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Mr CreosoteThe <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/1980s" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#1980s</a>, the decade of Freddie Krueger, Dreamscape... Of course, this also reflected in the <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#gamebook</a> world: <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/PhantomsOfFear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PhantomsOfFear</a>.<a href="https://www.goodolddays.net/de/game/Phantoms-of-Fear/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.goodolddays.net/de/game/Phantoms-of-Fear/</a><a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/FightingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FightingFantasy</a>

Mr CreosoteWasn't <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/BladeRunner" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BladeRunner</a> amazingly cool? Wouldn't want to actually *live* in that dying world, of course, but a short virtual visit, with a guaranteed return ticket, why not? <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/StarStrider" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#StarStrider</a> is a <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#gamebook</a> for those who didn't care much about the existential themes, the undertones of total despair etc., but just want the "cool sci-fi adventure" parts of it.<a href="https://www.goodolddays.net/en/game/Star-Strider/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.goodolddays.net/en/game/Star-Strider/</a><a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/FightingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FightingFantasy</a>

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 👽In more useful topics, I got my Fighting Fantasy (from Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone, UK) box set (from Steve Jackson Games, US).It is SWEET. New covers are OK, large and not little vignettes cropped from better art. New Warlock is Martin McKenna, 2, 3, 5 are classic Ian McCaig, 4 is Ian Miller, interior's the classic art, but on good paper now so you can see it!These'll be fun to run thru again. I have a battered old Warlock & Thieves in my shelves. <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/fightingfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fightingfantasy</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamebook</a>

Peter "Wraithkal" ChristiansenAn ancient evil has awakened and is threatening to doom all of Allansia in this latest Fighting Fantasy Classics addition, Crypt of the Sorcerer.<a href="https://www.wraithkal.com/fighting-fantasy-crypt-of-the-sorcerer-released/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wraithkal.com/fighting-fantasy-crypt-of-the-sorcerer-released/</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/FightingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FightingFantasy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/indiegame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indiegame</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamebook</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a>

Mr CreosoteIn the old days, game designers tended to make their games *harder*. They were making the games *they* wanted to play, and after having developed something for a few months, they had become true specialists at their own games. In case of <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/IanLivingstone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#IanLivingstone</a> and his <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/FightingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FightingFantasy</a>, this even developed over the course of many books. It may be the reason why <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/CryptOfTheSorcerer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CryptOfTheSorcerer</a> is as insane as it is.<a href="https://www.goodolddays.net/en/game/Crypt-of-the-Sorcerer/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.goodolddays.net/en/game/Crypt-of-the-Sorcerer/</a><a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/Gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Gamebook</a>

Mr CreosoteAs if a Nightmare Castle weren't enough, this book is about what's *beneath*...<a href="https://www.goodolddays.net/en/game/Beneath-Nightmare-Castle/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.goodolddays.net/en/game/Beneath-Nightmare-Castle/</a><a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/FightingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FightingFantasy</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/Gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Gamebook</a>

Mr CreosoteMy return to <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/FightingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FightingFantasy</a> couldn't have been more pleasant. <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/CreatureOfHavoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CreatureOfHavoc</a> is amazing!<a href="https://www.goodolddays.net/en/game/Creature-of-Havoc/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.goodolddays.net/en/game/Creature-of-Havoc/</a><a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/Gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Gamebook</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/SteveJackson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SteveJackson</a>

Mr CreosoteThe Crown vs. Dr. Watson. Wait, Watson, a murderer? Even the doctor himself admits that considering the facts, the conclusion of his guilt is inevitable.<a href="https://www.goodolddays.net/en/game/The-Crown-vs-Dr-Watson/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.goodolddays.net/en/game/The-Crown-vs-Dr-Watson/</a><a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/Gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Gamebook</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/SherlockHolmesSoloMysteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SherlockHolmesSoloMysteries</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/SherlockHolmes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SherlockHolmes</a>

Mr CreosoteDeath at Appledore Towers. The murder victim was a blackmailer. Did he deserve it, as Sherlock Holmes suggests?<a href="https://www.goodolddays.net/en/game/Death-at-Appledore-Towers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.goodolddays.net/en/game/Death-at-Appledore-Towers/</a><a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/Gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Gamebook</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/SherlockHolmesSoloMysteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SherlockHolmesSoloMysteries</a>

Peter "Wraithkal" ChristiansenStarship Traveller braves the depths of space as the latest addition to the awesomeness of the digital gamebook library that is Fighting Fantasy Classics<a href="https://www.wraithkal.com/fighting-fantasy-classics-starship-traveller-released/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wraithkal.com/fighting-fantasy-classics-starship-traveller-released/</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/FightingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FightingFantasy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamebook</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scifi</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interactivefiction</a>

Mr CreosoteThe first <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#gamebook</a> entry this year, but still staying in the realm of investigative work, <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/TheBlackRiverEmerald" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TheBlackRiverEmerald</a> puts the popular <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/SherlockHolmes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SherlockHolmes</a> character on its sleeve, but then, neither he nor his usual ensemble appears much *in* the book.<a href="https://www.goodolddays.net/en/game/The-Black-River-Emerald/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.goodolddays.net/en/game/The-Black-River-Emerald/</a><a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/SherlockHolmesSoloMysteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SherlockHolmesSoloMysteries</a>

