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Role Playing Games
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:21 pm
by PeterJ
I have always wanted to play and appreciate Role Playing games.i had friends who used to play dungeons and dragons as a group for days on end, but for whatever reasons I never joined in.
What games from the Role Playing section would you recommend on the Spectrum or other retro platform to get started with on turn based traditional RPGs? I very much enjoyed the Dragonlance series of books.
Re: Role Playing Games
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:47 pm
by beanz
Lords of Midnight is the obvious one for the Speccy.
My favorite PC one was Might and Magic VI - The mandate of Heaven
Re: Role Playing Games
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:57 pm
by PeterJ
Thanks [mention]beanz[/mention]
I'm thinking more in the D&D tabletop style game.
Searching through our listings HeroQuest looks good. I will give that a go.
Re: Role Playing Games
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:09 pm
by Mike Davies
- The Valley
- Oracles Cave
- Black Crystal
- Volcanic Dungeon
- Out of the Shadows
- Wrath of Magra
- The Bards Tale
- Forest of the Long Shadows
- Times of Lore
Re: Role Playing Games
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:33 pm
by PeterJ
Thanks [mention]Mike Davies[/mention]
That will keep me busy!
Re: Role Playing Games
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:50 pm
by Mike Davies
And if you like Forest of the Long Shadows, the following are also done by Martin Page and in a similar vein:
- Portals of P'Thaal
- Goblin Mountain
And maybe also "The Seven Parchments of Kandos"
Re: Role Playing Games
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 1:47 pm
by spectron
Re: Role Playing Games
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 2:35 pm
by stupidget
Forest of Long Shadows is excellent. I remember typing it in from Sinclair User and running it for the first time and thought it was amazing. I like the the fact that it has that rogue element so each game is completely different:
https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-055
Re: Role Playing Games
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 11:03 pm
by Morkin
Cool game that, probably the closest to a dungeon hack/roguelike I've played on the Speccy. Looks simple in the screenshot but lots of fun.
Nice sense of excitement as you start descending into the caves. Usually followed by a sense of panic as your light runs out..
Re: Role Playing Games
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 12:02 am
by druellan
Someone mentioned Swords & Sorcery, a very underrated game for the Speccy. It is very interesting as a game, but hard and has some bugs:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=5101
Re: Role Playing Games
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:12 am
by PeterJ
Thanks very much for all the suggestions. Lots to keep me busy.
Re: Role Playing Games
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 8:43 am
by djnzx48
Just given
Mindstone a go and it seems quite good. It looks nice and the control scheme isn't too bad either.
Re: Role Playing Games
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:55 am
by Alessandro
Also try Bloodwych, the closest you can get on the Spectrum to Dungeon Master.
Re: Role Playing Games
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:19 am
by Daren
Re: Role Playing Games
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:29 am
by Morkin
Enjoyed Swords & Sorcery, on reflection I found the toughest parts were the pit traps. You either need a map showing where they are or be prepared to learn through trial and error.
Did anyone figure out what that
"From Gangrene - this is no bug" message thing was all about?
Re: Role Playing Games
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 6:20 pm
by beanz
Came across this on Youtube. Not sure it if meets your requirements but thought it looked interesting (listed as a graphic adventure), never seen it before.
https://youtu.be/Khq9vBClgIg