Lords of Magic

In the fantasy world of Urak, the followers of eight different religions are constantly fighting each other. One of them is Balkoth, known as the Lord of Death, who worships the dark deity Golgoth. Balkoth has sworn to destroy all other religions in the name of his own god. The other lords must expand their ranks and defend themselves against the mad zealot. Lords of Magic is a strategy game that combines turn-based exploration and resource management with real-time combat. The player can choose to control one of the lords opposing Balkoth. Each nation (faith) commanded by a prince has its own specific units. Before the player goes on the offensive, he/she must liberate a major temple for the faith of his/her choice. They must also build a fortress, expand the nation's capital and recruit troops. The troops are led by a champion, who is the "hero" of the game. This hero can be either a warrior, a thief or a mage and has the classic advantages and disadvantages of these classes: The warrior is good at close combat, the thief can sabotage enemy armies and the physically weak mage can cast devastating spells. The isometric battles take place in real time, whereby the result of a battle can be calculated immediately depending on the statistics of the participants.