This idea has probably been mentioned before, but I wanted to reiterate it because I don't believe it is possible in TCB scripting.
Player Tiles are blue dots that can be put on tiles (on a layer much like checkpoints, though both checkpoints and these tiles can be placed on a single tile) that prohibit many elements from standing on these tiles. Only certain elements that can stand on Player Tiles. If any of these elements stand on a Player Tile, they essentially get invulnerability (as monsters cannot move onto Player Tiles) until they move off the tile. When they move off the Player Tile, the tile is considered disabled and disappears and becomes unusable (which means both neutral elements and hostile elements can stand on the tile). Player Tiles do not have permanent status, meaning exiting and reentering a room returns Player Tiles to their original, active state. Here is a list of moving elements that can stand on Player Tiles:
• The player. Obviously.
• Clones. Clones can be placed on these tiles, provided they could be placed on that tile if there wasn't a Player Tile there.
• Mimics. Mimics follow the same placement rules as clones. Mimics will move on and disable Player Tiles like the actual player.
• Decoys. Decoys follow the same placement rules as mimics. If they are killed (by a mimic, clone, or the player, as elements on a Player Tile are immune to neutral or hostile weapons as well as bodies), the Player Tile is disabled.
• Stalwarts. Stalwarts that stand on Player Tiles are given immunity, just like the previous allowed elements. Stalwarts that stand on Player Tiles will disable the Player Tile when they move off of it. For this reason, stalwarts pathfind around Player Tiles to the best of their ability, even ignoring the battlefield advantage they could gain. Nevertheless, stalwarts will move onto Player Tiles if not doing so would mean they would die.
• Slayers. Slayers do not care about Player Tiles and will not change their wisp pathfinding in any way. Slayers that stand on Player Tiles do not get any immunity whatsoever (even neutral elements such as briar and explosions will kill the slayer, though they won't kill anything else admitted on Player Tiles) but will disable the Player Tile if they move off. Because they can stand on Player Tiles, they can kill anything admitted to the Player Tiles with both their hook and body.
Allowed elements on Player Tiles, aside from slayers, are immune to explosions, briar, aumtlich freezing, and enemy swords. Elements on Player Tiles can still be roasted by hot tiles. Also, keep in mind that the room can still end with the death of a Critical Hero even if the Player is standing on a Player Tile.
Monster Tiles do the same thing as Player Tiles but for the opposite population. These tiles are red and give complete immunity to everything not on the list detailed below. If any admitted elements move off of the Monster Tile, the Tile is considered disabled and will fade and become unusable until the room is reentered.
• The player. If the player tries to move onto a Monster Tile, it is as if they tried to bump into a wall. A turn passes, but the player doesn't go anywhere.
• Mimics. Mimics cannot be placed on Monster Tiles and will act like they have run into a wall if they are forced onto a Monster Tile.
• Decoys. Decoys cannot be placed on Monster Tiles.
• Stalwarts. Stalwarts will pathfind around Monster Tiles as if they were pathfinding around a wall.
• Slayers. Slayers can stand on Monster Tiles, though like Player Tiles, they get no immunity and disable the Tile after they move off of it.
• Explosions. Technically not an element, but Monster Tiles will prevent explosions from killing the creature standing on the Tile (slayers excepted).
• Briar. Like Player Tiles, Monster Tiles prevent briar growth on themselves, slayers excepted.
Elements standing on Monster Tiles are immune to the player's sword/body, mimic sword, decoy sword, and stalwart sword. Slayers still can kill elements standing on Monster Tiles.
Just to clarify, aumtlich beams pass over both Player Tiles and Monster Tiles, tarstuff does not grow over either tile but babies can be produced on Monster Tiles if they normally would have been produced, and characters can move over both types of Tile unless they Turn Into Monster, in which case they then follow the described rules.
I realize this post may be somewhat unclear. Please ask for clarification if needed.
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