William McAuslandCharacter Hand Dominance Art from page XR-20 Because of critical strikes and called shots, a character’s good hand needs to be pre-established prior to any injury, especially the unfortunate amputation of one’s arm. Use the following table to establish the character’s dominant hand; or if the person is ambidextrousness which is common among excavators but only occurs about 1% of the time in NPCs. Androids and robots can choose to make either hand dominant, but not both unless they are specially designed to do so. Check out the TME Expansion Rules at our homepage, link in the bio. Also see a 9 page sample pdf! <a href="https://www.outlandarts.com/expansionrules.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.outlandarts.com/expansionrules.htm</a><a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/lefthanded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lefthanded</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/righthanded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#righthanded</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/ambidextrous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ambidextrous</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/handed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#handed</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/knife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#knife</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/roadwarrior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roadwarrior</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/wasteland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wasteland</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/postapocalyptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#postapocalyptic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/mutantepoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mutantepoch</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/tme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tme</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/outlandsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outlandsystem</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/outlandarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outlandarts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/mutant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mutant</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/npc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#npc</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/character" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#character</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamebook</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/indiegame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indiegame</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/indierpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indierpg</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/rpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rpg</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/ink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ink</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/goggles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#goggles</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/gasmask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gasmask</a>

Peter "Wraithkal" ChristiansenGamebook fans, rejoice: Fighting Fantasy Classics has charted a course for The Port of Peril!<a href="https://www.wraithkal.com/the-port-of-peril-fighting-fantasy-classics-announced/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wraithkal.com/the-port-of-peril-fighting-fantasy-classics-announced/</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/FightingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FightingFantasy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FightingFantasyClassics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FightingFantasyClassics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamebook</a>

Mr Creosote<a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/TrialOfChampions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TrialOfChampions</a> - the much-awaited (?) return to Deathtrap Dungeon! It's the right book for you if you like failing. In a way, most of these books are really about failing and trying again, of course. Though this one puts this whole idea to new levels.<a href="https://www.goodolddays.net/game/id%2C1597/Trial-of-Champions.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.goodolddays.net/game/id%2C1597/Trial-of-Champions.html</a><a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/Gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Gamebook</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/FightingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FightingFantasy</a>

Peter "Wraithkal" ChristiansenHope you're ready to duke it out with the undead, because the Fighting Fantasy gamebook, Armies of Death, is now part of the ever-growing and amazing Fighting Fantasy Classics lineup!<a href="https://www.wraithkal.com/armies-of-death-fighting-fantasy-classics-released/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wraithkal.com/armies-of-death-fighting-fantasy-classics-released/</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/FightingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FightingFantasy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FightingFantasyClassics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FightingFantasyClassics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamebook</a>

HariWant to know how I plan choose-your-own-path books? It's definitely VERY NORMAL AND ORGANISED, don't worry about the second pic.Just did an interview for the Polish-language release of Into the Tower, you can now read in the original English here! <a href="https://www.hari-illustration.com/what-ive-been-reading/2024/6/25/lsmsfq611gz727b5bumn4404euctjm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.hari-illustration.com/what-ive-been-reading/2024/6/25/lsmsfq611gz727b5bumn4404euctjm</a>Got to talk about my favourite fantasy books, my horrible process maps, ancient ruins, making friends with monsters - and what I'm working on next 👀 <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/BookRelease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookRelease</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/GameBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameBook</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/ChooseYourOwnAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChooseYourOwnAdventure</a>

LabyrinthlurkerConverting my <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/soloRPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#soloRPG</a> adventures into a <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamebook</a>. - If you think this could actually be cool then turn to page 102. - If you think i should just see just start knitting instead. Turn to page 16.

Mr CreosoteSpoiler: the encounter with the Bone Demon is indeed a memorable one. It is, however, the only demon in a book called <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/DemonsOfTheDeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DemonsOfTheDeep</a> . What a fraud! Balancing it out, there are a couple of other quite spectacular encounters with non-demonic creatures to be found. Even if not particularly consistent in its theme, individual scenes will certainly stick to my mind.<a href="https://www.goodolddays.net/game/id%2C1583/Demons-of-the-Deep.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.goodolddays.net/game/id%2C1583/Demons-of-the-Deep.html</a><a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/FightingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FightingFantasy</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/Gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Gamebook</a>

Thomas Leroy 🍣🐈‍⬛Totally hooked on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cryptmaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cryptmaster</a>! 😍A great word-based dungeon crawler with illustrations and creatures that seem to come out of a gamebook. And a wicked sense of humor 😁What else? ☕️➡️ Demo: <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1885110/Cryptmaster/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://store.steampowered.com/app/1885110/Cryptmaster/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DungeonCrawler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DungeonCrawler</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WordGame</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TypingGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TypingGame</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RPG</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameBook</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkFantasy</a>

Mr Creosote<a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/RebelPlanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RebelPlanet</a> is #18 in the <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/FightingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FightingFantasy</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/gamebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#gamebook</a> line. It is a book consisting of three long episodes. The first one has you wade through seedy bars, neo-noir style. The second one puts you on a university planet reminiscient of the 1970s. The third one falls flat in comparison, it is an unimaginative wilderness adventure. I discussed the book in detail with a collaborator a few years ago: <a href="https://www.goodolddays.net/game/id%2C1348/Rebel-Planet.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.goodolddays.net/game/id%2C1348/Rebel-Planet.html</a>

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