History VideoGame / KingdomsOfAmalurReckoning

** Finesse: [[DualWielding dual]] [[DeviousDaggers daggers]], [[DoubleWeapon faeblades]], and [[ArcherArchetype bows]].

* DropTheHammer: Hammers are massive, somewhat clunky weapons which nevertheless hit harder than any other weapon category.

** Might: [[HeroesPreferSwords longswords]], [[{{BFS}} greatswords]], and [[DropTheHammer hammers]].

''Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning'' is an Action RPG developed by Big Huge Games (''VideoGame/RiseOfNations'', ''VideoGame/RiseOfLegends'') and 38 Studios, founded by [[UsefulNotes/{{Baseball}} baseball legend Curt Schilling]] and named after the number he wore whilst playing for teams like [[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams the Philadelphia Phillies, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Boston Red Sox]] throughout his career. The game features the efforts of three "visionaries": a story written by fantasy author Creator/RASalvatore, a lead artist in [[ComicBook/{{Spawn}} Todd McFarlane]] and its lead designer [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Ken]] [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Rolston]]. Schilling, [[JustForFun/OneOfUs a long-time MMO gamer]], provided the money thanks to his time spent in the MLB... or at least, [[https://www.engadget.com/2012-05-16-the-scene-following-38-studios-emergency-meeting-with-rhode-i.html somebody's money was involved.]]

''Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning'' is an Action RPG developed by Big Huge Games (''VideoGame/RiseOfNations'', ''VideoGame/RiseOfLegends'') and 38 Studios, founded by [[UsefulNotes/{{Baseball}} baseball legend Curt Schilling]] and named after the number he wore whilst playing for teams like [[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams the Philadelphia Phillies, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Boston Red Sox]] throughout his career. The game features the efforts of three "visionaries": a story written by fantasy author Creator/RASalvatore, a lead artist in [[ComicBook/{{Spawn}} Todd McFarlane]] and its lead designer [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Ken]] [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Rolston]]. Schilling, [[JustForFun/OneOfUs a long-time MMO gamer]], provided the money thanks to his time spent in the MLB... or at least, [[http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/16/the-scene-following-38-studios-emergency-meeting-with-rhode-i/ somebody's money was involved]].

* BladeOnAStick: With an ''aversion'' of SliceAndDiceSwordsmanship. Spears have long reaching stab attacks.

* ApocalypticLog: A set of lorestones tell the tale of the last survivor of a group of Fae stationed in a fortress, tasked with stopping the resurrection of a fae sorceress known as the Widow. The survivor slowly realizes something is wrong when the rest of his comrades who had returned to the Fae Lands for the Long Sleep never returned and fears that when the time comes, the same fate awaits him. His final message for the player: [[OhCrap The Widow Walks.]]
** Also sets in Klurikon and Alabasta describing Gadflow's rise to power.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The current Archsage of the Scholia Arcana has the sole vote on who becomes the next Archsage, and always insists on choosing the greatest master of war magic, rather than someone more rounded who would be better suited to administering the school. [[spoiler:This is because the actual purpose of the Archsage is to fight the Dark Empyrean if she ever manages to free herself]].

* SpikesOfVillainy: The Tuatha use Prismere weapons and equipment, which are noticeably more spiky than equipment made from other materials.

On the 6th of September 2018, Creator/THQNordic announced they had acquired the Kingdoms of Amalur IP from Rhode Island, and in September 2020, their remaster was released, titled ''Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning''. A brand new expansion titled "Fatesworn" was made after release, which was released on the 14th of December 2021. Effectively a continuation of the main story, the expansion pits the Fateless One against Telogrus, the God of Chaos.