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gain I am devoting the pages of this feature to 'nearmisses' - creatures which almost made the Fiend Foliobut which, for a variety of reasons, were excluded inthe final sifting.

No . Appearing:

1-9 (roll d10 andignore a 0 result)

Armour Class:

3Movement : 12"Hit Dice :

4138Treasure : NilAttack:

By weapon typeAlignment:

Lawful evilIntelligence : VeryMonstermark:

54 (level IV in 12levels).

Black-cloaked and-hooded, these grey-skinned humanoids areoften accompanied in their quests for dominance by ores; trollsor men who fear the night riders more than they fear deathitself . Night riders have sensitive eyes which automatically closein bright sunlight or its equivalent, though they are able to trackby smell . They fear fire and will usually (80% chance) retreatbefore it .

The night riders dwell in lairs deep in thick forests and willtether their steeds (normally horses) some distance away. Theyhave been observed underground in tunnel complexes but onlyvery rarely and it seems that they prefer to travel on foot whenadventuring underground. When encountered above ground,however, they will always have horses with them or close at hand .

In melee their usual weapon is a mace (with which theyobtain a +1 bonus on hit probability and damage, though theweapons are not magical), but 20% of those encountered willalso have+1 magicdaggers (round fractions down) . These daggersare unusually small and needle-sharp - if a hit is scored withsuch a dagger (+1 on hit probability only), one hit point ofdamage is scored, the"dagger breaks off in the wound and em-

beds beneath the skin . Unless remove curse or-neutralise poisonis administered within a day, the victim will become lawful eviland aligned with the night riders - he will immediately set out totrack down the night riders and join them after the 24-hourperiod has passed .

The night riders continually emanate a fear spell of 20'radius - resolve as the 4th level magic-user spell .

If the night riders are in bright sunlight or its equivalent, theywill try to avoid melee and will prefer to track a party by smellto an area where the lighting is more subdued. They have in-fravision to range 90'. If they are drawn into melee in brightlight, they will attack at -2 hit probability (-1 if torchlightwithin 10') .Comments: An obvious derivation from you-know-who, andthis was the only reason for their exclusion from the Folio. Theeffects of a dagger hit are intriguing - I can't really see how ahit from a weapon could alter the victim's alignment; it wouldhave been more reasonable to state that the daggers are tippedwith some form of hallucinogen which (presumably temporarily,and in this case permitting a saving throw) changed the victim'sattitude and caused his unnatural loyalty.

by Dave TantNo. Appearing:

1Armour Class:

3/7Movement :

24" in sandHit Dice :

5138+10Treasure :

See belowAttack : SwallowAlignment: NeutralIntelligence : AnimalMonstermark:

85 (level V in 12 levels)These are young worms with a diameter of 4' (all mouth at oneend) and about 25' long . Fully-grown spice worms can reach200 yards in length (add 1 hit die for every 5' over 25') : Theyonly inhabit dry sandy areas, with a depth of sand just sufficientfor them to submerge, and are repelled by water - emptying awater-skin onto the sand will hold them off in a sandy corridor,but in a larger area they will seek a way round.

Spice worms are attracted by the vibrations of movementthrough the sand and will seek to swallow who/whatever ismoving . Standing still is only a defence so long as the worm ismore than 10' away; within that distance it can detect theheartbeats of its potential victim .

Any hit means that the worm has swallowed its victim whole.After two melee rounds the victim will suffocate, but until thenhe can attack the soft interior which is AC7. After two turns,decomposition sets in and the victim cannot be revived. Theremay be items of value in the belly, if swallowed recently (armourwill be unusable after two hours but gems will retain their valuefor a day, halving in value each hour thereafter) .

