👹 The Merlies Abilities Guide - All Squad Abilities

The Merlies replaces combat progression with mobility progression. Every ability is a key, every sealed passage is a lock, and the flock itself is the character sheet: rescue birds to add abilities, train them at the village to strengthen the squad, then revisit the map to spend that new reach. There are no enemies to out-level — only routes that used to be impossible.

• Squad size is the real level — rescue every lost Merlie you can reach.
• Movement verbs stack: bounce, climb, and pipe routes chain into full expeditions.
• The village converts scraps into capability — do not sit on materials.
• If a route fails repeatedly, leave and grow the flock; the game is paced for return trips.