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I expected to tie up the saga last summer,... fabled landsvulcanversealmostcomplete https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2024/04/blood-sword-to-dragon-warriors-part-4.html Fabled Lands: Blood Sword to Dragon Warriors - part 4 We've got another set of stat blocks from the Blood Sword gamebooks , as converted to Dragon Warriors rules by Oliver Whawell. 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I may have first become conscious of it watching First Men In The Moon . Th... fabled landstickingclock https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2021/10/vulcanverse-extras.html Fabled Lands: Vulcanverse extras Two more Vulcanverse gamebooks are in the layout stage right now and should be available next month. John Jones has kindly prepared a checkl... fabled landsvulcanverseextras https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2026/04/fellow-travellers-in-vulcanverse.html Fabled Lands: Fellow travellers in the Vulcanverse As you explore the Vulcanverse you can acquire various companions to accompany you on your quests. 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Jamie and I, flattered to receive the Stylish Blog Award from Stuart Lloyd of the Lloyd of Gamebooks blog (and thank you again, Stuart) wen... fabled landslikethank https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2024/05/?m=0 Fabled Lands: May 2024 A site dedicated to gamebooks, role-playing games and interactive fiction, in particular the works of best-selling authors and award-winning game designers... fabled landsmay https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2021/05/?m=0 Fabled Lands: May 2021 A site dedicated to gamebooks, role-playing games and interactive fiction, in particular the works of best-selling authors and award-winning game designers... fabled landsmay https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2020/?m=0 Fabled Lands: 2020 A site dedicated to gamebooks, role-playing games and interactive fiction, in particular the works of best-selling authors and award-winning game designers... fabled lands https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2019/02/conjunction-of-five-books.html Fabled Lands: Conjunction of the Five (books) The Kickstarter for the long-out-of-print fifth Blood Sword book, The Walls of Spyte , is all ready to go. 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US customers, please go here . Vulcanverse FULL-COLOR HARDCOVER EDITIONS The Houses of the Dead at Blackwel... fabled landsukbookstore https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2023/05/fay-day.html Fabled Lands: Fay day A new issue of Casket of Fays is always cause for great gladness. 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If you don't know... fabled landsgunsmokegravemist https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2011/09/invisible-bridges-of-what-if.html Fabled Lands: Invisible bridges of "what if?" I wrote a few months ago about the brilliant, award-winning Binscombe Tales series written by my friend and writing mentor John Whitbourn,... fabled landsinvisiblebridges https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2018/12/ Fabled Lands: December 2018 A site dedicated to gamebooks, role-playing games and interactive fiction, in particular the works of best-selling authors and award-winning game designers... fabled landsdecember https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2019/12/ Fabled Lands: December 2019 A site dedicated to gamebooks, role-playing games and interactive fiction, in particular the works of best-selling authors and award-winning game designers... fabled landsdecember https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-perfect-way-to-play.html Fabled Lands: The perfect way to play It was a while back now, but Jeff McDowall did such a great intro post on the Fabled Lands Facebook group that I just had to share it: I'... fabled landsthe perfectway toplay https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2020/04/quick-before-they-make-it-crime.html Fabled Lands: Quick -- before they make it a crime "At home" used to be what people wrote on a card if they were inviting you round for drinks. 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The one they picked... fabled landsdaysold https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2019/07/?m=0 Fabled Lands: July 2019 A site dedicated to gamebooks, role-playing games and interactive fiction, in particular the works of best-selling authors and award-winning game designers... fabled landsjuly https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2010/09/wild-witch.html Fabled Lands: Wild witch Another of the characters devised by Steve Bristow, Will Doyle and Jamie for the FL computer game Eye of Heroes: THE PRIESTESS: KERROL, TH... fabled landswildwitch https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-close-look-at-vulcanverse-books.html?m=0 Fabled Lands: A close look at the Vulcanverse books People have been asking about the Vulcanverse gamebooks (in a few cases even with a slight whiff of dudgeon) so I thought now would be a goo... fabled landsclose lookat thevulcanversebooks https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2021/08/somethings-coming.html?m=0 Fabled Lands: Something's coming The first two Vulcanverse open-world solo RPG gamebooks are now available to pre-order in advance of publication on September 3. These are t... fabled landssomethingcoming https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2014/10/arcana-agency-app-version.html Fabled Lands: Arcana Agency: the app version Remember Arcana Agency: The Thief of Memories ? It was a gamebook by Paul Gresty , published a couple of years ago by by Megara Entertain... fabled landsthe apparcanaagencyversion https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2021/12/?m=0 Fabled Lands: December 2021 A site dedicated to gamebooks, role-playing games and interactive fiction, in particular the works of best-selling authors and award-winning game designers... fabled landsdecember https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2020/07/go-with-flow.html Fabled Lands: Go with the flow The referee of our latest campaign shared this (from Shamus Young's DM of the Rings on his TwentySided site) after I scored a series of... fabled landsgoflow https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2022/11/ Fabled Lands: November 2022 A site dedicated to gamebooks, role-playing games and interactive fiction, in particular the works of best-selling authors and award-winning game designers... fabled landsnovember https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2024/08/?m=0 Fabled Lands: August 2024 A site dedicated to gamebooks, role-playing games and interactive fiction, in particular the works of best-selling authors and award-winning game designers... fabled landsaugust https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2018/11/summoned-back-from-oblivion.html Fabled Lands: Summoned back from oblivion A little while back I mentioned the Citadel Miniatures box of demonic critters based on the "Dealing With Demons" articles I wrote for W... fabled landssummonedbackoblivion https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2011/09/?m=0 Fabled Lands: September 2011 A site dedicated to gamebooks, role-playing games and interactive fiction, in particular the works of best-selling authors and award-winning game designers... fabled landsseptember https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-journey-of-thousand-miles.html Fabled Lands: The journey of a thousand miles We got an interesting question about the Vulcanverse series this week: "I understand that The Houses of the Dead is book one, so is there a... fabled landsthe journeythousandmiles https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2010/10/six-vistas-of-wonder.html Fabled Lands: Six vistas of wonder Last week I finally had the chance to meet up with Kevin Jenkins, who painted all six Fabled Lands covers. Jamie and I had supplied rough s... fabled landssixvistaswonder