Description
Loosely based on
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by
Stephen R. Donaldson,
The Land is a role-playing game where the player will create a character and explore towns, villages and dungeons of
The Land. The actual plot of
The Land is revealed to the player by playing through the game and no prologue is given. The top-down view of the game allows you to see areas you've explored and ones you have not. Interaction with characters is simple in that all you need to do is walk toward them.
Creating your character is an important part of this game just like many other role-playing games. After picking the age and gender of your character you will determine their class. The classes of
The Land are: Loreslaat who are the most powerful but hardest to advance, Rhadhamaerl who are devoted to stones and cast incredible stone based spells, Lilianrill who are devotional to woods and cast wood spells, Bloodguard of the Haruchai race who do not sleep and are fearless and will run into combat without armor or weapons, the Ramen who are tenders of the Ranyhyn the great horses, Warwards who are the basic fighter class, and the Giants who naturally deliver really strong hits. All characters are given a "Service" which is their oath to follow throughout the course of the game. If a character behaves against their service they will not advance as well and will be slow to level up.
The action of traveling is the same for the combat system. Battles and dungeons are generated randomly. As you explore the land you will suddenly find yourself on a battle field. The enemy will take as many steps as you will so if you choose to run and fight another day it is possible to do so. Some enemies you come up to are quite powerful so remember that you can save anywhere and anytime. As you walk up to an enemy you will use your main melee attack and can bring down a list of spells if you'd like to use them. Loot left behind after a battle is picked up in the same manner by walking over it. Items left behind and available for purchase or trade are; food, magic items, armor, and weapons.
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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Depeche Mike Isguder 
(15570) on May 15, 2008.
