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* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Unlike others in this genre. If party members die, they may easily be brought back to life at no cost at a HealingCheckpoint. The worst that may happen is they'll miss out on experience points while they are dead.
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The game is played in real-time, and provides the players with many puzzles to solve, harkening back to the {{RPG}}s of yore. A Dungeon Editor is also included, allowing players to create their own campaigns and upload them to Steam Workshop.
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The game begins when four prisoners, [[AnAdventurerIsYou created by the player]], are accused of vile acts of treason by the local court, but by the "mercy" of the king, the prisoners are given a chance to atone for their crimes via the ancient prison of Mount Grimrock. If the prisoners can make their way through the prison and escape it via the mountain's base, their crimes will be forgiven and they will be free to go. There is just one problem: Mount Grimlock is a den of evil and mystery, home to countless monsters, traps and other dangers. Will you survive?
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* AdvancingBossOfDoom: If you get caught by the [[spoiler:FinalBoss]], it's an [[TotalPartyKill instant game over]]. Justified, as its a giant metal cube whose only "attack" is to roll on and crush you.
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* AlreadyUndoneForYou: At least Toorum and no doubt other convicts have gone through the dungeon before, but all the traps, treasures and monsters are still there. Partially lampshaded by one of Toorum's notes.
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:A sentient mechanical cube known as the Undying One imprisoned in Mount Grimrock a long time ago. Exactly why is left unclear, as in-game the only things it can do is communicate through dreams and... roll around.]]
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:A A sentient mechanical cube known as the Undying One [[spoiler:Undying One]] imprisoned in Mount Grimrock a long time ago. Exactly why is left unclear, as in-game the only things it can do is communicate through dreams and... roll around.]]
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* BossVulnerability: [[spoiler: While initially unkillable, finding the Weapon of Power will allow you to momentarily stop the BigBad in place which in turn allows you to [[ShieldedCoreBoss remove the parts you previously fixed it with, making it vulnerable.]]]]
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* ZipMode: [[spoiler: To make up for the lack of party members, Toorum has the unique [[SprintShoes Thunderstruck]] -trait which doubles his movement speed.]]
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* AwesomeButImpractical: Many of the final perks in skill trees. For example the final perk of Spellcraft [[ReducedManaCost reduces all spell costs by 50%]] which is great on paper - and also means your mage won't have any real spells, making them dead weight for most of the game and the perk itself practically pointless.
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* JackOfAllTrades: Humans during character creation, with them having no stat buffs or nerfs to fit any particular class, but having the most skill points starting off.
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* InfinityPlusOneSword: The Dismantler for swords, the Icefall Hammer for maces and the Ancient Axe for, well, axes.
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* MushroomMan: Herders. They come in three kinds: one is a basic mook, another shoots poison projectiles, and the last spews poison clouds.
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* GeorgeLucasThrowback: To pseudo-3D tile-based dungeon crawlers that existed in various consoles and home computers during 1980s.
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* GeorgeLucasThrowback: GenreThrowback: To pseudo-3D tile-based dungeon crawlers that existed in various consoles and home computers during 1980s.
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* DungeonCrawling: A genre that was missed by many old-school gamers returned. AndTheFandomRejoiced.
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* GoombaStomp: Possible if you fall down a pit with an enemy directly below it.
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''Legend of Grimrock'' is a 2012 indie RPG developed by Almost Human Ltd for the PC -- with Mac, Linux and iOS ports coming soon. Played from a FirstPersonPerspective, the game is a throwback to DungeonCrawling classics like ''VideoGame/DungeonMaster'' and ''VideoGame/EyeOfTheBeholder''.
The game begins when four prisoners, [[AnAdventurerIsYou created by the player]], are accused of vile acts of treason by the local court, but by the "mercy" of the king, the prisoners are given a chance to atone for their crimes via the ancient prison of Mount Grimrock. If the prisoners can make their way through the prison and escape it via the mountain's base, their crimes will be forgiven and they will be free to go. There is just one problem: Mount Grimlock is a den of evil and mystery, home to countless monsters, traps and other dangers. Will you survive?
The game is played in real-time, and provides the players with many puzzles to solve, harkening back to the {{RPG}}s of yore.
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!!''Legend of Grimrock'' provides examples of:
* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: Reaching the level cap of 50 requires several billion experience points, with monsters giving around a thousand at most.
* AdvancingBossOfDoom: [[spoiler:If you get caught by the FinalBoss, it's an [[TotalPartyKill instant game over]]. Justified, as its a giant metal cube whose only "attack" is to roll on and crush you.]]
* TheAlcatraz: The eponymous Mount Grimrock, at least the higher levels with numerous jail cells and shackles hanging on the walls. Near the end of the game it's revealed that [[spoiler: the real threat imprisoned within is the Undying One.]]
* AllThereInTheManual: The "Ramblings of an Old Sage" found in the manual fleshes out the backstory of the game, detailing Lord Perel's ill-fated expedition into the dungeon and the reason the king is sending prisoners into its depths.
