Shargad: First Blood
A turn-based RPG featuring 2.5D combat, 2D side-scroller quest scenes, and an intricate perk system bound to your skills. Journey through multiple towns, master jobs as playable mini-games, and face a vast array of enemies within Shargad, a myth-rich world born from an epic saga.
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A turn-based RPG featuring 2.5D combat, 2D side-scroller quest scenes, and an intricate perk system bound to your skills. Journey through multiple towns, master jobs as playable mini-games, and face a vast array of enemies within Shargad, a myth-rich world born from an epic saga.
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"Find Khalid, the Healer of Nekkisari. He will tell you the truth, the truth about you!"
These were the last words spilled out of his father's mouth. Abbas had the urge to follow the old man's request and decided to leave his village to find the Healer. What he could not realize though, was that the blood he bore is indeed a legacy, sourcing from the ancient corners of the history of Shargad.
Story driven 2D Turn Based RPG.
Sidescroller quest scenes where you can find loot and encounter various enemies.
3 Cities/Towns where you can meet companions, interact with NPCs, and buy and sell items.
Daily Professions where you can get bonus rewards by playing mini games.
20+ unique classes to play as, including 3 classes - Skirmisher, Warden, Herbalist - of main hero Abbas in the party of max 4.
Bunch of unique skills for each class and perks to modify the skills for customization. Synergetic party compositions.
Permadeath for companions. Mortal Blood mode where permadeath is applicable even for Abbas.
Permanent (Racial, Cultural, Class) and Temporary (Mental, Physical, Sicknesses) Traits that affect attributes and playstyles of heroes.
More than 50 enemies to face, each with unique skills and traits. Bosses: Deadly but not unbeatable.
Animals: Hunt in the wilderness to gain loot and exp.
Undead: Well, undead!40+ character states (bleeding, callous, feebleminded etc.) which are all unique on their own.
Various dmg types: Physical, Magical, Pure.6 Magical dmg types (fire, earth, water, air, dark, light) which can be mitigated by resistances but can not be dodged, unlike Physical dmg.
Fame system which changes the behavior of NPCs and companions towards Abbas.
Set in the fantasy world of Shargad, home to various races, cultures, cities, heroes, magic disciplines, and more.
Inspired by Mesopotamian Mythology for the gods' pantheon, various mythologies, and cultures which is the basis of this organic fantasy world.
Strong narrative connections to Shargad Saga Book 1: The Thunderbringer, written by Semih Erdogan and first published in 2017 of which you can find the first 5 episodes in a pdf given as a free dlc along with the game.