The worm's real treasure lies in four small sacs near the tail .One sac will have been destroyed by each attack near the worm'stail on which a 20 was rolled, by a fireball or other powerful hitin that area . Regardless of the size of the worm, each sac containsone draught of a Potion of Inescapable Location, enablingthe imbiber to proceed unerringly to any location or to anyobject of person the location of which maybeunknown (duration2 hours) . However drinking a second potion the same day, athird in the same week, or a fourth ever renders the victimblind, though with the permanent gift of clairvoyance .Comments: again, those who read fantasy literature will have nodifficulty in recognising this creature, even without the obvioushint in the name (though who inspired thek original worm??).Those who, on the other hand, are experienced,in Dave's dun-geon avoid narrow sandy corridors ' e=the plague. Once Iwitnessed the attempt of a dwarf in fL plate mail to 'chimney'up the walls to escape a Spice Worm -ah, a truly horrible end.

by Nicholas Riggs

No. Appearing:Armour Class:Movement :Hit Dice :Treasure :Attack:

Alignment:Intelligence :Monstermark:

These powerful relatives of the normal skeleton, from whichthey are indistinguishable, are treated as spectres insofar asclerical attempts to turn them are concerned.

They attack with their bony hands, each inflicting 1-6 hitpoints of damage .

The heat skeleton has the power to heat metal, as the 2ndlevel druid spell, with effect as though the spell were cast by adruid of the 3rd experience level, though no material orverbal components are required . This power is permanent andcan be used as often as required .

The heat skeleton is invulnerable to cold .Comments : There are quite a number of skeleton variants aboutand one or two more will be in the Fiend Folio, so it is under-standable that this one should be excluded. I'm not sure why itshould be significantly slower in movement than its normalbrother, but presumably this was a device to compensate tosome extent for its greater powers. The invulnerability to cold isalso curious but can be explained by the fact that the heat metalpower is a magical power and unrelated to normal habitat.

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by Michael Roberts

No . Appearing :Armour Class:Move:Hit Dice :Treasure :Attack :

Intelligence :,Alignment:Monstermark:

1-346"5138NilTwo hands for1-6 each plusheat metal powerChaotic evilNon44 (level IV in 12levels)

10-10038" - 12" (see below)1+3D1-6/1-6 plus spear(see below)LowNeutral19.3 (level II in 12 levels)

The bodach is a humanoid creature, about 4' in height and witha smooth bald head . Its gait is unusual to the extent thatmovement uphill seems easier and quicker (12") than on thelevel or downhill (8") . The knee-joint appears capable ofreversal and the thin legs, ending in taloned feet, eat up theground in pecking strides .

The Bodach has pointed ears, almond-shaped eyes and ahooked nose . They usually carry a shield (normal AC is 4) anda leaf-headed spear. Their bodies are covered in flat, densely-packed locks of hair .

When the spear (if carried) has been thrown the Bodach willattack with its taloned feet, each of which can inflict 1-6damage .

The Bodach can achieve unusual accuracy with the spear andthrows it with a +4 hit probability bonus.Comments: A vicious little beast whose speedy approach uphillto a party going downhill might catch a few adventuresunawares.

by Ghee BowmanNo . Appearing: 1-6Armour Class:

6Movement : 6"Hit Dice :

4138+2Type ATail 2-12 pluspoison ; bite 1-10

Alignment: NeutralIntelligence : Non

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62.6 (level IV in

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A small relative of the purple worm, its name exactly describesthis creature . It has a powerful sting attack with its tail for2-12 hit points of damage plus poison, but its bite is relativelyweak (1-10 hit points of damage) and it is too small toswallow a victim larger than dwarf-sized . Its normal maximumlength is about 20' .Comments: For low-level adventures, this is a useful scaled-downversion of its larger brother, but my own preference is for thespice worm which has more interesting characteristics.

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by Nigel ProudfootNo. Appearing:

1Armour Class:

-1Movement : 9"Hit Dice :

1D8+8Treasure : SpecialAttack : SpecialAlignment: NeutralIntelligence : NonMonstermark: NoneThe goom is a form of giant amoeba . Its behaviour is similar tothat of an ochre jelly and it is clearly a relative of that creature .Its substance is a strongly adhesive ichor which bonds firmlyonto any material except stone. Any weapon touching it willstick and can only be removed by the application of fire orholy water. Similarly any character touching a goom will adhereand if he is not released within 2-5 melee rounds he will be,absorbed by the ichor and will suffocate in a further 3 rounds,being unable to take any action during tNs time .Comments : This is very similar to the gluey, one of the earlierFactory monsters which has been further developed to appear inthe Folio under another name . To release the bond, fire is anappropriate means but I wonder why holy water is suggested,since there is no indication that the creature is undead and/orevil . Likewise, whereas the gluey has its own antidote, the goomhas none, and that would no doubt make its life rather a seriesof inconveniences, to say the least; think of all the moss, sticksand what-not it would gather on its travels, as well as treasureof a more useful nature .