* ALoadOfBull: One of the races you can choose in character creation.
* AlreadyUndoneForYou: At least Toorum and no doubt other convicts have gone through the dungeon before, but all the traps, treasures and monsters are still there. Partially lampshaded by one of Toorum's notes.
-->'''Toorum:''' There have been people in these hallways before me but when I went through this place here it seems like I was the first to open all the doors and press all the buttons. There has to be some people who oversee the dungeons.
* AlwaysAccurateAttack: While melee attacks have a chance to miss every time, ranged attacks such as spells and throwing weapons have a 100% accuracy. Since accuracy is based on Dexterity and damage on Strength, this actually makes the strong but clumsy minotaurs the most effective archers.
* AmplifierArtifact: [[MagicStaff Shaman Staff]] and Zhandul's Orb boost the damage of Earth and Fire spells respectively.
* AncientArtifact: [[PowerNullifier The Weapon of Power]]
* ArmorPiercingAttack: The Sword skill Thrust.
* ArrowsOnFire: Fire Arrows and Fire Quarrels. Every spell school can enchant projectiles with that school's element.
* ArtifactOfDoom: [[spoiler: The Undying One]]
* AwesomeButImpractical: Many of the final perks in skill trees. For example the final perk of Spellcraft [[ReducedManaCost reduces all spell costs by 50%]] which is great on paper - and also means your mage won't have any real spells, making them dead weight for most of the game and the perk itself practically pointless.
* BackStab: Rogues specializing in Assassination deal extra damage when attacking enemies from behind, and the final perk of the skill tree [[OneHitKill makes all backstabs lethal!]]
* {{Badass}}: There are notes scattered around by one Toorum, who basically solo'd the entire dungeon. The dungeon which you are currently having difficulty with a party of four. [[spoiler: Toorum is also a {{SecretCharacter}} if you manage to unlock him, his stats truly are {{Badass}}.]]
* BareFistedMonk: You can create a character specializing in hand-to-hand combat with the Unarmed skill tree. Adding the "Fist Fighter" trait pre-game is always helpful too.
* BigBad: [[spoiler:A sentient mechanical cube known as the Undying One imprisoned in Mount Grimrock a long time ago. Exactly why is left unclear, as in-game the only things it can do is communicate through dreams and... roll around.]]
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Gets worse the deeper you get.
* BilingualBonus: The name of the unique axe ''Norja'' means Norway in the Finnish language, and its FlavorText speaks of the "fjord-dwellers", fjords being a well-known landmark of the country.
** In addition, one of the locations shown on the world map found in the game extras is called ''Literature/{{Kalevala}}''.
* BlackMage: The game has no healing spells and most of the Mage spells are damaging ones.
* BonusMaterial: The game comes with a separate [[FantasyWorldMap world map]] and printable graph paper for map drawing, amongst other things.
* BossBanter: [[spoiler: For a mechanical cube, the Undying One is quite vocal.]]
* BossVulnerability: [[spoiler: While initially unkillable, finding the Weapon of Power will allow you to momentarily stop the BigBad in place which in turn allows you to [[ShieldedCoreBoss remove the parts you previously fixed it with, making it vulnerable.]]]]
* BottomlessPits: Averted, none of the pits in the game are bottomless and in fact often have valuable items and secrets in them.
* BrutalBonusLevel: The slime dungeon and the Fighter's Challenge are far more difficult than the levels they're hidden on.
* CombatTentacles
* CommonplaceRare: There's a single piece of pie in the game, and finding it is even worth an achievement.
* CosmeticAward: Finding the six well-hidden treasures scattered around the dungeon doesn't reward you with anything except an achievement and a nice "7/7 treasures found" in your statistics page.
* CutAndPasteEnvironments: Every wall tile on a floor looks the same; however this works to your advantage as looking for hidden switches would otherwise be very frustrating.
* CreatorCameo: The four names written on the walls of the aptly named [[spoiler:Tomb of Designers]] are the names of the four game developers, spelled backwards.
* CriticalEncumbranceFailure: Averted, getting close to your carry limit will slow you down but only if you go above it will you stop moving completely.
* CriticalExistenceFailure: Played straight, however.
* CriticalHit: All physical attacks have a chance to be critical hits. Improved Critical doubles this chance for melee and Master Archer/Throwing Master for ranged attacks.
* DamageOverTime: The classic [[StandardStatusEffects poison]], a common hazard in the dungeons of Mount Grimrock, particularly Level 3.
* DeadlyGas: Available as a spell, released as an attack by certain enemies and used in a number of traps as well.
* DeathTrap
* DifficultyLevels: The most noticeable difference between Easy, Normal and Hard is the monsters' movement and turning speed, making them a lot trickier to avoid if playing on the highest difficulty.
* DoorToBefore: Handy shortcuts tend to open up back to the savepoint after you go through something strenuous.
