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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:19:26 GMT
From TUFFF (March 2011)...
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:19:59 GMT
From TUFFF... Thanks. Will read them soon. I bought the first four books recently, but of course I've still got a few FF to do first before going into them. Speak in extremes, it will save you time.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:20:33 GMT
From TUFFF... I've read the first part and congrats, pretty good review.
Too bad I can't buy the books again, I would have been sold! Speak in extremes, it will save you time.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:21:46 GMT
From TUFFF... I've read the first part and congrats, pretty good review. Too bad I can't buy the books again, I would have been sold!
Thanks for the compliments . Books 1-4 have been released as physical books, on the iPad and the iPod touch, so you could get those.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:22:29 GMT
From TUFFF... Yep. Bought them a little while ago after reading about those in Fighting Fantazine #5. Can't let a good thing pass me by... this time. Speak in extremes, it will save you time.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:23:11 GMT
From TUFFF... Nice reviews, slloyd. I got the first book, The War-Torn Kingdom, about a week ago and in the meantime I already ordered the other three, I should get them tomorrow. I've explored most of the first book and can't wait to resume playing. It's very different from FF, more game-oriented as you pointed out, but I'm liking it a lot too. After a few failed initial attempts, when I was still getting used to the mechanics and testing different professions, I decided to play as a rogue, but I intend to play with all different professions in the future. About the reprints: books 5 and 6 are supposed to be re-released on May. I've also read somewhere that the other 6 books that were never published will get green light if the first 6 can sell about 10,000 copies each. Also, couldn't not notice in your blog that you're currently playing DestinyQuest. I got my book yesterday and already started playing. As you can see, I'll have a lot on my plate for the next few months (at least), alternating between DQ, FL and FF!
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:24:24 GMT
From TUFFF... Well I finaly ordered the book 1-4 reprints, I hope it's worth the money..... although I do have the ebook versions but I'd much rather play the paperback edition.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:24:58 GMT
From TUFFF... So, I've been waiting for 7-12 for about 20 years now....
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:26:02 GMT
From TUFFF... Well I eventually received the books and am currently playing book 1, it's a nice and original concept but it somewhat lacks in feeling, it's a little dull at times, but maybe this feel will wane off as I get deeper into the journey.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:26:25 GMT
From TUFFF... Books 4-6 are a bit more atmospheric than the first 3.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:27:29 GMT
From TUFFF... Well yeah it does lack atmosphere but aside from that what I'm complaining about is that it feels shallow with its short sections sending you everywhere for petty item collecting compared to some of the more consistent FF (like HOTW for example) which are more engulfing. But dont get me wrong it's still a pleasant read.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:29:29 GMT
From TUFFF (May 2012)... I have rekindled my interest in gamebooks. They are not easily available in this part of our world (India). Thanks to Flipkart I ordered some including the first one in Fabled Lands series. The War Torn Kingdom is really a gem and it mind boggling to think it is just the beginning. But the real problem is that out of the 6 released only 4 are available in India. To counter this I have FLApp downloaded from sourceforge.net, which helps you play the book in your PC.It has the full 6 gamebooks condensed into one single Java app. But nothing can beat the feel of a good old gamebook. One question, out of the 676 sections in Book 1 how many are inaccessible if you don't have the other books? Just wanted to know what I am missing in Sokara.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:30:17 GMT
From TUFFF... Not sure of the exact section count, but (going by memory) these are the inaccessible parts of Book 1 (minor spoilers follow): - Reward for bringing the coded missive (requires Book 2)
- Reward for slaying Amcha One-Eye (requires Book 3)
- Rewards for participating in the siege of Velis Corin (requires Book 4)
- Confronting the one-eyed killer (requires Book 2)
- Reward for slaying the were-boar (requires Book 2)
- The crypt in the Forest of Larun (requires Book 3)
- Reward for rescuing Alyssa (requires Book 4)
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:30:40 GMT
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:32:20 GMT
From TUFFF... I have rekindled my interest in gamebooks. They are not easily available in this part of our world (India). Thanks to Flipkart I ordered some including the first one in Fabled Lands series. The War Torn Kingdom is really a gem and it mind boggling to think it is just the beginning. But the real problem is that out of the 6 released only 4 are available in India.
To counter this I have FLApp downloaded from sourceforge.net, which helps you play the book in your PC.It has the full 6 gamebooks condensed into one single Java app. But nothing can beat the feel of a good old gamebook.
One question, out of the 676 sections in Book 1 how many are inaccessible if you dont have the other books? Just wanted to know what I am missing in Sokara. Hello kaykaymus, I am a bit curious about this flapp sourceforge application, did you buy the pdf versions and convert to this java app?
