City of Thieves (Fighting Fantasy)

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He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Technology by the University of Abertay Dundee in 2000, and in 2002 received the BAFTA Special Award for his outstanding contribution to the interactive entertainment industry. While the majority of the book is set in Port Blacksand, it moves away from the other books slightly in that the end game begins once you have left Port Blacksand.

The paragraphs with a full page illustration were: 1, 17, 27, 31, 40, 62, 80, 88, 113, 135, 148, 171, 178, 182, 203, 224, 239, 250, 265, 271, 292, 307, 319, 329, 344, 349, 356, 370, 385 and 398. Since Fighting Fantasy’s huge success, he has become a major figure in world of computer games, and is currently Creative Director of Eidos, the name behind Tomb Raider. It's well-written, atmospheric, tense, and sufficiently difficult without falling into frustrating or cheating. A tattoo… of a unicorn… on my face… Yeah, I strongly suspect that Nicodemus was just wanting to make sure I made a total fool of myself. Whenever we are lacking in inspiration for a session or campaign, spending time with a Fighting Fantasy book is not only fun and satisfying, but also a helpful window into the mind of some of the most reknowned fantasy authors of all time, acting as your personal GM.Neither that it's not great nor challenging enough, but I'm not just in the mood for fighting among thieves and get duped by con men and orgs soldiers in the conspicuously crime-infested city in Titania. In honour of Ian Livingstone’s knighthood I thought I’d go on another adventure (2022) through Port Blacksand in Sir Ian’s 1983 literary masterpiece, City of Thieves (which is also a masterpiece of art, thanks to Ian McCaig’s contribution). Totally loved the atmosphere and setting of Port Blacksand, twists and storyline were really good ones too, and this thrilling rogue-style adventure gave me hours and hours of fun, with a massive deaths count of 10-15 because I tried to finish it without cheating or using easy to find internet solutions and walkthroughs . In 1995 he led the merger of computer games company Domark with Eidos, the name behind the Tomb Raider computer games, where he is now Creative Director.

The story is a little frustrating in places, and I noticed a few minor issues such as running out of money, but being forced to spend it in latter sections (e.

Ein überaus vergnügliches Buch, das mir von den wenigen der Reihe, die ich bislang spielen durfte, am besten gefallen hat. Well I blew 10gp on a Ring of Invisibility from that jeweller near the start and it turns out there is literally not a single paragraph where you're invited to use it. If you are one of those people, feel free to bump this review (as well as any other reviews I make of similarly linear books in the series) up by a full star or so. While I'm here: thanks for publishing these fair, fun and thorough reviews, Malthus Dire, I have already enjoyed many of them and you consistently point out good things I overlooked in any given FF book. Trading spells and chasing Balthus Dire round his office, or that wily red dragon at the end of Talisman of Death - now those are satisfying boss fights.

It comes across as a well-developed, coherent environment, quite amazing for such an early entrant into the series. What follows is a series of challenges as the player must locate certain key items, escape Port Blacksand and eventually confront Bone. Port Blacksand, the titular city of thieves, is a fascinating place for exploration and skullduggery. The villains you face aren't too hard/numerous to defeat compared to some of the other books, and even if you get lost in some of the maze-like sections, the book will usually get you back to where you need to be. The rules state that Provisions can only be eaten when instructed by the text, which is not the case.

The monster variety was more consistent with what I would see in a seedy city and the activities were engaging. Once again, read in the currently available Scholastic edition, with artwork vastly inferior to the originals.

In this book you are a seasoned adventurer who has arrived in a small town that is being bullied by an evil undead warlock named Zanzar Bone.There were no changes to the actual systems in use and everything remained quite simplistic although still highly enjoyable. I was then given the option to say ‘ahem’ to him loudly… I have no idea why I’d want to, but given that I’d already played volleyball with one semi-naked man and the only women I’d seen in this city so far had been mad old crones, I decided to take the gamble and do so. Sourbelly is Ivy's brother and she expresses much pride in her brother's career as a city guard of Port Blacksand. Rowland reviewed City of Thieves for the January 1984 issue of White Dwarf, rating the title 8 out of a possible 10.