tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20721255329395976152024-03-12T19:18:05.172-07:00Titan — The Fighting Fantazine BlogAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-90670324370334822682022-08-27T00:56:00.002-07:002022-08-27T00:56:44.739-07:00Issue #17 - Published!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWSuK4lwiR0yBG25llB8kNri7RoS9s6rfYfER1Yg2Qh8F8uy3RSuIOeILKGvliDCAY7HyMftYIEYjeywDpZfdAcT0zT9MuJZOyT9S-nnY5xYCHNNwn6pXHiBPv5MiWLH9lUQZCpyRTBjgpwkPY-jpABTOuLoa0SrNUaPnhiYC1iMGrTcbDJa99ebF/s3508/FF17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWSuK4lwiR0yBG25llB8kNri7RoS9s6rfYfER1Yg2Qh8F8uy3RSuIOeILKGvliDCAY7HyMftYIEYjeywDpZfdAcT0zT9MuJZOyT9S-nnY5xYCHNNwn6pXHiBPv5MiWLH9lUQZCpyRTBjgpwkPY-jpABTOuLoa0SrNUaPnhiYC1iMGrTcbDJa99ebF/s320/FF17.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>In time for the 40th anniversary of <i>Fighting Fantasy</i>...</p><p>Issue #17 is now available for download from the site: <a href="http://www.fightingfantazine.co.uk/" style="color: #f13261; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;">www.fightingfantazine.co.uk</a></p>104 pages of gamebook goodness. As usual, feedback is appreciated!<div><br /></div><div>Print on demand version will be available soon!</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-85079165386149816602022-08-17T21:46:00.001-07:002022-08-17T21:46:05.487-07:00Interview - Dave Morris - Sneak Peek<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTegvZx_kv1KiXCuw6Y925tXPpamQsQYSQi6mLqgmvoPaGp1FwnRNxTGSwUw9CD2IoxPV6YY4dlvT3CKTu5Kpu6SzOgaDdok2Hcpj8e5mqGmGMHAg7rx6hldzltnUipQI5A3Fzev-AZj0bPGsqsGmridnf_kixxwLH0zz_kNlaTmgHGiOw5hTf_qJU/s4608/DSCF5783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTegvZx_kv1KiXCuw6Y925tXPpamQsQYSQi6mLqgmvoPaGp1FwnRNxTGSwUw9CD2IoxPV6YY4dlvT3CKTu5Kpu6SzOgaDdok2Hcpj8e5mqGmGMHAg7rx6hldzltnUipQI5A3Fzev-AZj0bPGsqsGmridnf_kixxwLH0zz_kNlaTmgHGiOw5hTf_qJU/s320/DSCF5783.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: Palatino; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>What do you consider <i>Blood Sword 5E</i> to be like in terms of flavour, atmosphere and playability?</b></p><p style="font-family: Palatino; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I’m told the label is ‘grimdark’, but I don’t really follow fantasy and science fiction so I’d hesitate to try and define that. I can talk about the flavour of Legend from <i>Dragon Warriors</i>, which is bleak, unsentimental, unheroic – it’s the medieval world the way people at the time imagined it to work. I’m currently designing a new roleplaying game, <i>Jewelspider</i>, which is the successor to <i>Dragon Warriors</i> and steers even more into that low-fantasy style.</p>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-77862793787299348852022-08-13T20:02:00.002-07:002022-08-13T20:02:35.873-07:00Rogues' Guide - Sneak Peek<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjeOj_CnhGd9q2ElWe1N4wnE-0R_JjpgcvBgp56_ifMjhfGIgbedaTexuv7cJIecxohY_tjt711TEzg2Jpb4TcoBJjITOS6kHa2YMOUhTJaBRmT3XLV1lRfc94nU-iO91GMelNetovMwHQeLqWaYidwzgyVRULskHHpPT5I0avtxYzJPHx73octCu/s2480/fighting%20fantazine%20illus%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1748" data-original-width="2480" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjeOj_CnhGd9q2ElWe1N4wnE-0R_JjpgcvBgp56_ifMjhfGIgbedaTexuv7cJIecxohY_tjt711TEzg2Jpb4TcoBJjITOS6kHa2YMOUhTJaBRmT3XLV1lRfc94nU-iO91GMelNetovMwHQeLqWaYidwzgyVRULskHHpPT5I0avtxYzJPHx73octCu/s320/fighting%20fantazine%20illus%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="font-family: Palatino; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">It might be wiser to start with some advice on where <i>not</i> to eat. Recently, several new eating establishments have opened their doors to customers eager to taste the renowned Mutton Fish. Such places should be avoided, as the fish they sell is not only shockingly expensive but also highly addictive. Get hooked on this fish, and you’d need a hoard of treasure like the Mungies’ gold just to cover the cost of your meals.