Lost Worlds Fantasy Combat Book Game (#1008) - Fighter Mage with Magic Sword

Manchester, CT: NOVA, 1984. Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. No markings or stickers. very small whisker crease on back near spine. 1st edition, 1984 Nova softcover. Staple Bound, 5.6" x8.3" Original Character Sheet + Karcilabran (One handed sword) + 5 Spell cards included. Includes insert with list of Lost Worlds title and a coupon for a discount on the Ral Partha minature "fighter mage with Magic Sword"X Y size The years of searching, studying, digging through every scrap of parchment which survived the Ruin were worth it. At last-- you can do magic! Not the awesome magics of the Ancients, of course --not yet. But still. Suddenly you hear footsteps in the passage outside your chambers. You sense it is no friend. Can you new-found powers defeat this unknown foe? Character in book based on the Ral Partha figure "fighter Mage with Sword" sculpted by Julie Gutherie. "Play requires two players and at least two "visual combat books", with each player choosing a character (i.e., a book) from those available. At the start of play, each player removes the character sheet for that character from their book and hands the book to his or her opponent. The character sheet lists the various combat actions which the character can take during the battle. The combat book lists the effects of the attacks in tables, and serves as a visual reference for what the other player is doing. Hence, each player views entries in the book from a first-person perspective, seeing only their opponent and not themselves.".…