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BoBY JON SUTHERLAND & SIMON FARRELL Introduction This scenario is of a free-form style for a party of 4- 5 characters of low- medium jevel. A map of the general area provided, but the exact location of its fft Geliberately vague so that the GM may insert the adventure into his campaign as an extra scenario. The Port of Hirta Hirta is not unlike many other small trading ports that the party may have seen on the fringes of civilisation. By necessity it is a trading with, from many faces, owed to tl harbour offers. At any time there are upwards of ten small to medium vessels docked there. fe past ten years have been kind to Hina, Traders have prospered. Under the jurisdiction of local magistrates, all has been done to accomodate merchants often at the expense of the local people. Four months ago, a man called Armin mopolitan place welcoming merchants Xs relative prosper led a small revolt. He was backed by elements of the dock-workers. They demanded full independance from central goverment and a greater share in the prolits of the traders. Mercenaries were dralted in by the magistrate Soay and the uprising was brutally put down. A\ and the survivors of the rebellion fled to Ruatval, a small island just off the tent with the departure of Armin pay dismissed the Mercenaries and all etuined to relative normality. Since uaival serves no real economic purpose for Hirta, despite the magistrates’ authority over i, Soay was not prepared to fina xpedition to wipe out Armia for good. Contact with the island islanders are mainly humans. Ever s to the island there h no contact at all Soay is 3 worried, More importantly a ast month have stil net been p20 Soay dete: fend a party of collector and claim the back of his m Armin is responsibie, Getting Hired When the party ar boarding house and ex; doubt they will be in se: the main market square process of calling for men to a the tax collector. Soay has agi 20sp per day for the dura employment. A group of loca! already volunteered for the job the players to convi they are better suited | case the official decice: pany, four locals, a ‘an and his crew of three to himsett and a dep The expe begin tomorrow. The players may e rest of the day finding out as much as they can about Ruaival and the locz pend Rumours: 1) Ruaival used to be used as a place of exile for criminals (true). 2) The island has two landing points, the village and in Petre! Bay (true) 3) The island is solely inhabi humans (false). 4) The seabirds around altack beats and people wi rear the clits (true) 5) It is possible that once the landed, it could be some time weather allows a return trip to Hirta (tn 6) Armin was the illegitimate son ot Soay (halse) 7) The island is cursed with a plague of demons and monsters #7)The Voyage The party arrive at the harbour at dawn, and find the boat ready to leave. The captain, Ewen owns a thiny footer in taitly good condition and knows the seas around the island like the back of his hand. His crew, Gillie, Fettes and Angus are normal focal lads and not very talkative, The four local men, all with cheap swords and spears are unemployed dockers, the leader, Rllatt holds some grudge against Armin. His three men, Fiddes, Ross and Uist are somewhat frightened of the prospect of going to Ruaival. They are simple, Superstitous men who have rarely Vontured out of Hirta. The official, Colla and his deputy Kearton are not armed and sit silenily together on the quayside. The voyage itself should not take longer than about an hour. During the voyage, the party may wish to assess whether they will be able to rely on the others it the need arises, The GM should decide how ‘much of this information will come out on the voyage, but the notes below show the group's general motivations throughout the adventure —— ifs —— Motivation of the non- player characters: The Captain and Crew. They will not leave the vessel, Ewen proposes to fish off the island whilst the others carry out their business, he wil pick them up in four days trom the vilage jety. The GM should be aware that was Ewen who took Armin to Ruaival and has supplied him by saling to Petro! Bay. The last time he was due to drop off supplies, Armin did not appear The Dockers Rilatt was taking bribes from the magistrates for some considerable time belare the rebellion. His job was to tell them what was going on and what the Dockers were planning ‘completely to warn the officals of Armin's plans, so well Kept was the seoret. After the rising was over, he was dismissed by bis employer and the magistrates stopped. paying him. He wants to prove himself by bringing back Armin dead or alive. His three followers will obey him to the letter. Their first opportunity to leave the village and seek out Armin will be taken, they will not return until he is dead or they have been killed. In fact f Rilatt dies, the others will abandon the hunt The tax collector and deputy Colla is simply there to collect the due taxes and will not engage in unnecessary violence with Armin, He has been ordered by Soay to report on Armin with a view to sending a larger force to the island to kill ‘Aumin. His deputy, Kearton is a trained Killer, he will ruthlessly slaughter anyone who ‘is the cause of the disruption of payments. i Colla is to0 easy on anyone, he will report to Soay with the hope of replacing him Ruaival The island lies a scant three miles off the coast, but despite this, the dangerous, ‘voyage and the climate makes for an even greater sense of isolation than one could imagine. In the spring and summer ‘months, the climate is often humid, but far from invigorating. In the early spring months, the island is subjected to severe gales (this is the time of the adventure), Winter blankets the island in snow, and the nature of the island coupled with the winds make for heavy drifts, capable at times of burying the sheep and goals, the principle livestock of the island. The island is only eight and three quarter miles long and nearly wo miles across. The only permanent settlement is Fuaival itself, and boasts a popuiation of seventy-nine Ruaival Village Straddling the only fresh water supply on the island, the river Lelgas, the village is a motley collection of sione-buil huts clustered together. The village is ‘open to the elements all the year round, Outlying farmsteads are nestled in folds in the landscape as far as Oiseval to the east and Mullach fo the west. A simple stone jetty protects the river mouth, battered and scarred from the gales over the centuries. Dry stone wall enclosures criss-cross between the houses to shelter the livestock in the winter months. In this part of the island, there are no trees, just bracken an¢ long grass that fade away and up into the highlands, Player Encounters The village is completely deserted, 2 few sheep and goats run off as the party approach the village. The houses show no signs of recent habitation. To the north of the village there are some tresh graves. Exhumation of the corpses wil show that the bodies have been there for nearly wo months. The cause of death possibly heart failure; the taces are contorted hortbiy. A character with high Perception and sight wil notice a series of puncture marks around the neck. The five bodies are all young males, human and naked There is a distinct lack of normal ay-t0-day items of household belonging This fact intimates that there was some sort of mass exodus from the vilage. (On the outskirts of own, the players will intertupt three starving dogs hungry and wil atack on sight;RUAIVAL Reactions of the non-players Colla and the deputy determine to seek ‘out the population and find what has become of them. Rilatt will cover the east ‘and climb Oiseval; the party, as ‘experts can decide which way to go, other than east, Colla will come with them. Ewen is pettified and tells Colla that he will come. ‘back to the village in four days time, at dawn and wait just two hours. If he sees no-one then he will leave. On no account will he, his crew or vessel dock again Rilatt and hie party will agree to meet the players and Colla wherever they decide. The players must decide now where that will be, and when. Mullach Sgar Mullach Sgar overlooks Ruaival Bay and is the highest point on the island, From here you can see the coastline and perhaps Hita. The hil is lightly wooded, the track from the village follows a stream which touches the base of the hill then disappears towards Mullach Mor. At the bottom of Mullach Sgar are two rock pinnacles either side of the valey in which the steam runs. From a few hundred yards away