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Sketches for Jewels of the White Flame (AKA The Lost Sword)

1985

Sketches for Jewels of the White Flame (AKA The Lost Sword)

1985

  • NFSA IDHF0EBHX0
  • TypeDocumentation
  • MediumDocumentation
  • FormArt work, Manuscript
  • Year1985

Two open pages from a hardcover notebook by Duncan Murray containing story outlines, maps, alphabets, chapter drafts, storyboards and character sketches for the fantasy video game Jewels of the White Flame, later released as The Lost Sword (1985). The volume offers a rare glimpse into early pre-digital game development processes, when design and world-building were first realised on paper. The drawings are clear and well-realised, and the notebook carries distinctively human touches, such as the misspelling of ‘siege’.

Courtesy of
Duncan Murray

Two open pages from a hardcover notebook by Duncan Murray containing story outlines, maps, alphabets, chapter drafts, storyboards and character sketches for the fantasy video game Jewels of the White Flame, later released as The Lost Sword (1985). The volume offers a rare glimpse into early pre-digital game development processes, when design and world-building were first realised on paper. The drawings are clear and well-realised, and the notebook carries distinctively human touches, such as the misspelling of ‘siege’.

Courtesy of
Duncan Murray
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