Hence my view that this creature is not so well-developed asthe gluey, and hence its exclusion from the Folio.

Now that the New Year is with us, we have a large number ofvotes for the Top Five Creatures. However, as John Smart onthis issue's Letters page has suggested, we are extending thedeadline to include a vote for the Bottom Five Creatures. Andfinally, our thanks to all those who have contributed .

Errata Fiend Factory (WD16)The Wrecker (addition) : wreckers can see Invisible persons/itemsand can detect the presence and nature of any magical itemwithin 30'.Man Scorpion (correction) : Alignment is lawful .

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(chunky and highly legible), a stout card map-sheet, a rulebookand other necessary game equipment. All are of good qualityand should be durable in use .

The game is for 2-4 players and is, mechanically speaking,quite easy to learn . This comes as something of a surprise -when 1 first opened the rule-book I saw 14 large pages of smalltype, and I expected quite a complex set of rules . On closerexamination, however, it emerges that the rulebook is ratherwordy and over-elaborate . But purchasers of the game will needto know that the 'Warrior' referred to on the Combat play-chartis in fact the Warden' mentioned elsewhere. Also, players willsoon discover that the unit counters and the log sheets don'texactly correspond - again, a trivial but unnecessary error.I won't describe the game mechanics in detail . Suffice it to saythat the players must handle an economic element (allocatingfunds to Training, Research & Development; Administrationand movement of units in time), a war element (defending erasin the past where a time-alteration is to be attempted, orattacking other players' units to prevent them from making suchan alteration) and a 'management' element (deciding on the bestcomposition of his 'team' from a number of different unit-typeswith differing capabilities).

Potential purchasers should know that, despite theadvertising of the game, 'real' events in history play no part ; aTime War card may instruct a player to travel back to 1963 andensure the success of the assassination attempt on Kennedy, butall this means in game terms is to project a unit to alter thenormal time-flow in the Space Age - one of the 12 Agesdefined in the game spanning the period 550,000,000 B.C . to2075 A.D . ; the date, location and mission sections of the TimeWar cards merely add flavour.

I am not in a position to evaluate the game completely - forI have not yet played the 4-player game. But what I have seenso far indicates to me a workmanlike job, not entirely free ofannoying errors and easier to learn than it looks, with plenty ofplay-potential and enough interest to fascinate players who liketo handle a considerable number of variables at once . I suspectit also contains a diplomatic element which will require skill toconduct properly, but only a 4-player game would reveal all thesecrets in this regard .Overall : 8

Don Turnbull

JUDGES GUILD PLAYING AIDSUnder the Storm Giant's Castle - £1.99Dark Tower -£3.95

Two more D&D modules from Judges Guild and, like the lasttwo I reviewed (Dragon Crown and Skulls and ScrapfaggotGreen), as chalk and cheese qualitatively speaking .Under the Storm Giant's Castle is a relatively slim volume,

quite a lot of which is taken up with reasonably-drawn, but inthe context of the module gratuitous, art. Twenty-two pagesonly are actually relevant to the actual adventure, which meansquestionable value for money in terms of sheet page-count .The 'dungeon' setting is unique - a series of cloud 'levels' belowthe aerial castle of the Giant, with cloud 'walls' and slantingpassages (and traps) connecting the levels . Most of the monstersare also novel and appropriate to the setting -- Static Monsters,Balloon People, Aerial Manta Rays and so forth.

