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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2016 15:27:14 GMT
I've fixed the link, but it's just to a tweet so there's not much info available.
Something not too unbalanced would be nice, yes.
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Post by kieran on Nov 18, 2016 14:01:18 GMT
Oh come now, what kind of Ian Livingstone book would that be?!
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Post by a moderator on Nov 18, 2016 20:43:19 GMT
Oh come now, what kind of Ian Livingstone book would that be?! One written before 1985? |
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Post by kieran on Nov 21, 2016 9:56:00 GMT
He was just finding his feet before then.
Or y'know maybe back then he actually could be bothered playtesting his books.
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Post by Pete Byrdie on Nov 22, 2016 13:22:43 GMT
Perhaps just a commemorative pamphlet adventure, with a BACKGROUND, then a reference 1 with a sudden death at the end. No need for rules since you won't get a chance to use any, and everyone will know what they're getting. Perhaps a reference 2 where you win, but that you can only get to by ignoring the sudden death on 1.
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Post by kieran on Dec 8, 2016 15:09:58 GMT
Ian's been tweeting and Facebooking a bit more about this. Looks like he's definitely up for doing a new book for the 35th anniversary in 2017.
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Post by hynreck on Dec 8, 2016 19:37:15 GMT
The Official Site's got a facelift too. With our Jon Green acting as the Warlock.
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Post by offm on Dec 9, 2016 9:46:49 GMT
Regarding the new ff official site it is a good try but i dont like the idea of putting a blog on a frame to give website news , it is outdated and looks bad , they should think towards the future and make it also mobile friendly.
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Post by hynreck on Dec 9, 2016 16:13:15 GMT
Yeah, well, the way I see it, anything with a fresh coat of paint is just that, but it's better than nothing. The official site was dated anyway and looked kind of bad, at least now something's being done.
Of course, it could be better, but for my money, until they start giving those out-of-print books a fresh coat of paint (how about pristine retro-style new editions of FF, with green spines?), allowing new generations to enjoy forgotten gems (or duds...) then I don't really care.
I do care about new books, though, that goes without saying.
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Post by lordomnibok on Dec 9, 2016 20:29:10 GMT
...how about pristine retro-style new editions of FF, with green spines? How beautiful would that be. I could finally get Magehunter without having to remortgage my house. |
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Post by hynreck on Dec 9, 2016 20:40:35 GMT
Hear hear.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Dec 28, 2016 13:29:33 GMT
I'm not sure how many people are getting new info when Ian Livingstone's tweets are quoted here, but here's one more anyway: "I've started writing a new Fighting Fantasy book to celebrate the 35th Anniversary in 2017. Lots of old friends to meet, including Yaztromo."
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Post by a moderator on Dec 28, 2016 13:33:44 GMT
As long as he doesn't bring back Littlebig...
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Post by lordomnibok on Dec 28, 2016 15:10:00 GMT
Awesome news. Expected, but still good to hear. I wouldn't threat; i doubt we will be seeing Littlebig again, but even if I thought we were going to, it wouldn't dampen my current enthusiasm.
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Post by lordomnibok on Dec 28, 2016 15:26:48 GMT
As long as he doesn't bring back Littlebig... I didn't loathe LittleBig, but as you obviously wasn't a fan, what about this for a comeback in the new book: ...Across the iron-grey hills, you suddenly spot a distant shape waving to you. It is none other than your old friend Littlebig! Unfortunately, a sudden rumbling shakes the landscape, and you watch in vain as your comrade is buried beneath a random landslide. You continue nonchalantly with your quest... |
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Post by hynreck on Dec 28, 2016 17:15:45 GMT
This is a Livingston book we are talking about; chances are you will be long dead before you witness Littlebig's demise.
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Post by lordomnibok on Dec 28, 2016 18:09:44 GMT
This is a Livingston book we are talking about; chances are you will be long dead before you witness Littlebig's demise. Very well then, how about this: As you walk past the body of Littlebig, the rocks suddenly start to move. That was no mere landslide; you are being attacked by a horde of boulder beast champions! Have you got 7 magical throwing hammers, a sorcerer's wand and a brass necklace? Of couse you haven't, this is only your sixth attempt! Return to page one and try again. I would actually like to see Champskees make a guest appearance in Livingstone's new book; if you are lucky, he could magically appear as a mysterious mage to lead lost travellers away from the paths of doom. I genuinely think that would be quite cool. |
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Post by hynreck on Dec 28, 2016 20:30:00 GMT
Now that's more like it.
Of course, once you've acquired all 7 magical throwing hammers and assorted stuff, you'll be asked if you took them to the fairy spring to have them blessed by the Oracle of random questions, and that's another trial in itself.
Plus once all that's done you got to throw them at the bad guy, seven times, requiring you to pass some type of Razaak test, which is unfairly hard even with the glove of dexterity on.
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Post by lordomnibok on Dec 28, 2016 20:50:09 GMT
Wait a minute Hynrek... Or should I say IAN? Is that you?!?!
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Post by lordomnibok on Dec 28, 2016 21:02:59 GMT
P.S. Let us not forget the skill 12 mandatory fights scattered along the way as well.
But despite all the difficulties that come with attempting a Livingstone book via the rules, I still look forward to it; I am mesmerized even when the despair of countless deaths, or a missing key, continue to bait me.