</p>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-72557509130204061212022-08-10T21:52:00.000-07:002022-08-10T21:52:17.567-07:00The Fact of Fiction - Sneak Peek<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1jns3Diq8E8sJOn8EgOB6raCFlpwjYiA4Otq-p5g5fY3pgRjNB4hVcp5-sQnWjfAZNmxb_46eKWWZunGXrzIBTulSpb7xTrNt3tduZ6Pa8H32su9bI5TB-fgpIffiGSKRyuCvXkibL4nD5eHivC7-M0eXGwZ6AosUCISYMkuMNT44v8xQrDOkgNO/s768/figfan43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="465" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1jns3Diq8E8sJOn8EgOB6raCFlpwjYiA4Otq-p5g5fY3pgRjNB4hVcp5-sQnWjfAZNmxb_46eKWWZunGXrzIBTulSpb7xTrNt3tduZ6Pa8H32su9bI5TB-fgpIffiGSKRyuCvXkibL4nD5eHivC7-M0eXGwZ6AosUCISYMkuMNT44v8xQrDOkgNO/s320/figfan43.jpg" width="194" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: georgia; font-size: 13px;">Another sneak peek, this time from "The Fact of Fiction" article on </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: georgia; font-size: 13px;">The Keep of the Lich-Lord</i><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: georgia; font-size: 13px;">.</span><p></p><p style="color: #763dff; font-family: Palatino; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b></b></p><blockquote><p style="color: #763dff; font-family: Palatino; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>6</b></p><p style="color: #763dff; font-family: Palatino; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>The hero prepares to do battle with a pirate Ogre and Orc.</b></p><p style="font-family: Palatino; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ac3fff; font-family: Wingdings; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">n</span> In the Foreword to the <i>Fabled Lands</i> edition Dave Morris notes that the:</p><p style="font-family: Palatino; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> “setting took its cue from 1970s <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i>, with elves and dwarves and ‘halflings’ in every town and tavern, and orcs as the axiomatic bad eggs … there are cultish alignments with Good or Evil - and Chaos too, though it’s Gygax’s reductive, mankind-behaving-badly take on Chaos rather than the primal pitiless force of mind-gnawing existential dissolution evoked by Mike Moorcock.”</p><p style="font-family: Palatino; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> All of which is a roundabout why of explaining why the Chaos Pirate Ogre and Chaos Pirate Orc here become two generic pirates in the <i>Fables Lands</i> edition to avoid the alignment and race biases. Other instances of this tweak can be found at paragraphs 11 (no mention the pirate alignment with Chaos), 15 (the Chaos Knights are now the Knights of Nagil), 22 (the Chaos fleet is the Reaver fleet now), 36 (the bald man, Orc, and Goblin pirates become a bald man, a man with jaundice, and a southern tribesman), 37 (the pirates again change from a mixture of men, Orcs, Goblins, Hobgoblins, and Ogres to nomads of the steps, Akatsurese, Sokarans, and tribes-men from Smogmaw and unmapped southern hinterlands), 38 (Chaos Gods become Old Gods), 58 (Chaos Shaman is now just a Shaman), 97 (where Grom the Ogre is now Grom the Gutcrusher), 151 where the man and Hobgoblin Chaos Pirates become a man called Yahoo and woman from the Innis Shoals called Termagant, 201 where the buccaneers or Chaos pirates become ordinary pirates, and 381 where again Chaos pirates become ordinary pirates.</p></blockquote><p style="font-family: Palatino; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-85626524692060529472022-08-07T12:28:00.007-07:002022-08-08T01:21:21.863-07:00Barbarian Warlord - Sneak Peek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfnY4TRUbDxvqqAp1WAChHt-Bs-p_wZ-OS8lw_IvQF2ePinpcvZajc6-jIIBHVKp4P84ieDuRDBBem4ht9J9tfbm6jMYcBIPpVwCpPmZ3MMgQ4iNV5L6cRtmeNizPXIsk359xws4vvxk6BqICvp1NMJTuaEbgkpQajV-nEamW7pz2_pRmLwhRtf8W/s6450/(136)%20Galleykeep.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6450" data-original-width="4354" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfnY4TRUbDxvqqAp1WAChHt-Bs-p_wZ-OS8lw_IvQF2ePinpcvZajc6-jIIBHVKp4P84ieDuRDBBem4ht9J9tfbm6jMYcBIPpVwCpPmZ3MMgQ4iNV5L6cRtmeNizPXIsk359xws4vvxk6BqICvp1NMJTuaEbgkpQajV-nEamW7pz2_pRmLwhRtf8W/s320/(136)%20Galleykeep.tif" width="216" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here's a sneak peek at the art and text of the next mini adventure in issue #17...