Blood & Magic

Description

Blood & Magic is a real-time strategy game in which the emphasis is placed more on the control of individual units than on the development of bases. It takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting that is used for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, and it uses the license for that game, thus it features units that are similar to those used in that game. There are five distinct storyline situations, each with an increasing level of difficulty; there are three missions associated with each scenario; and the missions associated with each scenario can be played from the perspective of either faction, for a total of 30 missions throughout the game.

The gameplay is centered on tiles and takes place from a top-down 2D perspective. The player begins the game with the capacity to make Basal Golems, which are the center of the gameplay experience because they are responsible for the generation of your only source of power, mana. It is possible to change these units into more powerful fighting units or, much less frequently, into buildings by expending mana. It is possible to find magical artifacts on the battlefield, and the adversary does make use of them as well. The different types of terrain have an impact on both movement and warfare.