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Post by philsadler on Dec 28, 2016 23:23:07 GMT
And don't forget the classic Livingstone moment of "If you read a stupid number on a a stupid boulder in the middle of nowhere then you're an idiot. If you didn't then you're an even bigger idiot." Also what about all of those thrilling decisions:
"You are walking along and you come across a door: do you want to open the door or not open the door?" (Either way you're a dead man.)
"You come across a treasure chest. Do you open it or ignore it like a moron?"
Oh well, it doesn't matter what his new book's like it simply could never be as bad as Eye of the Dragon.
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Post by lordomnibok on Dec 29, 2016 12:53:07 GMT
I enjoyed Eye of the Dragon. Jackson's citadel of chaos was my favourite book regarding not plot, but difficulty, so in my 'Happy Dream Place,' Livingstone's new book would match that difficulty, but with a more epic plot.
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Post by kieran on Dec 29, 2016 13:53:48 GMT
I'd rather a second Eye of the Dragon than a second Blood of the Zombies.
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Post by hynreck on Dec 29, 2016 15:54:28 GMT
My favourites Livingston moments are probably those (and yes I recall quite a few from Eye of the Dragon alone):
Any time your adventurer finds something hidden away, most likely in a pile of filth, but sometimes in plain sight, and the text goes: eh, idiot, this thing fits in your mouth, you want to eat it? Say you do, I know you do...
And while your character is seriously pondering this option, usually the reader's reaction is more among the line of: WhyTF would I ever do that??
Yes I found some green goop drying at the bottom of a vase, this must be 6 months old jello, yummy!
Or everytime the option is to either break something or totally ignore it.
You've found a mysterious glass sphere full of swirling purple gas. You want to break it?? Come on, you know it's fun to break stuff!!
Me: Can't I just bring it along? Hell, I could throw it at the next fool who attacks me, see what it does then.
Book: NOO! You must break it against your forehead or forever lose it buddy.
...you know, there's a slime chance in Razaak's hell that it will do you good, come on take a chance!!
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Post by a moderator on Dec 29, 2016 23:36:09 GMT
And don't forget the classic Livingstone moment of "If you read a stupid number on a a stupid boulder in the middle of nowhere then you're an idiot. If you didn't then you're an even bigger idiot." Also what about all of those thrilling decisions: "You are walking along and you come across a door: do you want to open the door or not open the door?" (Either way you're a dead man.) "You come across a treasure chest. Do you open it or ignore it like a moron?" Plus the ever-popular "Roll one die, and if you don't get the right number, you're doomed." |
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Jan 18, 2017 18:57:44 GMT
A few more tweets discussing the book. Ian's tweets start with a dash. 29th Dec Mark Hardisty: @ian_livingstone many happy returns of the day, Ian! Hope you have enjoyed a restful festive period! Are we to return to the Forest of Doom? -Thanks Mark. You'll definitely be in Allansia.  7th Jan -I've been writing my new Fighting Fantasy book for 10 days. You start in Chalice. Where next? Let me know! Jonathan Delgado: Curious to know about your workflow sir @ian_livingstone Paper planning all the way? Twine? Other tools? -Paper planning all the way. Nothing has changed since the 1980s in the way I construct the adventures. Adam Casalino: @ian_livingstone @the_T sewers! Always sewers! -More sewers? Weren't the ones in City of Thieves and Blood of the Zombies enough? Stuart Lloyd: Yaztromo's tower. Always good for a shopping trip. Or maybe an evil sorcerer's crypt in the Moonstone Hills? Andrew Bartlett: slloyd14 @ian_livingstone Shazaar. Actually, a proper tour of Allansia, for old times' sake. -A tour of Allansia it is then!  8th Jan -Chalice is a bustling town on the north bank of Silver River, a wide, twisting river which flows gently down from the Moonstone Hills...#FF 15th Jan -Who would like to see Mungo from Island of The Lizard King make an appearance in my new @fightingfantasy book? David Metcalfe: "I thought he got killed by a giant crab!" -He did, poor man. But the new book could be set at a time before his tragic ending occured on Fire Island. Wayne Arnold: @ian_livingstone Return of the Lizard King? -I have no plans for him coming back. Rob: @ian_livingstone @fightingfantasy How about Trumble the Dwarf? He could be complaining of back problems after being pushed off a log. -No, sorry. He didn't make the cut. Will Doyle: @ian_livingstone @robob_76 @fightingfantasy Bigleg? -I'm afraid not. |
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Post by kieran on Jan 20, 2017 12:22:28 GMT
So an Allansian adventure, at least partly in Chalice though probably featuring several other Allansian locations, with appearances by Mungo and Yaztromo, and set before Island of the Lizard King. No sewers, Bigleg, Trumble or Lizard King. Hey, sounds good to me!
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Post by hynreck on Jan 20, 2017 20:38:24 GMT
Did he confirm Yaztromo? Sounded like fan wishes to me.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Jan 20, 2017 22:16:58 GMT
Did he confirm Yaztromo? Sounded like fan wishes to me. That one seems pretty certain, yes. |
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Post by hynreck on Jan 25, 2017 14:47:24 GMT
Maybe Yaztromo's death will be the catalyst for a new adventure...
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