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Post by marcdangerousworlds on Apr 23, 2014 11:28:23 GMT
Hi gang. Marc, 39 and from the UK - originally from the North West, now living in South East London. I have a confession. Though I've visited these forums many times, I have only done so as a consumer and not a contributor. Now that I've finally joined as a member, it's with a dual purpose. You see, I'm in the process of launching my own gamebook series via Kickstarter, and I want to announce and publicise it. But I don't want to be a fly-by spammer either, so I'm in a bit of a quandary and possibly a bit too polite to be successful . I mean, it is extremely on topic for this community, but I don't want to just barge in. I've asked Alex's permission to put a link to it.
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Post by The Editor (Alex B) on Apr 23, 2014 20:01:11 GMT
Hi gang. Marc, 39 and from the UK - originally from the North West, now living in South East London. I have a confession. Though I've visited these forums many times, I have only done so as a consumer and not a contributor. Now that I've finally joined as a member, it's with a dual purpose. You see, I'm in the process of launching my own gamebook series via Kickstarter, and I want to announce and publicise it. But I don't want to be a fly-by spammer either, so I'm in a bit of a quandary and possibly a bit too polite to be successful . I mean, it is extremely on topic for this community, but I don't want to just barge in. I've asked Alex's permission to put a link to it. Welcome Marc. I've created a thread for you here: fightingfantazine.proboards.com/thread/292/dangerous-worlds
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Post by meneldur on May 6, 2014 1:08:03 GMT
Hello everyone, Got kinda confused with the demise of the old unofficial FF forum, did not notice a new one had opened. I don't think I'll have much more to say here than I did there, but here I am anyway. Still the same twentysomething French guy. Currently busy working on the French translation of the FF RPG with the great people at Scriptarium.
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Post by The Editor (Alex B) on May 6, 2014 4:45:42 GMT
Welcome aboard!
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Post by corehammer73 on Aug 7, 2014 11:41:03 GMT
Hello everybody, new member here. My names Nathan, 38 years of age originally from Kent but now languishing in Leeds. Got into the FF books as child via the Puffin Book Club in our school and fell in love with them. Those books definitely shaped my tastes at a tender age and recently picked up a load I had in storage at my mums and have started having a playthrough. That manticore in Deathtrap Dungeon is still the bane of my life!
Looking forward to having a natter with you all about the green spines and associated matters!
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Post by deadshadowrunner on Aug 7, 2014 12:13:10 GMT
Hello!A fan is always welcome here.(Or anyone for that matter)
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Post by a moderator on Aug 7, 2014 12:19:31 GMT
Welcome to the forum, Nathan.
Where in Kent are you from? I grew up in Tunbridge Wells, but am now in Hull.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Aug 7, 2014 13:10:54 GMT
Welcome!
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Post by corehammer73 on Aug 10, 2014 21:59:30 GMT
Thanks for the welcome. Greenspine, I'm originally from the grotty part of Kent, Margate on the Isle Of Thanet. Can't say I miss it too much these days!
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Post by The Editor (Alex B) on Aug 11, 2014 4:37:04 GMT
Hi all!
I'm fairly busy right now, so I've not been as active as possible. Well done Ed on keeping things ticking over as Mod.
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Post by benjiboy on Oct 11, 2014 13:22:36 GMT
Hello All, New here, though not to gamebooks. Bought the 1st issue of Buffalo Castle when it was released in the UK. Bought the first issue of TWOFM when it was released. I've been playing and collecting gamebooks ever since. I'm a serial coder of gamebook systems and have done conversions of FF, Golden Dragon and Proteus. I'm currently working on T&T which is proving harder than the others because the style of gamebook writing in T&T is rather different - offering multiple choices that are resolved within a single section and permitting all kinds of actions hat are not hard-written in the text. Still, I'll get there in the end, (if I don't die first - I'm getting old). Were I better at playing them, and had they an experience system my character would by now be a demigod, but I'm not and most of my characters lie mouldering in the dusty drawer that is the graveyard of failed heroes.
ciao. Benjiboy
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Oct 11, 2014 15:14:03 GMT
Welcome to the forum!
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Post by deadshadowrunner on Oct 11, 2014 15:15:27 GMT
Welcome,benjiboy!
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sylas
Baron
"Don't just adventure for treasure; treasure the adventure!"
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Favourite Gamebook Series: Fighting Fantasy, Way of the Tiger
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Post by sylas on Oct 11, 2014 20:47:12 GMT
welcome new member!
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koan
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Favourite Gamebook Series: Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf
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Post by koan on Oct 23, 2014 20:27:33 GMT
Hi Everyone, new member here, based in Manchester.
