Re: [Audyssey] fighting fantasy gamebook
Hi. Firstly, yes, Ffproject do do new books, it's just that they don't come out every day. The last one was footsteps of a hero released at Christmas. As to Age of fable, well it's been through a lot of expantions. Apparently an ending will be added soon when you've completed all the quests, oh, and now there are many more areas to go to than just a city. As I've said before Chronicles of arborell is probably my favourite gamebook related site ever! the background, writing style, everything is perfect. I personally don't mind using the dice program at all, and that goes for all the project.aon books as well. There are actually some really nice gamebooks around it's just that not many have their own dice programs, and some don't even use html they just give you a document and you have to use the find command to read through the sections. For the htmlified ones, check out the gamebooks catagory on audiogames.net, there's a couple of smaller gamebooks I discovered which have their own pages on there. Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: Orin orin8...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 11:34 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] fighting fantasy gamebook Yeah, only problem is they really aren't making any new gamebooks for that site I don't think. If only the cronicals of Arberelle had a dice manager, it'd be great. I mean I don't know. With the GMA dice program I don't feel like I'm playing a game. With FFProject, I do. Age of Fabel is also great, even though I'm not sure what to do, there doesn't seem to be a set path. I explore the city for some time but than I really don't know how to gain any progress. On Mar 3, 2009, at 6:21 PM, shaun everiss wrote: Hi all. I was looking at the ffproject.com site what other sites have gamebooks on them. On this ffproject.com site I have a few issues. In planet of the spiders what word do you say to the door. The one that has a gun pointed at you, I can not figure it out. In wrong way back, which floor is the club on. In I think hellfire, I think at least there is a puzzel which is getting me stumped. Can't figure it out, At the beginning you have 3 doors to go through, good balance or evel. Now I choose say good for example. I get to the part where I am doing a test for munks to get an item. I go through the door I chose before. I get you need atributes for good or whatever And then basically saying I don't and thats the end of the game. How do I exactly get the atribs for the door I chose in the first, I have tried fighting everything thats evil but I obviously am missing something. Because I get the classic, bad command or file name please retry. sort of thing. In a footsteps of a hero, I have once got to the point where I was able to slay the gool, and get the potions. I know green is nothing, yellow is acid and blue is good. Is red crap or is it usefull. Its just random to get the right conditions. In outsider with the necromancer how do I get more health, on the last one I had to not kill the guy because I had only 2 health left. I must admit these online gamebooks really kick some major but. I doodled with braille choose adventure books but you had to have several volumes open and moving around. Its nice to run dnd style books online Really is like if with web interfaces. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org . You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] fighting fantasy gamebook
One thing about age of fable is the more you play, the better you get. I've got a saved game now with a character who started out with 10-15 in all stats accept roguery, with extra points in streetwise, heroism and healing. After finishing all game quests with her (particularly visiting the desert temple with the many shells), I've got all her stats up to 18 pluss, accept roguery. As I said, I disagree about requiring a program for stat management, afterall, back in the 80's when gamebooks were most popular, people just used dice and paper. I have in fact got a friend who collects old gamebooks, and have played through a couple with him using the Gma dice program and a word document to keep stats. While I agree it's less convenient, imho it's worth it, - especially for gamebooks like project.aon and the chronicles of arborell. Just my thoughts. Beware the grue! Dark. - --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] fighting fantasy gamebook
Hmm what is this age of fable, also what are the chronicals of arberel, what are the addresses to download/play this stuff. At 09:19 p.m. 4/03/2009, you wrote: One thing about age of fable is the more you play, the better you get. I've got a saved game now with a character who started out with 10-15 in all stats accept roguery, with extra points in streetwise, heroism and healing. After finishing all game quests with her (particularly visiting the desert temple with the many shells), I've got all her stats up to 18 pluss, accept roguery. As I said, I disagree about requiring a program for stat management, afterall, back in the 80's when gamebooks were most popular, people just used dice and paper. I have in fact got a friend who collects old gamebooks, and have played through a couple with him using the Gma dice program and a word document to keep stats. While I agree it's less convenient, imho it's worth it, - especially for gamebooks like project.aon and the chronicles of arborell. Just my thoughts. Beware the grue! Dark. - --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] fighting fantasy gamebook
