How To Play

## Overview

This section of the wikia is dedicated to explaining the basic mechanics of Horror Legends. This will include how to win as Cast, how to win as Legend, and will cover various basic mechanics like weapons, stamina, and NPCs found in the game.

Horror Legends is an asymmetrical 1v3 game. Players are split into 2 roles. 1 player is the Legend and 3 are Cast. The Legend must hunt the Cast down, and the Cast must escape.

## Cast Objectives

The Cast have a variety of objectives they may complete during the course of the match.

**Escape:** Escaping is the main goal, and win condition, of the Cast. This objective is broken into several objectives.

1. Find the mysterious woman. A mysterious woman, named Nana, will appear in the map as a purple ghost-like projection. Cast need to find and interact with her to progress to the next task.
2. Destroy the effigies. 5 effigies are scattered around the map. There are two types of effigy, one that is destroyed by shining a flashlight on it, and another that is destroyed by finding and activating glyphs near the effigy in a certain order. Cast need to destroy 4 of them to progress to the next task.
3. Summon the escape. A timer will begin at the top of the map. Once the timer finishes, an escape portal is created at a random location. During the summoning phase, Nana will appear around the map channeling the portal. Standing near Nana while she is channeling will speed up the timer.
4. Escape. Stand in the escape portal for a short duration to be transported to Nana's house, and successfully escape. Cast who have escaped have the option of returning to the game to help other players, but put themselves at risk doing so.

**Call the Cops:** A side objective that can help the Cast escape. Somewhere in the map, the corpse of a police officer will appear. The cop will have a walkie talkie on him that's still functioning. Cast may use this walkie talkie to radio in the police, causing NPC cops to show up and defend the Cast. The cops will follow Cast and fire at the Legend on sight. If the Legend is shot by a cop, they will be revealed.

**Kill the Legend:** The "Kill the Legend" objective is unique for each Legend, and is sometimes unavailable. As such, "Kill the Legend" objectives are on each Legend's specific page. Killing the Legend counts as escaping, and results in the Cast's victory.

## The Legend

The goal of the Legend is to kill all the Cast members. Every Legend comes equipped with their own stats, abilities, and special conditions for the Cast to kill them. Their goal is to impede the Cast's efforts to escape, and make sure nobody makes it out alive.

## Weapons

The Cast may find, pick up, and use weapons to defend themselves against the Legend. Weapons can deal damage to the Legend and take away the Legend's stamina.

A full list of weapons the Cast may utilize can be viewed on the Weapons page.

## Stamina

Both the Cast and Legend have Stamina. Running and jumping consumes Stamina, and when the Stamina bar is fully depleted the player enters the exhausted state. While exhausted, stamina regen is halted for a short time, effectively negating the ability to run or jump during that time. Weapons that damage a player's stamina can also make players exhausted, making stamina management very important for both sides.

## Fear

When a Cast member or Legend is afraid, their outline is revealed to the opposing team through the entire map. Fear can be measured by three exclamation points on their UI. The exclamation points start gray, and slowing become more opaque as fear rises. When the exclamation points turn yellow, the player's fear is max, and they are revealed. Cast and Legends gain fear and become revealed in many ways, primarily through character abilities.

## The Harbinger

The Harbinger is an AI who wanders the map. He's intended to be a red herring to spook potential Cast who aren't aware of his presence, and upon being discovered he will occasionally drop useful items for the Cast until the Legend kills him.

## The Cat

A black cat sits idly throughout the map. If a Cast member comes too close to her, she will be startled and hiss at the Cast member, causing them to be spotted for a short while. Afterwards, she will reposition to another random spot in the map where she sit and can be startled again. The cat is only startled by Cast, and does not react to or spot the Legend.