 What's that?  Diablo is a role playing game for PC, Mac and Play Station. It was made by Blizzard Entertainment, and has an addon called Hellfire, by Sierra. Diablo 2, by Blizzard will be released in june of 1999. In Diablo, you can choose to play as Warrior, Sorceror or Rogue. Each one having its own cunnings and abilities. With the addon Hellfire the character Monk will also be available. Character development in Diablo is very simple. You gain experience by killing monsters and raise a level when you have enough experience. Then you have four attributes to put experient points at, Strength, Magic, Dexterity and Vitality. There are lots of different weapons in Diablo. Most are simple, mundane items. Then there are premium items that has certain bonuses embedded within them. Basic items appear more often than premium. The most unusual weapons and armors are the uniques. They are items of great power, but are not given to many. But even though the sharp blade of the warrior is deadly, the magical powers of a sorceror is worse. There are lots of spells for a mage to cast, and there are also staffs that are charged with a certain spell for you to cast a certain number of times. Now onto the story. You are an adventurer living in a small peaceful town called Tristram. The ruler of the land, king Leoric, was a kind and generous man, and his country was always at peace. Leoric had a son, prince Albrecht, who Leoric loved of all his heart. But one day, something terrible happened. Prince Albrecht was kidnapped and taken to the pits of a great labyrinth beneath the cathedral of Tristram. Leoric searched and searched in vain after his missing son, slipping further and further into madness. He started to blame innocent townsfolk for his son's dissapearance. But his order of knights and his advisors tried to stop him, but the as the king refused, they were forced to kill him. Due to the kings death, disorder spread over the realm. Strange creatures began to ascend from the labyrinth, and a band of dark riders assaulted Tristram, killing everybody except for a few that were left. This is were you make your entrance. While you get further in the game, the tale of the labyrinth will begin to resolve for you. Old books in the labyrinth tells you of an ancient order of wizards and angels known as the Horadrim, which fought the evils of the burning hells that had come to earth. The three prime evils, Diablo and his brothers Baal and Mephisto were defeated by the Horadrim, and their souls were entrapped in gems of great powers called soulstones. The essence of Diablo were buried beneath the cathedral in Tristram, were he had now escaped and seeked a body to obtain. This was of course the body of prince Albrecht. Your quest is to venture to hell and destroy Diablo and his servant the Archbishop ( ! ) Lazarus.
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