Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy Books

09-06-2002, 09:57 AM

Any of you out there collected or have any of Steve Jackson's and Ian Livingstone's 'Choose your own adventure, Fighting Fantasy books'?
I have book 1 through to book 52! I love them, but unfortunately, they stopped publishing them

I so wanted the whole set, but now it is impossible.
They are great, you start off each book with a new character and basically you go on quests and kill the bad guys. It uses D12 rules, so basically you actually roll your char stats, whether you hit and your attack damage as you are reading!
Each book is completely different, which is also another reason why I love them so much and each one gets you hooked.

If you haven’t read one before, try and find one (they are VERY rare). You will love it!

edit: Some of these books were also made into other things such as: 'The warlock of firetop mountain' (the first book) was made into a role-play board game (which i have also

), 'Deathtrap Dungeon' was made into a Computer Game!! 'Armies of Death' was the basis for another game and other ones like 'The Forest of Doom' and 'Starship Traveller' were made into Jigsaw puzzels.

[ 09-06-2002, 10:03 AM: Message edited by: Deathbringer ]

Rimjaw · 09-06-2002, 12:52 PM

LOL your bringing back memories now. I had a few Fighting Fantasy books myself, great stuff. I even had the Titan sourcebook, which I still have till today.

However, Fighting Fantasy is not my personal #1 gamebook series. That honor goes to the mind-blowing The Lone Wolf Series!!!! Woooot!!!

Lox · 09-06-2002, 02:05 PM

I think I did read one of these once. It may have been a knock-off though. The premise was the same.

Steve Jackson has done some great work. He and I share an alma mater. [img]smile.gif[/img] Go Owls!

Ar-Cunin · 09-06-2002, 03:34 PM

This is a trip back memomy lane.

I liked those books - especially the 'dungeon-crawl' ones

But the stopped translating them - after three out of a four book series

Tancred · 09-06-2002, 05:34 PM

Wayhey, Fighting Fantasy! My introduction to the world of roleplay. I have all 59... as well as, and I can't rate these high enough, Jackson's four-part epic, 'Sorcery!' an a few other books.

hey even did three books designed for multiplayer Fighing Fantasy - kind of like roleplay sourcebooks. 'Dungeoneer', 'Blacksand', and 'Allansia', all three fun to read and much lighter than other RPGsI could mention.

Deathbringer, if you're trying to collect the whole set, try hanging aroud at ebay.com or ebay.co.uk or something and look around for them. Last I saw, there was a thriving market for them. Alas, I'm not about to part with mine.

(You've never played 'Legend of Zagor'?!? You've never LIVED!)

GokuZool · 09-07-2002, 05:10 AM

Death you should see the library I go to. They have 2 whole shelves jammed pack with those fighting fanatsy books!

I have around 20 of them. Even some of the "futuristic" ones! They are all sweet

[img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

09-07-2002, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tancred:
Wayhey, Fighting Fantasy! My introduction to the world of roleplay. I have all 59... as well as, and I can't rate these high enough, Jackson's four-part epic, 'Sorcery!' an a few other books.

I have 2 books from Steve Jackson's sorcery, 'The Seven Serpents' and 'The crown of Kings', but I haven't even read them. They are un-opened. All of my books except for 'the Warlock of firetop mountain' are in mint condition

. As for Ebay.. pah! I can't stand ebay.
.

Quote:

Originally posted by Rimjaw:
LOL your bringing back memories now. I had a few Fighting Fantasy books myself, great stuff. I even had the Titan sourcebook, which I still have till today.

The Titan book! Wow! I had that until an old friend stole it! Now I don't know where he is or what he has done be my precious book

Daniel · 09-08-2002, 05:35 PM

FF now that brings back some memories, I still see them quite often over here in england usually in second hand shops or on carboot sales but occasionally I'll find a book store that still stocks the FF books.

I wonder what Steve Jacksons doing these days, because his old partner Ian Livingstone is still going strong he's a computer game designer now working at Eidos Interactive, sorry i tend to blabber useless info to much.

my top 5 have to be

1. Warlock of firetop mountain
2. Armies of Darkness
3. Return to Firetop mountain
4. Night Dragon
5. Moonrunner

and my worst has to be:

Starship Traveller (to be honest I don't really like any of the outer space books)

and the hardest to finish:

Creature of Havoc (I still haven't finished it)

[ 09-08-2002, 05:37 PM: Message edited by: Daniel ]

Tancred · 09-08-2002, 05:46 PM

Steve Jackson writes RPGs for a living. He owns SJGames, the company that came up with GURPS (Generic Universal Role-Playing System), SJ's attempt at creating an RPG flexible enough to be applied to just about any RPG setting ever. Notable supplements include GURPS Horror, GURPS Toons and GURPS Discworld.

Creature of Havoc is, indeed, stupidly hard. I haven't been able to finish it even by cheating to the extreme, damn it...

dominions · 09-09-2002, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rimjaw:
LOL your bringing back memories now. I had a few Fighting Fantasy books myself, great stuff. I even had the Titan sourcebook, which I still have till today.

However, Fighting Fantasy is not my personal #1 gamebook series. That honor goes to the mind-blowing The Lone Wolf Series!!!! Woooot!!!

You're not wrong there! Lone Wolf was great!

