Description

This is the first part of a computer trilogy of Germany´s most popular and successful P&P-RPG "Das Schwarze Auge".

You can create a party of six characters to explore a lovely crafted world called Aventurien. Each player is represented by a very detailed skill and attribute system, which is as complex as the well known AD&D game system.

In the first part of the trilogy, it is your task to stop Orkish hordes from plundering human settlements in the borderlands of Aventurien. Therefore you´ll have to recover a mysterious sword forged by cyclops, called "Die Schicksalsklinge (=Blade of Destiny)". Little is known about this sword and it will take a while to discover it and its secrets.


Alternate Titles

  • "天命之劍" -- Chinese title (traditional)
  • "DSA 1" -- Common German abbreviation
  • "Das Schwarze Auge: Die Schicksalsklinge" -- German title

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Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny DOS $9.95  
ebay.com
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny    
GOG
Realms of Arkania 1+2 $5.99  
Realms of Arkania 3 $5.99  
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User Reviews

The Dawn of the best RPG-Series on PCs DOS Boston81 (71)

The Press Says

Amiga Format Amiga Sep, 1993 91 out of 100 91
PC Joker DOS Mar, 1992 90 out of 100 90
Amiga Joker Amiga May, 1992 90 out of 100 90
Abandonia DOS May 19, 2004 4 out of 5 80
Power Play DOS Jul, 1992 78 out of 100 78
The One Amiga Sep, 1993 73 out of 100 73
Datormagazin Amiga Aug, 1993 69 out of 100 69
The Good Old Days DOS May 29, 2008 4 out of 6 67
PC Player (Germany) DOS May, 1994 48 out of 100 48
Games Master Amiga Sep, 1993 32 out of 100 32

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Trivia

The first release of the game was very bug pestered. You could get crashes simply by taking one route in travel, seemingly at random. They fixed that later, though.

They didn't even get the copy protection right: they included a VERY annoying doc check from the manual AND a large color map ("what town is north/south/east/west of that town"). But the manual was misprinted so some questions had the wrong answers. They included a correction sheet which made the protection even more stupid. In some cases, even correct answers to the map questions were accounted as wrong.


This entry was contributed by Xoleras (66951) and Alexander Schaefer (2347)
 

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