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2851
Just got both of these in the post today (only 5 days from ordering on amazon.co.uk, to turning up on my doorstep in Bangkok, Thailand!) after coming home from...
greyarea13
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Oct 4, 2007
3:22 pm
2852
I was just browsing eBay, and saw a listing for 'ian livingstone' (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ian- ...
dr_sentence
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Oct 5, 2007
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2853
Hi Everybody. I´m a brazilian FF fan and I'm facing a problem here with our excellent translation of the issue 35 - Daggers of Darkness. In the paragraph 77,...
João Paulo Simõ...
jpsvboas
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Oct 6, 2007
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2854
... Hi The table is as follows (O = free space, S = Snake): O S O O O O B O O O O S O O S O S O O O O O O O S O O O O S O O O O O O O O S O S O A O O O O O O ...
Simon Osborne
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Oct 7, 2007
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2855
Thank you very much! ... Hi The table is as follows (O = free space, S = Snake): O S O O O O B O O O O S O O S O S O O O O O O O S O O O O S O O O O O O O O S...
João Paulo Simõ...
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Oct 8, 2007
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2856
Dawn creeps up slowly on Spitflak's Street, another lousy day on another lousy backwater planet. I don't even remember what I'm doing here. I've got a job to...
Per Jorner
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Oct 11, 2007
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2857
Just thought I'd post to see what do people think of how companion adventurers are handled in an FF adventure, and which method they prefer. As far as I can...
greyarea13
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Oct 15, 2007
11:40 pm
2858
???? Funny you should mention this, as "Curse of the Werewolf" led me to rethink this very subject.??While I understand that, as you said, the presence of a...
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Oct 16, 2007
12:25 am
2859
... companion is ... get a ... death. ... only, ... as a ... killed ... True it gets a bit repetetive when yet another companion is killed, but this is the...
Kieran Coghlan
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Oct 16, 2007
12:20 pm
2860
Might it be possible to use a system something like 'Clash of the Princes' (but without the clash!)? Pal....
paltogue
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Oct 16, 2007
1:44 pm
2861
... Exactly! One thing that sparked the initial post off, was a comment on the official forum by a poster that the 'Curse of Mungo' was strong in the new...
greyarea13
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Oct 16, 2007
2:45 pm
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Hi Kieran, ... You're right, it does allow for the most character development but it is rather annoying when yet another fellow adventurer dies. When I was a...
greyarea13
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Oct 23, 2007
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... I hadn't considered this option, but it is an intriguing idea! The thing about Clash of the Princes though, is that if you play solo, you never actually...
greyarea13
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Oct 23, 2007
2:55 pm
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From: Guillermo ... I wouldn't say non sequiturs are conducive to entertainment either. ... Implausible is not the same as sloppy or arbitrary. From your list...
Per Jorner
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Nov 5, 2007
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2865
... complete ... Enjoy Coils of Hate, my friend....
Kieran Coghlan
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Nov 6, 2007
12:45 pm
2866
... Hrrrmph! The Kalevala is not myth, it is an epic poem inspired on myth. So what relevance it has on this discussion is beyond my power to understand. With...
Guillermo
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Nov 7, 2007
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... Well, if you don't remember, you were the one who brought up "the literary richness of myths" in order to slam "gaming geeks" trying to discuss fantasy. My...
Per Jorner
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2868
... That was an interesting idea, but subtle as a bucket of lard and buggier than a termite colony on the planet of the ants in the Beetle Galaxy....
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Nov 7, 2007
10:26 pm
2869
... literary ... I would like to make clear that I've never slammed anyone for "trying to discuss fantasy". I have been highly critical of geeks (especially ...
Guillermo
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Nov 8, 2007
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Leaving tempers aside, Vastariner, would you care to make your case for Coils of Hate? And if anyone wants to object, please do. Guillermo ... De: vastariner...
Guillermo Paredes
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Nov 8, 2007
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2871
I hope my efforts to get the personal issues out of the way have given fruit. The only kind of debate I'm interested in here is constructive debate, so I'll...
Guillermo
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Nov 9, 2007
9:38 pm
2872
... for Coils of Hate? ... I've not read it for ages, but what I remember OTTOMH is: 1. the idea - you are basically trying to run a resistance movement in a...
vastariner
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Nov 9, 2007
11:24 pm
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Yeah, I pretty much agree. The book is somewhat fun, but by far not the best in the series. Guillermo ... De: vastariner <vastarena@...> Para:...
Guillermo Paredes
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Nov 10, 2007
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2874
... I find that weird. It doesn't actually explain why your character wants to go back until ages later....
Kieran Coghlan
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Nov 10, 2007
4:23 pm
2875
... Well that's basically my review. ... Per Jorner aka Finster aka Coffee Dragon (pel@...) Hoompage at http://user.tninet.se/~wcw454p Dragons...
Per Jorner
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2876
I should apologize to everyone for the drama (not that I think any of you were climbing the walls with anxiety). About the fantasy thing, the problem is that I...
Per Jorner
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Nov 11, 2007
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2877
Does anyone have any information at all about the most mysterious and least prolific of the original FF gamebook illustrators? I did find references to a...
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Nov 17, 2007
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2878
Good question. I wondered that myself a little while ago and "Googled" his name. Apparently he also did the illustrations for a gamebook called "The Money...
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Nov 20, 2007
9:38 am
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I acquired a copy of The Money Spider recently. It's a good thing you have reminded me, so I focus on the illustrations when the time comes to review that...
Guillermo Paredes
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Nov 20, 2007
2:33 pm
2880
Dunno, but he also co-wrote "The Water Spider" with Robin Waterfield: ...
zagzig2006
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