THE THREE MAGICIANS… by Fighting Fantasy legend and artist Malcolm Barter
For those who may not know, Malcolm has been commissioned to do four pieces of “reward” artwork for James A. Hirons’ Savage Realms gamebook, Return to the Tavern on Gallows Hill. Limited edition prints of these phenomenal, hand-drawn / hand-inked pieces will only be available to those who pledged at the Sellsword and Seasoned Adventurer tier levels, so if you would like to receive these, all you have to do is simply upgrade your existing pledge or do a late pledge if you weren’t already a pledge partner before!
Here’s the accompanying narrative…
After a short walk along a very narrow corridor, you reach a door which has the word ‘LIBRARY’ painted upon it. You enter and see that the room beyond does indeed contain many book-filled shelves. You also spy three figures dressed in red, hooded robes. Their faces are obscured by their hoods to the point that you can only see their mouths and chins. All three are deep in concentration, seemingly looking for something in the array of old tomes before them. To one side of the room, there is also a table upon which sits various glassware containing fluids and dried plants. You might be able to learn something here. The only other exit you can see is on the opposite side of the library…