the party can S00 a figure standing on top of one of RUAIVAL BAY them, As the party approach, the figure disappears from view. When the party reach the stone watch-point they find a pack filled with email pots, knives and rolled up clothing. There is evidence that a watch has been maintained here for a number of days. ‘On top of the Mullach Sgar are ten unmarked graves, a successful detailed ‘search wil find the following words etched conto a nearby rock: “The Voker Family - sad victims of the madness” Exhumation will show that they have the ‘same look as the other bodies from the vilage. The major ditference is that they all have deep wounds in addition, close to the heart The Cambir The cambir is the lowest of the hills on the island; whichever route, either from Mullach Mor or Petrel Bay the party will have to approach it by a cilf-top track. ‘The full fury of tha seabirds will welcome them. A huge flock, with the characteristics of Crebain for MERP and Crows for AD&D will atlack the party. The attack will recede if the players flee inland. The GM should note that each time a character is hit successfully by the seabirds, there is a 5% chance that ‘the madness’ will be caught, The Cambir is deserted, although {tom the heights thay can see Petrel Bay ‘and the house on the rocks. Off shore, some miles out, Ewer’s ship is visible heading east Petrel Bay The bay is a rock strewn inlet, treacherous to all but the most experienced of captains. A single stone house stands forlorn in the desolation Evidence that several ships have come to Gtief along this stretch of the coast is the obvious reason for the lack of major habitation. The house in the bay used to belong to ‘a sect of religious people, long since departed from the island. The superstitious would not have any contact ‘with them. This sulted the monks and they thrived there until ten years ago. The building is now deserted and faling down, The root has caved in and what wood is. loft has rotted. Inside the structure there is a colony of rats which will attack The party should they start searching through the debris inside.Mullach Mor «This isthe second highast point on the istand, the view is almost uninterrupted each way. The source of the river lies here. Hall-way up the barren slope are more graves, this time nearly twenty. Exhumation again wil show that the same applies as to the Voker family. The cause of death seems to affect both young and ol, male and female without predjudice. Mullach Mor meets Conchair in the east, whose wooded slopes dominate the island. Atop tho noarby hill the party can cee that the top appears bald, those with good eyesight may pick ut shapes moving about at the summit Below to the south-east is the Giean rough bracken moor dotted with a few shapeless trees, a track seems to run across it trom the village and up the slopes of Conchair Conchair This is the highest point on the island. On its summit is the last of the people on the island. They are frightened and have built @ defensive wall of thicket around them. Armin saviour - he brought them out of the perils of their village and has fended off attacks from those with ‘the madness’. There are only twenty-one of the villagers fet. Armin has only eight {oliowers lett alive, They are hungry and very wary of everyone. if Cola is still alive, he will ask Armin to help the villagers to the rendezvous with Ewen in ‘exchange for a pardon. Keaton will bide his time until they co longer need Armin, then wil try to kill him, Oisev: Oiseval looks out over the island and from its top there is a view as far west as. Mullach Mor and Mullach Sgar. On top of Ciseval are the stil warm bodies of Ratt ‘and his men, they have puncture marks ‘on their necks and they are drained of blood. It the party are foolish enough to hang around, three villagers, (two females, one male) will emerge from the bushes. They are in fact vampires, a strange variety that does not fear the Sunlight, since the alfiction is more i virus. The two females will try to.get close to any males in the party, and the GM should take the party's attention by using the male to tell them that huge wolves ar responsible for the attacks and that the pparty should take them to Hi ‘The vampires will ry to bite any of the party or non-player characters if they hhave a chance. The females will use thi ft charms to trick the players. If the attempt fails, then the party will know the perils and may wish to leave the Island. Colla should be used to convince the players that they should find out whether any ofthe islanders are stil alive, Whe is not alive and if the party are intent on returning to the village, they should see a figure running up the slope of Conchair, they will then spot a movement ‘of people on the top of the hill, This should ‘convince them to investig: ‘The Madness’ The madness is a type of virus that one young giti caught from the seabirds. A few ‘months ago a real vampire was killed on the mainland and his body cast into the sea. The birds ate from the corpse on the beach and contracted the virus. It is a form of insanity that is the frst sign of the disease, but in later stages the host of the virus starts to take on the form and drives of a vampire, The victim is not a vampire as such, but can pass on the virus. Apart from the three vampires on Ciseval, there are tweive others left alive (on the island, they are too frightened to launch an attack on Conchair, but will attack if the survivors are brought down to the village. The time and place of the ‘attack is the choice of the GM. Bringing out the survivors The patty, together with Armin will need to work out the best way to get the villagers to Ruaival Bay and out to Ewen’s boat. They must time their move very precisely; it they get there too early he will not be there, i they get there too late for held up by attacks then they wil be stranded there. ¥ the GM wishes, one of the suivivore could be in the first stages fof the virus and could attack when required. Also if Kearton is stil alive then he will take advantage of an attack to Kill ‘Armin. The party should ty to save as many of the vilagers as they can, Ewen, ithe sees that there is danger, likely to isappear into the distance, so care should be taken by the players not 10 p00k him. STATS FOR PLAYBY STE DILLON STIetamerphosis & Iycanthrop) J History: The lycanthrope has b represented in various rol games- usually in the guise of were-wolves and were-bears, Other more exotic types include the were-tusk in Runequest and the jaguars of AD&D. In fiction and mythology, we are presented with the bear-waker Beorn in Lord Of The Rings, Lon Chaney's Werewoll and Bram Stoker's shape-changing Dracula, 1 name but a few. Although vastly different, these creatures have a common-binding feature in their ability to transform their physical form, often under the lunar influence of night Practical & Physical Consi erations of Lycanthropy: The physical and physiological changes a man must endure in the transformation from human to beast must be a horrendously paintul process, its credibility in real life must be equ: ifficut to bear, This process of particle transformation, or metamorphosis, is often overlooked by the average ‘adventurer- how is it possible or rational for a 6' tai man to change into a flying creature with a wing-span of less than 24 inches? To combat this rational fine of questioning, we can argue that we are dealing in fantasy, ie. an alternative to the reality which you and | and the law of physics are familiar with, if you can ‘accep! shape-changing at this level, then all eradit fo your imagination. For a more technical explanation, we could turn to the laws of physics and the notion of Variabla density. It tha size of a particie increases, without a corresponding increase in mass, then its. density is lowered. An example of this is a particle ‘of warm air, rising and expanding, cooling as it does, The particle suffers rom a decreased density, and rises further. if we turn the tables on this notion, ie. we adjust the density of a particle, is size will be affected-- it is_etfectiv ‘squashed’ or elongated. To elaborate further, if a body's particles can adjust thair size and densty, it also possible to adjust the juxtaposition of the particles to create 2 new shape altogether; from a ‘man to a bat, for instance! The same fantastic line of thought Jeads us to the abiity of Dracula in some of his Hollywood incarnations to become 2 fogror mist. The human form is reported to contain enough H20 to represent 90% of the total body weight. Added to the fact that H20 can exist as sold (ice), fluid (water) or vapour (steam) and we have another form of partie transformation, albeit a fantastic sort of reasoning Whilst on the subject of practicalities, has anyone decided what becomes of the ‘were-wol's clothes when the moon is full? Do they simply get forn apart leaving him ‘naked except for the barest essentials 10 cover his modesty a la The Incredibie Hulk? Or are they so perfectly arranged that they fall off him at the slightest twitch? These considerations makes it essential for any character possessed of shape changing ability to wear clothing that can quickly be removed it necessary. This can create a few scenario suggestions for the enterprising G.M. - the pany struggles across a heap of hastily ‘abandoned clothes alongside the river, or ‘encounter a naked man in a cold, draughty ‘corridor. Or they may wonder why one of the party, a broad, bearded axeman chooses to wear only the barest of clothing and very tle armour Mlusion. ‘On a more acceptabie level, we can consider other explanations for the ‘appacant changes in the physical forms of lycanthropes. One such rationale is the art of illusion. It is easy enough in 2 dimly-it dungeon to imagine the tickering torchiight ratlected otf a contorted face 10 fepresent a monster or a demi-beast. The were-wolt spotted so often in a gloomy forest might easily be a possessed madman, his hair tussied and his lips pulled back in fury 10 expose the tull length of his canines, further exposed by the rotten gum disease he has contracted through eating raw meats... add a woltskin coat oF fox {ur hood and your average advanturer caught on his own would flee that gloomy forest and never go back! ‘Such illusory effects can form an interesting ploy for the GM who wants to ut the frighteners on a party without being too vicious. Added to the accidental forms of ilusion caused by environmental ‘and natural factors, we also have the ‘magical illusions employed by wizards and the lke to gain a demoralising victory over too-cockey a party. This deliberate form of illusion is more readily exposed by the party if a detect illusion spell is to hand, but ft can also be far more realistic, hence more effective. llusion can't account for some reported sightings of metamorphosis, of course, There is the obvious example of man turning into bat. A possible explanation for an illusory trick like this would be the magician’s assistant: in this case, a pet bat or familiar. Coupied with a few simple iilusory aids such as a swirling cloak or some other smoke-screen, and the man in the black cape will vanish, instantly replaced by a hovering, screeching, flying rodent with eager designs on the transfixed observer. The use of an animal familiar would also account tor ‘remote attacks by a well-known fiend as, through the eyes of a wolf or bat, the magician uses mind control to stalk out his victims; the natural bloodlust of the animal would do the rest. Benefits And Penalties: The traditional vampire we have all come to know and love, without the trimmings of the above illusory capacity, has both benefits and penalties because of his steange ability/affliction, Normally, the creature's INTelligence isn't altected the transformation from man to beast of vice versa is isnt always the case (see Chis Felton’s article in Imagine zine #28 ). There is usually a change in the character's strength, speed and dexterity, depending fon the form # takes: obviously a bear is 3 lot stronger than 2 man. though not as dextrous of as fast as a voll; a mist has ro strength, but is infintely dextrous. An Obvious penalty for the transformation between species e* mode of communication; in bat form. a vampire ‘cannot speak, in bear form a bear-walker ‘ean communicate with bears but not with his human wife, for examoie The memory of the being is often subject to change as with the case of the “American Werewol! in London”, whose memory (and contro!) of his actions in wolf form was out of reach of the human counterpa7. In contrast Dracula maintains contro! of nis faculties throughout. The reason for ins dispaiity seems to revolve around the notion of conscious, deliberate transtormation, in that those lycanthropes whose changes are involuntary, subject to the phase of the moon, seem incapable ot reasoning thought and hence have ro recollection ot their deads when under animal infvence. In contrast, those who have deliberate and articulate contro! over the transformation saam able to reason as 2 man when in animal shape, and have full recollection afterwards. Common Features: itis often said that men look like their pets; this is never truer than wiven dealing With yeanthropes. It is easy 1o imagine a bear-walker to have a bear-like appetite and temperament, as well as the overall physical appearance of a large beast. A Wwere-wolt, one can imagine, would tend to be hairy’ and lithe; hardly a clumsy, balding middle-aged man with a limo. Fantasy cross-breeds such as the RO were-tusk, of course, have strong physical similarities with the animal parent, References: For further reading on vampires, werewolves and lycanthropy, check out the following articles (if you are lucky ‘enough to find a copy): Imagine #28, Dragon #14, 17, 24, 25. 30, 40 and 42.FANTASY GAMES UNLIMITED 240 Mineola Blvd, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 USA. VENTURA GaMes Authorised Oletetovtors: 150-158 Wyndham St, Alecanera, NSW 2015, Ausra ‘OF LIVERPOOL ‘eirapec LUverodl, C1 806, England “Manlendar 41-43, 2000 Hamourg 76, W. 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Following the tall of the lonesome Cadel designer, Nick Bibby is ow apparently working In France for Bridge Miniatures of Leon. “Si ftom Asgard is over there making moulds, and, by al accounts, learning French too! 'Al of which oacte come doubt over Acgards standing ae a figure manvlacturer my sources cay that they na longer exist. Anyone care to prove me wrong? SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES ’A fortunate sneak preview of the manuscrint for Groen and Pleasant Land allows me to reveal some of the loathsome secrets contained therein ‘Now Green and Pleasant Land has jong beon on Games Workshop's books as supplement for the popular Call of Cthulhu gamo. Although Workshop have produced CoC scenarics, Land is thei fst stab at a real information pack, And the scope of this project is quite stunning: a comprehensive guide o Engish ite in the 208 and 30's. Its perhaps surprising hat Workshop has taken 80 long to get Land into the final stages of production. Compiled by renowned habby writer Pete Tamlyn, Land covers a mulitude of usstu! information _about running Cthulhu games in Britain. it deais with tho effects of the Great War on English society - ‘and its even more disturbing implications for player characters. (Sanity? What Sanity?) also Covered are expanded guidelines for English eccentrics: in common with other material in Land, those are ampltied versions of artclos which previously appeared in White Dwar ‘ter the stacks of information come three sconarios. “Horror of the Glen’ - an arboroscont adventure eet in Scotland: ‘Death in the Post’ - 2 variant of The Casting of the Runes’ but proty horriying nonetheless; and Shadow over Darkbank’ - a quite intiguing mystory on t male Having been involved in playosts of alo thase games I can altest to ter nastiness, ET PLEASE RELEASE ME Grenadier UK aro continuing with voir sisyphean task of rivaling Citadol for bulk figure production Talented ex:Chronicle designer Nick Lund hhas been hard at work producing a dwarten generals set, This masterpioce contains a Couple of dwart generals and a war table ‘adorned with maps, quills and dusty tomes, plus a large dwarten standard. Uniquely for a GGronasier UK get, thie one comes boxed. Future projects lor Nick include a definiive sot cof ores. Now there have boon a considerable ‘number of ore variants on tie market over the Yyears, including a remarkable range trom, er Nick Lund. Ores must be in demand, which is funny because | always ty to avoid tem, | NS PRODUCT NEWS; Thanks to TSR, | feel immortalisod by the atival of IMA, The Immortal Storm. This OD module is the fist of te modules designed for the immartais (ged?) DAD set. Mortals or immortals forget tnhich at the Neady lvls of 36. - struggle in a desperate bate to obtain the Key to etemity. Baring ‘eoings that it sounds tke a Dr Who script, the whole adventure doesnt appear to be that bac it ‘rovides plenty of fun inthe tre spit of O80. For lesser mortals - around levels 10-12 - theres 19, Day of AT Akbar, a ripping desert adventure which entails exhuming tombs