tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post1107065741750643745..comments2024-03-29T07:35:51.362+00:00Comments on Fabled Lands: The Apocalypse is going to take a little longerDave Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-36109362012225840152018-10-07T12:56:30.339+01:002018-10-07T12:56:30.339+01:00Thanks, Sam. I do keep tinkering with the manuscri...Thanks, Sam. I do keep tinkering with the manuscript of Book 5 from time to time. There's a lot of work needed to make it playable, but hopefully I'll get it done eventually.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-9362581075310222412018-10-07T05:27:14.883+01:002018-10-07T05:27:14.883+01:00Dave.
I was born in the Middle East and as a ch...Dave. <br /><br />I was born in the Middle East and as a child I loved your 1-4 when they came but I never managed to get book 5 until I moved to the US and eBay came around. I bought the 5th book off eBay for about $100 about 15 years later. Now I noticed the reprints and bought the 4 reprints. I am still hoping someday you’ll reprint the 5th. Sam.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07312086530567776352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-69388216355680433462018-08-22T08:46:39.324+01:002018-08-22T08:46:39.324+01:00It's always just the lack of free time, Michae...It's always just the lack of free time, Michael. If and when I have a month with nothing to do...Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-6484050647625220312018-08-21T01:10:51.272+01:002018-08-21T01:10:51.272+01:00Any updates on a possible Kickstarter for Book 5?Any updates on a possible Kickstarter for Book 5?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07421456030671200511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-73225498952828234732018-05-23T11:34:57.645+01:002018-05-23T11:34:57.645+01:00Oh, excellent news, many thanks for taking the tim...Oh, excellent news, many thanks for taking the time to reply!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489576798891867142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-32301319285868589032018-05-21T19:34:18.476+01:002018-05-21T19:34:18.476+01:00Hi Melissa - it's really amazing to hear that ...Hi Melissa - it's really amazing to hear that your daughter loves the books. I never thought 30+ years ago that so many generations would appreciate them. If she introduces them to her daughter in a few decades' time then I'll feel my work is done :-)<br /><br />I have recently been thinking of using Kickstarter to fund the rewriting of book 5 as it should have been. I just need to clear enough free time now to run the Kickstarter!Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-69330601530943699592018-05-21T19:30:00.789+01:002018-05-21T19:30:00.789+01:00Hi Adrian -- the quick answer is yes. I added one ...Hi Adrian -- the quick answer is yes. I added one spell and clarified some rules points in the reprints, but they are still fully compatible with the original book 5. Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-5381324716424002942018-05-21T14:48:04.281+01:002018-05-21T14:48:04.281+01:00Hi Dave,
Just a quick question: I've bought t...Hi Dave,<br /><br />Just a quick question: I've bought the first four books in the Blood Sword series (the reprints), and only realised after the fact that a fifth book existed. Poking around for a bit on the World Wide Wait (as it used to be called when all we had was a snail-slow dial-up connection) brought me to this page. I read your post and was merely wondering whether I can play the four reprinted books and the original Walls of Spyte, which I managed to acquire a few weeks ago at a very decent price.<br /><br />Many thanks for your time and help!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br /><br /><br />AdrianAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489576798891867142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-91627883374452963092018-04-30T07:18:49.715+01:002018-04-30T07:18:49.715+01:00Hi Dave,
I'm just another gamer who has been p...Hi Dave,<br />I'm just another gamer who has been playing Blood Sword with a party of adventurers including my 7 year old daughter who absolutely loves it. Her face fills with awe and dread and I love being that evil kind of mum as I read / voice act the excellent narrative from your books. It's the perfect step towards the more complicated dice-rolling systems and is giving my daughter a lovely intro to he world of RPG type games. Anyway, this is yet another query to ask - what are the chances of Book 5 getting republished these days? The original, first edition is far too expensive for me! I'm happy to accept that Book 4 is the end though and I totally appreciate what you are saying above. <br />I've also tried your Fabled lands series but tried to 'wing' it by taking a party through (as opposed to a solo player) -It has such great descriptive text and I really like your efforts to make a half way house, sprawling epics between classic Choose Your Own Adventures and full-on, and at times rather complicated, D&D. I first played Blood Sword over 25 years ago and it's a delight to be replaying it again! :) Thanks! MelissaMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14085099929040503007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-21901810810189743732018-03-14T12:18:06.102+00:002018-03-14T12:18:06.102+00:00Hi Milen -- there's nothing to beat working wi...Hi Milen -- there's nothing to beat working with a bunch of talented, imaginative, passionate game developers, is there? I hope they like Blood Sword and I look forward to some no-holds-barred feedback! And the thought that I have been one of your inspirations makes me very proud indeed.