</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: georgia;">Zharradan Marr’s army of legionaries is to be found at the Testing Grounds, a walled compound near the village of Coven, and is comprised of well-trained Orcs, Rhino Men and other races, who swiftly move to engage your horde in battle. At the same time, sailing over the Forest of Shadows like a great black cloud, comes the mighty flying ship, the <i>Galleykeep</i>, flanked by archers riding Tooki War-Griffins. On its command deck can be distantly seen several robed figures and what appears to be a large, man-sized mirror.</span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">This is <i>Barbarian Warlord</i>, the <i>Fighting Fantasy</i> mini adventure, written by Andrew Wright illustrated by <span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Johan Tieldow</span>.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: georgia;">YOU are the chieftain of a tribe of Flatland Barbarians, feared marauders of the eastern steppes, and the spirits of your Ancestors have decreed a quest! Together with your band of bloodthirsty warriors you must raid the rich western lands of Allansia in an epic invasion of carnage and looting. Will YOU be the greatest BARBARIAN WARLORD of them all?</span></blockquote><p></p>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-12336335359911316962022-07-29T01:11:00.001-07:002022-07-29T01:11:17.592-07:00Coming August! - Updated Cover<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeOBtlZysjb31HOB1WV0_4V1wJdqZETFkozoeBjEV-yerOafvxlUYSsNFc3jvV-1E5MBMcxZ_D9rahlXh8XwmrUfaT_TNAtH_5UmY1Uq8OR67m-fzqLt1ZUthJ40IMr9G_k6zrYqWRW2qbj9LDHIp7Bnq8eYTIyu1-ed16HzXAmqjYdobcmfSj34m/s3508/FF17new_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeOBtlZysjb31HOB1WV0_4V1wJdqZETFkozoeBjEV-yerOafvxlUYSsNFc3jvV-1E5MBMcxZ_D9rahlXh8XwmrUfaT_TNAtH_5UmY1Uq8OR67m-fzqLt1ZUthJ40IMr9G_k6zrYqWRW2qbj9LDHIp7Bnq8eYTIyu1-ed16HzXAmqjYdobcmfSj34m/s320/FF17new_1.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-78471119668591654232021-10-28T18:08:00.002-07:002021-10-28T18:08:41.478-07:00Issue #17 - Coming Soon!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L-cvbUqvcJVUtOgfI-E17UGVXaVdOu9Jeh-2z2rD5ZWgxFzPp3cJh442r5x8ywoOfyuQnAY71QAbZXTLk6-f2UVUoq-bCD3mJ9AmqXOKWVMpwSF1cuV_A6x-7CVzzxJyUws0kSgshI0/s2048/FF17new.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L-cvbUqvcJVUtOgfI-E17UGVXaVdOu9Jeh-2z2rD5ZWgxFzPp3cJh442r5x8ywoOfyuQnAY71QAbZXTLk6-f2UVUoq-bCD3mJ9AmqXOKWVMpwSF1cuV_A6x-7CVzzxJyUws0kSgshI0/s320/FF17new.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Nearly there!</p>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-90987070571116738362019-06-28T14:56:00.000-07:002019-06-28T14:56:12.353-07:00Still AroundJust a quick blog post to say we're still around and working on issue #17!Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-67793714275270388542017-08-03T19:37:00.001-07:002017-08-03T19:37:54.829-07:00Issue #16 - Published!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Issue #16 is now available for download from the site: <a href="http://www.fightingfantazine.co.uk/" style="color: #f13261; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;">www.fightingfantazine.co.uk</a><br />
82 pages of gamebook goodness. As usual, feedback is appreciated!Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-49610210110390834672017-05-12T19:24:00.001-07:002017-05-12T19:24:32.691-07:00Sister Angela's Veil - Sneak Peek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The scene inside the room both surprises and sickens you. You are in the convent misericord, an area set aside for the sadistic punishment of members of the Order who are perceived to have “gone astray”. The floor is the same bare stone that the earlier parts of the building were built in, but the walls are fitted with manacles and vicious leather whips with knotted ends hang from loops set into the mortar between the stones of the walls. On the far side of the cell, shackled to a fixing post on the wall and facing away from you, is a human female form, stripped down to the waist, her bare back scarred by several vicious welts. As she hears you move, she speaks out, begging you not to flog her again. In your most reassuring tone, you quietly explain that you are not here to hurt her and the girl begins to sob as she requests that you untie her bonds.</blockquote>
