Blood & Magic

Box front of Blood & Magic

Details

Released
November 25, 1996
Developer
Tachyon
Publisher
Interplay Productions, Inc.
Genre
Action, Strategy / RTS
Players
Up to 2; single player, multiplayer
Type
Commercial
Rating
E - Everyone
Platform
MS-DOS
Pack
eXoDOS
Manual
Included in the pack (PDF)

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Screenshots

Title screen of Blood & Magic
Title screen
Gameplay of Blood & Magic
Gameplay

About this game

Blood & Magic is a real-time strategy game focused on unit management rather than base construction. It uses the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons license (and thus has AD&D type units) and takes place in the Forgotten Realms AD&D setting. There are five separate storyline scenarios of increasing difficulty with three missions per scenario, playable from the side of both factions each, for a total of 30 missions in the game.

The game is tile-based with a 2D top-down perspective. The player starts out with the ability to create Basal Golems, around which the game revolves since they generate your sole source of power: mana. By spending mana they can be transformed into stronger fighter units or, less frequently, into buildings. The various types of terrain affect combat & movement; magical items may be found on the battlefield (and the enemy does use them, too!).

Also known as

AD&D Blood & MagicWorld

Collections

Collection
D&D / AD&D licenseesForgotten Realms world
Playlist
Remote MultiplayerSound Canvas
Theme
Fantasy