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-4543528139974046872018-03-13T22:53:45.551+00:002018-03-13T22:53:45.551+00:00Hi Dave, I had all the 5 books in Bulgarian when I...Hi Dave, I had all the 5 books in Bulgarian when I was a kid back in my home city Burgas in the 90s. We loved them. I had a collection of around 110 gamebooks and my Blood Sword books were the star of the show. Now 25 years later after goind to france to study game design and creating my game company (www.ryseupstudios.com) I bought them and started again. Introduced them to my fellow game developers and they love it so far (ofcourse, never doubted). We will do all 5 books and I will get back to you with my feedback. Thank you for inspiring me to do what I do today!M23Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02769805494187705847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-24865703420763761192017-09-02T13:51:06.362+01:002017-09-02T13:51:06.362+01:00I did look at it again recently, but my heart sank...I did look at it again recently, but my heart sank at the editing work I'd have to do. Not even for a revision, I mean, but just to correct the places where it's assumed the reader is playing solo. Neither Oliver nor Jamie were very familiar with Blood Sword, seeing as I wrote 99% of the first four books, so they can be forgiven for forgetting it was intended for 1-4 players. But now I'd need to fix that and it's not a simple task.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-81444198727269633082017-09-02T13:43:56.804+01:002017-09-02T13:43:56.804+01:00Thanks! I think it works best if you just think of...Thanks! I think it works best if you just think of Blood Sword as ending after 4 books. I'm glad your younger self was able to read those.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-51436941761022844932017-09-01T18:25:21.819+01:002017-09-01T18:25:21.819+01:00Hi Dave, I just want to chime in and say thank you...Hi Dave, I just want to chime in and say thank you for the wonderful Blood sword game series. I was in Asia at the time and bought the first 4 books in my young teenage years, but spent many years later searching for the 5th book, to no avail. It is only recently I found the 5th book online, and it was disappointing read. <br />I read the above and understand why you wouldn't rewrite the 5th book, and I respect that. I just want to thank you for the many wonderful memories of reading your first 4 books and having a blast.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725003936897171113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-82332060310774950772017-06-06T00:13:25.063+01:002017-06-06T00:13:25.063+01:00Hello there. Is there any chance there is a date s...Hello there. Is there any chance there is a date set for Walls of Spyte to be published again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-79796103878097542352015-07-22T14:55:47.399+01:002015-07-22T14:55:47.399+01:00Thanks, Kin!Thanks, Kin!Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-64021250091680136322015-07-20T19:07:18.537+01:002015-07-20T19:07:18.537+01:00WOAH! What a blast from the past! I just wanted to...WOAH! What a blast from the past! I just wanted to say that the Blood Sword series was THE single most memorable gamebook series from my childhood, due to the wonderful atmosphere and varied fantastical scenarios. I share your anti-dungeon sentiment.<br /><br />I will definitely snap up the entire set when Book 5 is released. I would also be interested in any "Director's Cut" version you release at a later date. <br /><br />Thank-you for the happy gaming memories.<br /><br />KinKinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-43598314972217140192015-07-08T20:34:00.708+01:002015-07-08T20:34:00.708+01:00Hi Dave,
Happy to hear that The Serpent King'...Hi Dave,<br /><br />Happy to hear that The Serpent King's Domain Kickstarter is going well. I just pledged for the hardcover edition. I have a strange feeling your fans would absolutely fund a Walls of Spyte Kickstarter. Separately, I really enjoyed the Frankenstein Inkle app. Hope that your fans might enjoy some new writing of yours in book form in the near future as well.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />JeremyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-91554106400810553192015-03-24T16:22:07.004+00:002015-03-24T16:22:07.004+00:00I've been waiting twenty years for fans to com...I've been waiting twenty years for fans to complete the Fabled Lands series, but apart from a couple of determined souls it doesn't look like the community as a whole is ready to pitch in :-)<br /><br />As the problem with Blood Sword 5 is that there are three clashing visions in there, I'm not sure that the solution is to invite a hundred people to each contribute a piece. Paul Gresty did offer to rewrite it all from my notes. He's the last son of Krypton, I swear.<br /><br />As for using Kickstarter to pay Paul (and/or whoever) for the writing & editing - well, I'm not sure that Blood Sword has enough fans out there for that to work. They're dedicated, but they're few in number. But let's review that after the Kickstarter for The Serpent King's Domain.