tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post6258098525278625303..comments2024-03-27T21:18:33.034+00:00Comments on Fabled Lands: Worth a thousand wordsDave Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-24015751400012435652014-05-01T07:46:05.451+01:002014-05-01T07:46:05.451+01:00Any chance you could share fan book7 on this page...Any chance you could share fan book7 on this page? On a different note, the yahoo fl group is not open for joining, at least my application for joining was rejected<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-57382845794341511322012-10-01T20:18:22.856+01:002012-10-01T20:18:22.856+01:00Well now, that's more the way Jamie and I woul...Well now, that's more the way Jamie and I would like to take it these days. A full-on multi-million-dollar state-of-the-art CRPG... Oh yes. Where's that winning lottery ticket when we need it?Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-27924283908610514362012-09-29T00:05:29.346+01:002012-09-29T00:05:29.346+01:00I just want to say how much I love the Fabled Land...I just want to say how much I love the Fabled Lands books, and the world they're set in. I have hope that books 7-12 will see the light of day in some form or another. Of course actual books would be great to have in the collection but even if they exist only in a digital format I'd be more than happy. The series had been dead for some years by the time I got into it and all the recent developments have been like a dream come true. I don't even think pictures or fancy bells and whistles are really necessary; the Fabled Lands are so vivid, I could see everything so clearly in my mind. Although, it would be really cool to see them made into an RPG style video game. It would kick Skyrim's ass!Prophet-of-Ganjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06264623351842434837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-15050412172272165012012-09-24T11:59:20.348+01:002012-09-24T11:59:20.348+01:00I think the guy to edit those would be Andrew Wrig...I think the guy to edit those would be Andrew Wright. He's a bigger authority on Fabled Lands than Jamie and I these days. But he's pretty busy with his gamebooks for Tin Man, I think.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-23536895295547027612012-09-24T06:05:12.955+01:002012-09-24T06:05:12.955+01:00My copies of FL 5 and 6 arrived the other day and ...My copies of FL 5 and 6 arrived the other day and I'm very happy. I hope my Amazonian dollars help to get parts 7-12 happening someday. Interesting to hear about the 'fanfic' 7 and 9. If you and Jaimie were to acquire the rights and give them some editing I wouldn't have a problem with it. If they're well written it gives a good boost to finishing the set.Questbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533422997911138615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-74865855463398565092012-09-16T15:14:26.522+01:002012-09-16T15:14:26.522+01:00That's true about Kindle Active Content not be...That's true about Kindle Active Content not being available outside the USA. Not much we can do about that except that hope Amazon extends it to Europe soon. As for dice - well, personally I don't see any sense in keeping dice in app versions of gamebooks. I put that alongside rustling paper sound effects and curling page anims as a pointless carry-over of a feature that belongs to a different medium. But that decision is up to Spirit, not me. I'll certainly suggest that if they're having dice they should include a cheat option :-)Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-30262009575866641432012-09-16T14:45:14.779+01:002012-09-16T14:45:14.779+01:00Great news re: Spirit coding for Kindle. Two cavea...Great news re: Spirit coding for Kindle. Two caveats 1) The UK Kindle doesn't handle Apps yet. B) if you were to make one with dice rolling built in I think there should be a facility to manually enter results, as this would allow ppl to fudge their rolls if they wanted, not everyone wants to play by the official rules :-) AndyBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-33571648820567582602012-09-16T12:06:52.032+01:002012-09-16T12:06:52.032+01:00Yes, when the publishers made the decision to rele...Yes, when the publishers made the decision to release Frankenstein on iOS only, they probably didn't realize how annoying that would be to owners of Kindles, Android tablets, etc. Once you've chosen an ereader, you're locked in and it makes no sense at all for publishers to ignore segments of the market, even if iOS happens to be the biggest (in apps, not ebooks, obviously).Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-14662181938288258032012-09-16T10:51:50.614+01:002012-09-16T10:51:50.614+01:00Well I think you're right, Kindle is a huge pl...Well I think you're right, Kindle is a huge platform for interactive fiction: I have already read some gamebooks on it and many others often come out, so it's been quite sad not to see a Kindle version of Frankenstein as soon as it was released for iOS. I hope that when Frankenstein is available for Kindle, many other gamebook fans will be able to read it... and I will surely be among them. :)kingfedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194624628738400508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-88888345330128132492012-09-15T23:56:28.919+01:002012-09-15T23:56:28.919+01:00I think there is a lot from IF that can be brought...I think there is a lot from IF that can be brought to game-Kindle-app-books. I am intrigued as to why Fabled Lands has not been released on Kindle? Surely it wouldn't be too hard to add in hyperlinks, and whilst I don't know much about the economics of Kindle books it would cut out the cost of the printing. The only issue I can foresee apart from publishing rights issues would be where to display the pics. It might work better if each entry had a page to itself with text and any linked pics. AndyBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-22712715843495065572012-09-15T18:12:09.492+01:002012-09-15T18:12:09.492+01:00Sounds like Fabled Lands stories are getting famou...Sounds like Fabled Lands stories are getting famous enough to be realized as games by big companies ^^Nathanael Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08737095136985792716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-11777081704870207372012-09-11T11:16:59.906+01:002012-09-11T11:16:59.906+01:00Thank you! These resources will help greatly! Thank you! These resources will help greatly! Fabled Lands Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-49000310900542894002012-09-11T09:22:55.256+01:002012-09-11T09:22:55.256+01:00A good place to start is Stuart Lloyd's blog. ...A good place to start is Stuart Lloyd's blog. He has a whole bunch of excellent posts about how gamebooks are put together:<br />http://virtualfantasies.blogspot.co.uk/<br /><br />Of course, a lot depends on the kind of gamebook you want to write. Inkle's site discusses ten different approaches here:<br />http://www.inklestudios.com/archives/790<br />and you could use their Inklewriter system if you want. (Contrary to assumptions, I didn't use it for Frankenstein, I just wrote the text and logic directly in Word, but don't try that at home.)