Forsworn

Forsworn gives defending a contribution beyond the immediate threat. The official description says every move earns Ultimate Charge, explicitly including attacks, spells and defense. Choosing to defend therefore still participates in building toward a hero’s Ultimate.

That is useful information when comparing actions. Defense can be assessed for what it does now and for its stated contribution to a future ability. It does not have to be described as an empty turn while the party waits to attack again. Each hero has a distinct Ultimate, so the eventual use of that charge belongs to the hero as well as the party’s current situation.

The missing amounts matter. Nothing here establishes that defending earns as much charge as attacking, that charge survives between encounters or that repeatedly defending is a winning strategy. Those rules would determine whether a particular defensive turn brings a meaningful timing advantage. The description supports a contribution, not an exploit.

Forsworn also advertises simultaneous turns in co-op, giving friends a shared phase in which to consider their actions. Whether playing alone or with others, the specific attraction to inspect is the same: when defense is the sensible immediate choice, how does its charge change what the party can do next?