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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance

1988 · PC-8800 Series · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Sharp X1 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac · DOS · Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS)

79IGDB player score
25 ratings

About this game

Located on the northern shore of the Moonsea in the Forgotten Realms, the fabled city of Phlan had been overrun by monsters led by a mysterious leader. Your quest: discover the identity of this evil force and rid Phlan of its scourge. Pool of Radiance represents the first in a line of software created by SSI in collaboration with TSR - the producer of the legendary Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing system.

Located on the northern shore of the Moonsea, the fabled city of Phlan has been overrun by monsters led by a mysterious leader. Your quest: uncover the identity of this evil force and rid Phlan of its scourge, restoring the city to its former glory. Along the way, you hope to find the legendary Pool of Radiance, said to glow with its own mystical power. Does it really give tremendous strength to the warrior who bathes in its magic waters? Or is that just an elfin myth? Before you meet the challenges ahead, you must create your characters and choose their races and battle skills. Then, set off on your glorious quest to drive out the monsters and let civilization reign once more!

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Game facts

Release date

Oct 1, 1988

Developer

Strategic Simulations

Publisher

Pony Canyon, Strategic Simulations

Platforms

PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Sharp X1, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure

Themes

Fantasy

Game modes

Single player

Franchise

Dungeons & Dragons, Forgotten Realms

Perspective

First person, Third person, Bird view / Isometric

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