Fighting Fantasy Fan
The Fighting Fantasy fansite in which YOU become the hero!

Tag: Russ Nicholson

Stealer of Souls

December 13, 2022

YOU become a sword for hire but are also in this one for the glory. A wizard named Mordraneth has abducted another wizard named Alsander, because Alsander was plotting to kill Mordraneth and came up with a means to do it. So I’m being hired to rescue this would-be murderer from another wizard. You know […]

Read more

Beowulf Beastslayer

YOU become the hero …   Review and Opinion   Tips and Hints     Errors     Maps     Publication Written by Jonathan Green Illustrated by Russ Nicholson 2019   Other FF Players and Links Murray at Turn To 400 Seven Fourteen Seven MALthus Dire Fighting Dantasy  

Read more

Chasms of Malice

November 30, 2020

YOU become the last descendant of the king who founded this kingdom. A bajillion years ago (as it always is) the king’s evil brother and his seven lieutenants were banished to the underground cities to live with dark elves and blind cave people. A magic shield keeps this imprisonment in effect, and also brings good […]

Read more

Masks of Mayhem

August 5, 2017

YOU become a king of some insignificant municipality, where you don’t even know the king immediately north of you, and have never been further from home than Lake Nekros outside of town. Your court wizard informs you that Morgana, a sorcerer, is holed up in the mountains to the northeast collecting masks of elemental power […]

Read more

Island of the Undead

September 17, 2015

YOU become the hero of the fishing island you call home. The wizards who keep the weather pleasant and the seas calm, have been slacking off, and it’s your job to find out why. Turns out that three of them are dead, and the fourth one crazy with power, after some tinkering with magic and […]

Read more

The Forest of Doom

March 27, 2015

YOU become some barbarian wandering the woods, itching for adventure and blood. One night, a dying dwarf collapses at your feet and begs you to finish his quest — to search Darkwood Forest for the two halves of a magical hammer that will bring them motivation to fight back against the trolls. Yeah, okay, so […]

Read more

The Citadel of Chaos

September 26, 2014

YOU become a student magician who takes the fight to Balthus Dire and his legion of nasties. I’ll quote from the book. “The lawful goodfolk of the Vale of Willow have for some eight years in fear and awe of the demi-sorcerer Balthus Dire. In awe – since his power is truly awesome – and […]

Read more

Warlock of Firetop Mountain

September 23, 2014

YOU become the original hero as an adventurer out for that famous (but unspecified) treasure of the Warlock of Firetop Mountain. What could be more heroic than hearing that a wizard is rich, so heading into his home to kill him and steal the loot? Grab your sword and two doses of potion, and head […]

Read more