Crusaders of Khazan is a computer adaptation

Personal computer game

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 of the tabletop role-playing game

Role-playing game

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 Tunnels and Trolls

Tunnels and Trolls

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, developed and published by New World Computing

New World Computing

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 in 1990 for the PC, FM Towns

FM Towns

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, PC-88 anc PC-98

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. The game is available from Flying Buffalo

Flying Buffalo

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 and in Fiery Dragon's Tunnels and Trolls 30th Anniversary Edition.

Story

A long time ago, a war broke out in the Dragon Continent between the great wizard Khazan and the demon queen Lerotra'hh the Death Empress and her sorcerer consort Khara Kang. Wishing to stop the bloodshed, Khazan proposed a truce to Lerotra'hh: Khazan would go into exile in exchange for a promise that the evil pair would allow humankind and monsterkind to coexist peacefully. Lerotra'hh accepted the proposal and Khazan was never heard from again. As the game begins, however, Lerotra'hh has broken the pact and now she prepares her Dark Legions again to attack again. The player's quest is put this threat to an end (meaning killing Kang and then Lerotra'hh) and to bring Khazan back to this world to enforce the peace.

Gameplay

The game is a fairly typical computer RPG of its era, featuring an icon-driven user interface, turn-based top-down combat and auto-mapping.

Reception

Crusaders of Khazan got quite polarizing reviews. The game received 5 out of 5 stars in Dragon

Dragon (magazine)

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. On the other hand, Computer Gaming World

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wrote it "could be a good game [but] the only people likely to enjoy it are hardcore T&T fans."