I thank you for your kind words. Interesting you should mention the romance.... I'm now writing each mission separately, and have finally sorted out the paragraph numbers for the first half of mission 2.

A.E. Johnston
Wed Dec 27 10:20:17 2017
New Day Rising
Star - optimum ending reached

Great read! I really liked the humor and the fact you got to choose your companions. I also liked that the setting was the same as Outsider! but had hoped for perhaps a few references to the original story (perhaps you could stumble on the old armory/ alchemy lab or something) but that's really just personal preference. Awesome story, if there is a next chapter I hope we can continue with same equipment and items.

Gavin
Wed Dec 27 17:51:28 2017
New Day Rising

I thank you for your kind words. There's one particular choice you can make in this mission which came out of the blue when I was writing it, which makes it obvious how it's a sequel. Otherwise thanks again.

bcyy
Thu Dec 28 13:06:44 2017
General Chat

@Robert:

You're starting to sound like me during my own darkest moments. At the time, the only thing that kept me going was the thought that I wouldn't be able to inflict pain on everyone who had wronged me if I were gone. I'd pretend everything's OK, but something always leaks, and everyone started to give me a wide berth after a while. I'd also lash out at anyone who would try to talk to me, but looking back, I appreciate their effort.

What helped me in the end was chucking my lifelong ambitions down the drain and looking for new ones.

Also, applying for a patent helped a lot. It hasn't paid for itself yet, but owning it was a constant reminder to myself that I'm a contributor to the society around me, something I desperately needed to validate at the time. I suggest you try something similar if you need to validate this too.

Finally, don't pay attention to those who despise you. A wise man once told me that part of any visionary's CV is the ability to ignore the naysayers and focus on your vision. If and when you succeed, everyone backtracks and says they knew you were a genius all along.

Robert Douglas
Fri Dec 29 13:31:28 2017
General Chat

@bcyy,

Thanks for the kind words. After everything that's happened, I'd be lying if I said I was an optimist. But if I was a man of less integrity, I wouldn't be here now. However, I would confess to a desire in leaving my native country that no longer holds much meaning for me. The UK is becoming dangerously decadent with a bad attitude to boot.

Slipper
Fri Dec 29 17:38:41 2017
Bodies In The Docks
Skull - non-optimum ending reached

Aaaaargl, these cultists are brutal!

A very nice experience to play Bodies in the Docks, but why Gilgamesh in the role of Dagon? He is not related to water or sea in my knowledge.

jason
Sun Dec 31 18:30:19 2017
Bodies In The Docks
Skull - non-optimum ending reached

Liked the story and the HP Lovecraft setting. Combat seemed a little unfair however. There should be an option to runaway if you don't believe you can win.

AA
Tue Jan 2 03:47:06 2018
Isle Of The Cyclops

All the characters have terrible luck.

A.E.Johnston
Wed Jan 3 10:46:56 2018
Outsider!
Star - optimum ending reached

Gave the additional challenges a try, it's great to see different events and an ending that I had not seen previously.

AA
Thu Jan 4 06:14:35 2018
Planet Of The Spiders

The chess game luck roll is impossible. Failed 10 times consecutively.

Joel
Fri Jan 5 18:26:21 2018
House Of Horror
Skull - non-optimum ending reached

This is so hard but lots of fun at work

Robert Douglas
Sun Jan 7 17:23:05 2018
General Chat

As you know, FF has been revived under the Scholastic publishers. Ian Livingstone's 'The Port of Peril' was released late last year, with promise of more titles in the future. Just five minutes ago I came across a fantastic discovery that must be shared: 'The Gates of Death' has been listed under the bibliography of Charlie Higson, well known for his comedy contributions and The Enemy series of books for young adults. He was also know for (mostly) penning the excellent 'Jekyll and Hyde' TV series - sadly ITV decided not to do a second series. A moment's sadness replaced by excited anticipation! However, going by the lesson of 'Bloodbones' during the days of Puffin, actual publication remains to be seen. Let's hope it does.

Joel
Mon Jan 8 16:58:20 2018
Soul Tracker
Skull - non-optimum ending reached

Yea I can't seem to get any ending besides the world going to hell and the portal opening permanently. Any help?

bcyy
Tue Jan 9 03:03:46 2018
General Chat

@Robert:

Sorry about the late reply - for some reason, our posts didn't appear until just now.

Going abroad is, in my personal experience, a good way of keeping things in perspective. If you really want to leave the UK and have the means to do so, then I think doing so would be helpful. In fact, I would recommend leaving the western world altogether for a while - just make sure you can make it back if and when you want to.

As for the UK being decadent, in my humble opinion, that's what happens when you take many of the world's richest 1% of people and cram them together. I've seen the same happen in many places with similar situations. So many, in fact, that it has led me to conclude that it's just human nature. Don't let this obscure your vision of your goals, though - someone has to make progress happen, even if the society in general is reluctant to.

As for the FF revival, I look forward to seeing copies in my local bookstore, even though that could take years to happen.

Robert Douglas
Tue Jan 9 23:50:09 2018
General Chat

@bcyy,

You make a good point regarding the 1%. However, I would say there are other factors besides in-balanced capitalism contributing to the decline. It's a shame about Wizard Books ending the FF series, although let's hope Scholastic produce some new titles. Saying that, it would be great to see authors such as Jonathan Green and Stephen Hand make a comeback. I'm not sure if Steve Jackson (UK) would ever return to write a gamebook -whether physical or digital - but that would be great if he did! And you can tell that Ian Livingstone has a certain fondness for gamebooks by returning every once in a while! I'd also like to suppose (hint!) that 'Blood of the Mandrakes' by Stephen Hand could be a contender, but it all depends on the copyright, author's decision, publisher's decision to revive that idea. It is possible: many fans despaired over 'Bloodbones'...yet it eventually appeared through Wizard! And of course there are many other shelved projects you might find by consulting Titannica website.

Joel
Thu Jan 11 17:14:00 2018
The Golden Crate

Can someone please just say the code for the Golden Crate? I can't remember it and I will lose my place if i restart. I keep seeing people asking for it and the only answers they get are "Oh you saw it earlier". If I wanted to go back and look I would have done that already

Babap
Fri Jan 12 21:32:07 2018
The Curse Of Drumer
Star - optimum ending reached

Been a while, but playing it again. This book is always that awesome to me.

Ruenblogger
Sun Jan 14 11:38:09 2018
New Day Rising
Skull - non-optimum ending reached

Well, that was fun but brief. I enjoyed the descriptions and the irony. And who could have guessed that bringing the cleric with us would unleash a nuke? Oh well...! :-)

Joel
Wed Jan 17 17:20:58 2018
The Black Lobster
Star - optimum ending reached

You know I didn't get to use the Gold I earned for literally anything. I hope there is a sequel so I can actually use this gold. I have literally 58 gold. I could buy a lot with that.

GG
Thu Jan 18 20:29:59 2018
General Chat

That's peculiar... it seems that as soon as you get into a gamebook all the website formatting is gone, only a basic, ugly (albeit functional) html is left without even any css... any clues?

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