Robert Kingett Sat Mar 28 14:09:57 2020 The Trial Of Allibor's Tomb	I will be playing this again because it was loads of fun. I did it without the holy water, but just for curiosities sake, where is the holy water?
	SPOILER The cobra has it, near the end. END SPOILER

Gavin
Fri Apr 3 17:36:36 2020
New Day Rising

It's the lock down, and while my primary goal is reading and secondary goal is online wing chun tutorials, tertiary will be continuing this. If I get to it.

Quick Games
Sat Apr 4 02:34:55 2020
The Word Fell Silent
Skull - non-optimum ending reached

Had confusion how the stamina was being added as it seems ransom

Andre Michael Pietroschek
Mon Apr 6 04:07:00 2020
A Saint Beckons
Skull - non-optimum ending reached

What a retarded little infantry-man! He ran back to the Raven instead of staying true to the quest? Stupid fellow, deserved to be cut down!

bcyy
Tue Apr 7 02:19:12 2020
General Chat

Is everyone OK? How many of us are in quarantine?
Especially Robert - I have a hunch he won't deign to wear protective gear, not even for an epidemic.
My planned trip to the UK was cancelled, postponing until November...

Tammy
Tue Apr 7 03:21:22 2020
General Chat

i'm survivor of the virus, sick for 21 days, recovered 2 weeks ago. my lungs hurt now an then (still congested), coughing, but i have this inhaler dr gave prescribed me which i'm still hesitant to use. i get extremely fatigued by easy tasks and breathless.... but i'm ok now. i was very healthy before all this, now i have to heal which could take weeks. don't wish to ever go through that hell ever again, but i work in health care, so i'll risk it again if i have to to save others. not sure my survival if a second time get it, but it is what it is.

Quarantine foods....canned beans. ugh.

please wash your hands after going in public, or sanitize. they're not joking. social distance (even at work), stay the fuck home if you can. wear a mask. stay safe. very important.

during my illness i wrote that razaak story between bouts of lethargy and severe flu symptoms. Strange, and razaak is the bringer of plagues....?

i dont wish to write part 2 in the same condition, but will see what happens.

take care, everyone.

bcyy
Tue Apr 7 10:20:43 2020
General Chat

Wow, congrats on your recovery, Tammy. It's very brave of you to keep working in healthcare at such a time. Take care! We'll keep mailing you Potions of Fortune!

So there are long-term complications for the lungs, even after recovery? How bad is it?

No worries on the "take it seriously" front. I've been staying at home since March, having sprayed every surface at the end of February. I'm not taking any risks. I have a supply of facemasks for emergencies, and will continue to work from home, for the next 6 months if necessary. Hopefully they will have developed some sort of vaccine by then. Personally, given my experience of how careful Canadians are when it comes to human lives, I'm very surprised that the authorities haven't declared martial law by now. A death rate of 2.9% is far higher than fighting in a typical war.

Yaztromo
Wed Apr 8 08:17:34 2020
A Strange Week For King Melchion The Despicable
Star - optimum ending reached

Every time I play this little, lovely adventure I find something fun that I didn't notice previously...

Robert Douglas
Wed Apr 8 15:36:27 2020
A Saint Beckons

Sorry you didn't succeed Andre. However, bear in mind that 'A Saint Beckons' is a murder mystery where the player has to rely upon key elements and a few essential items, so all paths resemble something of a spider's web. We've all been there: where a gamebook is frustratingly difficult, but I assure you it is possible to succeed in this adventure - two golden stars (two victors) since it was posted very late last year isn't bad going. On a positive note, take heart from what others have achieved and give it another try if you wish :) By the way,

SPOILER

END SPOILER

He certainly wasn't retarded - otherwise what would people think of James Bond, Jack Bauer, or Lucas North? Even the best agent/professional can make mistakes which actually creates some edge-of-the-seat twists and turns in a plot. The only difference is that writing a TV script has a few more plausible options than the limitations of writing a gamebook. It's kind of reassuring - and EVERY real-life spec ops soldier worth their salt will tell you - that nobody, including themselves, is infallible. Everybody takes wrong turns in life. But the good thing about playing a gamebook (or indeed reloading a video game save or checkpoint) is having that second....or hundredth chance to start again. A bit like army drill where you have to practise and practise until getting it right. In a similar way, over time people will get to know the layout and correct path of a gamebook. I must admit that gamebooks don't map very well (even with directions, there was never any distance measurements far as I can remember), especially if, for example, a Giant Hawk swoops down and carries you to Logaan knows where! But that's why making notes prove more important than map-making: aha! so this is there, that is there, death entry from making this choice (with no secret strategy to avoid it), and so on….

Yaztromo
Thu Apr 9 10:10:23 2020
The Black Lobster
Star - optimum ending reached

This adventure is evergreen ;)

Ren Xuan
Thu Apr 9 10:35:49 2020
New Day Rising
Star - optimum ending reached

well this one is better than others!

