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	"Choose Your Own Adventure" originally referred to the branching-story books published in the 1980s. first imagined in the days of yore by [[Ian Livingstone]] and [[Steve Jackson]] (and if those names sound familiar, that's normal, they're the guys who started [[Games Workshop]].)		"Choose Your Own Adventure" originally referred to the branching-story books published in the 1980s. first imagined in the days of yore by [[Ian Livingstone]] and [[Steve Jackson]] (and if those names sound familiar, that's normal, they're the guys who started [[Games Workshop]].)

	Those books were cut up into small numbered paragraphs, each of them describing something happening, at the end of which you had a either a choice to make or dice to roll to determine what happened. The story continues like that, the player jumping from paragraph to paragraph until their character is stopped by the story or killed in combat, or completes the quest. They were essentially single-player "RPG's" one could play when one had some time to waste.		Those books were cut up into small numbered paragraphs, each of them describing something happening, at the end of which you had a either a choice to make or dice to roll to determine what happened. The story continues like that, the player jumping from paragraph to paragraph and page to page until their character is stopped by the story, killed in combat, or completes the quest. They were essentially "single-player RPG's" one could play when one had some time to waste.

	Success was as immediate as it was unexpected. These books had a lot of success and popularity in the late eighties and nineties and the first book was followed by a whole series of them. Ian and Steve wrote multiple ~~one~~ themselves and they were joined by a bunch of other writers (amongst them [[Marc Gascoigne]]) who both expanded on the original idea and branched further off into science-fiction, superhero, horror,~~...~~ settings.		Success was as immediate as it was unexpected. These books had a lot of success and popularity in the late eighties and nineties and the first book was followed by a whole series of them. Ian and Steve wrote multiple ones themselves and they were joined by a bunch of other writers (amongst them [[Marc Gascoigne]] and Joe Dever of the [[Lone Wolf]] series) who both expanded on the original idea and branched further off into science-fiction, superhero, horror, and a whole slew of other settings.

	The advent of computers and the internet eventually saw to the decline of CYOA books. Indeed, replayability of the books was rather low, whereas forums and MUD's offered a lot more interaction and options than the limited scope of a book. If you dig around a bit, you'll find that a bunch of those books have been adapted and expanded into [[Video games\|vidja format]]. Still, the book format is not dead, the originals are still being re-printed and an occasional new one sees the light from time to time as they still have dedicated fans. Whether nostalgic oldfag or younger neckbeard; if you see one of those at a garage sale, grab it! They're good fun to play through on a slow day.		The advent of computers and the internet eventually saw to the decline of CYOA books. Indeed, replayability of the books was rather low, whereas forums and MUD's offered a lot more interaction and options than the limited scope of a book. If you dig around a bit, you'll find that a bunch of those books have been adapted and expanded into [[Video games\|vidja format]]. Still, the book format is not dead, the originals are still being re-printed and an occasional new one sees the light from time to time as they still have dedicated fans. Whether nostalgic oldfag or younger neckbeard; if you see one of those at a garage sale, grab it! They're good fun to play through on a slow day.

	=Notable CYOAs=		=Notable CYOAs=
	Some CYOAs tend to get talked about more than others. There's plenty of drama in the community, and there have been several splits from the general to produce CYOA-specific threads. Here are a few of the most (in)famous:		Some CYOAs tend to get talked about more than others in /tg/. There's plenty of drama in the community, and there have been several splits from the general to produce CYOA-specific threads. Here are a few of the most (in)famous:
	*[[StarDustCYOA\|Stardust]] - build your ship and assemble your crew, it's time for sci-fi adventures.		*[[StarDustCYOA\|Stardust]] - build your ship and assemble your crew, it's time for sci-fi adventures.
	*[[Conduit]] - there's a little bit of everything in this CYOA, where the titular Conduits travel between themed worlds.		*[[Conduit]] - there's a little bit of everything in this CYOA, where the titular Conduits travel between themed worlds.

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In The Beginning

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	Success was as immediate as it was unexpected. These books had a lot of success and popularity in the late eighties and nineties and the first book was followed by a whole series of them. Ian and Steve wrote multiple one themselves and they were joined by a bunch of other writers (amongst them [[Marc Gascoigne]]) who both expanded on the original idea and branched further off into science-fiction, superhero, horror,... settings.		Success was as immediate as it was unexpected. These books had a lot of success and popularity in the late eighties and nineties and the first book was followed by a whole series of them. Ian and Steve wrote multiple one themselves and they were joined by a bunch of other writers (amongst them [[Marc Gascoigne]]) who both expanded on the original idea and branched further off into science-fiction, superhero, horror,... settings.