* DungeonCrawling: A genre that was missed by many old-school gamers returned. AndTheFandomRejoiced.
* ElaborateEqualsEffective
* EmptyRoomUntilTheTrap: [[spoiler: "Enter thy grave"]]
* EverythingFades: Or, more specifically, explodes in a shower of sparks on death.
* FauxFirstPerson3D: This is part of what makes the game special; it has a Dungeon Master style UI and gameplay that was used when 3D rendering in video games wasn't a cheap or easy-to-make option. This is done partly to instill nostalgia in "gaming veterans" of this genre.
* FighterMageThief
* FireBalls: Probably the most powerful spell in the game in terms of damage.
* FireIceLightning: [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Earth]]
* FlamingSword: The Fire Blade, which actually shoots FireBalls when swung.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: You get rampant dreams with a being who is supposedly in the bottom of the dungeon. [[spoiler: The background of the dream is surrounded by cogs, which hint at its mechanical nature.]]
** Also, in the first level, you can activate a switch which leads into a secret area which has an ominous statue and some loot. [[spoiler: It's an illithid like being, which you will fight deeper down the dungeon.]]
* FragileSpeedster: The Shrakk Torr are extremely fast insects but fall to a couple of blows. Also any character wearing the purely evasion-based Lurker armor. Rogues, especially Lizardman rogues, generally end up as this.
* FriendlyFireproof: Averted; while you can't directly hit yourself, casting a spell while facing a wall or actions like [[TooDumbToLive throwing a dagger through a portal which sends it back]] will hurt your own party members.
* GeorgeLucasThrowback: To pseudo-3D tile-based dungeon crawlers that existed in various consoles and home computers during 1980s.
* GiantEnemyCrab: Surprisingly dangerous.
* GladiatorSubquest: The Fighter's Challenge
* GlassCannon: Mages, which is why their place is in the back row. Watch out for ambushes or traps and spells that damage the whole group, though.
* GoombaStomp: Possible if you fall down a pit with an enemy directly below it.
* GradualRegeneration: Sleeping shortens the wait.
* HealingCheckpoint: Crystals of Life, usually found once per level.
* HealingPotion: The only way to restore health in the middle of combat, barring fighting near a Crystal of Life. You'll find a couple, but most you'll have to brew yourself.
* HerdHittingAttack: The biggest advantage of spells over other attacks is their ability to damage every enemy on a single tile. For the same reason they're also one of the biggest threats against your group.
* HeroicMime: Your group members never say a word, though their heroism is debatable since they're prisoners just trying to survive.
* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: [[spoiler: The BigBad in the middle of floor 12. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero And you just released it.]]]]
* HintSystem: Various pieces of text written on the walls or scrolls often give hints for puzzle solutions, and in the case of at least one puzzle, several failures will [[PlayerNudge open up a room with an additional tip written inside.]]
* HitAndRunTactics: By design the most effective combat strategy in the game, provided you have the space to do so and don't get surrounded by enemies.
* IndieGame: ''Legend of Grimrock'' was created by only four people.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: The Dismantler for swords, the Icefall Hammer for maces and the Ancient Axe for, well, axes.
* {{Invisibility}}: One of the spells in the Air school.
* InvisibleGrid: As per genre tradition.
* JackOfAllTrades: Humans during character creation, with them having no stat buffs or nerfs to fit any particular class, but having the most skill points starting off.
** HumansAreAverage
* LanguageOfMagic: The spell system is based on runes presumably spoken by the caster and representing different concepts such as Fire, Balance and Spirituality.
* LastLousyPoint: On the last floor with two or three secrets missing? Hopefully you're not a completionist, or you'll be backtracking through the entire dungeon with a fine comb.
* LifeDrain: The Assassin's Dagger does exactly this with every hit.
* LightningBruiser: [[spoiler: Toorum]]
** Masters sword fighters are basically this, getting double attack speed with swords at 50 skill points in addition to health, strength, dexterity and evasion. Adepts of Maces and Axes fall into MightyGlacier territory however.
* LizardFolk: One of the races you can choose in character creation.
* LoadBearingBoss: [[spoiler: Destroying the Undying One causes the ''entire mountain'' to explode!]]
* LongRangeFighter: Spellcasters and characters specializing in missile or throwing weapons specialize in weakening and destroying enemies from a safe distance.
* MagicKnight: [[spoiler: Toorum has access to both physical and magical abilities.]]
* TheMaze: Without the automap the game can easily become this.
* MonsterCloset
* MightyGlacier: Ogres and especially Wardens move and turn very slowly, but they can potentially kill a character in one hit and have a ton of health. They can, however, make a rushing charge, not stopping until they hit a wall... or you.
** Fighters, especially Minotaur fighters, with maces or axes, maces with accent on survivability and axes on damage. Both are quite slow compared to the rest of your party on high levels.
* NintendoHard: Par for the course.
