The Amulet

The Amulet is a video game in the role-playing (rpg) genre and published by Numenor Microsystems originally released in 1983. It is currently playable on DOS.

The Amulet is set in the fantasy land of Osbeorht, which is in the hands of the demon wizard Eoghan and a brotherhood of necromancers. However, a brave adventurer sets out on a journey to set things right. To defeat evil, he needs to travel through Osbeorht and find a series of artifacts said to have been created by Prince Beorth, ruler in more pleasant times: an amulet, six stones of power and a helmet.

After choosing one of five classes (which only influence strengths and weaknesses), the player begins the journey on the single-screen map of Osbeorth. Each turn, the player moves one field and finds nothing, finds a treasure or a monster. The latter initiates combat (unless the player surprises the monster and chooses to avoid it) which is basically a sequence of dice rolls. When the player attacks, he can choose to use the sword (aiming at the head, body or limbs) or a spell. Each monster has two stats (combat strength and psi power) that should influence the player's choice: a monster without psi power just laughs at spells. If the choice is delayed too long, the turn is lost. Player and monster trade blows until one of them dies; when the player wins, experience points are awarded. More powerful spells can be obtained after gaining enough experience.

Otherwise, there are also special places to visit on the map: there is a safe path without monster encounters, as well as so-called secondary stages, for example, a swamp or the necromancer's castle. Entering them opens a new map to explore. There are also two friendly castles on the main map that allow you to save your game. The game calculates a score based on treasures found and experience gained.

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