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2619
Well, I suppose you are mostly guys in the gender sense. Something about defeating huge dragons with mighty swords, I guess. Let me introduce myself. I was...
Guillaume Petetin
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Jan 5, 2007
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2620
In my opinion, "Chasms of Malice" is highly flawed and not very nice, either. Too frequently, failing a luck roll leads to outright death. Even worse, being...
Pogo Opossum
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Jan 6, 2007
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2621
What Luke Sharp knows about writing gamebooks could fit on the back of the world's smallest postage stamp. Every book he wrote was appalling - the writing was...
David Whyld
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Jan 6, 2007
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2622
... Thing is, I would say the same thing about Jonathan Green. At least Luke Sharp's books had character, and character that I rather liked at that. Chasms of...
Simon Osborne
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Jan 6, 2007
8:38 pm
2623
Agree totally with Simon. Pal. ... back of ... Luke ... flowcharts of ... alone four. ... commissioning ... since I...
paltogue
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Jan 6, 2007
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2624
... flowcharts of ... Yeah, I noticed that. I eventually started mapping via section numbers instead of compass directions. That wasn't a big deal, and I ...
Pogo Opossum
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Jan 6, 2007
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2625
Is there anywhere on the web that lists all of the errors that were present in the original printings of the FF books?...
Frank La Terra
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Jan 7, 2007
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2626
... I have an incomplete list on my website at the bottom of this page: <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/outspaced/SVG_Flowcharts/main.html> That reminds me:...
Simon Osborne
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Jan 7, 2007
10:41 am
2627
... classmate. ... Hello Guillaume, and welcome to the group. I plan to get ... quality ... In spite of many criticisms, I feel Gallimard did a great job with ...
Guillermo
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Jan 7, 2007
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2628
... years ... only ... I was, in fact, wrong, I have some books in the 10-20 range, but the fantasy/Titan books I have are from the oldest batch. Anyway. ... ...
Pif. Comme le chien, ...
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Jan 8, 2007
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... Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you: flaming and rude behaviour are disallowed here, except when directed at Per. Guillermo...
Guillermo
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Jan 8, 2007
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2630
... And Ed and Leigh are not!? It's like I'm a victim of one of those Mexican moderator conspiracies you keep reading about in the paper. ... MUST GATHER THE...
Per Jorner
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Jan 8, 2007
5:49 pm
2631
Hey, I've been playing this book, and it's pretty solid stuff. Illustrations by the ever-reliable Russ Nicholson are good, the storyline is interesting, and...
Pogo Opossum
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Jan 8, 2007
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You mean 'Masks of Mayhem'. Archetipical fantasy adventure but very well-designed and, what's most important, fun. Cheers, Guillermo ... ...
Guillermo Paredes
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Jan 8, 2007
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2633
... I'm unsure, but I don't remember the horn being critical. ... A Celtic one. ... Not even kings always get to command their dreaming. ... There's some...
Per Jorner
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Jan 8, 2007
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2634
... Oops, you're right, Masks of Mayhem. My mind was still on Chasms of Malice, which I recently slugged my way through. Anyways, I just finished Masks of...
Pogo Opossum
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Jan 8, 2007
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... No doubt this received Wisdom is from the same sources as those who state Luke Sharp is a rubbish FF author. Personally, I think Sky Lord is one of the...
Simon Osborne
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Jan 9, 2007
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2636
... It's not the difficulty so much as the complete absence of a plot or story that makes me dislike Deathtrap Dungeon. I actually really like Crypt of the...
Simon Osborne
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Jan 9, 2007
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2637
... The thing to know when deciding whether to trust Simon's opinion is that Hawk the Slayer is his favourite movie. ... Per Jorner aka Finster aka Coffee...
Per Jorner
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2638
... It's not my *favourite* film, but it does evoke a lot of fond memories of my childhood. :-p -- Simon Osborne...
Simon Osborne
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Jan 9, 2007
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... It's not my *favourite* film, but it does evoke a lot of fond memories of my childhood. :-p -- Simon Osborne...
Simon Osborne
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Jan 9, 2007
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2640
... the ... chase. You're probably better not finding the tiger as it's far tougher than any enemies you can use the Horn of Hever on. Still, the tiger chase...
Kieran Coghlan
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Jan 9, 2007
2:59 pm
2641
... I don't have very many FF books myself, but DoD is one of them, and I always thought it was OK. I liked the way the approach differed drastically from what...
Paul Mason
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Jan 10, 2007
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2642
Wow! What is *up* with Sky Lord, anyways? I just started playing this gamebook, and unless there's a revised version of Sky Lord out there somewhere, my...
Pogo Opossum
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Jan 10, 2007
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2643
... I could swear you're channeling the fiendish mind of Per Jorner there! If you dig around a bit on this list or Demian's gamebook one, you'll see his...
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Jan 10, 2007
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2644
... I love Creature of Havoc! Great storyline, well-written, lots of suspense. It's also hard as nails, but well-balanced and once you learn the proper path,...
Pogo Opossum
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Jan 10, 2007
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2645
... Is that the one he wrote without having read the book, or did he do a revised version once he'd obtained a copy?...
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Jan 10, 2007
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2646
... S P O I L E R Y S P O I L A G E A H E A D I'm pretty sure that you need the tusk (well, the seeds in it) to escape from Vashti's realm. E N D S P O I L E R...
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Jan 10, 2007
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2647
... I'm pretty sure he did a revised version (I think the first review was the one that introduced the PENGUINS meme into the world and look how we're still...
greyarea13
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Jan 10, 2007
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2648
... There's a section where you might glimpse the traitor when he's pushing various people off the ledge into the lava pits - and you recognize his device,...
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