Cred coins

Cred Coins

Cred Coins are used for tracking a helot’s health, Turning Points, the crowd’s enjoyment of the bout, and a lanista’s increase of fame and fortune throughout it. Ultimately these Cred Coins represent endgame victory points.

Helot Condition Tracking

Use Cred Coins to track your helot’s Overall and Location Conditions on your Aerie Command Panel.

Turning Point Tracking

Use Cred Coins to track your helot’s Turning Point progress on your Aerie Command Panel.

Player Cred Coin Piles

Each player will amass and expend Cred Coins throughout the bout. An individual player’s accumulation of Cred Coins is referred to as the Player’s Cred. Much like a helot’s existence is in servitude to you, as a lanista, you exist in servitude to the pursuit of fame and fortune. In the NEXUS Arena Combat System, this is represented and measured by your accumulation of Cred Coins during the bout.

Gaining Cred Coins

• Damaging an opposing helot: Any damage dealt by your helot to an opponent’s helot is transferred directly into your Player Cred Coin Pile. This includes both Location and Overall Condition damage.
• Successfully land a Turning Point Damage Modifier (TPDM): After the successful execution of your Turning Point Damage Modifier (TPDM), take the (6) Cred Coins in your Turning Point Counter and place them into your Player Cred Coin Pile.
• Fame Commands: Gloating doubles the rewards of a successful attack at the cost of a temporary defensive penalty. These Cred Coins are taken directly from the Crowd Coin Pile, only if available.
• Turning Point Cards and other narrative sources: You may be instructed to take Cred Coins from the Crowd Coin Pile or another Player via Turning Point or Influence Cards.
• Finishing Blow: You are rewarded with bonus Cred Coins from the Crowd Coin Pile if your helot lands a Killing (10 Cred Coins) or an Incapacitating (5 Cred Coins) blow to another helot.
• Last Helot Standing: Receive a (10) Cred Coin bonus from the Crowd Coin Pile if your helot is the last one standing.

Losing Cred Coins

• Helot Command costs: Some Commands require Cred Coins from your Player Cred Coin Pile to execute them. For Example, Clinch draws Cred Coins from the Player Cred Pile to regain Overall Condition.
• Unspent MP or AP: You may choose, or be unable, to spend your helot’s entire MP or AP during a Command Round. When this happens, you will transfer a Cred Coin from your Player Cred Pile to the Crowd Coin Pile for each unspent point.
• Turning Point Cards and other narrative sources: You may be instructed to give Cred Coins to another player or the Crowd Coin Pile via Turning Point or Influence Cards.

The Crowd Coin Pile

At the start of each bout (5) Cred Coins per player are placed into a special area designated as the Crowd Coin Pile. This pile of Cred Coins represents the entertainment value of the match and the crowd’s perception of the players’ performances. At the conclusion of the bout this pile will measure if the crowd felt a player deserved the win or thought they just got lucky.

Increasing the Crowd Coin Pile

• Damage done by Hazards, Turning Points, or any other non-helot entities: Helots may be damaged by Floor Saws, assassins or even the crowd itself; Place these Cred Coins into the Crowd Coin Pile.
• Overall Condition costs for various Commands: Some Commands take a toll on your helot’s Overall Condition; Place these Cred Coins into the Crowd Coin Pile.
• Unspent MP or AP Penalty: Whether you are drawing from your own cred or your helot’s Overall Condition, place these Cred Coins into the Crowd Coin Pile.