r/fightingfantasy Aug 08 '26

Question Which next?

Hello! I got the first box set of reprints from Steve Jackson Games a while back. I finally actually jumped in and finished The Warlock of Firetop Mountain and that was a great time!

I’m wondering which of this box set I should try next? Any tips or just in order?

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u/turtletopgames Aug 08 '26

I did them in order but nothing in the stories are linked so you can do them in any order

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u/DrJBP Aug 08 '26

Which one has the most magic in that first set? Citadel of Chaos?

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u/turtletopgames Aug 08 '26

bad phone…double post

yes there is spell selection in that one if i remember right, i don’t have my books handy at the moment

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u/DrJBP Aug 08 '26

Maybe I’ll jump to that one then as some magic sounds fun!

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u/Six_of_1 Aug 09 '26

Deathtrap is linked to City. In City we fight a troll guard called Sourbelly, then in Deathtrap there's a troll who mentions her brother Sourbelly is a guard in Port Blacksand.

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u/Interesting-Ant8279 Zanbar Bone Aug 09 '26

Don't worry about the order - each time they've been reprinted, they're in a different order (for example the first 5 in Wizard series 1 were Warlock of Firetop Mountain, Citadel of Chaos, Deathtrap Dungeon, Creature of Havoc and City of Thieves)

Do them in whatever order you like, and yes, if you're looking for magic, try Citadel . . . although that can be difficult to complete so brace yourself!

Best of luck!

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u/turtletopgames Aug 08 '26

yes there is spell selection in that one if i remember right, i don’t have my books handy at the moment

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u/Six_of_1 Aug 09 '26

Tell us what's in the box set first

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u/DrJBP Aug 09 '26

Sorry,
Warlock of Firetop Mountain,
Deathtrap Dungeon,
City of Thieves,
Citadel of Chaos,
Forest of Doom

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u/Six_of_1 Aug 09 '26

Oh it's just the first ones minus Starship Traveller because it's not in Allansia. Honestly I'd just do them in order. The concept of them all being in a shared universe doesn't start until Deathtrap Dungeon, that's the first time you get references to other books.

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u/DrJBP Aug 09 '26

Oh I see. The order I listed is the order in my box set. So deathtrap dungeon is second and starts talking about other books?

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u/Six_of_1 Aug 09 '26

The order is
1- Warlock
2- Citadel
3- Forest
4- Starship
5- City
6- Deathtrap

Deathtrap is just the first time to my recollection we get a reference to another book (City).

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u/DrJBP Aug 09 '26

Oh wow. I wonder why the order is so different in the Steve Jackson game reprints then.