Sorcerer (video game)
1984 video game
Sorcerer is an interactive fiction game written by Steve Meretzky and released by Infocom in 1984. It is the second game in the magic-themed "Enchanter trilogy", preceded by Enchanter and followed by Spellbreaker. It is Infocom's eleventh game.
Plot
Following the unlikely defeat of Krill in Enchanter, the player's character has progressed from an Apprentice Enchanter to earning a coveted seat in the Circle of Enchanters. Belboz the Necromancer, the leader of the Circle, has become not only a mentor but a close friend as well. Lately, Belboz has seemed different, distracted, even talking to himself at length. Whatever he's dealing with, Belboz doesn't see fit to confide in anyone, then suddenly he disappears.
Gameplay
Potions are used by drinking them and each can only be used once. Sorcerer has 70 ways for the player to die.
Release
The Sorcerer package includes the following physical items:
A copy of the fictitious magazine Popular Enchanting featuring a profile of Belboz
An "Infotater", a paper code wheel disguised as information about creatures in the game.
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