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This is <i>Sister Angela's Veil</i>, the <i>Fighting Fantasy</i> mini adventure, written by Mark Lain illustrated by Simon Walpole.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hidden high in the Moonstone Hills lies an ancient Convent, a site of pilgrimage for those who wish to view the mysterious relic of Sister Angela De Culpa. But, recently reports have come as far south as Salamonis that the relic has gone missing. YOU must journey to the Convent, gain entry, then negotiate whatever pestilence has overcome the building to unravel the secret of the missing relic known as Sister Angela’s Veil.</span></blockquote>
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Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-39544736587505325972017-05-03T21:32:00.001-07:002017-05-03T21:32:07.249-07:00In PrintAs an experiment, issue #15 is now available in print as a print-on-demand service.Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-30066217198095064472017-04-04T02:27:00.003-07:002017-05-03T21:32:42.559-07:00Fighting Fantasy Fest 2 2017 - May it's STAMINA Never Fail!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold; font-weight: bold; font: 18px;">Fighting Fantasy Fest</span><span style="font: 18px Times-Roman;"> returns to Ealing for the largest dedicated Fighting Fantasy convention yet, featuring </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-weight: bold; font: 18px;">Guests of Honour Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone</span><span style="font: 18px Times-Roman;">, as well as a host of other guests. </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-weight: bold; font: 18px;">Fighting Fantasy Fest 2</span><span style="font: 18px Times-Roman;"> will feature talks, gaming sessions, comics, signings, a Fighting Fantasy exhibition, and a trading hall, as well as a cosplay competition.</span><span style="font: 18px CourierNewPSMT;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-weight: bold; font: 18px;">Entry is by pre-paid ticket only</span><span style="font: 18px Times-Roman;"> and price of entry includes a collectable programme and autograph book. There are </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-weight: bold; font: 18px;">200 Early Bird Adult Tickets </span><span style="font: 18px Times-Roman;">available at a cost of </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-weight: bold; font: 18px;">£35 each</span><span style="font: 18px Times-Roman;">. (Once these have sold out, the price of entry will rise to £45.) There are also </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-weight: bold; font: 18px;">50 Child Tickets</span><span style="font: 18px Times-Roman;"> on sale at </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-weight: bold; font: 18px;">£20 each</span><span style="font: 18px Times-Roman;">. (Please note that children must be under 14 years of age on Saturday 2nd September 2017 and must be accompanied by a paying adult ticket-holder.)</span><span style="font: 18px CourierNewPSMT;"><br /> </span><span style="font: 18px Times-Roman;">You may also pre-order a separate </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-weight: bold; font: 18px;">Adventurer's Backpack</span><span style="font: 18px Times-Roman;">, at an additional cost of </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-weight: bold; font: 18px;">£25</span><span style="font: 18px Times-Roman;">, containing unique merchandise, such as a Fighting Fantasy Fest 2 lanyard and event-exclusive t-shirt.</span><span style="font: 18px CourierNewPSMT;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-weight: bold; font: 18px;">Please note that there will not be any ticket sales on the day.</span><br />
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104 pages of gamebook goodness. As usual, feedback is appreciated!