* OneManArmy: Over the course of the game, you find the notes of Toorum who has been advancing through the dungeon entirely by himself.
* OneSizeFitsAll: Huge minotaurs and fragile insectoids can wear the same armor, provided they have the proficiency to do so.
* OrganDrops: One of your primary source of nutrition.
* OurOgresAreHungrier: You can get an achievement for killing one, good luck with that.
* NoExperiencePointsForMedic: Characters who don't damage the enemies you kill will quickly fall behind in experience, which is especially a problem for your back row characters early on. Equipping them with spears is a good idea, allowing them to attack and be useful until ranged weapons and spells become available.
* PlayerMooks: You control four prisoners, and that's as far as characterization goes.
* PointOfNoReturn: While you can backtrack as many floors as you like at any time to search for treasure and secrets, you should do so before [[spoiler:inserting the four mechanical parts on floor 12.]]
* PoisonMushroom: Poignant Potions have no other uses but to poison you should you brew and drink one.
* PowerEqualsRarity: Many of the best items are one-of-a-kind and often hidden behind a puzzle or in a secret room.
* PlayerParty
* PressurePlate: There are plates which remain active as long as something is on them, be it a player, a rock or something else.
* [[spoiler: PromotedToPlayable: Toorum]]
* PurelyAestheticGender: Male and female party members have no statistical differences, and any bonuses or penalties depend on a character's race.
* QuadDamage: Speed Potions and Sulphurous Potions.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Your group consists of four prisoners who are promised freedom should they survive through the dungeon alive.
* RareCandy: There are three hidden magical tomes in the game, each giving permanent bonuses to the character who reads it.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: In the game's universe, lizardmen are generally mistrusted and treated as outcasts. But luckily, you can play as one!
* RespawningEnemies: While [[AntiGrinding most monsters never respawn,]] there are a few exceptions, generally either for a puzzle or to prevent making the game {{Unwinnable}} due to running out of food sources.
* [[spoiler: SecretCharacter: If you find Toorum's remains, use them on a Crystal of Life, start a new game, enter the name "Toorum" and press enter, you start the game with Toorum who is alone but has access to a unique combination of skills and the ability to move twice as fast as normal party members.]]
* SecretLevel: Spoiled if you look at the achievements in the steam version.
* SelfImposedChallenge: There is an ''Old School Mode,'' wherein the player doesn't have the luxury of the automap.
* ShinySense: The various keys you'll find usually shine to make them easier to detect.
* SoloCharacterRun: [[spoiler:Forced in Toorum mode.]]
* SoundCodedForYourConvenience: Since you can hear monsters' movement through doors and walls, memorizing the sounds they make will give you an idea of what you're about to face.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''VideoGame/DungeonMaster'' and the old-school dungeon crawling genre in general.
* SquishyWizard: Your Mage will probably drop in a few hits should he become exposed to enemy attacks.
* StatSticks: Mage weapons such as [[MagicWand Whitewood Wand]] enhance spellcasting but can't be used to actually hit things.
* StockVideoGamePuzzle: Puzzles are one of key elements found in the dungeon.
** ControlRoomPuzzle
** LockAndKeyPuzzle
** [[StockVideoGamePuzzle Remote Switch Puzzle]]
** [[StockVideoGamePuzzle Timed Switch Puzzle]]
** TrickShotPuzzle
** WaitingPuzzle
** [[StockVideoGamePuzzle Weighted Switch Puzzle]]
* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: Just before the 3rd level, you come across a sack which contains the items necessary to create potions. [[spoiler: The antidote comes especially useful in the 3rd level, since it is full of poisonous spiders.]]
* [[spoiler:TechnoWreckage:]] The final levels of the dungeon.
* TeleFrag: Teleport to a tile occupied by an enemy for a free kill.
* {{Telepathy}}: Throughout the game, a mysterious voice communicates with the party through collective dreams.
* TempleOfDoom: The Goromorg Temple, which spans two entire levels.
* TrapDoor: These can be found throughout the dungeon and have to be closed to be crossed over.
** Or you could fall down them, since they all lead to isolated areas in the floor below you, with teleports leading back up, and sometimes containing secrets!
** Sometimes you find nothing, and this too is lampshaded in one of Toorum's notes found after falling down a particular pit:
-->'''Toorum''': I know, I was disappointed too when I took the jump just to discover that there was nothing useful here.
* TraumaInn: While there obviously are no inns, sleeping on the cold dungeon floor will heal even the worst wounds or poisonous spider bites. Napping won't revive a dead character, however.
* [[spoiler: TreacherousQuestGiver: The voice in your dreams.]]
* UnusableEnemyEquipment: Averted with weapons and shields, played straight with clothing and armor.
* UselessUsefulSpell: Pretty much every spell in the Earth school due to their reliance on poison, which deals damage very slowly and doesn't work on the undead.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: [[spoiler: The FinalBoss will try to crush you relentlessly, making the fight against it quite hectic since failing to dodge leads to an immediate TotalPartyKill.]]
