Formation
Formation
Formation is the order your party travels in, split into the VanguardVanguard FormationVanguard is the front rank of a Formation that encounters threats and discoveries before anyone else., CenterguardCenterguard FormationCenterguard is the middle rank of a Formation that keeps you protected from initial threats., and RearguardRearguard FormationRearguard is the back rank of a Formation that watches for threats from behind. ranks. Formation determines who’s in front when your party moves and what ActivityActivity ActivityActivities are the tasks you take on while not fighting, shaped by your Pace and Formation. everyone in the Formation can do.
Core Rule—Formation
- Multiple CreaturesCreature TargetCreatures are animate Targets, distinct from inanimate Objects. can occupy each rank in the Formation.
- Formations with only two ranks have no CenterguardCenterguard FormationCenterguard is the middle rank of a Formation that keeps you protected from initial threats..
Parts of a Formation
- VanguardFormationVanguard is the front rank of a Formation that encounters threats and discoveries before anyone else.
- CenterguardFormationCenterguard is the middle rank of a Formation that keeps you protected from initial threats.
- RearguardFormationRearguard is the back rank of a Formation that watches for threats from behind.
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