actions, does not prevent bare) Take control of enemy front row piece Move, if moved away from an adjacent enemy piece, capture it Move, then capture adjacent enemy piece in movement direction Movement path (Passive) Friendly piece here is protected (can't be captured) Can't be captured from outside this area Can move (jump) to any square in the center ring (c6-f6,f6-f3,f3-c3,c3-c6) Can capture self to move any friendly NAME to its location and reset its first action Can't act on player's first turn Owner loses if this is captured (loss by mate) or is their only piece left (loss by bare) Can only capture or be captured by Banners Can't be captured by front row pieces After first action, create a NAME at previous location Can't be protected Nullified: Can't capture and lost all special abilities except promotion Immobilized: Can't act Protected: Can't be captured Webbed: Until its next action, can't be captured, can't act except move, and passive actions are disabled When captured, captures attacker if it's on this piece's location Infested: When captured, captures attacker if it's on this piece's location, then create a Parasite Doomed: Captures itself after its next ? actions Condemned: Captures itself after one action other than move Does not need to be captured to lose by bare (caused by ?) Promotes to NAME Promotes on the last VALUE ranks instead of just the last