Caverns of the Snow Witch: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively ← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisual WikitextInline

Revision as of 03:14, 6 April 2018 edit2a00:23c4:5609:f000:8073:1e59:f73f:f29c (talk) →Creation ← Previous edit		Latest revision as of 21:04, 2 December 2024 edit undoConstantine Opal (talk \| contribs)168 editsm removed incorrect link
(11 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 1:		Line 1:
			{{Short description\|1984 single-player roleplaying gamebook}}
	{{Infobox book		{{Infobox book
	\|image= FF9 Caverns of the Snow Witch.jpg		\|image= FF9 Caverns of the Snow Witch.jpg
	\|caption=The original ] cover of ''Caverns of the Snow Witch''		\|caption=The original ] cover of ''Caverns of the Snow Witch''
	\|author=]<ref name="HW"/>		\|author=]<ref name="HW"/>
	\|illustrators=]<br>]		\|illustrators=]<br>Edward Crosby
	\|cover_artist=] (UK)<br>] (~~USA~~)<ref name="HW"/>		\|cover_artist=] (UK)<br>] (US)<ref name="HW"/>
	\| genre = Fantasy<br />Location: Allansia, Titan		\| genre = Fantasy<br />Location: Allansia, Titan
	\| series = ]<br />{{unbulleted list		\| series = ]<br />{{unbulleted list
Line 10:		Line 11:
	\| Wizard number: 10		\| Wizard number: 10
	}}		}}
	\|published=Puffin (UK): 1984<ref name="HW"/><br>Dell/Laurel-Leaf (~~USA~~): 1985<ref name="HW"/>		\|published=Puffin (UK): 1984<ref name="HW"/><br>Dell/Laurel-Leaf (US): 1985<ref name="HW"/>
	\|media_type = Print (])		\|media_type = Print (])
	\|isbn=0-14-031830-5		\|isbn=0-14-031830-5
	\|isbn_note=(Puffin)<br>{{ISBN\|1-84046-432-1}} (Wizard)		\|isbn_note=(Puffin)<br>{{ISBN\|1-84046-432-1}} (Wizard)
	}}		}}
	'''''Caverns of the Snow Witch''''' single-player ] ], written by ], illustrated by Gary Ward and Edward Crosby and originally published in 1984 by ]. It was later republished by Wizard Books in 2003. It forms part of ] and ]'s '']'' series. It is the 9th in the series in the original Puffin series ({{ISBN\|0-14-031830-5}}) and 10th in the modern Wizard series ({{ISBN\|1-84046-432-1}}).		'''''Caverns of the Snow Witch''''' is a single-player ] ], written by ], illustrated by Gary Ward and Edward Crosby and originally published in 1984 by ]. It was later republished by Wizard Books in 2003. It forms part of ] and ]'s '']'' series. It is the 9th in the series in the original Puffin series ({{ISBN\|0-14-031830-5}}) and 10th in the modern Wizard series ({{ISBN\|1-84046-432-1}}).

	==Creation==		==Creation==
Line 21:		Line 22:

	==Story==		==Story==
	''Caverns of the Snow Witch'' is a fantasy scenario in which the ~~hero,~~ a guard on a ~~merchant's~~ caravan ~~in frozen Allansia, undertakes to hunt down~~ a ~~killer~~ ~~beast;~~ ~~encounters~~ ~~include~~ ~~hill~~ ~~trolls,~~ ~~Neanderthals~~, and ~~the~~ ~~Snow~~ ~~Witch's~~ ~~crystal warriors~~.<ref name="HW">{{cite book\|last=Schick \|first=Lawrence\|authorlink=Lawrence Schick\|title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games\|publisher=Prometheus Books \|year=1991\|isbn=0-87975-653-5\|page=366}}</ref>		''Caverns of the Snow Witch'' is a fantasy adventure scenario in which the character is a guard working in the caravan of a merchant in the frozen land of Allansia, and hunts a dangerous beast.<ref name="HW">{{cite book\|last=Schick \|first=Lawrence\|authorlink=Lawrence Schick\|title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games\|publisher=Prometheus Books \|year=1991\|isbn=0-87975-653-5\|page=366}}</ref>

