Stonekeep
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| Developer(s) | Interplay Productions |
| Publisher(s) | Interplay Productions |
| Designer(s) | Christopher Taylor (game designer) |
| Release date(s) | 1995 |
| Genre(s) | Role Playing Game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Platform(s) | Windows 95 |
| Media | CD-ROM |
| Input | Keyboard, Joystick |
Stonekeep is a 1995 computer role-playing game for DOS by Interplay Entertainment. It is a first-person dungeon adventure with pre-rendered environments and live-action cinematic sequences.
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[edit] Story
Stonekeep is centered on a hero, Drake. During the Devastation of the world by the evil god Khull-Khuum, Drake the boy was saved from his castle by a mysterious figure. Years later, Drake returns to the ruins Stonekeep and the goddess Thera sends his spirit out of his body into the ruins itself to explore, reclaim the land, and defeat Khull-Khuum.
Along the way, Drake makes many friends, including Farli, Karzak, and Dombur the dwarves, the great dragon Vermatrix, a temple of Sharga, the mysterious Wahooka, and even a troupe of faerie players.
You will find yourself up against increasingly stronger enemies. You first encounter giant ants and shargas (goblins), but eventually find yourself fighting skeletons made of shadow, a beautiful yet wicked witch called Ice Queen threatening the faeries, and ultimately Khull-Khuum himself. As your enemies become stronger, your skills are further developed and you find stronger weapons.
[edit] Magic
Stonekeep features an elaborate 'Magick' system where four types of runes are inscribed onto a spellcaster: Mannish, Fae, Throggish, and Meta.
Stonekeep's mythology revolves around a variety of Gods associated with planets of the solar system In order, they are Helion (Mercury), Aquila (Venus), Thera (Earth), Azrael (Mars), Marif (Jupiter), Afri (Saturn), Saffrini (Uranus), Yoth-Soggoth (Neptune) the Master of Magick, and Kor-Soggoth (Pluto) the Brother to Magick.
[edit] Trivia
Stonekeep was packaged in an elaborate gravestone-style illustrated box and came with a white hardback novella, "Thera Awakening," coauthored by Steve Jackson and David Pulver.
Interplay's own Black Isle Studios worked on a sequel called "Stonekeep 2: Godmaker" for five years before cancelling it in 2001.
If you use a bow with arrows and Azreal's orb for fast attacks, you can create an invincible weapon against enemies. (Almost invincible)
