|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 24, 2022 13:12:47 GMT
Hello I am going to begin the long journey of saving worlds from over 70 different quests and enemies. With no cheating and random stats I hope that the dice are on my side. Only thing is is that I can't decide whether to do six shotties like the thread Six Shotties and no more. or do each one over and over till I complete them. I would like some advice and feedback. Thanks
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 24, 2022 13:16:51 GMT
Book 1: Warlock of Firetop Mountain
Try 1
Skill: 10 Stamina: 19 Luck: 8
Marched my way through and only the Iron Cyclops proved difficult. I have memorized everything for this one and I didn't even make a single mistake in the Maze of Zagor. (Have memorized books 1-7 and some others. I will always say. Not looking forward to the first ones I have no clue how to complete such as Space Assassin.)
Victory!
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 24, 2022 13:20:37 GMT
Book 2: The Citadel of Chaos
Try 1
Skill: 12 Stamina: 22 Luck: 11 Magic: 13
That was easy. I didn't lose a single stamina point from any fights. I was thinking it would be so easy that maybe I should just do the version where you use absolutely no Magic. (It is possible!)
Victory!
|
|
kieran
Baron
Posts: 2,547
Favourite Gamebook Series: Fighting Fantasy
|
Post by kieran on Nov 24, 2022 13:58:06 GMT
Hello I am going to begin the long journey of saving worlds from over 70 different quests and enemies. With no cheating and random stats I hope that the dice are on my side. Only thing is is that I can't decide whether to do six shotties like the thread Six Shotties and no more. or do each one over and over till I complete them. I would like some advice and feedback. Thanks
You'll probably find with some books you could try them dozens of times and still not beat them so some sort of limit would probably be good for your sanity.
|
|
sylas
Baron
"Don't just adventure for treasure; treasure the adventure!"
Posts: 1,744
Favourite Gamebook Series: Fighting Fantasy, Way of the Tiger
|
Post by sylas on Nov 24, 2022 20:35:11 GMT
I find that simply playing each book in order but only once is more enjoyable. Roll for all your stats (but reroll all 1s) and try to randomly select any Spells/Special Skills you may begin with. Keep a record of your number of losses vs your number of victories.
|
|
|
Post by juniorhornet on Nov 25, 2022 0:57:28 GMT
Hi King, If you want to run some sort of challenge I'm up for it. Not sure if there will be a re run of the 4pth anniversary challenge for next year.
|
|
|
Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 25, 2022 4:51:33 GMT
Hello I am going to begin the long journey of saving worlds from over 70 different quests and enemies. With no cheating and random stats I hope that the dice are on my side. Only thing is is that I can't decide whether to do six shotties like the thread Six Shotties and no more or do each one over and over till I complete them. I would like some advice and feedback. Thanks
I would suggest that either you limit your attempts or you allow yourself a degree of dice-fixing after a given number of tries.
By the time your characters/avatars make it alive through all 70 books, some of us would be likely to have died for real.
|
|
|
Post by CharlesX on Nov 25, 2022 8:47:49 GMT
Hello I am going to begin the long journey of saving worlds from over 70 different quests and enemies. With no cheating and random stats I hope that the dice are on my side. Only thing is is that I can't decide whether to do six shotties like the thread Six Shotties and no more or do each one over and over till I complete them. I would like some advice and feedback. Thanks
I would suggest that either you limit your attempts or you allow yourself a degree of dice-fixing after a given number of tries.
By the time your characters/avatars make it alive through all 70 books, some of us would be likely to have died for real. Apparently a Trial Of Champions player with 10/24/12 has a less than 1 in 1,000 (statistically insignificant) chance of success. In truth Crypt Of The Sorceror would need play 12/24/12 over 200 times because Champskees 0.5 figure is rounded up. I imagine that after someone mentioned to Ian they thought Forest Of Doom was too easy, he both took it to heart, and forgot it's just as important not to make gamebooks too hard, because contrary to what he might think, most of us don't cheat.
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 26, 2022 8:11:27 GMT
Thank you for all your comments and I will probably set some sort of limit but for now I will post my next few play throughs.