Age of fable is an online gamebook style adventure which roles all it's own stats. You can find it at http://www.apolitical.info/webgame/index.php?mode=0 The Chronicles of Arborell is an attempt by someone to do online something similar to what Tokeen did, create an entire world with it's unique history, races and magic. thus far there are several gamebooks, as well as quite a lot of background material to read. You do need to use the gma dice program, but as I said, it's imho well worth it for the quality of the writing and the games. Oh, and there's a special new random dungeon gamebook in developement as well. You can find the chronicles at http://www.arborell.com/ Oh Btw, I've been updating audiogames.net with entries for online gamebooks which use html, so it's always worth looking there in the gamebooks catagory as well. Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: shaun everiss shau...@xtra.co.nz To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] fighting fantasy gamebook Hmm what is this age of fable, also what are the chronicals of arberel, what are the addresses to download/play this stuff. At 09:19 p.m. 4/03/2009, you wrote: One thing about age of fable is the more you play, the better you get. I've got a saved game now with a character who started out with 10-15 in all stats accept roguery, with extra points in streetwise, heroism and healing. After finishing all game quests with her (particularly visiting the desert temple with the many shells), I've got all her stats up to 18 pluss, accept roguery. As I said, I disagree about requiring a program for stat management, afterall, back in the 80's when gamebooks were most popular, people just used dice and paper. I have in fact got a friend who collects old gamebooks, and have played through a couple with him using the Gma dice program and a word document to keep stats. While I agree it's less convenient, imho it's worth it, - especially for gamebooks like project.aon and the chronicles of arborell. Just my thoughts. Beware the grue! Dark. - --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] fighting fantasy gamebook
thanks At 06:01 a.m. 5/03/2009, you wrote: Age of fable is an online gamebook style adventure which roles all it's own stats. You can find it at http://www.apolitical.info/webgame/index.php?mode=0 The Chronicles of Arborell is an attempt by someone to do online something similar to what Tokeen did, create an entire world with it's unique history, races and magic. thus far there are several gamebooks, as well as quite a lot of background material to read. You do need to use the gma dice program, but as I said, it's imho well worth it for the quality of the writing and the games. Oh, and there's a special new random dungeon gamebook in developement as well. You can find the chronicles at http://www.arborell.com/ Oh Btw, I've been updating audiogames.net with entries for online gamebooks which use html, so it's always worth looking there in the gamebooks catagory as well. Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: shaun everiss shau...@xtra.co.nz To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] fighting fantasy gamebook Hmm what is this age of fable, also what are the chronicals of arberel, what are the addresses to download/play this stuff. At 09:19 p.m. 4/03/2009, you wrote: One thing about age of fable is the more you play, the better you get. I've got a saved game now with a character who started out with 10-15 in all stats accept roguery, with extra points in streetwise, heroism and healing. After finishing all game quests with her (particularly visiting the desert temple with the many shells), I've got all her stats up to 18 pluss, accept roguery. As I said, I disagree about requiring a program for stat management, afterall, back in the 80's when gamebooks were most popular, people just used dice and paper. I have in fact got a friend who collects old gamebooks, and have played through a couple with him using the Gma dice program and a word document to keep stats. While I agree it's less convenient, imho it's worth it, - especially for gamebooks like project.aon and the chronicles of arborell. Just my thoughts. Beware the grue! Dark. - --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] fighting fantasy gamebook
Hi Sean, snip In wrong way back, which floor is the club on. PL] You need to get the current floor from the computer. So, before you start charging around the ship, talk to the computer and it will tell you which floor you are at. I have not played the other games so cannot help. Pranav --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] fighting fantasy gamebook
Hi all. I was looking at the ffproject.com site what other sites have gamebooks on them. On this ffproject.com site I have a few issues. In planet of the spiders what word do you say to the door. The one that has a gun pointed at you, I can not figure it out. In wrong way back, which floor is the club on. In I think hellfire, I think at least there is a puzzel which is getting me stumped. Can't figure it out, At the beginning you have 3 doors to go through, good balance or evel. Now I choose say good for example. I get to the part where I am doing a test for munks to get an item. I go through the door I chose before. I get you need atributes for good or whatever And then basically saying I don't and thats the end of the game. How do I exactly get the atribs for the door I chose in the first, I have tried fighting everything thats evil but I obviously am missing something. Because I get the classic, bad command or file name please retry. sort of thing. In a footsteps of a hero, I have once got to the point where I was able to slay the gool, and get the potions. I know green is nothing, yellow is acid and blue is good. Is red crap or is it usefull. Its just random to get the right conditions. In outsider with the necromancer how do I get more health, on the last one I had to not kill the guy because I had only 2 health left. I must admit these online gamebooks really kick some major but. I doodled with braille choose adventure books but you had to have several volumes open and moving around. Its nice to run dnd style books online Really is like if with web interfaces. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] fighting fantasy gamebook