<br /><br />Emily Short writes on the cutting edge of interactive fiction. To some tastes she may come across as overly academic, but if you're writing interactive fiction in 2012 it's important to recognize that the old game-challenge angle has been pretty much superseded by videogames, which is why I made Frankenstein about consequence and character instead of "solving the plot". That's what interests me about IF these days, although lots of people bought Ian Livingstone's latest dungeon bash so maybe there's life in the old skool approach yet.<br /><br />Having said all that, the best way to learn, as with all writing, is to jump in and do it. That way you learn what works, rather than just being told by somebody else. Good luck.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-71175856661577502812012-09-11T05:32:44.829+01:002012-09-11T05:32:44.829+01:00I actually have a question about writting these bo...I actually have a question about writting these books. I started to write a book similar in style to Fabled Lands. I was wondering if there was a resource you could direct me to or a previous blog post maybe I haven't seen that may provide insight and/or advice tor writting such books. Anything you can suggest would be immensely helpful!Fabled Lands Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-35138786981515524772012-09-10T09:17:07.438+01:002012-09-10T09:17:07.438+01:00The version I saw has only your name on the title ...The version I saw has only your name on the title page, Mitch, so whoever else contributed is being bashful. (I'm just guessing that Karl Craig wrote some of it because his name is on the file properties.)<br /><br />Gamebooks do take a certain kind of mindset. Jamie and I used to dash them off in 3 or 4 months each, but if I were to write one these days it'd take much longer - if I could do it at all.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-77775744919281882602012-09-10T08:33:40.414+01:002012-09-10T08:33:40.414+01:00I guess I'll buy the apps to up the chance of ...I guess I'll buy the apps to up the chance of seeing books 7-12, but I can't say I'm particularly thrilled. The books are about 1000x (approximately) better than the apps. And I like apps. I just didn't love the fable lands apps. I don't suppose Spirit are going to change the way they work? I liked the artwork well enough, but somehow the rest just didn't feel right.Tim Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860866923288019368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-73329298610177004292012-09-10T08:28:18.756+01:002012-09-10T08:28:18.756+01:00Wow - weird to see my name pop up here! I do vague...Wow - weird to see my name pop up here! I do vaguely remember writing some of that, though it must have been years and years ago now, when I was around 16 or 17. I only did about 50 paras (the river section) and I had no idea someone else had written the whole book. I presume, since you mentioned me, that they included what I wrote.<br /><br />I think the reason I stopped was that it was such a daunting prospect, and that I knew it could never compare with anything you'd written. Definitely gave me a better understanding of what a monumental task it is to write any gamebook, let alone one as complex and linked as Fabled Lands.Mitchhttp://www.grubstreethack.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-30011609682262171812012-09-09T19:05:31.527+01:002012-09-09T19:05:31.527+01:00I did that and now I have it, thanks!I did that and now I have it, thanks!wanderernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-9871700666623865502012-09-08T23:00:45.201+01:002012-09-08T23:00:45.201+01:00wanderer - sign up (it's free), upload a docum...wanderer - sign up (it's free), upload a document, any document (such as a character sheet) and it will then give you free access to all downloads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-68727956031112442152012-09-08T18:00:04.577+01:002012-09-08T18:00:04.577+01:00Why is the fan made fabled lands 9 not free to dow...Why is the fan made fabled lands 9 not free to download, scribd wants me to pay. wanderernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-65896891676579929782012-09-08T16:00:39.380+01:002012-09-08T16:00:39.380+01:00Definitely. There's a lot of talent out there ...Definitely. There's a lot of talent out there and I expect that many of the guys on the Yahoo group have a more thorough (even encyclopaedic) knowledge of the FL world than Jamie and I do these days.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-25087046517330927682012-09-08T15:04:23.582+01:002012-09-08T15:04:23.582+01:00Does that mean that - if in a farer future it woul...Does that mean that - if in a farer future it would come to publish volumes 7 to 12 - you would rely on those fanmade books and?Pawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275496466051175539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-55355883306806361892012-09-08T14:58:48.314+01:002012-09-08T14:58:48.314+01:00Is it possible to become a beta tester? I just bou...Is it possible to become a beta tester? I just bought my nexus 7 und was doing some googling on making the Fabled Lands Java-App executable on Android (sadly, I don't think it's possible) - so, if you need input/feedback and devotion, I would be happy to serve you both :DPawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275496466051175539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-30786832755257930232012-09-08T13:58:18.499+01:002012-09-08T13:58:18.499+01:00Now I will definitely buy all apps.Now I will definitely buy all apps.Alexandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-35111888398729315962012-09-08T13:15:17.657+01:002012-09-08T13:15:17.657+01:00I did say "hopefully" in time for Christ...I did say "hopefully" in time for Christmas... But there will be at least the first six next year, and twelve if I can help it.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.com