You also decide what makes them the person (or creature) they are at their core.

As a DM, you probably want your encounters to be challenging but not impossible.

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How their story ends is all in your hands and the schemes of the Dungeon Master.

Its nemesis system is something that revolutionized how players approached challenging enemies.

You must take on formidable bosses along the way, using all your skills to survive and conquer.

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Quick reaction times and an eye for tactics will take you a long way in this game.

The storyline is superb, albeit with a lot of fighting in between the bits of lore you get.

Yharnam is amoonlit gothic cityfull of monsters corrupted by a dark disease that’s transferred through blood.

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Shooting magic fire, wielding two-handed axes, or just shooting enemies with your flintlock are all great choices.

There is a reason Warhammer has been such a long-standing fantasy universe.

It’s part RPG and part medieval simulator, but all a compelling story.

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There are plenty of adventures to be had, but plenty of setbacks too.

They’re an odd sort, but what would you expect from the apocalypse?

It’s a dark twist on your typical D&D dungeon that you won’t soon forget.

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Dragon Age: Veilguard

The Dragon Age series has been taking players to Thedas time and again.

There, fantasy genre staples mix with whole new ideas to make the world live and breathe.

There are few games that take it to the level that Veilguard does.

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Bringing classic FromSoftware gameplay to feudal Japan, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice sees a lone shinobi, Wolf, seek revenge. You must take on formidable bosses along the way, using all your skills to survive and conquer.

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