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New to the game? Start with the Newbie Guide. For the main route, see Main Progression.

RyonaRPG uses RPG Maker 2000 for exploration and event logic, but combat takes place directly on the map. This page explains the systems a player regularly interacts with. Individual mechanics are covered in more detail on their own pages.

Controls

Input	Normal use	Action-combat use
Arrow keys	Move the character or cursor	Move and change facing
Z, Enter or Space	Confirm, interact or examine	Attack; hold to charge
X or Esc	Cancel or open the menu choice	Cancel a charge when the current action permits it
Shift	Use a map shortcut or leave some areas	Cast the equipped Normal Magic; hold to charge

Some events temporarily replace the usual button behavior. Runtime-level shortcuts, such as fullscreen or controller configuration, depend on whether the game is launched with EasyRPG Player or the native executable.

Action combat

Combat is real-time and takes place on the map rather than in RPG Maker's standard turn-based battle screen. Position, facing, weapon reach, attack timing and movement all matter.

• Press the attack button for a basic weapon attack.
• Hold the attack button to fill the Power Gauge, then release it for a charged attack or weapon technique.
• Hold Shift to charge the equipped Normal Magic, then release it to cast.
• Magic must be equipped through Special Menu → Magic before its shortcut can be used.
• Strong attacks can knock characters down. Repeated attack-button presses help them recover.
• Weapon proficiency affects the attacks available to that weapon and how its charge behaves.
• Elements, status effects, equipment properties and enemy types can matter more than raw attack power.

See Equipment, Magic, Abilities, Status and Enemy Types for the underlying systems.

Interface

The combat interface

• H — HP: Current health. Reaching zero triggers the defeat handling for the present map and character state; it does not always produce a conventional game over.
• M — MP: Magic points consumed by spells and some special actions.
• E — EX: The character's current arousal value. Reaching its limit triggers the corresponding character state.
• P — Power: Charge level for the current physical attack or spell. Physical charging is shown in yellow-to-red tones; magic charging is shown in green.

The exact portrait, bars and supplementary indicators can change with the character, equipment, status or event.

Menus

Opening the menus

Press X during normal play. By default, the game asks whether to open the Normal Menu or the Special Menu. Menu-access behavior and many other settings can be changed through the Maiden's Secret Diary.

Normal Menu

The Normal Menu is the familiar RPG Maker menu. It provides the ordinary inventory, ability, equipment, save and end-game commands. A command may be unavailable when the current map, event or game option does not permit it.

Special Menu

The Special Menu contains RyonaRPG's custom systems. Its main commands cover:

• Items: Browse recovery items, other consumables, important items and the full item list.
• Equipment: Manage weapons, shields or arrows, armor, helmets and accessories.
• Magic: Equip and review Normal, Enchant, Reactive and Support Magic.
• Abilities: Review or disable applicable attack, defense and support abilities.
• Shortcuts: Assign supported items, abilities or magic to quick-use positions.
• Options: Change gameplay and presentation settings.
• Save: Save when the current location and settings allow it.

The surrounding panels display character status and context-sensitive details. Some transformations, restraints and scripted scenes restrict equipment, magic or menu access until that state ends.

Starting a character

The opening character-selection screen groups the roster into Warrior, Mage, Battlemage and Other. Select a portrait to read the character's name and description. An OK badge marks characters with a complete standing-portrait set.

After choosing a character, the game presents its setup questions. Choice-Based setup is recommended for a first game because each option is explained before confirmation. The setup may include:

• difficulty;
• dialogue and portrait presentation;
• save availability;
• sensitivity and adult-system settings;
• character-specific portraits, forms or starting conditions;
• whether to play or skip the opening scene.

Most presentation and gameplay options can be adjusted later with the Maiden's Secret Diary. Character-specific questions may permanently alter that incarnation, so read their descriptions before confirming them.

Your first character is not permanent. The Simple Cot in a ground-floor guest room of the RAYON Village inn opens the character-change menu. A character who is missing, unconscious or locked into a special state may be unavailable until that situation is resolved. See Characters for the full roster and character-specific behavior.

Difficulty and options

Setting	Intended use
V-MAX Mode	Beginner-friendly. Enemies are weaker and character growth is faster.
Normal Mode	The standard balance and the best default for most players.
Mania Mode	A harder setting for players already familiar with combat and equipment.
Char Custom Mode	An extreme modifier that triples enemy stats. It is not recommended for a first game.

Difficulty can affect more than incoming damage. Individual maps and enemies may also change timers, attacks, rewards or event conditions according to the selected mode.

The Special Menu and Maiden's Secret Diary expose additional settings such as Immersive Mode, Level Cap, Item Limit, Heal on Level Up, Fairy Presence and Save Anywhere. Options whose effects are not obvious provide their own in-game description. Debug Mode is a separate set of development and cheat tools, not a normal difficulty setting.

Saving

Without Save Anywhere, saving is limited to permitted locations and special opportunities. Inns and other safe areas commonly provide a save point. A Whisperweed creates a save opportunity when used and is consumed.

Keep more than one save slot. RyonaRPG contains many routes, transformations and location-specific events, and a single save can leave no easy way to undo a choice.

Time and travel

Some locations change between day and night. NPCs, shops, enemies and events may appear only at one time. Inns, beds or local events provide time changes where the area supports them.

World-map destinations unlock through exploration, conversations and progression flags. Shift leaves many towns and dungeons or opens a supported travel shortcut, but it is not a universal escape button. See Locations for destination access and Main Progression for the route through the main scenario.

Defeat and rescue

Defeat does not have one universal result. The outcome depends on the map, enemy, character and active event:

• an ordinary knockout can return control through the character-selection flow;
• the fallen character may remain at or near the place of defeat and become temporarily unavailable;
• a location-specific defeat event may move the character, change their state or lead to an ending;
• some scripted scenes handle recovery without using the ordinary rescue system.

For an ordinary missing character:

1. Examine the crystal ball in the RAYON Village item shop to locate them.
2. Travel to the reported area and interact with the fallen character to retrieve them.
3. Return to the RAYON Village inn and speak to the innkeeper.

Unavailable characters are shown differently in the character-change menu. If the ordinary rescue steps do not apply, check the relevant location or H Events and Endings entry before assuming the save is broken.

See also

• Newbie Guide — a short first-session walkthrough
• Main Progression — the main scenario route
• Characters — roster, talents and character-specific systems
• Locations — world-map destinations and unlock conditions
• Equipment — weapons, armor and proficiency
• Magic — magic categories and use
• Abilities — active and passive abilities
• Status — status effects and character condition
• Curse Level — cursed equipment and removal rules
• Technical Help — runtime and troubleshooting advice