Pool of Radiance

Pool of Radiance

1988 Marionette

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About Pool of Radiance

Pool of Radiance is an adventure and Role-playing (RPG) game developed by Marionette and published by Pony Canyon, released on 1 October 1988.

Located on the northern shore of the Moonsea in the Forgotten Realms, the fabled city of Phlan had been overrun by monsters led by a mysterious leader. Your quest: discover the identity of this evil force and rid Phlan of its scourge. Pool of Radiance represents the first in a line of software created by SSI in collaboration with TSR - the producer of the legendary Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing system.

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Located on the northern shore of the Moonsea, the fabled city of Phlan has been overrun by monsters led by a mysterious leader. Your quest: uncover the identity of this evil force and rid Phlan of its scourge, restoring the city to its former glory. Along the way, you hope to find the legendary Pool of Radiance, said to glow with its own mystical power. Does it really give tremendous strength to the warrior who bathes in its magic waters? Or is that just an elfin myth? Before you meet the challenges ahead, you must create your characters and choose their races and battle skills. Then, set off on your glorious quest to drive out the monsters and let civilization reign once more!

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Gameplay

Specs

Genres

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) RPG Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / IsometricFirst personThird person

Engine

Gold Box

Series

All Dungeons & Dragons games in release order · 56

Tags

Best single-player gamesBest fantasy gamesBest first-person games

Rankings

Best RPG games on PCBest RPG games on MacBest PC games

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