Joe devers lone wolf books are one of the most notable gamebook accomplishments. The tomb of the majhan, in far off vassagonia, holds many mysteri. A continuing fantasy storyline with character advancement, strategic inventory management and aboveaverage writing, these are in the top three of famous interactive book series right along with fighting fantasy and choose your own adventure. Comes with kai, magnakai, grandmaster, new order and grey star versions. The book of the magnakai is the sacred book of the kai composed by sun eagle on his quest to.
This is the first book in the magnakai portion of the series, which begins after lone wolf has spent three years studying the book of the magnakai. How to meet roark and tagazin in the dungeons of torgar. Youll get original terry in the excellent real bout fatal fury special actually the 5th in the series, but theyre all pretty good king of fighters. Theres also a fourbooks world of lone wolf spinoff most often just called.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Books 612 are the magnakai series, which increases your status to a more influential rank, kind of like a journeyman, or the equivalent of such a rank in the. The cauldron of fear is the ninth book in the lone wolf book series created by joe dever. After the first five books and mastering each of the kai disciplines and studying the book of magnakai, you become a magnakai. As the opening quote tells us, the hero is the sole survivor fighterrangerpsionic knight lone wolf, who escapes the big bads destruction of the monastery where he and the rest of the kai order lived. This magnakai discipline gives a kai lord the mounted combat feat, and allows him to speak with all animals excluding birds and fishes. Appearances shadow on the sand the book is discovered in the. The player is then allowed to choose which magnakai disciplines or skills he or she possess. The book of the magnakai is the sacred book of the kai composed by sun eagle on his quest to find the lorestones of nyxator. You start off in the plague lords of ruel by picking four of the twelve available grand master disciplines, and id urge you to consider this choice very carefully. Book of the magnakai, containing the wisdom and disciplines of the kai lords. Her parents expect her to learn the qualites of a graceful, dutiful wife. I then complete solaris in book 7, and work towards spirit for book 11.
The lone wolf gamebook series plural, containing the kai, magnakai, grand master, and new order series were written by joe dever. New sites lone wolf sites book sellers irc writers resources. Readershandbook magnakai disciplines browse project aon. The ten magnakai disciplines are advanced versions of the kai disciplines. The world according to rocag wormto the vector page. The battle still rages behind you as the princes men fight off another assault on. Lone wolf chooseyourownadventure series metafilter. And we swear to god, if anyone comes in here and starts spouting off. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Answer the voice 223 several partisans will come out of hiding and approach you.
Starting at 10th level, the magnakai lord begins to learn magnakai disciplines, which replace his kai disciplines. My favorite part is that once in a while hell put up a conundrum in the monastery library. As the opening quote tells us, the hero is the last of his kind fightermonkmagic knight lone wolf, who escapes the big bads destruction of the monastery where he and the rest of the kai order lived. The rules of the magnakai books are slightly different than those of the kai books, on account of you being more powerful and capable. The lone wolf gamebooks series plural, containing the kai, magnakai, grand master, and new order series were written by joe dever. Hidden skill bonus not carried over from kai to magnakai books. My joe dever lone wolf adventure books collection namelessone. May 18, 2015 this is a quick summary of what each magnakai discipline is capable of. Magnakai disciplines lone wolf fandom lone wolf wiki. With the wisdom of the magnakai, sun eagle, the first kai grand master, instilled the disciplines into the warriors of sommerlund that were to protect your land from devastation at the hands of the darklords. Lone wolf uses this to learn the disciplines of the kai masters.
