BattleCON: Andrus Dochartaigh Royal Bodyguard Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Character Card
• Flash Cutter
• Styles and Bases Board
• Style Cards
  • Retrieval
  • Twin
  • Hacking
  • Falling
  • Flourishing

Character Card

Andrus Dochartaigh, Royal Bodyguard. The character card carries no rules text and no stats of its own; his rules are on the Styles and Bases board, his Style cards, and his Flash Cutter attack.

Flash Cutter

Flash Cutter is Andrus's Ult attack. Its printed stats are:

• Range: 1~2.
• Power: 5.
• Priority: 4 with a ▲ symbol printed after it. The card does not explain the symbol.
• Guard: 4.

Printed text:

• "One blink, and you're dead." (flavour line)
• After: Regain all Blades.
• End: Advance or Retreat 1–2.

The card also shows a boxed α icon in its lower-right corner. The card does not explain the α icon, so it is transcribed here as printed.

Styles and Bases Board

The Styles and Bases board shows five Style rows. Each row's stat bands give the Style's Range, Power, Priority and Guard as printed on the board: blue is Range, red is Power, yellow is Priority and green is Guard. Two Base values sit on the right-hand side of the top and bottom rows.

Styles (top to bottom):

• Retrieval. Range +0, Power +0, Priority +1, Guard +0.
  • Hit: Regain a Blade.
  • After: Retreat 1.
• Twin. Range +0~1, Power +1, Priority +0, Guard +0.
  • Before: Advance 3 if you anted both Blades. Otherwise, Advance 2 if you anted a Blade.
• Hacking. Range +0, Power +1, Priority +0, Guard +1.
  • Start: +2 Guard per Blade anted.
  • After: Retreat 1–2.
• Falling. Range +0, Power +1, Priority +0, Guard +0.
  • Before: Advance 3. Armor 3 if you Advanced past the Opponent.
• Flourishing. Range +0, Power -1, Priority -2, Guard +0.
  • Start, Blade anted: Avoid attacks at Ranges outside this attack's Range (ignore if your Range is N/A).

Bases (top and bottom):

• Unnamed Base (top row). Range 1~2, Power 3, Priority 3, Guard 3.
  • Before: Advance 1.
  • Hit: Perform the Hit Trigger of an anted Blade one additional time.
  • The board prints no name for this Base. Its panel shows an illustration of Andrus, which carries no rules text.
• Unnamed Base (bottom row). Range N/A, Power N/A, Priority 3, Guard 0.
  • Start: Advance or Retreat 1–3. If you moved past the Opponent, avoid attacks.
  • The board prints no name for this Base. It shows an illustration of two fighters, which carries no rules text.

Style Cards

Andrus has five Style cards. Each shows its Range, Power, Priority and Guard values, followed by its printed text. The five cards match the five Style rows on the Styles and Bases board.

Retrieval

• Range +0, Power +0, Priority +1, Guard +0.
• Hit: Regain a Blade.
• After: Retreat 1.

Twin

• Range +0~1, Power +1, Priority +0, Guard +0.
• Before: Advance 3 if you anted both Blades. Otherwise, Advance 2 if you anted a Blade.
• The card shows a small boxed icon with the number 2 in its lower-right corner. The card does not explain this icon, so it is transcribed here as printed.

Hacking

• Range +0, Power +1, Priority +0, Guard +1.
• Start: +2 Guard per Blade anted.
• After: Retreat 1–2.

Falling

• Range +0, Power +1, Priority +0, Guard +0.
• Before: Advance 3. Armor 3 if you Advanced past the Opponent.

Flourishing

• Range +0, Power -1, Priority -2, Guard +0.
• Start, Blade anted: Avoid attacks at Ranges outside this attack's Range (ignore if your Range is N/A).
• Before: +0~1 Range.