* WallMaster: The first encounter with the Tentacles will probably leave you paranoid for the rest of the game.
* WizardNeedsFoodBadly
* WithThisHerring: You don't even have ''basic clothing'' at the beginning.
** Justified, as you control a group of arrested convicts.
* ZergRush: [[http://i.imgur.com/ksjT9.jpg Scavengers]] are some of the weakest enemies in the game, but they tend to appear in such overwhelming numbers that the few times you encounter them are some of the most dangerous situations you'll find yourself in.
* ZipMode: [[spoiler: To make up for the lack of party members, Toorum has the unique [[SprintShoes Thunderstruck]] -trait which doubles his movement speed.]]
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The game begins when four prisoners, [[AnAdventurerIsYou created by the player]], are accused of vile acts of treason by the local court, but by the "mercy" of the king, the prisoners are given a chance to atone for their crimes via the ancient prison of Mount Grimrock. If the prisoners can make their way through the prison and escape it via the mountain's base, their crimes will be forgiven and they will be free to go. There is just one problem: Mount Grimlock is a den of evil and mystery, home to countless monsters, traps and other dangers. Will you survive?
The game is played in real-time, and provides the players with many puzzles to solve, harkening back to the {{RPG}}s of yore.
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!!''Legend of Grimrock'' provides examples of:
* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: Reaching the level cap of 50 requires several billion experience points, with monsters giving around a thousand at most.
* AdvancingBossOfDoom: [[spoiler:If you get caught by the FinalBoss, it's an [[TotalPartyKill instant game over]]. Justified, as its a giant metal cube whose only "attack" is to roll on and crush you.]]
* TheAlcatraz: The eponymous Mount Grimrock, at least the higher levels with numerous jail cells and shackles hanging on the walls. Near the end of the game it's revealed that [[spoiler: the real threat imprisoned within is the Undying One.]]
* AllThereInTheManual: The "Ramblings of an Old Sage" found in the manual fleshes out the backstory of the game, detailing Lord Perel's ill-fated expedition into the dungeon and the reason the king is sending prisoners into its depths.
* ALoadOfBull: One of the races you can choose in character creation.
* AlreadyUndoneForYou: At least Toorum and no doubt other convicts have gone through the dungeon before, but all the traps, treasures and monsters are still there. Partially lampshaded by one of Toorum's notes.
-->'''Toorum:''' There have been people in these hallways before me but when I went through this place here it seems like I was the first to open all the doors and press all the buttons. There has to be some people who oversee the dungeons.
* AlwaysAccurateAttack: While melee attacks have a chance to miss every time, ranged attacks such as spells and throwing weapons have a 100% accuracy. Since accuracy is based on Dexterity and damage on Strength, this actually makes the strong but clumsy minotaurs the most effective archers.
* AmplifierArtifact: [[MagicStaff Shaman Staff]] and Zhandul's Orb boost the damage of Earth and Fire spells respectively.
* AncientArtifact: [[PowerNullifier The Weapon of Power]]
* ArmorPiercingAttack: The Sword skill Thrust.
* ArrowsOnFire: Fire Arrows and Fire Quarrels. Every spell school can enchant projectiles with that school's element.
* ArtifactOfDoom: [[spoiler: The Undying One]]
* AwesomeButImpractical: Many of the final perks in skill trees. For example the final perk of Spellcraft [[ReducedManaCost reduces all spell costs by 50%]] which is great on paper - and also means your mage won't have any real spells, making them dead weight for most of the game and the perk itself practically pointless.
* BackStab: Rogues specializing in Assassination deal extra damage when attacking enemies from behind, and the final perk of the skill tree [[OneHitKill makes all backstabs lethal!]]
* {{Badass}}: There are notes scattered around by one Toorum, who basically solo'd the entire dungeon. The dungeon which you are currently having difficulty with a party of four. [[spoiler: Toorum is also a {{SecretCharacter}} if you manage to unlock him, his stats truly are {{Badass}}.]]
* BareFistedMonk: You can create a character specializing in hand-to-hand combat with the Unarmed skill tree. Adding the "Fist Fighter" trait pre-game is always helpful too.
* BigBad: [[spoiler:A sentient mechanical cube known as the Undying One imprisoned in Mount Grimrock a long time ago. Exactly why is left unclear, as in-game the only things it can do is communicate through dreams and... roll around.]]
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Gets worse the deeper you get.
* BilingualBonus: The name of the unique axe ''Norja'' means Norway in the Finnish language, and its FlavorText speaks of the "fjord-dwellers", fjords being a well-known landmark of the country.
** In addition, one of the locations shown on the world map found in the game extras is called ''Literature/{{Kalevala}}''.
* BlackMage: The game has no healing spells and most of the Mage spells are damaging ones.
* BonusMaterial: The game comes with a separate [[FantasyWorldMap world map]] and printable graph paper for map drawing, amongst other things.
