Fighting Fantasy

[deuxhero]

Since epub includes javascript (at least in modern versions), I wonder how fesible having an automaticlly run version would be in standard epub format. At a minimum, linking to specific paragraphs (you can't really skim in an e-reader, with the best option being to show mini versions of multiple pages at once which to my knowledge is really only practical on a good resolution, so it would be mandatory) and rolling dice for you (trivial with even basic javascript) would be easily doable. Keeping track of your character and determining success might be a bit harder though. There's kindle/android ports, but those are dedicated apps to my knowledge rather than plain old epub files.

 

[skeletonmeister]

Creature of Havoc is a must read FF book where you play as a monster and feast on sweet hobbit flesh.

IIRC that one had an absurd number of insta-deaths

 

[BruceVC]

Creature of Havoc is a must read FF book where you play as a monster and feast on sweet hobbit flesh.

IIRC that one had an absurd number of insta-deaths

Absolutely and it was one of my greatest FF books ever. Do you remember when you learnt how to understand language, brilliant and novel idea for FF books

 

[Erebus]

Creature of Havoc is a must read FF book where you play as a monster and feast on sweet hobbit flesh.

IIRC that one had an absurd number of insta-deaths

The vicious thing about it (and several other Fighting Fantasy books) was that many mistakes were not instantly fatal. You could lose just before the end because you'd missed an object or an information obtainable during the first third of the book.

 

[skeletonmeister]

Creature of Havoc is a must read FF book where you play as a monster and feast on sweet hobbit flesh.

IIRC that one had an absurd number of insta-deaths

The vicious thing about it (and several other Fighting Fantasy books) was that many mistakes were not instantly fatal. You could lose just before the end because you'd missed an object or an information obtainable during the first third of the book.

IIRC the only that had this sort of bullshit was the pirate one where you would get a game over at the very end if you didn't bought an item you could have easily ignored.