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| Language: | English | Publishers: | Armada -- United Kingdom Dell (Laurel Leaf imprint) -- United States | Categories: | Complexity Level : Advanced (Full Game System) Format : Paperback Game System : Character Advancement Game System : Combat Game System : Inventory Management Game System : Magic Game System : Randomization Method : Dice Game System : Scores Genre : Fantasy Genre : Humor Target Age Group : Older Children Writing Style : Present Tense Writing Style : Second Person | Translated Into: | Alla corte di re Artu (Italian) La búsqueda del Grial (Spanish) Grailquest (Czech) Magt og magi (Danish) La Quête du Graal (French) Sara bukkusu doragon fantajii [サラ・ブックスドラゴン・ファンタジー] (Japanese) |
This series casts the reader as Pip, a youth chosen by Merlin to perform quests in the service of King Arthur. The books are notable for a number of reasons: their sense of humor (brought out by Merlin's eccentricity and various strange foes), their bonus features (many include instructions on how to build things like noisemakers and paper boats), their use of "dreamtime" sections which are read whenever Pip sleeps, and various other quirks which set them apart from the run-of-the-mill gamebook. For all their unusual features, the rules are pretty typical, with Pip having to keep track of Life Points, Experience Points (which can be used to gain permanent Life Points), inventory items and spells. Eight books were published in England, with only the first six reprinted in the United States, some with different covers and all with inferior quality (smaller format, cardstock character and rule sheets reduced to regular paper, thinner paper, etc.).
Play Aids
Grailquest #1 Character Sheet (back)
Grailquest #1 Character Sheet (front)
Grailquest #1 Rules Reference (back)
Grailquest #1 Rules Reference (front)
Grailquest #2 Character Sheet (back)
Grailquest #2 Character Sheet (front)
Grailquest #2 Rules Reference (back)
Grailquest #2 Rules Reference (front)
Grailquest #3 Character Sheet
Thanks to Ben Nelson for providing this file.Grailquest #3 Rules Reference
Thanks to Ben Nelson for providing this file.Grailquest #5 / #6 / #7 Character Sheet (back)
Grailquest #5 / #6 / #7 Character Sheet (front)
Grailquest #6 Rules Reference (back)
Grailquest #6 Rules Reference (front)
Herbie Brennan's Bookshelf
This is the official home of Herbie Brennan, creator of Grailquest, Horror Classics and other gamebooks.
http://www.herbiebrennan.com/ (last verified: 2004-06-09)John Higgins - Turmoil Colour Studios
This page belongs to Grailquest illustrator John Higgins.
http://www.turmoilcolour.com/ (last verified: 2004-06-09)
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