[@MegaOscarPwn]Yes and no. It's not Dark Souls entirely, just inspired by. But it's definitely not Dungeons and Dragons. It's closer to Kindom Death: Monster, if anything at all.

Yes, there will be stats. But not in the traditional way. All characters can do whatever they want, but a low attribute score might cause negative consequences that you and the group have to deal with. So, nothing is 'locked out' just because you don't have enough points in some attribute.

The world is set in the early 1500-1600s after a cataclysmic event at the turn of that century. Now, it does not have to be nit picky historical accuracy. 

The ultimate goal for all characters is to find the 'Herald of Light' and remove the purgatory on Earth. But there will be smaller tasks to accomplish on the way.