 Cover of Warlock magazine #3 (1984). Art by Terry Oakes. | |
| Editor | Various |
|---|---|
| Categories | Adventure gamebook [ broken anchor ] |
| Frequency | Quarterly then bimonthly |
| First issue | 1984 |
| Final issue Number | December 1986 13 |
| Company |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
Warlock was a British magazine published by Penguin Books and game manufacturer Games Workshop between 1984 and 1986. The primary focus of the magazine was fantasy, with emphasis on the Fighting Fantasy adventure gamebook [ broken anchor ] series.
The magazine was established by Fighting Fantasy creators Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, running for 13 issues from 1984 until December 1986. Jackson and Livingstone were the editors until issue 10 and then editors-in-chief, with Marc Gascoigne as editor. The desk editor for the first five issues was Philippa Dickinson. [1] Warlock was published in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. A Japanese edition of the magazine was expanded to a general RPG publication where the title had an extended run before ceasing publication in 1997. [2]
Regular features included announcements, cartoons, competitions, interviews, maps of the Fighting Fantasy world, mini-adventures including abbreviated versions of Caverns of the Snow Witch and House of Hell [3] with different artwork, a monster bestiary (becoming the basis for the Fighting Fantasy title Out of the Pit) and miniature figure tutorials.
| Issue | Title | Author(s) | Illustrator(s) | Sections | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Warlock of Firetop Mountain: Part I | Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone | Russ Nicholson | 273 | 1984 |
| 2 | The Warlock of Firetop Mountain: Part II | Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone | Russ Nicholson | 127 | 1984 |
| 2 | Caverns of the Snow Witch | Ian Livingstone | Duncan Smith | 190 | 1984 |
| 3 | The House of Hell | Steve Jackson | Tim Sell | 185 | 1984 |
| 4 | The Dervish Stone | Paul Struth | Tim Sell | 200 | 1985 |
| 5 | Dungeon of Justice | Jonathan Ford | John Blanche and Bob Harvey | 200 | 1985 |
| 6 | The Dark Chronicles of Anakendis | Andrew Whitworth | Mark Dunn, Bill Houston and Trevor Hammond | 200 | 1985 |
| 7 | The Temple of Testing | A. E. Arkle | John Glentoran | 200 | 1985 |
| 8 | The Floating City | Ruth Pracy | Pete Martin | 200 | 1986 |
| 9 | Fortress Throngard | Tom Williams | Leo Hartas | 172 | 1986 |
| 10 | Rogue Mage | Graeme Davis | Tony Ackland and Pete Martin | 200 | 1986 |
| 11 | The Land of Changes | Ruth Pracy | Pete Martin | 200 | 1986 |
| 12 | Deadline to Destruction | Gavin Shute | David Stevens | 200 | 1986 |
| 13 | The Temple of the Pharoah | Tom Williams | Dave Carson | 194 | 1986 |
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