I've got upto 38 or so of the Fighting Fantasy books, upto 21 in the Lonewolf range, upto 4 (i.e. all of them) in the World of Lonewolf series + the Magnamund Companion & the Skull of Argarash graphic novel.

The FF book I bought was Temple of Doom, which really hooked me on the series.

Great Stuff!

09-06-2002, 02:05 PM	#3
Lox Manshoon Join Date: July 15, 2002 Location: Los Angeles Age: 50 Posts: 213	I think I did read one of these once. It may have been a knock-off though. The premise was the same. Steve Jackson has done some great work. He and I share an alma mater. [img]smile.gif[/img] Go Owls! __________________ [img]\"http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v381/AngAvs/avatar6517_2.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br />A Thinking Monkey told me.

09-06-2002, 03:34 PM	#4
Ar-Cunin Ra Join Date: August 14, 2001 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Age: 53 Posts: 2,326	This is a trip back memomy lane. I liked those books - especially the 'dungeon-crawl' ones But the stopped translating them - after three out of a four book series __________________ Life is a laugh <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[biglaugh]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/biglaugh.gif\" /> - and DEATH is the final joke <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[hehe]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/hehe.gif\" />

09-06-2002, 05:34 PM	#5
Tancred White Dragon Join Date: April 1, 2001 Location: UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,893	Wayhey, Fighting Fantasy! My introduction to the world of roleplay. I have all 59... as well as, and I can't rate these high enough, Jackson's four-part epic, 'Sorcery!' an a few other books. hey even did three books designed for multiplayer Fighing Fantasy - kind of like roleplay sourcebooks. 'Dungeoneer', 'Blacksand', and 'Allansia', all three fun to read and much lighter than other RPGsI could mention. Deathbringer, if you're trying to collect the whole set, try hanging aroud at ebay.com or ebay.co.uk or something and look around for them. Last I saw, there was a thriving market for them. Alas, I'm not about to part with mine. (You've never played 'Legend of Zagor'?!? You've never LIVED!) __________________ \"HELP! I\'ve superglued myself to a flaming bowling ball!\"

09-08-2002, 05:46 PM	#9
Tancred White Dragon Join Date: April 1, 2001 Location: UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,893	Steve Jackson writes RPGs for a living. He owns SJGames, the company that came up with GURPS (Generic Universal Role-Playing System), SJ's attempt at creating an RPG flexible enough to be applied to just about any RPG setting ever. Notable supplements include GURPS Horror, GURPS Toons and GURPS Discworld. Creature of Havoc is, indeed, stupidly hard. I haven't been able to finish it even by cheating to the extreme, damn it... __________________ \"HELP! I\'ve superglued myself to a flaming bowling ball!\"

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09-06-2002, 09:57 AM	#1
Deathbringer Guest Posts: n/a	<font color="00cc99">Any of you out there collected or have any of Steve Jackson's and Ian Livingstone's 'Choose your own adventure, Fighting Fantasy books'? I have book 1 through to book 52! I love them, but unfortunately, they stopped publishing them I so wanted the whole set, but now it is impossible. They are great, you start off each book with a new character and basically you go on quests and kill the bad guys. It uses D12 rules, so basically you actually roll your char stats, whether you hit and your attack damage as you are reading! Each book is completely different, which is also another reason why I love them so much and each one gets you hooked. If you haven’t read one before, try and find one (they are VERY rare). You will love it! edit: Some of these books were also made into other things such as: 'The warlock of firetop mountain' (the first book) was made into a role-play board game (which i have also ), 'Deathtrap Dungeon' was made into a Computer Game!! 'Armies of Death' was the basis for another game and other ones like 'The Forest of Doom' and 'Starship Traveller' were made into Jigsaw puzzels.</font> [ 09-06-2002, 10:03 AM: Message edited by: Deathbringer ]

09-06-2002, 12:52 PM	#2
Rimjaw Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: May 24, 2002 Location: East Coast, Singapore Age: 42 Posts: 890	LOL your bringing back memories now. I had a few Fighting Fantasy books myself, great stuff. I even had the Titan sourcebook, which I still have till today. However, Fighting Fantasy is not my personal #1 gamebook series. That honor goes to the mind-blowing The Lone Wolf Series!!!! Woooot!!!

09-07-2002, 05:10 AM	#6
GokuZool Lord Ao Join Date: September 11, 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,061	Death you should see the library I go to. They have 2 whole shelves jammed pack with those fighting fanatsy books! I have around 20 of them. Even some of the "futuristic" ones! They are all sweet [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

09-08-2002, 05:35 PM	#8
Daniel Symbol of Cyric Join Date: January 24, 2002 Location: England Age: 42 Posts: 1,203	FF now that brings back some memories, I still see them quite often over here in england usually in second hand shops or on carboot sales but occasionally I'll find a book store that still stocks the FF books. I wonder what Steve Jacksons doing these days, because his old partner Ian Livingstone is still going strong he's a computer game designer now working at Eidos Interactive, sorry i tend to blabber useless info to much. my top 5 have to be 1. Warlock of firetop mountain 2. Armies of Darkness 3. Return to Firetop mountain 4. Night Dragon 5. Moonrunner and my worst has to be: Starship Traveller (to be honest I don't really like any of the outer space books) and the hardest to finish: Creature of Havoc (I still haven't finished it) [ 09-08-2002, 05:37 PM: Message edited by: Daniel ]

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