Realms Of Arkania - Blade Of Destiny

MS-DOS · 1993 · WOR

Also known as: Realms of Arkania : Blade of Destiny (US) · Das schwarze Auge - Die Schicksalsklinge (DE) · 天命之劍 · Realms of Arkania 1 - Blade of Destiny Classic · DSA 1

Publisher: U.S. Gold · Developer: Attic Entertainment Software · Genre: Role-Playing

Blade of Destiny is the first in the row of role-playing games based on the German pen-and-paper RPG system Das Schwarze Auge ("The Dark Eye"). The player generates a party of six characters divided into "archetypes", which combine characteristics of classes and fantasy races. Alongside seven "positive" attributes (such as strength, wisdom, etc.) commonly encountered in RPGs, each character also possesses "negative" attributes, which include various phobias as well as traits such as avarice or violent temper, all of which affect the character's behavior and reaction during the course of the game. In addition, each character has skills ranging from weapon proficiency to lying and knowledge of geography.