Characters From The Books...

[Naitch]

Hi There

I was flicking through my books not so long ago, and I was thinking that it would have been cool to have a few more characters from the books incorporated into the show.

I think maybe Anna (Can You Beat The Challenge) could have been a good assistant.

Also, wouldn't it have been good to see Rupert of Armitage (Labyrinths Of Fear, The Sorcerers Isle) as an evil character....

What does everyone think?

[Drassil]

Anna was a mermaid, wasn't she?

I would have enjoyed seeing Arawn, from Labyrinths Of Fear, on the show. As a fellow Knightmare fan pointed out to me recently, an evil elf on Knightmare would be a striking departure from the norm. He could confront the team with riddling contests of increasing difficulty as they move deeper into the Dungeon.

[Naitch]

Hi Drassil.

That's right, Treguard rescues her from the fellow that parades her aound in a cage as a freak show attraction.

Arawn? Never thought of that.

That would have probably been quite cool...

[Pooka]

Even though the Gruagach was destroyed, I'd have liked to see remnants of his forces still haunt the Dungeon, maybe his haunting face here and there...

Also, Gobble? Maybe as a playmate for Festus? Oo-er...

[GranitasIsCute]

I don't think Anna was a mermaid... She was just acting or something...

I've got Fortress of Assasins (third one) ordered and should be here soon!

[Naitch]

Good point!

Anna wasn't a mermaid! She was no more mermaid than Treguard.

He did rescue her though, as she was kept against her will by a Drylander!

[Drassil]

Perhaps also Elshander (invisible kleptomaniac dwarf) and Sister Lucienne (vampire-slaying nun), from Fortress Of Assassins' story section and gamebook section respectively.

[Bumptious]

Good thread this. I would have had Elshander as a neutral character in there. Out of the bad guys, I would agree with those who put Arawn in their lists, I especially agree with Drassil's suggestion that the dungeoneer would endure a battle of wits with the evil elf king. Also, how about the satanic, Keith Richards inspired Seigneur des Mouches? He would be certainly be an interesting final foe to encounter!

[DarkComet]

The prose-dabbling elements of the Audio Group have talked about bringing some of the characters from the books into their stories, so there's a distinct possibility you'll be seeing more of them in the future. That Gruagach fellow, for example, has all the makings of a rather mighty Big Bad...

[enterstranger]

i had the books but shockingly never read the stories!!! i used to be a huge fan of the games in the back and (along with the old fighting fantasy books) would spend hours "being" the adventurer.

[Mystara]

BUT...

When you made a decision, did you hold your place in the book before reading on?

[Pooka]

Didn't everyone? That's what fingers are for, adventure gamebooks, right?

[Drassil]

I didn't always use fingers: sometimes I'd repeat passage numbers in my head until I was able to check them. Here's a reassuring verdict on the matter:

'Like I said elsewhere, if people want to cheat in a solo game, who are they hurting after all?'

Reassuring because it comes from Dave Morris himself!

[Drassil]

Even better than that interview is this blog entry.