Empire of the sinking sun by chrisb184

A classic RPG gamebook
IMPORTANT NOTE- This is an alpha version, changes are constantly being made and various features and changes are yet to happen. The game is being published in order to receive feedback to decide which changes should be made. Any feedback about combat balance would be appreciated as trying to get the balance right has been challenging.

I am searching for a team in order to make this text adventure and future projects into functioning games or apps, if you want to be part of this team then please contact me at [email protected]

Azengoth, a city once brimming with a busy and prosperous population now resembles a dark wasteland as the forces of chaos have consumed the land. These forces, now commanded by a being known only as the Overlord, the black fire mage, have plunged the bright lands of Azengoth into darkness as the sun itself seems to shy away from these now dark lands. Rumour is that the Overlord is planning an attack over the walls that have separated Azengoth and Arangate for many centuries. A hero is needed to cleanse these lands of darkness and restore light in these troubled times. You are that hero. You must battle your way through these treacherous lands and vanquish the Ovelord by plunging the dagger of light through his blackened heart.

For this game you will need somewhere to record your stats, inventory, mana and health. Also a 6 sided dice.
You may consume 1 provision every time a new option is selected if you have any. Each provision you consume will restore 3 health.
Spend gold wisely as there are very few chances to obtain more.
Use mana carefully as there are very few chances to restore it.

COMBAT RULES
Melee Damage = Strength + Dice roll + Weapon power - Enemy armour
If either the player or the opponent's total damage dealt is less than the armour of the combatant which they are attacking then remove two from the combatant who is being attacked's armour rating each time this happens.
The player's armour rating is restored at the end of the figh
Review TerryCakes
02 Nov 2025
Eh. Don't really like that you have to roll dice IRL and be in control of losing/winning as well is your inventory and stuff. Plus shops don't even have options at the start, and there is a LOT of reading. It's more like a mini story, and I'm looking for an interactive game/story.

Review Marsypwn
02 Apr 2018
I enjoyed this. It crashed maybe once or twice nothing a few saves along the way didn't fix. It flowed nicely, I liked that it was basically single player DnD.

Review ERER456123
11 Aug 2017
I think it would have been fun but It glitched and didn't let me get past pick a class.

Review gamersguy80
27 Nov 2016
It was really good :)

Review snazzy ray
22 Nov 2016
This game is really fun but all the weapon power for the monsters is too low.

Comment DarkLizerd
25 Aug 2016
First off...
The player should never be in control of the dice rolls and inventory control...

Review Swordsman42
23 Aug 2015
It doesn't let me choose a class even though there are classes in the game, Fix it please

Review Gaim145
15 Aug 2015
This game was seriously fun, but I beat the Overlord in 2 turns and the game without dying, do I would say add some stronger enemies to the game and bulk up the Overlord's stats and you would have a Fantastic game.

Review FloconSugar
09 May 2015
That was a great game for sure ! I died 2 times and then beat it yay !
The overlord was easy to beat because I had 6 basic strength (appears that I'm lucky with dice) add the warrior bonus, the battle axe and some scrolls that upgraded my weapon -> 14 damage
But still, it was awesome !
Maybe you should add some weapons for wizards and clerics though. Honestly I did not use any spell cause I had not that much intelligence in the end... (not telling that I'm silly)

Review Frankenshine
19 Apr 2015
just what I was looking for

Review Mypetdalek
06 Mar 2015
Not bad, but the game didn't tell me to note down the effects of my spells and so I had to start over. It would be a lot more convenient for the reader/player if you used scripts to track items.

Comment GJ
17 Feb 2015
Hey Chrisb! I send a email to you, offering company for your game. Maybe you want too see?

Review GJ
17 Feb 2015
Really good game! I love the dice-system and the writhing.
Very well done!

Review DaNiX88
17 Feb 2015
This is the best RPG game I've played on this site. The dice-rolling is well-used and only a 6-sided die is required. Great! I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that you could get through the game without attacking and killing all the enemies involved. That truly made the game feel like my own story. One criticism is an option at the beginning - if you were able to steal all the items, the game was significantly easier to play. However, it was only an option, so if you're an honest player, it doesn't take away from the game at all.

All in all, great job!! I'm highly looking forward to your next game!

Review xavplusplus
30 Jan 2015
I thought it was too easy sometimes but to hard in other spots but I did like it.

Comment Ranique
27 Jan 2015
Nok_
I killed him with the dagger of light thingy

Comment Ranique
27 Jan 2015
Jackgyver72 ,
along the way you will collect other stats this was all my stats at the end:
15 Mana
25 health
34 Agility
16 Intelligence
10 armour rating
3 power
7 strength


Good luck!!

Review Ranique
27 Jan 2015
The reading took awile and i did have to get to bed in the middle of playing it but otherwise
BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! i will try this over and over!!!!!!!!!!!!

17 Dec 2014
Very good game!

Review ejm29
03 Dec 2014
Great! Read my comment for the full review :)

Comment ejm29
03 Dec 2014
Hello. This a great game very well told story. But sadly i was unable to finish it as You have forgot to add the links to the "attack mangled creature" page.

The combat needs a lot of work. There are many things that need to be improved in combat. But apart for that its a fantastic game. Well done!

