54. Cavern Quest
Game System: AD&D
This issue is not part of my collection.
96. Nogard
Game System: AD&D
Author: Uncredited
Illustrator: Uncredited
First Published: April, 1985
Length: 3 pages (pp 43-45; 8 sections)
Number of Endings: 1 (but that's subject to debate)
Plot Summary: Your high-level character encounters something
altogether new...
My Thoughts: Without giving too much away, this isn't really much of
an adventure, but it's quite funny. Section V is particularly thrilling!
246. The Omega Variant
Game System: Alternity
This issue is not part of my collection.
264. Wolverine vs. the Brood Queen
Game System: Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game
Author: Rich Redman
Illustrators: Steve Skroce and Chris Dickey (cover), The Marvel Bullpen (interior)
First Published: October, 1999
Length: 7 pages (pp 79-85; 15 sections)
Number of Endings: The game ends when combat ends.
Plot Summary: Wolverine battles an evil alien monster.
My Thoughts: This is little more than an advertisement for the
Marvel Super Heroes game. All it does is demonstrate how the combat
system works. This proves rather boring (just a matter of drawing
cards and remembering lots of numbers) and is made worse by unclear rules.
The explanation of damage resolution is particularly confusing since it can
be interpreted at least three different ways (though only one interpretation
actually makes any sense).
265. The Voice - A Dark Matter Adventure
Game System: Alternity
Author: Stephen Kenson
Illustrator: Alan Rabinowitz
First Published: November, 1999
Length: 9 pages (pp 90-98; 34 sections)
Number of Endings: 2
Plot Summary: A mysterious informant sends you to investigate
a highly secured area.
My Thoughts: This is a terrible disaster of an adventure, though it
takes a while to realize that. At first it seems like a fairly interesting
introduction to the Alternity system. The problem is that once you've died
and restarted a few times (which is inevitable) you realize that there is
really no interactivity at all in the story. Every story branch but one is
based on the roll of the dice and the one that isn't has no real effect on
the story. The end result is an extremely frustrating and nearly
impossible-to-finish adventure since the only way to win is to be really
lucky. This is worth reading once or twice to learn the system, but there's
little point in making a concerted effort to finish it since the odds of
success are extremely low.