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SwordThrust
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<h2 id="premise">Premise</h2> <p>Players take on the role of a warrior/adventurer in the magical, feudal world of Diurla. Play begins at the Main Hall of the Guild of Free Rogues, where the player creates a character, buys equipment and learns spells before venturing out to gain wealth and experience. Each scenario has a different goal, and typically a time limit. A save option is available, allowing the player to suspend the game and pick it up later.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="adventures">Adventures</h2> <p>Seven separate adventures were released for the <i>SwordThrust</i> system:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <ol><li><i>The King's Testing Ground</i> by Donald Brown. Intended for "beginning rogues", this adventure is the equivalent of Eamon's <i>Beginners Cave</i> and contains relatively easy opponents.</li> <li><i>The Vampyre Caves</i> by Donald Brown</li> <li><i>The Kidnappers Cove</i> by Donald Brown</li> <li><i>The Case of the Sultan's Pearl</i> by Donald Brown</li> <li><i>The Green Plague</i> by Donald Brown</li> <li><i>The Eternal Curse</i> by Donald Brown</li> <li><i>The Hall of Alchemie</i> by Peter Wityk</li></ol> <h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> <p>Forrest Johnson reviewed <i>SwordThrust</i> in <i><a href="/facts/The_Space_Gamer/5tQHMBAb">The Space Gamer</a></i> No. 43.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Johnson commented that "<i>SwordThrust</i> is not the best game of its type; it's the only. It has flaws, but so does every milestone."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p>Debuting in May 1981, <i>Swordthrust</i> #1 sold 1,000 copies by June 1982, appearing on <i><a href="/facts/Computer_Gaming_World/KKMYmFv7">Computer Gaming World</a></i>'s list of top sellers.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> A 1982 review in the magazine praised the game's departure from the typical <i><a href="/facts/Dungeons_%2526_Dragons/1FQKcQSL">Dungeons & Dragons</a></i> character class system, instead allowing a character to advance in any skill, closer in style to <i><a href="/facts/RuneQuest/ryeW1rA4">RuneQuest</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> <i>Computer Gaming World</i> stated in 1991 and 1993 "It's a pity that <i>Swordthrust</i> did not survive into the graphic era, as it had great potential".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p><p>Dale Archibald reviewed <i>Sword Thrust #1: The King's Testing Ground</i> in <i><a href="/facts/Ares_(magazine)/nHhg1sCl">Ares Magazine</a></i> #14 and commented that "if gothic, nurse, mystery and western writers can publish four books at a time about a character, why can't a software publisher? It's an attractive idea, if you've got a good character and good plots. Brown has the best character going: you. And his plots are interesting."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>Norman Banduch reviewed <i>The Eternal Curse</i> in <i><a href="/facts/The_Space_Gamer/5tQHMBAb">The Space Gamer</a></i> No. 58.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> Banduch commented that "<i>The Eternal Curse</i> is an excellent adventure program, ideal for building up characters for other <i>SwordThrust</i> adventures. It is also good fun on its own."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="reviews">Reviews</h2> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Casus_Belli_(magazine)/W6RwDrDE">Casus Belli</a></i> #19 (Feb 1984)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Eamon_(computer_game)/PNhjzHv2">Eamon</a></i>, the non-commercial predecessor to <i>SwordThrust</i>.</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.eamontales.com/">Donald Brown, Creator of Eamon</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.eamonag.org/">Eamon Adventurer's Guild Online</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"SwordThrust Manual" (PDF). CE Software. Retrieved 2012-01-15. <a href="http://mocagh.org/miscgame/swordthrust1-manual.pdf" target="_blank">http://mocagh.org/miscgame/swordthrust1-manual.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"SwordThrust Manual" (PDF). CE Software. Retrieved 2012-01-15. <a href="http://mocagh.org/miscgame/swordthrust1-manual.pdf" target="_blank">http://mocagh.org/miscgame/swordthrust1-manual.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Johnson, Forrest (September 1981). "Featured Review: SwordThrust". The Space Gamer (43). Steve Jackson Games: 10–11. <a href="/wiki/The_Space_Gamer" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Space_Gamer</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Johnson, Forrest (September 1981). "Featured Review: SwordThrust". The Space Gamer (43). Steve Jackson Games: 10–11. <a href="/wiki/The_Space_Gamer" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Space_Gamer</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Inside the Industry" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. September–October 1982. p. 2. Retrieved 2016-03-28. <a href="http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1982&pub=2&id=6" target="_blank">http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1982&pub=2&id=6</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Maloy, Deirdre (January–February 1982), "The SwordThrust series: A survey", Computer Gaming World, no. Jan–Feb 1982, p. 2 <a href="http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1982&pub=2&id=2" target="_blank">http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1982&pub=2&id=2</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Scorpia (October 1991). "C*R*P*G*S / Computer Role-Playing Game Survey". Computer Gaming World. p. 16. Retrieved 18 November 2013. <a href="http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1991&pub=2&id=87" target="_blank">http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1991&pub=2&id=87</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Scorpia (October 1993). "Scorpia's Magic Scroll Of Games". Computer Gaming World. pp. 34–50. Retrieved 25 March 2016. <a href="http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=111" target="_blank">http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=111</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Archibald, Dale (Spring 1983). "Software". Ares Magazine (14). TSR, Inc.: 47. <a href="/wiki/Ares_(magazine)" target="_blank">/wiki/Ares_(magazine)</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Banduch, Norman (December 1982). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (58). Steve Jackson Games: 46. <a href="/wiki/The_Space_Gamer" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Space_Gamer</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Banduch, Norman (December 1982). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (58). Steve Jackson Games: 46. <a href="/wiki/The_Space_Gamer" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Space_Gamer</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Ludotique | Article | RPGGeek". <a href="https://www.rpggeek.com/rpgissuearticle/142560/ludotique" target="_blank">https://www.rpggeek.com/rpgissuearticle/142560/ludotique</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>