Sword Coast Legends Announced

In case you were wondering what the ex-BioWare people at N-Space were working on, today you have your answer: a new Dungeons & Dragons licensed title, subtitled Sword Coast Legends.

According to the official website, the game is set in the Forgotten Realms (hence the Sword Coast mention), and will feature both a single-player campaign and a Dungeon Master Mode that sounds potentially very close to the experience Neverwinter Nights and its sequel offered. Combat is going to be real-time with pause, and the game will utilize an adaptation of the 5th edition rules of Dungeons & Dragons.

The teaser trailer:

And a quote:

Set in the lush and vibrant world of the Forgotten Realms, Sword Coast Legends offers an all-new way to enjoy the time-tested magic of playing Dungeons & Dragons as a shared storytelling experience. With a deep narrative developed by a team of long-time industry veterans and a partnership with Wizards of the Coast, the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends brings the world of Faerûn home like never before.

Sword Coast Legends also brings the roleplaying dynamic between players and Dungeon Masters to life with DM Mode, a first-of-its-kind real-time experience in which Dungeon Masters guide players through unique customizable adventures. In DM Mode, the Dungeon Master engages players and empowers them to have fun in a way that suits the party best while creating a tailored, non-adversarial 4 with 1 experience that any RPG or pen-and-paper fan will enjoy.

Game Features:

• Single player campaign created by members of the leadership team that brought you Dragon Ageâ„¢: Origins
• Choose from five playable races and six unique character classes to build your own stalwart adventurer
• A return to form, Sword Coast Legends is the compelling and complex RPG you’ve been waiting for and features pause time, party-based tactical combat and involving storylines
• Dungeon Master Mode: Create your own epic adventure to share with your friends, or enhance their experience in real time as they traverse your dungeon
• Set in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms universe based on the fifth Edition ruleset and populated with Dungeons & Dragons lore and legend

The game is slated for an unspecified 2015 release, with pre-orders already available from the official website. According to the official FAQ the title is expected to run on a ” a wide range of Windows PC systems and to be distributed through Steam”, which, at least for now, cuts out Mac, Linux, consoles and tablets.