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Fabled Lands is a series of fantasy gamebooks written by established gamebook authors Dave Morris and Jamie Thomson and published by Pan Books, a division of Macmillan in the mid s. Originally planned as Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun twelve-book series, only six were released between and before the series was cancelled. The first two books were also printed under the name Quest in the U. Beginning in Julythe makers of Fabled Lands launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund completion of Book Seven; the Kickstarter campaign hit its base target within the first 45 minutes it was online. The first app, Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun on The War-Torn Kingdomincluded new colour art and original coloured in art from Russ Nicholson, and was released on January 20, The second app was released in June, Following Megara's decision to withdraw from app development indigital rights reverted to the authors and the apps were withdrawn from sale. The RPG rules were based on the original rules of the game books but expanded to accommodate an adventuring party in a pen-and-paper roleplaying context, rather than as a gamebook experience for a solo player. The RPG and first of the source books were released in mid The books deviated from other mainstream gamebooks such as the Fighting Fantasy or Lone Wolf series in a number of ways. The most notable of these was the open-ended, free roaming gameplay. Other gamebooks gave the character a linear questwith some leniency in how they went about accomplishing it; when they completed the quest, the gamebook ended. The Fabled Lands series gave the player an entire fantasy world to roam around in, doing whatever they wished with no limits or linearity; there was no set quest and there is no way to "finish" the series unless the player dies. There are hundreds of quests in the six books that were published, of varying lengths. The Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun is free to pursue these at their leisure, or spend their time doing entirely Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun things - wandering, trading, exploring or building up their abilities. Each book contained a different geographic area of the Fabled Lands, and the player could easily travel between regions by switching to another book. The books became increasingly difficult as they progressed, with tougher enemies and harder quests; this was to account for the player becoming more powerful as they went through each book. Although the final six books in the series have never been published or even writtenDave Morris has indicated in the past that he is interested in reviving the series:. I'd love to complete the series. It would take some time to get back into the flow of it, but I still have our very extensive notes. I would think the first step might be to set up books as Web pages and see what kind of interest they generated. This, I think, is a better format for gamebooks now - we are no longer in the era of the printed word. If that worked out, and the net publisher could set up a subscription system, I think Fabled Lands and many other gamebook series could enjoy quite a renaissance. On September 13,Dave Morris indicated that the series had a possible chance of a revival on his blog, saying, in response to a fan query Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun the future of the fabled lands and particularly the book The Serpent King's Domain"My lips are sealed, though I will say that Frank Johnson, the head of Fabled Lands LLP, was throwing those same words around last week. InBook 7 of the series, titled "The Serpent-King's Domain," was funded successfully via a Kickstarter campaign. Series creators Morris and Thomson did not write Book 7, but were involved with the Kickstarter campaign, Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun Thomson appeared in- person in a promotional video for the Kickstarter campaign. Hetley co-produced. Russ Nicholson returned to provide illustrations and Kevin Jenkins returned to create the cover of Book 7. A playable demo of Book 7 was made available to the public for free download via the Kickstarter campaign page. The Fabled Lands system was fairly simple, as with most other gamebooks. The player has six basic attributes:. The player's initial score in each of these six attributes is determined by their chosen profession. There are six different professions to choose from: WarriorMagePriestRogueTroubadour and Wayfarer a wandering traveller, most similar to Rangers in other fantasy systems. The player has opportunities to increase these abilities throughout the books by completing quests. For example, after successfully tracking down a wild boar in a forest, the player can roll two diceand if they score higher than their SCOUTING ability they can increase it by 1. No ability can be raised higher than 12, or drop below 1. When the player is given the opportunity to use an ability, the task is given a Difficulty rating. The player rolls two dice and adds their score in the ability; to succeed in the task, they must score higher than the difficulty. For example, a player wishes to calm down an angry innkeeper. The player would have to roll 7 or higher to succeed. It is possible to obtain "blessings" in various abilities from different shrines and temples, which allow the player to reroll failed ability rolls. These work once only, however, and cost money. Their own Stamina score is given when they begin playing, and can be increased by going up in Rank which gives them 1d6 Stamina. The player's starting Rank is equal to the number of the book they begin in e. The player can increase Rank by performing extremely difficult tasks, such as slaying a dragon or defeating three samurai in unarmed combat the book will Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun the player when they can increase in Rank. The player can carry up to 12 possessions, which are marked in bold text e. The player can carry unlimited amounts of cash. The series feature a number of smaller quests, which can help the player increase their personal might, status and wealth. Set in the land of Sokara, shortly after a civil war in which the king was overthrown in a military coup. This background provides the book's two major quests; the player can choose to either Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun the heir to the throne and his band of partisans regain power, or assist the new leader General Grieve Marlock in crushing the last few pockets of resistance. Other quests involve assassinating the king of Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun rat-men infesting the sewers in the city of Yellowport, looting treasure from the lair of Vayss the Sea Dragon, delivering packages between the druids of the City of Trees and the Forest of Larun, defeating Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun Black Dragon Knight in combat to the death and rescuing a trapped god from the summit of Devil's Peak. Set in the prosperous kingdom of Golnir, wealthy from its rich agriculture. A common complaint readers had about the second book was that it was far more difficult to find quests than in the first book. There are still several major quests, however, including slaying a dragon for the Baroness Ravayne the ruler of Golnirsearching for magical artefacts for the wizard Estragon, bringing to justice a murderer on behalf of his victim's ghost, finding the key of stars to gain access to a treasure filled tomb in the Forest of the Forsaken and making a map of the northern mountains. The quests in the second book have a more whimsical, fairy tale nature to them than those in the first book. This gives Golnir a Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun strong Merry England atmosphere. Set in the Violet Ocean, which separates the northern continent of Harkuna from the southern continent of Ankon-Konu. Travel is severely restricted without a ship, making it a difficult book to start off in, particularly for less experienced gamebook readers. Over the Blood-Dark Sea is also one of the first in the series to feature regular danger - the player is almost always at risk of piratesstorms and even sea monsters. Key quests include assassinating Amcha, king of the pirates, enrolling at a wizard's college in the city of Dweomer to learn magicsearching for buried treasure Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun hidden islands and climbing the enormous mountain on Starspike Island. Set in the Great Steppes, an environment of grasslandsplains and tundra similar to Siberia and Mongolia. Key quests include liberating the Citadel of Veris Corin for the King of Sokara closely linked with quests in The War-Torn Kingdomreleasing the King of Harkuna from his prison underneath the Rimewater closely linked with quests in The Court of Hidden Faces and killing the immortal tyrant Kaschuf based on the legend Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun Koschei the Deathless who rules over the village of Vodhya which requires the player to find and release his soul, hidden on an island in Over The Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun Sea. This was the first book in the series to introduce the concept of a harsh environment - out on the Steppes, the player must make constant SCOUTING rolls in order to find enough food, and on the northern steppes the player loses one point of stamina a day from the cold, unless they have a wolf pelt to keep warm. Set in the nation of Uttaku similar to the Byzantine Empirewhich is occupying the kingdom of Old Harkuna similar to the lands of Arthurian legend. If the player frees the king of Old Harkuna from his prison in The Plains of Howling Darknessthe king can reclaim his land, end the Uttaku occupation and restore prosperity. There is also an abandoned castle in Harkuna which the player can rebuild and claim for himself. Most other major quests involve undertaking tasks for the Uttakin government the titular Court. The book takes its title from Uttaku's court of ruling nobles, who wear elaborate masks as a status symbol and to hide their faces. The king himself is born without a face at all. Set in a land which is an obvious parallel of classical Japan of the Heian period. Much like The War Torn Kingdoma revolution is occurring. The self-proclaimed Shogun Yoritomo has declared himself in charge of the eastern seaboard, while the young Imperial Sovereign Takakura rules the country nominally, with real power being in the hands of the chancellor, Lord Kiyomori, who remains in control of the western seaboard. The country is on the brink of a civil war like Japan during the Genpei War to which the names "Yoritomo" and "Kiyomori" allude. Although the player can undertake quests for both sides of the revolution, the two forces never actually begin war as they do in the first book. Other major quests involving retrieving a tatsu pearl from a great dragon, exploring Kwaidan Forest to learn the secrets of the tenguand venturing into the Black Pagoda. Set in the jungles of the southern continent of Ankon-Konu, a land similar to South America. This book was not published Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun the s, but in after a successful Kickstarter campaign. The spirit realm, Elaz Carnquen, hangs closely over this world, which allows you travel into the spirit realm and engage in spiritual combat using a new value called "Nahual. Quests include activating the titan at Borotek, restoring order at Ruined Tarshesh over who was to blame for its fall, defeating the Serpent King, Namagal which requires some mini-quests on its ownand merging with the verdant