tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post2204570344253967734..comments2024-03-28T21:13:53.845+00:00Comments on Fabled Lands: Our next gamebook (part two)Dave Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-24969183750045860492020-12-27T08:47:47.775+00:002020-12-27T08:47:47.775+00:00No, Armaan, it's just that Jamie's Vulcanv...No, Armaan, it's just that Jamie's Vulcanverse is based on Greek/Roman myth and FL book 10 was always planned as having a Greek flavour, so it occurred to me that book 10 was a logical point of contact to connect the two universes. But VV is using a simplified version of the FL rules, and it's hard to see how we could link the quests, so that could be another of my notions that turns out not to be entirely practical.<br /><br />Jamie and Paul do often mention book 8, and have a lot of ideas about what they want to put in it, so I think the only sticking point is that nobody has the time to run the Kickstarter to fund it. As I've said before, a Kickstarter campaign is such a full-time job that you really need a Kickstarter to fund the Kickstarter!Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-7881926608396424422020-12-26T01:36:05.315+00:002020-12-26T01:36:05.315+00:00A connection to FL book 10? Does that mean we'...A connection to FL book 10? Does that mean we'll be getting book 8 and 9 sooner rather than later?Armaan Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17509317412765592877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-8339788521556516742020-12-22T08:15:32.679+00:002020-12-22T08:15:32.679+00:00That's heartening to hear, John. I guess I'...That's heartening to hear, John. I guess I'm too old to change my ways now.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-7870535862914325712020-12-22T03:06:04.988+00:002020-12-22T03:06:04.988+00:00I prefer authors who are over-ambitious to those w...I prefer authors who are over-ambitious to those who lack ambition.johntfshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005496604068259398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-49973149034590100452020-12-20T19:21:48.209+00:002020-12-20T19:21:48.209+00:00I'd have happily sent Boris Johnson a free cop...I'd have happily sent Boris Johnson a free copy if I thought he'd have bothered looking at it.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-85929337576406276612020-12-20T19:20:54.763+00:002020-12-20T19:20:54.763+00:00I do have a tendency to be a bit over-ambitious. W...I do have a tendency to be a bit over-ambitious. When I started writing my interactive version of Frankenstein I told Jamie I intended to do two versions in parallel, one Victor's and one Elizabeth's. He reckoned that wouldn't be possible in the time. He was right.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-25152258525935258682020-12-20T15:33:15.677+00:002020-12-20T15:33:15.677+00:00I'd agree with that, Nigel. I can't remem...I'd agree with that, Nigel. I can't remember, Dave, do Cod feature prominently in it?!Andy Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735277481108984596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-20692145865820567132020-12-20T12:37:53.222+00:002020-12-20T12:37:53.222+00:00I suspect in time school students will have “Can y...I suspect in time school students will have “Can you Brexit” as prescribed reading to try to help them understand the whole debacle...Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13008412474153353926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-83483178835813386392020-12-20T09:51:26.318+00:002020-12-20T09:51:26.318+00:00I would like a link in FL Book 10 because it means...I would like a link in FL Book 10 because it means that FL has gotten to Book 10. That said, I can see how it'd be hard to consider all the various stuff from FL within the VV and vice-versa.johntfshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005496604068259398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-52772666694522336612020-12-19T12:52:17.280+00:002020-12-19T12:52:17.280+00:00Stumbling towards? The UK has left the Eu. The onl...Stumbling towards? The UK has left the Eu. The only question now is whether to have no trade deal going forward (ie to trade on WTO rules) or to have a very limited trade deal over goods. It's true that none of it resembles the promises made by Johnson and Gove prior to the referendum. They said that we would not invoke Article 50 until a trade deal was already agreed, and that any deal would include staying in the single market. But if you play the book you'll soon see that the game is not simply an abstract question of "how do I negotiate a sensible Brexit that most closely reflects the wishes of the country as a whole?", and actually playing that through may give some clues as to why we ended up with the current outcome.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-23233748081620130692020-12-19T11:15:55.815+00:002020-12-19T11:15:55.815+00:00I bought that, but even 4 years on its still too r...I bought that, but even 4 years on its still too raw a subject for me to actually read it. The fact that it is still(!) stumbling towards its shambolic conclusion looking strangely nothing like any of the promises that were made pre vote (i wonder why?) is probably something to do with it. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848530930786042468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-59670490212227280992020-12-18T19:30:59.723+00:002020-12-18T19:30:59.723+00:00I look forward to these, Dave.I look forward to these, Dave.Andy Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735277481108984596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-3315192929424108972020-12-18T17:24:33.284+00:002020-12-18T17:24:33.284+00:00The more I think about it, Gaetano, the more it lo...The more I think about it, Gaetano, the more it looks like an actual link to FL would be hard to arrange in any case. But we will use a very similar structure and rules system to the FL books, so FL players should be pleased with VV too.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-36814838823461207882020-12-18T17:08:07.760+00:002020-12-18T17:08:07.760+00:00This is great news. I wouldn’t worry about trying ...This is great news. I wouldn’t worry about trying to tie these in to FL. I’d be happy with new FL lands type adventures. Hope one book in each of the four areas. You can take all of the feedback you’ve received from FL and make these titles even better. <br /><br />I want these books NOW. Take my money. Gaetano Abbondanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120152170360483533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-51898416786855855252020-12-18T15:06:43.946+00:002020-12-18T15:06:43.946+00:00Actually I might put in a link to Can You Brexit.Actually I might put in a link to Can You Brexit.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-26899012140662592732020-12-18T12:43:30.917+00:002020-12-18T12:43:30.917+00:00The idea of a loose FL / VulcanVerse link (easter ...The idea of a loose FL / VulcanVerse link (easter egg?) sounds promising. If you like VV, you'll likely be into FL and vice versa.Neswulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01685032169891230599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-54565907951195122582020-12-18T10:17:09.256+00:002020-12-18T10:17:09.256+00:00I wish, but Vulcanverse is nothing to do with Fabl...I wish, but Vulcanverse is nothing to do with Fabled Lands LLP. It's a red letter day when we raise even $100.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-47230990833710290252020-12-18T09:05:21.425+00:002020-12-18T09:05:21.425+00:00Wow - $1 million. Hopefully that will fund the fab...Wow - $1 million. Hopefully that will fund the fabled lands llp for some years to come. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848530930786042468noreply@blogger.com