History VideoGame / TheAgeOfDecadence

** ILoveNuclearPower: a few endings revolve around [[spoiler: a literal nuclear bomb. You can end up using it wreck what little is left of civilized world.]]

* ShadowDictator: [[spoiler:Once freed, this becomes Agathoth's objective, giving you the honor of picking one of the three lords to kneel to him. The ending shows that the cosen lord becomes very successful, with rumors that there is someone behind the scenes, which only stay at that.]]

* ThreatBackfire: Threatening Cassius into leaving Teron. Not onky does he not leave, he ends up informing Lord Antidas about it, who gives you a first and final warning.

* InadequateInheritor: Gaelius' nephew, Serenas, is his only heir. Unlike his uncle, Serenas is poiled and very incomopetant, having spent his time with prostitutes. In fact, shall he inherit the house, he ends up being a puppet.

* InUniverseGameClock: There’s a day-night cycle, and all the functions associated with it.

* {{Knockback}}: Both knockback and knockback are possible with certain weapons. In particular, bombs will always knock people down if they score a critical on them.
* LowFantasy: It's a cynical, brutal, low-magic world set AfterTheEnd. There are stories of a long-dead empire that used to employ fantastical magical powers and who fought with gods at their side, but naturally all that power in the hands of mortals ended up leading to the [[CrapsackWorld current status quo]] because HumansAreBastards. Pretty much all magic is of the enchantment type: unlike many other [[RolePlayingGame RolePlayingGames,]] being a wizard is simply not an option here, as your character will never be able to cast a single spell.

** PhysicalGod: [[spoiler: One of the endings allows you to become one. It's also an AmbiguousEnding, as final slides for it give you very little information on what has become of the world - you are free to imagine any outcome.]]

** ILoveNuclearPower: a few endings revolve around [[spoiler: a literal nuclear bomb. You're also free to use it wreck what little is left of civilized world.]]

** [[spoiler: The gods, known as Tngri in Ordu and as Yazatas in the language of the Magi, are actually void-dwelling [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]] who were called into the world to possess the bodies of human volunteers. The volunteers had been warded so that they would control the beings in their bodies, but the wards were sabotaged and the volunteers were [[DemonicPossession possessed]] instead, and four of the gods allied with the Qantari and declared war on the Empire; the other three opposed these and sided with the Empire and the Magi. A god is not omnipotent, but is a match for a human army in battle. As of the time of the game, all of the gods are either slain, banished back to the Void or imprisoned somewhere, but several endgames revolve around their return.]]

A spin-off, ''Dungeon Rats'', was released on November 4, 2016. While still a role-playing game with the same combat system, ''Dungeon Rats'' is more akin to TurnBasedTactics, being party-based and focusing on tactical combat enounters to escape a massive prison mine.

A spin-off, ''Dungeon Rats'', was released on November 4, 2016. While still a role-playing game with the same combat system, ''Dungeon Rats'' is a squad-based one based on tactical combat enounters to escape the prison mine.

* ShadowDictato: [[spoiler:Once freed, this becomes Agathoth's objective, giving you the honor of picking one of the three lords to kneel to him. The ending shows that the cosen lord becomes very successful, with rumors that there is someone behind the scenes, which only stay at that.]]

* WeaponOfChoice: Unusually for almost any video game, each preforms widely different in combat in practice (even if how they do so is hard to describe). Also unusually is none of the weapons are "second tier" weapons for non-primary-combat characters, they are all roughly equal.

* Cthulhumanoid: [[Agathoth's appearance in the body he inhabits is a blue variant, albeit with less tentacles on the face.]]

* NonStandardGameOver: Failing certain skill checks in dialogue leads to you getting one-shotted in a cutscene, with no chance to fight back. [[NintendoHard It's that kind of game]].

* NonStandardGameOver: Failing nearly any of the skill checks in dialogue leads to you getting one shotted in a cutscene, with no chance to fight back. [[NintendoHard Its that kind of game]].

* ChooseYourOwnAdventure: Some quests play out like this. They use plenty of skill checks.

* CriticalHit: A significant part of the combat system, with their likelihood governed by the Critical Strike skill. Some weapons (like swords) are also more likely to inflict them then others (i.e hammers.)

* EasilyForgiven: Averted in at least one early side quest, where the player is told to remove an undesirable character from the starting town. This can be achieved by simply telling him to leave, without even needing high persuasion skill to do so. However, the guy ends up bearing a grudge, and will try to make your life miserable in any way short of a violent confrontation.

* SpinAttack: One is possible with most weapons.

* OffModel: At this stage, at least, the combat animations are far from the best.

''The Age of Decadence'' is a turn-based computer {{Role Playing Game}}, developed by Iron Tower Studio and released on October 14, 2015. Set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] LowFantasy world reminiscent of UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire, the game aims to follow the philosophy of the golden era, with emphasis on choice and consequences.

