A shared Gateworks Sentinel formation
Check voluntary joining, leader control and round synchronization.
Prerequisites: two consenting idle characters in Hearthwake, each with an equipped earned weapon, a ration and any genuinely carried packed supplies. Finish prior jobs and recovery first. Learn the encounter’s visible counterplay; a successful party is not guaranteed by this checklist.
Step by step
Tick a step after observing the expected result. Saved on this device only.
01A prepares the standard encounter
A selects Form encounter / Prepare for Gateworks Sentinel, using the standard route.
A enters a forming encounter. B is not enrolled or charged automatically.
02B reviews and joins
B opens the visible formation, inspects target and any disclosed condition, selects Join, chooses B’s own pack and commits.
Both participants appear only after B’s explicit join. Each owns separate reserved supplies and equipment.
03Check leader control
B attempts Launch for the forming encounter, then A launches it.
B’s launch is refused. A’s launch consumes one ration per participant and begins the shared first round.
04Commit in sequence
A declares a legal round action first. B reads the same current round and submits their own declaration.
The round waits for both living participants, unless the 30-second deadline arrives; then it resolves once.
05Exercise the fallback
On one agreed round, B intentionally leaves their declaration missing. A submits normally and both wait beyond the deadline.
B’s saved legal policy or standard fallback supplies the missing action. Record which action actually happened and whether the feedback is understandable.
06Read support state
Use the visible north and south anchors and current intent to choose legal targets. When a support is destroyed, inspect the next set of legal options.
A destroyed support is not a valid current target. Both players see the same boss support state and result history.
07Finish or withdraw deliberately
Continue to an outcome or have one tester withdraw as agreed. Compare equipment returns, reward receipts and recovery on each account.
Withdrawn characters do not receive invented victory participation; the remaining party can finish under the recorded rules.