Songs are a special battle mechanic in Unsung Story that provide beneficial party status when played.
Playing notes[]
At their most basic, songs are any combination of six notes. Notes are played by using abilities, not including basic attacks, defend, or overwatch.
The color of note played depends on the type of ability:
- Attack abilities play ⬤ red notes.
- Defense abilities play ⬤ blue notes.
- Support abilities play ⬤ green notes.
The color of note each ability plays can be seen on the character's hotbar. Any ability that plays a note will show a colored circle underneath the label indicating its shortcut key.
It's important to note that the ability used doesn't have to have any meaningful effect to play a note. For example:
- A Physician's Double Duty plays a ⬤ green note immediately. The Physician need not actually use items.
- Healing abilities play ⬤ green notes even if they are only healing units already at full health.
- A Mercenary's Sweep plays a ⬤ red note even if it is performed on empty tiles.
Possible statuses[]
There are specific songs that can be played for stronger statuses, but any combination of six notes, once played, will immediately grant the party a specific positive status.
Arbitrary note combinations[]
The specific status for arbitrary note combinations are displayed below.
Perfect and mixed harmonies[]
For these combinations, the order of notes is irrelevant as long as it's not the pattern of a named song. Only the numbers of each note matters for these harmony.
| Notes | Status name |
|---|---|
| Benefit | |
| ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ | Even harmony |
| Slight bonus to Attack, Defense, and Magic | |
| ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ | Offense and Defense Harmony |
| Moderate bonus to Attack and Defense | |
| ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ | Offense and Support Harmony |
| Moderate bonus to Attack and Magic | |
| ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ | Defense and Support Harmony |
| Moderate bonus to Magic and Defense | |
| ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ | Offensive Perfect Harmony |
| Major bonus to Attack | |
| ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ | Defensive Perfect Harmony |
| Major bonus to Defense | |
| ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ | Supportive Perfect Harmony |
| Major bonus to Magic |
Imprecise harmoies[]
Imprecise harmonies happen when the combinations are:
- Are not the note sequence of a named song, and are one of the following:
- Composed of three of the same note, two of another, and one of the remaining.
- Composed of four of the same note and two others.
- Composed of five of the same note and one other.
The specific benefits are as follows:
| Notes | Status name |
|---|---|
| Benefit | |
| 3 to 5 ⬤ | Offensive Imprecise Harmony |
| Moderate bonus to Attack | |
| 3 to 5 ⬤ | Defensive Imprecise Harmony |
| Moderate bonus to Defense | |
| 3 to 5 ⬤ | Supportive Imprecise Harmony |
| Moderate bonus to Magic |
Named songs[]
Available name songs can be viewed by clicking the button above the played notes above the hotbar. These songs include:
| Notes | Song name |
|---|---|
| Benefit | |
| ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ | Fight Till The Last, An Honorable Death Awaits |
| Applies Energize and Attack | |
| ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ | The Forests of Saxtel Grow Where We Step |
| Applies Regenerate and Hardy | |
| ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ | Gazing Upon The Dawn's Glory |
| Applies Haste and True Aim |