Assorted aspects of it linger in the memory, not all of them for good reasons, but the adventure as a whole remains fuzzy and illdefined in my head, despite my having played it several times. You discovered the lost sommlending treasure, the book of the magnakai, containing the wisdom and disciplines of the kai lords recorded in the time of sun eagle, the first kai grand master. I think when you hit the final book in the first series youre only missing maybe two or three, then you start with magnakai disciplines which are similar to the regular ones but more highly honed. This legendary book was stolen from the kai order six centuries ago and long assumed to be lost forever. With kai stealth and practiced speed, you reached the abandoned ruins of ahal nada without incident. Grab a fresh quiver, oneshot laumspur, and 3 meals. In this post id like to discuss the individual lone wolf lw books and reminisce on some of my favorite scenes. Chapter summary for king johns the magna carta, section 1 summary. Project aon, the organization which distributes the books has now released a dedicated client for playing lone wolf, automating all record keeping and randomization. I typically take pathsmanship, huntmastery and weaponmastery completing fire right off. There is something like 20 books in the series though. This book is the first of the magnakai books, in which lone wolf moves onwards from the kai disciplines of the previous books to new, more powerful magnakai. The secrets of the magnakai will open before you once you read this book. The book contains the teachings for the magnakai disciplines.
You are kai master lone wolflast of the kai lords of sommerlund, sole survivor of a massacre by the darklords of helgedad. Its got a huge range of characters, and just feels great to play. Providing all the rules you will need for high level epic play for the lone wolf multiplayer gamebook, the book of the magnakai details all new disciplines not just for accomplished kai lords, but for every new class introduced in heroes of magnamund as well. More like adaptation name reveal, but the novels mention his name prior to being sent to the kai monastery was landar allergic to evil. If not, i can always make a new thread whenever it comes out.
Kof xiii is the best of the recent entries get serious. Theres also a fourbooks world of lone wolf spinoff that takes place in the. After finding a dusty, leather bound spell book, the billings girls form a secret. Nov 20, 20 the magnakai subseries of joe devers lone wolf books starts with the kingdoms of terror, a book that has never made all that much of an impression on me. With magnakai disciplines, you have sworn to restore the kai to their former glory and so ensure the security of your land against the darklords. Dragons claw maintains the oasis sister outpost in the far off nation of lyris. Book 7 has so many paths that you can tailor your route to your disciplines assuming you know the book well enough. Brakebills college for magical pedagogy the magicians. It is up to you to choose which three skills these are. There is no cloud and a nearfull moon illuminates the rocky beach, making it easy for you to progress despite the difficult. The tomb of the majhan, in faroff vassagonia, holds many mysteries, but none is deeper than that of the book of the magnakai.
This is a quick summary of what each magnakai discipline is capable of. Its not as brutally unfair as most of the entries in that other series, but its a dungeon crawl full of tricks and traps, so it feels a little different from the usual more storyoriented adventures in this series. Lone wolf books rely on a combination of thought and luck. This book is the first of the magnakai books, in which lone wolf moves onwards from the kai disciplines of the previous books to new, more powerful magnakai disciplines. The place could be turned into a possible hideout in the future. Certain statistics such as combat skill and endurance attributes are determined randomly before play. The book of spells by kate brian overdrive rakuten. Le grimoire official french language publisher of lone wolf books lone wolf sites. This is the fourth and final part of a tribute to joe dever. Also, the much requtested super deluxe grand magnakai disciplines. After studying the book of the magnakai, you have also reached the rank of kai master superior, which means that you have learnt three of the magnakai disciplines listed below. During your training as a kai lord, and in the course of the adventures that led to the discovery of the book of the magnakai, you have.
With each new book that youve successfully completed up to this point, youve had the ability to choose another kai magnakai discipline to add to your arsenal, and boy do you need every single one of those disciplines now. Theres beautiful sunsets, hijackery, storms, murder mysteries, screaming sobbing women, conspiracies, angry mobs, bad choices, treachery, immature people, unexpected turns of the plot. The doomstones for example are the kryptonite to his superman the only reason lone wolfs able to get close enough to finish off the big bad of book 15 is the doomstone hes. In the basic series books 15 i possessed the kai discipline of. These metaphysical disciplines ranged from things like a sixth sense that would help protect your from danger by warning you ahead of time, weaponskill which gave you preternatural skill with a certain weapon type, and hunting which allowed you to find food in the. The magnakai subseries of joe devers lone wolf books starts with the kingdoms of terror, a book that has never made all that much of an impression on me.
The latter novels would take into account your basic skills in every discipline, while granting options for using the advanced disciplines in more difficult. Apr 04, 2011 the secrets of the magnakai will open before you once you read this book. Nov 14, 1985 you are kai master lone wolflast of the kai lords of sommerlund, sole survivor of a massacre by the darklords of helgedad. Off the books definition of off the books by the free.
