Lead a mercenary company seeking fame and fortune. Be honorable and help defend the kingdom or take contracts to those who pay the most. Rise to the top of the mercenary chain in this medieval story based around the events of The Great Tournament.

"Life of a Mercenary" is a 338,000 word interactive fantasy novel by Philip Kempton, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

Play as male or female mercenary.
An open world adventure taking place in a medieval setting.
Unique combat and leveling system makes every game unique.
Multiple story lines, hidden quests, and endings.
Checkpoint system allows you to save your progress and restore to a previous point
Choose to be an honorable or fight for whoever pays the most gold.
Participate in war campaigns helping other nations fight off enemies.

Beat the game on any difficulty

The life of mercenary is difficult, and few make it out alive…

Just pick a name already…

You can't please everyone.

Finish the game with one of your mercenary's loyal and another disloyal.

Finish the game with everyone loyal to you.

It takes a good leader to inspire someone, it takes an even greater one to inspire an army.

Finish the game on hard.

Defeat a group of assassins.

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Find a silver coin in the dungeon of riches.

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Finish the game with high intelligence.

Finish the game with a large amount of gold.

Finish the game with a shady reputation.

Finish the game with a good reputation.

Finish the game with high fame.

Land of Blood and Honor

Defeat the Bloody Corsairs Captain.

Defeat an enemy fire mage.

Complete the Dungeon of Riches scenario.

Unite the tribes of Galamencia.

Leave the Dungeon of Riches with over 10,000 gold.

"That is what I like to see Cap."

Finish the game with a good relationship with Anne.

Finish the game with a good relationship with Arlo.

Finish the game with both Arlo and Anne alive.

Finish the game with Vera alive.

Lord of Swamp Castle.

Go to Magincia in the Prince of Liza scenario.

Treasures beyond your imagination.

Finish the Dungeon of Riches scenario with over 20,000 gold.

All Brains, no Brawn

End the game with strength and agility as your lowest stats.

End the game with high diplomacy stat.

Who needs books when you can smash heads?

End the game with 0 intelligence.

Champion of the arena

Defeat all opponents in the fighter's guild.

Be betrayed by one of your mercenaries.

Be killed by one of your mercenaries.

Have Arlo and Anne leave the mercenary company.

Finish the Arena scenario.

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Life of a Mercenary

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