[quote=@Kratesis]
Hey guys can I ask for some more detail and context on the prepping attacks thing? I apologize if this seems like a question with an obvious answer but the concept is new to me. What sort of attacks require prep? How should I judge how much prep I need for attacks of various power levels? What about defenses? Do they need prep as well? 
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Preps are generally used for magical attacks and defences, particularly at this level of play. The idea is that if you want to threaten your opponent with a magical ability they can't easily shrug off with their own physical or magical defences, you spend a turn prepping an attack, and then unleash it on a subsequent turn. The opponent must meet your attack with a similarly prepped defence or find a reasonable way to avoid it, otherwise their magical defence falls before the attack and they take some damage.