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Icewind Dale is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) series developed by
Black Isle Studios. It is set in the Forgotten Realms' Icewind Dale region,
but takes place decades before the events described in R. A. Salvatore's
books which made the area a well-known part of Faerūn.
The games utilize Bioware's famous Infinity Engine. The Infinity Engine
offers a pre-rendered isometric worldview, with sprite-based characters.
This engine was also used to power the Baldur's Gate series and Torment.
As with all games developed on the Infinity Engine, the Icewind Dale
series is based on a real-time modification of the 2nd and 3rd editions of
the AD&D (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) ruleset.The player begins each of
the games by generating a party of up to six characters, but is unable to
recruit NPCs (as was possible in other games utilizing the Infinity
Engine). Also, as the entire party is generated by th
