Comments on: Gamebooks and RPGs http://robertsongames.com/role-playing-games/gamebooks-rpgs Board Games, Role-playing Games, Miniature War Games Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:51:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Fiend Folio | Robertson Games http://robertsongames.com/role-playing-games/gamebooks-rpgs/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Fiend Folio | Robertson Games Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:57:36 +0000 http://robertsongames.com/?p=461#comment-942 [...] of Russ Nicholson, famous for his work on the Fighting Fantasy series of Game Books. Since I also got into D&D through reading Choose Your Own Adventures and Fighting Fantasy, I’ve always felt this style of pen and ink artwork felt “right” for the game [...] [...] of Russ Nicholson, famous for his work on the Fighting Fantasy series of Game Books. Since I also got into D&D through reading Choose Your Own Adventures and Fighting Fantasy, I’ve always felt this style of pen and ink artwork felt “right” for the game [...]

]]> By: JDNeal http://robertsongames.com/role-playing-games/gamebooks-rpgs/comment-page-1/#comment-881 JDNeal Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:37:32 +0000 http://robertsongames.com/?p=461#comment-881 I'm a fan of game books; they let a person play any time they want and be the game master. I took Lone Wolf and expnded the rules and options a little, to give more variety. The same thing with other series like Fighting Fantasy. Not always: i did a lot of playing as-is, too. I was even thinking recently how sad it is that there aren't any current commercial game book series I know of. Reprints or fan versions or downloads on web sites (most of which I've played to death...). But nothing new I can go and grab from a book store, with neat art and fun adventures. I've been thinking of trying to write up some solo adventures, using perhaps a very simple system made up on-the-spot (gotta avoid copyright issues). It tedious (I did one and it took a while) and I really can't play them and have fun myself and I'm not the most creative creature on earth... But I really do miss game books. Pick one up, and a pencil and maybe some d6s and enjoy a fun adventure or two... I’m a fan of game books; they let a person play any time they want and be the game master. I took Lone Wolf and expnded the rules and options a little, to give more variety. The same thing with other series like Fighting Fantasy. Not always: i did a lot of playing as-is, too.

I was even thinking recently how sad it is that there aren’t any current commercial game book series I know of. Reprints or fan versions or downloads on web sites (most of which I’ve played to death…). But nothing new I can go and grab from a book store, with neat art and fun adventures.

I’ve been thinking of trying to write up some solo adventures, using perhaps a very simple system made up on-the-spot (gotta avoid copyright issues). It tedious (I did one and it took a while) and I really can’t play them and have fun myself and I’m not the most creative creature on earth…

But I really do miss game books. Pick one up, and a pencil and maybe some d6s and enjoy a fun adventure or two…

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