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1985 Mylène Villeneuve Super Hero Magnakai 1986 1988 Science Fiction Gary Chalk Martin McKenna Gamebook Adventures Kai Way of the Tiger Montana United States Post-Apocalyptic Orb Magnamund Ninja Tin Man Games 1989 Earth Jonathan Green Keith Martin Joe Dever 1987 Khul Ian Livingstone Mark Smith California Fighting Fantasy Allansia Horror Chuck Tingle Castle Video Game Orlandes Brian Williams Steve Jackson Titan 1991 1983 Russ Nicholson 2014 1984 Jamie Thomson ACE Gamebooks Love is Real Old World Alan Langford Lone WolfPlains, Forest, Lake, Victory! Day One
May 6, 2019
It was a grueling struggle, but I have crossed the Baklands, leaving behind six serpents dead and one imprisoned. Here is my story. I walked out of the north gate of Khare with 14 stamina and 4 food. My skill of 9, a +1 sword, and a +2 armband of swordmanship = 12 effective combat […]
Read moreStranded by the Lake… Forever
April 30, 2019
Unbelievable. The Seven Serpents, book 3 of the Sorcery! epic, is just merciless. I made it all the way to the Lake Ilklala… without meeting a single serpent. I know that’s not good, that I should have run into at least 2 of them during Act 1. Then the book let me jerk around for […]
Read moreDeath by Deathwraith: A Short Tale of the Baklands
April 29, 2019
The Seven Serpents is just ripping me up! Tonight was my third attempt, and it was more brief than the previous ones. Our doughty adventurer starts off in the usual fashion, bored and slightly sunburnt and attacked by giant birds on page 1. So, it’s basically hiking as usual here on Earth. I fight them […]
Read moreDeath by Earth Serpent, a brief tale of crossing the Baklands
April 22, 2019
Okay, my second try on Sorcery! book three, in which we have left Khare and are trekking the desolate Baklands. Again we open with fighting some birds, and some exposition that seven serpent-gods are racing ahead of me to inform the Archmage that I’m coming, so he can set a trap. Again, on the next […]
Read moreThe Curse of Yig, A Tragic Death in the Baklands
April 20, 2019
The Sorcery! four-book epic continues. I escaped from Khare a few hours ago, and the last few hours have been walking across the barren, nigh-featureless plains of the Baklands. Finally here on page 1, the monotony is broken when I am attacked by giant birds, and am saved by a giant golden eagle which also […]
Read moreScum and Villainy, Harpies and Gods
April 14, 2019
I take a breather in the cemetery, outside the crypt. The wraith inside was what I had hoped: a spirit of one of the town elders, who gave me the third line of the four-line poem I need to leave town. But the fight with the wraith knocked me down to 6 stamina, through a […]
Read moreWretched Hive… Continued
April 12, 2019
I just parted company with Lortag the Elder, keeper of the first line of the poem I need to get out of Khare, the famous Cityport of Traps. I move on through the streets, wondering where I can get a break on the other three lines of the poem… when I’m suddenly grabbed and dragged […]
Read moreWretched Hive of Scum and Villainy
April 11, 2019
Since my victory (with skill 5!) in The Shamutanti Hills, I’ve been keeping busy. For a start, there’s no way I was going to play the whole four-book arc with a skill of 5. So I rolled up a new one: Skill 9, Stamina 18, Luck 12. Nice and mediocre, except for that lovely luck. […]
Read moreShamutanti Hills… Again. Day 6 and Victory
March 8, 2019
I remain baffled as to how my character is surviving. My starting rolls were abysmal: skill 5, and my luck of 8 and stamina of 17 won’t really make up the difference. I’ve been expecting to just drop dead at any moment, but random chance seems to be on my side, as I am slowly […]
Read moreShamutanti Hills… Again, Day 3 and 4 and 5
Yesterday my unskilled and unlucky hero, made it as far as Dhumpus. The villagers are creeped out by my sword, so I gave them a cold shoulder and instead picked up some food. This cost 6 of the 7 gold I have left, so now I can’t afford the inn. That’s fine, I can sleep […]
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1984 Jonathan Green Gary Chalk Way of the Tiger Horror 1985 Mylène Villeneuve Lone Wolf Keith Martin Titan 1987 Post-Apocalyptic Alan Langford Brian Williams Super Hero 1988 Magnakai California Gamebook Adventures Allansia 1991 Jamie Thomson 1989 Russ Nicholson Khul Love is Real Montana ACE Gamebooks Fighting Fantasy Ninja 1983 Earth Mark Smith Joe Dever Ian Livingstone Tin Man Games Magnamund Martin McKenna Chuck Tingle Orb Steve Jackson Castle Kai 1986 Video Game Science Fiction Old World Orlandes United States 2014Shamutanti Hills… Again, Day 1 and 2
