City of Thieves (Fighting Fantasy)

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There is fighting violence, but I would be comfortable letting any of my fifth graders try the series.

We believe in an honest and beautiful approach to design that celebrates utility, timelessness, and traditional methods of hand crafting. And beyond lies the most fearsome adventure of them all — the tower stronghold of the infamous Zanbar Bone! Rowland reviewed City of Thieves for the January 1984 issue of White Dwarf, rating the title 8 out of a possible 10.And the artwork of Iain McCaig is some of the best in the entire series (I do wish he'd have drawn stuff for more books). Loves the story and the die rolling for combat, the mapping out the path, so in the event of hitting dead end, easy to go back and start from a former decision point.

Furthermore, all pre-generated characters start with 6 Meals of Provisions, while a player-generated character would start with 10. 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. I think I must have bought a larger backpack too, because I would soon be carrying a great number of items. Furthermore, the only shield they might have found before this gives an Attack Strength bonus, not a skill bonus. The prosperous town of Silverton is being held to ransom by Zanbar Bone and his bloodthirsty Moon Dogs.I chopped him in two, and took his gold, some garlic, and some knuckle bones he happened to be carrying for some reason. City of Thieves is a single-player adventure gamebook written by Ian Livingstone and illustrated by Iain McCaig. Port Blacksand, the titular city of thieves, is a fascinating place for exploration and skullduggery. 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. 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.