Lands of Evershade · Board game rules
Can Partner special skills be used outside of combat?
Quick answer
Partner's Reroll skill can be used outside combat; Support skill is limited to combat due to Action card refresh rules.
Details
The Partner's special skills are detailed on Page 27.
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Reroll: This skill allows the Partner to reroll any number of dice once per Roll. The rulebook does not restrict this to combat, so it can be used during Exploration Rolls. [p.27 — PARTNER (SOLO MODE)]
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Support: This skill lets the Partner Support with 1 die, marking a space on their card. The space refreshes "when the Partner would normally refresh their Action cards." Action cards refresh only during Combat (at the start of the Partner’s Activation) [p.23 — ACTION CARDS]. Since Exploration has no Activation phase, the Support skill’s marked space cannot refresh outside combat, making it unavailable then.
Watch out: While the Partner can generally Support Character Rolls in Exploration using their keywords (as stated in the "In Exploration" section), this is separate from the special Support skill tied to Action card mechanics. The special Support skill is combat-only.