Ezren with no spells - noob question

[Daarck]

Hi folks, wonder if you can shed some light on this.

If, as Ezren, I end up with no spell-cards - how do I attack anything? Is the basic Arcane die roll he gets a stripped down attack for him (like a very basic magic missile every wizard always has available), so no matter what's in his hand, he always has a d12 attack at the very least?

[Markon]

Nope, you're stuck using your d6 strength. Somewhere in the rulebook gets into the details, but basically, if you don't have some sort of card or power to use, Combat defaults to strength or Melee. Hence, card management is important for Ezren to be combat effective.

[xris]

Daarck wrote:

If, as Ezren, I end up with no spell-cards - how do I attack anything? Is the basic Arcane die roll he gets a stripped down attack for him (like a very basic magic missile every wizard always has available), so no matter what's in his hand, he always has a d12 attack at the very least?

Page 11 of the (original or new PDF) rulebook.

Quote:

Determine Which Die You’re Using.

Most monsters and some barriers call for a combat check. Weapons
and many other cards that can be used during combat generally
tell you what skill to use when you attempt a combat check; if you
don’t play such a card, use your Strength or Melee skill.

Every character has at least the Strength skill, so with Ezren he would use a d6.

This only applies to those monsters that have "Combat" listed for "Check to Defeat". A few monsters need a different skill, for example the Siren requires "Wisdom", so Ezren would use a d8.

Barrier cards are more varied. You just follow what the card says it needs to defeat it. For example, Mystic Inscription would require either an Intelligence or Arcane skill check.

[Daarck]

Thank you both - I thought I must have missed something somewhere :)