The Chronicles of Spellborn

Here are all my posts regarding The Chronicles of Spellborn. TCOS was a Dutch MMORPG in development during the '00s. It was released at the end of 2008 and developer was shuttered a few months later. The game itself hopped from one publisher to the other but eventually was taken down in 2010. In 2019, a group of enthusiasts got the game working again for free at spellborn.org.

I started working on the game as a temporary editor, but stuck around long enough to become content content. The posts here might give a bit more insight into what happened behind the scenes during development.

De kronieken van The Chronicles of Spellborn 2023-04-25

De kronieken van The Chronicles of Spellborn

We gaan terug naar het jaar 2006. Het internet was in een nieuwe fase beland. De fase waarin Hyves groot was in Nederland en gamers los gingen in World of …

2021-12-24

The manual of the Chronicles of Spellborn

Here's a nice blast from the past. While cleaning up some folders, I stumbled upon the old manual of The Chronicles of Spellborn. This did cost me a lot of …

2019-06-02

The rebirth of the Chronicles of Spellborn

The last week or so has been... strange. It started with a friend of mine linking me to a Reddit-post claiming The Chronicles of Spellborn to be up and running …

2010-10-21

Spellborn: Merald Heragon - Master Wrathguard

At one point during TCOS development we created the Discipline Masters, a set of the Enclave's greatest heroes and prime examples of what to expect from the …

2010-10-14

Spellborn: Isarah Nenuse – Master Void Seer

At one point during TCOS development we created the Discipline Masters, a set of the Enclave's greatest heroes and prime examples of what to expect from the …

2010-10-07

Spellborn: Nolden Krainstyn – Master Trickster

At one point during TCOS development we created the Discipline Masters, a set of the Enclave's greatest heroes and prime examples of what to expect from the …

2010-09-30

Spellborn: Shift – Master Skinshifter

At one point during TCOS development we created the Discipline Masters, a set of the Enclave's greatest heroes and prime examples of what to expect from the …

2010-09-23

Spellborn: Gerreth Bournbray – Master Runemage

At one point during development of The Chronicles of Spellborn, we created the Discipline Masters, a set of the Enclave's greatest heroes and prime examples of …

2010-09-16

Spellborn: Nhiana Flammeon – Master Deathhand

At one point during TCOS development we created the Discipline Masters, a set of the Enclave's greatest heroes and prime examples of what to expect from the …

2010-09-09

Spellborn: Alkard Pettera – Master Bloodwarrior

At one point during TCOS development we created the Discipline Masters, a set of the Enclave's greatest heroes and prime examples of what to expect from the …

2010-09-02

Spellborn: Kimian the Quartehr – Master Ancestral Mage

At one point during TCOS development we created the Discipline Masters, a set of the Enclave's greatest heroes and prime examples of what to expect from the …

2010-08-26

Spellborn: Seregrin Carnyxian – Master Adept

At one point during TCOS development we created the Discipline Masters, a set of the Enclave's greatest heroes and prime examples of what to expect from the …

2010-08-19

Spellborn: Beakless

Back when I was content lead at Spellborn Works, I created multiple mood pieces to reflect upon the universe of The Chronicles of Spellborn. These texts were …

2010-08-12

Spellborn: Cauldronborn

Back when I was content lead at Spellborn Works, I created multiple mood pieces to reflect upon the universe of The Chronicles of Spellborn. These texts were …

2010-08-10

Spellborn shuts down in the US

I'm in doubt whether I should be surprised about The Chronicles of Spellborn being shut down over at Playdom (who bought Acclaim Games) or I should be …

TCOS developer walkthrough 2008-06-24

TCOS developer walkthrough

This is one of Gametrailer.com’s videos for The Chronicles of Spellborn. It’s a rather strange sensation to see something you have worked on for over a year …