	The advent of computers and the internet eventually saw to the CYOA books ~~decline~~. Indeed, replayability of the books was rather low, whereas forums and MUD's offered a lot more interaction and options than the limited scope of a book. If you dig around a bit, you'll find that a bunch of those books have been adapted and expanded into [[Video games\|vidja format]] ~~The~~ originals are still re-printed and an occasional new one sees the light from time to time~~, so the concept is not dead~~. Whether nostalgic oldfag or younger neckbeard; if you see one of those at a garage sale, grab it! They're good fun to play through on a slow day.		The advent of computers and the internet eventually saw to the decline of CYOA books. Indeed, replayability of the books was rather low, whereas forums and MUD's offered a lot more interaction and options than the limited scope of a book. If you dig around a bit, you'll find that a bunch of those books have been adapted and expanded into [[Video games\|vidja format]]. Still, the book format is not dead, the originals are still being re-printed and an occasional new one sees the light from time to time as they still have dedicated fans. Whether nostalgic oldfag or younger neckbeard; if you see one of those at a garage sale, grab it! They're good fun to play through on a slow day.

	=Notable CYOAs=		=Notable CYOAs=

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In The Beginning

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	Success was as immediate as it was unexpected. These books had a lot of success and popularity in the late eighties and nineties and the first book was followed by a whole series of them. Ian and Steve wrote multiple one themselves and they were joined by a bunch of other writers (amongst them [[Marc Gascoigne]]) who both expanded on the original idea and branched further off into science-fiction, superhero, horror,... settings.		Success was as immediate as it was unexpected. These books had a lot of success and popularity in the late eighties and nineties and the first book was followed by a whole series of them. Ian and Steve wrote multiple one themselves and they were joined by a bunch of other writers (amongst them [[Marc Gascoigne]]) who both expanded on the original idea and branched further off into science-fiction, superhero, horror,... settings.

	The advent of computers and the internet eventually saw to the CYOA books decline. Indeed, replayability of the books was rather low, whereas forums and MUD's offered a lot more interaction and options than the limited scope of a book. If you dig around a bit, you'll find that a bunch of those books have been adapted and expanded into [[~~/v/~~\|vidja format]] The originals are still re-printed and an occasional new one sees the light from time to time, so the concept is not dead. Whether nostalgic oldfag or younger neckbeard; if you see one of those at a garage sale, grab it! They're good fun to play through on a slow day.		The advent of computers and the internet eventually saw to the CYOA books decline. Indeed, replayability of the books was rather low, whereas forums and MUD's offered a lot more interaction and options than the limited scope of a book. If you dig around a bit, you'll find that a bunch of those books have been adapted and expanded into [[Video games\|vidja format]] The originals are still re-printed and an occasional new one sees the light from time to time, so the concept is not dead. Whether nostalgic oldfag or younger neckbeard; if you see one of those at a garage sale, grab it! They're good fun to play through on a slow day.

	=Notable CYOAs=		=Notable CYOAs=

195.62.68.228 at 08:00, 25 September 2017

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	It's like that question "would you rather fight a horse-sized duck, or a flock of duck-sized horses?" except you have a dozen choices and they're all awesome.		It's like that question "would you rather fight a horse-sized duck, or a flock of duck-sized horses?" except you have a dozen choices and they're all awesome.

	"Choose Your Own Adventure" ~~can also mean~~ the branching-story books published in the 1980s, ~~but~~ that ~~shit~~ is ~~old~~, ~~grandpa~~, and [[~~Quest thread~~]]~~s do~~ it ~~much better~~.		==In The Beginning==
			[[File:WFT.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|If you remember this, congratulations, you're truly an ancient neckbeard.]] {{Oldschool}}
			"Choose Your Own Adventure" originally referred to the branching-story books published in the 1980s. first imagined in the days of yore by [[Ian Livingstone]] and [[Steve Jackson]] (and if those names sound familiar, that's normal, they're the guys who started [[Games Workshop]].)

			Those books were cut up into small numbered paragraphs, each of them describing something happening, at the end of which you had a either a choice to make or dice to roll to determine what happened. The story continues like that, the player jumping from paragraph to paragraph until their character is stopped by the story or killed in combat, or completes the quest. They were essentially single-player "RPG's" one could play when one had some time to waste.

