Build a trading empire across the continent. Negotiate deals, manage resources, and outmaneuver competitors in this high-stakes mercantile adventure.
At a glance
- Genre
- Adventure · Political · Fantasy · Mystery · Historical
- Format
- Playable interactive novel — narrated live by an AI dungeon master
- Length
- 4 chapters
- Players
- Solo or 2–6 player multiplayer party (multiplayer hosting requires Library Pass)
- Difficulty
- Adaptive — survival mechanics tighten or relax based on your actions. Hardcore permadeath available.
- Access
- $12.00 (or free with Library Pass)
- Platforms
- Web (dovorite.com) and native iOS / Android apps
- Language
- English
What awaits you
The Merchant Prince of Vespera unfolds across 4 chapters. Chapter titles only — the AI dungeon master narrates the rest in real time as you play.
- Chapter 1: The Empty Throne
- Chapter 2: The Rival's Challenge
- Chapter 3: The Merchant Prince's Secret
- Chapter 4: The Throne of Vespera
How it plays
In The Merchant Prince of Vespera, you create a character with a point-buy stat spread, then question witnesses, piece together clues, and call for Wisdom or Intelligence checks at decisive moments; steer conversations with Charisma rolls and watch relationships shift turn by turn; cast spells, wield enchanted gear, and shape the world with your choices. The AI dungeon master (GPT-4o, with Gemini 2.5 Flash as a fast fallback) narrates each scene, reacts to your typed or spoken actions, and calls for dice rolls when the outcome is uncertain.
Your inventory, gold, health, and 15 equipment slots update automatically from the narrative — pick up a sword in chapter one and the AI remembers you have it in chapter four. Food, rest, potions, and healing magic each affect survival in distinct ways, and difficulty adapts to how aggressively you play. In hardcore mode death is permanent; in standard mode you can rejoin the story through the Resurrection system.
What players say
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