	The story takes the form of a campaign: the player must first locate the correct path to the lair of the Snow Witch, defeat the villain and her minions, and finally after escaping with allies find a means of overcoming a potentially fatal curse.		The story takes the form of a campaign: the player must first locate the correct path to the lair of the Snow Witch, defeat the villain and her minions, and finally after escaping with allies find a means of overcoming a potentially fatal curse.
Line 31:		Line 32:
	The gamebook was converted into a 40-page ] role-playing adventure by Jamie Wallis. It was published by Myriador in 2003<ref name="RPG"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.sfandfantasy.co.uk/php/detailsm.php?reference=78020\|title=SFandFantasy.co.uk - Caverns of the Snow Witch. 2003\|accessdate=23 August 2014}}</ref> and reissued in ] format by Greywood Publishing in 2008.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/61687/caverns-snow-witch\|title=Caverns of the Snow Witch - RPG Geek\|accessdate=23 August 2014}}</ref>		The gamebook was converted into a 40-page ] role-playing adventure by Jamie Wallis. It was published by Myriador in 2003<ref name="RPG"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.sfandfantasy.co.uk/php/detailsm.php?reference=78020\|title=SFandFantasy.co.uk - Caverns of the Snow Witch. 2003\|accessdate=23 August 2014}}</ref> and reissued in ] format by Greywood Publishing in 2008.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/61687/caverns-snow-witch\|title=Caverns of the Snow Witch - RPG Geek\|accessdate=23 August 2014}}</ref>

	A digital version was developed by ''Tin Man Games'' available for ] and ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://fightingfantasyapps.com/books/caverns-of-the-snow-witch/\|title=Tin Man Games – Caverns of the Snow Witch\|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> A PC Steam version was also released.		A digital version was developed by Tin Man Games available for ] and ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://fightingfantasyapps.com/books/caverns-of-the-snow-witch/\|title=Tin Man Games – Caverns of the Snow Witch\|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> A PC Steam version was also released.

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	*		*
	*		*

	{{Fighting Fantasy}}		{{Fighting Fantasy}}

	]		]
	]		]
	]		]

Latest revision as of 21:04, 2 December 2024

1984 single-player roleplaying gamebook

Caverns of the Snow Witch
The original Puffin Books cover of Caverns of the Snow Witch
Author	Ian Livingstone
Illustrators	Gary Ward Edward Crosby
Cover artist	Les Edwards (UK) R. Courtney (US)
Series	Fighting Fantasy Puffin number: 9 Wizard number: 10
Genre	Fantasy Location: Allansia, Titan
Published	Puffin (UK): 1984 Dell/Laurel-Leaf (US): 1985
Media type	Print (Paperback)
ISBN	0-14-031830-5 (Puffin) ISBN 1-84046-432-1 (Wizard)

Caverns of the Snow Witch is a single-player roleplaying gamebook, written by Ian Livingstone, illustrated by Gary Ward and Edward Crosby and originally published in 1984 by Puffin Books. It was later republished by Wizard Books in 2003. It forms part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series. It is the 9th in the series in the original Puffin series (ISBN 0-14-031830-5) and 10th in the modern Wizard series (ISBN 1-84046-432-1).

Creation

The story was first published in Warlock: The Fighting Fantasy Magazine as a shorter 190-section adventure. Livingstone later expanded the plot to create the final story.

Story

Caverns of the Snow Witch is a fantasy adventure scenario in which the character is a guard working in the caravan of a merchant in the frozen land of Allansia, and hunts a dangerous beast.

The story takes the form of a campaign: the player must first locate the correct path to the lair of the Snow Witch, defeat the villain and her minions, and finally after escaping with allies find a means of overcoming a potentially fatal curse.

Reception

RPG.net stated the concept was "substantially better than The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, and certainly more novel than your typical dungeon crawl."

In other media

The gamebook was converted into a 40-page d20 System role-playing adventure by Jamie Wallis. It was published by Myriador in 2003 and reissued in pdf format by Greywood Publishing in 2008.

A digital version was developed by Tin Man Games available for Android and iOS. A PC Steam version was also released.