Temple of Terror
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| The Fighting Fantasy series |
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 Cover of the 'green stripe' edition |
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| Outline | |
| Location: | Allansia |
| Sections: | 400 |
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| Author(s): | Ian Livingstone |
| Illustrator(s): | Bill Houston |
| Year of release: | 1985 |
| Number (Puffin) | 14 |
| Number (Wizard) | 19 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0-14-031863-1 |
| List of FF books | |
Temple of Terror (ISBN 0-14-031863-1) is a single player roleplaying book, written by Ian Livingstone, illustrated by Bill Houston and originally published in 1985. The book is part of Jackson and Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series, numbered 14 the original Puffin printing and 19 in the recent Wizard reissuing. As with most of the series, the story is divided into 400 sections, with the final section forming the only successful conclusion to the story.
Temple of Terror is set in the fictional world of Titan, on the continent of Allansia. The character is hired by the good wizard Yaztromo and pitted against the evil Malbordus, who is poised to gain the power of the Dark Elves and lead an army to conquer Allansia. All that he requires are the five Dragon artifacts, which are hidden in the lost desert city of Vatos, and which the player must locate before the final confrontation with Malbordus.
Temple of Terror's desert setting lends the story a unique Middle Eastern feel, both in terms of the setting and the opponents faced. As with many Livingstone adventures, such as City of Thieves and Crypt of the Sorcerer, the player must collect a series of artifacts in order to be successful in the final confrontation, an element which is given an unusual twist by the presence of a character known as the Messenger of Death, who has placed the letters which make up the word 'DEATH' along the character's route and will claim the character's life if they are all found. Temple of Terror also utilises a simple spell-casting system, a relative oddity among the Fighting Fantasy books. The ten spells that can be used are: Open Door, Creature Sleep, Magic Arrow , Language, Read Symbols, Light, Fire, Jump, Detect Trap, Create Water.
