Fantastic Fights

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Fantastic Fights episodes

May 26, 2021 Bonus Episode - Grail Quest 2: Den of Dragons
Wizards! Knights! A village! Possibly an actual dragon! This bonus episode sees us adventuring in mythical Avalon as we are dispatched by the wizard Merlin to deal with a pesky Brass Dragon that is terrorising the realm. Featuring a lengthy introduction and then a modicum of actual play. I hope you enjoy. Support the podcast, if you fancy, by going to patreon.com/hjdoom
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May 08, 2021 Episode 13 - Freeway Fighter
Broom Broom! We're diving into an armour plated vehicle and jousting with vagabonds in a post-apocalyptic landscape. Join HJDoom on this thrilling excursion into a homage to Mad Max. Will our noble hero succeed in his oddly low stakes mission to bring home some fuel. Listen in to find out.
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April 07, 2021 Episode 12 - Space Assassin
We're off to Space! But not to actually assassinate anyone. Brace yourselves because this one gets very strange indeed and pushes your host to the limits of his tolerance for old adventure gamebooks. Space Assassin was written by Andrew Chapman with internal art by Geoffrey Senior. Listen to the end for some insights into the somewhat strange origin story of this quirky and unique entry in the Fighting Fantasy canon.
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March 24, 2021 Bonus Episode - Sagard the Barbarian: The Green Hydra
Join me as I play through a gamebook written by the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, Gary Gygax, and a key creator of many 80s cartoons Flint Dille. Monsters and mystery will abound in Sagard's quest.
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March 07, 2021 Episode 11 - Talisman of Death
Fantastic Fights is back in fantasy territory but keeping things fresh with a new pair of creators to the franchise. Matt Smith and Jamie Thomson, creator of the Way of the Tiger series of adventure gamebooks, take us on a tour of their own fantasy world Orb. How badly will I mess this one up? Listen along to find out.
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February 08, 2021 Episode 10 - House of Hell
Join HJDoom for a spooktacular journey into the insane rabbit warrens of Earl Drumer’s crumbling family home, a home that is rammed to the gills with all manner of occult shennanigans. This episode marks the first Fighting Fantasy book to tackle horror head on and it’s a straight up classic. Vampires, ghosts, lots and lots of zombies. The House of Hell has it all. If you’d like to help me make more adventure gamebook content then you can support me on patreon at www.patreon.com/hjdoom. Happy listening.
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January 23, 2021 Bonus Episode - He-Man and the Memory Stone
In this bonus episode I'm taking on the most powerful man in the universe in the form of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. This is pure self-indulgent nostalgia but I hope you enjoy. This episode is made possible by the generosity of my patrons. If you'd like to join that august body and ensure a steady stream of bonus episodes you can do so at patreon.com/hjdoom
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January 07, 2021 Episode 9b - Caverns of the Snow Witch 2
Join HJDoom as he attempts to deal with some unfinished business with Ian Livingstone's Caverns of the Snow Witch. Will he succeed? Listen along to find out. You should probably listen to the first episode of Caverns of the Snow Witch before diving into this one.
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December 08, 2020 Episode 9 - Caverns of the Snow Witch
Join your ever optimistic host HJDoom as he embarks on a freezing journey through some of the most inhospitable terrain yet featured on Fantastic Fights. Mammoths, Frost Giants, and surly dwarves abound in this deadly quest to defeat the abominable yeti and plunge into the mysterious lair of the even more mysterious snow witch. Will our hero make it out alive? What is the best flavour of crisps to eat when you’re nearly dead? Some of these questions may possibly be answered as you listen along.
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November 23, 2020 Bonus Episode - Raid on Nightmare Castle
It’s bonus episode time again and this time we’re taking a look at Raid on Nightmare Castle, part of the Endless Quest series released by TSR in the 1980s as a kind of introduction to the world of Dungeons and Dragons. Will we survive our trip into a world of talking animals and portly elves? Listen in to find out.
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