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Skald: Against the Black Priory - Prologue: A Dark Fantasy RPG Experience

Awaken on a desolate shore, the stench of the sea mixing with the grim reality of drowned men. You've miraculously landed on Idra, a land where survival demands every ounce of your skill. Prepare to unravel the eldritch mysteries surrounding the Black Priory, and pray you can maintain your sanity in this Lovecraftian nightmare.

About This Retro RPG Prologue

Skald: Against the Black Priory - Prologue offers a taste of the full old-school roleplaying game, expertly blending modern design principles with a captivating narrative, presented in authentic 8-bit graphics. Experience a dark fantasy world teeming with tragic heroes, brutal encounters, and cosmic horror inspired by Lovecraft. This prologue provides a glimpse into an engaging, branching story coupled with exploration and crunchy, tactical, turn-based combat familiar to classic RPG enthusiasts, yet innovative enough to captivate new players.

What Awaits in the Prologue

Venture into the initial hours of gameplay, exploring the accursed isle of Idra. The prologue provides roughly 1-2 hours of gameplay, allowing you to experiment with core game mechanics and preview many of the full game's exciting features. Please note that save files from the prologue will not be compatible with the main game upon release.

Features (Coming in the Full Game)

The complete Skald: Against the Black Priory experience will include:

Lovingly Crafted Retro-Style Art:

• Immerse yourself in a richly illustrated world brought to life with thousands of hand-drawn pixel art tiles and images.
• Enjoy a color palette inspired by the iconic Commodore 64 computer.
• Enhance your experience with an optional CRT filter for that authentic old-school feel.

Deep Character Creation:

• Craft your protagonist and assemble a diverse party from a roster of characters, each possessing unique skill sets, motivations, and personalities.
• Select from a range of classes and backgrounds, and develop your characters with feats, spells, and equipment as you progress from level 1 to 20.

Crunchy Tactical Combat:

• Engage in challenging, fast-paced, turn-based and grid-based combat encounters.
• Customize your experience with adjustable difficulty and feedback settings. Or, if you prefer, use 'auto-resolve' to watch your party battle through hordes of enemies.

A Richly Detailed, Living World:

• Explore the expansive realms of Freymark and the Outer Isles, where your decisions will shape the fate of the entire region.
• Immerse yourself in the branching narrative, or embrace the life of a mercenary, tackling varied side quests and encounters. The main plot will be there when you're ready.
• Manage your party, establish camps, recruit hirelings, journey by land and sea, and engage with powerful factions and their distinct visions for the world.

Become Part of a Fantastic Community:

• Skald's development was made possible through crowdfunding, and the game already boasts a passionate and welcoming community.
• Participate in Skald's Early Access to communicate directly with the developer, preview upcoming features, provide feedback, and help shape the game.
• Following the full game's launch, the powerful tools used to create the game will be made available to the community to encourage modding and content creation.

The Story of Skald: A Dream Come True

Skald represents the passion project of a single Norwegian developer, AL.

AL yearned for the thrill of immersive classic games like 'Ultima', 'Magic Candle', 'Wasteland', and the Gold Box series. Recognizing a void in the market for modern roleplaying games that captured the charm of the early 90s, he took on the mission to create his dream game.

Fueled by dedication, AL embarked on creating the game he always wanted to play.

The overwhelming support received through a successful Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaign with 700 backers, along with a growing community of dedicated fans, confirms he made the right choice.