Find a summary of this and each chapter of the magna carta. As the opening quote tells us, the hero is the sole survivor fighterranger. The lone wolf books 4th wall games harrowing adventures. The world according to rocag wormto the vector page 17. Having 910 disciplines when you play shadows on the sand makes it a lot less fun as many checks become formalities. Aug 28, 2010 the lone wolf choose your own adventure series is considered by many to have been the best of its kind yeah, well, you know, thats just, like, your opinion, man. Account platinum upgrade new avatar others avatar archives noads new username banner advertisement smiliesmilie.
The book of the magnakai is legendary in sommerlund. When you discovered the book of the magnakai, you gave a solemn pledge to. Each passing days delay came at the cost of cincorian lives. The carry over of kai disciplines was considered a hidden bonus by joe dever as described in lone wolf club newsletter summer special. But eliza and her housemates have a dangerous secret. It contains the accumulated wisdom of sun eagle, orders revered founder.
And i dont care if its metagaming, im voting to stash the multidose laumspur and alether. The magnakai disciplines are the what the book calls the skills. During your training as a kai lord, and in the course of the adventures that led to the discovery of the book of the. Think back on the magnakai disciplines that the decisions in the past books called for most often, and by all means choose the correlating grand master disciplines as your first four. Plus theres always the bonus adventures the one in this book, the one from the companion, plus any of the other collectors edition books i can get my hands on to keep us going till then. By the time you reached book 6, the kingdoms of terror, you mastered all 10 of the basic disciplines, so you begin training in the advanced techniques called magnakai disciplines. The jungle of horrors is the eighth book in the awardwinning lone wolf book series created by joe dever. The following are all the magnakai disciplines that your character possesses. If im reading whiteeyes correctly, shes coming in as a kai grand master, who has learned all 10 of these. A powerful artefact, created by the shianti, which increases the health and prosperity of the whole of northern magnamund.
Like the kai disciplines, they may only be chosen once each. Sep 20, 2016 each book in the series saw you grow in power and master another discipline, growing in power until you eventually unlocked the power of the magnakai, and were eligible to start learning the more powerful versions of the basic disciplines. In this first book, the player starts with five disciplines. Kai disciplines sixth sense lvl 4 mind shield lvl 3 mind blast lvl 2 mind over matter lvl 2 camouflage lvl 2 hunting lvl 2 tracking lvl 2 healing lvl 3 animal kinship lvl 2 all magnakai disciplines are locked until you reach the rank of kai master. I imagine that these are the kids who love learning for the sake of learning. Aug 28, 2011 lloyd of gamebooks a blog about writing gamebooks. I began the masters of darkness with combat skill of thirtytwo and endurance of fortythree. Review of lone wolf the roleplaying game rpgnet d20 rpg. I dusted this series of books off to read with my sons, unsure what to expect. The kai monks of sommerlund the kai monks of sommerlund the kai monks of sommerlund first appeared in the lone wolf choose your own adventure game book, flight from the dark by joe dever and gary chalk, published in 1984. Certain statistics such as combat skill and endurance attributes are determined randomly before play reading. Kai monastery hosted by julian egelstaff, a website that has brought together a lot of fans. Book of the magnakai lone wolf fandom lone wolf wiki.
The fall of blood mountain is the twentysixth book of the awardwinning lone wolf book series created by. Author joe dever licensed the books in 1999 to be distributed for free online. I believe the optimal choice is to complete fire right off and then spirit by book 9. My musings on how to write a gamebook and what makes a good gamebook. As all of the magnakai disciplines will be of use to you at some point on your adventure, pick your three with care. He also has a convenient listing of all improvements for the grandmaster disciplines and new order disciplines. The five armed bodyguards would further reinforce alicias current protection detail provided the group could meet of course.
