Olithum is a 2D* turn-based strategy role-playing game that takes place in a fantasy setting. After selecting/creating a character you advance through a series of areas, recruiting followers to your cause along the way, and using the weapons, items, and magic at your disposal to defeat other factions attempting to do the same.
* The game world is represented visually in a grid-based system. Actions are depicted with relatively simple animations, while most details are conveyed through a text window. Think of it as a complex SRPG board game
Adventure:
- Hundreds of unique enemies, and allies
- Thousands of items and spells
- Raid shops and steal wares
- Unique magic system where the power to cast spells is drawn from the surrounding environment
- Engaging storyline with multiple paths to victory
- Choose your next destination on a world map
Realism:
- Knowledge of the world, and everything in it, is based on a character's perceptive abilities
- Realistic line-of-sight based on the visibility and obstruction of every character and space
- Every character is controlled by a completely individual AI that acts based on a set of behavioral variables unique to the entity it controls
- Each AI's knowledge is limited to only what it can perceive about the environment, and plays the game by the exact same rules as the player
Options:
- Design your own character
- Try skirmish mode for some quick action
- Design your own world with the editor
As the game is still in development, the following requirements are tentative:
For more information, get the original Player's Guide here (significantly updated version not publicly available yet).
