Tools
Tools are items set to appear in Dream BBQ. They act as items that advance gameplay.
According to Dream BBQ's description on Steam, players are meant to "[u]se strange Tools to solve unusual problems."[1] Upon obtaining a Tool, an image of the Tool will appear onscreen alongside its name and a short description. When using the Tool, a cutscene will play showcasing Ena utilizing it.
Though the various uses of Tools are currently unknown, it can be assumed that the Tools in Dream BBQ function similarly to the items obtained by Ena in Temptation Stairway, the episode that first introduced game-like item mechanics.
History
The first usage of item-like objects first appeared in Temptation Stairway in the form of the Turrón and Blood ID items. Both items are obtained from minor characters and are used to benefit Ena on her adventure through The Great Runas's residence. These benefits range from pointing out directions (such as when the Turrón is given to The Shepherd) or opening up new pathways to travel through (such as when the Blood ID is given to Mariya and Gabo). A similar occurrence also appears in Power of Potluck when Ena receives the Theatre program from Ivy, though this is the only instance in the episode where item-like mechanics are shown.
The concept of Tools (and the time they were first referred to as such) was revealed during an ENA Day 2022 Twitch stream discussing various aspects of Dream BBQ. They were generally described as items that would help Ena on her journey. Alongside this, a rough animation of one of the Tools's cutscenes was shown: an item known as "The ultimate Board member" (which appears to be a disembodied head) is planted into a section of bone-filled ground by Ena, causing the head to grow a towering body as Ena falls back.
In the second Dream BBQ trailer, Ena can be seen wielding various objects in the trailer's gameplay segment. These include a gun, her right arm, and a lantern-like device with a spinning pinwheel inside. Though it is not specified if these are Tools, the lattermost object appears to benefit Ena by pointing where to go when met with a fork in her path, which fits the description of Tools helping Ena throughout her journey.
List of Tools
Currently, only one Tool has been revealed.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| The Ultimate Board Member | He is not a fan of stampedes. Plant this head and let it grow from the bones of the Earth. |