There are a number of curiosities, leaving aside the ratherstrange use of the English language and spelling/typing errorswhich are, regrettably, becoming a feature of Judges Guildproducts and which are merely annoyances . There is a MagicUser, who appears normal in all other respects, who is an-nounced as having 22 hit dice, which is curious enough, and 36hit points which is even curiouser. Air Elementals are present insome numbers, though in normal places they would have to beconjured from the elemental plane of air . The lightning trapscan be negated by grounding them, according to the rules, buthow one grounds out such a trap in clouds is not explained . Noindication is given as to the numbers/levels of a party of adven-turers from whom the module is suitable (I would hazard aguess at 6-10 characters of levels 7 and up) .

In general, the module is not so closely worked as it mighthave been and though it provides for an unusual type of ad-venture in an unusual setting it could have been developed muchmore .

Dark Tower is a different kettle of fish . First of all, it wasdesigned and illustrated by Paul Paquays, of Dungeoneer fame;we have come to expect good quality material from Paul, andhere we are not disappointed . There are 70 pages of text ofwhich none are taken up with extraneous material . Much morecare has been taken on matters such as proof-reading than isevident in other Judges Guild modules and the designer has notshirked the task of including the background and history of thearea in sufficient detail to make it intriguing as well as im-portant to the adventure .

The module is designed for a party of 6-10 adventurers of7th-11th level, with at least one Thief and one or more Clericswho should have 'little more than a difficult time', according tothe designer's comments). It was designed with the AdvancedDungeons & Dragons rules in mind and therefore includes spellsand so forth which were introduced in the Players Handbook.The main theme is the opposition between the forces worship-ping the god of evil, Set, and those of the lawful good deity,Mitra. A variety of new monsters and-artifacts appropriate tothis theme are introduced in full detail .A comparison of new modules from any source with the

recent TSR modules - excellent examples of the art - is in-evitable ; whereas in the past Judges Guild products have notcompared particularly favourably, in the depth of their presen-tation and the coherence of their contents, with the TSRproducts, Dark Tower is the one which comes the closest . Thereare signs of random selection in the occupants of some of thedungeon areas but this is only to be expected . In all, DarkTower should provide an absorbing and most interestingadventure.Overall : Under the Storm Giant's Castle 5

Don TurnbullDark Tower: 9

THE CAVERNS OF THRACIA - £4.50OPERATION OGRE -- £2.25

Judges Guild

Another pair of dungeons from Judges Guild, who appear to beincreasing the frequency of their output of new products

recently . Both are in the familiar booklet format, with all mapsand descriptive text assembled together and no loose material .OPERATION OGRE was the 1979 Pacificon Tournament

Dungeon, and it worries me . Am I too preoccupied with basicslike accurate spelling, grammar and so on? Maybe so . But Iwould say, in defence, that if you are putting a product on themarket and asking people to shell out hard cash for it, you havethe obligation to produce the finest quality possible . We toleratetoo much mediocrity and sloppiness, in this and other aspectsof life . So errors like 'discression' for discretion, 'personnal' forpersonal, 'reguarding' for regarding and 'continueity' for con-tinuity in the first three paragraphs of the introduction don'texactly leave me with the warm feeling of being aboutto penetrate a product of superior quality. To argue that correctgrammar and spelling is not necessary if communication is clearbetokens unwelcome laziness and a lack of rigour which canneedlessly diminish the value of a creative work .

So - and this appears to be depressingly true of much of the.Judges Guild material - you will have to develop a selectiveblind eye if you are to use this game-aid undeterred by some ofthe more gruesome errors .

Yet the module itself isn't all that bad. Deliberately limitedin scope so that eight teams could 'run' through it individually,with a maximum of four hours playing time each, it is built forspeed and is a blood-and-guts dungeon in style rather thanbelonging to the problem-solving, more intellectually demandingtype . There is a simple victory points system which was used toevaluate the performance of the various teams, and the contestwas standardised by insisting that the teams used the same pre-rolled characters (with rather odd names, many of which are sosimilar that confusion could easily have resulted). There are acouple of new monsters - functional in the context but notparticularly remarkable otherwise - and the adventure has aclear and limited objective. Only one other thing bothers me - Ido find it difficult to conceive of a dragon drawing a map . . . . .

