<s>
Realmz	B-Application
is	O
a	O
fantasy	O
adventure	O
and	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
first	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Fantasoft	B-Application
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
as	O
shareware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantasoft	B-Application
released	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
Windows-compatible	O
version	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
role-playing	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Realmz	B-Application
engine	O
,	O
titled	O
New	O
Centurions	O
,	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realmz	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
written	O
by	O
Tim	O
Phillips	O
on	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
IIsi	I-Device
;	O
he	O
also	O
wrote	O
four	O
game	O
scenarios	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
introductory	O
scenario	O
"	O
City	B-Application
of	I-Application
Bywater	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
original	O
scenario	O
contributors	O
were	O
Jim	O
Foley	O
(	O
who	O
wrote	O
two	O
scenarios	O
,	O
namely	O
"	O
Castle	O
in	O
the	O
Clouds	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
White	O
Dragon	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
Sean	O
Sayrs	O
(	O
who	O
wrote	O
three	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Prelude	B-Application
to	I-Application
Pestilence	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Griloch	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realmz	B-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Exile	B-Application
series	O
by	O
Spiderweb	O
Software	O
which	O
features	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
were	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Fantasoft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
Realmz	B-Application
game	O
scenarios	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
with	O
a	O
tool	O
called	O
Divinity	O
-	O
also	O
produced	O
by	O
Fantasoft	B-Application
,	O
LLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
Realmz	B-Application
-	O
Divine	O
Right	O
-	O
is	O
useful	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Divinity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Realmz	B-Application
is	O
primarily	O
an	O
engine	O
for	O
playing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
scenarios	O
(	O
roughly	O
corresponding	O
to	O
the	O
campaigns	O
in	O
a	O
tabletop	O
RPG	O
)	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
characters	O
and	O
set	O
of	O
rules	O
,	O
the	O
different	O
scenarios	O
tend	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
broadly	O
similar	O
high	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Realmz	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
Fantasoft	B-Application
was	O
once	O
contacted	O
by	O
TSR	O
about	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
D&D	O
module	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
alteration	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
elements	O
in	O
Realmz	B-Application
and	O
its	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realmz	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
heroes	O
in	O
fictional	O
adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
turn-based	O
,	O
tile-based	O
game	O
has	O
rules	O
for	O
individual	O
combat	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
magic	B-Application
spells	I-Application
in	O
fighting	O
while	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
medieval-period	O
high	O
fantasy	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
status	O
bar	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
character	O
portrait	O
,	O
combat	O
status	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
name	O
,	O
current	O
stamina/maximum	O
stamina	O
,	O
attacks/round	O
or	O
spell	B-Application
points/max	O
spell	B-Application
points	O
and	O
the	O
characters	O
armor	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
select	O
from	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
different	O
actions	O
including	O
camping	O
,	O
inventory	O
management	O
,	O
spellcasting	O
,	O
displaying	O
current	O
spells	B-Application
affecting	O
the	O
party	O
,	O
using	O
spells	B-Application
from	O
a	O
scrollcase	O
,	O
trading	O
items	O
between	O
characters	O
,	O
exchanging	O
money	O
between	O
characters	O
,	O
resting	O
,	O
and	O
inscribing	O
spells	B-Application
to	O
scrolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic-using	O
characters	O
use	O
spell	B-Application
points	O
to	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
regenerating	O
spell	B-Application
points	O
slowly	O
over	O
time	O
or	O
more	O
rapidly	O
while	O
resting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spells	B-Application
are	O
gained	O
only	O
at	O
level-up	O
by	O
"	O
purchasing	O
"	O
them	O
using	O
spell	B-Application
selection	O
points	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
character	O
receives	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
stats	O
(	O
although	O
priestly	O
classes	O
instead	O
gained	O
entire	O
levels	O
of	O
spells	B-Application
at	O
a	O
time	O
with	O
every	O
three	O
level-ups	O
in	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
Realmz	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
encamped	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
's	O
magic	O
users	O
can	O
store	O
away	O
pre-cast	O
spells	B-Application
for	O
the	O
future	O
by	O
using	O
parchment	O
,	O
a	O
scroll	O
case	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
spell	B-Application
point	O
penalty	O
to	O
create	O
scrolls	O
;	O
these	O
scrolls	O
could	O
then	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
(	O
even	O
by	O
compatible	O
proto-magical	O
classes	O
like	O
thieves	O
and	O
paladins	O
)	O
without	O
spending	O
spell	B-Application
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
unusual	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Realmz'''	O
magic	O
system	O
is	O
that	O
most	O
spells	B-Application
could	O
have	O
their	O
power	O
(	O
damage	O
,	O
area	O
,	O
targets	O
,	O
duration	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
new	O
scenarios	O
were	O
released	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
also	O
typically	O
packed	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
Realmz	B-Application
