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SnarfQuest originally ran in ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon Magazine]]'' from 1983–1989, debuting in issue #75<ref name="D&Dfaq">{{cite web| url = http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDArchives_FAQ.asp| title = ''Dungeons & Dragons'' FAQ| accessdate = 2008-10-03| publisher = [[Wizards of the Coast]]| archiveurl = https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/query?url=web/20081002132129/http%3A%2F%2Fwww://www.wizards.com%2Fdnd%2FDnDArchives_FAQ/dnd/DnDArchives_FAQ.asp&date=2008| url-10-03status = dead| archivedate = October 32, 2008}}</ref> and running until No. 145 (75-78,80-145). The first story arc, detailing Snarf's quest to become king, was collected into a single 144-page book,<ref name="D&Dfaq"/> entitled ''SnarfQuest: The Book'', published by TSR in 1987; this edition also featured several never-before-published pages in full color including a story set five years after the previous story arc ends, in which Snarf and his friends confront a werewolf.<ref>Elmore, Larry. ''SnarfQuest: The Book'' Feb. 1987.</ref>

A 224-page collection, ''SnarfQuest: The Graphic Novel'', was released in 2000, published by Dynasty Presentations;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=1696. Retrieved|title=Pyramid: Dynasty Presentations to Reprint SnarfQuest Graphic Novel |website=www.sjgames.com |access-date=March 1, 2008.}}</ref> it reprinted the material from the 1987 edition as well as the remainder of the ''Dragon Magazine'' Snarf story arc (minus the 1993 one-shot). The material which was full-color in the 1987 version is greyscale in this newer compilation. A second edition was released 2002, this one by Larry Elmore Productions. The cover was changed, but this is the only difference between the two versions.

In 2011, Elmore began republishing the strips from ''Games Unplugged'' on the newly updated [http://larryelmore.com/snarfquest/ official SnarfQuest website]. Once he reached the end of the ''Games Unplugged'' content, Elmore planned to create new strips for the foreseeable future.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://larryelmore.com/snarfquest/the-saga-continues/ |title=ArchivedThe copySaga Continues &#124; Larry Elmore's SnarfQuest |access-date=2011-08-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509083632/http://larryelmore.com/snarfquest/the-saga-continues/ |archive-date=May 9, 2011 |df=mdy-all }} Retrieved on 2011-8-20.</ref> The classic strips from the original ''Dragon'' magazine run were also being gradually posted on the site, updated twice weekly. Soon after beginning the project, Elmore ceased to update the page, and the strips were taken down in 2012.

In December 2013, Elmore launched a Kickstarter campaign to publish an all-new full color Snarf adventure, consisting of the existing ''Games Unplugged'' storyline, which Elmore would finally finish. The campaign exceeded its goal within one day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1488741362/snarfquest-snarfs-new-adventure. Retrieved|title=SnarfQuest: onSnarf's New Adventure |website=www.kickstarter.com |access-date=December 10, 2013.}}</ref>

The ''SnarfQuest Card Game,'' published in the late 1990s and rereleased in 2001, is a boardless card game based on the comic which featured an unpainted Snarf miniature and a 100-card deck. Also available were four expansion packs (featuring Suthaze, Telerie, Aveeare, and Raffendorf miniatures and storylines respectively), five additional Snarf miniatures in different poses, and a bonus pack that included all nine additional miniatures and ten bonus cards.<ref>Chin, Cedric. "SnarfQuest Card Game Capsule Review" http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_8065.html. Retrieved on March 1, 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.agentsofgaming.com/osq.htm. Retrieved|title=Agents onof Gaming: Order AOG Products Online! |website=www.agentsofgaming.com |access-date=March 1, 2008.}}</ref>

Snarfquest is being adapted into a point and click video game, ''Snarfquest Tales'', by Cellbloc Studios with a planned release date of 2016. As of July 2021, it has not been released.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snarfquesttales.com/ |title=Home |website=snarfquesttales.com}}</ref>

'''Telerie Windyarm''' – Telerie is a beautiful human woman and professional warrior. She is Snarf's faithful companion and romantic interest. Telerie is far more courageous (in some respects) than Snarf; she also lacks a sense of [[modesty]], which tends to embarrass Snarf, although he learns to enjoy this quirk in the appropriate circumstances. Her surname is derived from her magical sword that can "split the wind." It can also deflect [[Magic (fantasy)|spells]], such as lightning bolts.