<s>
Black	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
's	I-Application
Torn	I-Application
was	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
by	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2001	O
and	O
cancelled	O
in	O
July	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
SPECIAL	O
role-playing	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
on	O
various	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
Lithtech	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
Torn	B-Application
possessed	O
features	O
unseen	O
in	O
previous	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
real-time	O
camera	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Torn	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumed	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
wanderer	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
cursed	O
to	O
bring	O
misfortune	O
to	O
people	O
and	O
places	O
around	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
several	O
other	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
original	O
world	O
titled	O
"	O
Torn	B-Application
"	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torn	B-Application
was	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
SPECIAL	O
system	O
;	O
combat	O
occurred	O
in	O
quasi-real-time	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
strictly	O
being	O
turn-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
to	O
support	O
character	O
classes	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
the	O
designers	O
opted	O
for	O
a	O
system	O
where	O
a	O
player	O
defined	O
their	O
character	O
by	O
the	O
skills	O
and	O
special	O
abilities	O
selected	O
when	O
leveling	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torn	B-Application
was	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
direct	O
control	O
over	O
only	O
the	O
protagonist	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torn	B-Application
would	O
have	O
introduced	O
a	O
unique	O
method	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
and	O
control	O
allies	O
;	O
altering	O
their	O
behaviour	O
through	O
conversation	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
command	O
menu	O
and	O
hot	O
key-driven	O
command	O
system	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
give	O
companions	O
commands	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
a	O
priestess-type	O
companion	O
might	O
support	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
by	O
casting	O
beneficial	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
while	O
a	O
paladin-type	O
would	O
give	O
support	O
by	O
attacking	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
target	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
healing	O
the	O
protagonist	O
after	O
the	O
battle	O
or	O
if	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
came	O
close	O
to	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
these	O
features	O
were	O
publicized	O
,	O
Feargus	O
Urquhart	O
later	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
our	O
work	O
on	O
Torn	B-Application
,	O
we	O
were	O
still	O
considering	O
going	O
back	O
to	O
a	O
system	O
that	O
gave	O
players	O
direct	O
,	O
full	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
party	O
members	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torn	B-Application
was	O
to	O
contain	O
four	O
types	O
of	O
magic	O
:	O
Chaos	O
,	O
Order	O
,	O
Alchemy	O
and	O
Summoning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Order	O
magic	O
primarily	O
consisted	O
of	O
healing	O
,	O
protective	O
,	O
and	O
empowering	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Chaos	O
magic	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
consisted	O
of	O
harmful	O
elemental	O
attacks	O
,	O
detrimental	O
status	O
afflictions	O
,	O
and	O
invisibility	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alchemical	O
magic	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
or	O
alter	O
potions	O
to	O
achieve	O
more	O
powerful	O
effects	O
,	O
repair	O
or	O
enchant	O
items	O
,	O
identify	O
unknown	O
items	O
or	O
creatures	O
,	O
and	O
combine	O
different	O
Order	O
or	O
Chaos	O
spells	B-Application
to	O
create	O
spells	B-Application
with	O
multiple	O
elements	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
earth	O
and	O
fire	O
spells	B-Application
creating	O
a	O
molten	O
metal	O
spell	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
,	O
Summoning	O
magic	O
was	O
to	O
consist	O
of	O
"	O
Call	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Gate	O
"	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
the	O
former	O
summoning	O
entities	O
able	O
to	O
exist	O
for	O
a	O
set	O
duration	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
or	O
until	O
slain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gate	O
spells	B-Application
opened	O
a	O
portal	O
,	O
allowing	O
different	O
things	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
David	O
Maldonado	O
called	O
the	O
resulting	O
spells	B-Application
"	O
generally	O
amongst	O
the	O
weirdest	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
effect	O
often	O
being	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
"	O
normal	O
"	O
spells	B-Application
fired	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
 '	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Torn	B-Application