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ultimately	O
ended	O
up	O
with	O
13	O
official	O
scenarios	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
third	B-General_Concept
party	I-General_Concept
scenarios	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
fans	O
and	O
game	O
developers	O
by	O
using	O
Divinity	O
,	O
a	O
scenario	O
development	O
kit	O
(	O
SDK	O
)	O
for	O
Realmz	B-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
years	O
into	O
the	O
lifespan	O
of	O
Realmz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|Realmz	O
Character	O
Editor	O
screenshot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
character	O
editor	O
program	O
was	O
created	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
separately	O
from	O
Realmz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fact	O
sheet	O
for	O
characters	O
are	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
sheet	O
in	O
the	O
Realmz	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
edit	O
bar	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
edit	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
conditions	O
,	O
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Phillips	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
developing	O
Realmz	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
updated	O
in	O
several	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
run	O
natively	O
under	O
the	O
classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
from	O
System	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
or	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bugs	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
exist	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
up	O
to	O
version	O
parity	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
Macintosh	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
Realmz	B-Application
through	O
the	O
Classic	O
environment	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
emulation	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Basilisk	B-Application
II	I-Application
or	O
SheepShaver	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realmz	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
,	O
with	O
a	O
$20	O
registration	O
fee	O
and	O
additional	O
fees	O
for	O
each	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2008	O
,	O
Fantasoft	B-Application
has	O
released	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
Realmz	B-Application
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
registration	O
numbers	O
for	O
the	O
scenarios	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
everyone	O
on	O
the	O
Realmz	B-Application
Yahoo	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
run	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
were	O
instructed	O
to	O
enter	O
410	O
on	O
the	O
registration	O
screen	O
and	O
type	O
in	O
the	O
serial	O
number	O
13706024	O
then	O
use	O
the	O
serial	O
and	O
registration	O
code	O
from	O
Fantasoft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
Windows	B-Application
users	O
could	O
enter	O
410	O
on	O
the	O
registration	O
screen	O
and	O
type	O
in	O
the	O
serial	O
number	O
13706024	O
then	O
use	O
the	O
serial	O
and	O
registration	O
code	O
from	O
Fantasoft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
Realmz	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
magazines	O
and	O
websites	O
in	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
community	O
shortly	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
users	O
were	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
good	O
customer	O
support	O
,	O
"	O
intuitive	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
"	O
and	O
the	O
continuous	O
release	O
of	O
improved	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realmz	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Golden	O
Mouse	O
for	O
best	O
shareware	B-License
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Swedish	O
edition	O
of	O
MacWorld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
rated	O
Realmz	B-Application
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
shareware	B-License
games	I-License
"	O
and	O
"	O
easily	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
class	O
as	O
commercial	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
documentation	O
and	O
the	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
,	O
which	O
presents	O
all	O
information	O
and	O
actions	O
accessibly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
Macworld	O
reviewer	O
recommended	O
Realmz	B-Application
to	O
fans	O
of	O
role-playing	O
games	O
:	O
"	O
those	O
who	O
like	O
this	O
sort	O
of	O
thing	O
swear	O
that	O
Realmz	B-Application
is	O
The	O
Goods.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1995	O
MacUser	O
Shareware	B-License
Awards	O
named	O
Realmz	B-Application
the	O
best	O
shareware	B-License
product	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
Fun	O
and	O
Games	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1996	O
review	O
,	O
MacAddict	O
recommended	O
Realmz	B-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
wonderful	O
shareware	B-License
role	O
playing	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
MacAddict	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
favorably	O
again	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
made	O
up	O
for	O
its	O
graphical	O
shortcomings	O
with	O
its	O
depth	O
of	O
gameplay.The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Bible	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
offered	O
"	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
worth	O
of	O
adventuring	O
"	O
;	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
its	O
somewhat	O
dated	O
artwork	O
and	O
interface	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
humble	O
charm	O
 [ ... ] 	O
complemented	O
by	O
many	O
maps	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
monsters.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Black	O
Art	O
of	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Game	O
Programming	O
selected	O
Realmz''	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Macintosh	B-Device
shareware	B-License
games	I-License
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
expandability	O
;	O
you	O
can	O
add	O
additional	O
scenarios	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
simply	O
by	O
dropping	O
them	O
into	O
a	O
folder.	O
"	O
</s>