Before I logged these last two plays, I had played several times. I’ve gotten to the manticore boss fight, starved to death, and been eaten by a werewolf. But this time, I feel lucky! Wizard. Skill 5. Stamina 17. Luck 8. … Sigh. Clearly I was chosen not as the hero we need, but as […]
Read moreInto the Shamutanti Hills – Day 3
February 26, 2019
Yesterday we started The Shamutanti Hills, the first of a four-book saga. My hero is a wizard of apparently little skill and poor health, but great luck. On my first night outside, I was attacked by a werewolf and knocked down pretty badly, then further weakened by hunger because there wasn’t a chance to stop […]
Read moreInto the Shamutanti Hills – Day 1 and 2
February 25, 2019
The Sorcery! storyline sounds exciting: four books covering the four geographic areas we will be crossing, to recover a stolen crown that grants leadership and prosperity. I’ve had these books for about two years and for the last few weeks, I have finally been playing them. The sad reality so far has been quite less […]
Read moreRestored and Moving Forward
February 23, 2019
February 2019 — I’ve decided to change hosting, so I no longer need to limit my database usage, meaning I no longer need to limit my word count. I’ve reinstated the playthrough blogs section, which I rather enjoyed as reminder of where I have been. Most of that blog-style content was lost because I simply […]
Read moreJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Fifteen
September 5, 2018
We continue with Lone Wolf 5 – Shadow On The Sand. Our peace envoy has gone sour. I made a rather savage jailbreak, leaving a trail of dead bodies behind me, and come across the king selling me to a Darklord. The Darklord aims to put an end to the Kai menace (hey, that’s me!) […]
Read moreJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Fourteen
September 4, 2018
The power playthrough of the first 5 Lone Wolf books continues. Lone Wolf has become so overpowered that Chasm of Doom was a cake walk, with only minimal combat and never dropping below 20 endurance points. And now, time for Shadow On The Sand. Lone Wolf has a base CS of 17. Add the Sommerswerd […]
Read moreJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Thirteen
September 3, 2018
Lone Wolf, The Chasm of Doom — Finale The trip from Ruanon to Maaken was easy, just a couple of page-turns and one band of bandits who didn’t see me. Now that I’m at the Maakengorge, I have to find the temple and stop Baraka from a human sacrifice. I see a guarded door, and […]
Read moreJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Twelve
September 2, 2018
We’re continuing Lone Wolf, book 4 – The Chasm of Doom. I was sent in search of a missing platoon of soldiers and a missing wagon full of gold. I found the city of Ruanon in ruins, under siege by a warlord who intends to make a human sacrifice to raise an army of undead […]
Read moreJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Eleven
September 1, 2018
We continue The Chasm of Doom, in which I’m looking for the bandits who stole a royal shipment of gold. I had 50 rangers at my command yesterday, but 40 are walking home, 2 are dead, and 8 turned tail and fled when we were attacked by a legion of unusually well-armed and well-trained bandits. […]
Read moreJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Ten
August 31, 2018
My power-playthrough continues, as I do the first five Lone Wolf books in one sitting (well, a few evenings). It’s… The Journey of the Kai Marathon. Today we open The Chasm of Doom, book 4. The story arc of the previous war against Helgedad has petered out, and now I’m being sent to investigate a […]
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Mark Smith Orb Ian Livingstone Steve Jackson 1985 Earth 2014 California 1983 Video Game 1987 Love is Real Ninja 1989 Super Hero 1988 Joe Dever Post-Apocalyptic Kai Khul Jamie Thomson Gary Chalk Mylène Villeneuve Magnamund Jonathan Green Montana 1984 Old World Tin Man Games Martin McKenna Magnakai Allansia Gamebook Adventures Titan Horror Chuck Tingle Science Fiction Castle Russ Nicholson ACE Gamebooks Keith Martin Way of the Tiger 1991 Alan Langford Lone Wolf United States Orlandes 1986 Fighting Fantasy Brian WilliamsJourney of the Kai Marathon, Day Nine
August 29, 2018
When we last saw Lone Wolf, he was dead in the Caverns of Kalte. He took 1 point of damage from a kalkoth, and its venom is Your Adventure Ends Here material. So, I reloaded from a save and played through the book again. Fast forward: Off course, over land, a baknar and some Eskimo, […]
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