You are an adventurer who has recently arrived in a once-bustling medieval city whose streets are strangely deserted. The people are here, but they no longer gather in the cobbled streets and the public squares. Instead, they cower in the safety of their houses. Few shops are open, and it is difficult to find out the cause of this eerie quiet.
All that you can find out from the few frightened, gabbling citizens you come across is that a great and significant treasure has gone missing from the city. It seems that this is no ordinary treasure, but one that guarantees the safety of the city and its inhabitants. With it missing, everyone is expecting a great calamity to fall upon them.
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You will have to consult the city’s ruler to find out exactly what has gone missing, and what reward there is to the hero who retrieves it. All you can gather from those you have spoken to so far is that there exists a network of underground passages and chambers with unsavoury inhabitants, and everyone believes the treasure has been hidden down there.
So being an adventurer hungry for glory, you think you should be the one to take on the quest, and venture down into The Chambers Beneath. This is a role-playing game, of a type sometimes known as a roguelike or a dungeon crawler. It is turn-based, meaning that the emphasis is not on fast reactions but on planning and careful con- sideration.
In this game you will be choosing a character, and equipping them with weaponry to start the adventure. You’ll be descending into the dungeons, killing monsters, finding treasure, and improving your natural attributes and skill set in order to deal with ever more difficult challenges down in the depths. And if you do well, you’ll be returning to the ruler of the city to present them with the lost treasure and gain a great reward.
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The Chambers Beneath
Download: chambers.zip
Size 121kb, downloads 2.
This download requires DOSBox to run. Make a folder for the game wherever you put your other DOS games. Extract the contents of the ZIP into it, and have fun! A read of the manual or the quick start guide is essential if you don't want to die quickly. (read more...)
The Chambers Beneath: Manual
Download: chambers-manual.pdf
Size 1588kb, downloads 0.
This is the full manual for The Chambers Beneath. It takes you from character selection, through your first arrival in the city, to your first foray down into the dungeons, and contains a comprehensive reference of all the monsters, items, skills, spells, potions in the game. (read more...)
The Chambers Beneath: Quick Start Guide
Download: chambers-quickstart.pdf
Size 1228kb, downloads 0.
A single sheet designed to be folded into three, containing an easy to follow flowchart of how to get your character ready for the dungeon, and reference tables for what skills you need to use various items and spells in the game. (read more...)
The Chambers Beneath: Windows Installer
Download: chambers.exe
Size 3336kb, downloads 0.
This is a windows installer for the game, for those who don't want to have to mess around with DOSBox. This version is still powered by DOSBox, but the installer will install that and the game for you automatically, along with a desktop icon and Start Menu entry. Because I'm not a big company with lots of money, some versions of Windows might flag this file as a security risk. (read more...)
The Chambers Beneath: Desktop Icon
Download: chambers.ico
Size 130kb, downloads 0.
An icon file for the game. Useful if you want to set up a launcher from the game on your graphical desktop for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, etc. Not needed if you download the Windows installer, as the icon is included. (read more...)
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