Fateward

You are Aric, raised at the edge of the kingdom and bound for the city to begin an adventurer's life. The first quest is simple. What follows it is not. The course you take, and what you become on the journey, is yours to decide. A branching tale. Choices carry weight. Dialogue, deeds, and the roads you take fork the story. The game remembers each choice you make, and outcomes shift to match. You are free to choose. Not free of the consequences. Conversations in motion. Every exchange plays in film. They speak, you choose, Aric answers. Some replies demand a roll of the dice, and some appear only if you have the stats, the items, or the knowledge to earn them. Astareth. A sentient sword that speaks through telepathy. Forged from a meteor and sealed away for centuries, he returns to the world with opinions about everything. He counsels, he mocks, he remembers what the world forgot. Dice skill checks. True RPG bones beneath the film. Your stats govern your odds. Active checks roll a d20 in the open against the challenge you face. Passive checks decide what you notice and what slips past you. Turn-based battles. Unique cinematic footage for every encounter. Sword in one hand, magic in the other. Fight in rounds: attack, cast a spell, or use an item, and turn the tide with buffs and debuffs. Explore freely. Streets, ruins, and wilds hiding older secrets. Move in first person, interact in third. Examine what catches your eye, question who you meet, choose where to go next. Hidden paths and forgotten artifacts wait for those who look twice. Create your character and shape him to fit how you play. Level up on the road, learn spells found in the world or chosen at crossroads, and equip items that strengthen you in different ways. An original soundtrack follows the journey, and most encounters carry a theme of their own. The fate of the world is yours to shape.