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Spell Souls – The Magical Dueling Game

Posted by Alan O'Dea | May 13, 2009 | Filed under Games, News

Today we at Simple Lifeforms are pleased to announce a dedicated site for our first game, Spell Souls, to talk about its development, features, and just what it is. It is also a site to help bring would-be players together. Would-be players like you…

Spell Souls

Every player is one of the Magi, a secret society of wizards, sorcerers and shamans that have been battling over the fate of the world since the dawn of time. They compete in an ancient ritual contest. The name of this contest is Spell Souls. Spell Souls is like a magical jousting tournament whose origins are lost in the distant past. Some say that it was invented as a game between God and the Devil, others that it has its roots in medieval times. In China, many Magi believe that Spell Souls was inspired in the court of the Emperors as a way of settling disputes between rival Magi houses.

The form of the contest is simple: Two Magi face each other at either end of a great arena, casting spells at each other and summoning the souls of their friends to capture magical points of power called Orbs. She who captures the Orbs controls the arena, and she that controls the arena wins the match, leaving her opponent defeated and shamed.

In addition to actively competing against other Magi, every player cares for their souls. They create them, develop their abilities, equip them with items, and develop unique teams of souls for use in the arena. Over time every player acquires a reputation, becomes more powerful and able to battle in larger and much more complex arenas.

Community

However the life of the Magi is not all matches and combat. Our ambition is to create a game that brings strategy gaming and a social community together.

As a Mage, you’ll also be involved in community activities, like inventing spells and items that others Magi can use. You’ll sometimes play against your friends, sometimes against complete strangers, but in time you’ll make friends through the game, perhaps chat with them while playing, and just have a lot of fun in the process.

Oh, and by the way: All this will be free.

What’s Next?

In the coming weeks and months we’ll go into detail about some of the features and how they’ll work. Our hope is that you’ll become involved, tell us what you think rocks about the game and also what sucks. Our second hope is that you’ll meet other like-minded players and make some friends while enjoying this site. Lastly, our third hope is that you’ll spread the word about this cool new Spell Souls game. We think it’s cool and we’re pretty sure that you will too. The more people that join the community, the better the feedback, suggestions and conversation will be. And that’s all the better for everyone.

Let Spell Souls begin!

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