<s>
Heroes	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Jon	O
Van	O
Caneghem	O
through	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
3DO	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
introduce	O
a	O
new	O
audience	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
casual	O
gamers	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Chronicles	O
games	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
limited	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
scenario	O
maps	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
any	O
Chronicles	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
titles	O
,	O
Warlords	O
of	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
and	O
Conquest	O
of	O
the	O
Underworld	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2000	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
two	O
installments	O
,	O
Masters	O
of	O
the	O
Elements	O
and	O
Clash	O
of	O
the	O
Dragons	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2000	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
,	O
The	O
Sword	O
of	O
Frost	O
and	O
Revolt	O
of	O
the	O
Beastmasters	O
were	O
released	O
together	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
The	O
Final	O
Chapters	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2001	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
campaigns	O
included	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storylines	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
installments	O
follow	O
the	O
rise	O
and	O
fall	O
of	O
the	O
tragic	O
hero	O
Tarnum	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
initial	O
rise	O
to	O
power	O
is	O
chronicled	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Warlords	O
of	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
"	O
installment	O
,	O
set	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
installments	O
occurring	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tarnum	B-Application
would	O
reappear	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
