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Hounds of the Meteor

Hounds of the Meteor is a short dark-fantasy vignette blending cosmic horror, folklore, and a tense human drama. It centers on a remote mountain village that witnesses a falling meteor and soon finds itself stalked by spectral canines drawn to the celestial object. The story explores grief, superstition, and the dangerous allure of the unknown.

Gameplay Mechanics

1. Tactical Combat The core gameplay loop revolves around turn-based tactical combat on grid-based maps. The system draws heavy inspiration from classics like Final Fantasy Tactics and Fire Emblem, but with a slower, more deliberate pace. Battles are lethal, requiring careful positioning and resource management rather than brute force. Hounds of the Meteor

2. Survival Elements The game integrates survival mechanics into the tactical framework. Characters must manage resources like food, medicine, and morale. Injuries sustained in battle persist, affecting a character's stats in subsequent missions. This forces the player to make difficult decisions about risk versus reward—sometimes retreating is the only viable option to keep the party alive. Hounds of the Meteor Hounds of the Meteor

3. Visual Novel Elements Between battles, the game shifts to a visual novel style for storytelling. Players explore the narrative through dialogue, make choices that impact the story's direction, and manage relationships within the party. These segments are fully voiced (in updates where voice acting is implemented) and heavily detailed. Meteor showers and "trains": Meteors can leave trains

3) Scientific / astronomical angle (symbolic, not literal)

• Meteor showers and "trains": Meteors can leave trains of ionized gas; poetically these streaks could be likened to “hounds” tracking across the sky—swift, transient, and numerous.
  • Example: Describing the Leonids as “hounds of the meteor” emphasizes their speed and pack-like appearance.
• Impact events as hunting forces: A meteor impact that causes cascading damage (fires, tsunamis, extinction) can be figuratively described as being chased by “hounds” (secondary effects).

IV. Theories of Origin

• The Terraforming Theory: Some scholars believe Hounds are biological terraforming drones sent by a dying civilization. They arrive, destroy the dominant life forms, and their radioactive decay alters the planet's atmosphere to make it habitable for their creators.
• The Galactic Immune System: A more metaphysical theory suggests planets are living organisms. When a meteor strikes (a wound), the Hounds are the "white blood cells" arriving to clean the wound by removing the infection (us).
• The Curse of the Hunter: Local legends claim the first Hound was a mortal hunter who made a pact with a falling star to never lose a prey. The star granted his wish, twisting him and his pack into monsters that must hunt forever, never resting, never eating, never stopping.

Phase 2: Approach & Setup

• Position Brawler between the Beast and your Snipers.
• Use Shifter to pre-set the correct element (check the Beast’s current aura color).
• Do not engage until Pack Cohesion meter is above 70% (indicated by howling icon).