TaskMaker

TaskMaker is a role-playing video game for the Macintosh developed by Storm Impact. Play TaskMaker online here, in web browser!

TaskMaker game description

The TaskMaker, leader of the game’s world, serves as the player’s mentor. The TaskMaker assigns the player ten tasks, which are quests to obtain an item from a different dungeon or town. In doing so, the player encounters game elements such as illusionary walls, teleports, traps, and switches, as well as monsters, and other non-playable characters with whom the player can interact.

In the game’s next-to-last task, the TaskMaker asks the player to kill a prisoner on his island. Returning to the TaskMaker after killing the prisoner reveals the TaskMaker to be evil, and the game ends; not killing the prisoner results in a battle with the TaskMaker as the final task, and leads to the game’s true ending. Once the TaskMaker is killed, the player is declared “master” of the land, and a special menu is unlocked in the game, allowing for the player to edit all the dungeons and villages.

The player’s overall status is measured by seven status bars. All stats save for food will replenish through time and resting.

• Food: Food is the characters’s appetite and requires food in order to fill. Although food does not affect combat, it allows the character to rest and heal. When depleted, the character will be unable to rest and continually lose health until he either receives more food or he dies.
• Health: Health illustrates the character’s wellbeing and how close to death they become. Health is lost by falling into traps and getting hit by enemies. Once it falls to or below zero, the player is transported to Hell. Hell is a maze lined with flaming walls containing 4 exits in each corner with a demon guard. Only one exit will be open and thus one demon to battle.
• Spirit: Spirit is required for both battle, special commands and spellcasting.

Strength: Strength is important in battle and in some cases spellcasting.

• Agility: Agility is need for battle, spellcasting and special commands such as stealing.
• Intellect: Intellect is important for spellcasting and battle.
• Stamina: Stamina reflects how long a character can sustain a battle until resting is required. While the other four stats are required for spellcasting, stamina is solely required for weapon based fighting and such can only be upgraded by leveling up, magical components and battle.

Each bar’s length can be increased by leveling up (after a certain amount of fighting and/or spell casting) or by taking potions or reading scrolls to increase their strength. Money takes on the form of valuables such as copper pieces and gold bars which takes up room in the character’s inventory. In this form, they can be traded and bestowed onto others although they can not be spent. When the player dies while holding these gems, they will be lost to scavengers. It is imperative they are deposited in “Auto Tellers” in order to convert them into currency and thus safe from looting. The world’s currency can be spent at numerous stores around the world to purchase both weapons, armour, magical components and nourishment.

Gameplay items include magical potions, scrolls, and wands (which can help to replenish the status bars, increase the bars’ lengths, or aid in fighting monsters) as well as useless items which can only be eliminated by depositing them in recycling bins. Miscellaneous items such as checkers can be bought, although they serve no purpose other than gifts.

Bestowing gifts onto others will increase their happiness and lower their hostility to the player. Low level non-playable characters and enemies only require cheap items to make them happy, while the higher level ones demand pricier gifts. The player also can cast one of several spells, including both built-in and hidden spells.

Play TaskMaker online

You can play TaskMaker online here, in web browser for free!