Paradox Interactive hosted the first Salem live stream today to give players a look at the upcoming free-to-play crafting MMO. The game is set in New England and features farming and building systems inspired by 17th century alchemy, as well as open PvP combat with permanent death. It's scheduled to launch in the second quarter of 2012.

Watch the recording of the pre-alpha broadcast below to take a tour of Salem with Creative Director Bjorn Johannessen, Senior Producer Gordon Van Dyke and Code Gnome Fredrik Tolf. The broadcast starts about 14 minutes into the video.