Edge means that you can use effort without losing points, so if you have one point of edge in might you can use one point of effort without losing a point in might (edge can also be raised). These points you spend are lost until you rest.
might in a might challenge) to increase your chance of success, up to whatever your effort limit is (the effort limit can also be raised).
Effort involves you spending one or more points (e.g. In addition to your base levels of might, intellect and willpower (which you can raise), there's also "effort" and "edge". These stats are used in conversation to "win" challenges. InXile have replaced the tradiditonal D&D stats with Might, Intellect and Willpower. This has a big influence on the gameplay mechanics. I was ready for that from reading the reviews though. In the opening three hours the game has consisted almost entirely of reading dialogue and making dialogue choices. I'm not really carrying any expectations into Numenera other than hoping it lives up to the reviews.įirst things first: it is way more of a text adventure (or straight up fantasy/science fiction novel) than a combat heavy traditional rpg in the vein of the old Infinity Engine games. Personally, I liked Planescape Torment but I can't say that it changed my life when I played it five or so years ago. I've played three hours and it's a very interesting game. It was released this year to excellent reviews but in the bastion of good taste that is Steam its user rating is "mixed". Way back in April 2013 Tides of Numenera was pitched as a sequel to Planescape Torment and managed to raise over $4 million on Kickstarter.
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