Gavin
Fri Apr 10 20:34:24 2020
New Day Rising

I thank you for your kind words. The lock down and the fact that Serenity is on TV reminds me two of the characters are straight lifts from there. Guess which ones kids! Meanwhile, as for mission 3, I have written, a bit more.

Derek Metaltron
Sun Apr 12 10:45:30 2020
Gamebooks

Hey everyone, new person here, some great content on the site! I am just wondering what people's opinions are about doing fan made game books (either with FF mechanics or not and either open world or not) based on established settings, probably any of the following...

- Star Wars
- Doctor Who
- Marvel
- DC
- Fallout
- Skyrim
- Horizon: Zero Dawn
- Hitman

I want to say I have a lot of ideas and a lot of free time right now because of current situations and I really like the idea of dipping my toes into making a gamebook finally, but I don't know if some people dislike games that take content from established universes (outside Fighting Fantasy anyway) or not. But clearly I have my loves and it's nice when you have some lore or even RPG inspired material to work with!

Also I am wondering what size is best to start with! Long term I would love to make a 1000+ section epics that Fabled Lands would be proud of with plenty of adventures and quests and such but I know it's best to sharpen my skills on something more straightforward first! I have to say I liked Andrew Wright's idea of micro adventures with 25 sections or mini adventures with 50 sections, and the short games with 100 sections sound ideal too, so should I start there before tackling a 400-500er or a 1000er?

Thanks in advance!

Derek Metaltron
Sun Apr 12 10:52:19 2020
Isle Of The Cyclops

Great to see an adaption of Fabled Lands done so well! Exploring the isle is definitely fun with the various secrets. It's great to see these days that open world gamebooks appear to be making a comeback with Steam Highwayman and Legendary Kingdoms. I do have ideas for something similar with either Star Wars or Horizon: Zero Dawn...

Robert Douglas
Sun Apr 12 14:52:43 2020
Gamebooks

Hi Derek, welcome to the group! A good list of possible ideas for gamebooks set in those particular worlds/universes. Personally though, I would say that open-world video games such as Fallout and Skyrim already speak (perhaps more efficiently) for themselves within RPG circles. Much as we all love gamebooks on this site, and how entertaining they have been and still can be despite their somewhat archaic approach to gaming, each one of us are painfully aware the limitations regarding choices. Admittedly, open world video games have much more choice of direction, methods employed, beside the sight and sound lacking in gamebooks. One of my favourite games would be Deus Ex - and Ian Livingstone was actually the Eidos Chairman during release way back in 2000. Even so, its 'multi-path' approach was partially inspired by the gamebook mechanic: do I go in guns blazing, venture beneath by taking the sewers, or climb that ladder to the rooftop and go from there...?

However, the Marvel universe of superpowered heroes and villains is very popular - and one already emulated by Steve Jackson in the form of his fantastic 'Appointment With F.E.A.R'. Reading through it might give you inspiration, even what you might have done differently. And the good thing about this is you can execute such ideas and have it posted on this site. However, please bear in mind, while FF publications are open to fan-written prequels, sequels, or parallels to the plots, tread very carefully around copyright-protected worlds and universes. As you said yourself: 'based' upon - and it's far better to create your own world inspired by, but not directly taking from, established worlds/universes. Appointment with F.E.A.R achieved this without treading on the toes of actual Marvel superheroes/villains - yet they had similar ideas, powers, and character backstories. Steve Jackson made a tribute to his beloved Marvel comic hobby and all without incurring legal wrath. All published novels and gamebooks set within such franchises - Dr Who, Assassin's Creed, Star Wars, Robin Hood, to name but a few - were written by authors specially commissioned and bound under legal contract. Sorry if I sound a bit like a lawyer, but rules are there for a reason.

Whether the overall theme is horror, sci-fi, steampunk, post-apocalypse, comedy, including some or even all these genres, the best thing is to play to your strengths - or your loves as you mentioned above - as you already have the necessary inspiration necessary for enthusiasm. As to actual length, I would recommend a short adventure as an ideal starting point - something like 100 entries - just to get your teeth into, trying out ideas first, and that many entries gives you some room to play with during writing. However, one factor to also bear in mind is not to limit yourself; for example, you might have written about 120 or 130 by the time you've finished writing in all your ideas. 50, 100, 400....all are ideal round numbers. Don't be afraid, or limit yourself, to have 125 or 415. I'm currently writing Sean Calibre Book 2 and planned something like 450 entries - I suddenly realized there wouldn't be enough to cater for the scope of choices and expanded it to 600!

Whatever you decide, I hope the writing goes okay <:-)>

AW
Mon Apr 13 14:27:10 2020
Garden Of Bones
Skull - non-optimum ending reached

Miss these books

Andre Michael Pietroschek
Sun Apr 19 18:22:42 2020
A Saint Beckons

Thanks, Robert! Remember I commented after playing that "infantry man". It is a fine story, and it sure teaches us a lesson on how much treachery and crime to expect "along the way". ;-)

Robert Douglas
Mon Apr 20 14:50:43 2020
A Saint Beckons

Thank Andre :)

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