History VideoGame / Spellstone

** Boldur is the third of the Goblin leaders to make this list, but aside from having the [[DropTheHammer Spellstone Hammer]] in his possession, he doesn't really do anything all that evil. He even gives it up willingly after losing his part of a "[[LetsFightLikeGentlemen wager]]" against the heroes. [[spoiler:When the party meets him again, he's [[GoodAllAlong an outright good guy]] who pitches in to rebuild Duskwillow.]]

* ThePowerOfCreation: Dilbert's [[DropTheHammer Spellstone Hammer]] has this power. As demonstrated by the goblins that stole it from him, it's able to create an entire watchtower in just a few quick smacks.

* CounterAttack: Four different skills are various forms of counterattack. Vengeance will deal damage to whatever hits the card with a direct attack, and Emberhide and Poisonhide apply [[StatusEffects burn and poison damage]] instead. Then there's [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Backlash]], which deals damage to any card on the enemy's team that targets it with a skill.

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''Spellstone'' (also known as ''Spellstone: Dungeons Unearthed'') is an [[CardBattleGame online CCG]] released in late 2015 and developed by Synapse Games, the makers of ''VideoGame/Tyrant2011'' and its successor, ''Tyrant Unleashed''. The company was later bought out by Website/{{Kongregate}}, who continue to update the game to this day. It can be played [[https://www.kongregate.com/games/synapticon/spellstone here]], but it can also be found on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and mobile platforms.

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: The Maniac General is the last enemy fought in [[JungleJapes Elaria]], sitting atop the cache containing the Heart of Blue Fire. Defeat him, and [[CrystalSpiresAndTogas Luminis]] opens up, where the contents of the cache are revealed to be a small, harmless [[ComMons Soul Wisp]].

* GameBreakingBug: The infamous "Error Code 11" glitch, which started to happen around February 2023 and was finally patched out in late April. In this bug, the Raven's dialogue would appear on the title screen to say "[[NonSequitur 11]]", which prevented players from actually entering the game unless they refreshed the page.

* AliceAllusion: The postgame's revisit to [[spoiler:the Abyss]] has the player chasing a goblin wearing a waistcoat as a stand-in for the White Rabbit. Many events similar to ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' follow, like a long conga line full of elementals, a party, and a climactic trial that culminates in the entire story being AllJustADream.

* PlaceOfProtection: The Seastone Citadel, located on the easternmost coast of Arcantica, was meant as a safeguard against the Void. It's sought out by Elyse and Oda once they deduce that it may contain an [[ArtifactOfHope ancient artifact]] that could aid in the fight against the Void.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: According to Orgoth, this is how goblin society chooses its rulers.
-->'''Orgoth:''' ''The strongest or the craftiest... a goblin needs one of those traits to become a leader.''

* DetectivesFollowFootprints: During the Dawnglow Swamp map, Groc and Ursurio track down the Corruptlings and Corruptrex by scanning the swamp until they can find footprints to follow.

* DefeatMeansPlayable: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]]. Several [[OlympusMons Champion cards]] are also bosses fought throughout the story, but it's possible for the player to obtain their cards before ever fighting them. Scyer, a playable hero, has to be unlocked through a mission that only opens after the player clears Fireshard Mine, which

* AliceAllusion: The postgame's revisit to [[spoiler:the Abyss]] has the player chasing a goblin wearing a waistcoat as a stand-in for the White Rabbit. Many events similar to ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' follow, like a long conga line full of elementals and a climactic trial sequence.

* FictionalSport: Goblinball, the goblin equivalent of basketball. [[BetterThanABareBulb The narrator calls the name unoriginal]].

* BewitchedAmphibians: At one point in the postgame {{filler}} campaigns, the frogs of Dawnglow Swamp turn the player character into a frog. The whole situation, if the level titles are any indication, [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything is reminiscent of]] being hung over and [[WhatDidIDoLastNight forgetting what happened the night before]].

* BrickJoke: Samael's FlavorText reads, "Don't ask him about the difference between bird wings and angel wings." In the postgame, it's revealed that this is SeriousBusiness, to the point where there is scholarly debate about it InUniverse. Skyhaven keeps the truth of the matter locked away in a secret vault, and when the player reads it, the narrator can only say that it's "[[NothingIsScarier so terrible you realize your life is immediately in danger from two tribes instead of one]]".