Words of Power

Fantasy

Wilderness

Words of Power
File:Words of Power small cover.jpg
Author(s)	Stark Springs
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	2002
Authoring system	Inform 6
Platform(s)	Glulx
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects	yes
Graphics	yes
Sound/Music	yes (optional music)
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Cruelty to be determined

How It Begins

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Notable Features

Hyperlinks are available in help menus and conversation menus. Icons at the bottom of the screen representing words of power can be clicked on to cast spells.
A magic spell is this game is a sequence of words of power. The special commands "CAST spell" and "CAST spell ON target" cast the spells. The command "RELEASE SPELL" deactivates an active spell.
Conversation with NPCs can be initiated with the "TALK TO character" command. Conversation menus are displayed to the right of the main text along with an icon representing the NPC you're talking to.
Multiple player characters. Text and background colors change when the active PC changes.

Versions

Release 4

Words of Power (Stark Springs; 2002; Glulx).
- Other contributors: Chris Nyaguly (graphics), BlueShadow (music: 'Alone in the Snowfall'), Aymes'fromagies (music: 'Felling Ice'), Cyn (music: 'Moment of Truth'), Vegg (music: 'The Rattatangs'), Haggeman (music: 'Tales 2000'), Andreas Viklund (music: 'Theme of Njals Saga'), Toukka (music: 'Winter Skies'), M. Eminescu (lyrics: 'Gloss' and 'Mortua Est'), and C.M. Popescu (English translator of lyrics).
- Testers: Dan Shiovitz, Michael Iachini, David Welbourn, and Lorin Rowe.
- Release 4 / Serial number 021229 / Inform v6.21(G0.36) Library 6/10
- IFID: GLULX-4-021229-C6874332
  IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
- Download words.zip from the IF Archive.
  - Book.pdf -- A password protected document representing a book found early in the game.
  - Diary.pdf -- A password protected document representing a diary in the game. Passwords to both PDF files can be found within the game.
  - readme.txt -- A note from the author.
  - words.blb -- The story file.
  - words.cfg -- An optional configuration file "that will set the proper window size upon startup, but will disable the window caption." If you don't like what the configuration file does to the game window, remove it from the directory.
- Download words-ns.zip from the IF Archive. The no-sound version.
  - Book.pdf
  - Diary.pdf
  - readme.txt
  - words-ns.blb -- The same story file as above, but without music resources bundled with it.
  - words-ns.cfg

Links

General info

Words of Power (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
Words of Power - at IFDB.

Reviews

Words of Power - at IF Ratings.
Review ("Casting Call") by Jessica Knoch at IF-Review.

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