			Success was as immediate as it was unexpected. These books had a lot of success and popularity in the late eighties and nineties and the first book was followed by a whole series of them. Ian and Steve wrote multiple one themselves and they were joined by a bunch of other writers (amongst them [[Marc Gascoigne]]) who both expanded on the original idea and branched further off into science-fiction, superhero, horror,... settings.

			The advent of computers and the internet eventually saw to the CYOA books decline. Indeed, replayability of the books was rather low, whereas forums and MUD's offered a lot more interaction and options than the limited scope of a book. If you dig around a bit, you'll find that a bunch of those books have been adapted and expanded into [[/v/\|vidja format]] The originals are still re-printed and an occasional new one sees the light from time to time, so the concept is not dead. Whether nostalgic oldfag or younger neckbeard; if you see one of those at a garage sale, grab it! They're good fun to play through on a slow day.

	=Notable CYOAs=		=Notable CYOAs=

1d4chan>Spodey: /* Notable CYOAs */

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Notable CYOAs

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	*[[Setting:Magical_Realm_CYOA\|Magical Realm]] - want your own domain to design to your wishes? This CYOA is pretty comprehensive.		*[[Setting:Magical_Realm_CYOA\|Magical Realm]] - want your own domain to design to your wishes? This CYOA is pretty comprehensive.
	*[[Towergirls]]- pick a waifu, any waifu. [http://tower-girls.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list Has its own booru.]		*[[Towergirls]]- pick a waifu, any waifu. [http://tower-girls.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list Has its own booru.]
			*[[Solar Inheritance]] - intrigue and conspiracy, in space...

	See also: [http://grognard.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=CYOA 150+ of them on the grognard booru]		See also: [http://grognard.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=CYOA 150+ of them on the grognard booru]

1d4chan>Newerfag at 06:50, 28 May 2015

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	*[[Conduit]] - there's a little bit of everything in this CYOA, where the titular Conduits travel between themed worlds.		*[[Conduit]] - there's a little bit of everything in this CYOA, where the titular Conduits travel between themed worlds.
	*[[Setting:Magical_Realm_CYOA\|Magical Realm]] - want your own domain to design to your wishes? This CYOA is pretty comprehensive.		*[[Setting:Magical_Realm_CYOA\|Magical Realm]] - want your own domain to design to your wishes? This CYOA is pretty comprehensive.
	*Towergirls- pick a waifu, any waifu. [http://tower-girls.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list Has its own booru.]		*[[Towergirls]]- pick a waifu, any waifu. [http://tower-girls.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list Has its own booru.]

	See also: [http://grognard.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=CYOA 150+ of them on the grognard booru]		See also: [http://grognard.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=CYOA 150+ of them on the grognard booru]

1d4chan>Newerfag at 06:47, 28 May 2015

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	See also: [http://grognard.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=CYOA 150+ of them on the grognard booru]		See also: [http://grognard.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=CYOA 150+ of them on the grognard booru]
			==Gallery==

	<~~!-- A~~ gallery ~~should go here, but what CYOA images get reposted over and over? Anyone? Bueller? --~~>		===Towergirls===
			<gallery>
			Image:Towergirls Gen 1.png
			Image:Towergirls Gen 2.png
			Image:Towergirls Gen 3.png
			Image:Towergirls bonus.png
			Image:Towergirls Expansion.jpg
			Image:Towergirls Extras Chocodicks.png
			Image:Towergirls mysterybox.png
			Image:Towergirls Redone Chart 1.jpg
			Image:Classic Princess.png
			Image:Advanced Princess.png
			Image:Tower Girl Template.jpg
			</gallery>

1d4chan>Newerfag: /* Notable CYOAs */

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Notable CYOAs

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	*[[Conduit]] - there's a little bit of everything in this CYOA, where the titular Conduits travel between themed worlds.		*[[Conduit]] - there's a little bit of everything in this CYOA, where the titular Conduits travel between themed worlds.
	*[[Setting:Magical_Realm_CYOA\|Magical Realm]] - want your own domain to design to your wishes? This CYOA is pretty comprehensive.		*[[Setting:Magical_Realm_CYOA\|Magical Realm]] - want your own domain to design to your wishes? This CYOA is pretty comprehensive.
			*Towergirls- pick a waifu, any waifu. [http://tower-girls.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list Has its own booru.]

	See also: [http://grognard.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=CYOA 150+ of them on the grognard booru]		See also: [http://grognard.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=CYOA 150+ of them on the grognard booru]

	<!-- A gallery should go here, but what CYOA images get reposted over and over? Anyone? Bueller? -->		<!-- A gallery should go here, but what CYOA images get reposted over and over? Anyone? Bueller? -->