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How to unlock characters in DragonSword: Awakening
DragonSword: Awakening has launched on PC after a brief delay, and Destructoid has published a guide explaining how players can unlock characters for their team. Despite its gacha-like appearance, the game contains no microtransactions; every character can be unlocked purely through play, though not all are available from the outset, meaning progression is required to build a full roster.
Characters are unlocked using a currency called Fate's Invitation, redeemed via the Exchange menu, while some characters instead join automatically as quests are completed. Tickets are earned by finishing the Prologue (roughly a 15-minute task) and each subsequent chapter, as well as by completing Hero Quests, special missions tied to individual characters that unlock as the story progresses. Since chapters vary in length, players are advised to save up tickets rather than spend them immediately.
In short
- DragonSword: Awakening is out now on PC, free of microtransactions.
- Characters are unlocked with tickets called Fate's Invitation.
- Tickets come from finishing chapters and completing Hero Quests.
Explained simply
DragonSword: Awakening is a game on PC where players collect characters to form a team. Although it appears similar to games that ask players to pay real money for character unlocks, this game allows all characters to be obtained through normal play, though you must progress through the story to access the full roster.
Characters can be obtained automatically by completing story chapters, or by exchanging an in-game currency called Fate's Invitation through the Exchange menu. You earn this currency by finishing chapters and completing special character-specific missions that unlock as you progress.
Players are advised to save their currency rather than spend it right away. This allows them to unlock characters strategically as different options become available throughout the story.