Santa vs The Army of Krampus

Submission for 2023 Jame Gam, holiday Game Jam: https://itch.io/jam/jame-gam-christmas-edition

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Synopsis

Santa's lead engineer has created a magic-infused A.N.V.I.L which will turn Christmas Wishlist's into reality thus reducing the overhead of the elf factory by 1000%. The machine runs on Wish Power from Santa Claus. 

 Krampus wishes to steal this technology by kidnapping the engineer and using him to create evil Christmas variant creatures with an A.N.V.I.L to destroy Christmas.

It is up to Santa to track down Krampus and save Christmas by using the power of the A.N.V.I.L to grant Christmas wishes and grow in power. The things that are wished for, are converted directly into power! 

Controls

W, A, S, D movement

Mouse input to click buttons throughout the game

Interact with Creatures, and Objects by simply walking into them. Signs, Campfires, anvils, and presents. 

Game system information

Easy turn-based combat - Target an enemy by clicking on them, and then use one of the various actions during your turn to defeat variant creatures, and be rewarded with Wish Power. 

• Stab: Santa stabs his target with a sharpened Candy Cane dealing damage based on his current Strength level. 
• Fireball: Santa conjures a large fireball, that explodes dealing damage based on his current Magic level to all enemies in the battle. 
• Snowball: Santa unleashes a chilling snowball at his target for damage based on his current Magic level. 
• Bulk Up: Santa braces for impact, reducing all damage taken by 25% for several rounds based on his current defense level. 
• Eat Cookie or Drink Milk: Santa has a quick snack to gain Health Points, or Mana back. 
• Flee: Santa flees the current battle. 

Initiative cane to the right of the combat screen shows whose turn it currently is with the Snowman indicator.  Rounds start from the bottom up, meaning a slower initiative puts you at the top of the cane. 

Spend wish power to grant Christmas wishes, to grow in power based on the wish that has been granted. 

• Stamina: Increases Santa's health points
• Magic: Increases the amount of damage that spells do, as well as increases his available mana. 
• Strength: Increases the amount of damage that Santa's stab attack does. 
• Agility: Increases how agile Santa is in battle, giving him the ability to attack sooner in battle. 
• Defense: Increase the number of rounds that Santa can bulk up for.

Santa can take a long rest at any campfire, allowing a full refresh of his Health and Mana - However, Krampus's army will take this as an opportunity to grow in numbers. Most slain enemies will respawn on a long rest, so be aware when choosing to take one. 

Credits (WIP)

• RPG Christmas Battlers pack: https://franuka.itch.io/rpg-christmas-battler-pack
• RPG Snow Tileset: https://franuka.itch.io/rpg-snow-tileset
• Anvil: https://franuka.itch.io/fantasy-rpg-interior-pack
• Anvil Sound Effects: TBD
• Battle Sound Effects: https://leohpaz.itch.io/rpg-essentials-sfx-free
• Soundtrack: https://ryancavendell.itch.io/chiptune-christmas-songs
• Settings & Stats buttons: https://vryell.itch.io/tiny-gui-pack