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 26, 2022 8:12:46 GMT
Hi King, If you want to run some sort of challenge I'm up for it. Not sure if there will be a re run of the 4pth anniversary challenge for next year. Maybe I will think up one for next year but in the meantime anyone can post their own stats.
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 26, 2022 8:15:49 GMT
Book 3: The Forest of Doom
Try 1
Skill: 9 Stamina: 21 Luck: 7
Very easy I don't think that I fought a single monster in the book. Only worrying thing was that I missed the silver key to get into the hut but I broke the door down so it was fine.
Victory!
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 26, 2022 8:17:24 GMT
Book 4: Starship Traveller
Try 1
I have memorized the way through so I didn't even bother creating stats. It took me around 5 minutes.
Victory!
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 26, 2022 8:19:43 GMT
Book 5: The City of Thieves
Try 1
Skill: 11 Stamina: 22 Luck: 12
More brilliant scores to breeze my way through.
Victory!
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 26, 2022 8:25:15 GMT
Book 6: Deathtrap Dungeon
Try 1
Skill: 8 Stamina: 20 Luck: 10
Well that was short. Nice eye of emerald. Lets take it. Flying Guardians splat me. I wonder how many times it will take me to beat my favourite gamebook.
Defeat!
|
|
vagsancho
Knight
Posts: 810
Favourite Gamebook Series: CRYPT OF THE SORCERER
|
Post by vagsancho on Nov 26, 2022 10:45:34 GMT
Book 6: Deathtrap Dungeon
Try 1
Skill: 8 Stamina: 20 Luck: 10
Well that was short. Nice eye of emerald. Lets take it. Flying Guardians splat me. I wonder how many times it will take me to beat my favourite gamebook.
Defeat!
Instead of describing what you saw, (respectfully probably nobody Cares), i suggest you try to describe what you have felt.)
|
|
|
Post by a moderator on Nov 26, 2022 15:12:43 GMT
Instead of describing what you saw, (respectfully probably nobody Cares), i suggest you try to describe what you have felt.) Sticking 'respectfully' in front of impoliteness does not stop it from being rude. And based on the content of many of your posts, I'm not sure you're the best judge of what other forum members care about.
|
|
|
Post by CharlesX on Nov 26, 2022 16:25:40 GMT
Book 6: Deathtrap Dungeon
Try 1
Skill: 8 Stamina: 20 Luck: 10
Well that was short. Nice eye of emerald. Lets take it. Flying Guardians splat me. I wonder how many times it will take me to beat my favourite gamebook.
Defeat!
Instead of describing what you saw, (respectfully probably nobody Cares), i suggest you try to describe what you have felt.) Vagsancho I've nly noticed now your avatar indicates your favourite gamebook series is Crypt Of The Sorceror. SFAIK Crypt Of The Sorceror is only one gamebook and therefore technically not a series (i do not think about what a Crypt Of The Sorceror series would be like).
Nless you are including your Crypt Of The Sorceror sequel as the second part of a series. This would imply you are more aware of the very high to excessive difficulty of Crypt Of The Sorceror than some might give credit.
|
|
|
Post by pip on Nov 26, 2022 20:04:38 GMT
Book 6: Deathtrap Dungeon
Try 1
Skill: 8 Stamina: 20 Luck: 10
Well that was short. Nice eye of emerald. Lets take it. Flying Guardians splat me. I wonder how many times it will take me to beat my favourite gamebook.
Defeat!
Instead of describing what you saw, (respectfully probably nobody Cares), i suggest you try to describe what you have felt.) You really ought to speak in the first person, instead of saying "probably nobody cares" as nobody here has elected you as their spokesperson. Just say "I don't care" and speak for yourself only. Also, like greenspine said, adding the word "respectfully" to whatever sentence you come up with does not give you a free pass to be rude.
|
|
|
Post by scouserob on Nov 26, 2022 20:58:22 GMT
Well that was short. Nice eye of emerald. Let’s take it. Flying Guardians splat me. I wonder how many times it will take me to beat my favourite gamebook.
Defeat!
Those blasted Flying Guardians were probably the doom of the majority of my adventurers on my recent mapping of Deathtrap Dungeon. 🦩🦩 (Though you have had it relatively easy through the first 5 books. 😉) I’m interested to see what you are you planning for Scorpion Swamp. A playthrough series per quest? Go until you complete one quest, rolling your adventurer and see which quest would be most interesting for that Skill? Just go for you favourite quest? …?
