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Welcome Traveller. By a stroke of good fortune you have found your way to the realms of Arborell and the one true home of the Dragon Windhammer. Within these pages can be found everything needed to begin your exploration of these lands, and what follows here will make those travels easier. If you are new to this interactive gamebook series I invite you to read the introduction given in the link below. It is my hope that you will enjoy the journey...
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The Troll of Bremn Now Available
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Although not a part of the Chronicles of Arborell gamebook series the author is pleased to announce the release of a new fantasy title, The Troll of Bremn. It can be said that a Troll's life is not an easy one and when Ignatius Wallot finds a bridge to call his own life only gets more complicated. Cantankerous and ill-mannered his greatest wish is to be left alone, but it will be a wedge of cheese and the kindness of brave men that will change his life, and elevate him from homeless Troll to a far greater destiny. Forrest Gump meets the Brothers Grimm in this tale of magic and friendship that changes a Kingdom forever and exposes the peacemaking qualities of roast mutton.Only one thing can be absolutely sure. When Ignatius finds his bridge the village of Bremn will never be the same again.
Click here for your free copy of the Troll of Bremn
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Advanced LDG Starter Pack Now Available
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The Advanced LDG Starter Pack is an evolution of the micro-gamebook format currently available as a part of the Chronicles of Arborell gamebook series. This advanced edition includes:
- a comprehensive rule-set,
- greater character generation options,
- full page maps,
- character sheets,
- career manifest,
- an initial 100 section fantasy adventure entitled The Tombs of Hallad'Mortain.
May Glory and Renown follow all who survive the Tombs of Hallad'Mortain.
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All New Parchment PDF Titles Now Available
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The Chronicles is pleased to announce that all the new "parchment" style PDF editions released over the course of this year are now available from links provided at this website. All have been reformatted, recovered, upgraded and in many cases rewritten to accommodate the new 6x9 format. Some titles in the micro-gamebook series will remain in the A4 format to facilitate ease of printing and the need to keep paper use to a minimum.
Direct download links for all these titles are available throughout this website and a full inventory of all available titles can be found at the Download and New Release pages.
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2016 Windhammer Prize Update
The submission phase for the 2016 competition has now ended and unfortunately not enough entries were received to conduct a valid Windhammer Prize this year. At this time I cannot say why so few entries were submitted but without a minimum number of entries to support a comprehensive voting phase, or provide even enough candidates to cover the prize pool awards the competition must be suspended for this year. It is my intention to recommence the competition in 2017, and I will be providing the option for all who submitted entries this year to use their entries in the next. I believe it is important that all the hard work put in by entrants should be worthily presented in a strong competition, one where their gamebooks can be properly evaluated in competition with a range of talented authors, and provided with awards that have the same credibility as those given in previous years. With this in mind I will look to evaluating all aspects of the competition over the next few months then determine a better way forward.
Thank you to everyone who has supported the prize over these years and may Glory and Renown follow all who have participated.
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Release of Guidelines for the 2016 Windhammer Prize
Arborell.com is pleased to announce that the competition guidelines and timetable for the 2016 Windhammer Prize for Short Gamebook Fiction are now available.
This contest is proudly sponsored by arborell.com and continues in its ninth year as a means to promote the gamebook genre, and to provide exposure within a competitive environment for aspiring gamebook authors. In particular this prize values creative and original works of gamebook fiction. The challenge given to those who wish to participate is to develop a full gamebook experience whilst meeting stringent requirements regarding length and original content. This competition is open to all gamebook writers and requires no entry fee or other costs.
All prospective entrants should be aware that the prize pool for this year's competition has been updated and more information regarding these changes can be found at the link given below.
For changes regarding the prize pool and all other information on this competition please visit the Windhammer Prize homepage. May Glory and Renown follow all who enter.
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Notification of Results For the 2015 Windhammer Prize
Arborell.com is pleased to announce that the 2015 Windhammer Prize for Short Gamebook Fiction has been won by Felicity Banks for her alternate historical adventure, After the Flag Fell. Merit awards have been won by Philip Armstrong for his quirky fantasy adventure, Sabrage, and Richard Penwarden for his fantastical western, Gunsmoke Along the Fey Frontier. Also this year Commendations have been awarded to Tides of Chrome by Steffen Hagen, Droidchangers: Fight or Die by Andy Moonowl and Alchemist's Apprentice by John Evans. Congratulations to all who have found success.
Sixteen entries were accepted for the 2015 competition, the high quality of those entries a testament to the talent and originality of the authors who took part. It proved again gratifying to see the wide range of genre and subject matter that encompassed this year's competition. In a list of well written and innovative gamebooks alternate histories and fantastical worlds sat comfortably alongside hard-metal sci-fi and real world adventure. Amongst these entries magic found its place once again and brooding horror lurked at every turn. All things considered a truly excellent range of new gamebooks this year.
More information regarding the 2015 Windhammer Prize, and all the download links for entries, can be found here.
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Honour Amongst Thieves Now Available
Honour Amongst Thieves, the next companion novella for the Windhammer Core Gamebook is now available. This 100 page novella continues the adventures of the Tak Lovar as he uncovers the true extent of his Guild's folly and confronts the deadly consequences of the creation of the Shadowch. Given a new mission the Historian is joined by other men to recover a powerful talisman, and with it in hand find the one who must wield it. If Mankind is to survive the Shadowch must be destroyed.
This new addition to the Windhammer Companion Series is now available at this link and from the Chronicle's download page.
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Release of Guidelines for the 2015 Windhammer Prize
Arborell.com is pleased to announce that the competition guidelines and timetable for the 2015 Windhammer Prize for Short Gamebook Fiction are now available.
This contest is proudly sponsored by arborell.com and continues in its eighth year as a means to promote the gamebook genre, and to provide exposure within a competitive environment for aspiring gamebook authors. In particular this prize values creative and original works of gamebook fiction. The challenge given to those who wish to participate is to develop a full gamebook experience whilst meeting stringent requirements regarding length and original content. This competition is open to all gamebook writers and requires no entry fee or other costs.
For more information on this competition please visit the Windhammer Prize homepage. May Glory and Renown follow all who enter.
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