* BossBanter: [[spoiler: For a mechanical cube, the Undying One is quite vocal.]]
* BossVulnerability: [[spoiler: While initially unkillable, finding the Weapon of Power will allow you to momentarily stop the BigBad in place which in turn allows you to [[ShieldedCoreBoss remove the parts you previously fixed it with, making it vulnerable.]]]]
* BottomlessPits: Averted, none of the pits in the game are bottomless and in fact often have valuable items and secrets in them.
* BrutalBonusLevel: The slime dungeon and the Fighter's Challenge are far more difficult than the levels they're hidden on.
* CombatTentacles
* CommonplaceRare: There's a single piece of pie in the game, and finding it is even worth an achievement.
* CosmeticAward: Finding the six well-hidden treasures scattered around the dungeon doesn't reward you with anything except an achievement and a nice "7/7 treasures found" in your statistics page.
* CutAndPasteEnvironments: Every wall tile on a floor looks the same; however this works to your advantage as looking for hidden switches would otherwise be very frustrating.
* CreatorCameo: The four names written on the walls of the aptly named [[spoiler:Tomb of Designers]] are the names of the four game developers, spelled backwards.
* CriticalEncumbranceFailure: Averted, getting close to your carry limit will slow you down but only if you go above it will you stop moving completely.
* CriticalExistenceFailure: Played straight, however.
* CriticalHit: All physical attacks have a chance to be critical hits. Improved Critical doubles this chance for melee and Master Archer/Throwing Master for ranged attacks.
* DamageOverTime: The classic [[StandardStatusEffects poison]], a common hazard in the dungeons of Mount Grimrock, particularly Level 3.
* DeadlyGas: Available as a spell, released as an attack by certain enemies and used in a number of traps as well.
* DeathTrap
* DifficultyLevels: The most noticeable difference between Easy, Normal and Hard is the monsters' movement and turning speed, making them a lot trickier to avoid if playing on the highest difficulty.
* DoorToBefore: Handy shortcuts tend to open up back to the savepoint after you go through something strenuous.
* DungeonCrawling: A genre that was missed by many old-school gamers returned. AndTheFandomRejoiced.
* ElaborateEqualsEffective
* EmptyRoomUntilTheTrap: [[spoiler: "Enter thy grave"]]
* EverythingFades: Or, more specifically, explodes in a shower of sparks on death.
* FauxFirstPerson3D: This is part of what makes the game special; it has a Dungeon Master style UI and gameplay that was used when 3D rendering in video games wasn't a cheap or easy-to-make option. This is done partly to instill nostalgia in "gaming veterans" of this genre.
* FighterMageThief
* FireBalls: Probably the most powerful spell in the game in terms of damage.
* FireIceLightning: [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Earth]]
* FlamingSword: The Fire Blade, which actually shoots FireBalls when swung.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: You get rampant dreams with a being who is supposedly in the bottom of the dungeon. [[spoiler: The background of the dream is surrounded by cogs, which hint at its mechanical nature.]]
** Also, in the first level, you can activate a switch which leads into a secret area which has an ominous statue and some loot. [[spoiler: It's an illithid like being, which you will fight deeper down the dungeon.]]
* FragileSpeedster: The Shrakk Torr are extremely fast insects but fall to a couple of blows. Also any character wearing the purely evasion-based Lurker armor. Rogues, especially Lizardman rogues, generally end up as this.
* FriendlyFireproof: Averted; while you can't directly hit yourself, casting a spell while facing a wall or actions like [[TooDumbToLive throwing a dagger through a portal which sends it back]] will hurt your own party members.
* GeorgeLucasThrowback: To pseudo-3D tile-based dungeon crawlers that existed in various consoles and home computers during 1980s.
* GiantEnemyCrab: Surprisingly dangerous.
* GladiatorSubquest: The Fighter's Challenge
* GlassCannon: Mages, which is why their place is in the back row. Watch out for ambushes or traps and spells that damage the whole group, though.
* GoombaStomp: Possible if you fall down a pit with an enemy directly below it.
* GradualRegeneration: Sleeping shortens the wait.
* HealingCheckpoint: Crystals of Life, usually found once per level.
* HealingPotion: The only way to restore health in the middle of combat, barring fighting near a Crystal of Life. You'll find a couple, but most you'll have to brew yourself.
* HerdHittingAttack: The biggest advantage of spells over other attacks is their ability to damage every enemy on a single tile. For the same reason they're also one of the biggest threats against your group.
* HeroicMime: Your group members never say a word, though their heroism is debatable since they're prisoners just trying to survive.
* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: [[spoiler: The BigBad in the middle of floor 12. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero And you just released it.]]]]
* HintSystem: Various pieces of text written on the walls or scrolls often give hints for puzzle solutions, and in the case of at least one puzzle, several failures will [[PlayerNudge open up a room with an additional tip written inside.]]