and aveiding the deady traps and curses that awat the unwary. The object? To retrieve an ancient arttact Finally there is MH9, Gates of What If? - banc adventure for Marvel Super Heroes which pits the Fantastic Four and Spidey against a formidable extr-cimensional opponent, Would you be ‘urpised if Doctor Doom appeared 100 Nope, nor would “Good news from Games Workshop for Runequesters’ 2 UK printed version ofthe third edition wil materalso soon, and there are plans to reloase as much of the ROS range as possible in hardback form. The Runequest hardback, completa with colour pix, wil essentialy Be the ules only tection ofthe curent Deluxe set. No, | con't know what wil happen about the backround ether. ‘Fans of Derek Carver's Warrior Knights game can tock torware to Blood Royale - another 7 hour long epic. Blood Royale is a European dynastic game which resembles a cross betwoen Warr Krights and Diplomacy The eiterence being that deals are binding and have to be cemented by marrage. The live-yoar long tins allow players to breed and marry - and the ‘Sub-geme of all ths would appear fo be to eraate the largest family woo! THE SPIRIT OF ROLEPLAYING ‘im amazed by the number of ive Roleplaying ‘groups that continua to 99p up over the UK in the wake of Treasure Trap domise. Further to my report about Labyrinthe and Mythiore in ‘Aaventurer #3, Sve boon contactod by Spirit of Aéventure. a group operating in the Manchester area Now I find ita litle dificult to differentiate between members ofthe various lve roleplaying groups; my experience, hough. i ited to sai embers bopping me en the bone with foam implements at games conventions, Perhaps itis ‘because of their reluctance fo bolt a megacstar like mysell around the head that | overiooked Spit at one ofthe Oragonmeets ‘Spr of Adventure can be contacted at 1 Searisbrook Road, Burnage, Manchester M19 2BT. Enclose an SAE for an information and ‘enue sheet WHERE IN THE WORLD? From the diminuitive Koancon | stride boldly towards Conspiracy ‘87, the science fiction Worldeon, and a veritable giant in the UK's ccorwenton calendar ‘With the usual numbor of delegates attending ‘a Worldcon approaching anything upwards of 10,000 - rivaling the 68,000 of Games Day ~ there has to be plenty to Keep fans occupied: falng this you ean always moet people 1887 sees the Worldcon’s arrival in Brighton, thus giving British SF tans a chance to attend without the burdensome expense of ai fares. More detais about conspiracy 87 - which takoe place trom 27th Augugt to Ist September - can be obtained from: Conspiracy '87, PO BOX.43, ‘Cambridge CB? 344 (enclose SAE). Waming:t wont be cheap! EE BY (AN MARSH SaKINGS AND THINGS (£12.95) by West End Games/Games Workshop { must poiat out here that Kings and Things is only the greatly abbreviated name for the game, the full name would probably cover the best part of a page of MDOT Adventurer. The very striking box desiga shows a mounted knight with his motiley crew of supporters and quite happily conveys the light-hearted nature of the game. The designer, Tom Wham, in this caso abetted by Doug Kaufman, won a piace in my heart many moons ago with his iesistible “Awful Green Things From Outer Space’ game which T.S.R. released in a couple of editions. The game is for two to four players, each being a minor noble in the kingdom of Kadab, but each trying to become Emperor, thus uniting the shattered country and winning the game. To press your claim you need to raise a rag-tag ‘army of anyone (in the case of this game any thing) that will support you. The “things” that might rally round your flag ‘come in many shapes and sizes from eskimos and plainsmen from around the worl, elves and dwarves of high fantasy through to penguins, kiler racoons, 5! res and fi There are aiso heroes an who may come to your ai. The cumerous playing counters are sturdy cards and are humourously llustrated in typical Tom Wham style, while the board comes in hexagonal pieces which you randomly fit together before play, making a different terrain for each game. There are several different types of land and water hex; forest, desert, trozen waste elc. and each “thing” is a native of one type of terra Hence it cannot be relied upon to fight for you if you do not contro! any hexes of preferred type. Hexes can be captured from your rivals ‘or from the locals who appear at random it no player controls the hex. Gold is used to build forttications and to hire or bribe “things” along the way. You collect gold for each hex you control and for each city, village, mine, oll well etc. which you ‘ean establish if you are lucky enough to acquire any. Fortifications are built in four stages. firstly a tower, enlarged to a kee extended into a castle and finally 1 timate stvengh, a citadel. Once you have a citadel you have won the game, so long as no-one elso builds one the following turn. i they do, you have to capture their ctadal to win The rulebook appears lengthy but is quite straight forward and very entertainingly written, the briet history ot the kingdom on the back page is a particular gem, The game runs smoothly and there is scope for the strategist but luck plays a big role and can knock your plans until the closing stages, for it there are two or more citadels on the board, the necessary conflicts can be vary time consuming and become rather a grind, which is a shame, M. TETLOW SO RE GY ETE IRS DARK EMPEROR (£18.95) by Avalon Hill Padrech dar Choim, the evi Necromancer, has returned from the reaim of the dead to wreak his revenge upon the world that banished him Lesion. With his alies, Tol Morn (lord of the vampires), Mezal (Avatar of the goddess Szanbu, Mistress of Fear and Terror), and the vampire legions he wil strike against the weak human kingdoms: but where? “The components you tind inthe box a of Avalon Hills usual high quality. consist of the well witan, sien page rule-book, a sheet of die-cut counters and the large mapboard. The map (and what a map) is unlike anything | have fever seen belore, The work of Loston, as, is designer says, is one of mpact-crater geography where no plate tectonics ‘operate’. This means that the map is of a worid covered in seas above which rises the rims of multitudinous craters, on which are perched precariously” the Kingdoms of mankind. The very unusual Hound the game alot of fun up n2 ‘map is what lifts this game well out of the ordinary. The Kingdoms ot Man are divided against each other and indwvidually are weak, but at the start, the evil Necromancer has very few forces of his own. Unless attacked by him or persuaded by diplomacy, most of the Kingdoms stay neutral and thus can be picked off piecemeal. The main advantage the Necromancer has is his ability to form Undead legions from his enemy's battle-ields, This is balanced by the Kingdoms" player having a greater ‘chance of persuading the neutral forces to join him in his batle for Good The rules of the game are well writen easy to understand and contain some excellent ideas. Movement is novel in that each stack of units has a virtually Unlimited movement allowance, but accumulates attition points as it moves. This gives the result that the further a force moves, the more costly it becomes and the more chance it has of losing pat of itselt. Combat is easy to understand with a table that gives losses and retreats and can be affected by leaders and Magical Items. There are sections on Diplomacy, Taxation, Recruitment, Seige, Mercenaries and of course, Magic. The Magic in Dark Emperor is Rune Magic, with the leaders and heroes being aligned with different elemental cunes. The runes allow the raising of the dead, the calling of Maetstroms, the intimidation of neutral kings and more, There are also monsters and Magical weapons to be discovered and fought or used. Certain centres of power strengthen spelicasters and some arilacte either strengthen or add other Runic disciplines. The game is fascinating strategically since the Necromancer has totally free choice of his intial entry hex, arriving by Magical Gate. Also the unusual map means that normal strategic thinking is worse than useless! This means that every game starts and runs differently as the players try to uncover strategies to cope with the different incursions of the Necromancer. Both players are taced with the problem of too few forces at the onset of play and must rapidly deploy re-inforcements or sue for the help of neutral kings. The production of new forces calls for the control of populated areas 60. as to levy taxes. This is the ‘only probiem with the game system in that tax caleulation can be a time consuming