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Post by kurz81 on Jun 13, 2019 19:46:05 GMT
My favorite is The Curse of Naar (lw20) , by far the most epic book. Nice balanced game play, great story and just simply badass moments running alone against the whole realm of evil... The only books that can rival this masterpiece are lw11 (probably the hardest book of the saga), lw12 (going alone against the realm of darkness) and LW30 (for nostalgic reasons and many surprises).
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Post by Rusty Radiator on Jun 25, 2019 4:03:04 GMT
I loved the epic feel of 11, 12 and 20, but gamewise they were totally linear, completely railroading you in the awesome climax. Totally disagree with everyone that picked 18- I liked the idea of it, but reread it dispassionately- about 80% is set in Eldenora! So not as grand a sweep as it first appears....
<Edit>just realised I already posted on this Thread, lol
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Post by joe101 on Jul 7, 2019 3:45:55 GMT
Book 6 is my personal favorite simply because it's the one that drew me into the series and ever since that day in 1987, there has been no looking back.
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Post by wisestrider on Jul 22, 2019 1:26:46 GMT
Just read Book 30.
It's right up there but wouldn't say favourite off a first read.
Chasm of Doom is probably my favourite overall. I think it's mainly due to the mystery element making the plot stand out. There isn't really another book like it in terms of that feel of investigating missing gold shipments.
Most other books your main goal is fixed very early on and doesn't change as the story progresses.
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Post by Lucy Van Pelt on Jul 23, 2019 8:40:17 GMT
I simply love Jungle of Horrors Book 8. U have two paths to choose. One will lead u to the Ferry House where u get lots of potions while the other enters you in a math competition with lots of LUNE to be won!!
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Post by Lucy Van Pelt on Jul 23, 2019 11:23:27 GMT
My favorite is The Curse of Naar (lw20) , by far the most epic book. Nice balanced game play, great story and just simply badass moments running alone against the whole realm of evil... The only books that can rival this masterpiece are lw11 (probably the hardest book of the saga), lw12 (going alone against the realm of darkness) and LW30 (for nostalgic reasons and many surprises). Alone u infiltrated the foul domain and caused annihilation to the entire realm of darkness. Too preposterous to think that lone wolf himself is enough to cause the destruction.
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Post by jmisno1 on Jul 23, 2019 11:43:45 GMT
For me its Book 21 as its the only book I ever played that I never used a guide for even the 1st time
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Post by Lucy Van Pelt on Jul 23, 2019 12:12:02 GMT
For me its Book 21 as its the only book I ever played that I never used a guide for even the 1st time Did u manage to get all the three jewels? One of them is Siyen Crown.
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Post by jmisno1 on Jul 23, 2019 12:54:59 GMT
For me its Book 21 as its the only book I ever played that I never used a guide for even the 1st time Did u manage to get all the three jewels? One of them is Siyen Crown. Yeah but only by pure luck
Also meant to put needed not used
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Post by Lucy Van Pelt on Jul 23, 2019 13:00:31 GMT
Did u manage to get all the three jewels? One of them is Siyen Crown. Yeah but only by pure luck
Also meant to put needed not used
That's nice. I read till LW23 before I stopped playing LW. After dying at the section by having the stone dagger, I gave up.
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Post by nathant on Aug 27, 2019 18:23:47 GMT
Probably DAWN OF THE DRAGONS (BOOK 18). This book is so freaking epic. The first part of the book is a nice adventure down memory lane; there are lots of familiar characters and places in this adventure. You start on the other side of the world from Summerlund and have you travel back home to save the new order of the Kai from destruction. If you've played all the books up until this one, you'll pass a lot of familiar territory and characters. The second part of the book is Flight from the Dark in reverse. You, Captain D'Val and a regiment of cavalry, travel through the woods to the monastery (nearly the same path you take to Holmgard in FftD), fighting Naar's minions along the way. The fight to defend the monastery itself is reminiscent of the fight at the beginning of the CE of FftD. At the end of the book, you have to best an army of evil dragons and lavas and destroy the shadowgate, action-movie-hero-style. This is probably the easiest book in the GM series (so far, anyway), and it's pretty linear at spots, but it's so awesome that I don't mind at all. Joe Dever said himself in an interview, "My favorite one to read is Dawn of the Dragons, book 18, as I consider this to be the quintessential Lone Wolf adventure.", and I agree. I do love Dawn of the Dragons I just wish it weren't so dang linear!
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Post by nathant on Aug 27, 2019 18:27:43 GMT
"Favourite book of all time" is a really tough question given that you're picking from 30! Whenever I do a run-through, I always like 8-10 best, as Gnaag has taken over and, over the course of the 3 books, shows his cunning and worth as an opponent. As a young-un, I always felt the series should have ended at 12 books, in which case the return of Vonotar and the destruction of Helgedad wrapped the whole thing up in a very satisfying way. I think the continuation from 13 onwards takes away from my enjoyment of Book 12, particularly given how linear it is. Anyway, back to the question, for me it has to be Shadow on the Sand. The descriptions of the setting are so vivid, the chase across Barrakeesh is timeless, and the Indiana Jones-style second half is really rewarding. Great, great book. I would absolutely agree that Shadow on the Sand is my favourite and that book also has a lot of nostalgia value for me as it was my favourite book as a wee lad.
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Post by khnud on Oct 8, 2019 20:54:40 GMT
Caverns of Kalte, Chasm of Doom and Dungeons Of Torgar were my favourites when I read books 1 - 12 back in the 80's. Mainly due to the fact that you could play them several times over and find many different ways of achieving your goal. The "new" books (books 13+, I didn't discover these until PA a few years ago) were far too linear for my liking, and the huge inflation in combat skill is annoying. A drunken thug more powerful than Darklord Haakon? Sorry, but nope, that just doesn't do it for me.
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Post by Roark on Oct 17, 2019 18:04:38 GMT
#2 FotW The first one I owned. In terms of storytelling in strict sense.
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Post by GhostofLandar on Oct 17, 2019 19:35:04 GMT
My favorite is The Curse of Naar (lw20) , by far the most epic book. Nice balanced game play, great story and just simply badass moments running alone against the whole realm of evil... The only books that can rival this masterpiece are lw11 (probably the hardest book of the saga), lw12 (going alone against the realm of darkness) and LW30 (for nostalgic reasons and many surprises). Alone u infiltrated the foul domain and caused annihilation to the entire realm of darkness. Too preposterous to think that lone wolf himself is enough to cause the destruction. You don't destroy any realm at all. You simply have the secret name for Nza'pok and the Kunae, a magic book written by someone (or something) that has traversed the realms before, and you do (depending on your choice) defeat Huan'zhor and you do have to defeat Zantaz but you don't destroy the Plane of Darkness.
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