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Diablo is a dark fantasy/horror-themed action role-playing game developed by Blizzard North and released by Blizzard Entertainment on December 31, 1996.

Set in the fictional Kingdom of Khanduras, located in the world of Sanctuary, Diablo has the player take control of a lone hero battling to rid the world of Diablo, the Lord of Terror. Beneath the town of Tristram, the player journeys through sixteen dungeon levels, ultimately entering Hell itself in order to face Diablo.

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Do items de-spawn in Diablo?

In Diablo 1, there is no storage other than your character inventory. This can be a bit of an issue, particularly as you collect more and more gold, etc. However, I saw one playthrough presumably done in one session, where they dropped items in the…
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Is it possible to be permanently killed by the Black Death?

It is a well known fact that one of the most dangerous monsters in the original Diablo is actually one that you encounter relatively early - a variant of the zombie monster known as Black Death. These can be encountered on levels 3-5 and seem…
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Who is the hero that "uses" the soulstone at the end of Diablo?

Spoiler alert! Don't read if you haven't completed the original Diablo from 1996. At the end of the original Diablo, the hero shoves Diablo's soulstone into his or her forehead. That ending is identical for any hero choice. Is there a canonical…
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Which effects do not persist to a new game?

In the original Diablo, after defeating Diablo (or whenever you feel like it) you can start a new game with the same character retaining your character stats and items. Except that some things do not persist to the new game. The ones I know about…
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What is Diablo Spawn version?

I've read that it's a shareware version of Diablo, but how does it work and what are its actual restrictions? Is it an exact replica of the game, or are some features/areas/dialogues disabled? What areas are available? Does it have a time/usage…
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What is the difference between potions of healing and scrolls of healing?

What is the distinction between these two Diablo 1 healing items? They cost the same, but do they recover the same amount of HP? What differentiates them?
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How do I fix my color for the original Diablo?

I'm going back with some friends to play through the original Diablo and it has been looking really oddly colored. It either has full on technicolor: Or just random color particles on the edges of objects. Does anyone know of a way to fix this bug?…
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Can I digitally buy and download the first Diablo game?

Does Blizzard allow people to buy and download the first diablo game online? Or do I need to purchase a physical copy?
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What shrines are good for me?

I'm playing through Diablo again and I want to know which of these shrines are actually benefiting me. They all provide cryptic messages that don't really tell me what exactly happened. I probably shouldn't be clicking them all, but alas it is a…
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Had any of the heroes experienced the inhabitants of the Cathedral, before arriving in Tristram?

The lore states that heroes travelled to Tristram after the events that led Leoric to madness. "[...] hearing rumors of a corrupting evil, vast riches, and arcane magic." More specifically, Aidan was a warrior, and returned to these events after…
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How does life-steal work in the original Diablo?

I've been recently playing the original Diablo, since back when I was a kid I didn't appreciate it as much as it deserved. Knowledge from later Diablo games helped a lot. I have been having trouble with life-steal. I am playing a rogue and I've been…
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Is it possible for Griswold to sell unique items?

Usually special items are dropped from killing monsters and opening stuff throughout the journey, but I was wondering if there's also a slight chance of them being spawned from Griswold's list of premium items for sale.
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Diablo requires "Run as Administrator" to connect to battle.net

If I want to play Diablo connected it requires me to "Run As Administrator". This irritates me a lot, because I perceive it as a security risk. I suspect there is a possible registry fix to get it to run as a normal user. If you know of one please…
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How does the “chance to hit” (or accuracy) work in Diablo 1?

So there's this percentage that shows how accurate your character is when hitting. Say I use a Rogue, and reaches 100% chance to hit (or accuracy) then I believe it hits all the arrows. But after I saw that it's possible to get more percentage than…
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What penalty is there for dying in the original Diablo?

Title says it all. Is their any penalty for dying in the original Diablo (monetary, experience or otherwise)?
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