This site is a history and personality guide to the Skotos hosted, joint WAP/Skotos tech. game, Grendel's Revenge. The game takes place on the Isle of Uthgol, where you, as one of over a dozen different monsters, fight to protect your home from the invading humans. Grendel's Revenge is based partially on the Norse fable, Beowulf.
The unique concept of the game leads allows you to experience first hand what it feels like to be a monster. Chose between the clan-faring cooperative play of a Social Monster, including Minotaurs, Vampires, Gryphons, or any of a dozen different races spread throughout three different castes. Or chose to play the free-spirit competitive Wandering Monsters and perhaps someday evolve into an all powerful Dragon, Giant, Nightmare, and many more.
As a Social Monster you work as a part of a team, in a completely player run clan society. Help build a lair for your clan to live in and keep it's goods and resources, or become a shaman and help keep your clan-mates healthy and disease free. Or play as a powerful warrior or a wise mage and help spread your clans influence by attacking and warring with other clans, and stealing resources. Band together with your fellow clan members to help drive off a rival clan's assault on your lair, or a greedy Wandering Monster from stealing your resources. Or take a chance and attempt to found your own clan and add your mark on the face of Uthgol.
As a Wandering Monster, you are initially much weaker than most Social Monsters. You are tiny and have only a few skills. However, this will only last for so long. As you gain strength and favor from Grendel for the humans you kill you will be able to evolve into ever more powerful monsters in a tier-based system. The ultimate goal being to become one of the six most powerful monsters. The Dragon, the Rakshasa, the Nightmare, the Dracolich, the Cyclops, or the Giant.
Grendels Revenge is a Prose-Roleplay game. Player vrs. player conflict is allowed. Start your 30 day free trial today. Come for Grendel's Revenge, stay for any, or all of the 13 games hosted by Skotos.
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Interested in joining a clan or learning more about the game? Go to the recruiting section to see what clans are looking and what common procedures for each character type there are currently.
For help in getting started, Email Malice with contact information.
Artwork for Grendel's Revenge is by an assortment of artists. Stephanie Law created the evocative cover painting. Nate Mericle created the gorgeous character/caste portraits used throughout the game. FreeFrog Designs created the in-game icons, some of the client UI art, as well as the web portal. Skotos' Michael Blum is responsible for the many colorful terrain maps in Grendel's Revenge. The folks at Worlds Apart created the client UI and functionality.
