{"id":1103,"date":"2025-04-10T15:55:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hexarionconquest.com\/content\/?page_id=1103"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:50:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:50:52","slug":"overview-hexarion-conquest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hexarionconquest.com\/content\/howtoplay\/overview-hexarion-conquest\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview: Hexarion Conquest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hexarion Conquest \u2013 World & Game Overview<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

A Two-Player Tactical Fantasy Skirmish Game of Arcane Mastery<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Core Game Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Players:<\/strong> 2
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  • Genre:<\/strong> Tactical, collectible, strategic board game
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  • Win Conditions:<\/strong>
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    1. Reduce opponent\u2019s Home Base<\/strong> to 0 Core Energy (CE)
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    2. Eliminate all opposing Hexmasters<\/strong> with none remaining to draw
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      Gameplay Overview<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • Played on a 19-hex circular board<\/strong>
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      • Each player controls up to 3 Hexmasters<\/strong> at once
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      • 1 Hexmaster may move and act<\/strong> on their player\u2019s turn but only 1 Hexmaster per turn
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      • Players draw and attach Glyphexes<\/strong>, rotating them to reveal powerful abilities
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      • Core Energy (CE)<\/strong> is spent to upgrade, revive, and fuel abilities
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      • Strategic locations<\/strong> on the board include:
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        • Resonance Hex<\/strong> (center \u2014 potent CE interactions)
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        • Sanctums<\/strong> (placed by each player \u2014 revival points)
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        • Home Base<\/strong> (tracks CE; cannot be entered or attacked directly until late-stage abilities allow)
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          Hexmasters<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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          • Units on the board<\/strong> \u2014 champions bound to the player’s will
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          • Each has:
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            • 1 HP<\/strong>
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            • A class-specific Core Edict<\/strong>
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            • Can be upgraded with a Glyphex<\/strong>
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            • Class Edicts can be selected on Attuned Hexmasters by rotating the Focalis to point the Class Edict at the target.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Classes & Core Abilities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
              Class<\/strong><\/td>Core Ability<\/strong><\/td>Edict Symbol<\/strong><\/td>Role<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
              Warrior<\/td>Hold the Line<\/a><\/td>\"\"<\/a><\/td>Frontline tanking, denial<\/td><\/tr>
              Archer<\/td>Long Shot<\/a><\/td>\"\"<\/a><\/td>Ranged strike, chip pressure<\/td><\/tr>
              Rogue<\/td>Slipstrike<\/a><\/td>\"\"<\/a><\/td>Flanking, repositioning attacks<\/td><\/tr>
              Druid<\/td>Rootstep<\/a><\/td>\"\"<\/a><\/td>Terrain traps, control<\/td><\/tr>
              Mage<\/td>Arcshock<\/a><\/td>\"\"<\/a><\/td>Area-of-effect damage<\/td><\/tr>
              Cleric<\/td>Soul Echo<\/a><\/td>\"\"<\/a><\/td>Utility, recovery<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

              Glyphexes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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              • Hexagonal upgrade relics<\/strong>
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              • Contain:
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                • 3 Basic Abilities<\/strong> (Attack, Dash, Fortify) – these are free to activate, the do not carry a CE cost to use.
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                • 3 Variable Abilities<\/strong> (drawn from a shared ability pool) – these generally cost 1 CE to activate.
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                • Players build a 12-Glyphex deck<\/strong> before the game
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                • Glyphexes are attached to Hexmasters and rotated<\/strong> each turn to reveal active abilities
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                • Over 364 combinations possible<\/strong> with 14 core abilities
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                  Core Energy (CE)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                  • Main resource: used to upgrade units, revive, and fuel advanced effects
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                  • Players gain 1 CE per turn<\/strong>, starting from Turn 1
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                  • Max CE is 3<\/strong>, with a temporary overflow CE<\/strong> allowed on the player\u2019s turn only
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                  • CE is also the HP of a player\u2019s Home Base<\/strong>
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                    World of Hexarion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                    A once-stable realm governed by six ancient metaphysical constructs called the Arcanodes<\/strong>. When these collapsed in an event known as The Fracture<\/strong>, reality shattered, and magic became unstable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    In the aftermath, six philosophical factions arose: the Hexbound Orders<\/strong>, each interpreting the Fracture through their own lens. Their champions, called Hexmasters<\/strong>, fight ritualized battles across fractured terrain. The players themselves are known as Hexlords<\/strong> \u2014 strategic entities commanding from beyond the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    The Arcanodes & Their Collapse<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
                    Arcanode<\/strong><\/td>Domain<\/strong><\/td>Collapse Effect<\/strong><\/td>Associated Order<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
                    Motion<\/td>Kinetics<\/td>Spatial instability<\/td>Emberclave<\/td><\/tr>
                    Form<\/td>Structure<\/td>Melting, instability<\/td>Obsidian Vow<\/td><\/tr>
                    Essence<\/td>Identity<\/td>Shifting shapes, mutations<\/td>Wyrmroot Pact<\/td><\/tr>
                    Thought<\/td>Perception<\/td>Illusions, dissonance<\/td>Circle of Veil<\/td><\/tr>
                    Connection<\/td>Energy links<\/td>Bond severing, misfires<\/td>Runehand Concord<\/td><\/tr>
                    Will<\/td>Intention<\/td>Dormant, reactive chaos<\/td>Shardbound Chorus<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                    Hexbound Orders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                    Factions born from the Fracture, each with their own founding myths, tactical philosophies, and regional dominion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Order<\/strong><\/td>Style & Flavor<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
                    Emberclave<\/td>Tempo, burn, aggression (Motion)<\/td><\/tr>
                    Obsidian Vow<\/td>Fortification, denial, patience (Form)<\/td><\/tr>
                    Wyrmroot Pact<\/td>Terrain traps, slow pressure (Essence)<\/td><\/tr>
                    Circle of Veil<\/td>Illusion, silence, disruption (Thought)<\/td><\/tr>
                    Runehand Concord<\/td>CE control, recursion, optimization (Connection)<\/td><\/tr>
                    Shardbound Chorus<\/td>Volatile, reactive, instinctive play (Will)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                    Lore Highlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                    • The Fracture<\/strong> shattered reality \u2014 the catalyst event for all current systems
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                    • Glyphexes<\/strong> are not made \u2014 they are fragments of law<\/em> from the broken Arcanodes
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                    • Hexmasters<\/strong> are conduits. Hexlords<\/strong> are the architects behind them
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                    • The Duel Protocol<\/strong> was formed after the Coreveil Convergence, standardizing sacred combat
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                    • Tales of the Fracture<\/strong> volumes provide in-universe stories, myths, and expansion hooks
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                      Tales of the Fracture \u2013 Volumes I\u2013IV<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                      These lore books cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                      1. Key events<\/strong> (Fracture, wars, collapses)
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                      2. Order founding myths<\/strong>
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                      3. CE anomalies, forbidden Glyphex tech<\/strong>
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                      4. Legendary Hexlords, strategic mysteries, and glyphwright lore<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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