Beebo Attempts Magic

Beebo, the wizard apprentice, is slacking off and not studying as he should. For an approaching exam, he's looking for alternative ways to pass. He skims through an old book and learns about a powerful artifact! He sets off immediately without doing further research, combat severely lacking. It's as if he's rolling dice to power his attacks.....

A 2022 GMTK Jam game made in 48 hours with 100% original art, music, and code, made to fit the theme of "roll the dice". Features a simple yet elegant turn-based combat system with visible enemy intentions and a charming NES color palette. 

You play as Beebo, encountering monsters in search of this dubious artifact. Instead of choosing actions, you roll dice to decide the power of your attacks and defenses. Sometimes Beebo will even perform an elemental attack, but Beebo has no control over that.  As you progress through the game, your dice become stronger and you face new enemies, each with their own elemental resists and weaknesses. Can you beat all the levels and progress to the very end?

Since Beebo doesn't do his research and can't control his spells, gameplay is very esoteric and luck based. It may take some experimentation to win. For gameplay tips click here. To fix any camera or viewport issues, toggle fullscreen on and off (bottom right corner).

Credits:

Programmers: Krish Ganatra, A. B. Marnie

Designer: Sten

Music & Sound Design: CosmoMusic (soundcloud.com/the-cosmologist, instagram.com/the_cosmologist_music/)

Artists: SlappyGrandPappy, ScribblGames, RhyMax

Playtester: Rusheel