A downloadable gamebook

"I played it two times, once I died and once I ended the game in Blackhill, living happily ever after. I had great fun both times. I really liked the adventures you told." - Aleksandar Saranac

A modern alternative to the great gamebooks of the 1980s, Hero's Arc: Under the Blood-Red Mountain is a 99-section, 16,000-word gamebook. You pick the path, and your decisions shape the story. Winner of Best Dungeon Crawl in the 2018 Solitaire Print-and-Play Contest.

Unlike many classic gamebooks, Hero's Arc has story arcs, so losing a battle won't always result in death, but may result in a setback of a different kind.

Choose your key stats for your character (strength, dexterity, wisdom, and hit points) and track your inventory, recording the FVTALK runes on items.

StatusReleased
CategoryBook
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
AuthorTroyPress
GenreInteractive Fiction
Tagsgamebook, Solo RPG

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HerosArc2022b.pdf 2.6 MB

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Quite nice adventure. Unfortunately blue underscores are not links at least in here, defeating a bit the digital gamebook advantage.

Thanks for letting me know! I've fixed the issue and re-uploaded.

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I don't know how to use armor

Basically, armor only affects some rolls. For instance, if your opponent's damage die is 6, and you are wearing standard leather armor (see #47) you can reduce that roll from 6 to 5, saving yourself one damage. Chainmail, in contrast, reduces a roll of 6 to a roll of 3.