Attributes

Teraurge is a role-playing game, and all of the characters in it have attribute points, alongside hitpoints. They are referred to as skills as well, since there are no traditional RPG skills in the game. The attribute system is very similar to Fallout's SPECIAL, except with luck being replaced by will and there being no perception stat.

At the start of the game, the player can add 16 points total to their attributes, all of them starting at the baseline of 4 points. Attributes are incremented by 2 every time they're raised, therefore limiting the possible variations of each attribute to 4, 6, 8, and 10.

There are two main uses for attributes: combat and dialogue stat checks. In combat, each move costs a certain number of attribute points that are replenished after each turn. In dialogue, there are many occasions where the player's attributes may turn a situation for the better. Additionally, some characters' quest lines or romantic encounters are hidden by attribute gates.

Fitness
Fitness is a special internal stat used currently only in dialogue speech checks. It represents overall physical fitness of the player character's body. It's calculated from the sum of strength, agility, and endurance and mapped to the 1-4 scale. The following only applies to v3's system, v2 has different values for attribute sums.

If any of the three attributes is 4, then the fitness level is at least 3, even with lower sums.

For example: If the player chooses Strength 3, Agility 2, and Endurance 3, their sum is 8, which corresponds to Fitness 3. If the player chooses Strength 4, Agility 1, and Endurance 1, their sum is only 6, but because of the high Strength, Fitness is set to 3.

Future
The system is to be revamped for later versions. As of v2, perception has been already removed, and there are only four possible levels in each attribute, albeit mapped to the old 4 to 10 scale. In v3, skills are to be on a scale of 1 to 4. Otherwise neglected skills, like will and endurance will play a role in the expanded combat system of the following updates.