* HitAndRunTactics: By design the most effective combat strategy in the game, provided you have the space to do so and don't get surrounded by enemies.
* IndieGame: ''Legend of Grimrock'' was created by only four people.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: The Dismantler for swords, the Icefall Hammer for maces and the Ancient Axe for, well, axes.
* {{Invisibility}}: One of the spells in the Air school.
* InvisibleGrid: As per genre tradition.
* JackOfAllTrades: Humans during character creation, with them having no stat buffs or nerfs to fit any particular class, but having the most skill points starting off.
** HumansAreAverage
* LanguageOfMagic: The spell system is based on runes presumably spoken by the caster and representing different concepts such as Fire, Balance and Spirituality.
* LastLousyPoint: On the last floor with two or three secrets missing? Hopefully you're not a completionist, or you'll be backtracking through the entire dungeon with a fine comb.
* LifeDrain: The Assassin's Dagger does exactly this with every hit.
* LightningBruiser: [[spoiler: Toorum]]
** Masters sword fighters are basically this, getting double attack speed with swords at 50 skill points in addition to health, strength, dexterity and evasion. Adepts of Maces and Axes fall into MightyGlacier territory however.
* LizardFolk: One of the races you can choose in character creation.
* LoadBearingBoss: [[spoiler: Destroying the Undying One causes the ''entire mountain'' to explode!]]
* LongRangeFighter: Spellcasters and characters specializing in missile or throwing weapons specialize in weakening and destroying enemies from a safe distance.
* MagicKnight: [[spoiler: Toorum has access to both physical and magical abilities.]]
* TheMaze: Without the automap the game can easily become this.
* MonsterCloset
* MightyGlacier: Ogres and especially Wardens move and turn very slowly, but they can potentially kill a character in one hit and have a ton of health. They can, however, make a rushing charge, not stopping until they hit a wall... or you.
** Fighters, especially Minotaur fighters, with maces or axes, maces with accent on survivability and axes on damage. Both are quite slow compared to the rest of your party on high levels.
* NintendoHard: Par for the course.
* OneManArmy: Over the course of the game, you find the notes of Toorum who has been advancing through the dungeon entirely by himself.
* OneSizeFitsAll: Huge minotaurs and fragile insectoids can wear the same armor, provided they have the proficiency to do so.
* OrganDrops: One of your primary source of nutrition.
* OurOgresAreHungrier: You can get an achievement for killing one, good luck with that.
* NoExperiencePointsForMedic: Characters who don't damage the enemies you kill will quickly fall behind in experience, which is especially a problem for your back row characters early on. Equipping them with spears is a good idea, allowing them to attack and be useful until ranged weapons and spells become available.
* PlayerMooks: You control four prisoners, and that's as far as characterization goes.
* PointOfNoReturn: While you can backtrack as many floors as you like at any time to search for treasure and secrets, you should do so before [[spoiler:inserting the four mechanical parts on floor 12.]]
* PoisonMushroom: Poignant Potions have no other uses but to poison you should you brew and drink one.
* PowerEqualsRarity: Many of the best items are one-of-a-kind and often hidden behind a puzzle or in a secret room.
* PlayerParty
* PressurePlate: There are plates which remain active as long as something is on them, be it a player, a rock or something else.
* [[spoiler: PromotedToPlayable: Toorum]]
* PurelyAestheticGender: Male and female party members have no statistical differences, and any bonuses or penalties depend on a character's race.
* QuadDamage: Speed Potions and Sulphurous Potions.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Your group consists of four prisoners who are promised freedom should they survive through the dungeon alive.
* RareCandy: There are three hidden magical tomes in the game, each giving permanent bonuses to the character who reads it.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: In the game's universe, lizardmen are generally mistrusted and treated as outcasts. But luckily, you can play as one!
* RespawningEnemies: While [[AntiGrinding most monsters never respawn,]] there are a few exceptions, generally either for a puzzle or to prevent making the game {{Unwinnable}} due to running out of food sources.
* [[spoiler: SecretCharacter: If you find Toorum's remains, use them on a Crystal of Life, start a new game, enter the name "Toorum" and press enter, you start the game with Toorum who is alone but has access to a unique combination of skills and the ability to move twice as fast as normal party members.]]
* SecretLevel: Spoiled if you look at the achievements in the steam version.
* SelfImposedChallenge: There is an ''Old School Mode,'' wherein the player doesn't have the luxury of the automap.
* ShinySense: The various keys you'll find usually shine to make them easier to detect.
* SoloCharacterRun: [[spoiler:Forced in Toorum mode.]]
* SoundCodedForYourConvenience: Since you can hear monsters' movement through doors and walls, memorizing the sounds they make will give you an idea of what you're about to face.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''VideoGame/DungeonMaster'' and the old-school dungeon crawling genre in general.
* SquishyWizard: Your Mage will probably drop in a few hits should he become exposed to enemy attacks.