would	O
have	O
used	O
a	O
"	O
mana	B-Application
point	I-Application
"	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
spell	B-Application
cast	O
would	O
deplete	O
mana	B-Application
points	I-Application
;	O
when	O
fully	O
depleted	O
,	O
a	O
spell-caster	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
unable	O
to	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
until	O
their	O
mana	B-Application
had	O
been	O
restored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torn	B-Application
's	O
background	O
plot	O
established	O
an	O
omnipotent	O
being	O
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
the	O
Architect	O
,	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
ultimate	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Architect	O
created	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
god-like	O
beings	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
turn	O
created	O
the	O
world	O
"	O
Torn	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
various	O
races	O
were	O
originally	O
created	O
for	O
combat	O
purposes	O
by	O
the	O
three	O
factions	O
of	O
gods	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
deities	O
struggled	O
to	O
dominate	O
Torn	B-Application
with	O
their	O
respective	O
viewpoints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
the	O
Architect	O
banished	O
the	O
feuding	O
Chaos	O
and	O
Order	O
factions	O
to	O
the	O
ethereal	O
realms	O
of	O
"	O
nightmare	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
dream	O
"	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
left	O
Torn	B-Application
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
the	O
faction	O
that	O
advocated	O
balance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
isolated	O
,	O
the	O
Order	O
and	O
Chaos	O
factions	O
continued	O
influencing	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
although	O
their	O
segregation	O
forced	O
them	O
to	O
act	O
indirectly	O
through	O
agents	O
still	O
residing	O
in	O
Torn	B-Application
's	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resulting	O
from	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
Torn	B-Application
's	O
inhabitants	O
to	O
draw	O
energy	O
from	O
the	O
separate	O
realms	O
occupied	O
by	O
the	O
gods	O
of	O
Chaos	O
and	O
Order	O
,	O
magic	O
became	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
interview	O
,	O
Maldonado	O
explained	O
how	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Torn	B-Application
came	O
about	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
clear	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
encourage	O
the	O
sort	O
of	O
mature	O
,	O
gritty	O
setting	O
that	O
we	O
used	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
or	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
,	O
but	O
did	O
n't	O
want	O
a	O
world	O
that	O
was	O
simply	O
"	O
covered	O
in	O
darkness	O
"	O
...	O
there	O
should	O
places	O
of	O
light	O
,	O
darkness	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
whole	O
lot	O
o	O
 '	O
gray	O
in	O
between	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torn	B-Application
's	O
primary	O
narrative	O
revolved	O
around	O
a	O
wandering	O
protagonist	O
character	O
,	O
cursed	O
to	O
bring	O
pain	O
and	O
misfortune	O
wherever	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
traveled	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
whomever	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
traveled	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
during	O
GDC	O
2001	O
,	O
Torn	B-Application
was	O
subject	O
to	O
much	O
interest	O
by	O
the	O
press	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
cult	O
classic	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
developing	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
was	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
much-praised	O
SPECIAL	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torn	B-Application
made	O
a	O
playable	O
showing	O
at	O
E3	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
division	O
director	O
of	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
,	O
Feargus	O
Urquhart	O
,	O
later	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
switch	O
from	O
the	O
LithTech	B-Application
2.3	O
engine	O
to	O
the	O
upgraded	O
3.0	O
version	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
E3	O
presentation	O
had	O
"	O
significant	O
ramifications	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
changing	O
and	O
recoding	O
necessitated	O
by	O
the	O
switch	O
caused	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
E3	O
showing	O
to	O
suffer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2001	O
,	O
after	O
circulation	O
of	O
rumors	O
,	O
Torn	B-Application
was	O
officially	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ultimate	O
reason	O
for	O
Torn	B-Application
's	O
cancellation	O
was	O
eventually	O
revealed	O
by	O
Feargus	O
Urquhart	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
if	O
we	O
ever	O
released	O
an	O
official	O
reason	O
on	O
why	O
 [ Torn ] 	O
was	O
canceled	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
nutshell	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
canceled	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
get	O
Interplay	O
the	O
revenue	O
the	O
company	O
needed	O
to	O
continue	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
