The Warlock of Firetop Mountain by Steve Jackson

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is a single-player RPG “choose your own adventure”-style gamebook recently released for the Amazon Kindle. More game than book, the reader controls an adventurer who descends into the dungeon beneath Firetop Mountain to loot the famed treasure of the titular Warlock. While a faithful recreation of the original, the implementation of the combat mechanics on the Kindle has introduced some problems.

 

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