![]() ![]() Icewind Dale lacks tutorials so I had to figure out how to do things completely on my own which is more difficult than you may think. At the end of the game is a rather hair-raising conclusion so keep your eyes peeled! There are 6 acts and each one can take several hours depending on how much resting and backtracking you do. I was hyped when I reached a new act because it meant I'd finally find out what happens next in my journey. There's not much dialogue and the cutscenes are few and far between. From there, you must find the reason for worsening weather, increased monster sightings, and disappearing villagers. In the prologue, you and your band of heroes go on an expedition to investigate some disturbances that befall the town of Kuldahar, a place of sanctuary where the Great Oak provides warmth and protection from harsh winters. Spoilers: she's an ancient god posing as a little girl to manipulate people At the highest level, you can use level 7 spells which are the strongest. Once you get an extra level or 2, you can use any of the level 2 spells of which there are also 10. Your spellcasting characters start with around 10 spells but those are only the level 1 spells. If you want healing spells, you'll need a good-aligned cleric or druid while mages have access to more arcane magic. ![]() Keep in mind, not all characters can cast spells for example, fighters and thieves can't cast spells at all. After you use all your spellcasts, you have to rest in the radial menu. Also, you can pause at any time and you'll still be able to give your party orders.Ĭasting spells is a little bit trickier as you can only cast 1 spell per day for a new character but you'll earn more casts as you level up. There's a lot of dice-rolling behind the scenes but you don't need to worry about that. Icewind Dale has a real-time combat system where you tell your fighters to attack the enemies and they'll do so automatically. Meanwhile, AC reduces the accuracy of your opponents' attacks. Basically, THAC0 is accuracy and the lower it is, the better. You'll see words like AC and THAC0 so be sure to read up on the rules first. v1d30chumz 194-143-137-78Ĭombat also follows 2nd edition D&D rules. Humans can dual-class but not other races such as elves, half-elves, gnomes, and dwarves (with a few exceptions). XP is shared among all characters in your party so the fewer party members you have, the faster you'll level up. Anyway, you can make a party of up to 6 characters and it's possible to beat Icewind Dale with as many or as few characters as you'd like. I hope I didn't miss a character class because there are a lot. Thieves and bards are also fun supporting characters. You have fighters, paladins, and monks for your melee fighters mages, clerics, druids, sorcerers, illusionists, and shamans for your spellcasters and rangers as a specialist ranged character. Icewind Dale uses the 2nd edition Dungeons & Dragons rule set. ![]() □ Time for a new adventure in the town of Easthaven!īefore you begin, you have to create your party. │ For your benefit, Video Chums doesn't indiscriminately promote press releases, Kickstarter campaigns, or industry-fed rumours. Now, the Planescape Torment and Icewind Dale two-in-one pack is out for consoles but is it worth your time if you're a fan of classic RPGs? Icewind Dale is one of the Infinity Engine games by Black Isle Studios. Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition is also available for PS4 and Nintendo Switch Reviewed by Alex Legard playing an Xbox One on October 24, 2019 ![]()
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