spire, which allows dominance over the land itself. This book was never published, but it would have been set in the Desert of Bones, in Ankon-Konu. This presumably would have been the Fabled Lands' equivalent of the Sahara. It also featured the Blue Grasslands, which according to information in the first six books is populated by blue-skinned nomads - descendants of the Uttakin featured in The Court Of Hidden Faces - and tribes like the Golden men and their flying arks. Other locations would have been the City of Stargazers, and the Country of the Hidden Ones - judging from information in the first six books, and the names on the map, it would have been similar to the Himalayan countries of NepalTibet and Bhutan. The phrase 'the lone and level sands' appears in Shelley's poem Ozymandias. This book was never published, but it would have been set as the subtitle implies in the western locations of Chrysoprais and the Sea of Stilts. Chrysoprais presumably would have been very similar to India ; the names on the maps have an Indian flavour for example, the Crimson Fort rather than the Red Fort. Also, a few clues are left in the first six books regarding the culture of Chrysoprais - for example, in the Japanese -inspired land of Akatsurai featured in Lords of the Rising Sunthere is a religion following the "Sage of Peace" which is clearly based on Buddhism. If the player fails in a quest relating to the Sage of Peace, they can travel west to "the saint of Vulture Peak" found in Chrysoprais to seek redemption and enlightenment. This suggests that people in both Chrysoprais and Akatsurai worship the Sage of Peace; in real life, Buddhism originated in India and later spread to Japan. This book was never published, but would have been set in the western lands of Atticala. Atticala was clearly inspired by Ancient Greece ; the map of the Fabled Lands reveals this, as many of the towns have Greek-sounding names and are symbolised by Greek architecture. This book was never published, but was to have been set in the city of Dangor in the mysterious "Forbidden Realm. Very little is known about Dangor, except that it is situated at the top of cliffs hundreds of metres high called "The Golden Cliffs. He recounts of how his ship waited for three days at the bottom of the cliffs, while a mountain climber took their documents to the port authorities above. When all was found to be in order, "grapples were lowered and secured and the whole vessel was winched up to the docks a thousand feet above. Dangor may have been inspired by the near East, as it is symbolized by what appears to be a near Eastern palace on Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun map. This book was never published, but it would have been set in the underworld of the Fabled Lands. Whether the authors intended for this to be a series of caves and caverns or a literal Hell or both is uncertain; there are many entrances to the twelfth book throughout the first six. Some of these are through caves and tunnels, while others are through magical gateways, by falling off the edge of the world in both of these instances the player is told that they will arrive in "Hell"or even board a ship in a celestial harbor. Lords of the Rising Sun (Fabled Lands, # 6) by Dave Morris

Hi there. First off, since a person rarely has a chance to actually thank the people who have had a major influence upon someone's life through their art, I would like to say a big thank you to you and also your contemporaries of the 80s and 90s for filling my childhood with fantastic adventures and for inspiring me to get into role-playing games. I Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun a huge fan of gamebooks when I was young and although I didn't have access to the vast myriad of titles that existed during that time being that the American market didn't publish as many of the titles as were accessible in the U. The Golden Dragon books, Way of the Tiger, Fighting Fantasy and Lone Wolf books kept me company on many a day in my youth and helped spark the creativity inside me which has helped me run role-playing campaigns for over 30 years. That being taken care of I also would like to say that I am amazed at the volume of work that all of you guys put out during that time. Recently I ran across a gamebook at the local used book store and it sparked memories which got me interested in the genre again and so I started my own personal quest to rebuild my collection of gamebooks from that period. My own collection was mostly lost when I embarked upon adulthood and traveled across Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun country. Somewhere along the line most of my old books just disappeared. I still to this day have no idea what happened to them. But of course the secondary market gave me access to all of those old books from my memories and to my absolute astonishment a plethora of titles I never even heard of, among them the Fabled Lands books which apparently were available here in the States but for some reason I never ran across themthe Knightmare books, the Virtual Reality series and the Falcon series. It just blew me away how many more of these books existed than I ever thought, so kudos to you and your friends and competitors for putting out the volume of works that you did. An even better revelation was that gamebooks have made a bit of a comeback recently and there's even a few new ones that have come out. This has been wonderful, especially considering that the secondary market has a tendency to have some steep prices here in the States for those books which never made it across the pond. Collecting those books that I have these past few months has definitely put a big dent in the pocketbook. Seeing these new editions Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun for a fraction of the cost of the originals has made me very happy because