Heretic

Raven Software teamed up with id Software for the second time in its creation of the hit fantasy action game Heretic. Based on a modified Doom engine, Heretic pioneered a revolutionary new inventory system for character item use that has become commonplace in the FPS genre. id Software published the game under its flag and it was distributed by GT Interactive.

Players took the role of Corvus, an Elven hero whose race was nearly eliminated by a horde of evil monsters from another dimension. The first episode of Heretic was released as shareware as a precursor to the full version of the game.

Heretic won several awards for excellence, appeared in such notable publications as USA Today and Playboy, and opened many new doors in the computer gaming software industry for Raven Software and its team of developers. Heretic was Raven Software's most popular, highest acclaimed, biggest selling game to that point.

After its big success, two additional episodes were released for free, upgrading the normal Heretic to Heretic: Shadow Of The Serpent Riders.

Heretic Enemies

 * Disciple Of D'Sparil
 * D'Sparil
 * Fire Gargoyle
 * Gargoyle
 * Golem
 * Golem Ghost
 * Iron Lich
 * Maulotaur
 * Nitrogolem
 * Nitrogolem Ghost
 * Ophidian
 * Sabreclaw
 * Undead Warrior
 * Undead Warrior Ghost
 * Weredragon

Heretic Weapons

 * Dragon Claw
 * Elven Wand
 * Ethereal Crossbow
 * Firemace
 * Gauntlets of the Necromancer
 * Hellstaff
 * Phoenix Rod
 * Staff

Heretic Items

 * Crystal Vial
 * Quartz Flask
 * Mystic Urn
 * Tome of Power
 * Timebomb of the Ancients
 * Wings of Wrath
 * Morph Ovum
 * Shadowsphere
 * Ring of Invulnerability
 * Map Scroll
 * Bag of Holding

Heretic Levels
City of the Damned (Episode 1)
 * E1M1 The Docks
 * E1M2 The Dungeons
 * E1M3 The Gatehouse
 * E1M4 The Guard Tower
 * E1M5 The Citadel
 * E1M6 The Cathedral
 * E1M7 The Crypts
 * E1M8 Hell's Maw (Iron Liches are bosses)
 * E1M9 The Graveyard (Secret)

Hell's Maw (Episode 2)
 * E2M1 The Crater
 * E2M2 The Lava Pits
 * E2M3 The River of Fire
 * E2M4 The Ice Grotto
 * E2M5 The Catacombs
 * E2M6 The Labyrinth
 * E2M7 The Great Hall
 * E2M8 The Portals of Chaos (Maulotaurs are bosses)
 * E2M9 The Glacier (Secret)

The Dome of D'Sparil (Episode 3)
 * E3M1 The Storehouse
 * E3M2 The Cesspool
 * E3M3 The Confluence
 * E3M4 The Azure Fortress
 * E3M5 The Ophidian Lair
 * E3M6 The Halls of Fear
 * E3M7 The Chasm
 * E3M8 D'Sparil's Keep (D'Sparil is boss)
 * E3M9 The Aquifier (Secret)

The Ossuary (Episode 4) (Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders only)
 * E4M1 Catafalque
 * E4M2 Blockhouse
 * E4M3 Ambulatory
 * E4M4 Sepulcher
 * E4M5 Great Stair
 * E4M6 Halls of the Apostate
 * E4M7 Ramparts of Perdition
 * E4M8 Shattered Bridge (Iron Liches are bosses)
 * E4M9 Mausoleum (Secret)

The Stagnant Demesne (Episode 5) (Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders only)
 * E5M1 Ochre Cliffs
 * E5M2 Rapids
 * E5M3 Quay
 * E5M4 Courtyard
 * E5M5 Hydratyr
 * E5M6 Colonnade
 * E5M7 Foetid Manse
 * E5M8 Field of Judgement (Maulotaurs are bosses)
 * E5M9 Skein of D'Sparil (Secret)