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Post by stevendoig on Oct 16, 2020 18:49:36 GMT
I have a 100 side dice lying around some where - that'll dae nicely!
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vagsancho
Knight
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Favourite Gamebook Series: CRYPT OF THE SORCERER
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Post by vagsancho on Oct 17, 2020 12:59:12 GMT
There's nothing unwinnable about Crypt that can't be solved by rolling your initial stats with d20s rather than d6s. Having finally played this nightmare I think Wilf may be on to something here. The rules just say "Use dice to determine your initial scores". It never actually says they need to be D6's. I smell a possible loophole here? The rules, the rules, the rules..... Oh god... For Godsake... I said it before and I'll say it again... Crypt of the Sorcerer is totally independent from Livingstone.
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Post by daredevil123 on Oct 17, 2020 13:09:18 GMT
I have a 100 side dice lying around some where - that'll dae nicely! It'd be pretty frustrating to see your Skill 106 characters getting throttled by the Clay Golem, killed by the Hill Giant or stung by the Harpoon Flies though.
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Post by Wilf on Oct 17, 2020 13:09:53 GMT
The troube is, anyone who's ever role-played with me will vouch for my talent when it comes to rolling 1s on d20s...
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Post by tyrion on Oct 17, 2020 20:45:19 GMT
Might as well use those old Warhammer scatter dice for this book. The ones without any numbers, just arrows.
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Post by CharlesX on Apr 12, 2022 13:28:45 GMT
So, has anyone here on this message board successfully completed non-revised Crypt of the Sorceror legally (that is, maybe assuming perfect starting stats and a guide, but without fudging once or dying in the end stamina test)? I've read people online who have, but I don't think even Vagsancho would have the patience for 200 odd attempts before getting a proper victory.
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Post by bloodbeasthandler on Apr 12, 2022 14:20:13 GMT
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kieran
Baron
Posts: 2,458
Favourite Gamebook Series: Fighting Fantasy
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Post by kieran on Apr 12, 2022 14:45:03 GMT
An honest reader of Crypt of the Sorceror. As Camus said one must imagine Sisyphus happy, maybe that explains Vagsancho's love for the book?
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Post by terrysalt on Apr 12, 2022 21:24:35 GMT
So, has anyone here on this message board successfully completed non-revised Crypt of the Sorceror legally (that is, maybe assuming perfect starting stats and a guide, but without fudging once or dying in the end stamina test)? I've read people online who have, but I don't think even Vagsancho would have the patience for 200 odd attempts before getting a proper victory. I had a skill of 15 and a few rerolls when I beat it, so not me.
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sylas
Baron
"Don't just adventure for treasure; treasure the adventure!"
Posts: 1,678
Favourite Gamebook Series: Fighting Fantasy, Way of the Tiger
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Post by sylas on Apr 12, 2022 23:36:25 GMT
Official version? Probably not. The reason why I typed out a fairer version.
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MacZidane
Squire
Posts: 5
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Post by MacZidane on Apr 13, 2022 16:58:26 GMT
I've never completed this one in all my years of trying. One day...
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Post by johnbrawn1972 on Jun 1, 2022 13:07:25 GMT
I have been hard at work on a new solution.
Do not tell you know who.
My basic idea is to fight the Gargantis but I am not sure if this is a strategic advantage as it is about a 50% chance of success.
One advantage is being able to use a round of luck against the erm thingy that can entangle your sword.
Also this is much more ethical as you do not have to kill some random bloke to steal his jewellery.
The ending is brutal as you are against Razaak with 3 reasonable rounds of luck and an equivalent amount of stamina. Roughly win against the Gargantis with 2 stamina left and then use 4 tots plus 2. So you are roughly at parity. This assumes a 16% chance of success to beat the iron eater.
