Shadow Squads DICE — Wargaming

Jaydz Deveraux
3 min readMar 14, 2024

Shadow Squads is a crossplay wargame that can be played:

  • On the Tabletop
  • On Discord
  • On NeftyBlocks
A D12 dice has a better chance of of hitting on a 5+

On the Tabletop:

ARSENAL: The number of dice rolled is determined by the weapon specialty of specific characters.

RANK: The Type of dice rolled is determined by the rank of specific characters; Grunt(D6), Veteran(D8), Elite(D10), Commander(D12).

HIT: Any dice that rolls a 5+ is counted as a success.

BOOST: Some factions have boosts that can influence the roll.
Eg. WILD: After dice are rolled, you have the ability to reroll one of your own dice.

During combat two combatants will both roll dice to see who has the most successes (wins).

On Discord:

On the Discord RPG, all dice rolls are handled by the Discord Bot, specifically in the ARENA gameplay with dice working similar to the above outline.

Participate in Arena battles and tournaments on Discord.

On Nefty Blocks:

NeftyBlocks.com is an online platform of community-driven tools powered by the WAX blockchain.

It is possible to play Shadow Squads, entirely using NEFTY blocks and by participating in DROPS, BLENDS, and UPGRADE events.

UPGRADES: These run like mission encounters (or scenarios) and require a collection of specific assets (via drops) to run them. This can result in updated stats for your characters which will then unlock further events and rewards.

The “Train Robbery” event requires 8 x SUCCESS assets.

DICE PACKS: All upgrade EVENTS require “Success Assets.” You get these buy unpacking the different Dice Packs for each faction. Each dice pack has 5 slots, which each have a chance to drop SUCCESS or FAILURE assets.

A SUCCESS asset specifically for Lycanox (faction) events.

LYCANOX DICE
To buy Lycanox D6 packs you will need 5 x Lycanox characters.
- RRP: 6 WAX
https://neftyblocks.com/collection/shadowsquads/drops/215397

The D8, D10, and D12 dice packs are currently only available as event rewards, but they may show up on the secondary marketplace (see below).

You can BLEND 20 x FAILURE (miss) assets to create a new DICE PACK
- https://neftyblocks.com/collection/shadowsquads/blends/blend.nefty/35743

DEALS
Owning specific characters can unlock wholesale prices for Dice Packs.
- MAVERICK: 3 WAX
https://neftyblocks.com/collection/shadowsquads/drops/215443

Maverick is hustler, dealer, giving him access to cheaper dice.

Maverick allows you to run a small business selling DICE to Lycanox players via your discounted rates on the secondary markets:

NEFTY BLOCKS MARKETPLACE
- https://neftyblocks.com/marketplace/listing?collection_name=shadowsquads

ATOMIC HUB MARKETPLACE
- https://wax.atomichub.io/market?collection_name=shadowsquads

Shadow Squads is a small game within the Underpunks Universe created by Jaydz.Dev.

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