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Standing before one of them is MOR ORTHOR, the target of your quest. He stands close to two metres tall and is clothed in tight-fitting black leather. Sparking yellow eyes stare at you from out of a dark, gaunt face. A purple cloak hangs from his shoulders and he carries a long staff topped with a glittering crystal.</span></div>
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This is <i>Lords of Stone</i>, the <i>Fighting Fantasy</i> mini adventure, written and illustrated by Brett Schofield.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mor Orthor, a wicked Dark Elf sorcerer, is experimenting with the four elemental powers of earth, air, fire and water. Once he has mastered them all he will become unstoppable. The good Dwarfs of nearby Stonebridge have called upon your help once more. YOU must venture into the Iron Hills - armed only with your trusty sword and a handful of powerful Elemental Runestones - and put an end to the sorcerer before his vile experiments are let loose on the world!</span></div>
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It has taken a while, but the time is nearly here for the release of the next issue of <i>Fighting Fantazine</i>. To tide you all over till it is released, here is the cover. Cover art by Brett Schofield!Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-90456099175785843942015-01-11T14:50:00.000-08:002015-01-11T14:50:08.767-08:00Issue #14 - Published!Issue #14 is now available for download from the site: <a href="http://www.fightingfantazine.co.uk/">www.fightingfantazine.co.uk</a><br />
104 pages of gamebook goodness. As usual, feedback is appreciated!Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-33941507495413807492014-12-13T19:56:00.003-08:002014-12-13T19:56:26.240-08:00Coming Soon - Issue 14 Cover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The time is nearly right to release the next issue of <i>Fighting Fantazine</i>, but in the mean time here is the cover for the next issue due out hopefully by the end of this month. Cover art by Huargo!Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-82627599273134242902014-10-31T16:25:00.000-07:002014-10-31T16:25:10.642-07:00Dreams of Darkness - Sneak Peek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a sneak peek at the art and text of the next mini adventure in issue #14...<br />
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Stalking out of the darkness comes a shambling skeletal creature, the bones of which are bound in strips of leather embalmed with noxious-smelling oils. It is almost seven feet tall and though unarmed, its bony fingers are like the talons of an immense bird. It opens its mouth in a taunt to you, though no sounds emanate from between its fleshless jaws.</blockquote>
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This is <i>Dreams of Darkness</i>, the <i>Lone Wolf</i> mini adventure, by S.P. Osborne and illustrated by Robertson Sondoh, Jr.<br />
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Years ago you were found wandering the plains of Palmyrion, all of your memories gone. Taken in by Baron Coryene, you became his retainer. Recently, however, you have been experiencing disturbing dreams of a face with red eyes hidden by a black helm. Your prayers are going unheeded, even as your country is attacked by the armies of Eldenoran usurper Prince Lutha. What is the meaning of these Dreams of Darkness? And can unlocking their secrets allow you to remember your forgotten past?</blockquote>
Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-58127269343174576182014-06-07T02:37:00.001-07:002014-06-07T02:37:32.005-07:00Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014 - May it's STAMINA Never Fail!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every felt that <i><a href="http://fightingfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Fighting_Fantasy_Wiki_-_Titannica">Fighting Fantasy</a></i> should have had conventions like <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> did in the 1980s? Well now is finally your chance to experience an event like no other!<br />
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As part of launching his new book about the history of <i>Fighting Fantasy</i>, <i>You are the Hero</i>, author <a href="http://jonathangreenauthor.blogspot.com/">Jonathan Green</a> has organised the first <i>Fighting Fantasy </i>convention in London this September.<br />
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Creators Steve "Creature of Havoc" Jackson and Ian "Deathtrap Dungeon" Livingstone will be present, alongside a host of other <i>Fighting Fantasy </i>which includes Russ "The Citadel of Chaos" Nicholson, Chris "Temple of Terror" Achilleos, and Tony "Night Dragon" Hough.<br />
