# Battles {% hint style="info" %} The battle is **the fundamental part** of the gameplay. It stimulates the IRL sword fight that can be finished in a split second. Players accumulate Karma and experience through battles and reincarnations to develop their characters to finally accomplish the Mission. {% endhint %} **The battle will follow the following procedures:** **（1）Basic Attributes**: \[Range] \[Speed] \[Damage] **（2）Battle Arena**: 1-square, 3-square, 5-square arena conforming to the game mode. All squares are laid out in the same line. * You can only hit an enemy in the same square when the **\[distance]** of skill is 0; * You can hit an enemy in the front/back 1 square away when the **\[Distance]** is 1, and so on... **（3）Battle starts (phase 1)**: take a deep breath to gain concentration points (CP) and distribute it into 5 essential elements. * Prep Stage, 1st Round: roll N x element dice (d6, 5 basic elements + 1 blank). N is determined by the player's class and talents. * Roll the dice at the prep stage before the 1st round. * There are unique properties for each class, e.g., a warrior is bound to get 1 Fire in one of the 3 initial dice that can power up a skill's damage **（4）Strike (Phase 2)**: players select a skill and strike simultaneously. * Placing a die on a skill means consuming the die to power up the skill. * Except for the 3 skills attached to the weapon and your innate talents, you can also use 3 universal skills from the following: \[**Move**: 1 square forward/backward] / \[**Block**: -2 point damage] / \[**Dodge**: -3 speed of an incoming skill] **（5）Round over (phase 3)**: the battle begins, and the skill with higher speed arrives first. * If it kills the opponent, whoever survives wins; if it gets blocked/dodged and fails to kill the opponent, then the opponent strikes and deals damage. The battle will continue until a player reaches **0 HP** in the next round. * If two players strike at the same speed and kill each other simultaneously, the battle will end in a draw. ![](https://4121202849-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fn5UsCJmgtt3CYAgJjUcX%2Fuploads%2FahQ1odBU29YBY1Zfexqs%2F5\(1\).jpg?alt=media\&token=d0aac97a-837e-4813-a8fa-dd9df68e66a5) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://ohdat.gitbook.io/xia-one-whitepaper/core-gameplay/battles.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.