Players have seven backgrounds to choose from, each with their own prologues and preset reputation with the factions. Instead of traditionally leveling up, the player gains skill points upon completing quests and killing enemies. Combat is turn-based, with weapon types havinf different attributes and the ability to target specific body parts. Unlike other games of the genre, the game does not feature companions, instead focusing on the player character. One can owever receive aid from other characters at times, albeit controlled by the AI rather than the player.

Players have seven backgrounds to choose from, each with their own prologues and preset reputations with the faction. Instead of traditionally leveling up, the player gains skill points upon completing quests and killing enemies. Combat is turn-based, with weapon types havinf different attributes and the ability to target specific body parts. Unlike other games of the genre, the game does not feature companions, instead focusing on the player character. One can owever receive aid from other characters at times, albeit controlled by the AI rather than the player.

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''The Age of Decadence'' is a turn-based computer {{Role Playing Game}}, developed by Iron Tower Studio and released on October 14, 2015. Set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] LowFantasy world reminiscent of UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire, the game aims to follow the philosophy of the golden era, with emphasis on choice and consequences. Players have seven backgrounds to choose from, each with thier own prologues and preset reputations with the faction. Instead of traditionally leveling up, the player gains skill points upon completing quests and killing enemies.

Its website can be found [[http://www.irontowerstudio.com here.]]

''The Age of Decadence'' is Iron Tower Studio's 2015 turn-based computer {{Role Playing Game}} set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] LowFantasy world reminiscent of UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire. It was built on the Torque engine. Its website can be found [[http://www.irontowerstudio.com here.]]

* [[spoiler: It ''is'' however possible for a very skilled Loremaster to unlock many of the secrets left behind by the ancient civilization, including some of their nearly invincible armor and regenerative machines.]]
** [[spoiler: In the case of very skilled, and particularly callous Loremasters, it's even possible to unlock enough of the ancient secrets to destroy the world ''again.'']]

* LowFantasy: It's a cynical, brutal, low-magic world set AfterTheEnd. There are stories of a long-dead empire that used to employ fantastical magical powers and who fought with gods at their side, but naturally all that power in the hands of mortals ended up leading to the [[CrapsackWorld current status quo]] because HumansAreBastards. Pretty much all magic is of the enchantment type: unlike many other {RolePlayingGame}s, being a wizard is simply not an option here, as your character will never be able to cast a single spell.
* [[spoiler: It 'is' however possible for a very skilled Loremaster to unlock many of the secrets left behind by the ancient civilization, including some of their nearly invincible armor and regenerative machines.]]
** [[spoiler: In the case of very skilled, and particularly callous Loremasters, it's even possible to unlock enough of the ancient secrets to destroy the world 'again.']]

* LowFantasy: It's a cynical, brutal, low-magic world set After the End. Pretty much all magic is of the enchantment type: unlike many other {{Role Playing Game}}s, being a wizard is simply not an option here, as your character will never be able to cast a single spell.

'''''The Age of Decadence''''' is Iron Tower Studio's 2015 turn-based computer {{Role Playing Game}} set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] LowFantasy world reminiscent of UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire. It was built on the Torque engine. Its website can be found [[http://www.irontowerstudio.com here.]]

Iron Tower Studio's turn-based {{Role Playing Game}} set in a post-apocalyptic LowFantasy world reminiscent of UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire and built on the Torque engine. The website can be found [[http://www.irontowerstudio.com here.]] Currently has a combat demo, showing off its rather versatile TurnBasedCombat, and has plans for a "true" demo and actual game in development. The game was on Steam as Early Access but as of October 2015, it has been released.

* AfterTheEnd: After a great {{Magitek}} war, humanity has been reduced to huddling in three cities in the middle of a wasteland, with most technology being reduced to an Iron Age level.

* ChooseYourOwnAdventure: Some quests play out like this. They use lots and lots of skill checks.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: It's Rome, albeit a (previously) more {{steampunk}}-esque version of it. Various background references refer to other countries and cultures with variations on their commonly used name ("Kemet" for Egypt, the Egyptian name for it) or not even that (Phrygians, an actual people).
* GladiatorGames: The Arena in Maadoran is a textbook example: duels to the death, and a Champion waiting for you at the top.

* InUniverseGameClock: There’s a Day-Night cycle, and all the functions associated with it.

Iron Tower Studio's turn-based {{Role Playing Game}} set in a post-apocalyptic LowFantasy world reminiscent of TheRomanEmpire and built on the Torque engine. The website can be found [[http://www.irontowerstudio.com here.]] Currently has a combat demo, showing off its rather versatile TurnBasedCombat, and has plans for a "true" demo and actual game in development. The game was on Steam as Early Access but as of October 2015, it has been released.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To VideoGame/{{Fallout}} and the many others that are also spiritual successors to it (such as VideoGame/{{Arcanum}} and VideoGame/TheFallLastDaysOfGaia).

* OurGodsAreGreater: