"Go to the sign of Marvel's Axe, a dubious inn on the edge of the Thieves Quarter, in the City of Greyhawk, and look to your own wrist. If you perceive a bracelet and dangling dice, watch for the next throw in the war between Law and Chaos and be prepared to follow the compelling geas." -Signal

Monday, October 24, 2022

White Dwarf (Issue 53 - May 1984)

From the web:

EATURES

"The Name of the Game"
Part 2 of an introduction to Role-Playing - Marcus L Rowland

"Minas Tirith"
The famous siege from Lord of the Rings for Warhammer - Joe Dever

"The Moonbane"
Short Gothic Fiction - Chris Elliot and Richard Edwards

"The Naked Orc"
A study of the orc in D&D - Rufus Wedderburn

"The Castle of Lost Souls" - A solo programmed fantasy quest
Part 2: The Quest - Dave Morris

DEPARTMENTS

Open Box
A look at some new games by independent reviewers:
-"Caverns of the Dead - Dungeon Planner Set 1" reviewed by Richard Meadows
-"Deathtrap Dungeon and Island of the Lizard King" reviewed by Marcus L Rowland
-"Traveller Book 6: Scouts" reviewed by Andy Slack

Critical Mass
"Bonfire of Dragons"
Science Fiction and Fantasy books reviewed by David Langford

Thrud the Barbarian
"The Three Tasks of Thrud" Part 2 by Carl Critchlow

Lew's Views - advice and ideas for fantasy RPGs -
"Sign Here Please" - Devils and Wardpacts by Lew Pulsipher

Crash Course - Our new alternate-monthly Car Wars column by Steve Jackson
"Spare Parts"

Letters
Readers' views, questions and comments

"Gobbledigook" cartoon by Bil

Starbase edited by Bob McWiliams
"Three of a Kind" - Dangerous NPCs for Traveller by Michael Clarke

Runerites
Regular department for Runequest edited by Oliver Dickinson - "Runequest Economics" - Celtic mythos spells for Runequest by Robert Dale

The Travellers
Our intrepid heroes land on Regina starport by Mark Harrison

Tabletop Heroes - figure reviews and tabletop gaming by Joe Dever and Gary Chalk
"Under Siege" - Build your own tower

Fiend Factory edited by Albie Fiore
"The Slave Hunt" - An AD&D mini scenario
"Wood Skeleton" by Wayne Burchell
"Plentyn Nos" by Anonymous
"Zwergind" by F J Dolan
"Gremkin" by Trevor M French

Treasure Chest (D&D ideas) edited by Albie Fiore
"Bits and Pieces"
"The Wild Hunt Competition" and "Unusual Magical Armours"
"Hearing Aid and Silent Tongue" by Roger E Moore

The Newsboard edited by Jervis Johnson and Jon Sutherland
What's happening in science fiction and fantasy gaming

Small Ads
Clubs, Help! and Classifieds


 

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