5e Solo Gamebooks

NEWSBYTE: “Ice Gift Hunt”; 5e solo “Shipwrecked” and more from Hosted Games.

Several online gamebooks have recently been released – but there are also some new additions to 5e, all of which are covered in this newsbyte. Shipwrecked is an interactive narrative solo adventure for level 1 5e characters. It is written by Blaise Wigglesworth with art by Anja Svare. Barely surviving a storm at sea, a …

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Gamebook playthroughs – Part 2

Following on from our earlier article about Fighting Fantasy playthroughs, here’s a broader selection of audio and video adventures covering many different series (including more Fighting Fantasy), from classics such as Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf gamebooks to modern role-playing solos for D&D 5th Edition and Call of Cthulhu. The Dark Eye [Ulisses International] Ulisses International …

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September ROUND-UP: Dungeons, labyrinths and catacombs

It’s been yet another busy month for interactive fiction, with many interesting releases recently hitting retail outlets or seeking finance via crowdfunding. We’ve gathered together a wide variety of books, digital games, board games and more to tempt you – surely something for both young and old, and every taste and wallet! • • •Savage …

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August ROUND-UP: Mystery, monsters and murder

Another bumper round-up this month, covering multiple genres, platforms and products, and diverse styles of adventurous play. Will YOU test your deductive abilities to solve a mystery, visit a steampunk Paris or participate in a live action thriller? We have news of games, tools, art and tomes of information – something to please anyone seeking …

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MAY ROUND-UP: Choose your next IF fix!

We’ve compiled a bumper round-up article this month, featuring a wide assortment of printed gamebooks recently released or coming soon, a couple of online games that are FREE to play, some very interesting video games, a pdf D&D adventure, and an Advanced Fighting Fantasy sourcebook for fans of FF. • • •Nemesis of the Nin …

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MARCH ROUND-UP: new releases

This month’s round-up features a new D&D adventure from the very popular 5e Solo Gamebooks series, an indie app about love and fate, two interactive novels from Choice of Games, and a time-travelling adventure in a haunted house.   The Tortured Land 5e Solo Gamebooks has released The Tortured Land, the fourth in their series …

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FEBRUARY ROUND-UP: new and coming soon

The new year is certainly well underway so it’s time to catch up on a few recent releases, together with some interesting news regarding new projects and old favourites. Graphic Novel Adventures Van Ryder Games has revealed the cover artwork for the upcoming second season of their Graphic Novel Adventures visual gamebooks: Sherlock and Moriarty …

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The Saviour of Sharn – An Eberron Solo Adventure

5e Solo Gamebooks has released The Saviour of Sharn – a Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition adventure set in the World of Eberron – a magical setting of swashbuckling action, greed and conflict, deep intrigue and great mysteries. Aimed at Level 4 players, this 279-section gamebook features 5e mechanics without the need for a Dungeon …

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JULY ROUND-UP: newly released and coming soon

A late round-up article this month, however, the delay has beneficially allowed us to feature a few more titles! Plenty here for gamers seeking all types of interactive fiction – old, reimagined classics and continuing series in both print and digital, and new adventures featuring various game systems.   Fighting Fantasy Classics: Trial of Champions …

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MAY ROUND-UP: new and upcoming

Choice of Games: The Road to Canterbury The Road to Canterbury is a 175,000-word interactive medieval adventure novel by Kate Heartfield, where your choices control the story. Enter the medieval world of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, where your journey, and the stories you tell, will change history. The Hundred Years’ war is heating up: will you …

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Tables of Doom: 5E Solo Adventuring

5e Solo Gamebooks have released a new type of solo adventuring, and unlike their previous gamebooks (The Death Knight’s Squire and Tyrant of Zhentil Keep), Tables of Doom uses a free-form game system that relies on dice rolls and tables (hence the name) to randomly generate monsters, traps, clues, encounters, secret doors and loot. Final …

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Tyrant of Zhentil Keep

5e Solo Gamebooks has now released Tyrant of Zhentil Keep, its second solo adventure for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition. Written by Paul Bimler, this 160+ page adventure is designed for one 3rd-level Player Character of any race or class, without a DM. Tyrant of Zhentil Keep continues the narrative of The Death Knight’s Squire …

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