The Lurking Horror
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Quote of the day
The idol is looking around the room, searching for something. No doubt it's you! It looks a little stiff, but for former basalt, it's pretty supple.
-- Spellbreaker
Factoid of the day
FROTZ is a common spell in the Enchanter series of games that turns objects into servicable light sources. The name FROTZ has its origins in 1970's computer and electronics jargon. FROTZ was an informal contraction of the obscure term FROBNITZ, which referred to arbitrary objects, similar to "thingamajig" or "doohickey". FROBNITZ is also the origin of the well-known Infocom term FROBOZZ.
Link of the day
A podcast that explores classic text adventure games from legendary publishers and authors including Magnetic Scrolls, Level 9, Infocom, Scott Adams, and Interplay.
If you have an Infocom, interactive fiction, or adventure game link you'd like to see here, let me know.
Oct 1985