* StatSticks: Mage weapons such as [[MagicWand Whitewood Wand]] enhance spellcasting but can't be used to actually hit things.
* StockVideoGamePuzzle: Puzzles are one of key elements found in the dungeon.
** ControlRoomPuzzle
** LockAndKeyPuzzle
** [[StockVideoGamePuzzle Remote Switch Puzzle]]
** [[StockVideoGamePuzzle Timed Switch Puzzle]]
** TrickShotPuzzle
** WaitingPuzzle
** [[StockVideoGamePuzzle Weighted Switch Puzzle]]
* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: Just before the 3rd level, you come across a sack which contains the items necessary to create potions. [[spoiler: The antidote comes especially useful in the 3rd level, since it is full of poisonous spiders.]]
* [[spoiler:TechnoWreckage:]] The final levels of the dungeon.
* TeleFrag: Teleport to a tile occupied by an enemy for a free kill.
* {{Telepathy}}: Throughout the game, a mysterious voice communicates with the party through collective dreams.
* TempleOfDoom: The Goromorg Temple, which spans two entire levels.
* TrapDoor: These can be found throughout the dungeon and have to be closed to be crossed over.
** Or you could fall down them, since they all lead to isolated areas in the floor below you, with teleports leading back up, and sometimes containing secrets!
** Sometimes you find nothing, and this too is lampshaded in one of Toorum's notes found after falling down a particular pit:
-->'''Toorum''': I know, I was disappointed too when I took the jump just to discover that there was nothing useful here.
* TraumaInn: While there obviously are no inns, sleeping on the cold dungeon floor will heal even the worst wounds or poisonous spider bites. Napping won't revive a dead character, however.
* [[spoiler: TreacherousQuestGiver: The voice in your dreams.]]
* UnusableEnemyEquipment: Averted with weapons and shields, played straight with clothing and armor.
* UselessUsefulSpell: Pretty much every spell in the Earth school due to their reliance on poison, which deals damage very slowly and doesn't work on the undead.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: [[spoiler: The FinalBoss will try to crush you relentlessly, making the fight against it quite hectic since failing to dodge leads to an immediate TotalPartyKill.]]
* WallMaster: The first encounter with the Tentacles will probably leave you paranoid for the rest of the game.
* WizardNeedsFoodBadly
* WithThisHerring: You don't even have ''basic clothing'' at the beginning.
** Justified, as you control a group of arrested convicts.
* ZergRush: [[http://i.imgur.com/ksjT9.jpg Scavengers]] are some of the weakest enemies in the game, but they tend to appear in such overwhelming numbers that the few times you encounter them are some of the most dangerous situations you'll find yourself in.
* ZipMode: [[spoiler: To make up for the lack of party members, Toorum has the unique [[SprintShoes Thunderstruck]] -trait which doubles his movement speed.]]
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''Legend of Grimrock'' is a 2012 PC-exclusive indie RPG developed by Almost Human Ltd, which is to be available for download on April 11.
Played from a FirstPersonPerspective, the game is a throwback to dungeon crawling classics like ''[[VideoGame/DungeonMaster Dungeon Master]]'' and ''EyeOfTheBeholder''.
The player creates a party of four prisoners exiled to Mount Grimrock, and the goal is to escape - killing lots of monsters and collecting tons of loot along the way.
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!!This game provides examples of:
* FighterMageThief
* GeorgeLucasThrowback
Played from a FirstPersonPerspective, the game is a throwback to dungeon crawling classics like ''[[VideoGame/DungeonMaster Dungeon Master]]'' and ''EyeOfTheBeholder''.
The player creates a party of four prisoners exiled to Mount Grimrock, and the goal is to escape - killing lots of monsters and collecting tons of loot along the way.
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!!This game provides examples of:
* FighterMageThief
* GeorgeLucasThrowback
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Played from a FirstPersonPerspective, the game is a throwback to dungeon crawling classics like ''[[VideoGame/DungeonMaster Dungeon Master]]'' and ''EyeOfTheBeholder''.
The player creates a party of four prisoners exiled to Mount Grimrock, and the goal is to escape - killing lots of monsters and collecting tons of loot along the way.
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!!This game provides examples of:
* FighterMageThief
* GeorgeLucasThrowback
The player creates a party of four prisoners exiled to Mount Grimrock, and the goal is to escape - killing lots of monsters and collecting tons of loot along the way.
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* FighterMageThief
* GeorgeLucasThrowback
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''Legend of Grimrock'' is a 2012 PC-exclusive indie RPG developed by Almost Human Ltd, which is to be available for download on April 11.
Played from a FirstPersonPerspective, the game is a throwback to dungeon crawling classics like ''[[VideoGame/DungeonMaster Dungeon Master]]'' and ''EyeOfTheBeholder''.
Played from a FirstPersonPerspective, the game is a throwback to dungeon crawling classics like ''[[VideoGame/DungeonMaster Dungeon Master]]'' and ''EyeOfTheBeholder''.