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Arion Games, Tin Man Games, and inkle Studios will also all be present.<br />
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Sadly, being in New Zealand, I am unable to attend. But I wish all those who do a fantastic day.<br />
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If you are within easy distance (or slightly inconvenient distance even!) then mark Sunday, September 7th on your calendar and book your tickets now!<br />
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<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fighting-fantasy-fest-2014-tickets-11436642305">BOOK HERE!</a>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-42627919566117210082014-05-17T14:10:00.003-07:002014-05-17T14:10:36.401-07:00Site NewsThe website is back up and operational!Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-28793134590595692362014-04-29T19:30:00.000-07:002014-04-29T19:30:16.174-07:00Issue #13 - Published!Issue #13 is now available for download from the site: <a href="http://www.fightingfantazine.co.uk/">www.fightingfantazine.co.uk</a><br />
104 pages of gamebook goodness. As usual, feedback is appreciated!<br />
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Ignore the problems with the site!Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-40754462184934068572014-04-28T18:28:00.000-07:002014-04-29T16:24:09.283-07:00Store Online!<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">To celebrate the release of issue 13 of "Fighting Fantazine" tomorrow, the store is now online. For now it offers the chance to buy printed copies of issues 10, 11, & 12. </span><a href="http://fightingfantazine.co.uk/store/" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://fightingfantazine.co.uk/store/</a></span><br />
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This is <i>almost</i> done and ready to go. Expect it soon!<br />
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<b>The Web Site</b><br />
In anticipation of the next issue, the web site has been given a going over.<br />
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<b>French AFF</b><br />
A Kickstarter/Indiegogo-style fundraiser is going on on the French equivalent, Ulule. This is for a French translation of <i>Titan</i> by Scriptarium as well as a new module and maps. Follow this <a href="http://www.ulule.com/titan-defis/">link</a> to join in and contribute!<br />
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Also, Scriptarium have issue #3 of <a href="http://draco-venturus.fr/">Draco Venturus</a> out.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">You make your way
over to a small table back against the wall, the only one with an open seat.
The restaurant is crowded with single travellers and entire families. For most,
this will be the final stop in civilization before setting out into the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">This is <i>Six-Gun Friday</i> by Gaetano Abbondanza and illustrated by Massimiliano Amadesi.</span></div>
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When the most notorious and dangerous gang of outlaws in the west, the Friday Clan, decide to relieve the town of Bent Reed of all its funds, the people turn to their one hope for justice: the town Marshall. YOU are the lawman for the good people of Bent Reed, and YOU vow to put an end to the clan’s run of lawlessness, come hell or high water. Will YOU achieve fame and success on your daring mission, or will you simply be another name added to the clan’s long list of victims?</blockquote>
Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14346089919168447932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072125532939597615.post-82554481777534489732014-02-28T13:58:00.000-08:002014-02-28T13:58:33.480-08:00A Man of Letters - Sneak PeekIssue #13 features an interview with Peter Darvill-Evans, covering his <i>Fighting Fantasy</i> gamebooks and work at Virgin on the <i>Doctor Who</i> original fiction ranges.<br />
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<b>You introduced willpower as a new stat in <i>Beneath Nightmare Castle</i>. What made you tinker with the rules in your first book?</b> </blockquote>
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I think – and I must stress just how long ago all this occurred, and that my memory is notoriously poor in the absence of documentary evidence – that I had felt from the inception of <i>Fighting Fantasy</i> books that the standard stats made for a rather simplistic game experience. In each of my books I tried to stretch the original <i>Fighting Fantas</i>y concept, but in each case in a way that I hoped was appropriate to the subject matter. In a tale of Lovecraftian horror, willpower seemed like the necessary additional ingredient.</blockquote>
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