Game Description

Enter a realm of magical deliveries in this fantasy RPG management game. Assemble your elite team of couriers and strive to thrive in the cutthroat world of delivery services.

How to Play

1. Assemble Your Team: Start by purchasing characters for your courier team in the Manage tab.
2. Prepare for Delivery: Assign characters to your party in the Deliver tab and chart your delivery route between the Green and Red nodes on the Map tab.
3. Stay Informed: Keep a close eye on Events Data and Delivery Data while planning your route.
4. Start the Journey: Begin the delivery by clicking the 'Start Delivery' button.

Understanding the Game

1. Event Wave: Keep track of the number of days until new events appear on your route.
2. Attribute Demand: This denotes the required attribute range to successfully complete an event. For example, an event requiring strength between 3-7 would favor characters with higher strength.
3. Success Rates: These probabilities reflect the likelihood of your party successfully navigating each event. A number beside each event indicates the frequency of that event on your route.
4. Party Travel Time: This is the total time required for your party to complete the charted route.
5. Delivery Deadline: Ensure your deliveries reach their destination by this time.

Game Elements

1. Map Icons: Different attributes are better suited for different types of events (e.g., Strength for Battle, Constitution for Danger, Intelligence for Magic, Charisma for Crime).
2. Character/Equipment Cards: Use the button located at the bottom right of these cards to buy characters, add/remove them from parties, or open inventory.

Gameplay Tips

1. Plan your route considering the Success Rates and New Event Wave Data.
2. Characters come with a random number of inventory slots (2-3).
3. Skill checks rely on total party attributes. Successfully passing events can result in nothing, gold, or character level-ups, often favoring the character with the highest relevant attribute.

Objective

Keep your courier service running as long as you can! The game is built around a 100-day soft goal for those seeking a more concrete objective. But remember, the magic is in the journey, not just the destination.

LudumDare-53

This game was originally submitted as part of LudumDare-53, and has since been updated.

Refer to the windows download Courier-Crusaders-Ludum-Dare-53.zip to play the original submission.