THE CAVERNS OF THRACIA is a much larger affair and,like Dark Tower, was designed by Paul Jaquays. This is an ex-tensive setting and the text provides a great deal of 'historical'background which fleshes out the adventure well . There are afew errors (for example there are a few features on the mapwhich aren't explained in the text) and some cumbersomeelements (a number of 'room complexes' are split-level, which isan unnecessary complication without the co-ordinated map-keyto back it up - much better to have treated these as separatesub-levels so that the maps could be more easily aligned ; ifholographic maps were available, split-levels would be easy toperceive, but game terms demand a less confusing approach intwo dimensions) but on the whole this is a thorough piece ofwork .

Inevitably, there remains the comparison with the TSRModules, and I am bound to say that none of the Judges Guildproducts I have met so far hang together quite as well as theTSR Modules. There is a feeling of randomness about Cavernsof Thracia, Dark Tower and the others which is not present inthe TSRModules, and one gets the impression that the coherenceis incomplete . The TSR productions should be regarded, not asan unattainable height, but as a target of quality which should beequalled or even surpassed. That the two designs by Paul Jaquayscome closest in quality to the TSR standard is reassuring, sinceit seems that at least Paul is making the effort .

Overall: Operation Ogre 5Caverns of Thracia 8

Don Turnbull

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f a player wants to be a monster, why not? The player maybegin as a 'young' monster and grow up, as suggested in theoriginal rules. If designed reasonably, monster classescannot ruin play balance the way some other character

classes may, because the maximum possible power of the char-acter it limited by its nature . Magic won't throw things out ofline because monsters cannot generally use magic. It is up to thereferee to design rules for each monster class which makes it hardto become as strong as that creature . People should play amonster class because they like the idea, not because it is aquick and easy way to power. There are several points to keep inmind :

1 . Beware the player who takes along a monster class characterin order to gain points without doing anything ; in some casesrules must force monsters to participate rather than sneakthrough the difficult 'young' stage of 'life' .

2 . Don't make the monster class any more powerful at itshighest level than is it in normal play . No ten dice blink dogs .

3. Don't distort the nature of the beast - no lawful or neutraldemons, please .

4. Try to discourage players from becoming the most powerfultypes . The gold dragon combines too many powerful spellswith many hits at high levels, for example ; restrained rulesfor the next most powerful lawful good dragon (silver) or fornon-spell using dragons will have to suffice .

Several examples of what may be done follow .The following applies to all monster characters unless other-

wise stated in an individual section. There are no ability require-ments. Roll for constitution, dexterity, and charisma only .Constitution determines the usual except that there are noadditions or subtractions from hit dice for very low or highconstitution . Monsters heal only naturally, by devices (staff,pearl, etc. but not potion), or by a lammasu's heal spells . Undeadand other life drainers drain no levels but do double damage .Resurrection may only be by device or raise dead fully with arest period in either case of four weeks. Many referees wouldnot permit resurrection at all . Usual characteristics apply exceptas stated .

Table relating to Lammasu

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(Armour class, move rate, and other characteristics not mentioned remain constant.)

My Lifeas aWerebearD&D MONSTER CHARACTER CLASSESby Lew Pulsipher(The illustrations accompanying this article are taken from THE MONSTERMANUAL published by TSR Hobbies Inc., and used with permission .)

LAMMASULammasu save as clerics of thesame level . Unlike clerics theydo not repel undead . They useonly magic which is usable byclerics and which (assumingsomeone is available to put iton the lammasu in the firstplace) does not require theuse of hands-helms, medal-lions, etc. Lammasu have nofollowers and may not becomebarons . They prefer to dwellwith lawful/good princes rath-er than build strongholds . If aplayer lammasu attempts anunlawful/good act, the refereemust not permit it . Lammasu,unlike humans, do not havefreedom of choice .

All but the first three levelsmay carry a man, but onlysixth level and higher may fly while carrying a man. The dimen-sion door does not include any rider of other large object, justthe lammasu and its accoutrements!A lammasu does not need to memorize spells in the way a

normal cleric or magic-user does . He simply picks whatever onehe wishes to use when the time comes . He is still limited in thetotal number he may use each day, of course .