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Post by officemimic73 on Jun 1, 2022 13:09:44 GMT
I have been hard at work on a new solution. Do not tell you know who. My basic idea is to fight the Gargantis but I am not sure if this is a strategic advantage as it is about a 50% chance of success. One advantage is being able to use a round of luck against the erm thingy that can entangle your sword. Also this is much more ethical as you do not have to kill some random bloke to steal his jewellery. The ending is brutal as you are against Razaak with 3 reasonable rounds of luck and an equivalent amount of stamina. Roughly win against the Gargantis with 2 stamina left and then use 4 tots plus 2. So you are roughly at parity. This assumes a 16% chance of success to beat the iron eater. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⣶⣿⣿⣷⣶⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣾⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⡟⠁⣰⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⠏⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣼⣿⣿⡏⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣸⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⠁⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢰⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠛⠛⠉⢉⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣇⠀⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣤⣤⡀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠉⠉⠻⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠹⣿⣿⣇⣀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠉⠛⠋⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠁
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Post by CharlesX on Jun 1, 2022 15:47:19 GMT
I have been hard at work on a new solution. Do not tell you know who. My basic idea is to fight the Gargantis but I am not sure if this is a strategic advantage as it is about a 50% chance of success. One advantage is being able to use a round of luck against the erm thingy that can entangle your sword. Also this is much more ethical as you do not have to kill some random bloke to steal his jewellery. The ending is brutal as you are against Razaak with 3 reasonable rounds of luck and an equivalent amount of stamina. Roughly win against the Gargantis with 2 stamina left and then use 4 tots plus 2. So you are roughly at parity. This assumes a 16% chance of success to beat the iron eater. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⣶⣿⣿⣷⣶⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣾⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⡟⠁⣰⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⠏⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣼⣿⣿⡏⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣸⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⠁⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢰⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠛⠛⠉⢉⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣇⠀⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣤⣤⡀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠉⠉⠻⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠹⣿⣿⣇⣀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠉⠛⠋⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠁ I've no what officemimic's meme means\ what it is supposed to be. I do not entirely know either who "you know who" might refer to, if it isn't Lord Valdemort, my first guess is Vagsancho, but he has long seemingly moved out from these messageboards, while Ian Livingstone himself does not go on these messageboards. I suspect an "Ian Livingstone" reference might read "The others stare at you, and you realise you have spoken wrongly. They move in with weapons drawn. Your adventure is over". The Gargantis would definitely deplete your healing potion tots too much even if you were to survive, plus remember you have to have Stamina 6+ or your win isn't a real one. To me, an alternate route might be taking the camouflage paint, but with or without the revised version the odds are simply better if you don't go for that. As a side point, I think Crypt is a very average gamebook with or without the ridiculous difficulty level, and even the linearity, it's very dour and repetitive.
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Post by daredevil123 on Jun 1, 2022 15:53:46 GMT
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⣶⣿⣿⣷⣶⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣾⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⡟⠁⣰⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⠏⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣼⣿⣿⡏⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣸⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⠁⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢰⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠛⠛⠉⢉⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣇⠀⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣤⣤⡀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠉⠉⠻⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠹⣿⣿⣇⣀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠉⠛⠋⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠁ I've no what officemimic's meme means\ what it is supposed to be. I do not entirely know either who "you know who" might refer to, if it isn't Lord Valdemort, my first guess is Vagsancho, but he has long seemingly moved out from these messageboards, while Ian Livingstone himself does not go on these messageboards. I suspect an "Ian Livingstone" reference might read "The others stare at you, and you realise you have spoken wrongly. They move in with weapons drawn. Your adventure is over". The Gargantis would definitely deplete your provisions too much even if you were to survive, plus remember you have to have Stamina 6+ or your win isn't a real one. To me, an alternate route might be taking the camouflage paint, but with or without the revised version the odds are simply better if you don't go for that. As a side point, I think Crypt is a very average gamebook with or without the ridiculous difficulty level, and even the linearity, it's very dour and repetitive. I'm pretty sure 'you know who' is champskees, though he hasn't appeared on the forum for a couple of years now. BTW, you don't actually have provisions in Crypt - just tots of healing potion, and only five of them at that.
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Post by CharlesX on Jun 1, 2022 16:01:28 GMT
I've no what officemimic's meme means\ what it is supposed to be. I do not entirely know either who "you know who" might refer to, if it isn't Lord Valdemort, my first guess is Vagsancho, but he has long seemingly moved out from these messageboards, while Ian Livingstone himself does not go on these messageboards. I suspect an "Ian Livingstone" reference might read "The others stare at you, and you realise you have spoken wrongly. They move in with weapons drawn. Your adventure is over". The Gargantis would definitely deplete your provisions too much even if you were to survive, plus remember you have to have Stamina 6+ or your win isn't a real one. To me, an alternate route might be taking the camouflage paint, but with or without the revised version the odds are simply better if you don't go for that. As a side point, I think Crypt is a very average gamebook with or without the ridiculous difficulty level, and even the linearity, it's very dour and repetitive. I'm pretty sure 'you know who' is champskees, though he hasn't appeared on the forum for a couple of years now. BTW, you don't actually have provisions in Crypt - just tots of healing potion, and only five of them at that. Yup, realised I miswrote about provisions and should have wrote "healing potion" a few minutes after writing the reply. Either way, I'll correct it now.
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Post by johnbrawn1972 on Jun 1, 2022 18:08:56 GMT
I have really had a think about this and it might only be fractional but the beginning of the book is made somewhat easier. You only have to use 1 tot before encountering the Gargantis and with Razaak you have 3 rounds of luck on your side so it is about a 50% shot not factoring in the brutal 2 hits rule.
You use all 5 tots in the first half as per normal.
I will post my idea if my computer ever comes back to life.
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Post by bloodbeasthandler on Jun 9, 2022 20:24:49 GMT
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Post by CharlesX on Jun 9, 2022 21:10:28 GMT
bloodbeasthandler thank you and officemimic73, that doesn't make sense at all as johnbrawn1972 is clearly a very big Fighting Fantasy fan, I suspect this is a reference drop, regardless of how cool Among Us might be (haven't played it or even heard of it before). Although I am a John Carpenter fan so Among Us sounds up my street. If anyone is an imposter it's surely Vagsancho who 'not getting with the programme' is probably enjoying his umpteenth re-read of Eye Of The Dragon as I write.
