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== Story == | == Story == | ||
''Heroes of the Lance'' is based on <u>''' | ''Heroes of the Lance'' is based on <u>'''the second half'''</u> of the Dragonlance role-playing module [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragons_of_Despair Dragons of Despair], and on the corresponding chapters 15-22 of the novel [https://www.tor.com/2015/04/17/the-dragonlance-chronicles-reread-dragons-of-autumn-twilight-chapters-11-and-12/ Dragons of the Autumn Twilight]. | ||
Goldmoon and Riverwind were members of the Que-Shu tribe. In order to prove his valor and earn the right to marry Goldmoon, Riverwind went on a quest and returned with the magical Blue Crystal Staff, as a gift for his beloved. Still, her father refused, and the two were cast out of the tribe. | Goldmoon and Riverwind were members of the Que-Shu tribe. In order to prove his valor and earn the right to marry Goldmoon, Riverwind went on a quest and returned with the magical Blue Crystal Staff, as a gift for his beloved. Still, her father refused, and the two were cast out of the tribe. | ||
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Shortly later, an unicorn charged the "Bearer of the Staff", that is Goldmoon, with the quest of retrieving the magical disks of the goddess Mishakal from the ruins of Xak Tsaroth (''it can be pronounced "xaxaroth"''). Obviously, all the seven males follow her. | Shortly later, an unicorn charged the "Bearer of the Staff", that is Goldmoon, with the quest of retrieving the magical disks of the goddess Mishakal from the ruins of Xak Tsaroth (''it can be pronounced "xaxaroth"''). Obviously, all the seven males follow her. | ||
== Versions == | |||
Note that the most popular ports are different from the one with the most advanced graphics. | |||
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! Original versions | |||
| 1988: [[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]], MS-DOS, [[C64]] | |||
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! Most popular ports | |||
| 1988: [[MS-DOS]] <br>1991: [[NES]] | |||
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! Most advanced port | |||
| 1991: [[Sega Master System]] | |||
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! Other ports | |||
| {{icon|eu}} [[Amstrad CPC]] (1988), <br>{{icon|uk}} [[ZX Spectrum]] (1988), <br>{{icon|jp}} PC-8801, PC-9801 (1989), FM-Towns (1990), MSX (1991) | |||
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