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:33:22 GMT
From TUFFF... This is it here: sourceforge.net/projects/flapp/Nothing to suggest it is a legal version of the books. (328) Despite your best efforts, you find yourself decaying in front of a computer screen. Your adventure ends here.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:34:00 GMT
From TUFFF... Thank you for the link gallicus I will download and take a look if is worth it.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:35:04 GMT
From TUFFF... I've ordered the books from Amazon. If they're made by Dave Morris and Oliver Johnson, I trust that they are worth it. Dave said on his blog that the publishers are considering publishing the last 6 books if they can sell enough copies, and I don't like browsing through pdfs anyway. EDIT: Make that Jamie Thomson, not Oliver Johnson
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 13, 2013 12:37:18 GMT
From TUFFF (Feb 2013)... I am a big fan of the Fabled Lands series, generally think the concept is amazing and is the closest you can come to a continent-spanning free-choice video-game-style RPG in a gamebook. I haven't read a lot of gamebooks apart from FF, Lone Wolf, and FL though. My only problem with the series is that some books are MUCH weaker than others. I'm not sure if this is true, but I read online that the two authors didn't co-write the books. Rather one took one book, the other took the next, etc. From what I can tell the 'best' books (IMO) are by Dave Thompson, and are books 1, 4 and 5. If Dave didn't actually write these books, I'm still sure they were all written by the same author- there are similarities in writing style, etc. Cities in these books are lovingly described, there are countless ways of exploring them, and they contain the most memorable NPCs and plenty of diverting side-quests. The random events and various skill-rolls also seem much fairer. The other books are still fun (particularly book 3, Over the Blood-Dark Sea) but suffer a lot from being overly reliant on random encounters- which means an errant die-roll can totally destroy your character. Book 2 (Cities of Gold and Glory) is particularly guilty of this. While travelling across Golnir it's quite common to encounter a random event which immediately lowers one of your stats. You don't get a chance to test an ability score to avoid this- if you get that encounter, that's it, your character is automatically weakened. The only way to avoid this kind of thing is to know ahead of time what each random encounter does and to try and avoid the bad ones through using Luck blessings (of which you can only have one at a time) to re-roll your dice. Otherwise you just have to totally avoid some parts of the map, which is easier. Pretty dodgy. Descriptions in these books are also a little dodgy. Compare the entry for Ringhorn in book 2 or Smogmaw (book 3) with Yellowport (book 1) or Aku (book 5). It really looks like the former were half-arsed somewhat, which goes a big way towards destroying the carefully-crafted atmosphere the series tries to create. The only way you can really tell what a city is actually 'like' in some books is because (thank God) they got someone to do an illustration for it. A city you cannot explore, whose only description is 'A beautiful city on the sea' (or whatever) isn't really acceptable in a fantasy environment. Still, despite this (and the sometimes steep difficulty) I really like the series. You can do so much... just be a luggish adventurer running around doing quests, or become a merchant who makes a killing trading between various cities (my personal favourite- ah, running spices from Smogmaw to Copper Island and ores back again, then investing my money in the Merchant's Guild back in Metriciens... good times). I also think that the Uttakin society (book 5) is an amazing idea... a totally decadent theocracy where one's station can be determined by whatever mask one wears, where they publicly execute people in a garden full of carnivorous plants and issue you with fines for wearing the wrong scarf on a particular holy day. Very cool. Racknee's apprentice
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Post by yvoire on Jan 16, 2014 18:26:55 GMT
I know nothing of this series but I'm curious. Is it good?
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Jan 16, 2014 20:19:41 GMT
I don't know them, but there is a sub-forum for them and a few people have given their views.
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Post by yvoire on Jan 16, 2014 22:12:12 GMT
Thanks a lot sir!
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Post by deadshadowrunner on Jan 17, 2014 9:57:58 GMT
I only have the first three books,but I'll probably buy the other three too.These gamebooks are as non linear as you can get.You can buy townhouses,choose to go on quests,be a merchant or pirate,etc.You can literally live in a fantasy world.Also,stuff that you do may have consequences later on,which is keeped track of by codewords.
They are great in gameplay,but the story is less ...good.There are hardly any real endings unless you die. If you like "sandbox" games,then this series is for you.Even if you don't,it's still great fun.
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Post by yvoire on Jan 17, 2014 18:36:41 GMT
Wow. I gotta try it.
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Post by deadshadowrunner on Jan 18, 2014 4:18:39 GMT
Yup.Too bad the last six books were never published(or written),or you could explore the whole of Harkuna.
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Post by mlvoss on Jul 11, 2015 0:44:27 GMT
Hey Guys, Not sure if it is well known here but the kickstarter for book seven is currently active until august the 4th. It has reached its goal but still need more money for art and a better chance for the other books to get released. Just go to the kickstarter page and search for fabled lands. Also finishing on the 4th of august is jonathan greens new gamebook Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland. This one still needs funds but so far its looking to good to pass up!
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Post by hynreck on Jul 13, 2015 14:39:03 GMT
Supported, of course. Go for it folks, a no-brainer.
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Post by kieran on Oct 21, 2015 15:52:56 GMT
All seems a bit quiet with this now. Anyone heard anything?
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Post by greyarea13 on Oct 22, 2015 3:44:49 GMT
Paul Gresty contacted me a few weeks back for my starting character details. Haven't heard anything since then.
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Post by hynreck on Oct 22, 2015 12:29:58 GMT
There was some setbacks and damages done to Megara in Cannes recently because of floodings. Probably slowed everything down. I expect beyond that everybody is just quietly working.
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