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Fighting Fantasy - The Citadel of Chaos & Troika!

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The Citadel of Chaos & Troika! 'Part story, part game, this is the book with a difference -  one in which YOU become the hero! The Fighting Fantasy choose your own adventure - and yes you are the hero!  You must have heard of the amazing series of books that first hit the bookshops in the 80s, and if not then your quest is to seek out the fountain of knowledge (also known as the Wiki of Pedia) rather than  read my ramble  ( Wikipedia - Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks )   and come back after - fly you fools! The first book The Warlock of Firetop Mountain came out in 1982 and its sequel The Citadel of Chaos, the following year. My original copy - 1983 Puffin Books The series went on to include around a hundred books including books on its own roleplaying system where you could create adventures for you to run for your friends simialr to D&D but with a much simpler game system - but you know that as you read the wiki page. Troika! roleplaying game uses the same system and I ordered

Troika! RPG

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The Strange and Unusual  Images that appear behind my eyes when looking at the Troika! RPG books online: Fifth Element Alice in Wonderland Labyrinth  Wizard of Oz Monty Python Adventure Time Rick and Morty Discworld Many Troika! tomes ordered so waiting on the amazing postal service (I jest) to deliver for my eyes and mind to try to make sense.  Tell more later...  Fatty Troll https://www.troikarpg.com/

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First there was the idea,  then there was the energy,  next there was the writing,  finally there was the sleeping!