For restrictions on deeds and treasure, treat a lammasu asa paladin. Magical books affect them as though they were clerics.

Experience Hit Spells Per day Magic Protection/EvilLevel Points Dice 1 2 3 4th Dim. Door & Invisible Resistance Radius Value Attacks

1 000 1 1 0 1 0% self +1 1-3/1-32 2500 2 2 1 1 4% self +1 1-3/1-33 5000 3 2 1 1 2 8% self +1 1-3/1-34 10000 4 2 2 2 2 12% 3 ft +1 1-4/1-45 20000 5 2 2 1 2 3 16% 3 ft +1 1-4/1-46 35000 6 3 2 1 3 3 20% 6'/2 ft +1 1-4/1-47 75000 7 3 3 1 1 4 4 24% 6%2 ft +2 1-6/1-68 150000 7+3 3 3 2 1 5 5 27% 10 ft +2 1-6/1-69 250000 7+7 4 3 2 1 Unlimited Unlimited 30% 10 ft +2 1-6/1-6

WEREBEARIf a werebear is killed while in human form a normal raise deadspell may be used . Hits taken in were form may not be curedwhile the character is in human form, or vice versa .

Usual rules regarding lycanthrope vulnerability to weaponsapply, with two additions, First, if at any time a single blow bya non-silver, non-magic weapon would inflict sufficient hits tokill the werebear, it dies . The nominal explanation is that theblow kills the creature before there is time for its naturalpowers to counteract the wound . (The real reason is to avoid anoverpowerful character.) Second, any non-human with morethan five hit dice is considered to be a 'magic_ weapon' forpurposes of hitting the werebear . The reason is the same .

In human form the werebear has one d4 of hit points perlevel . The bear may return to human form at any non-stressfuljuncture . It will automatically turn from human to animal formin any stressful situation, that is, when faced with any monster,trap, person, or place which may be dangerous and which theplayer is uncertain he can conquer or solve. As a human thewerebear may wear only loose coverings which will not hinderhis transformation to werebear - no armour under anycircumstances. Transformation requires one round withoutother activity .

Werebears use no magic items, even in human form, andhave no followers. They may not become barons . Referees maywish to give the were character the sense of smell or hearing,of the creature type .A player character werebear cannot summon 1-6 brown

bears. Werebears save as fighters of the same level .Referees must remember that werebears are chaotic good and

should be appropriately unpredictable .BLINK DOGSA player may be a blinkdog pack . There are noability rolls or requireme-nts in this case . He beginsas a single dog, advancingin experience until he gainsfull powers . Then he addsfull size dogs, to a maxi-mum of 16 for the pack.The entire pack counts as

one person for experience purposes . Blink dogs cannot use magicand cannot be resurrected . They have no followers and may notbecome barons or build castles or other strongholds .

When confronted with a displacer beast blink dogs areberserk (+1 hit probability +1 damage, and must attack) untilone dog is killed or two are more than 50%wounded. Berserker-gang may end any time thereafter . (If there is only one dog itmay cease berserkergang as soon as it is wounded) .

Blink dogs must roll to blink, and roll for position, just asthe monster blink dog does, except when the entire pack blinksout. Maximum blink distance is 12" (120 feet underground),and a player blink dog may only blink to a place he has seenbefore "in person" - pictures, descriptions, and sight by magi-cal means are insufficient .A maximum of one additional dog may be "earned" per day .

Dogs are not added to the pack until an entire adventure ends . .Each dog is added only after the full number of experience .points necessary has been accumulated.

First Dog

Second to fourth dogs : 3000 e.p . eachFifth to eighth dogs : 6000 e .p . eachNinth to twelfth dogs : 10000 e.p . eachThirteenth to sixteenth: 20000 e.p . each

The numbers of dogs refer to the number of dogs currently inthe pack, not the total number earned . If a total of seven dogshave been earned, but four have died, the next dog is numberfour and requires 3000 experience points .

STONE GIANTA stone giant saves as a fighterof the same level . He cannotbe a baron or have followersbut he may build a castle or(more likely) cave stronghold .Stone giants use no magic.