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Post by a moderator on Jun 9, 2022 21:48:16 GMT
No need to call anybody an imposter.
Except maybe Razaak when he's pretending to be Yaztromo.
Apologies for posting something vaguely related to the book this thread is supposed to be about.
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Post by stevendoig on Jun 10, 2022 6:49:29 GMT
Keeping on topic.
I've always thought that Crypt would make a nice wee novel, I think the general story is reasonable.
Anyone else agree?
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Post by CharlesX on Jun 10, 2022 8:07:11 GMT
Keeping on topic. I've always thought that Crypt would make a nice wee novel, I think the general story is reasonable. Anyone else agree? Interesting. The writing is dour and mean-spirited, although that didn't stop JK. Never having had anything properly published, I don't know the extent to which Editors demand\suggest changes, but I suspect there'd have to be a lot for it to.become good - there's too many Livingstonian instant deaths and cursed objects as it is. The many weak enemies (Rat-Man, Bonekeeper, Demonic Servant) look rubbish besides the seriously strong ones.
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Post by IoannesKantakouzenos on Jun 10, 2022 9:29:01 GMT
Keeping on topic. I've always thought that Crypt would make a nice wee novel, I think the general story is reasonable. Anyone else agree? Thought about that too, since it's quite linear.
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Post by daredevil123 on Jun 10, 2022 10:14:56 GMT
Keeping on topic. I've always thought that Crypt would make a nice wee novel, I think the general story is reasonable. Anyone else agree? Crypt's story is often cited as one of the best parts of the book, and while it's better than the abysmal gameplay, I respectfully disagree. The plot is a bog standard 'evil magic-user wants to take over the world for no discernible reason beyond being evil'-type deal, and the fetch quest nature of the adventure is pretty dull IMO. Also, while I can't vouch for this myself, 'the central plot of Razaak the necromancer bears more than a passing similarity to the Conan story Black Colossus', according to Titannica, so it doesn't even have the virtue of being original.
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Post by kieran on Jun 10, 2022 11:01:11 GMT
Also, while I can't vouch for this myself, 'the central plot of Razaak the necromancer bears more than a passing similarity to the Conan story Black Colossus', according to Titannica, so it doesn't even have the virtue of being original. Oddly I was rereading that Conan story just last night. There's a definite similarity though not sure if Black Colossus was the first use of the "thief accidentally releases an ancient evil from its tomb" idea.
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Post by officemimic73 on Jul 13, 2022 12:31:44 GMT
bloodbeasthandler thank you and officemimic73, that doesn't make sense at all as johnbrawn1972 is clearly a very big Fighting Fantasy fan, I suspect this is a reference drop, regardless of how cool Among Us might be (haven't played it or even heard of it before). Although I am a John Carpenter fan so Among Us sounds up my street. If anyone is an imposter it's surely Vagsancho who 'not getting with the programme' is probably enjoying his umpteenth re-read of Eye Of The Dragon as I write. To be fair I think I am a bigger Fighting Fantasy fan than johnbrawn1972, but regardless it is not a competition. But if it was I would win.
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Post by a moderator on Jul 13, 2022 14:27:11 GMT
If you want to proclaim yourself a bigger fan than someone else, you should prove it by successfully completing Crypt of the Sorcerer (the published version, not any simplified fan edit) by the rules, without cheating, using a Skill 7, Stamina 14, Luck 7 character, and going back to the start every time you fail. No, it won't actually prove anything, but it'd keep this petty one-upmanship nonsense out of the forum for a decent while.
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Post by slloyd14 on Jul 13, 2022 15:23:02 GMT
If you want to proclaim yourself a bigger fan than someone else, you should prove it by successfully completing Crypt of the Sorcerer (the published version, not any simplified fan edit) by the rules, without cheating, using a Skill 7, Stamina 14, Luck 7 character, and going back to the start every time you fail. No, it won't actually prove anything, but it'd keep this petty one-upmanship nonsense out of the forum for a decent while. I'm not in for one upmanship. In fact, I'm the best at avoiding one upmanship.
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Post by CharlesX on Jul 13, 2022 21:34:52 GMT
If you want to proclaim yourself a bigger fan than someone else, you should prove it by successfully completing Crypt of the Sorcerer (the published version, not any simplified fan edit) by the rules, without cheating, using a Skill 7, Stamina 14, Luck 7 character, and going back to the start every time you fail.No, it won't actually prove anything, but it'd keep this petty one-upmanship nonsense out of the forum for a decent while. Could you imagine a 'hardcore mode' Crypt where you don't even do that, but die permanently on your first unsuccessful attempt with normal stat rolling, unedited gamebook etc. etc.? Try that, Livingstone fanboys!
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Post by IoannesKantakouzenos on Jul 14, 2022 14:54:09 GMT
What, playing through the book and, as you die, the book instantly and spontaneously starts burning à là Mission: Impossible (the series, not the movies, please)? That would be an interesting concept...
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