Each quest has a base level, with the XP reward lessened if any of the party members are above that level. Quests in DDO are organized by character level, difficulty, length, and patron. Another difference is that characters do not automatically heal from damage, but instead must visit special locations to do so. Unlike most other RPGs, experience points are not gained by killing monsters, but rather by completing quests. The game initially limited characters to a maximum level of 10, but has since increased the limit to 30. After accumulating enough experience points through quests, the character gains a level, which grants access to feats, spells, and skills. After creating a character, players are required to go through a tutorial, and then receive quests from non-player characters. Progress is defined by completing quests and leveling up. Party of six players fighting a Cinderspawn boss Players interact via screen chat windows, or by voice chat among party members. A party system emphasizes multiple players forming groups, by accessing by the grouping panel. Characters move in 3D via directional keys and may dodge long range attacks. Items and action abilities may be placed and activated within a toolbar on screen. The game can be controlled either by keyboard or gamepad, with the ability to remap actions to suit the player. The camera follows behind the player and can be adjusted to view surroundings, or can be changed to a first-person perspective. ĭDO is an action role-playing game with real-time combat. The Master Artificer Toven tries to destroy the souls of all warforged in Xen'drik.The Lord of Blades takes over a Quori creation forge under Stormreach and tries to wipe out all living races.Quori, from the Plane of Nightmares, invades peoples' minds and uses them as hosts on the material plane.Droaam (an army of Medusas, orcs, kobolds, and gnolls) attempt to play war games with the lords of Stormreach.Pirates attempt to gain a foothold in House Deneith before conquering Stormreach.Devils from Shavarath attempt to invade and conquer Eberron.The Black Abbot and his minions of Khyber (Eberron) and other undead attempt to gain power over Xen'drik.Giants attempt to regain mastery over the city of Stormreach and the continent of Xen'drik.The player has to save the city from many threats, including: įrom that point on, events in the game revolve around Stormreach. After achieving success in Korthos Island, the player is sent to Stormreach.
Once the PC destroys the Mindsunder Artifact, Aussircaex destroys the Mindflayer and frees Korthos Island, ending Sahuagin rule (and restoring the true climate). The White dragon Aussircaex is being controlled by a Mindflayer Creature through the use of a Mindsunder Artifact, and is plaguing the tropical island with snowy weather. The character is helped by a band of citizens (Jeets, Cellimas, and Talbron) who want to end the rule of the Sahuagin on Korthos Island. Story Īfter creating a player character (PC), a player begins shipwrecked on the shores of Korthos Island. Other differences, not mandated by the differences by real-time versus turn-based systems include: magical items are at a lower cost (averaging 1/8 of the tabletop D&D prices), characters have higher stats, and offensive effects created by characters do not harm their allies. This meant considerable changes in the handling of combat and character skills differences include increased hit possibilities in a round, increased spell casting resources over rest periods, and the use of a spell point system instead of spell slots. For example, Turbine wanted DDO to use a real-time combat engine, whereas tabletop D&D uses a turn-based system. The game has some differences from the D&D 3.5 rule set, some of which are due to differences in the dynamics of video game combat versus tabletop gaming. Players create their characters following the revised edition of D&D 3.5 rule-set fashion, for play in both indoor and outdoor environments. Adventures and quests are available beyond the city walls, across the continent. Areas in Stormreach are the Harbor, the Marketplace, and five Dragonmarked Houses: Cannith, Deneith, Jorasco, Kundarak and Phiarlan. Stormreach is a giant-scaled city, recently settled by humans. Xen'drik is a vastly unexplored locale, once the center of the Advanced Giant Civilization, destroyed thousands of years before. ( March 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭentered in the city of Stormreach, DDO is set on the fictional continent of Xen'drik, in the world of Eberron, a setting from the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.