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''Incursion: Halls of the Goblin King'' is a freeware roguelike game based on (but not strictly adherant to) the mechanics of the d20 system made available under the Open Game License by Wizards of the Coast.
''Incursion: Halls of the Goblin King'' is a freeware roguelike game based on (but not strictly adherant to) the mechanics of the d20 system made available under the Open Game License by Wizards of the Coast.
The game boasts 9 races, 10 classes, 45 skills, and 17 gods all of them very well described and implemented and requiring totally different strategies to be played effectively though one can also decide to play as an atheist or a polytheist.


According to the developer, ''Incursion: Halls of the Goblin King'' is "a promo game for the upcoming roguelike epic ''Incursion: Return of the Forsaken''", which will feature overland map, multiple dungeons, towns, more prestige classes and other features. At the moment, Incursion features only a single multilevel dungeon. ''Return of the Forsaken'' is slated for release in 2011.
According to the developer, ''Incursion: Halls of the Goblin King'' is "a promo game for the upcoming roguelike epic ''Incursion: Return of the Forsaken''", which will feature overland map, multiple dungeons, towns, more prestige classes and other features. At the moment, Incursion features only a single multilevel dungeon. ''Return of the Forsaken'' is slated for release in 2011.
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The great tech doc about the game is provided [http://www.incursion-roguelike.org/TechPaper%20(Web%20Version).htm here]. It had to be useful in roguelike development.
The great tech doc about the game is provided [http://www.incursion-roguelike.org/TechPaper%20(Web%20Version).htm here]. It had to be useful in roguelike development.
The game boasts 9 races, 10 classes, 45 skills, and 17 gods all of them very well described and implemented and requiring totally different strategies to be played effectively. One can also decide to play as an atheist or a polytheist, naturally.


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 21:57, 10 January 2011

Incursion
Beta Project
Developer Julian Mensch
Theme Fantasy
Influences Omega, D20
Released 2007 Jul 28
Updated 2010 Jan 21 (0.6.9I)
Licensing Freeware
P. Language C++
Platforms Windows, Linux, Mac
Interface
Game Length 10-20 hours
Official site of Incursion


Incursion: Halls of the Goblin King is a freeware roguelike game based on (but not strictly adherant to) the mechanics of the d20 system made available under the Open Game License by Wizards of the Coast.

The game boasts 9 races, 10 classes, 45 skills, and 17 gods all of them very well described and implemented and requiring totally different strategies to be played effectively though one can also decide to play as an atheist or a polytheist.

According to the developer, Incursion: Halls of the Goblin King is "a promo game for the upcoming roguelike epic Incursion: Return of the Forsaken", which will feature overland map, multiple dungeons, towns, more prestige classes and other features. At the moment, Incursion features only a single multilevel dungeon. Return of the Forsaken is slated for release in 2011.

The developer has stated that the source code will be released at some point in the future.

The great tech doc about the game is provided here. It had to be useful in roguelike development.

External links