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-82679765652553505012015-03-23T14:58:02.777+00:002015-03-23T14:58:02.777+00:00I have been silently reading this thread for a cou...I have been silently reading this thread for a couple of months now but have been too lazy to post anything. While I am for a rewrite to fix all of the inconsistencies before I read the series for this first time, it sounds like "The Walls Of Spyte" (TWoS) is going to be reissued as-is due to time constraints and personal preference on Dave's part. That is his perogative and I can see the logic in it. He has said that he is happy with the small bit he contributed to TWoS and forcing him to rewrite the book with a storyline he is not very enthusiastic about (he has stated he has never been big into the destined savior[s] of the world theme) could lead to an unsatisfying result. This is fine, I can live with it, and will probably purchase the "Blood Sword" series eventually.<br /><br />However, commenting without suggesting a solution seems rather pointless to me so I came up with a crazy idea. If Dave is content with the 10% he wrote, why not stick with that? Keep the 10% Morris ending but have people contribute their own individual sections, keep and tweak the ones that fit best into the conceived revised storyline, and put it all together in a new version. Based on this board, it sounds like you might have a bunch of hardcore "Blood Sword" veterans who would be willing to try their hand at their own section and pitch into the lead-up to the final battle. Maybe make it a contest. I have not read any "Blood Sword" so I would eliminate myself based on my inexperience with the specifics of the complete series and tone (well, isn't that convenient, Mr. Full-Of-Ideas-But-Don't-Help-Out?). Now this may end up being a lot more work than one person writing the book themself but Dave would probably have a better sense about that than anyone. Maybe this is a dream project. Hey, I said it was crazy.<br /><br />Oh yeah, has anybody mentioned this as a potential Kickstarter project yet? : )Roustaboutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-28717017002316503542015-01-17T14:16:39.472+00:002015-01-17T14:16:39.472+00:00I doubt that Megara will be issuing a paperback ed...I doubt that Megara will be issuing a paperback edition, but possibly David Walters himself will. You could try contacting him on Twitter: @DavidWaltersxDave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-18811798034943279362015-01-16T20:23:07.731+00:002015-01-16T20:23:07.731+00:00WOTT 0 has been available in paperback from Create...WOTT 0 has been available in paperback from Createspace since April 2014 (ISBN-10 1499106122, ISBN-13 978-1499106121). I'm still waiting for Book 7 though, as that's only available in hardback so far.Sir Ollinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-90770128968416546042015-01-13T03:01:38.194+00:002015-01-13T03:01:38.194+00:00Thanks for the clarification. I think I did see WO...Thanks for the clarification. I think I did see WOTT 7 on Megara's site, but as a hardcover it wouldn't match the rest of the books I planned to get. I was hoping for a paperback release, and it's too bad you can't do that, but oh well. In this case, I might get WOTT 1-6 and wait on getting 0 until 7 comes out in paperback, if it ever does. Since 0 and 7 were kind of bonuses, going beyond the original series, I'm less concerned about missing out on them than the original books 1-6.<br /><br />If the one other Golden Dragon book isn't planned for re-release, it's good to know that. That means the reissue series is effectively complete now, so there isn't much point in continuing to wait for another book. I'll get the series when convenient. And anyway, should that last Golden Dragon book end up being reissued in the future, I could always get it then.<br /><br />Since Blood Sword 5 is planned for a spring release, maybe I'll make one big purchase when it comes out: Blood Sword 5, WOTT 1-6 (and maybe 0), and the five Golden Dragon reissues. That should work out well for me, I think.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851682885805451236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-16735715277754883432015-01-12T09:10:32.173+00:002015-01-12T09:10:32.173+00:00There is going to be at least one more WOTT book, ...There is going to be at least one more WOTT book, Redeemer, written by David Walters. That's published in hardcover by Megara Entertainment (I think it's already available) but Fabled Lands Publishing don't have the rights so there won't be a paperback, not from us anyway.<br /><br />As for the other Golden Dragon book - we have no plans to release that in the foreseeable future, but you never know.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-73528083931315760502015-01-12T04:51:20.843+00:002015-01-12T04:51:20.843+00:00Ah, that's good. Print-on-demand will let cus...Ah, that's good. Print-on-demand will let customers get the books whenever they want, and I'd assume there are benefits for you as well (like no extra, unsold books to worry about). As I understand it, The Way of the Tiger and the Golden Dragon series each have one more book to come (a new sequel for the former, a reissue for the latter), so I figured I'd just wait for them to be complete and then buy the full series. And I do prefer real, physical books, at least for gamebooks, so I'm glad yours will continue to be available that way; it gives me time to pick up the books I want when it's most convenient for me to do so. Thanks.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851682885805451236noreply@blogger.com