Touhouverwatch

A hypothetical, fan-made Touhou Project parody in the style of hero shooters like Overwatch, Gundam Evolution, and Marvel Rivals.

Characters are split into one of four roles: damage, control, tank, and support.

Game Terms & Mechanics

Most general gaming and FPS terms can be applied freely. Some select terms have been specially tailored to the Touhou motif.


Danmaku

A character's primary attack. Akin to main weapons in other games.

Spell Cards

A character's cooldown abilities.
Every character has two set abilities and some may have an extra sub-ability either as part of their danmaku, melee attack, or one of their spell cards.

Last Word

A character's ultimate ability.


Overheal

Extra health beyond a character's normal maximum.
Overhealth decays slowly over time even when not taking damage.

Barriers & Barrier Health

Barriers are spell cards or sub-abilities that project a shield with its own health separate from a character's.
Barrier Health is separate health on a character that intercepts damage first except from melee attacks.


Spirit

Characters have spirit power which can be used to increase mobility.
All characters have the same maximum spirit which is divided into 1-3 sections.

Dash

Holding the dash button (SHIFT) consume spirit over time to dash along the ground with increased movement speed.

Float

Holding the jump button (SPACE) while in the air to use spirit to slow their aerial descent.

Graze

Tapping the dash button (SHIFT) consumes a section of spirit to perform a short dodge that phases through (most) danmaku.

Flight & Free-Flight

Some characters may have abilities that allow them to fly with or without consuming spirit.
For distinction: "flight" refers to constant, forward movement while "free-flight" refers to the ability to move in any direction as well as hover in place.
(Forward-moving flight is generally faster than free-flight.)


Burn

Deals additional damage over time to a character.

Chill

Slows a character's movement and the speed that their spell cards recharge.

Seal

Disables a character's spell cards and last word.

Sleep

Stops a character from moving or acting for a time. Ends early if they take damage.

Stagger

Briefly stops a character's movement.

Stun

Stops a character from moving or acting for a time.

apply following game titles to skill names? Phantasmagoria of Dimensional Dream -> Yumemi Okazaki Embodiment of Scarlet Devil -> Remilia Perfect Cherry Blossom -> Yuyuko Immaterial and Missing Power -> Suika Mountain of Faith -> Kanako Scarlet Wheather Rhapsody -> Tenshi Sunken Fossil World -> Yuuma