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July 27, 2022
All righty, Star Strider (Fighting Fantasy 27). Again, I am baffled that during my last playthrough the book didn’t even seem familiar and I was legit surprised to see that I played this back in 2016. Well, that just gives me a fresh start and something new to enjoy. Iām the most elite bounty hunter […]
Read moreStar Strider: Worst bounty hunter ever
July 25, 2022
I’ve decided to go with one of the few science fiction Fighting Fantasy offerings: number 27, Star Strider. What’s really weird is that I grabbed it off the shelf thinking I hadn’t played it before, and had two very short plays during which it didn’t seem familiar. As I came here to blog it, I […]
Read moreWon the War of the Wizards on my first try somehow
July 9, 2022
And, that’s another book won: War of the Wizards, book four of the Grey Star World of Lone Wolf series. Somehow I won it on my first try, due to not meeting the Demon Master (I met him on a later playthrough) and also to figuring out that I should always sink 3 or 5 […]
Read moreGrey Star dies again-again
June 22, 2022
I’ve been quiet lately, but not idle. I’m playing Grey Star 4, War of the Wizards and I must say, Grey Star has not fared well. š The Shianti have enough magic to pull me back to Magnamund from the Daziarn Plane, but they drop us on the western side of the continent, with no […]
Read moreGrey Star dies again
June 21, 2022
I’ve been quiet lately, but not idle. I’m playing Grey Star 4, War of the Wizards and I must say, Grey Star has not fared well. š The Shianti have enough magic to pull me back to Magnamund from the Daziarn Plane, but not enough to put me where I need to be. Considering that […]
Read moreMade my way beyond the nightmare gate
May 30, 2022
I’ve not posted in the last month, but I’ve not been idle. I played through Beyond the Nightmare Gate, book three of the Grey Star series. I wanted to like this one. The idea of the Daziarn plane, featured previously in Lone Wolf 10 The Prisoners of Time, appeals to me: Even in the world […]
Read moreSurvived the forbidden city of Gyanima
April 20, 2022
Last night I finished The Forbidden City, book 2 of the Grey Star series. There’s a tedious gauntlet in the middle where you’ll certainly die if you don’t have these two specific skills, but that same gauntlet also lays on the lore and atmosphere nice ‘n’ thick. And aside from that, it’s pretty decent. There […]
Read moreGrey Star the Wizard, fun times
April 11, 2022
I started playing Grey Star the Wizard, which is The World of Lone Wolf book 1. It’s a totally different story arc from the Kai, though many game mechanics are similar. And I’ve been too busy playing it and enjoying it, to post about it. š The story line is pretty novel: You’re a wizard […]
Read moreLone Wolf 15… kind of a bore
March 8, 2022
Tonight is my third evening playing Lone Wolf 15, The Darke Crusade. Honestly, I think I’m over the whole Lone Wolf series by now. They’ve become repetitive, with the same enemies and scenarios and the same ongoing war after 24 years. The writing is lazy, with so many sections that do literally nothing at all […]
Read moreLegend of me getting my butt kicked by the legend
January 12, 2022
Well, I’ve had a few more plays of Legend of the Shadow Warriors. The book itself doesn’t seem overly difficult yet, but I’ve had just the worst luck ever and haven’t been making it very far. Skill 8 / Stamina 21 / Luck 12 Surrendered to the guards. Feigned illness to escape from jail, […]
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January 10, 2022
Part 3 of my second playthrough of Legend of the Shadow Warriors Previously, I headed east to consult a hermit who told me the backstory of the warlord and an undead army. Heading south from there, I met an invulnerable vampyr-witch with an army of pumpkin-heads, then a Frankenstein wannabe. As I march southward toward […]
Read moreToo late to stop the Shadow Warriors (part 2)
January 9, 2022
Part 2 of my second playthrough of Legend of the Shadow Warriors Previously, I escaped the city and consulted a hermit who then got eaten by the undead zombie of his son. And I’m back on the road to Karnstein. To make up some lost time, I decide to cut south through Hustings and Cumberside […]
Read moreToo late to stop the Shadow Warriors (part 1)
January 8, 2022
My second playthrough of Legend of the Shadow Warriors. Let’s see if I can do better this time. Skill 11 / Luck 8 / Stamina 19 Ā I dig the 11 Skill, but I remember a lot of luck tests so I dunno… So, I’m sitting in the tavern one day, a retired soldier now […]
Read moreShadow Warriors? I don’t believe they exist
January 5, 2022
Well, I finished mapping out Seas of Blood and I admit, I did not enjoy it. So, on to my next adventure – Legend of the Shadow Warriors. My back story is fairly ordinary: retired soldier, sword for hire, and a village terrorized by some jerks dressed up as Shadow Warrior bogeymen. Starting stats: SK […]
Read moreSeas of Blood, more tries
December 27, 2021
Well, I’ve played a few more times and Seas of Blood is really kicking my butt. About half of the time, I’ve been killed in the second scene and I’m not sure how winnable this book really is. First play today: We headed south to Enraki and I killed the abbot of the warrior-priests. Got […]
Read moreSeas of (my own) Blood, volume 2
December 24, 2021
Today is a “twofer” post, being two very short playthroughs of Fighting Fantasy 16, Seas of Blood. Yeah, they were that short. Playthrough 1 I rolled up a skill of 7 and luck 8, so I expected that my 17 stamina isn’t going to last very long. For my first venture, I decided to […]
Read moreSeas of Blood, my own on this first try
December 13, 2021
It’s been a month and a half, between editing someone else’s book, and studying for exams, and playing Cyberpunk 2077… I just haven’t picked up a game book in two months. But it’s a quiet evening, and I’m glad to be back. Today’s book is… Seas of Blood, Fighting Fantasy number 16. I’ve never played […]
Read morePlaytesting, hard work but fun
October 27, 2021
For the last week, I’ve been play-testing and proof-reading a game book for someone in the Facebook group. It’s hard work. As with any game book, I go through every option and map out what connects to what – but this time I also need to track which pages I’ve visited, so I can find […]
Read moreRevisiting Battleblade Warrior
September 13, 2021
I’m taking a break from Lone Wolf for a bit, so I grabbed a random gamebook from my shelf… Battleblade Warrior I don’t remember this one at all, though according to my own website I played it back in 2018, and I wasn’t overly fond of it. Well, let’s try it today. The story opens […]
Read moreTwo Months Rescuing The Captives of Kaag
September 9, 2021
It’s been 2 months since my last post. I’ve been playing Lone Wolf 14, Captives of Kaag off and on. But honestly, I’ve not been enjoying it. That’s not news, if you’ve read my previous posts. Ive not enjoyed the LW books lately. I keep griping about the game balance being absurd. The Grand Master […]
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July 16, 2021
So I spent a few more hours playing Plague Lords of Ruel some more, this time mapping it out. I wish I liked it more, but I admit I’m somewhat disappointed. The maps show that there’s not a lot of ground covered. Forest or caverns, either way is about 5 encounters before you land at […]
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