Soon, the player's character begins to meet NPCs willing to join her crusade, some out of gratitude and some for a price. Spellcasters develop their Intelligence and increase their skill level in type of magic they use. Archers improve in Dexterity and Ranged Skill. Characters who charge forward with swords and axes grow in Strength and Combat Skill. And so the hacking and slashing begins.Īs the player's character battles her way through the first few levels of the game, her skills and abilities begin to improve according to the way she fights. The player's character must deliver an urgent message to the next town, or all may be lost.

He has been mortally wounded and with his dying breath, he warns that an uprising of evil has come to the land and that something truly horrible is behind it. The character starts as a simple farmer, whose daily chores are interrupted by the visit of an old friend. The player designs a single character, assigning (mostly cosmetic) attributes such as gender, skin tone, hair color, clothing, and a name. Heroes find free-flowing, Diablo-paced combat at every turn as they move through the beautifully rendered Kingdom of Ehb. Dungeon Siege is an action-oriented RPG set in a rich, hand-designed 3D game world.