Pieces

In Pawnbarian, the movement of your character is based on the rules of various chess pieces. These will appear as cards in your deck, where playing one allows the hero to move based on that piece's movement and attack pattern. You need to strategically plan your moves, considering the abilities of each piece and the hostile abilities of the enemies you encounter in the dungeon.
Pieces can receive upgrades, both when starting a new run and from the shop by using gold. Over time, these upgrades are needed to handle the ever-increasing quantities of enemies the dungeons throw at you.
The Pawnbarian and Shogun classes are able to promote pieces with their abilities. A promoted piece will usually gain additional movement patterns while retaining any upgrades on it. These pieces will demote back to their original form when they are played or at the end of the floor, meaning that they can pop up again if they were discarded.
== Shop Upgrades ==
At the end of each floor except the last one, the player can purchase upgrades from the shop to improve the power of their pieces or gain additional hearts. All piece upgrades have their gold costs increased by 1 on Chain IV and above.
Upgrade 	Base Cost	Description 	Notes
Cantrip 	10 	Gain an action and draw a card. 	
* Activates enemy Spark abilities.
* Cannot draw if triggered by Shogun's Dragon Drop with three cards in hand.
* Does not appear in shops as Knight Templar or Capyzerker.
Shield 	6 	Absorb a point of damage this turn. 	
* Shield damage does not increase Capyzerker's Rage.
* Does not appear in shops as Mystic.
Diagonal Splash	6 	Attack diagonally adjacent squares after moving. 	
* Attacks the top right square first and then rotates clockwise.
* Attacks the forward square first and then rotates clockwise when paired with Diagonal Splash.
* Kills Nimble enemies that dodge in the same direction as the splash.
Cardinal Splash	6 	Attack diagonally adjacent squares after moving. 	
* Attacks the forward square first and then rotates clockwise, including when paired with Diagonal Splash.
* Kills Nimble enemies that dodge in the same direction as the splash.
Purify 	8 	Remove 3 Blight from the tile you landed on. (Activates after all enemy traits.)	
* Only appears in shops when as Knight Templar or Mystic
Heart 	5 	Gain one more max Heart and postpone your demise. 	
* Unaffected by Chain IV's cost modifier.
* Price increases by 2 gold after each purchase.
* Restores 1 Heart upon purchase.
== List of Pieces ==
See Shogun's page for his exclusive pieces.
Name 	Image	Description 	Characters
Pawn 	 	Move one square forward, or attack one square diagonally forward. 	
* Pawnbarian
Queen 	 	Move and attack any number of squares cardinally or diagonally. 	
* Pawnbarian
Knight	 	Jump and attack into a square that's one cardinally and then one diagonally away.	
* Pawnbarian
* Knight Templar
* Nomad
* Mystic
Bishop	 	Move and attack any number of squares diagonally. 	
* Pawnbarian
* Knight Templar
* Nomad
* Capyzerker
* Mystic
Rook 	 	Move and attack any number of squares diagonally. 	
* Pawnbarian
* Knight Templar
* Nomad
* Capyzerker
King 	 	Move and attack one square cardinally or diagonally. 	
* Pawnbarian
* Knight Templar
* Capyzerker
* Mystic
Hawk 	 	Jump and attack two or three squares cardinally or diagonally away. 	
* Nomad
Bear 	 	Jump and attack any square two squares away. 	
* Capyzerker
Ghost 	 	Jump into any empty square. 	
* Mystic