User blog:TheNerdyAssassin/The Story Begins: BattleMat's BattleMoor Comes to Life

After three weeks of BattleMind posts on Patreon, the community was asking for the Lore behind the cards. The Nerdy Assassin began writing a story that interwove many of the cards from the game and followed the players on their journey through what would become known as BattleMoor.

The story began the day the Willpower Challenge Video was released. While fairly short at the beginning, these story excerpts would grow in length as the community grew to love them. Each BattleMind Post consisted of a story element (The Story) and a real life fitness comparison (The Workout) which aimed to demonstrate how the players could take the lessons from the story and incorporate them into their own lives.

The Story: BattleMoor is Born and a Will to Succeed is Cultivated '''The Relentless Dead army has broken through the outer walls. They smashed the ancient oak doors and sent splinters flying like a thousand hornets' stingers. Their use of explosives was surprising. Someone must be helping them. But there's no time to think of who could be behind their improved fire power in this moment. You have to get the remaining troops to fall back to the next line of defense.'''

'''Your courage fails, but your Willpower surges from inside and keeps you focused and in the moment. Your eyes are clear and steady as you gaze into the terror stricken faces that surround you. You grab one, and then another and then another. From somewhere deep inside you hear yourself say, "We can do this."'''

'''The look in your eyes and the calmness of your voice can't be mistaken. You mean what you say and your troops know it. In that moment you single handedly flip a switch in those around you from flight, to fight. They rally around you, swords drawn, arrows nocked, spears primed. They follow you into the darkness to lay the trap that will be the Relentless Dead’s demise...'''

The Workout:

'''Willpower has the ability to be inspire those around you. It is infectious, it can get people to change their minds and follow you when it seems like there's no hope. Your high Willpower save can save the whole group. Courage is the ability to fight your way out of a burning building to save yourself. Willpower is the ability to get others to go back inside with you to save the rest.'''

'''Challenge yourself. The next time those around you start to falter, take a deep breath. Dig deeper than you think you can. Draw on the Willpower you have cultivated with BattleMoor. See if you can reassure them everything will be okay. I know you'll be able to. '''