I thought I might pimp my latest KS campaign here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2036759092/crown-and-dragon-rpg
I won't do the all out sales pitch: Suffice to say it is based upon a seminal novel by a best selling Author (Stephen Hunt) and could best be described as Sharpe with magic...
I have spoken to people who were English teachers at the time and they have told me that the FF books were probably the biggest factor in getting especially boys reading in the 1980's.
The 1980's in British Gaming certainly did have a defined "feel" to it. As has been mentioned upthread, there were various influences that all got mixed up and worked on each other. FF Gamebooks, 2000AD, Citadel Miniatures and more all riffed off each other.
Hell, one of the issues of White...
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