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Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

Evil stirs beneath the Spine of the World. Journey deep into icy mountains to confront fearsome beasts and an evil scheming beneath glaciers.

Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition key art

Official key art © Beamdog / Wizards of the Coast

At a glance

Field Value
Developer Beamdog
Publisher Beamdog
Original release 2000 (Black Isle Studios)
Enhanced Edition release October 30, 2014
Ruleset Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition
Genres / tags Role-playing, Real-time, Fantasy, Story Rich, Classic, Tactical, Isometric, Magic, Dungeon Crawler, CRPG
Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op
Platforms Windows 7/8/10/11, Linux (Ubuntu 14.04+), macOS 10.7+
Languages English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Polski, Português do Brasil, Türkçe, Čeština, Русский, 中文(简体), 한국어

About

Set in the frozen tundra of Icewind Dale within the Forgotten Realms, players assemble a custom adventuring party from scratch and explore snowy passages, icy tombs, and hostile terrain.

The Enhanced Edition adds dozens of new spells and items, more than 30 character kits, restored cut content, an improved UI with a quickloot bar, and cooperative multiplayer.

Contents

  • Rules — AD&D basics, dice, character actions, alignment, reputation
  • Character — attributes, races, classes, kits, proficiencies
  • Progression — experience, levelling, reference tables
  • Combat — initiative, THAC0, saves, healing
  • Magic — spell system, schools, wizard & priest spells
  • Equipment — armor, weapons, magical items
  • World & Lore — the North, Ten Towns, bestiary, calendar

Source manuals

These wiki pages are derived from the official manuals shipped with the game:

  • IWDEE - Mastering Melee & Magic.pdf — combat & magic reference
  • IWDEE - Survival Guide to the North.pdf — world & lore guide