Shogun

The Shogun is one of the six classes available in Pawnbarian. He uses an entirely different set of pieces based on those used by the Japanese board game Shogi. Most cards can be promoted, which gives them a new and typically greater range of movements. When the first piece is played each turn, the rightmost eligible piece in the hand is promoted. 
The Shogun has a Dragon Drop action that gains charges per enemy killed with a card, resetting at the end of a floor. It has the following effects, each one inheriting those below it:
* 0+: gain 1 Shield and promote the rightmost eligible card
* 1+: inflict Diagonal Splash on the tile with the hero
* 2+: inflict Cardinal Splash on the tile with the hero
* 3+: ability gains Cantrip, and draws a card if the player has less than three
* 4+: gain 1 Shield for each point above 3
== Description ==
This fearsome soldier uses a martial arts completely unknown in the continental Chesslands.
==Cards==
Card 	Amount	Movement	Starting Upgrades
King 	1 	
*One square in any direction
*Cannot be promoted	
Rook 	1 	
* Any square in cardinal directions
* Cannot jump over enemies
* Promoted (Dragon King):
** Any square in cardinal directions, or one square diagonally
** Cannot jump over pieces	
Bishop 	1 	
* Any square in diagonal directions
* Cannot jump over enemies
* Promoted (Dragon Horse):
** Any square in diagonal directions or one square cardinally
** Cannot jump over enemies	
Gold General 	2 	
* One square cardinally, or one square forwards diagonally
* Cannot be Promoted	
Silver General	2 	
* One square diagonally, or one square forwards cardinally
* Promoted (Promoted Silver): One square cardinally, or one square forwards diagonally	
Knight 	1 	
* One square forwards and then one square diagonally forwards
* Can jump over pieces
* Promoted (Promoted Knight): One square cardinally, or one square forwards diagonally	
Lance 	1 	
* Any squares forwards
* Cannot jump over pieces
* Promoted (Promoted Lance): One square cardinally, or one square forwards diagonally	
Pawn 	3 	
* One square forwards
* Promoted (Promoted Pawn): One square cardinally, or one square forwards diagonally	
* 2 with Cantrip
* 1 with Cardinal Splash
==Strategies==
===General===
Shogun has very bad cards overall, with most of them having limited and melee movement, even when promoted. His DD (Dragon Drop) is a feature meant to balance out the shortcomings of his pieces, and he is the only hero that can have two Shields just by standing still. If there is no way to kill any enemies at any point in time, consider using DD and promote some cards to passively improve your position.
===Goblin Caves===
Buy as many Shields and Cantrips as possible, since this world has no enemies to punish you for it. To kill a Nimble enemy using a piece + DD, attack with your piece first. If you attack with DD first, the enemy will be pushed away and you cannot attack them anymore unless you have a bishop or a rook.
===Golem Fortress===
Avoid buying Cantrip entirely, it will only make the boss harder to kill. Buy as many Shields as possible, and prioritize buying Diagonal Splash over Cardinal. This is because Diagonal Splash can attack Brawlers. Be careful not to charge your DD too much and always remember to regularly use it, otherwise it will gain Cantrip and you will be punished for using it.
===Foul Shrine===
You should generally avoid buying any Splashes, as they will cause you to unwillingly kill multiple enemies and damage yourself. Contrary to Golem Fortress, you should charge your DD as much as possible (4 to 8 charges will be the most optimal) since the extra Shields will be very useful for surviving the constant damage taken from Blight.
One last thing to note is that unlike all the other heroes, Shogun is rewarded for killing enemies. So while it would be a bad idea to kill only one tentacle per turn with every other hero -because it would just result in more Blight and another tentacle spawning,- it's actually a good idea with Shogun because of the importance of charging your DD.
== Trivia ==
* Unlike most other characters, the Shogun receives a Dragon King instead of a Queen and Knight when in shops.
Category:Classes