Sorcerer

• Title — Sorcerer • Developer — Infocom • Publisher — Infocom • Designer — Steve Meretzky • Engine — Z-machine • Released — Release 4: January 31, 1984 Release 6: May 8, 1984 Release 13: October 21, 1985 Release 15: November 8, 1985 Release 18: September 4, 1986 • Genre — Interactive fiction • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, CP/M, DEC Rainbow, MS-DOS, IBM PC, Kaypro II, Classic Mac OS, NEC APC, Osborne 1, RT-11, TI-99/4A, TRS-80.

Following the unlikely defeat of Krill in Enchanter, the player's character has progressed from an Apprentice Enchanter to earning a coveted seat in the Circle of Enchanters. Belboz the Necromancer, the leader of the Circle, has become not only a mentor but a close friend as well. Lately, Belboz has seemed different, distracted, even talking to himself at length. Whatever he's dealing with, Belboz doesn't see fit to confide in anyone, then suddenly he disappears.

Potions are used by drinking them and each can only be used once. Sorcerer has 70 ways for the player to die.

The Sorcerer package includes the following physical items: • A copy of the fictitious magazine Popular Enchanting featuring a profile of Belboz • An "Infotater", a paper code wheel disguised as information about creatures in the game. The Infotater was found in the original package only. When the game was later re-released in the "gray stripe" box format, the Infotater was replaced by a "Field Guide to the Creatures of Frobozz" brochure containing the same information. Consequently, original Infotaters are highly sought after by collectors. The Field Guide or Infotater is necessary to open the chest and acquire its contents in the game.