Yeah, only problem is they really aren't making any new gamebooks for that site I don't think. If only the cronicals of Arberelle had a dice manager, it'd be great. I mean I don't know. With the GMA dice program I don't feel like I'm playing a game. With FFProject, I do. Age of Fabel is also great, even though I'm not sure what to do, there doesn't seem to be a set path. I explore the city for some time but than I really don't know how to gain any progress. On Mar 3, 2009, at 6:21 PM, shaun everiss wrote: Hi all. I was looking at the ffproject.com site what other sites have gamebooks on them. On this ffproject.com site I have a few issues. In planet of the spiders what word do you say to the door. The one that has a gun pointed at you, I can not figure it out. In wrong way back, which floor is the club on. In I think hellfire, I think at least there is a puzzel which is getting me stumped. Can't figure it out, At the beginning you have 3 doors to go through, good balance or evel. Now I choose say good for example. I get to the part where I am doing a test for munks to get an item. I go through the door I chose before. I get you need atributes for good or whatever And then basically saying I don't and thats the end of the game. How do I exactly get the atribs for the door I chose in the first, I have tried fighting everything thats evil but I obviously am missing something. Because I get the classic, bad command or file name please retry. sort of thing. In a footsteps of a hero, I have once got to the point where I was able to slay the gool, and get the potions. I know green is nothing, yellow is acid and blue is good. Is red crap or is it usefull. Its just random to get the right conditions. In outsider with the necromancer how do I get more health, on the last one I had to not kill the guy because I had only 2 health left. I must admit these online gamebooks really kick some major but. I doodled with braille choose adventure books but you had to have several volumes open and moving around. Its nice to run dnd style books online Really is like if with web interfaces. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org . You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] fighting fantasy gamebook
I agree, I prefer programs that keep track of stats and the like for you rather than just acting as fancy text editors and expecting you to roll the dice and keep track of everything. Plus its entirely too tempting to cheat if you're going to end up starting over or the like. As for age of fable, you can explore other parts besides the city, the only thing I don't like about that game is, well, two things actually. One, no direct combat, and combat is a big factor in weather or not I read a book, watch a movie, play a game, etc, since I'm a martial artist and combat fanatic at heart. And secondly, its entirely too easy to lose stats and not easy enough to gain them or gain them back. Even a balanced character is screwed in that game because all the stat checks are set for above average characters, which you can't start as, so inevitably you'll end up moneyless, statless and pretty much screwed. Just my two cents though, if anyone has figured out a way to actually play that game let me know, it does seem mildly interesting at least in theory. -- From: Orin orin8...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 4:34 PM To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] fighting fantasy gamebook Yeah, only problem is they really aren't making any new gamebooks for that site I don't think. If only the cronicals of Arberelle had a dice manager, it'd be great. I mean I don't know. With the GMA dice program I don't feel like I'm playing a game. With FFProject, I do. Age of Fabel is also great, even though I'm not sure what to do, there doesn't seem to be a set path. I explore the city for some time but than I really don't know how to gain any progress. On Mar 3, 2009, at 6:21 PM, shaun everiss wrote: Hi all. I was looking at the ffproject.com site what other sites have gamebooks on them. On this ffproject.com site I have a few issues. In planet of the spiders what word do you say to the door. The one that has a gun pointed at you, I can not figure it out. In wrong way back, which floor is the club on. In I think hellfire, I think at least there is a puzzel which is getting me stumped. Can't figure it out, At the beginning you have 3 doors to go through, good balance or evel. Now I choose say good for example. I get to the part where I am doing a test for munks to get an item. I go through the door I chose before. I get you need atributes for good or whatever And then basically saying I don't and thats the end of the game. How do I exactly get the atribs for the door I chose in the first, I have tried fighting everything thats evil but I obviously am missing something. Because I get the classic, bad command or file name please retry. sort of thing. In a footsteps of a hero, I have once got to the point where I was able to slay the gool, and get the potions. I know green is nothing, yellow is acid and blue is good. Is red crap or is it usefull. Its just random to get the right conditions. In outsider with the necromancer how do I get more health, on the last one I had to not kill the guy because I had only 2 health left. I must admit these online gamebooks really kick some major but. I doodled with braille choose adventure books but you had to have several volumes open and moving around. Its nice to run dnd style books online Really is like if with web interfaces. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org . You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
