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Title: HARROWING TALES: The Smoking Mirror #1: Murder in Monte Carlo Author: Mark Baumann Language: english Genre: Modern Pulp Thriller/Mystery Played: 60 x Weapons limit in inventory: 3 Items limit in inventory: 10 Initial character stats: Agility: 4 + 1 x Vitality: 13 + 2 x Strength: 4 + 1 x Intelligence: 4 + 1 x Constitution: 4 + 1 x Charisma: 4 + 1 x Initial items: Pistols Trusty Colt .45 Auto Pistol (Combat points: +0 / Damage: 0) Initial gold (U.S. Dollars): 20	Play online Author/Book Statistics User comments (8) Vote for this book Degree of difficulty easy average hard Originality little some a lot Suspense boring average exciting Variety of choices too few adequate many Reading pleasure low average high Votes: 6
Blurb: Welcome to HARROWING TALES, where danger and intrigue lurk around every corner and the fragmented stories of the ancient past have become puzzles of the present day. Journey to distant corners of the world, gunfight with nefarious villains, romance beautiful and dangerous women, explore forgotten labyrinths and lost worlds, escape diabolical death traps, recover treasures of antiquity, and test your mettle against the supernatural, all while hanging on against all odds at the suspenseful brink of looming disaster! The year is 1936. The world is in the grip of the Great Depression and on the verge of war. You are Jack Venture, private gumshoe, globetrotter, treasure seeker, and man of action. This is a gamebook in the genre of the pulp serials of the 1930's and 40's, with elements of action and suspense and the tone of a hard-boiled detective story. Period-appropriate photographs, actual news headlines, and period-accurate equipment and prices enhance the immersive experience of the historical setting. In the style of old radio shows and pulp magazines, each installment in the series ends in a cliffhanger... so you have to "stay tuned to find out what happens next"!

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20.02.2010 17:17 - Kelpie Hi Mark, came by the Harrowing Tales and liked it VERY much. Would love to read more about the story and have an emailinterview with you for our online-fanzine zauberspiegel-online.de ... could you contact me via bettina.meister@zauberspiegel-online.de ? Love to hear from you 06.01.2010 22:05 - Mark Thank you all for the feedback. It's encouraging when you receive news that people are actually reading the story and moreover enjoying it. I will continue to work on the story. I welcome any additional feedback, including any comments on how I can improve it! Thanks, Mark 17.10.2009 21:01 - wana b author great story keep going! 07.10.2009 19:24 - SEXTO NOBLE DE KHARÉ Great gamebook! I think it's what the hobby needs: highly shaped characters and mature, intriguing plot. Please, go on with it! 09.09.2009 00:47 - Shockrock Entertaining plot and and pretty innovative features. It's a shame the story isn't finished yet. 21.06.2009 05:59 - Des the Great Great story, but you could have left us with something more you sicko!!!! You better put another adventure!!! 09.06.2009 22:11 - Alex The writing style and game system is excellent. I would like to see you finish the rest of the story. 30.05.2009 15:56 - LB Hi there, would like to see more of this if possible - I enjoyed what happened so far, complex but not complicated, fast moving plot, enjoyable character creation = two thumbs up!

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