D&D General Play the Solasta: Crown of the Magister Demo

For a few days only you can download the demo for the 5E-powered Solasta: Crown of the Magister video game as part of the Steam Summer Festival.

The demo comes in two parts -- the character creation tool, and an adventure called Ruins of Telema. At the moment the two are separate, so you can't use the characters you make in the character creation tool in the adventure.

Roll for initiative, take attacks of opportunity, manage player location and the verticality of the battle field. Set yourself up for the finishing strike and possibly roll a natural 20 at that key moment of battle.

In Solasta, you take control of four heroes, each with unique skills that complement one another. Every hero expresses themselves in the adventure, making each action and dialog choice a dynamic part to the story. Players will create their heroes just as they would in a pen-and-paper game choosing their race, class, personality and rolling for their stats.

You make the choices, dice decide your destiny.

 

[DND_Reborn]

Your loss.

Not really. Fortunately, there are plenty of other things to do in life.

But, enjoy it yourself. I just don't want software on my laptop in order to run another piece of software on my laptop. Seems silly.

 

[Retreater]

I'll have to give this a try, even though I'm regularly a console gamer. I've just never gotten accustomed to the mouse/keyboard setup. Some games, using an Xbox controller on PC, are fine. I have a feeling that this is one that will be pretty involved for me to try to learn. But worth a free demo.

 

[BookBarbarian]

I've been pretty anti steam/valve at times. but their work on Proton has enabled a ton of games to be played on Linux. and that's pretty rad.

Anyway I think it's cool to have an OGL video game. I look forward to trying it out.

 

[Gladius Legis]

I just don't want software on my laptop in order to run another piece of software on my laptop. Seems silly.

I mean, you've literally had 17 years to get used to the concept, but OK.

 

[DND_Reborn]

I mean, you've literally had 17 years to get used to the concept, but OK.

For those first years companies still released games themselves instead of using Steam. It isn't as though it sprung up overnight and started out as what you have today. By releasing games this way, they are losing customers (even if a small minority). But, it isn't a big deal if it is more cost effective for them to lose customers instead of release games themselves without having to use a service like Steam.

Progress for progress's sake is not always good. Don't get me even started on smartphones!

As I said there are lots of way to enjoy my free time... Like playing D&D live.

 

[BookBarbarian]

I just don't want software on my laptop in order to run another piece of software on my laptop. Seems silly.

What about installing DirectX to run a game? A graphics Driver? Heck even an OS fits the description. All software runs on other software except Machine Code

However I do understand the sentiment. Every time some program asks me to install Java my instinctive response is "Why though?" but that is just my distaste for Oracle in general.

 

[Gladius Legis]

By releasing games this way, they are losing customers (even if a small minority).

And yet the Steam userbase has trended consistently upward. Looks like they're gaining a lot more customers than they supposedly lost.

 

[DND_Reborn]

And yet the Steam userbase has trended consistently upward. Looks like they're gaining a lot more customers than they supposedly lost.

LOL Did I ever say they didn't? Stop trying to imply things I am not saying. I said they are losing some customers by adopting this method for delivery, not that other people don't like it. I don't. I am not playing games that I used to be a customer for. They have lost my business. Again, that doesn't mean they aren't gaining more, just that if they did both they wouldn't lose any customers. Now, it might not be cost effective for them to do both to deliver to a minority who don't like Steam, and that is fine, just disappointing.

 

[DND_Reborn]

What about installing DirectX to run a game? A graphics Driver? Heck even an OS fits the description. All software runs on other software except Machine Code

However I do understand the sentiment. Every time some program asks me to install Java my instinctive response is "Why though?" but that is just my distaste for Oracle in general.

All those other software serve a purpose: the other programs won't run properly without them. I consider a lot of stuff out there bloatware. It is like when I update just about adobe reader, they always want to install something else with it. Needlessly. And the default is to install. How many people have so much garbage on their computers they don't need and it just slows things down?

Anyway, I've made my point and I know you understand it.

 

[Gladius Legis]

I don't. I am not playing games that I used to be a customer for. They have lost my business.

It seems like a silly reason to miss out on so many great games over the last 17 years, but whatever.

Now, it might not be cost effective for them to do both to deliver to a minority who don't like Steam, and that is fine, just disappointing.

It's disappointing that I have to relitigate this topic 17 years into Steam's existence.

I consider a lot of stuff out there bloatware. It is like when I update just about adobe reader, they always want to install something else with it. Needlessly. And the default is to install. How many people have so much garbage on their computers they don't need and it just slows things down?

A front-end program for a popular game distribution service is at all equal to obscure anti-virus program X or questionable video player Y how, exactly?