I fought kobolds, a bugbear and ants (hey, they were pretty big ants). I came for adventure! So let's get this party started! Hollah!!! (This is when "Turn Down For What" would kick in and I would get totally skanky on the dance floor.ugh, I've been to too many weddings.) And honestly, thank god, because I did not come here for the prose.
"Oh please don't do that," whines the halfling, "I'm just a poor hungry halfling named Laurus." "Well, halfling, can you give me one reason why I shouldn't feed you to the crows?" However, this is poor-to-average writing at best: Meaning, I didn't expect this to be award-winning literature. Now, I've read enough of these CYOA books to be aware of their quality. But hey, you can't always get what you want. A typical D&D party of adventurers would also include a wizard and priest. Before your first choice pops up, you are paired off with a halfling thief. In this book you play the role of an average joe human warrior. You begin with a novice, ill-equipped adventurer and dive right into a dungeon/cave/catacomb/etc. It certainly does feel like the start to a new D&D campaign. She began by modeling this first book, Dungeon of Dread to be as much like D&D as was practical. (I don't know what Rose Estes looks like, but a Google image search brings this up as one of the first pics, so I have to assume it's her.)
Thus was born the Endless Quest books, one of my favorite series to read as a kid.įantasy writer Rose Estes got the nod to kick it all off. TSR Hobbies decided to create their own line of "Choose Your Own Adventure"-styled books in support of their shiny, new and very popular role playing game Dungeons & Dragons. Rose Estes (I don't know what Rose Estes HACK! SLASH! Put on those stained sweats! Forget about showering! Grab this book and head to your mom's basement, because it's time for some D&D! Fantasy writer Rose Estes got the nod to kick it all off. Thus was born the Endless Quest books, one of my favorite series to read as a kid. HACK! SLASH! Put on those stained sweats! Forget about showering! Grab this book and head to your mom's basement, because it's time for some D&D! TSR Hobbies decided to create their own line of "Choose Your Own Adventure"-styled books in support of their shiny, new and very popular role playing game Dungeons & Dragons. Will you solve the mystery of the Dungeon of Dread?
In every Endless Quest book, you pick the path you want and find your own adventure. You can ask yourself, "What if I had done it a different way?" and read the book again to find out. The thrills and challenges don't stop with the first reading. Or will you run into the unknown down another corridor? Will you try to trick the evil Wizard who controls the dungeon?
Will You fight the monsters that rush you from the dark? When it comes time for action, YOU decide: Turn the pages of this Endless Quest book for many new and exciting adventures. The brave knight in a world where dragons roam! When it comes time for action, YOU decide: Will You fight the monsters that rush you from the dark? Will you try to trick the evil Wizard who controls the dungeon? Or will you run into the unknown down another corridor? The thrills and cha YOU ARE CARIC! YOU ARE CARIC! The brave knight in a world where dragons roam! Turn the pages of this Endless Quest book for many new and exciting adventures.