Portralis Ex-Official Web Page
Portralis is very active and alive....but not here. ;)
Go to the Official Portralis Forum instead:
03/05/2008 (D/M/Y)
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Well, it's been more than a
year since I have updated this web page, and I do not plan to
update it anymore.
Nothing ever happens here, and the forum is a much nicer place.
Furthermore, the download links often did not
work at all when linking this page from an outside web site, and
I've found a better service than Geocities to host
Portralis.
The forum has download links,
general info, strategies for the game and much more. So what are
you waiting for?
Go to http://variaz.proboards3.com,and have fun! :)
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Portralis(formerly known as NewAngband) is a variant of PernAngband(a VERY old version of ToME), which was itself a variant of Zangband, which was a variant of Vanilla Angband! Portralis can be considered a variant of NewAngband on it's own, so it's a variant of a variant of variant of a variant of the original! ;)
Portralis differs from most other Angband variants in that it does not loosely base itself on Tolkien, but rather has a unique world of it's own, the world of Portralis. Portralis, set in a fantasy universe, is an entirely original story! You will be able to read all the background as early as when you create a new character! :) At first, everything starts smoothly, and you will soon be set in a familiar fantasy setting...however, as you progress, you'll begin to discover that your enemies aren't exactly what they seem, and lots of things never seen before will happen!
Portralis is also very different from most roguelikes, as it is closer to a real RPG than just hack and slash dungeon crawling. There is a story with multiple dialogues, different characters you can speak to, multiple quests which can have many solutions and many outcomes. Portralis takes a non-linear, open approach to the world, in that at the beginning of the game, you can choose to embark in the main quest if you want, but you can also just wander in the wild, explore random dungeons, visit various towns, each with their own quests and characters, etc... While the world is similar to an RPG, all dungeons remains true to the roguelike genre, with a series of randomly generated levels, with randomly generated magic items, monsters, etc...
In Portralis, your character begins as an apprentice, and you choose one of the multiple basic classes. You can change class as many times as you want, and learn the various abilities of various classes. You might even become strong enough to become one of the special advanced classes! Your character's attributes, skills and abililities are all customizeable, making Portralis a game where you can create a character that truly suits your playing style!
Be warned that Portralis is not an easy variant though, and while the game begins very smoothly, once you start going deeper in the dungeons, you'll soon realize how scary and deadly the world of Portralis can be... But with a good character, and strategic use of your hundreds of skills and powers, you will prevail! ;)
In short, here are a list of features that Portralis has compared to other variants:
- Completely new story and game world!
- Highly customizeable characters, with a multi-class system,
customizeable point-based stats system featuring basic attributes,
skills and abilities.
- Randomly generated magic items, with rrandom attributes and
powers.
- Spell creation system! No spells are ppredetermined. Using
certain effects, you create your own spells, calibrated and
customized the way YOU want!
- Dialogues and interaction between you and the NPCs.
- Many quests, each with dialogues and iinteraction. Some quests
can be acheived in different ways, and your actions may affect
the outcome! A vast overworld is also featured! Portralis adds an
RPG-like world while remaining true to the roguelike genre with
randomly generated dungeons, items and monsters!
- Game of Epic scope. Level 50 was alwayys the maximum in Angband,
it is now extended to 100. You'll be able to perform amazing
feats, such as hitting a monster 30+ times in a round, with each
blows being a special attack! You'll be able to cast devastating
spells with more than one effect at a time, summon hordes of
monsters...and more!
- Very customizeable game. It's easy to create your own complex
quests, characters and monsters! Monsters are extremely
customizeable, from the name and effect of their attacks, to
every single of their attributes.
- Gameplay and mechanics customizeable ttrough LUA scripting. Lua
scripts usage is extended to the point that you can place a
script on every grids, and you can even have monsters with
customized special scripted attacks! This make the possibilities
almost infinite!
- Challenging monsters that will requiree you to use all your vast
array of abilities to defeat. And sometimes there will be special
"elite" and "boss" versions of the monsters,
that will be even more dangerous! Monsters in Portralis are very
powerful, and sometimes, you will have to think and use
strategies to defeat them. But with the highly customizeable
system, and the large amount of special abilities you can have,
there will be thousands of way to deal with every monsters! :)
And there's more! :)
Questions? Bug reports? Comments? Contact me: [email protected]