and fidaly business, All other aspects of the game run smoothly ‘can truthfully say, in conclusion, that Dark Emperor is the most enjoyable and interesting two player game of Fantasy Warfare that Ihave seen in along time, i is exciting, demanding, has_ lasting interest and very clear rules. The only niggling point ic a contusion of taxes for the kingdom of Zolahaureslor with two different aumbers printed on the map (OF the missing Magical hex reported in a different review, | am happy to say that my copy of the game has a full quota of said hoxes! A. BAMFORD EL TTT CHILL: Vampires (£7.45) and Vengeance of Dracula by Pacesetter Games (£4.45) The role-playing game CHILL, whilst not 2s popular as the heavily subscribed Call Of Cthulhu game, does have its advantages over the later, in that itis not tied to any particular mythos: tales of horror and the unknown from any field are admissible as scenario suggestions. This includes creatures trom traditional mythology, folklore and fiction; denizens such as vampires, werewolves and mummiee, who are usually stand-alone toes, independant of a universal cosmos or occult mythos. Full advantage is taken of this autonomy with CHILL Vampires, This is a 96 page book designed as @ CHILL Master (GM) ai, but is invaluable to a GM of any game where the presence of Vampirism is likely to atise. Written as an anthology by the S.A.V.E. curator and its leading vampire hunters, the document provides historica background to vampirism and its cxigins, supplemented by a few pages ‘of game information for CHILL players. Following this are feature articies on 10 vampires from myth or fiction including Count Dracula, The Vampire Ninja, Anton Garnier the Alpine Vampire, Hephaistion the Macadonian Vampire and other exotic forms including a guitar-swinging rock and || blood sucker. As far as possible, the history of the vampire is detailed, a map is provided of his homelamd, reported sightings and incidents, and S.AV.E’s attempts at tracking and destroying the vampire Those creatures are not presented as mere adventurar-fodder: they have survived numerous attacks and plots by SAV.E. Envoys and vampire stalkers down the ages, including the relentiess efforts of Van Helsing, “an expert in vampire lore"; Harker's supposed destruction of Count Dracula was b temporary vietory and he again stalks the earth. S.AV.E. intends to expiore both England and America in search of him, and there are many others for the players to ferret out and destray. Advice is given to potential vampire seakers, including he habits and forms of these beings, their last known whereabouts, special abilities and advice on how to trap and estoy them, A potential source of many adventures, for as the basis for a whole campaign, Vampires also makes interesting reading for players and GMs who want to encourage @ more serious ‘an “Oh, i's just_ a 7th. level vampice with pointy teethFor those wishing to contique Dracula's story, it has already been accomplished with Vengeance of Dracula. the introduction serves as background to Stoker's original novel combined with Pacesetter's account of the tale to date - Dracula has returned to England. ‘The envoys are given the barest of clues and a sketch map to direct them to Hillingham Estate - home of Lucy Westenra, Dracula's first victim 7 years earlier, This is their base for investigations which will lead the players to Carfax in search of the count. During this adventure, players will encounter one of Seward’s patients - a servant of ‘the Master’ with a sickening love of insects, sulficent murders and disappearances to koop them on their toes, and enough vampire activities to ensure a finale with all the PC's at each other's throats. A detailed map of both Hillingham and Carfax Estate, and 8 player character cards are included in this 32-page To conclude, for those with a passion for vampires, suspense and horror, this is a must, At £4.45 though, the material does seem a litle scarce. | would have preferred more suspense, but there is a mystery to solve, and one which keeps the players guessing. There are also plenty of room descriptions and combat encounters (living, dead or otherwise). Definitely not a scenario tor beginners. ‘h, and it you don't have CHILL, you may find some of the terms and statistics unusual, but the scenario itset ic eutabie for any system. The style, howaver, is somewhat more cryptic and less sombre than the average Call of Cthulhu scenario, S. DILLON Le TA TE UNDEAD (£3.95) by Steve Jackson Game This is quite and old game in comparison (1981). itis of the pocket box variety of board games, with fold away paper maps depicting the city of Landon in 1890 (a handy game aid for the Victorian era), ‘and crypt/indoor combat maps. Based on Bram Stoker's ‘Dracula’, the Count is stalking the streets of London in search of prey, and is leaving coffins everywhere. The hunter player must search and destroy these, along with any vampires they might encounter, reciting help as they go, and attempting to alert London by increasing their ‘erodibility rating As a board game, it is played in alternate turns. Dracula's turn lasts from 9pm to Sam (game time), and he can perform 9 actions (one for each hour). The hunters get from 8am to Gpm-~ hence, 11 actions. Undead is a complete game which can keep 3 people occupied for a couple of hours at a time, and becomes quite absorbing and habit-forming. Although played as a board game, thore are many elements of role-playing, and this potential can easily be fullilled by an enterprising GM prepared to make up his own maps and scenarios. A tactical skilful game, { would recommend it as a worthwile game, despite the low price of £2.95, S. DILLON SS PHANTASIE (£12.95) by Gametime Leisure The sample copy | received was only a pre-production copy, as Phantasie ic not scheduled for general release until Christmas. The game is boxed and consists of a fold-up mapboard, re-usable Character Sheets, Weapons Tokens, Adventure Cards, Spell Cards and Treasure Cards. On first sight, it looks much like any other fantasy board game, with a rathe ‘colour board in the o use" style an variaty, which is a bit of a cross between fa board game and a role-playing game. Each player takes a character sheet (which can either be ralled-up or regenerated for speed) and attempts to develop that character's abilities at combat, magic, sneaking and hiding, as well as accumulating wealth by visiting the dungeons to which he has a map. AS with any tpg, the characteristics determine your character's success or failure. Depending upon the type of Character you choose, he may have an advantage, such as the wizard's spell-casting advantage, or the thiet's ability to sneak. The wealth cards are taken to the Trader's Arms and are used to acquire armour, weapons and the much-needed spelis to assist your character in his quest. There are eae Be Seba Random Monsters and a Wandering guard who can be directed against your ‘opponents (great tun'), areas of limited access and "Danger Zones” to avoid Movement is assisted by purchasing a horse or a mule, magic spells and so on, and this help is much appreciated as there is a lot of to-ing and fro-ing in this game. Oh, and watch cut for teleport spells-- they can be very frustrating, especially when you think you've nearly made tt However, it is the recurrence of short term goals that sustains the players’ interest; at the start of each round, you draw a card and hopefully, this will direct you 0 another location where treasure may be found, Of course, i may also lead you into combat, allow you to curse an ‘opponent with a spell or give you some assistance for use at a later date. The utimate aim is to work your way up the board to the Aichemist’s Lair, deteat him in combat and the game is over... for now! am reliably informed that there are to ‘bo expansions that connect to the board to extend the game, in search of the dread lord Necromancer! This is a good idea because the game does verge on the role-playing side and you can get quite attached to your character in play. It would be nice to follow his adventures further with an expansion set ‘One thing | do like about this game is its flexibility; most of the rules come as features which can be used independently of each other. The play-as-you-learn’ rules mean you can virtually start playing as soon as you ‘open the box. Overall, a very good game for 2-6 players, but it might suffer through the highly competitive state of tha board games market at the moment, P. Vicar [MORE FOR VAMPIRES: For those wanting to join the ranks of Vampice-seekers, the original nove Dracula” by Bram Stoker was recently released as a Puffin Classic at £2.50. For computerised vampire-hunters, | there is "Nosteratu" (£9.95) by | [Piranha (based on the film) and Rod Pike's “Dracula” (£7.95) wil be available on Halloween from CRL (based lon the novel) ine BLOOD WILL THEN. Jae STERILIZED FOR MYAP Grenadier Models UK Ltd. ON , 25mm Gaming Miniatures 19, Babage Road, Deeside, Clwyd CHS 208. 