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Most actions you take in the game have an ''action cost''. This determines how long it takes you to perform the action. | Most actions you take in the game have an ''action cost''. This determines how long it takes you to perform the action. The action cost of doing something is also sometimes referred to as it's ''energy cost''. | ||
The standard action cost representing a "one-turn" action is 1,000. [[Quickness]] determines how many '''action points''' a character has available to spend each turn, which is typically also 1,000. | The standard action cost representing a "one-turn" action is 1,000. [[Quickness]] determines how many '''action points''' a character has available to spend each turn, which is typically also 1,000. | ||
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Modding note: at an internal technical level, this concept is referred to as "energy". "Action cost" is used in public facing materials to avoid confusion with [[Energy|things one thinks of first when thinking "energy"]]. | Modding note: at an internal technical level, this concept is referred to as "energy". "Action cost" is used in public facing materials to avoid confusion with [[Energy|things one thinks of first when thinking "energy"]]. | ||
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