The Power Stones of Ard II: The Five Towers of Trafa-Zar
Description
The Power Stones of Ard II: The Five Towers of Trafa-Zar is an RPG for the TRS-80 CoCo.
You have been apprentice to the great wizard Niz for many years. He tell you that many years ago, a group of powerful wizards gathered in a fortress with the intent of combining their powers to rid the world of evil. From the very core of their magic emerged three small stones of incredible power., which took the name of the fortress where they were created, the Power Stones of Ard. The wizards, now armed with the stones nearly rid the world of all evil, but in a movement of weakness, the remaining wizards chose to keep the stones for themselves. These wizards eventually fell, and the Power Stones of Ard became the property of the forces of evil. The evil wizard Trafa-Zar has in his possession one of the three great Power Stones of Ard, the Mind Stone. By accident, you are teleported to the Towers of Trafa-Zar instead of your master, and must solve their dangers to defeat the wizard and recover the Mind Stone.
In character creation, the player chooses a race and sex. They are then given several possible statistics to choose from. The player's statistics are shown on the screen at all times as well as inventory. The player's location is shown as a small picture at the bottom right of the screen.
All locations are in darkness, and the player has a variety of protective and navigational spells they can use to aid in exploration and healing. Their activity is displayed on screen. There are also a variety of activity commands available to assist with exploration. The player must manage spell points, and will fall unconscious if these are exhausted. The player will die if statistics or health points reach 0.
Multiple enemies can be encountered at once, and a portrait of the player and enemies are graphically displayed on the screen. The player has multiple powerful protective and offensive spells they can use. The player can level up, improving spell and health points after defeating a certain number of enemies.