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BLOCKED By| = RIAN Lice! ior MILE THE GOSSAMER) NVOKe SAINT SPIDEYS AID; LASTS20 FRONT LINE: CITADEL MINIATURES, ono of tho world's largest manufacturers of metal gaming miniatures, and some would say, the producer of some of the best gaming ‘models around, had very humble origins back in 1978. Steve Jackson and lan Livingstone had been importing Dungeons & Dragons for the previous year or 80 from the U.S.A., and had been astonished at the interest caused by metal figures during visits to the US conventions. Fired with excitement, they got together with Bryan Ansell, and formed a new company, Citadel Miniatur The early designs came from another talented duo Bryan met about this time: Michael and Alan Perry. The Twins had developed useful modelling skills building large scale miltary models, and were to join Bryan as Citadel designers. Their abilities, coupled with Bryan's knowledge and technical skill, developed the istinetive Citadel style, and a veritable flood of miniatures followed. The half-a-dozen staff employed in the tiny workshop in Newark were hard-pushed to oop up with demand. That much hasn't changed - though everything else has! Today Citadel's miniatures factory has 7 fulltime miniatures designers and over 80 people concerned with the production, packaging and sales of miniatures. Specially - constructed workshops house modern spin-casting machines, and bright new full-colour packaging is produced on a regular basis, Citadel is constantly seeking new ways of preparing and presenting thelr models, and development continues as fast as ever, ‘even delving into plastics. “The present Citadel design team combines the ever -present Alan and Michael Perry, and former Asgard designer Jes Goodwin, the inimitable Kevin Adams and aio of displaced Scots from Edinburgh, Aly and Trish Morrison and Bob Naismith, who have between themselves, worked for every major figure ‘manufacturer in the world. ‘Aly Morrison has probably been designing miniatures since he could walk, and had been working freelance for some years before joining Citadel. “About six months later, he mentioned that his gitiend, Trish, had an interest in making models, and showed Bryan some samples. Now they both sit in the designer's workshop, ‘sculpting miniatures for a living. ‘Such is the reputation and the confidence in the Citadel formula, that many companies now have Citadel - produced licensed figures; the official Dungeons & Dragons and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures, as well as Dr Who, Judge Dredd, Stormbringer & Eternal Champion and Star Trek Miniatures. tis in the pure fantasy genre that Citadel models have made their mark and in which they are contenders for the position of market leader, as rellected by the votes of the public at conventions and through White Dwarf, with their staple figures of roleplaying and miniature wargames; Chaos Warriors, Ores, Dwarfs and Fighters, and the demand for more of these is apparently insatiable, Next Issue: Prince August's range of ready-mades come to the front line. BACK TO FRONT: Martin Parr of St Helen's has writen in to give us his method of painting armour and shields. Quite simply, he uses Humbrol "Metalcote". These are available in tins or sprays, in several metalic colours including silver, bronze, gunmetal and gold, ‘They are easily applied and when almost dry, can be polished by rubbing them to give bright, metalic gleam. The only drawback is that care must be taken not to rub off any existing paint from the ‘surrounding areas. Metalcote Gunmetal is also highly recommended for giving an ‘antique’ finish. This is achieved by applying the paint and then wiping it off almost immediately. The deep folds and recesses remain dark leaving the highlights clean. This is especially effective for displaying Daleks and the like, UP FRONT: Turning our attention to the clothing and/or armour of the figure, as a general rule itis easier (!) to paint the larger items, such as cloaks, tunics and breastpiates first since this will reduce the chance of ‘smudging areas previously painted. Clothing: First paint on a base colour of your own choice and allow itto dry. Next prepare a thin wash by diluting a darker fone of the ame colour with an appropriate thinner. Apply this wash over the basic colour and it will flow into the creases and folds of the ‘garment, giving it more depth. The detail ‘can be emphasised even more by ory brushing or blending a lighter tone onto the raised portions of the cioth. It you wish, a very thin wash of the mid-tone can be brushed over the whole area to blend the shading together. As an alternative, you can use a wash of drawing ink instead of thinned paint. Ink ie transparent and tends to tint the undercoat even on the raised portions so some unusual elfects can be achieved For example a wash of red ink over a blue base will give @ purple finish, blue over yellow will give a green finish, brown ink is reat for toning down a red base colour ete. Try some unlikely combinations, they may not work but they may produce ‘something really exotic; let us know if you produce some interesting results! Armour: For armour | always use an acrylic base colour with an ink wash followed by dry-brushed or blended highlights. | like to use Sliver poster paint for Highlighting because it has a light texture and does not “Melt” when varnished. Itis unfortunately not waterproof but this can be cured by mixing it with gloss acrylic medium. It is not necessary to adhere to this list: green and red ink washes can give some pleasing results. “There is no reason why armour cannot be painted in ordinary colours rather than metallic ones. After all, Arthurian legend is full of green, red and biack knights and ‘Samurai armour was frequently lacquered ina variety of hue: All of these finishes can be improved by picking out some of the finer details, such 4a rivets and embossed patterns, in 2 different colour, eg. red and gold decoration on silver or bronze and bive armour. ‘As | said botore it is always worth ‘experimenting with different finishes arid colour combination to produce something a litte different. aTrooper Painted by Martyn Tet | Minotaur Painted By Mike Wills Foudal Knight Painted by Martyn Tettow A Power Armour Imperial Space Marine " Painted by Martyn Tetlow EIt Painted by Mike Wills Ogre Painted by Mike Willis Strontium Dog Johnny Alpha Painted by Martyn Tetiow Chaos Dwart with Dead Half-ore Painted by Mike Wills:Fastonishment tumed to Aviolan. ¢ “What does it say" she implored. £2.50 plus P & P” replied I age in Role-Piay floor plans! and designed to offer the most versatile system yet. 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Sees wopeanpaversare | Secupana test tive tsREADERS’ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Please address all letters to: LIVE BY THE SWORD, ADVENTURER, 85 Victoria Str , Liverpool Lt 6DG. MARK STANSFIELD, Morecambe: Please do not go monthly if it means sacrificing the quality, afterall look at the state of some of the other monthly magazines. Six good magazines a year is better than twelve medioere ones. | don't know if you're psychic, Mark, but alas, even a8 issue #4 went to press, the decision was made to delay this one by another month. We are planning to go monthly from next issue, but | must stress that this will not be st the expense of ‘quality. Surely 12 good magazines a year are better than six good ones. Y EUGENE WOLSTENHOLME, Liy- ‘rpool: Do you know of aay books about the legends and reported sightings of vampires? 