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Realms of Arkania 1 - Blade of Destiny (PC, Single-Player RP

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crpgnut
Captain of the Guard

Joined: 22 May 2002
Posts: 197
Location: St. Louis

I'm replaying this game so I'll post something about it for those who are wanting to go retro. ROA:BOD is an extremely hardcore crpg. It has 7 positive stats, 7 NEGATIVE stats, maybe 40 skills and about 60-70 spells.
It's based on a German role-playing system called Das Schwarze Auge(DSA). You create a party of 6 adventurers and the goal is to locate the Blade of Destiny. This blade was used in the last Orc war and is believed to be the only hope of turning back the Orc hordes. Combat is turn-based and
the 3D graphics are still tolerable even today. When in combat, the party switches to a 2D grid where combat is resolved. This grid has a weird angle
which makes it impossible to see what is against the walls, but other than that it serves the purpose. What set's ROA apart from today's games is its
difficulty. You can easily be wiped out in this game if you're not careful. Disease is rampant outside of the civilized areas and wounds frequently become infected with Tetanus, or worse! This game is great for those looking for a stiff challenge. Casual gamers or graphics whores should not apply. If you want to attempt this game, drop me an email. I'll tell you what
you need to do to get it running on today's systems.
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Fri Feb 07, 2003 2:51 pm

Cannonfodder
Village Dweller

Joined: 27 Feb 2006
Posts: 2

Replay

This game brings back memories. Tough game and now this, and Star Trail are available for download at Home of the Underdogs and Abandonia
http://www.abandonia.com/games/104/RealmsofArkania-BladeofDestiny/RealmsofArkaniaBladeofDestiny.htm

Try it out, but be forewarned. These are not for the faint of heart...

Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:05 pm

bjon045
Fearless Paladin

Joined: 02 Jun 2003
Posts: 234

Blade of Destiny was the biggest and the best of all 3 in my opinion. If you export/import your characters through all 3 they will be overpowered by the 3rd game.

Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:27 am

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