Night Dragon
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| Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks | |
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The cover of Night Dragon illustrated by Tony Hough |
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| Outline | |
| Location: | Allansia, Titan |
| References: | 400 |
| Publication details | |
| Author(s): | Keith Martin |
| Illustrator: | Tony Hough |
| Puffin | |
| Cover illustrator: | Tony Hough |
| First published: | 1993 |
| Number | 52 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0-14-036407-2 |
| Wizard | |
| Cover illustrator: | N/A |
| First published: | N/A |
| Number | N/A |
| ISBN: | N/A |
| List of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks | |
Night Dragon is a single-player roleplaying gamebook written by Keith Martin, illustrated by Tony Hough and originally published in 1993 by Puffin Books. It forms part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series. It is the 52nd in the series in the original Puffin series (ISBN 0-14-036407-2). There are currently no announced plans to republish this book as part of the modern Wizard series.
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[edit] Story
It is a creature of pure evil from before time existed, a Dragon so immense nothing will be able to contain it. Deep beneath the savage Dragon Reaches, it is sucking in powerful magical energy which will soon allow it to cross into this world. If it succeeds, all Allansia will be crushed beneath its claws!
Even the legendary Conclave of Dragons is powerless to stop the creature. A human hero is needed — a hero like YOU! Many monstrous adversaries are ranged against you, but along the way you may find ancient artefacts to help you in your quest. Ultimately, however, only extraordinary heroism will stand against the Night Dragon. Dare YOU accept the quest?
The book begins in the city of Blacksand, where a Dark Elf gives the player information about the titular dragon, before the player travels to meet the Dragon Conclave to gain information about the location of several magic items which will aid the player. The items consist of a sword, a shield and some armour. The player must then find these items, and then defeat the Night Dragon.
[edit] Rules
The books contains several scores which are not part of the standard Fighting Fantasy rules. An HONOUR score monitors the player's heroic character, increasing or decreasing according to their behaviour and can, in fact, go below 0. A NEMESIS score tracks how much the player's enemies learn of their opposition. A Time Track score also increases as the adventure goes on - the longer the player takes to reach the titular Dragon, the more powerful will it will be when they meet. There are various items for the player to collect, which help in the final battle with the Dragon.
