The Professional Adventure Writing System (PAWS) aka the Professional Adventure Writer (PAW) was Gilsoft's follow-up to its incredibly popular The Quill authoring system.
The system was created by Tim Gilberts and (original Quill author) Graeme Yeandle and was published in 1987 for Sinclair ZX Spectrum and also CP/M-based machines such as the Amstrad CPC & PCW. A version of the PAWS interpreter was created for the Commodore 64, but was only made available to commercial clients.
Elements of CP/M PAWS formed the basis of further systems created by Tim Gilberts, including SWAN and DAAD. Graeme Yeandle later created a version of PAWS for MS-DOS.
The system was a firm favourite of the independent adventure scene (both in the UK and in Spain), due to its ease of use, and many later systems were inspired by it including WinPAW, ngPAWS, NMP, SINTAC, Paguaglus, and Superglús.
| Title |
Publisher |
Year |
Language |
Documents |
| Diatmar |
Santiago Marquez Solis |
1989 |
Spanish |
Solution |
| Disappearance! |
Advanced Adventure Creations |
1992 |
Spanish |
Solution, Map |
| Dobyvani Hradu 2 |
Antic |
1988 |
Czech |
|
| Doce Trabajos de Heracles |
David Fraile, Raul Fraile |
? |
Spanish |
|
| Dogboy, The |
G.I. Games  |
1991 |
English |
Solution |
| Domes of Sha, The |
Adventure Workshop, The , River Software |
1988 |
English |
Solution, Map |
| Don Juan Tenorio |
Francisco Javier Rodriguez Para |
1989 |
Spanish |
Solution |
| Don Quijote de la Mancha |
Aventuras Level 10 |
1989 |
Spanish |
|
| Doomsday |
Relion Software |
1991 |
English |
Solution, Map |
| Doomsday Lost Echoes |
Doomsday Production  |
2016 |
English |
|
| Double Agent |
Tartan Software  |
1987 |
English |
Solution |
| Dr. Fanfalen y la Loca Mansion del Terror, El |
Josep Coletas Caubet |
2006 |
Spanish |
|
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
Essential Myth |
1988 |
English |
Solution |
| Dr. Jekyll vs. Mr Hyde |
Morbosoft |
1989 |
Spanish |
|
| Dragnet Case, The |
Taskmaster Software |
1989 |
English |
Solution, Map, Hints |
| Dragon Quest |
Zenobi Software  |
1994 |
English |
Solution |
| Dragon Slayer |
Adventure Workshop, The , Dream World Adventures |
1992 |
English |
Solution |
| Dream Concert, The |
Adventure Probe Software  |
2002 |
English |
Solution, Hints |
| Dream Walker |
8bitAG |
2021 |
English |
Solution, Map |
| Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, The |
Bolsoftware Communications |
1988 |
Spanish |
|
| Dreamare |
Delta 3 Software, Elven Adventurers |
1991 |
English |
Solution, Map |
| Dungeon of Torgar |
Guild Adventure Software, The  |
1991 |
English |
Solution, Hints |
| Dungeon Romp, A |
Zenobi Software  |
1995 |
English |
Solution, Hints |
| Dungeons of Maldread, The |
Zenobi Software  |
1995 |
English |
Solution |
| Elfos de Maroland, Los |
Kame Soft |
1993 |
Spanish |
Solution, Map |
| Ellisnore Diamond, The |
Adventure Workshop, The , River Software |
1992 |
English |
Solution, Map |
| Emerald Elf, The |
Zenobi Software  |
1995 |
English |
Solution, Hints |
| Enchanted Cottage, The |
Adventure Workshop, The , River Software |
1988 |
English |
Solution, Map |
| End is Nigh, The |
WoW Software , Zenobi Software  |
1994 |
English |
Solution, Map |
| Engendro |
Jorge Duran Ponsa |
1989 |
Spanish |
|
| Enter at Your Own Risk |
Teenware |
1988 |
English |
Solution, Map |
| Episodio Final |
Josep Coletas Caubet |
2011 |
Spanish |
|
| Era of Enchantment |
Sacred Scroll Software |
1988 |
English |
Solution, Hints |
| Erinia |
Daniel Revenga  |
2020 |
Spanish |
|
| Escape |
Daniel Revenga  |
2024 |
English |
|
| Escape |
Daniel Revenga  |
2024 |
Spanish |
|
| Escape From Dinosaur Island |
Richard Pettigrew |
2018 |
English |
Solution, Puzzle chart |
| Escape From Hodgkin's Manor |
Zenobi Software  |
1990 |
English |
Solution, Map |
| Escape From Prison Planet |
Adventure Workshop, The , WoW Software  |
1991 |
English |
Solution |
| Escape into Space |
Kelsoft |
1987 |
English |
|
| Escaping Habit, The |
Adventure Workshop, The , Zenobi Software  |
1992 |
English |
Solution, Map |
| Espacio Maligno, El |
Daniel Perez Espinosa, Raul Ortega Palacios |
1989 |
Spanish |
|
| Espia, El |
PAC Soft |
1992 |
Spanish |
|
| Estacion Acuario |
Luis Sanchez Palacios |
1992 |
Spanish |
|
| Estacion, La |
Imperator |
1991 |
Spanish |
|
| Estate, The |
Kennard Douglas  |
2020 |
English |
|
| Estrella de la Mañana, La |
Daniel Revenga  |
2017 |
Spanish |
|
| Eunuchs' Ball, The |
Adventure Workshop, The , Dragonsoft  |
1995 |
English |
Solution |
| Everyday Tale of a Seeker of Gold, An |
Zenobi Software  |
1986 |
English |
Solution, Map, Hints |
| Examen, El |
Burga's Adventure |
1989 |
Spanish |
Solution |