- SwordThrust
Infobox VG
title = SwordThrust
developer = Donald Brown
publisher =CE Software
designer = Donald Brown
engine =
released =1981
genre =Adventure / RPG
modes =Single player
ratings = N/A
platforms = Apple II
media = 5¼" disk
requirements =
input = Keyboard"SwordThrust" is an interactive
text adventure game for the Apple II computer, created by Donald Brown and published byCE Software in1981 . It consists of seven separate adventures (each sold separately) and is the commercial successor to Brown's "Eamon" (1980).Premise
Players take on the role of a warrior/adventurer in the magical, feudal world of Diurla. Play begins at the Main Hall of the Guild of Free Rogues, where the player creates a character, buys equipment and learns spells before venturing out to gain wealth and experience. Each scenario has a different goal, and typically a time limit. A save option is available, allowing the player to suspend the game and pick it up later.
Adventures
Seven separate adventures were released for the "SwordThrust" system:
# "The King's Testing Ground" by Donald Brown. Intended for "beginning rogues", this adventure is the equivalent of Eamon's "Beginners Cave" and contains relatively easy opponents.
# "The Vampyre Caves" by Donald Brown
# "The Kidnappers Cove" by Donald Brown
# "The Case of the Sultan's Pearl" by Donald Brown
# "The Green Plague" by Donald Brown
# "The Eternal Curse" by Donald Brown
# "The Hall of Alchemie" by Peter WitykReception
A review in
Computer Gaming World praised the game's deviance from the typicalDungeons & Dragons character class system, instead allowing a character to advance in any skill, closer in style toRuneQuest . [Citation
last = Maloy
first = Deirdre
year= 1982
title= The SwordThrust series: A survey
periodical=Computer Gaming World
issue= Jan-Feb 1982
pages= 2]ee also
* "Eamon", the non-commercial predecessor to "SwordThrust".
References
External links
* [http://www.eamontales.com/ Donald Brown, Creator of Eamon]
* [http://www.eamonag.org/ Eamon Adventurer's Guild Online]
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