Do you dare enter the dungeon? Hell yeah! |
So far I've faced off against zombies, orcs, and other devious traps laid down by the Warlock of Firetop Mountain in the first Fighting Fantasy book. It's sort of like a Choose Your Own Adventure book like my cousin had back in the day but instead of just going to a certain passage and finding out what happens, you sometimes have to roll dice to test your luck, use your skills to battle monsters, put your stamina to the test, etc. sort of like a cross between an RPG and a good book.
My wife jokingly says I'm an 80's hoarder, which is not too far off the mark, in all honestly. There's just something about the art from that era that I hold dear to my heart and the fact that I am a child of the 80's! It's no different in these books. Just magnificently detailed art.
They suggest keeping a detailed map but my skills in cartography a limited at best. I've always been the kind of guy who just keeps going in the wrong direction until I'm dead or find the way out. Not keeping a map does add to the replayability though. So I'm going with that
Well, if that wasn't a random post. Just wanted to update you all on what I've been up to. Hoping to get some wargaming in this weekend. Good day all and stay safe!
Ah, I love these as a kid! Did you ever come across the Grail Quest series of books? They were rather fun, had a slightly more in depth system, including some spell casting, but too many read throughs ended up on the dreaded 'page 13' ("you have died horribly")
ReplyDeleteI never got any of the Grail Quest books but I've heard of them. I didn't discover the Game Book genre until a few years ago by chance. As a kid I read a couple Choose Your Own Adventure books but those didn't have the same appeal as these do. Lucky you've got the childhood memories! :)
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