Warlock Magazine Issue 3
From Titannica
| Warlock | |
|---|---|
 Warlock Magazine Issue 3 | |
| Outline | |
| Location: | Titan and various |
| Publication details | |
| Editor(s)-in-Chief: | Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone |
| Editor(s): | Tony Lacey (Penguin Editor) Philippa Dickinson (Desk Editor) |
| Interior Illustrator(s): | Tim Sell, and Dave Eastbury |
| Cover illustrator: | Terry Oakes |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books |
| First published: | December 1984 |
Warlock Magazine Issue 3 notably introduced The House of Hell as a mini-adventure and also contained "The Warlock's Quill" for the first time.
Contents |
[edit] Cover
The cover was by Terry Oakes.
[edit] Contents
[edit] Fighting Fantasy News
This section covered new and upcoming items such as:
[edit] Gamebooks
The books detailed included two first seen in Warlock Magazine i.e. Caverns of the Snow Witch and House of Hell. It also detailed three brand new books, Scorpion Swamp, Talisman of Death for a few months time, and The Rings of Kether to follow that. Interestingly, The Rings of Kether did not follow Talisman of Death as book 12, instead it was published as book 15. This corresponds with The Rings of Kether being advertised as book 12 in the "forthcoming releases" section at the back of the first edition of The Shamutanti Hills. The books to follow book 12 were advertised as Assassin, Freeway Fighter and Temple of Terror. Evidently, Assassin was renamed Space Assassin prior to its release. Sorcery! 3 and 4 were also advertised.
[edit] Fighting Fantasy Collectors' Items
- The Fighting Fantasy Adventure Kit.
- Fighting Fantasy "Monsters" book was advertised (no doubt later renamed Out of the Pit, as well as the production of a The Warlock of Firetop Mountain game, and
- Fighting Fantasy jigsaws featuring the most popular covers. In the end, only two were released.
[edit] PuzzleQuest Books
Both The Tasks of Tantalon and Casket of Souls were advertised as being in production.
[edit] Software
Both The Forest of Doom and The Citadel of Chaos were reported on as just about to be published on the ZX Spectrum 48k and Commodore 64. Darryl Mattocks and Simon Ball were credited as the programmers.
[edit] Dungeons & Dragons
A section in which Mike Brunton explained "the mysteries behind the original Fantasy Role-playing Game", Dungeons & Dragons. There was also a small section on other RPGs including RuneQuest, Traveller and Star Frontiers.
[edit] Out of the Pit
This section reverted to the style of Issue 1, with detailed descriptions of some selected monsters. Those featured were the Prizewinners from Issue 1 and included:
- Doom Demon and Devil Dog (by Andrew Mayo)
- Shadow Monster (by Simon Wood)
- Cave Vampire (by Bruce Newsom)
[edit] The Warlock Quill
This was the introduction of this scetion and it was introduced thus:
“ Each issue we will be publishing a selection of letters sent in from Warlock readers. The Warlock’s Quill is a forum for suggestions, discussions, queries and comments on Fighting Fantasy gamebooks. ”
[edit] The House of Hell
- Main article: The House of Hell
This was shortened version of the gamebook. It came complete with Adventure Sheet, Background, and illustrations that were unique to this version.
[edit] Fighting Fantasy Competition
This was a competition to create a multi-player Fighting Fantasy adventure using the rules system described in Fighting Fantasy - The Introductory Role-Playing Game.
[edit] Fighting Fantasy Boardgame
Market Mayhem was included in this issue and was specifically cited as being the first Fighting Fantasy board game. Designed by Ian Livingstone it could be played by three to fifteen gamers:
“ This adventure is designed to give several players the opportunity to take part in a fast action Fighting Fantasy Role-Playing Game, using unfamiliar characters with unusual objectives. In Market Mayhem many natural enemies are brought together in the marketplace of Port Blacksand - the dreaded City of Thieves. ”
[edit] Monster Crossword
This crossword had answers all revolving around Fighting Fantasy publications.
[edit] Adverts
- The colour advert on the inside front cover was for White Dwarf magazine.
- The back inside cover was an advert for the first seven Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, plus Fighting Fantasy - The Introductory Role-Playing Game. The seven gamebooks were all shown with the green spine and serrated green band across the top of the covers.
- The back cover featured an advert for the three Sorcery! books, called "The Sorcery Epic". These were the Puffin Books versions, with the orange spine and serrated orange band across the top of the covers.
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