Article 6ZM9Y Esoteric Ebb: a Dungeons & Dragons-style campaign that lets you be as stupid as you like

Esoteric Ebb: a Dungeons & Dragons-style campaign that lets you be as stupid as you like

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Daniella Lucas
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Become the world's worst cleric, speak to the dead or pick a fight with sea birds in this Monty Python-esque magical mystery from Swedish developer Christoffer Bodegard

Dungeons & Dragons is a rich playground of fantastical tales where warriors, wizards and elves can take on monstrous foes for unimaginable spoils ... or you can spend an entire evening completely undermining your dungeon master by killing off important characters, focusing on unrelated items and improvising your own disastrous adventure. This is often where the best stories are and where Esoteric Ebb takes its inspiration.

Part tabletop game, part RPG, you play as a cleric who has been sent to investigate the destruction of a tea shop in the city Norvik, which is about to hold its first ever election in five days. You'll talk (and occasionally fight) with the local residents to uncover the truth and affect the outcome of the election. Or perhaps you'll just fight some seagulls. You can choose your own path, but, much like in D&D, your success comes down to dice rolls and having to live with the consequences if you fail them.

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