Legend has it that the 'Oracle's Breath' is a powerful relic. Whosoever possesses the trinket can write his own fate. 'Rumors often exceed the truth,' you smirk to yourself. It is no surprise, however, that one day, Caius, a powerful merchant, approaches your group and makes a very lucrative offer. 'Return the Oracle's Breath to me, and I will pay each one...
This is a programmed paragraph-based adventure game with tactical combat. It is very similar to, and compatible with, Melee and Wizard of Metagaming's The Fantasy Trip. Legends of the Ancient World is the fantasy genre series of these games from Dark City Games. Emerald Twilight is a jungle themed adventure in the series. It is designed to play very well...
Shadows in the Dark is a pre-programmed, paragraph-based adventure in the Legends of the Ancient World series by Dark City Games. The game includes an adventure book (which contains the story and the rules), game counters, and a map used to resolve combat. Players create and customize their characters, follow the adventure making decisions that will...
Only in the harshest of times, do you take these meager jobs. But now here you are, preparing the dead man for burial before the moon rises. The forest is dark and miserable--regrettable that you are here. You recall your last days in town--the posting in the town square--which led you to the humble home of the carpenter. The pay didn't sell you; it was...
Ebon Rebirth is a programmed adventure using Dark City Games Legends of the Ancient World rule set. These rules provide gameplay very similar to that of Melee and Wizard from Metagaming. This adventure is compatible with those games as well. Battles are fought with counters on a hex map that is included with the game. From the publisher: "...You are here...
Upon the Wind is a programmed adventure using Dark City Games Legends of the Ancient World rule set. These rules provide gameplay very similar to that of Melee and Wizard from Metagaming. This adventure is compatible with those games as well. Battles are fought with counters on a hex map that is included with the game. From the publisher: "...You surmise...
Grudgingly, you take the assignment to rescue the relative of a trusted friend. Unfortunately, the relative is held at Punisher's Keep, the local Lord's prison, where the worst criminals in the land are held, and tortured. Some say that the Chief Inquisitor also conducts cruel experiments on the victims, but that may just be rumor... Punisher'S Keep...
Once, the Old Ones ruled the earth. Today, they are mostly forgotten, aside from a few die-hard cults and scattered passages in moldy tomes. But suddenly, there is a rise in the activities of those who remember... a ripple in reality... Echoes of the Old Ones is a three-part adventure. Each part can be played in an evening, and may be played separately or...
Terrors of the Night includes three programmed adventures using Dark City Games' Legends of the Ancient World rule set. These rules provide gameplay very similar to that of Melee and Wizard from Metagaming. This adventure is compatible with those games as well. Battles are fought with counters on a hex map that is included with the game. —user summary...
As far back as time itself, the plain has been your home. Home, but a hostile home at best. Cold wind tears across a desolate expanse, where few animals roam, and only sparse and thorny weeds grow. The few reservoirs of life are the scattered thermal lakes that dot the expanse. But even these are dangerous. Though the lakes bring life, they also bring...
Legends of the Seas is a family-friendly, narrative-driven game that takes you aboard a ship to experience adventures and battle pirates. You play as the shipmates of the Arrow! Amid the crash of the waves and the thunder of cannons, you are the last stand against the ocen and its armies. Take the helm, man the cannons, patch the hull... for only your...
Legends of the Wulin is a board-game of Wuxia adventure and drama set in the genre-loyal universe of Ancient China. In this game players take on the role of Wuxia heroes – men and women who pursue their virtuous goals through the perfection of their martial abilities. Players complete quests in support of their individual (and secret) goals, fight bandits...