it has allowed me to experience some of these wonderful works which I never had a chance to when I was young. To top that, I didn't expect to enjoy them as much as I remembered enjoying them as a child, so when I actually got around to reading a few of my new acquisitions I was happy to be completely wrong about my expectations. I was a bit disappointed to hear that there has been little to no interest in the resurrection of the Falcon gamebooks, although I have been able to track down the first four volumes, numbers five Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun six seem to be exceptionally rare and are priced at insane amounts of money. Hopefully some day down the line there will be enough interest to possibly Kickstarter the rest of the series into production. I would definitely support that. But all of the preceding was not really why I decided to write all of this. They intrigued me because of their level of complexity and the fact that although they were all set in the same world you could read them in any order. After finding a copy of the old oversized Quest edition of "Cities of Gold and Glory" on the secondary market I found out that there were new editions at much cheaper prices than those originals and I picked up a copy of what I thought was "The War-Torn Kingdom" so I could have the first two books at least. After receiving it I got busy and didn't get to opening it up for a read for a few weeks, but when I did, to my absolute astonishment I found that although the cover said it was "The War-Torn Kingdom", the book inside the cover was actually "Over the Blood-Dark Sea"! I was just wondering if you have heard from anyone else who has had this happen to them with any of your books? Wow, that really is a major blunder on Createspace's part. I haven't heard of that happening before, but if you bought it through Amazon you should be able to get a replacement -- unless you want to keep it as a collector's item, that is! Thanks also for your kind words about our gamebooks in general. I know the pain of losing a cherished childhood collection, as I foolishly sold most of my Silver Age comic books at the age of To buy them back now would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. It'll be staying in the collection for sure, at the very least it's a novelty to show people. Having the wrong cover doesn't make the book unplayable so I really don't mind. I ended up getting a refund for it anyway because it was beat up a bit in transit also so I'm not out anything. Besides, it gave me an excuse to visit your site and converse with you. Honestly it made my day. And you are most welcome, it was my pleasure to give Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun where it was due. I look forward to getting the rest of the series soon and playing these through, plus some new ones like the Blood Sword series Falcon not selling many copies this time around is the biggest travesty since, erm, Falcon not selling many copies first time around. Ive read a lot of great reviews of the books, and at least I was able to find the first four. I'm looking forward to reading them for the first time. And hopefully sometime down the line I'll be able to find and afford 5 and 6. For now they seem completely out of reach in both availability and price. In the 80s, I vividly remember my Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun discount bookseller selling stacks of Falcon books for something like 20p each. They had more Lost In Time's than you can Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun a stick at. Oh, the benefit of hindsight. Once I get a decent online coupon, Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun like order those last four through Barnes and Noble. Gamebook store. Friday, 11 May Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun supersize option. Unknown 12 May at DM 13 May at Unknown 13 May at Andy Fletcher 13 May at Unknown 14 May at Andy Fletcher 14 May at Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom. 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To succeed you must roll higher than the Difficulty of the task. Example: You want to calm down Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun angry innkeeper. This means that you would have to roll 5 or more on two dice to succeed. The Difficulty of the roll is equal to the opponents Defence score. The amount you beat the Difficulty by is the number of Stamina points that your opponent loses. Thats pretty much all you need to know. If you have any detailed queries, consult the Adventuring in the Fabled Lands 6 document. Fabled Lands Fabled Lands is unlike any other gamebook series. Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun reason is that you can play the books in any order, coming back to earlier books whenever you wish. You need only one book to start, but by collecting other books in the series you can explore more of this rich fantasy world. Instead of just one single storyline, there are virtually unlimited adventures to be had in the Fabled Lands. All you need is two dice, an eraser and a pencil. If you have already adventured using other Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun in the series, you will know your entry point into this book. Turn to that section now. If this is your first Fabled Lands book, read the rest of the rules before starting at section 1 of Lords of the Rising Sun. You will keep the same adventuring persona throughout Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun books starting out as a 6th Rank wanderer in Lords of the Rising Sun, but gradually gaining in power, wealth and experience throughout the series. Your initial score in each ability ranges from 1 low ability to 8 a high level of ability. Ability Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun will change during your adventure, but you can never