I bought my first FF book in 1983 and was pretty obsessed with the series for a few years. I've recently gone back to them and have been enjoying playing through them again (not that I managed to finish all of them when I was younger; I'm determined to solve 'Creature of Havoc' this time round!).
It's great that there's a forum for these books and I look forward to sharing FF-related ideas with you all.
Mark
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sylas
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"Don't just adventure for treasure; treasure the adventure!"
Posts: 1,744
Favourite Gamebook Series: Fighting Fantasy, Way of the Tiger
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Post by sylas on Oct 23, 2014 22:02:24 GMT
welcome Mark.
we look forward to your ideas.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Oct 23, 2014 22:33:29 GMT
Welcome to the forum Mark.
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Post by The Editor (Alex B) on Oct 23, 2014 23:41:37 GMT
Welcome aboard! Look forward to issue #14 of the magazine soonish...
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Post by Pete Byrdie on Nov 14, 2014 10:30:13 GMT
Hi folks! I'm Pete, from the UK. As a child I bought a copy of Temple of Terror from a school book club. I fell in love with it, and the world of Fighting Fantasy. My second book was Seas of Blood, followed by Sword of the Samurai. I don't remember the order I bought them after that, but I ended up with them all up to Dead of Night, a book I greatly enjoyed. Temple of Terror remains a favourite. I also enjoyed Fighting Fantasy's RPG games with friends, and made a few myself. Alas, those days are past! I don't really have the time to play gamebooks any more, work and other activities taking up much of my time. I tried one of the amateur adventures on the Official Fighting Fantasy website, and it took up all of my evenings for a week. The young lady I was seeing at the time is, after thirteen years, now only in my life as a friend. I don't think my temporary addiction to an online gamebook was responsible for that change (it was on the cards anyway), but I don't think she was terribly pleased about it. Anyhow, all the years I played Fighting Fantasy books it was, perhaps not uncommonly among gamebook players, a dream to create one myself. I'd had hopes of doing so on the Official Fighting Fantasy website, but it's unclear how to submit an adventure, and whether anyone actually visits that site much, anyway. Is there an outlet elsewhere on t'internet through which I can indulge my childhood dream of writing a Fighting Fantasy adventure that at least one person would spend an evening playing before becoming bored of it? I thought this would be the place to ask.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Nov 14, 2014 12:59:05 GMT
Hi folks! I'm Pete, from the UK. [...snip...] Anyhow, all the years I played Fighting Fantasy books it was, perhaps not uncommonly among gamebook players, a dream to create one myself. I'd had hopes of doing so on the Official Fighting Fantasy website, but it's unclear how to submit an adventure, and whether anyone actually visits that site much, anyway. Is there an outlet elsewhere on t'internet through which I can indulge my childhood dream of writing a Fighting Fantasy adventure that at least one person would spend an evening playing before becoming bored of it? I thought this would be the place to ask. Hi Pete Well you could post it in our own The Pen is Mightier than the Sword section. That's quite low key though. If it's a good length and quality you could ask The Editor (Alex B) about getting it into the Fanzine (there will be some competition for that), in which case you probably shouldn't publish it anywhere else. You might also want to look up Titannica's Fan Fiction page and see where others have published theirs.
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Post by hynreck on Nov 14, 2014 14:20:34 GMT
I'll be quick but I just want to say welcome to all the new boys and girls around here that I've missed, well, to all the grown-up boys in any case.
Have fun!
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Post by Pete Byrdie on Nov 14, 2014 16:53:09 GMT
Hi Pete Well you could post it in our own The Pen is Mightier than the Sword section. That's quite low key though. If it's a good length and quality you could ask The Editor (Alex B) about getting it into the Fanzine (there will be some competition for that), in which case you probably shouldn't publish it anywhere else. You might also want to look up Titannica's Fan Fiction page and see where others have published theirs. Hello, Almighty Mudworm! Thanks for your help. I guess I should press ahead and see what happens. I had intended for the traditional 400 paragraph length, so I'll see where that might be appropriate. Thanks again!
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Post by deadshadowrunner on Nov 15, 2014 4:15:11 GMT
Welcome,Pete Byrdie!You could send it to Fighting Fantasy Project,and the guy there might convert your gamebook into a version playable online by clicking on links and the stats will be displayed and kept track of automatically on the side of the screen.You have to meet his criteria,though,written in the FAQ section.Otherwise your gamebook will probably be in the Downloads section.I don't know how many people visit it,but there is a forum on that website where people discuss the amateur adventures there so it must be visited rather often.Do take a look at that website.
