![]() The goal of the Avernum is very open-ended the players are trying to get ahead and stay alive, explore the giant underground empire of Avernum's Pits, and fulfill certain quests for worldly gain and experience. Inventory is important in this backstory- as the players are underground, where everything that is manufactured had to be brought from the surface and is therefore very rare. The party can also can pick up stuff they find by standing next to it (it appears in their character screen as “on the ground”) and adding it to their “junk bag”, or player inventory. The party moves from place to place, explores new areas (revealing more terrain as they go) and interacts with the NPCs in this mode- the dialogue flashes by at the bottom of the screen in a status bar. Classic D&D stuff, really.Įxploring/Questing mode moves action and time along in a sped up fashion. As each character tends to be a specialist of sorts, the player moves the characters to where they have the greatest advantage- a few boxes away for archers and spellcasters, closer up for melee fighters, etc. Action is turn-based with two kinds of time: Ordinary moving and exploring time, where action doesn't require micro-management and one leader figure moves with the others trailing behind and Combat, where an overlay grid shows up and you can be more precise about placement and actions of individual characters in your party.Ĭombat is very well realized time changes from “questing” mode to “combat” mode and the player has greater control over where a character should move to during the fight. Parties move in an isometric view from place to place with one character leading the pack of them. Once four characters are created, they become a party (Avernum also comes with four pre-generated characters). ![]() The skills element of a character reminded me of D&D 4th Edition. ![]() The number of experience points earned is directly related to the level of skill challenges being faced by the character. Characters traits become usable in combat by pressing buttons on the bottom of the screen. These skills increase with experience as the character faces challenges- often combat. Shaman: Essentially a Priest who isn't as good with spells but fights better.Ĭustom: A character that can be a little bit of all of the above, customized based on your own design.Įach character has a set of skills that pertain to his or her character's job. Hedge Wizard: A low powered wizard with some healing capabilities. ![]() Rebel: Like a Ranger- good with Traps, Weapons and Lore. Sorcerer: Classic user of otherworldly Arts. Priest: Cleric type, uses healing magic but can fight with melee weapons Players take the role of a small group of classic RPG characters from the following list: Players will be trying to find active work (Quests) that will bring their party experience, fame and enough money for day to day expenses. The challenge of Avernum is to survive and thrive in this atmosphere. The setting of Avernum is a vast, underground empire that the player characters have been consigned to for some imagined slight against the ruling elite above ground. By “Old Fashioned”, I mean of an older era, when Ultima or SSI Gold Box AD&D were all the rage. Avernum: Escape from the Pit is an Ipad based RPG with a very old fashioned look and feel.
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