Sagas of the Demonspawn

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Language:	English
Publisher:	Fontana -- United Kingdom
Categories:	Complexity Level : Advanced (Full Game System) Format : Paperback Game System : Character Advancement Game System : Combat Game System : Magic Game System : Randomization Method : Dice Game System : Scores Genre : Fantasy Target Age Group : Adults Target Age Group : Teenagers Writing Style : Present Tense Writing Style : Second Person
Translated Into:	Deemon kuesto [デーモン・クエスト] (Japanese) Los engendros del demonio (Spanish) Firewolf (Danish) Firewolf (Italian) Loup*Ardent (French)

These four fantasy gamebooks cast the reader as Fire*Wolf, a barbarian with both fighting and (after a little while) magical talents. The books feature a continuing storyline in which character stats are carried from book to book, and the game system they use is fairly typical. Characters have seven attributes (Strength, Speed, Stamina, Courage, Luck, Charm and Attraction) which are rolled randomly; the sum of these attributes determines Life Points. There are also Power points for casting spells and Skill points for measuring experience. Combat is resolved, as usual, by lots of dice-rolling. Somewhat unusually, inventory gathering is not a large part of gameplay. Also interesting is the inclusion of hints in the backs of the later books, printed backwards to prevent accidental reading.

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Sagas of the Demonspawn #1 Character Sheet
Thanks to Ben Nelson for providing this file.

Sagas of the Demonspawn #2 / #3 Character Sheet
Thanks to Ben Nelson for providing this file.

Sagas of the Demonspawn #2 Rules Reference

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