<s>
Fate	O
is	O
a	O
2005	O
single-player	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
by	O
WildTangent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fate	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
Steam	B-Application
client	I-Application
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
sequels	O
—	O
titled	O
Fate	B-Application
:	I-Application
Undiscovered	I-Application
Realms	I-Application
,	O
Fate	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Traitor	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
and	O
Fate	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
King	I-Application
—	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
2011	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fate	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
dungeon	B-Application
crawler	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
their	O
character	O
through	O
progressively	O
difficult	O
levels	O
of	O
a	O
dungeon	B-Application
,	O
fighting	O
monsters	O
,	O
completing	O
quests	O
,	O
collecting	O
valuable	O
items	O
and	O
gold	O
,	O
and	O
improving	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
attributes	O
and	O
skills	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dungeon	B-Application
in	O
Fate	O
has	O
a	O
randomized	O
layout	O
for	O
each	O
level	O
;	O
treasures	O
found	O
within	O
each	O
level	O
are	O
randomized	O
,	O
as	O
are	O
the	O
number	O
and	O
type	O
of	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
effectively	O
indefinite	O
number	O
of	O
levels	O
to	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
fishing	O
hole	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
;	O
by	O
selling	O
fish	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
catches	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
get	O
money	O
for	O
purchasing	O
better	O
gear	O
before	O
braving	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deeper	O
the	O
character	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
better	O
items	O
and	O
more	O
powerful	O
pet	O
transformations	O
they	O
can	O
find	O
while	O
angling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
a	O
denizen	O
of	O
Grove	O
,	O
specifically	O
a	O
minstrel	B-Application
,	O
can	O
be	O
paid	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
Fame	O
,	O
"	O
allowing	O
savvy	O
players	O
to	O
buy	O
Skill	O
points.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
sometimes	O
called	O
fetch	O
quests	O
(	O
retrieving	O
a	O
valuable	O
item	O
from	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
)	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
often	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
kill	O
off	O
all	O
enemies	O
of	O
a	O
certain	O
type	O
on	O
a	O
certain	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
or	O
dispatch	O
an	O
enemy	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometimes	O
a	O
vendor	O
will	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vendors	O
who	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
are	O
Pikko	O
the	O
Fisherman	O
(	O
who	O
will	O
sell	O
fish	O
and	O
fishing	O
poles	O
)	O
and	O
Getts	O
the	O
Traveler	O
(	O
who	O
will	O
sell	O
miscellaneous	O
items	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
brought	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
and	O
transported	O
to	O
a	O
nearby	O
level	O
(	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
levels	O
up	O
or	O
down	O
)	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
cuoyt	O
spot	O
where	O
the	O
character	O
fell	O
before	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
level	O
regenerates	O
;	O
their	O
gold	O
will	O
be	O
waiting	O
in	O
a	O
pile	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
If	O
the	O
character	O
stays	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
previously	O
visited	O
dungeon	B-Application
level	O
for	O
20	O
minutes	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
clock	O
,	O
the	O
level	O
will	O
be	O
automatically	O
refreshed	O
with	O
all	O
new	O
monsters	O
and	O
treasure	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
layout	O
stays	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
player	O
chooses	O
not	O
to	O
retire	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
advance	O
their	O
characters	O
and	O
go	O
as	O
deep	O
into	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
as	O
they	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Grove	O
,	O
where	O
on	O
the	O
outskirts	O
of	O
town	O
the	O
ancient	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Gate	O
leads	O
would-be	O
adventurers	O
to	O
multiple	O
levels	O
of	O
fame	O
,	O
fortune	O
,	O
and	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
adventurers	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
assigned	O
a	O
randomized	O
quest	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
take	O
them	O
to	O
approximately	O
the	O
40th	O
–	O
50th	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
and	O
programmer	O
Travis	O
Baldree	O
intended	O
Fate	O
to	O
combine	O
elements	O
from	O
games	O
like	O
Diablo	B-Application
and	O
NetHack	B-Application
and	O
make	O
them	O
accessible	O
to	O
a	O
casual	O
gaming	O
audience	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
maintaining	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
appeal	O
to	O
hardcore	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2006	O
he	O
headed	O
a	O
Seattle-based	O
offshoot	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
developing	O
Mythos	B-Protocol
,	O
an	O
online	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
group	O
that	O
included	O
several	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Fate	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
co-found	O
Runic	O
Games	O
with	O
Max	O
Schaefer	O
and	O
Erich	O
Schaefer	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
for	O
the	O
in-game	O
town	O
of	O
Grove	O
takes	O
from	O
Western	O
classical	O
guitar	O
and	O
Middle	O
Eastern	O
influences	O
much	O
as	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
series	I-Application
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
notable	O
tracks	O
with	O
Celtic	B-Algorithm
influence	O
include	O
"	O
The	O
Clergy	O
's	O
Lamentation	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Good	O
Morning	O
to	O
Your	O
Nightcap	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Behind	O
the	O
Haystack	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Captain	O
O'Kane	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
Clergy	O
's	O
Lamentation	O
"	O
are	O
recordings	O
by	O
Ensemble	O
Galilei	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
album	O
Music	O
in	O
the	O
Great	O
Hall	O
:	O
Instrumental	O
Music	O
from	O
the	O
Ancient	O
Celtic	B-Algorithm
Lands	O
,	O
another	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Clergy	O
's	O
Lamentation	O
"	O
is	O
performed	O
by	O
harpist	O
Sue	O
Richards	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
album	O
Grey	O
Eyed	O
Morn	O
,	O
"	O
Good	O
Morning	O
to	O
Your	O
Nightcap	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Behind	O
the	O
Haystack	O
"	O
are	O
from	O
Karen	O
Ashbrook	O
's	O
album	O
Hills	O
of	O
Erin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
serene	O
music	O
of	O
Grove	O
is	O
contrasted	O
by	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
junglelike	O
woodwinds	O
,	O
frantic	O
percussion	O
,	O
and	O
ominous	O
ambient	O
effects	O
heard	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dungeon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
Fate	O
franchise	O
's	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
accounts	I-Application
utilized	O
reaction	O
polls	O
to	O
determine	O
which	O
Fate	O
character	O
the	O
community	O
favored	O
most	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
voted	O
upon	O
was	O
Fate	O
personified	O
as	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
cover	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
plush	O
of	O
this	O
character	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
by	O
WildTangent	O
as	O
merchandise	B-Device
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
page	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
plush	O
was	O
successfully	O
funded	O
via	O
a	O
Makeship	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
high-quality	O
game	O
that	O
delivers	O
well	O
on	O
a	O
concept	O
that	O
is	O
n't	O
ambitious	O
but	O
is	O
well	O
known	O
for	O
being	O
fun	O
and	O
addictive	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
pointing	O
out	O
its	O
strong	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fate	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
Best	O
Roleplaying	O
Game	O
2005	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Value	O
2005	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