As we have already seen that, according to epiphanius, the essenes, nazorenes, ebionites, and sampsaeans thought very highly of a certain ancient document called the book of elxai, it will be of interest to enquire further into the matter. As before, i imagine this as a post by a lone wolf fan for other lone wolf fans. The master of darkness is the twelfth book in the awardwinning lone wolf book series created by joe dever. During your training as a kai lord, and in the course of the adventures that led to the discovery of the book of the magnakai, you have mastered all ten of the basic warrior skills known as the kai disciplines after studying the book of the magnakai, you have also reached the rank of kai master superior, which means that you have learnt three of the magnakai disciplines listed. As all of the magnakai disciplines may be of use to you at some point on your adventure, pick your three with care.
Mysteries in the night starts with some drowsing and practical jokes, and continues with lone wolfs journey with of all people swift blade. With book 21 of the series, voyage of the moonstone, perhaps. Gathering your equipment, you set off for the edge of the kraknalorg as quickly and quietly as you could move. The lone wolf gamebook series plural, containing the kai, magnakai, grand. Book of the magnakai lone wolf fandom powered by wikia.
The complete book of magic and witchcraft ashley, leonard r. While the practical application of magic is all well and good, theyre more interested in the history and theory kind of like a music major who would rather study composition than performance. Even though some attributes and special items may be carried forward into this adventure, for the most part, the new disciplines help to level out the playing field of those starting with this book as compared to those who have played through the previous books. Jan 05, 2015 by the time you reached book 6, the kingdoms of terror, you mastered all 10 of the basic disciplines, so you begin training in the advanced techniques called magnakai disciplines. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. If youre the first to answer correctly, hell put your name on his site. As the crew go in search of help to unload the cargo, the two of you leave the sloop and hurry off along the beach, heading north towards the place where your sailing boat awaits. With each additional book completed, the player chooses one additional kai discipline.
Magnakai disciplines are more advanced versions of the original 10 kai disciplines which can be. These will be of help, but ultimately it is the grand master skills that will be of greater help. The first book in the series had you choose five of ten special kai disciplines. Its handled even worse in the magnakai series where the need to complete lore circles in order to beat the tough enemies of later books limits you in choosing disciplines, ruling out experimentation in the earlier books for. The fall of blood mountain is the twentysixth book of the awardwinning lone wolf book series created by joe dever gameplay. I doubt that police would try to raid this place and we. Especially if you played the warlock of firetop mountain or any other of the better fighting fantasy gamebooks.
Multiplayer game book heroes of magnamund a mongoose publishing book. Its handled even worse in the magnakai series where the need to complete lore circles in order to beat the tough enemies of later books limits you in choosing disciplines, ruling out experimentation in the earlier books for those who want to progress to the later ones. He gains proficeincy with martial weapons and medium armor. These gems contain the wisdom of the kai and heal lone wolf. Joe dever quotes author of flight from the dark goodreads. Book of the magnakai lone wolf multiplayer game book. The year is 1915 when sixteenyearold eliza williams arrives at the billings school for girls in easton, connecticut. Lone wolf uses the book to complete his quest to recover the lorestones and defeat the darklords of helgedad.
If ever a lone wolf book felt more like a fighting fantasy adventure, this is the one. Players begin with only 3 out of a possible 10 magnakai disciplines, requiring more careful selection than in flight from the dark. Item the plague lords of ruel demians gamebook web page. Heres to hoping book 31 comes out early enough in 2020 so that this thread can lp it. The lone wolf choose your own adventure series is considered by many to have been the best of its kind. The tomb of the majhan, in faroff vassagonia, holds many mysteri. Magnakai disciplines animal control curing divination huntmastery invisibility nexus pathsmanship psiscreen psisurge weaponmastery in addition to the. The lone wolf gamebooks series plural, containing the kai, magnakai, grand. Magnakai disciplines are more advanced versions of the original 10 kai disciplines which can be studied once a kai warrior achieves the rank of kai master, they are further built on by grand master disciplines. Stash the brass key, black key, bottle of wine, and whistle. The doomstones for example are the kryptonite to his superman the only reason lone wolfs able to get close enough to finish off the big bad of book 15 is the doomstone hes using is weakened from overuse at the time. Now that i am a kai master with the magnakai discipline of curing i can no.
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