- The Masters of Darkness
Infobox Book |
name = The Masters of Darkness
author =Joe Dever
cover_artist = US editionNeal McPheeters
country =United Kingdom
language = English
series = Lone Wolf
subject =
genre =Children's literature
publisher = Berkley / Pacer
release_date = 1988
media_type = Print (Paperback )
pages =
isbn = ISBN 0-425-11718-9
preceded_by =The Prisoners of Time
followed_by =The Plague Lords of Ruel "The Master of Darkness" is the twelfth book in the award-winning Lone Wolf book series created by
Joe Dever . This is the final book in the Magnakai series.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 Magnakai disciplines or skills he or she possess. This number depends directly on how many books in the series have been completed ("Magnakai rank"). With each additional book completed, the player chooses one additional Magnakai discipline.
The final book in the Magnakai series further reveals the quirks of the Lone Wolf game system, including putting players who have not played through the previous books at a substantial disadvantage in terms of Magnakai skills and rank. Nonetheless, it is still possible to triumph.
Plot
After his struggles in the plane of Daziarn, Lone Wolf finally recovers the last of the Lorestones and finds a Shadow Gate back to his home. Unfortunately, upon his return, he finds that considerable time has passed and that, in his absence, the Darklords have conquered much of Magnamund. Now with all of the Lorestones wisdom absorbed within him, and the hopes of Sommerlund and all the free peoples of Magnamund on his shoulders, Lone Wolf must travel into the very depths of Helgedad, confront Gnaag himself and struggle to stop the raging Darklord menace once and for all.
External links
* [http://www.gamebooks.org/show_series.php?name=Lone+Wolf Gamebooks - Lone Wolf]
* [http://www.gamebooks.org/show_item.php?id=1441 Gamebooks - The Masters of Darkness]
* [http://www.projectaon.org/en/Main/TheMastersOfDarkness Project Aon - The Masters of Darkness]
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