Game 2 - Ishar 2 (fighting orcs in the forest and searching for lost amulet)

Game 2 - Ishar 2

Fighting orcs in the forest and searching for lost amulet

Year: 1993

Developer: Silmarils

Publisher: Silmarils

Platforms: Amiga AGA, also available for OCS/ECS

Game session: 2

Game time so far: 5h

Difficulty in this session: easy to moderate

Entertaintment level: very high

I explored the left half of the Irvan's Island map, found the port, but I can't leave the island yet. For that, you need to complete a task for the local village chief. This is my first quest in this game, to find a lost amulet. I also collect mushrooms that I occasionally find in this location. Further exploring the island towards the right half of a map I found a large forest. There are not so friendly orcs in this forest. The basic ones don't look dangerous, I've killed a few of them. Unfortunately, after a few minutes of reducing local population of enemies I was met by their boss. That one had two weapons and was much worse. He beat the whole bunch out of me.

So next solution to this problem is a common CRPG loop - fight, load, repeat. Soon I realised that this fight is impossible now for my adventurers. Must get some experience in other locations of Irvan’s Island. 

 

Next time I skipped this fight and I went to explore the remaining parts of the Irvan´s Island map. In the upper portion of the island are some wasps and there I found a Dandelion.

 

Also met this strange mage or whatever he is...offering something for 10.000 gold.

Mages always lust for money

 I returned to town for some sleep (restore my phy and psy characteristics), then I walked to the stone circle, where bandits and their boss were. Killed them all. The Bandit boss was rather easy to kill. From the dying woman there I was given a pendant.

 

After returning to the village, shopping for some food and then restoring my characters health, phy and psy statistics by sleeping in the inn I was ready for the orc boss in the forest. With the help of the Zeloran and his mass physical protection spell and after several load loops I finally killed the orc boss - without him killing anyone from my party. This fight was very hard for me and I was very frustrated by it. The loot was 10 000 gold and a necklane. Than I returned to the village, walked to the mansion of village chief and handed him the necklane. He was happy and he said that the boat is ready. Finally I can leave this island. 

 

Thanks for the money

 

But not so fast. There is a stone golem on the west coast and a mage in the forest.

After spending money for sleeping at inn to replenish party psychical powers, buying food to replenish the physical ability of my heroes (when this reach 0 you cannot fight) and shopping at general store for one leather armor my noney reserve decreased by large amount. From 10K gold to 4K. The economy in this game is rather well balanced, I see 😀.

The stone golem on the west coast is another problem. I cannot kill him. He is fully resistant to my physical damage and my mage spells do not do damage either I think. So because I do not have 10 000 gold for a mage on the east I will try the boat from this island. And maybe I will later return here stronger and with lots of money.

 

The way out of Irvan's Island

 

I boarded the ship, sailing to the next island. Its name is Zach's Island and after few moments there, it looks like a big town covers it all. 

 

So this is the end of this Ishar 2 game session. I look forward to a new grand adventure in the city. 

Be happy and play retro.

 

The next chapter will be about good meals, such a culinary guide to the world of Ishar 2

(game time so far: 5 hours)