So the Game is Turn Based. You start off by picking your game options from one to four opposing races, the level of magic and land size. Then you pick your Mage with different portraits to choose from or you can go with custom which is where it’s at… You can also choose your race which doesn’t change your Mage at all so you can have this Lizard man controlling Halfling… what ever. There are 14 more races to choose from Dwarves, to High elves, to High Men, to Orcs, to Beast men.
On a screen with what class of magic you want to be and skills that you start with, you can choose from Life, Death, Chaos, Nature, and Sorcery.
I also wanted to say a thing or two about the magic in the game as you can win with one unit and casting a balls load as long as you have enough manna stored. The magic types are quite diverse. The ability to summon and cast spells is so much of a plus from the great turn by turn battles that you go through throughout the game.
It’s the best download on the site in my opinion so I’d say you might as well give it a whirl but you might
want to set some time aside as you will be drawn in to play it mad amounts. (It has a save feature as well along with many others but you shall find them out soon enough once you’ve hired some mercs and such.)