The Necromancer's Tale

The Necromancer s Tale is a narrative-driven top-down RPG where you play the role of a minor noble in the18 th Century drawn into the Dark Necromantic Arts as you seek knowledge and revenge Great power awaits along with the weird the morbid and a gradual descent into madness
Before you lies a great spellbook filled with powerful rites of death and reanimation Can you decipher the pages and master its arcane rituals without losing your mind or being strung up by the townsfolk Your progress will require great determination cunning and secrecy
The Necromancer s Tale is a story-rich game with400000 words of hand-written narrative and lore in which you converse with180 NPC characters each with their own hand-drawn portrait art we have not used any generative AI in the game You will investigate negotiate coerce and flatter in order to progress your aims The game s Trust system means that your choices even in conversation really matter If the townsfolk s trust drops too low you will find your choices are affected if it drops further still you will surely be tried in court and hanged or lynched by a frenzied mob
Your character is created in an interactive and fully voiced backstory defining your gender early life skills and career military diplomatic or academic Narrative options during the main game are affected by these choices
The game involves tactical turn-based combats between you your allies and your undead minions versus a range of enemies natural and supernatural Harness a range of weapons rituals and battle spells to defeat your foes
The Necromancer s Tale is set in an alternative-history Kingdom near Venice and the Adriatic Sea in1733 This is a time at the cusp of rational thought and superstition science and magic The world is dark and dangerous courtly intrigue collides with black magic even as chemistry emerges from alchemy
A play-through will take between25 and50 hours depending on how much side content and world exploration you engage with and depending on whether you play the battles or use automatic combat resolution There are multiple endings through which you see your choices play out into the future