13 Nov 2014
I can't do a proper review, but the first few stores before you even leave town don't have purchase prompts? Kind of a bother

Review Dingo_12
13 Nov 2014
well... that was probably the best thing i have ever seen... CHECK OUT MY GAME "3 months later"!!!!

Comment Recuza
24 Sep 2014
This is awesome.
One question though.
How do you load?

Comment Nok_
11 Sep 2014
I had a lot of fun with this. My one problem was that combat was ridiculously easy - I killed the Overlord with a single Frostbolt.

Comment Jackgyver72
06 Sep 2014
How do I create my stats ? It only says how to have agility.

Review awsomethingy
22 Jul 2014
Undoubtedly the greatest text game I have ever played. I feel the need for you to make an expansion, or a small continuation. Maybe something like a Rebellion starts, and the Rebellion sacks the castle, the king is taken hostage, or killed, and you are stuck in the middle of the siege. So, you dawn your armor once more, and defeat the Rebellion. Either way, this game was fantastic, though the final boss was weak.

Anybody who wants a more challenging play-through:
-You can only get a maximum of 3 rations.
-Every time your armor is damaged, it can only regenerate 1 less of the original Armor Rating. Therefore if your armor is damaged, say twice in a fight, after the fight instead of returning to 11: it only returns to 9.
-Overlord has 22 HP.
-Also, you should be able to use the jumping potion on the lava stream, if you still have it.
-Also Also, in the shop where you can rob the gnome, if you check to see if he can use the weapons, there is a glitch where you HAVE to rob him.

Still the best text game I have played.

Comment dopplefanger
08 Jul 2014
Like this game very much! But don't you think spells are a bit underpowered, especially that you have a limited use of them?

Review heyyall3
09 Jun 2014
So fun great story

Comment The-L-Man
28 Mar 2014
I will also be makeing my game privet for a wile so i can get it to where i like it and it has a good amount of gameplay, i will keep you posted on it and my progress if you like. I am also most likely going to change the name of my game so i will also tell you that when i make my mind up. thanks

Comment The-L-Man
28 Mar 2014
hey just wanted to let you know that me and my friend are co creating a game by the name of The Wave Runner, it has not been published yet and most likely won't be for quite some time. Just wanted to let you know about it.

22 Mar 2014
I loved this RPG! If you know anything about programming you should make a real video game of this. Very detailed and a great, classic storyline, wonderful.

Comment The-L-Man
24 Feb 2014
ok will try that. Thanks :)

Comment chrisb184
24 Feb 2014
Personally I find it easier not to set a specific update day and update the content when it's ready, I feel it means better quality and it won't feel rushed

Comment The-L-Man
23 Feb 2014
I had to move the update day from monday back to wednesday, did not have enough time, darn.

Review JamesCrow
22 Feb 2014
Incrdible game, enjoyed every second!
loved the story best ive seen in a long time!

Comment The-L-Man
22 Feb 2014
ok thanks i got the application to work as well.

Comment chrisb184
22 Feb 2014
I do plan on making changes, adding images, adding new parts and other features and they gave you a spot in sandpit because they did not feel the game was complete enough I think but I don't have the application, I do it all online.

Comment The-L-Man
22 Feb 2014
Do you have the quest application on your pc, if you do how do you play gamebooks on it.

Comment The-L-Man
22 Feb 2014
They did not let me have a spot in the RPG section of the website insteast they gave me a sandpit section do you know why and how to fix this.

Comment The-L-Man
22 Feb 2014
Thanks and i did like the yogscast bit, do you plan on making changes to this game?

Comment chrisb184
22 Feb 2014
Also personally I write large chunks of story and then test the large chunk before releasing it, I found if I tried to update it daily then I often introduced game breaking bugs.

Comment chrisb184
22 Feb 2014
Yeahhh, I thought people might find the reference amusing and I did hope that eventually the yogscast might even play it

Comment The-L-Man
22 Feb 2014
Also i was wondering if i should do weekly updates with a large amount of content or daily up dates with a small amount of content.

Comment The-L-Man
22 Feb 2014
I was wondering did you get the part where Hamhock is in the shack from yogsquest the D&D thing the yogscast did?

Comment chrisb184
22 Feb 2014
Also thanks for crediting the combat system on your game, if you have any feedback on any ways to improve the combat system when you use it then it would be much appreciated if you could pass on the wisdom.

Comment chrisb184
22 Feb 2014
Oh sorry, that's my bad, I thought you had just done it without asking, I have no problem with you using the combat system as long as you don't copy the story but if you want some advice then I'm happy to help

Review Claire6129
21 Feb 2014
Loved it. Loved it. LOVED IT!!!!!
Ps, check out some of my games, I think you'll like "The Perfect World." Warning, it isn't finished….

Comment The-L-Man
21 Feb 2014
Hay man i guess you must have not gotten my comment earlier asking if i could use your combat system. basicly what it said was i would just copy and past what you had in your description and wait until you responded so the combat could work but if you did not accept i would get rid of it and change it. Sorry, though you had read it and decided that it was ok.

Review Rob2147
21 Feb 2014
really enjoyed this game, good to see an excellent new gamebook

Review The-L-Man
18 Feb 2014
This was the best game i have played in a wile it makes me think of D&D but i think the combat could have been a bit more difficult. But all in all a great story and great fun.

Review magnificus
06 Jan 2014
VERY FREAKING GOOD!!!!!!!!

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