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Episode 74 - Secrets of Salamonis

July 28, 2026
Episode 74 - Secrets of Salamonis
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It’s time to bid a fond hello to one of the original creators of Fighting Fantasy as we enjoy Secrets of Salamonis written by Steve Jackson with help from Jonathan Green and art from Tazio Bettin. This is Jackson’s first Fighting Fantasy book since Creature of Havoc way back in 1989. Is this a triumphant return to the genre that he helped define? Listen along to find out.

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Episode 24 - Creature of Havoc (Part Two)

May 25, 2022

HJDoom is back with the second part of Creature of Havoc, the seminal Fighting Fantasy book by Steve Jackdon. Our bumbling and monstrous hero has successfully traversed the dungeons of Zharradan Marr and made its way out into the big wide world. What happens next? Listen in to find out. There’s also a mildly exciting announcement of a new patreon reward, and the even more mildly exciting announcement that I have a new EP out. It’s 4 tracks of dungeon synth recorded on a digital version of a cheap 1980s Casio synth. It’s free to download and you can find it at https://malesperi.bandcamp.com/album/where-graves-are-empty

Episode 24 - Creature of Havoc (Part Two)
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In podcast Tags fighting fantasy, fantastic fights, fantasy, creature of havoc, steve jackson, Ian Livingstone, puffin books, 1980s, retro, advenure game book, gamebook, RPG, nostalgia, gaming, roleplaying, podcast, hjdoom
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