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An homage to the DOS-based Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Gold Box game Pool of Radiance, this returns again to the worlds of the Forgotten Realms. Although the game begins in the city of Phlan, which was reclaimed in the previous game, the majority of the action takes place beneath Myth Drannor, once a beautiful city of peace, where men, elves, and dwarves could live in peace and harmony, which is now in ruins. Despite its visual similarity to contemporary games that utilized real-time combat (such as Baldur's Gate), the game features a strictly turn-based system, similar to those implemented in Gold Box games. Orisons and Cantrips, straight from the then new Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition rules, have been added. The game features new character classes and races such as Barbarians, Monks, Paladins, and Half-Orcs. Clerics and Sorcerers can cast over 100 spells. The Dungeon Master communicates all important findings and events throughout the game. It features a new story set in the campaign world of the Forgotten Realms. It seems that a newly found Pool of Radiance has become active, deep beneath the ruins of Myth Drannor, and it is having strange and unsettling effects on the good inhabitants of New Phlan. There will be no peace if the ancient dangers that the Pool represents are allowed to grow unchecked. It features an isometric view of 3D rendered characters in hand-designed, interactive environments. Players can create and control up to four characters in a six-character party and guide them through battles and encounters, raising their experience as high as level 16. It supports single player and multiplayer games, allowing up to six players to take their characters online and adventure together. |