1 would like to know more sbout these night prowlers Try the Arkham Lending library, Eugene! y JOHN SMITH, Inverelyde: Issue 3, ‘occult, next issue: investigations. Correct me if Tm wrong but both of these are Cthulhu based. A trend? An obsession? What will issue 5's theme be— roleplaying in the 1920s, horror rpgs based on the works of LP. Lovecraft pethaps? y ADRIAN JOYCE, Orpington: "Once Bitten” and "Bomber" are both worth keeping but "Whiplash’ seemed like Hammer House of Horror meets 2000AD Diceman ‘with a touch of Lovecraft thrown in. On the whole, Aardvark Tamer is getting better all the time and so issue $ should be mind-numbing. (It is, it is! one to get your teeth into..ed.) STUART LODGE, Devon: From whi we've seen of your coverage of different sections of the hobby (ie. Fanzines Forever, Figures Front and now your PBM section), we are greatly pleased. Now can we please have a sensible column to cover books, boardgames end live-action role-playing. AS for the editorial pages, could we have more? That's right, more news, more reviews, more letiers, more competitions etc. Could we also have a page where reade#S can express their ‘own opinions on games, problems with them and on ways to improve them? y DOUGLAS THOMSON, Turriff: Paut Goddard's idea of using AD&D as a basis for Sword & Sorcery is ludicrous. Why not use MERP or RQ? It always seems to be AD&D which is chosen. Isnt it about time AD&D. GMs had to do some hard work converting slats and/or scenarios to fit in with their system? : KEVIN HASSAL, Kent: If you want a etinition of SF, John Campbell (the writereditor who dominated the ‘Golden Age of SF) deseribed it as the “hopes and dreams and fears... of a technically based society Now, if anyone out there really wants to get hold of some good SF, chuck Star Trek and pick up a copy of The Road to Science Fietion #3 (Pub Mentor). y LINDA LITTLE, Redhill: What a pity Wendy Graham dida't get beyond the tired cold cliches on the meaning of SF and the even tiredervand older books and films. For anyone:remotely interested in SF who have ‘g0t beyond Star Wars and Dr. Who (and who hasnt), here is my booklist; Frost by Robin W. Bailey, The Mote In God's Eye by Lamy Niven and Jemy Pournelle, The River ‘Of The Dancing Gods by Jack L.. Chalker nd Master Of The Five Magles by Lindon Hardy. y PAUL VALE, Catford: Could you try to encourage your teaders who are PBM players to send in useful hints about some of the games in which they participate, so that all players may use them to their benefit? Now, Mr. Vale, I'm not sure that would be ‘completely ethical. Nevertheless, I'm sure ‘other readers may find them useful it we printed hints and adviee on Wayne's PEM pose. y STEVEN HUTCHINSON, Corby: Has anyone told Jane Marple she got married? (See Town Crier #3) ‘Moventurer’s readers aren't anything if they're not sticklers for accuracy are they? y KEVIN HASSAL: I looked through those articles on culls in issve #3, and looking through the CoC rulebook again I can't find ANYTHING to suggest that the gods and ‘creatures of the mythos, or thei followers are evil", oF want to destroy humanity. Some of the cults, it suggests, are into ‘unspeakable’ like human sacrifice. But just cause their customs are different doesn't make them "evil"! To an Aztec, 10 be a sacrifice was a great honour! OK, so Nyarlathotep enjoys inflicting pain, but so do, ‘many humans. If all the creatures wanted to do was to wipe out humanity, they could easily do it. (ust think of the awesome Potential of the Cthonians alone.) v : , Newport: [ have always verbal practices: ANN MACE! avoided the expression ofatigament and class~ I have never been able to see why a character would meet a group of fellow adventurers and annovace ‘Tm a CON halfling thief” because a) They can see fm a halting b) The less people that know I'm « {hf the longer I say out of rouble and c) As far as I'm concemed, being C/N means completely normal. Chaos is a nasty confusing word, and I'm not nasty or confused, and neitral sounds lke something Gone to eunuchs, and being female I aint one of those. So when I play, my aligament is known only to the DM, and in my own campaige, Know Aligament is one of those spells that require Divine Intervention. That is expecially tricky if your deity i busy a the time: for example, a player prays to Rhiannon (The goddess of the horse) for “help to get out of this mess", She, being busy (and the dice roll being 1% over) mishears and sends a horse called Bess seat. However, the player isin the ice caves OF frost giants and the horse immediately Stars to shiver with the cold. The party have to use their blankets to keop the horse warm, and then spend more ime tying o gt it out I anything happeas to Bess, the kind gift of the goddess... wel Having hed all the classic alignment arguments with local players and tried to get zy point seoss unsuccessfully, Veneta Lee's alice is a breath of fesh iz and I shall use ‘vin fume. Y JOE REVESZ, Lakenheath RAF: Why not place your scenarios near the centre of the magazine, so tha it could be pulled out What? And spoil your Adventurer? Certainly not! fea, Joo, and one to bear in future. . TAN SEWELL, Essex: I have one gripe; the Shop Window. In a review, I dont really want a shortened Version of the rules and how the game is run. I want 10 know how good the game is, how complex, the playing time and how enjoyable itis. The information the reviewers gave in issue four was virtually ‘what you can find out by looking at the box. copy of To answer that ‘gripe’, lan, must tell you what | think a review should be. Firatly, it should descr lanity and quality of the contents if it is to be bought by anybody with # restrictive budget who wants value for money. Secondly, an indication should be given of how it is played, and how well it plays; enjoyment of 2 game is purely subjective, up to the Individual reviewer, but if @ review lets you know that a game lives up to its escription, and you like the overall sound ff it, then it doesn’t really matter it the reviewer didn’t enjoy the game. y DOUGLAS THOMSON, Turlff: Fanzines Forever is a good feature to have, but | agree with Nick Edwards (ADV 4). What about getting the ‘zine editors to write a short paragraph about their zine, telling people why they should buy that particular one? The editors would have a betier idea of the type of articles which the zine has, and could give an idea of the articles which are likely to appear in future issues. jen through your disguise U know you're really a ‘zine itor after the opportunity to give your zine a tree plug?? Seriously, if allowed to write what they wanted about their own ines, the column might lose the semi- Independant, objective approach that Alex ‘and Ben try to adopt. Enough feedback on. ting articles, many of you have responded by letting me know what you would like to ee in future issues; vy ANDREW ELLIOT, Tamworth: Taformation and/or adventures concerning the Young Kingdoms seem a little thin on the ‘ground in magazines I'm sure I speak for all Stormbringer GMs when I say more, more, more y MARK TAYLOR, Suffolk: 1) Some anicles & scenarios for the much-neglected Paranola; the new cheap rules-in-book format means thatthe system will become considerably more popular and the articles, if well-written, are highly entertaining and amusing to read anyway. $) Some ‘Warhammer please y M.A, WILLIAMS, Hastings: Would ic be possible o print some Car Wars scenarios or ‘new car types, ete JON FREEMAN, Weymouth: Good to see ‘minority’ games getting an airing like RQ and Bushido, but what about Traveller and Car Wars? DAVE MORRIS, London: 1 agree with the chap who said you should run some background articles on the medieval period. Not just for GMs, either-- I can think of a few professional scenario authors who would benefit from even a rudimentary knowledge of medieval times. There are plenty of useful sourcebooks, of course. Perhaps more ‘attention would be paid to these if the FRP ‘hobby were not so dominated by the rules to the exclusion of convincing evocations of fantasy. G.G. Coulton's Medieval Panorama jis the great classic. Bridge's The Crusades and Bishop's Book Of The Middle Ages are both in recent paperback editions, und cither is certainly a more worthwile investment for a GM than The Dungeoneer's Survival Guide! Any player in a medieval campaign would learn a great deal about the outlook of the day from reading Chronicles of the Crusades, published by Penguin. As long as Adventurer ‘Keeps running articles on "how to play your ‘alignment properly’ (biaughh!) and whatnot, you are never going to get any kind of identity. Be a bit more daring~ cover a few more recondite areas like the anthropology or political psychology that underlies a society, ‘and you will be on the way to ranking sith magazines like Imagine and Different Worlds. Dave, articles like those you sre suggesting do not simply arrive at my sufficient relavence and interest to @ large cross-section of Adventur readers, who we know are of the inteligent variety, but that does not mean that they buy Adventurer to supplement thir history lessons... We wil find out, no doubt, a8 the fesponse to your suggestions come Noodhn vi CHRIS HAWKE, Coventry: I