tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post41914411645988116..comments2024-03-04T09:12:37.072+00:00Comments on MALthus Dire's Fighting Fantasy Page: Return To The Icefinger MountainsMALthus Direhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15847555508305181801noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-28283670736187802602020-09-25T16:30:22.215+01:002020-09-25T16:30:22.215+01:00Very impressive so far and in many ways more faith...Very impressive so far and in many ways more faithful to the spirit of FF than recent efforts in the Scholastic series !<br /><br /><br />Well written and atmospheric with John Blanche style art. A very nice package altogether.<br /><br />edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633073283427830809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-13852296216978547342020-09-15T19:07:40.092+01:002020-09-15T19:07:40.092+01:00Thank you :-)Thank you :-)MALthus Direhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847555508305181801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-77024630366938556142020-09-14T15:29:08.355+01:002020-09-14T15:29:08.355+01:00Just ordered Mistress Of Sorrows from amazon.
Just ordered Mistress Of Sorrows from amazon.<br /><br />edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633073283427830809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-83721398251749236662020-09-13T16:07:24.011+01:002020-09-13T16:07:24.011+01:00Assassins Of Allansia is on the way at some point ...Assassins Of Allansia is on the way at some point too..MALthus Direhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847555508305181801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-17163811095090056532020-09-12T14:12:16.926+01:002020-09-12T14:12:16.926+01:00you can see some pages on my FF blog here :
https...you can see some pages on my FF blog here :<br /><br />https://fightingfantastical.blogspot.com/2020/<br />edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633073283427830809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-26912727618659337122020-09-12T14:08:55.385+01:002020-09-12T14:08:55.385+01:00issue 331
issue 331 <br /><br />edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633073283427830809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-51866949221127998792020-09-11T21:00:02.516+01:002020-09-11T21:00:02.516+01:00Which issue of SFX please?Which issue of SFX please?Louise Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03698177459628123200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-39166844552811582652020-09-10T14:52:52.619+01:002020-09-10T14:52:52.619+01:00would also like to hear your thoughts on Assassin...would also like to hear your thoughts on Assassins Of Allansia - a book I've been meaning to review on my own FF blog.<br /><br />edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633073283427830809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-18655717365249117072020-09-10T14:49:00.196+01:002020-09-10T14:49:00.196+01:00I did put up a few pages before on twitter. I mus...I did put up a few pages before on twitter. I must dig it out again but it would take me a while to convert it to the pdf format ! <br />edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633073283427830809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-55909049523045734072020-09-10T14:37:58.065+01:002020-09-10T14:37:58.065+01:00good to know - hotly anticipated!good to know - hotly anticipated!Quinn55https://www.blogger.com/profile/11338023746537173213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-49546094125997567462020-09-09T19:40:44.627+01:002020-09-09T19:40:44.627+01:00The simple reason is that I just haven't got a...The simple reason is that I just haven't got around to writing it up yetMALthus Direhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847555508305181801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-33319857168457574282020-09-09T19:40:03.803+01:002020-09-09T19:40:03.803+01:00I want to read itI want to read itMALthus Direhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847555508305181801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-4544100866065741832020-09-09T15:29:41.894+01:002020-09-09T15:29:41.894+01:00the new issue of SFX has an excellent one page rev...the new issue of SFX has an excellent one page review of the MAELSTROM gamebook.<br /><br />edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633073283427830809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-29561436796245967272020-09-08T21:54:06.929+01:002020-09-08T21:54:06.929+01:00Mark - I'm really enjoying reading these revie...Mark - I'm really enjoying reading these reviews, especially these less well-known entries which I hadn't heard of before.<br /><br />I'm interested to know if there's a reason you haven't posted a review of #32 Slaves of the Abyss? I remember being fascinated by this one as a child (and my parents temporarily succumbing to the 'moral panic' and banning me from reading it!)<br />ThanksQuinn55https://www.blogger.com/profile/11338023746537173213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-19927800240931819762020-09-08T15:11:32.482+01:002020-09-08T15:11:32.482+01:00My own attempt at a gamebook adventure was also se...My own attempt at a gamebook adventure was also set in the Icefinger Mountains.<br /><br />Titled The Seven Swords Of Soranna , it concerned the efforts of a mad cultist to resurrect his long dead master. He had set up his base of operations in the now deserted caverns of the snow witch and YOU're job was to thwart his plan.<br /><br />In order to enact the ritual of resurrection , the cultist had to collect seven magical swords. Looking back now, its clear that I got this idea from an episode of Robin of Sherwood called ' the swords of wayland. '<br /><br />This mini-adventure ran to 2OO references and I still have it !<br /><br /><br />edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633073283427830809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-27703590271792551682020-09-07T15:30:39.652+01:002020-09-07T15:30:39.652+01:00As with your previous post , this has attracted so...As with your previous post , this has attracted some interest on the FFzine boards :<br /><br /><br />https://fightingfantazine.proboards.com/thread/375/return-icefinger-mountains-issue-adventure<br /><br />edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633073283427830809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640929554503965005.post-58325083802051730832020-09-06T21:29:57.918+01:002020-09-06T21:29:57.918+01:00Thank you for the encouraging feedback.
Sorry abo...Thank you for the encouraging feedback.<br /><br />Sorry about the mathematical puzzle on the tombs - it is a bit of a swine. Still, I made sure that solving it wasn't mandatory: working it out provides one of two useful but non-essential items. The important thing about the puzzle is that it provides the Cyrantian glyphs for certain numbers, and advanced mathematical skills ought not to be required to get them - you need only compare the translation with the inscription (which is, admittedly, made that bit trickier by the layout of the magazine putting the illustration on page 140 and the translation on page 142, but that was out of my hands). And this leads me on to the one bit of your review that puzzles me...<br /><br /><i>I was hoping there would be a mechanic whereby you had to decode the language to win.</i><br /><br />That is exactly what you do have to do on the 'PM' route (kudos for spotting that homage, by the way). Having learned the meaning of certain symbols from the earlier translations is what makes it possible to read the direction concealed in the final inscription (and, for anyone who cares about the finer details, to spot the deliberate mistranslation which exposes Denati's treachery).<br /><br />Anyway, glad you enjoyed it. Ed Jolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07293815550517824166noreply@blogger.com