History Literature / TheWarlockOfFiretopMountain

''Warlock'' has received ''two'' iOS Video-Game App conversions, the first as a straight interactive book by Big Blue Bubble Studios, the second by the Australian Production team of Tin Man Studios as a board-game style Action RPG. The latter of the two conversions was, in turn, converted into a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch App in October 2018.

* PermanentlyMisseableContent: The book is filled with various numbered keys in order to distract you from collecting the three keys compulsory for winning the game. It's easy in the first attempt to be misled into collecting the wrong keys and missing out an essential one, and fail your quest after defeating the warlock because you chose the wrong item.

* BavarianFireDrill: Wgen you enter the boathouse and encounter a group of skeleton workers, you can tell them you're their new boss and go back to work. There's a 2 out of 3 chance of getting a desirable outcome, where you'll successfully fool the skeletons into leaving you alone.

''Warlock'' has received ''two'' iOS Video-Game App conversions, the first as a straight interactive book by Big Blue Bubble Studios, the second by the Australian Production team of Tin Man Studios as a board-game style Action RPG. The Latter of the Two conversions was in turn was converted into a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch App in October 2018.

''The Warlock of Firetop Mountain'' is the first entry in the ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' line of ChooseYourOwnAdventure Gamebooks. Written by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, founders of ''Fighting Fantasy''. It came out in 1982.

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[[caption-width-right:200:This doesn't actually happen in the book. [[RuleOfCool Still looks cool, though.]]]]

!!''The Warlock of Firetop Mountain'' provides examples of the following tropes:

''Warlock'' has received ''two'' iOS Video-Game App conversions, the first as a straight interactive book by Big Blue Bubble Studios, the second by the Australian Production team of Tin Man Studios as a board-game style Action RPG. The Latter of the Two conversions was in turn was converted into a UsefulNotes/NintendSwitch App in October 2018.

** You are only allowed to eat meals when the text tells you you can. Next books have you eat a meal whenever you want. This is especially bad in the French translation of the ''FightingFantasy'' series, where the rules for ''Warlock of Firetop Mountain'' were copy-pasted for many of the other books... making players unable to eat their meals ''at all''.

* TheUndead: The middle part of the Dungeon is infested with undead and has you fighting Zombies, Ghouls and a Vampire.

* WhatAnIdiot: You get attacked by the deadly stare of a magical painting. One option to attack it is to throw some cheese at it. It works exactly as well as you expect.
** You find a boathouse, locked by a door. It needs a special key to open it. A key that says "boathouse". If you don't have it, you can try forcing the door, but it won't work and you will only hurt yourself. You are still given the option to use the key after trying to force the door, and the narration will call you an idiot for not even attempting this first.

** The hero's quest is not achieved unless he manages to unlock the Warlock's treasure... and given the option to become the new master of the Mountain. If he cannot unlock the chest, his only option is to weep like a little child. It's like it was all about {{Greed}}!

** Bonus points are given for weird reasons. The hero frees a prisoner who gives him valuable information and he obtains 1 LUCK point. He opens a box, freeing a regular box and getting a coin, and ''this'' gives him 2 LUCK points.

* ViolationOfCommonSense: You get attacked by the deadly stare of a magical painting. One option to attack it is to throw some cheese at it. It works exactly as well as you expect.