There are several paths here. The book then tells me that I flee from the old man, which is totally ridiculous – given the choice, I’d kick the old man in his elderly old hip for trying to nick the entire universe from me! I immediately leap up and plan to strike the tyrant’s head from his shoulders and claim all the glory. Spectral Stalkers is a single-player role-playing gamebook written by Peter Darvill-Evans, illustrated by Tony Hough and originally published in 1991 by Puffin Books. A large number of little green monks shuffle up the garden path, muttering prayers. In the text entry on (259), "images" should presumably read "mages". Spectral Stalkers has always been one of my favourites. The Devestator’s side is definitely winning, but just as victory is assured, Isildur (or some other lucky bugger) shoots an arrow into Syzuk’s shoulder, forcing the titan to collapse. It seems that the aleph hates me, because it immediately sends me down a dark tunnel that leads straight into the Temple of Doom. In 1982, Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, founders of Games Workshop, released the book ‘The Warlock of Firetop Mountain’. Dragonfall. And the illustrations! I take a deep sigh and fork over the gold, step through the door, and a bucket of water falls from the top of the door right onto my head. Alternately, thaw out a frozen Deep One in Globus’ castle, who will help you with the death ray. Désolé, un problème s'est produit lors de l'enregistrement de vos préférences en matière de cookies. Titan - The Fighting Fantasy World Entries. This sphere contains the entire universe, so don’t drop it. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. But I’m not going to do that, because I can strongly remember from playing this game as a kid just how much fun playing Spectral Stalkers was. Spectral Stalkers is a bonkers, but highly original and thoroughly enjoyable gamebook. But none of them are brain-matter, they’re probably chicken. But being a hero, I decide to help first. Just look at these awful things! The book tells me that Globus is a powerful mage who specialises in travel between different worlds, and studies the ‘aleph’, an artefact that contains all things that exist. Anyone who played Warhammer back in the 1980s and '90s will doubtless have experienced the wonder, and maybe a little fear, at coming across the incredibly detailed, dream-like work of Ian Miller. Some very unique and interesting locations. For instance, you’re a knight and your lord has insulted someone, do you uphold your oath and stay silent or do you truthfully speak out against your lord, that sort of thing, all very impressive. This sphere contains the entire universe, so don’t drop it. Spectral Stalkers is still a lot of fun to play, if you’re happy to put your fate in the dice that determine which world you’ll wind up going to next.