| Pools of Darkness | |
|---|---|
 Cover art by Keith Parkinson[1] | |
| Developer(s) | Strategic Simulations MicroMagic (Amiga) Marionette (PC-98) |
| Publisher(s) | Strategic Simulations Pony Canyon (PC-98) |
| Designer(s) | Ken Humphries David Shelley |
| Composer(s) | George Sanger David Govett |
| Series | Gold Box |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Macintosh, Amiga, NEC PC-9801 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing game, tactical RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Pools of Darkness is a role-playing video game published by Strategic Simulations in 1991.[2] It is the fourth (and final) entry in the Pool of Radiance series of Gold Box games, and the story is a continuation of the events of the third game, Secret of the Silver Blades. Like the previous games in the series, it is set in the Forgotten Realms, a campaign setting from Dungeons & Dragons. Players must stop an invasion from an evil god, eventually traveling to other dimensions to confront his lieutenants.
The cover art and introduction screen shows female drow though it is unclear who in the gameworld they represent. A novel of the same name, loosely based on the game, was released in 1992.
- ^ "Queen of the Spiders". keithparkinson.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ Barton, Matt (2007-02-23). "Part 2: The Golden Age (1985-1993)". The History of Computer Role-Playing Games. Gamasutra. Retrieved 2009-03-26.