Most Popular Books by Dave MORRIS

FABLED LANDS is an epic series of interactive books with the scope of a massively multiplayer game world. You can choose to be an explorer, merchant, priest, scholar or soldier of fortune. You can buy a ship or a townhouse, join a temple, undertake desperate adventures in the wilderness or embroil yourself in court intrigues and the sudden violence of city backstreets. You can undertake missions that will earn you allies and enemies, or you can remain a free agent. With thousands of quests and locations to explore, the choices are all yours. * * * SET OUT ON A JOURNEY OF FABULOUS ADVENTURE The Lords of the Rising Sun hold absolute power over the exotic kingdom of Akatsurai. But proud warrior clans constantly seek to overthrow them. In the turmoil of war there are countless opportunities for a quick-witted adventurer. Will you spy for the Shogun? Will you pledge your life to the Sovereign as one of his chivalrous knights? Or just play one side against the other in your pursuit of riches and power? Track down the elusive, raven-winged Tengu to learn the secret arts of sorcery and swordplay. Defeat the vampires, skilled in martial arts, who guard the Lost Tomb of the Necromancer. Enter the dreadful cloisters of the Noboro Monastery, where you will fight the most dangerous opponent of all ? yourself ... A thousand quests await you and every decision is in your hands. Be whoever you choose, go anywhere you please, do anything you want ? the only limit is your imagination. The choices are unlimited, the adventures endless, in the fantastic role-playing world of the FABLED LANDS.

Thunderbirds are Go! in this book which contains four exciting adventures: The Uninvited/ Brink of Disaster/ Sun Probe/ Atlantic Inferno. Ages 8+.

A smash hit in the 1980s, Dragon Warriors is an easily-grasped and fast-playing RPG of a dark medieval time where roving adventurers must deal with the schemes and power-plays of the feudal world and the terrifying inhabitants of British folklore and myth. The Bestiary provides all manner of beasts, monsters and otherworldly enemies to constantly foil and challenge your players. Bringing together all the old Dragon Warriors favourites, along with many new surprises, the Bestiary is a vital resource for all Games Masters.

Enter a world of magic, folklore and danger. Here, superstition covers peoples' lives like autumn mists cover the moors, and terrifying monsters with bizarre powers lurk in the shadows. The king is a weakling, barons scheme against each other, and lordless knights, back from the Crusades without the honour or riches they were promised, roam the countryside in search of adventure - or prey.Ruined castles and barrows are the lairs of the supernatural, or newer, more sinister masters. Labyrinthine underworlds lie forgotten below ancient temples and city cellars. The dark places of the world hold riches for those who would search for them, and the keys to great power, and death.These are the Lands of Legend, and they need heroes. Brave knights, courageous barbarians, cunning sorcerers, mystics trained in the powers of mind and body, sword-wielding warlocks, elementalists who command the fabric of reality itself, and assassins trained to bring death to the deserving. All these will be your comrades on the path to glory - and perhaps your enemies too.Will you accept the challenge of Dragon Warriors? Dragon Warriors is a classic fantasy roleplaying game, originally released in 1985-6 by Corgi Books, relaunched in 2008 by Magnum Opus Press, and now published by Serpent King. This rulebook contains full details for creating characters and all that players need to adventure in the Lands of Legend. It also holds information on over 110 different monstrous species, 192 spells from four different schools of magic, and more than 80 unique magic items, artifacts and relics, as well as sections on jousts, crime and punishment, disease and madness. There's advice for novice Games Masters and players, suggestions for building your own game-world tailored to your tastes, an introductory scenario to begin your adventures in Dragon Warriors, and much more.This revised edition incorporates all errata to the 2008 printing.

A smash hit in the 1980s, Dragon Warriors is an easily-grasped and fast-playing RPG of a dark medieval time where roving adventurers must deal with the schemes and power-plays of the feudal world and the terrifying inhabitants of British folklore and myth. Rich in atmosphere, magic and detail, it has a wide fan-base around the world. Both of its authors, Dave Morris and Oliver Johnson, have gone on to be successful fantasy novelists. This edition has been revised and updated, with new artwork and covers by John 'Warhammer Ancients' Hodgson.

Le domaine des jeux vidéo est hautement concurrentiel et les programmeurs rivalisent d'ingéniosité pour améliorer le rendu et la rapidité de séquences animées toujours plus spectaculaires. Mais l'essentiel ne serait-il pas ailleurs ? Qu'est-ce qui fait le succès d'un jeu vidéo ? Comment transformer une idée en un produit ? Manuel de conception et non de programmation, cet ouvrage se propose de répondre à ces questions. Comment écrire de bons jeux ? Qu'est-ce que le gameplay ? Comment faire les meilleurs choix stratégiques en matière d'architecture, d'ingénierie (plateformes, moteurs 3D, intelligence artificielle), de gestion de projet (méthodes, choix des équipes, management), d'implémentation (langages, bibliothèques, algorithmes) ? Le succès ou l'échec de jeux réels s'avère dès lors prévisible grâce à la grille d'analyse fournie par les auteurs. Enfin, si cet ouvrage évoque la théorie des jeux, les mathématiques, les principes de narration, les critères d'originalité et de style au sein du processus de création de jeux, il met surtout l'accent sur l'importance de la distribution des tâches, de la gestion de projet et de la planification. Dans un secteur encore jeune et en perpétuelle mutation, cette somme de conseils et de savoir-faire apportera quelque rigueur. Depuis sa première édition en 1999, cet ouvrage est devenu le classique de la conception de jeux vidéo.