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 28, 2022 14:28:44 GMT
I’m interested to see what you are you planning for Scorpion Swamp. A playthrough series per quest? Go until you complete one quest, rolling your adventurer and see which quest would be most interesting for that Skill? Just go for you favourite quest? …? I have done each quest individually. Now for more playthroughs.
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 28, 2022 14:36:10 GMT
Book 6: Deathtrap Dungeon
Try 2
Skill: 12 Stamina: 23 Luck: 8
I rolled my stats and thought victory was mine, but Baron Sukumvit is nastier than I remembered. I marched through the book till I got to the hole where you get the grappling iron. I probably should have ignored it as I could have taken down the Pit Fiend but I didn't and I failed my luck and lost 3 Skill. Now I was in trouble. I got to the Pit Fiend and again failed luck. The Pit Fiend charged my and this time the Dice saved me. Through incredible luck i managed to kill the T-Rex. But as I approached the Ninja my luck again failed me. Having no meals as I lost them in water I hadn't restored any health from my last fight I died. I think the Ninja could of made it through that time. That was sad.
Defeat!
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 28, 2022 14:37:58 GMT
Book 6: Deathtrap Dungeon Try 3 Skill: 8 Stamina: 17 Luck: 10
I walked along and died to a stuffed bird.
Defeat!
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 28, 2022 14:38:46 GMT
Book 6: Deathtrap Dungeon Try 4 Skill: 7 Stamina: 22 Luck: 9
Three guesses where I died this time.
Defeat!
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 28, 2022 14:40:50 GMT
Book 6: Deathtrap Dungeon Try 5 Skill: 12 Stamina: 17 Luck: 10
I crept cautiously through the dungeon and got to Igbut. I very nearly died as I couldn't remember the right combination, but I eventually got it right and marched through.
Victory!
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 28, 2022 14:43:46 GMT
Book 7: Island of the Lizard King Try 1 Skill: 11 Stamina: 16 Luck: 8
I got past Mr. Crabby and decided to go for the spear. Failed the luck check at the camp. I decided to be heroic and so I went down fighting.
Defeat!
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 28, 2022 17:48:42 GMT
Book 7: Island of the Lizard King Try 2 Skill: 12 Stamina: 21 Luck: 11
I won through with relative ease. Hardest fight was the Styracosaurus.
Victory!
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 29, 2022 12:10:16 GMT
Book 8: Scorpion Swamp
Selator Quest
Try 1
Skill: 7
Stamina: 21
Luck: 9 (11)
I went to the Master of Wolves and managed to get past the Sword Trees. I then went to the Mistress of Birds and although I was low on stamina I restored my skill. I then flew onward and made the fatal error of walking into quick sand and losing my Armour. I met the giant got the berry and went a different way back. I met the Swamp Orcs and on 4 Skill got slaughtered. Good first try for a gamebook that I don't know the way through of by heart.
Defeat!
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 29, 2022 12:11:55 GMT
Book 8: Scorpion Swamp Selator Quest Try 2 Skill: 7 (Not Again ) Stamina: 15 Luck:12 (14)
I went the same way and the Sword Trees took me down with horrible ease.
Defeat!
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 29, 2022 12:13:43 GMT
Book 8: Scorpion Swamp Selator Quest Try 3 Skill: 9 Stamina: 20 Luck: 8 (10)
I went a different way and tried being friendly to the Master of Spiders. That didn't end well...
Defeat!
|
|
|
Post by King Gillibran on Nov 29, 2022 12:18:32 GMT
Book 8: Scorpion Swamp Selator Quest Try 4 Skill: 9 Stamina: 20 Luck: 9 (11)
I killed the Master of Spiders and did many heroic things and won through. (Not without quite a lot of difficulty.) I have one angry remark. Without a Golden Magnet Charm of arrow attracting you automatically lose 1 Skill. With it you make a luck check which if you succeed they miss and you lose one Stamina purely because of the Charm. If you have a decent luck then it is better to get the Charm which doesn't make sense. Other than that this book is fun.
Victory!
|
|