Good luck for your gamebook!
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Post by deadshadowrunner on Nov 15, 2014 4:18:17 GMT
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Post by The Editor (Alex B) on Nov 15, 2014 7:15:54 GMT
Welcome,Pete Byrdie!You could send it to Fighting Fantasy Project,and the guy there might convert your gamebook into a version playable online by clicking on links and the stats will be displayed and kept track of automatically on the side of the screen.You have to meet his criteria,though,written in the FAQ section.Otherwise your gamebook will probably be in the Downloads section.I don't know how many people visit it,but there is a forum on that website where people discuss the amateur adventures there so it must be visited rather often.Do take a look at that website. Good luck for your gamebook! Welcome Pete, glad to see you got the post on the other forum. For the magazine, ideally I'd want just a treatment (a 1-page outline of the planned adventure) first. This is so that I can get an idea of what the adventure would be like so as to avoid offering similar types of adventures in consecutive issues, to see if the material/idea is something I'm happy with etc. etc. Should the treatment then get the go-ahead from me to be writtenup as an adventure, the final submission basis for the magazine is: - Based on the game system of either FF, Lone Wolf, Tunnels & Trolls, or Gamebook Adventures
- 200 paragraphs in length (30,000 words excluding the rules)
- Writer must supply an art brief for colour cover and B&W interior art
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Post by Pete Byrdie on Nov 15, 2014 11:09:47 GMT
Welcome,Pete Byrdie!You could send it to Fighting Fantasy Project,and the guy there might convert your gamebook into a version playable online by clicking on links and the stats will be displayed and kept track of automatically on the side of the screen.You have to meet his criteria,though,written in the FAQ section.Otherwise your gamebook will probably be in the Downloads section.I don't know how many people visit it,but there is a forum on that website where people discuss the amateur adventures there so it must be visited rather often.Do take a look at that website. Good luck for your gamebook! The website url is www.ffproject.comThanks for you help, Deadshadowrunner! I'll keep Fighting Fantasy Project in mind, and will probably swing by there anyway. It sounds interesting. Welcome Pete, glad to see you got the post on the other forum. For the magazine, ideally I'd want just a treatment (a 1-page outline of the planned adventure) first. This is so that I can get an idea of what the adventure would be like so as to avoid offering similar types of adventures in consecutive issues, to see if the material/idea is something I'm happy with etc. etc. Should the treatment then get the go-ahead from me to be writtenup as an adventure, the final submission basis for the magazine is: - Based on the game system of either FF, Lone Wolf, Tunnels & Trolls, or Gamebook Adventures
- 200 paragraphs in length (30,000 words excluding the rules)
- Writer must supply an art brief for colour cover and B&W interior art
Yeah, it seem a pity the Official Fighting Fantasy site isn't very busy. This site seems busy enough. The 200 paragraph limit would be a problem, as I already have more than that mapped out. The 30,000 word limit could also be an issue, as I tend towards wordiness. However, another adventure idea has occurred to me which could potentially fit, so maybe another time. I'll be sure to let you know. I've got other projects to deal with right now, and obviously work, and I imagine it will take some time to write an adventure (having not done so since I was in my early teens). Also, illustrations will take a while. So, now I know there are options, I will go ahead with it and see how things go. As long as it's just between online fans, I suppose I could simply make it a PDF, and email it to anyone who's interested. I'll press on, anyway. Who knows what options might arise between now and completion? Thank you all for your help and support. I'll gladly hear any other ideas.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 5:46:28 GMT
This is who and what we are as gamebook players. You win some. You lose some.
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Post by Pete Byrdie on Nov 18, 2014 21:23:29 GMT
This is who and what we are as gamebook players. You win some. You lose some. How delightful to have been introduced to a treasured children's programme from another culture. I've looked at a few YouTube videos of this show. I suddenly wish I'd been born Canadian. Not for the first time. I think, in life generally, we're all a bit like this gorilla. I've been on the Fighting Fantasy Project site and played one of the games. I find it puzzling it bothers to show the paragraph numbers, when they're clearly irrelevant during play. But it's otherwise an interesting site, and a couple of the writers I've seen there are very skilled.
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Post by offm on Dec 3, 2014 17:38:21 GMT
I my name is Oscar , I started to collect fighting fantasy gamebooks in the late 80's, i am a computer programmer, and resurrect my passion on fighting fantasy a few years back, i am now trying to recollect as much books as i can, i am also the owner of a fighting fantasy fan site, and love the challenge of programming new amateur adventures and make them available to play online.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Dec 3, 2014 18:11:43 GMT
Welcome (back) offm.
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