Claw Quest — Game Rules

Overview

Claw Quest is a tile-based survival-exploration game on a desert island. The player commands a crew of Pebble AI companions to mine, build, craft, fight, and expand territory.

Pebble Roles (10 total)

Role	Emoji	Description
Explorer	🔍	Scans fog, reveals map, finds resource nodes
Miner	⛏️	Digs stone/ore tiles, operates quarries
Lumberjack	🪓	Chops wood from forest tiles
Builder	🔨	Places buildings (walls, floors, crafting tables, houses, beds)
Crafter	⚒️	Combines raw materials into tools/weapons/gear
Farmer	🌾	Plants and harvests crops
Cook	🍳	Prepares meals from ingredients
Defender	🛡️	Fights monsters at night, guards base
Scout	🏃	Fast movement, signals threats early
Gatherer	🧺	Collects surface resources (berries, twigs, fiber)

Tile System

• Grid-based (tile map), each tile: type + resource + elevation
• Types: sand, grass, forest, stone, mountain, water, cave, fertile, deep_forest, snow, desert
• Digging: stone (3 hits), mountain (5 hits), deep_forest (4 hits)
• Placing: floor, wall, door, crafting_table, furnace, chest, bed, house

Day/Night Cycle

• Day: Pebbles work, monsters hidden
• Night: Pebbles return to base, monsters spawn, Defender fights

Resources

• Wood, Stone, Fiber, Berry, Iron, Gold, Coal, Crystal
• Crafted: plank, brick, ingot, tool, weapon, armor, potion, meal

Buildings

• House (1 Pebble slot), Wall, Floor, Door, Crafting Table, Furnace, Chest, Bed, Quarry, Farm Plot

Monsters

• Spawn at night: Slime (🐾), Bat (🦇), Skeleton (💀), Wolf (🐺), Boss (👹)

Progression

• Expand territory → unlock new biomes → find rare resources → craft better gear → defeat bosses → discover island secrets

Winning Condition

• Defeat the Island Boss and establish a permanent base with 10 housed Pebbles.