GMI3 Plague Lords
GMI3 Plague Lords
GMI3 Plague Lords
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Publication Date: 13 September 2006
Text copyright 1990 Joe Dever
Illustrations copyright 1990 Peter Andrew Jones
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GAMESMASTER BOOK EXTRACT
chronicle will tell of the adventures Series, published this October by Red
you undertook during your Kai Fox Books. Here, for the first time,
Grand Mastership. Until the time we publish an extract giving the
comes for their telling, may the Gods background to the new series, and
Ishir and Kai watch over you, Grand details of the perilous quest which
Master Lone Wolf, hero and saviour of awaits you.
Sommerlund.
The Story So Far . . .
So ended The Masters of Darkness,
Y
the twelfth book in Joe Devers
acclaimed Lone Wolf adventure game-
book series in which you, intrepid ou are Grand
reader, became Lone Wolfthe last Master Lone Wolf,
Kai Master of Sommerlund. last of the Kai
In the course of the first twelve Lords of Somm-
books, your ongoing quest was to erlund and sole
restore the warrior Order of the Kai survivor of a mas-
and avenge their massacre by sacre that wiped
Your victory is total. At last you destroying their murderersthe out the First
Order of your lite warrior caste.
have fulfilled your destiny to avenge mega-bad Darklords of Helgedad.
It is the year MS 5075 and twen-
the Kai and rid your world of an evil This quest was finally completed in
ty-five years have passed since your
which has threatened it for thousands Book 12. But ever since Masters was
brave kinsmen perished at the
of years. You return to Sommerlund published, back in April 1988, Joe
hands of the Darklords of
a conquering hero and, as Kai Grand Dever has been inundated with Helgedad. These champions of evil,
Master, you begin the task of literally thousands of letters from who were sent forth by Naar, the
restoring the Kai to their former Lone Wolf fans all over the world, King of the Darkness, to destroy the
glory. The chronicle of your struggle urging him to keep his promise to fertile world of Magnamund, have
against the Darklords of Helgedad continue the saga of the Kai. Well, themselves since been destroyed.
will pass into legend, inspiring future this is exactly what hes done and You vowed to avenge the murder of
generations of Kai warriors to keep GamesMaster International is proud to the Kai and you kept your pledge,
alive your ideals of bravery, skill bring you this Lone Wolf for it was you who brought about
and selfless courage. Yet the saga exclusive. their downfall when alone you infil-
that is the story of your life does not The Plague Lords of Ruel is the first trated their foul domainthe
end here. In future times the of the Lone Wolf Grand Master Darklandsand caused the
Illustration: Peter Andrew Jones Copyright: Solar Wind Library
destruction of their leader, Archlord generation of Kai recruits, all of In the name of your creator, the
Gnaag, and the core of their cancer- whom were born during the era of God Kai, and for the greater glory
ous power that was the infernal war against the Darklords, pos- of Sommerlund and the Goddess
city of Helgedad. sess latent Kai skills and show Ishir, you have vowed to reach the
In the wake of their destruction, exceptional promise. These skills very pinnacle of Kai perfection
chaos befell the Darkland armies will be nurtured and honed to per- to attain all of the Grand
who, until then, had been poised to fection during their time at the Master Disciplines and become the
co n qu er all of N ort h ern monastery so that they may teach first Kai Supreme Master.
Magnamund. Some factions which
comprised this huge army, most
notably the barbaric Drakkarim,
and inspire future generations,
thereby ensuring the continued
security of your homeland in
W ith diligence and determina-
tion you set about the
restoration of the Kai Monastery
began to fight with the others for future. and organized the training of the
control. This disorder quickly Your attainment of the rank of S e con d O rde r re cru i ts . Y ou r
escalated into an all-out civil war, Kai Grand Master brought with it efforts were soon rewarded and,
which allowed the Freeland armies great rewards. Some, such as the within the space of two short years,
of Magnamund time in which to restoration of the Kai and the undying the first raw recruits had graduat-
recover and launch a counter-offen- gratitude of your fellow ed to become a cadre of gifted Kai
sive. Skilfully their commanders Sommlending, could have been Masters who, in turn, were able to
exploited the chaos and secured a anticipated. Yet there have also commence the teaching of their
swift and total victory over an been rewards which you could not skills to subsequent intakes of Kai
enemy far superior in numbers. possibly have foreseen. The discov- novices. Readily the Kai Masters
most remarkably, your body began Nyras had been reclaimed by the the Free Kingdoms rejoice in the
to age at a much slower rate. Now, armies of King Sarnac, the Lencian knowledge that the age of the
for every five years that elapse you commander, and his flag now flew Darklords has finally come to an
age but one year. over a land which, two thousand end. Readily men have exchanged
Grand Master gamebooks entitled Doctor Who, Tom Baker, and has
LONE WOLF The Captives of Kaag (No. 14) and been produced using new telecom-
The Darke Crusade (No. 15), which munications hardware designed
MASTERFILE will be in the shops in December specifically to eradicate the prob-
1990 and March 1991 respectively. lems which plagued the first
Publication of The Plague Lords of The four novels which so far com- PhoneQuest release The Fortress of
Ruel (336pgs, 3.99) spearheads a prise the Legends of Lone Wolf set, Doom. A completely new rules sys-
veritable invasion of Lone Wolf by Joe Dever and John Grant, tem, prizes, limited time duration
related material to hit the streets based on the gamebook saga, have to keep costs down, and a new
this winter. proved something of a commercial game each month will make the
success. Joe and John have now PhoneQuest line very interesting.
been signed up to write a further Theres even Lone Wolf knitwear
four titles in the series. The first of now available from a company
these, entitled The Claws of called Fa nt a sy K nitw e a r. A
Helgedad, will be published in June colour brochure is available if you
1991, alongside reprints of the first send a stamped, self-addressed
four titles, by Arrow Books. envelope to Fantasy Knitwear c/o
Going online early this month C&EG, PO Box 120, Henley-on-
are five new telephone adventure Thames, Oxon RG9 1PB.
games on the PhoneQuest line And finally, theres a new range of
Joe Dever (0898 555 525), all written by Joe Lone Wolf miniatures shortly to be
Dever. Four of the gamesNinja, available from Alternative
Red Fox Books, the teenage Tomb of the Sphinx, Vampire Armies. The first release is
imprint of Arrow Books, is reprint- Hunter and Alien Intruder planned for November with regular
ing the entire Lone Wolf series encompass popular role-playing releases to follow. For a brochure,
(Books 112), all featuring new themes, while the fifthThe send an SSAE to Alternative
cover artwork by Peter Jones. Forbidden Toweris a completely Armies, Unit 6, Parkway Court,
Prolific as ever, Joe Dever has new Lone Wolf adventure. The Glaisdale Parkway, Bilborough,
a l re ad y fi n i s he d a fu rth e r tw o game features the voice of former Notts, NG8 4GN.
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Replaced monastery of the Kai with Monastery of the Kai, and Kai monastery with Kai Monastery.
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Replaced left-handed with Left-handed, twoards with towards, north-east with northeast, and right-
handed with Right-handed.
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Replaced able , with able,, Kai monastery with Kai Monastery, Cener druid with Cener Druid, and
vaccine, Rimoah with vaccine, said Rimoah.
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