Players may negotiate with each other to exchange money, material goods, or diplomatic capital (but not technology ), and to enter into treaties and alliances however, the ability to do so must first be researched. The number of quests available increases over time as adventuring technologies are unlocked. Both may be fought for experience and treasure, although attacking civilians decreases the sovereign's reputation. Quests and useful items are scattered randomly across the land, as are wandering monsters and neutral characters the latter may be hired with gildar, the game's currency. Combat takes place on a separate tactical map, although battles may normally be auto-resolved. Units may be combined into armies to fight more dangerous or numerous opponents. Each character in the game is individually named and outfitted through a character editor, with statistics increasing with experience. Cities can be improved to provide additional space or generate money, resources or prestige (a factor in population growth ).Įlemental incorporates many features of role-playing video games. Influence over land and resources is gained by founding cities, introducing the ability to train characters and research spells and technologies. Players control a pre-built or custom sovereign and belong to a faction each has characteristics affecting gameplay. Forge pieces may be quested for, or created by learning and casting the Spell of Making, requiring control of all elemental shards. Outside the campaign, players win by conquering or allying with other factions, or rebuilding the Forge. Gameplay Įlemental has a single-player campaign, minimal support for multiplayer, no local play (LAN) (despite being advertised), and nonlinear 'sandbox' gameplay. Human kingdoms sometimes band together against the empires of the Fallen, but each faction strives for ultimate dominance.

A century later, the player leads a faction of humans or Fallen (corrupted life-forms created by the Titans ) in a still-devastated world, able to renew it with magic – or pervert it to their will. Įnsuing battles lead to the destruction of the Forge, and ultimately the land itself. In time, human channelers arose to challenge the Titans.

At first, only they could use the magic within the shards.

While engaged in civil war, the Titans imprison the world's magic in a number of elemental shards. Immortal beings known as the Titans were attracted to the world by construction of the reality-warping Forge of the Overlord, an artifact able to create magical items. The game is set in a world once filled with magic, which comes to form the basis of human civilization.

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