Rumble at Ramlaat Ridge

Savage Orcs, known as Ramlaat’s Roughnecks, have kidnapped Arcanist Plume and used her expertise to build the Overcastinator, a volatile apparatus designed to smother the world in darkness. The Ridge needs heroes to rescue Plume and shut the device down before the darkness spreads.

Designed for the 8-Bit Shadowdark Game Jam, Rumble at Ramlaat Ridge is a point-crawl adventure designed for 3rd-level crawlers inspired by the following NES titles:

CLASH AT DEMONHEAD

This game puts you into a race to rescue a kidnapped scientist and stop his doomsday bomb. Explore a non-linear, point-crawl world, defeat the Governors, seize their medallions, and shut the weapon down. Its quirky NPCs, game structure and overall vibe were a major inspiration.

INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM

Endless levels of mine carts and lava were a direct inspiration for the world design. Keen-eyed adventurers may uncover some evidence that this famous archaeologist may have visited Ramlaat’s Ridge.

DRAGON WARRIOR III

Some of the iconic monsters of Dragon Warrior III can be found prowling Ramlaat’s Ridge. Although introduced in later entries to the series, the Mini-Medal system inspired the Hidden Totem hunt.