disagree ‘with Neil Grant that the power comes from ‘within a spell-caser. If this was so, a 1586 lightning bolt would completely drain a spell-caster. Instead, if he draws the energy from his surroundings he will be able 10 cope. The effect of this could easily be felt as torches burn down suddenly, and the like, The spell-caster, it wae stated, uses energy fom within to Initialise the spell. Thie input of energy (at the cost of mans to the caster) acts a8 a catalyst, and the greater forces of the universe or jonment come into play 10 fuel the Spall. Tore. Lessons in Magik part V hath row ended. Y KARL DRINKWATER, Manchester: In one issue, you mentioned an Australian ‘magazine, Breakout- where should I write for details please? Breskout is # war/lentasyicompul games magazine distribuled by Games Of Liverpool Ltd, and is available from most ‘games shops they supply. Y ALEXANDER HOHMAN, France: 1 would like to see a points system for readers We allocate a rating for the various games he plays, eniteria ike presentation, playability fd completeness. Strategy & ‘Tactics had something similar and was very useful as a buyer's guide. y JENNIFER JACKSON, Redear: Are you going to be producing ADVENTURER ‘T-shirts at all? If so, would it be possible to arrange a competition for the best design you could give them away as prizes (Mine's « Size 36, by the way). Thank you for the idea. It dictates that we move into the fashion scene, who am I to resist? Official ‘Mdventurer plastic eworde and shields could also be arranged, or official di ‘Thats all for this time s00 you a Ste Dillon. demandFANZINES FOREVER Well, here we are again, and since we /e any nows this time, wa'llget on dent with it. ‘We've just got one new fanzine to review this time, no doubt everyone is Saving up for Gamesday. The new zine is ‘Ones ‘in A Lifetime’, which has probably the best sales pushover, thas fal sales to Band Aid” witten on the cover! This zine is very much a mixed Sag, having varied contents, including a cult tor CoG, chat, fiction, PBM reviews, nd even a compatiton. Not bad really, with more to read than allot of fist issues, Sur not that good either, “Anather zine which we recertly got was BURNING RUBBER #2, #1 having come ‘ut 15 months ago it's almost a new zine. fts.a zine dedicated to the JUGGERNAUT Jame, which appears to be on the same fines as Car Wars and Battle Cars, Since Juggernaut hasnt yet been printed thie ine a pretty useless, but may be of use ta players of the other two games. The dior intends to print the Juggernaut ‘las trom issue 3 onwards. ‘Whilst Wayne Anonymous ete you into the delights ol professional PBM gaming, well tell you about some of the ‘|mateur-run games trotting through some ofthe pages of various APG zines, though often alot slower than protessionally run games, they are also 2 fot cheaper and thus will not be such a Grain on your resources "TOME OF HORRORS is ihe fist 19 come under inspection. ToH specialises (at tne moment) in. running TOON by post. Surprisingly, this works very well, wth the iim repor® being a fun read, and lots of Silly press. There Is one game already ‘entitled “Bunfight at the OK Coral, snd another will soon be starting, tenttied “Tour de Farce'l i you fancy @ {g00 half hour of utter walliness this zine quite simply essential. tt you dont youll be missing out on a lot of very Secent humour. Next comes TELEGRAPH ROAD. Which has a. sizeable postal gamin section. "Most of tho games are now ful, Sut there ate two major openings at the moment. Fist is na game attractively Galled Class Of '69", where players take fn the role of a student in an American sixth forn college, set. in.take. an educated quess...The other opening is in the campaign game of ‘Karush’, which is, very similar to. professional tantasy ppbm's, but isnt. fun to make money, and theretore is both slightly slower and a lot ‘cheaper. Init you must play a character inthe county of Meriiba, and can drift about the capital city of Cassocran, or 0 olf to the frontier wars, or do anything Sise you fancy trying! Well worth invasteatng IRON ORCHID is offering space in a ‘postal rolegame' entitled ‘Dreamworid’. Players take on the role of ‘Dream ‘Therapists’ in a world based around a culture dominated by game-shows and governed by their hosts. The players have to uncover the identity of, the controligr ot the world, namely ‘The Master Of The Game Players orders will be wniten in the form of fiction. Wall this, sounds pretty weitd, why not buy Iron Grohe’ @ where Nick wil be giving an introduction to the game” by Ben Goodale & Alex Bardy MORONIGA RIPSNORE has something called "The Mean Arena’ PBM. In this game each player takes on a character ‘who goes info a pseudo -town, with the ‘object of kiling everybody else, and not ‘getting killed by roaming robots. This Game fs just starting, and looks sét to be Great fun. Turns willbe every two weeks, With a fUil write up in each issue of the Zine. Next is ‘The Land’ which is the rather ominous title given to, the PBM game Currently being run by SEWARS. This ‘another game sounding good fun, wher 1 begin the game cast ashore with no food, water, or clothing: your memory & ‘lank, is this the way to start a weekend? Is this, in fact, the weekend?! The Land is. racked with tribes and armies readying themselves to take over total Control Lite is cheap, death is cheaper. This one certainly’ seems radically Siferent, look into t! Ben's own UTTER DRIVEL is running a PBM game which is a sort of mad fantasy En Garde! variant itis based around the lection of a new president, as Super Hobbi's term of office is almost over. ‘Somehow ihe election seems to have been halt forgotten by the candidates (the players), as most of them seem to be either forming rock bands or drinking to excess. Sti they all seem to find tme for the odd speech, whilst trying to keep their followers trom battering those of another candidate. It's name? : ‘Disastria {ihink about it... The game is full, though there may be a chance to play Hanyong arope ou, aerwise you could watch. Watch out for Twitchy & Miwont HARVEST "TIME is opening lists for vatious games, so getting in here might be worthwhile. Games being run are Diplomacy, Railway Rivals, 221b Baker Street, and a golf game with the odd ttle of “Killer Rabbis’ In 221b Baker Sireet the players each have a detective, and have fo try 10 solve the mystery by teling the GM what they do each tum, There you are then, lots of games 10 ° think about joining. Now some interesting 128 which have recently appeared. WHITE RABBIT isthe ttle of azine now on issue 4. Although containing some folegaming material t also contains a variety of other items. There is a an-too-original scenario about robbing a tomb, and a character class for AD&D. which has some interesting aspects. The two fiction series are very readable, being much better than what a lot of fanzines term tietion’. Lots of music coverage is ‘included, with album reviewe and festival is, and there are lots of other jeneral tems; @.g. an extract from ‘The -A.S. training manual. Overal this zine is a great read, mainly due fo the great variety Get the Champers out, STARQUESTER 6 has finally arrived!l, containing very little RPG stuff, the bulk of the pages being taken up with 13 pages of letters, pienly of wattle, reviews, more waflle, and good comic strip. SQiis a neat zine with excellent presentation, and lots of discussion in the lettercol, ranging from the leaving of the co-editor, through things euch 26 the responsibililies o! fandom to Fighting Fantasy books. It all makes fascinating reading, IMAZINE 15 has arrived, accompanied by avery ‘up-market’ glossy cover. Inside there is an interview with Mack Harrison (o! TRAVELLERS fame). a Or Who scenario, news, reviews, letters, and a couple of aticles on role-gamit iscussing the Use of ccenarios. Add to this some more discursive material (such as how to write arlicles and scenarios with the intention of publishing them) and you get a very worthwhile zine. Can you afford to miss out? Finally, Just a litle plug for Alex's new Zine, CEREBRETRON, which is dedicated fo ScLFi RPG's, By'the time you read this f willbe available. For those who stil play SFRPG's this zine is likely to be of Some interest. It carries background articles (29 Time Travel, computers, otc), ‘and other related material,ee Twilight 2000 £14.95 -~--~. Game Designers’ Workshop — AWncrr:2000 —Free City OfKrakow £4.95 — Pirates Of The Vistula £4.95 the armios of the world have fought gcross Europe, Three years ago the missiles started flying. 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