The Chasm of Doom

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name = The Chasm of Doom
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author = Joe Dever
cover_artist = Originally Gary Chalk; US Edition Richard Corben
country = United Kingdom
language = English
series = Lone Wolf
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genre = Children's literature
publisher = Berkley / Pacer
release_date = 1985
media_type = Print (Paperback)
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isbn = ISBN 0-425-08419-1
preceded_by = The Caverns of Kalte
followed_by = Shadow on the Sand

"The Chasm of Doom" is the fourth book in the award-winning Lone Wolf book series created by Joe Dever and illustrated by Gary Chalk.

Gameplay

Lone Wolf books rely on a combination of thought and luck. Certain statistics such as combat skill and endurance attributes are determined randomly before play (reading). The player is then allowed to choose which Kai disciplines or skills he or she possess. This number depends directly on how many books in the series have been completed ("Kai rank"). With each additional book completed, the player chooses one additional Kai discipline. Since this is the fourth book in the series, players who have completed all three of the previous books will now be at the rank of "Warmarn" or "Journeyman". This potentially gives access to 8 out of the 10 total Kai disciplines.

Plot

In this book, Lone Wolf is charged by the King of Sommerlund to investigate the disappearance of a troop of cavalry. The cavalry, led by a man named Captain D'Val, themselves disappeared under mysterious circumstances while investigating a disruption in the flow of mined resources from the province of Ruanon. Lone Wolf, along with the fifty Sommlending soldiers who accompany him, must uncover the truth surrounding the missing men and stop the rebirth of an ancient evil.

External links

* [http://www.gamebooks.org/show_series.php?name=Lone+Wolf Gamebooks - Lone Wolf]
* [http://www.gamebooks.org/show_item.php?id=1403 Gamebooks - The Chasm of Doom]
* [http://www.projectaon.org/en/Main/TheChasmOfDoom Project Aon - The Chasm of Doom]
* [http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~as300/b4.html Book Review]