The Dungeon of Abkadev
Deep within a mountain dungeon of this or some other realm lies a tome so powerful that few who have gazed upon it have lived to tell the tale. A dungeon created by an eldritch mind so devious¸ it is unknown even to you: the erudite apprentice of an equally eldritch mind.
In this solo adventure gamebook¸ you take on the role of the wizard M'Nop's capable apprentice. Your task is to infiltrate the maze-like dungeon of the mad wizard Abkadev. Face cannibal guards¸ fungi of every deadly description and more as you work your way to the heart of the dungeon and the Tome of Vyzx!
This is my first "One Hour Dungeon" - a series of short 100-passage gameb ooks that feature the plot of a winner of the One Page Dungeon Contest remixed in gamebook form with an adaptation of a classic gamebook rule system.
The Dungeon of Abkadev is based on a 2016 OPD grand prize winner of the same name. It's an old-school dungeon crawl¸ so of course the Fighting Fantasy rule system was chosen! In particular¸ DoA uses a close adaptation of the Fighting Fantasy rules found in the Citadel of Chaos by Steve Jackson.
The original map by Maezar was closely adhered to¸ although it isn't exactly the same. Of course¸ some details were fleshed out¸ and a couple rooms just couldn't fit into the 100 passages. Though the writer was not so cruel as to stock the dungeons with the instant-death passages early gamebooks were rife with¸ there is an emphasis on particularly nasty death scenes¸ however. All totally avoidable providing you're smart¸ prepared¸ or lucky!
This gamebook has everything you need to play a classic gamebook dungeon crawl except a pencil¸ paper¸ two six-sided dice¸ and your imagination!
Here are some details:
- 40 pages¸ 15000 words
- roughly 10mb file size¸ 90dpi
- printable 8.5 x 11 inch PDF
- download for free or pay what you think it's worth
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