have an ability score lower than 1 or higher than Everyone has some strengths and some weaknesses. Your choice of profession determines your initial scores in the six abilities. Keep track of your Stamina score throughout your travels and adventures. You must guard against your Stamina score dropping to zero, because if it does you are dead. Lost Stamina can be recovered by various means, but your Stamina cannot go above its initial score until you advance in Rank. You start with 27 Stamina points. Record your Stamina in pencil on the Adventure Sheet. By completing quests and overcoming enemies, you have the chance to go up in Rank. You will be told during the course of your adventures when you are entitled to advance in Rank. Characters of higher Rank are tougher, luckier and generally better able to deal with trouble. All starting characters in Lords of the Rising Sun begin with a platinum earring but have no money. Possessions are always marked in bold text, like this: gold compass. Anything marked in this way is an item which can be picked up and added to your list of possessions. Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun are limited to carrying a total of 12 items, so if you get more than this you'll have to cross something off your Adventure Sheet. You can carry unlimited sums of money. Every suit of armour you find will have a Defence bonus listed for it. The higher the bonus, the better the armour. You can carry several suits of armour if you wish but because you can wear only one at a time, you only get the Defence bonus of the best armour you are carrying. Write your Defence score on the Adventure Sheet now. You need to roll higher than the enemy's Defence. The amount you roll above the enemy's Defence is the number of Stamina he loses. If the enemy is now down to zero Stamina then he is defeated. Otherwise he will strike back at you, using the same procedure. If you survive, you then get a chance to attack again, and the battle goes on until one of you is victorious. The fight begins with your attack you always get first blow unless told otherwise. Suppose you roll 8 on two dice. This is 5 more than the goblin's Defence, so it loses 5 Stamina. The goblin still has 1 Stamina point left, so it gets to strike back. It rolls 6 on the dice which, added to its Combat of 5, gives a total attack score of When you get a chance to use one of your other abilities, you will be told the Difficulty of the task. You roll two dice and add your score in the ability, and to succeed in the task you must get higher than the Difficulty. Example: You are at the bottom of a cliff. This means you must roll at least 6 on the dice to make the climb. Sometimes you will be told you have acquired a codeword. When this happens, put a tick in the box next to that codeword. If you later lose the codeword, erase the tick. The codewords are arranged alphabetically for each book in the series. In this book, for example, all codewords begin with F. This makes it easy to check if you picked up a codeword from a book you played previously. For instance, you might be asked if you have picked up a codeword in a book you have already adventured in. The letter of that codeword will tell you which. As long as you like! There are many plot strands to follow in the Fabled Lands. Explore wherever you want. Gain wealth, power and prestige. Make friends and foes. Just think of it as real life in a fantasy world. When you need to stop playing, make a note of the entry you are at and later you can just resume at that point. What happens if I'm killed? If you had the foresight to arrange a resurrection deal you'll learn about them laterdeath might not be the end of your career. Otherwise, you can always start adventuring again with a new persona. If Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun do, you'll first have to erase all codewords, ticks and money recorded in the book. What do the maps show? The two black and white maps show the whole extent of the known Fabled Lands. The colour map shows the land of Akatsurai which is covered by this adventure Lords of the Rising Sun. Are some regions of the world more dangerous than others? Generally, the closer you are to civilization the area of Sokara and Golnir Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun in the first two books the easier your adventures will be. Wait until you have reached higher Rank before exploring the wilder regions. Where can I travel in the Fabled Lands? If you journey to the edge Fabled Lands: Lords of the Rising Sun the map in this adventure, you will be guided to another adventure in the series. For example, if you are enslaved by the Uttakin, you will be guided to The Court of Hidden Faceswhich refers to entry in Book 5. What if I don't have the next book? Just turn back. When you do get that book, you can always return and venture onwards. What should I do when travelling on from one book to the next? It's very simple. Make a note of the entry you'll be turning to in the new adventure. Then copy all the information from your Adventure Sheet and Ship's Manifest into the new adventure. Lastly, rub out the Adventure Sheet and Ship's Manifest data in the old adventure so they will be blank when you return there. What about codewords? Codewords report important events in your adventuring life. They 'remember' the places you've been and the people you've met. Do NOT rub out codewords when you are passing from one book to another. Are there any limits on abilities? They can never go lower than 1. If you are told to lose a point off an ability which is already at 1, it stays as it is. Adventuring in the Fabled Lands 3 Are there any limits on Stamina? There is no upper limit. Stamina increases each time you go up in Rank. Wounds will reduce your current Stamina, but not your potential unwounded score. If Stamina ever goes to zero, you are killed.