The studio goes so far as to describe its new game - a collaborative RPG in which folks can both play the role of the the heroes and orchestrate the journey much like a game master would for a Dungeons and Dragons or Pathfinder campaign - as a new subgenre. It's dubbed a "Collaborative Storytelling RPG" - or CSRPG - by Lightforge Games CEO Matt Schembari, and the team of former Blizzard, Epic Games, and new blood developers behind it are clearly setting their sights on lofty goals.
I played a 90-minute session as a party of four, with myself and two others being led through a generated quest under Schembari's guidance. First came character creation - wherein you not only design the aesthetics of your character, you also are able to assign a class and various background perks. I picked a Spirit Knight - a blend between a typical warrior and necromancer able to summon spectral minions by my side. But I was also able to select a background for my character, not only providing stats that'll prove handy later but help me establish who my character is. It's got the tone of a character creations sheet in a tabletop RPG, which considering the mission statement of the game is definitely a good sign.
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