Karkoth's Keep

Karkoth's Keep is a video game in the role-playing (rpg) genre developed by Indecs Services, Inc. and published by Indecs Services, Inc. originally released in 1983. It is currently playable on DOS.

Karkoth's Keep is a dungeon-crawler set in a fantasy realm, whose Royal House of Quilan was extinguished generations ago by the undead witch-king Karkoth. You, a descendant of the noble dynasty, delve into the dungeons beneath Krakoth's keep in search of the magical sword Ramdahl, with which to defeat the evil usurper.

Attributes are determined by random rolls, and grant bonuses or penalties along with the choice of race (Greyelf, Dwarf, Human, Halfelf, or Highelf) and profession (Ranger, Fighter, Cleric, Magic-User, Gedi, or Monk) - not all of which can be combined. The adventure begins in the city of Nosar, your base of operations; it has hotels, stores, taverns, and a hospital for all your basic CRPG needs. The path to the Fortress must be guessed by communicating with the townspeople.

In the Fortress dungeon, only your current line of sight is visible; quirks such as hidden teleports make the journey non-linear. The rumored Endless Staircase connects all ten levels of the dungeon, with the coveted sword hidden somewhere in the deepest four. Along the way, randomly encountered monsters will do their best to make the seeker's life unpleasant (and short) - fortunately, battle and exploration reward you with treasures, which take many forms: valuables, weapons, magic items, and other opportunities for good or bad luck. Spells (for characters who can use them) and magic scrolls provide further help, and food is not to be forgotten either.

Character development follows the standard practice of automatically leveling up through experience points gained in combat, though you can also trade gold for them when you enter or leave the dungeon. Getting killed will have the unpleasant effect of deleting your character's file from the game disc.

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