Eschalon: Book I
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| Developer(s) | Basilisk Games |
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Steam Desura gog.com |
| Series | Eschalon |
| Engine | BlitzMax |
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| Release date(s) | November 19, 2007 (Windows) December 11, 2007 (Mac OS X) December 21, 2007 (Linux) |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Eschalon: Book I is an isometric turn-based role-playing video game by Basilisk Games. In the style of classic role-playing video games, it features a large and openly explorable game world, comprehensive management of character stats and skills, and a non-linear storyline. It is scheduled to be the first in a trilogy of games set in the fantasy world of Eschalon.
The game was released for Windows on November 19, 2007. Customers could buy a digital download or a CD Version. The Macintosh version was released on December 11 of the same year, with only a digital download available. The Linux version then came on December 21, again only with the option of a digital download. On January 14, 2008 Thomas Riegsecker, the owner of Basilisk Games made an announcement that any CD Versions sent out will now contain all three versions of Eschalon: Book I.
A sequel, Eschalon: Book II, was released on May 12, 2010 for Windows, with the Linux and Mac OS X versions following on May 26.
Eschalon: Book I is played from an isometric perspective with turn-based combat. The player controls one character which is created at the beginning of the game. The story revolves around your character who is suffering from amnesia. He discovers a land that has been affected by war and begins a quest to find out who he is. At the character creation screen, the computer rolls a random number between 7 and 14 for each attribute which are: Strength, Dexterity, Endurance, Speed, Intelligence, Wisdom, Perception and Concentration. The player has 15 points to distribute between the attributes, and can make the computer roll the numbers again. There are five classes, 24 individual skills and five different origins and beliefs allowing for a wide range of different characters.
Throughout the game the player will come across numerous NPCs that offer services, information and quests.
The game begins in the abandoned village of Elderhollow, with the player character suffering from amnesia. A simple search of the ruined house you wake up in turns up a sealed note. Whoever wrote the note claims to know who you are, and compels you to head north east to the village of Aridell, to meet a man by the name of Maddock and claim a small package he has been safeguarding for you. With nothing else to go on, the player arrives in Aridell and receives the package from Maddock. Inside is a small bag full of coins, and another sealed note. This new note elaborates on your situation, that your memory was erased with a special serum and that you were placed into hiding for your own protection. The writer continues, that if the player wants to know his real identity he must retrieve his amulet from Eversleep Cemetery, found to the north. After retrieving the amulet from the coffin of the recently deceased aristocrat Adler Keldam, the writer asks you to find a woman by the name of Lilith who lives in Tangletree Forest, in the "Heart of the Woods" and show her the amulet.
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