"YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THE DARK."
Expansion: Nyctophobia
Story Arc: Dreams & Nightmares
Faction Archetype: Systemic Faction
Faction Color: Blue Grey

Description

With every racing heartbeat and cold sweat, the Nocturne are there. They are parasitic entities that exist in the corner of the eye and the weight on the chest during a waking freeze. While the Dreamweavers are content to graze on peaceful thoughts, the Nocturne invade the minds of the living to strip away every comforting lie, every hope, and every memory. They leave behind a hollow shell that they can then inhabit as a vessel to the living world.

When the Nocturne are near, pray the light never goes out.

Faction Trait

The NOCTURNE Faction Archetype is Systemic. The NOCTURNE tracks a global Nightfall Meter. The Nightfall Meter advances by +1 at the start of every turn. Additionally, the first time an opponent's Frontline card is destroyed or scrapped each turn, the meter advances by an additional +1 (Maximum gain of +2 per turn).

When the meter reaches 10 stacks, Nightfall is triggered for 2 rounds.

Nightfall/Blinded/Night Terror Status

Nightfall

Inflicted onto all cells for a duration of rounds. Opponent Unit or Structure cards on a Nightfall cell are inflicted with Blinded, while NOCTURNE are inflicted with Night Terror and Terrifying instead Allies are unaffected.

Blinded

Inflicted onto Unit and Structure cards. Reduces Unit card movement and attack range to 1. Structure cards become inactive for the duration of the status.

Night Terror

Inflicted onto Unit cards belonging to the NOCTURNE Faction. Reduces incoming Direct Damage to 1 and increases movement range to 4.

Unit cards destroyed by a Unit card with the Night Terror Status will give the user Turn Points equal to the destroyed card's Trade value.