No map in the game

[nicki]

Why there is no map, like in forest of doom? And also now i understand that this game is a prequel for the forest of doom, so how many all parts it has?

[TinManDev]

Implementing and testing maps was not something we could do for this game. It was a hard decision but one we had to make.

And I'm sorry I don't understand, what do you mean by parts? How many sections/pages? How many installments in the series?

[nicki]

I was playing this long ago but as i remember in the forest of doom we was looking for 2parts of a hammer, and near the end of this game we visited a dwarfs village and they was missing this^^ hammer......... so is there a third book (another one but same kind with elfs, dwarfs and other fantasy creatures after we bring this hammer back) where we continue a story?

[Ruldra]

All Fighting Fantasy books are self-contained stories. Sometimes you'll see a reference from one book in another, but they're not direct sequels from each other. I think the only exception are the books involving the antagonist of Firetop Mountain.

If you want a continuation to the story that ends in Forest of Doom, there isn't one. But Yaztromo does show up in other books.

[ahcedit]

I bought all the books that featured a dungeons and dragons type environment and most of the books were all set in the same fictional world (much like Tolkien's Middle Earth, etc). I remember being able to vaguely figure out a chronology that made sense - so I used the same character in multiple books - because you could make sense of the locations using the maps (found in most books). There were also compendiums to this world - like 'Blacksand' which alowed you to create your own stories. I must admit, that if I had been bringing thses books to the online world I may well have tried to implement this sense of a chronolgy throughout (keeping the sci fi and modern day books kind of separate) but then the books were great and working it out yourself was the best thing about it - i mnay ways! ;) Anyway. just thought I'd share.

[Balgin Stondraeg]

Originally posted by Ruldra:

All Fighting Fantasy books are self-contained stories. Sometimes you'll see a reference from one book in another, but they're not direct sequels from each other. I think the only exception are the books involving the antagonist of Firetop Mountain.

If you want a continuation to the story that ends in Forest of Doom, there isn't one. But Yaztromo does show up in other books.

Fighting Fantasy book 14: Temple of Terror.

During the introduction to this adventure Yaztromo asks the hero "haven't I seen you before somewhere?" At this time the only adventure featuring Yaztromo was Forest of Doom.

I seem to recall there being a vague link in with book 54: Legend of Zagor as well.

If you want another linked set of Fighting Fantasy adventures try Deathtrap Dungeon (book 6), Trial of the Champions (in which Baron Sukumvit's nasty brother sets up his own version of Deathtrap Dungeon to try to prove his is more challenging, book 21), Armies of Death (book 36) in which the introduction tells you that you're playing the hero who completed Deathtrap Dungeon. In fact, you even have to sue your prize money to fund the good army to oppose the evil one.

[Halibut Pomada]

I always imagined Caverns of the Snow Witch, The Forest of Doom and Temple of Terror like a trilogy. You can read them in this order and with a bit suspension of disbelief, imagine its the same hero on all three books. (Except for the fact that in Forest of Doom, you meet Bigleg or what name is the surviving Dwarf and you don’t know him, although you could have meet him in Caverns) But apart from that detail we can imagine it’s the same hero on an epic quest in three books.
Of course i know that was not the intention of the authors when they wrote the books but with a bit of fan imagination, we can believe in that.

[The Jaguar]

Yeah, I noticed that too. I'm thoroughly enjoying the game and story so far...but was disappointed to see that, unlike Forest of Doom, this one doesn't have a map. :( That would have been helpful.