Any giant may be used as aplayer character . I have illus-trated stone giants here be-cause, as neutrals, they arepotentially acceptable to mostparties of adventurers .

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Paw (2-12)6 60000 6 3 1-2/1-2/2-8 plus hug on 19-20 (2-12)7 120000 7 2 1-3/1-3/2-8 plus hug on 18-20 (2-12)8 200000 7+3 2 1-3/1-3/2-8 plus hug on 18-20 (2-16)

Damage Diameter-Inches Weight-1-6 4 82-12 5 103-18 6 123-24 7 153-30 8 19

Experience Points Hit Dice Attack000 1 1-41500 2 1-42500 3 1-63500 4 1-6

efore I get up on the soap box, I'd like to make it clearthat anything I say in this article should be treated aspurely advisory . This is because figure painting shouldbe regarded as an art rather than a craft. Any form of

figure painting has its limitations, but fantasy is free from someof the restrictions that are imposed on the military figurepainters .

The terms by which you judge the merit of your own creationsare your own, for not only is the fantasy painter able to employany style or effect that his imagination can conceive and hishand execute, he is also no longer subject to that mania fordetail and historical accuracy that sends the military modellergroping madly through the reference books in order to discoverthe exact colour of an embroidered grenade on a private's back-pack of the Prussian Landwehr at 2pm on the 3rd August, 18141Rather the painter of fantasy figures seeks his inspiration wherehe will and treats it as inspiration and not a command. Noperson or company in this field can dictate colours or dimen-sionstothe artist . They would, at best, be wasting their time andat worst eroding the creativity of those new to the art.

Already there is a great variety in style to be seen . Thisdiversity is shared by the figures themselves. The AmericanArchive range, for instance, is chunky and yet is so inspired indesign that I regard them as the best figure range available withthe possible exception of the very promising new Citadel range.Other people would give the crown to the delicate texture of theRal Partha miniatures . The more fantastic a creature, the greateris the designer's latitude . There are perhaps three reasons for thevariety and quality of the figures on the market today. Thefirst we have just mentioned . The second lies in the nature offantasy games, and Dungeons & Dragons in particular . In thesegames there is a very close identification with the figure of thecharacter one is playing. Each of these figures becomes an entityin its own right, rather than an anonymous blob in the serriedranks of the world domination league . The good designer makesreal people and creatures, monstrous or fair, putting terror intothe grotesque, and strength into the arm of the brave. The thirdreason is the people . Games such as D&D attract those withimagination and creativity . It is only natural that this is re-flected in the art as well as the literature.

Having completed this soapbox oratorio, I'll begin the articleand hope that it will be of some use to the newcomer in thisfield. If you have heard much of what I have to say before, Ibeg your indulgence, but I still hope that you may benefit.

First of all it must be remembered that a six foot man is only25 mm. i n height and there is correspondingly less depth in therelief . This is important in regard to the effects of light andshade. If the colours are simply painted on, it doesn't reallywork. The figure will look flat and doll-like. There will be nocharacter - just colour . Therefore we have to compensate byexaggeration . The way to do this is to make those areas which

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will be in shade much darker, and those features which standout - the highlights - much brighter . Not only does the endresult look far more realistic, but the figure ceases to be a mere,coloured playing piece and becomes a work of art. The featuresof the best figures are already quite prominent. The object of theartist is to bring these out to the best advantage. Not only mustparts be made lighter or darker, but it is also necessary to bringthem out in outline for clear definition . The brush is a tool thatcan be used to bring out the flow of a wizard's robe, the glint ofbarbarian mail or the rough and revolting skin of a troll. Thestyle is your own, but as a guide line exaggerate everything andyou can't go wrong .

I shall not give the subject a lengthy treatment here as eachmedium really deserves a separate article. The method of paintingused to depend on whether the figures were for use or show.This is no longer the case .

White Undercoat Spray :If you're using water soluble paints this is absolutely mandatoryand should really be used as a key for oil and spirit based paintstoo . Not only does it bring out the colours, it also acts as pro-tection from the dreaded lead rot. Although some people likepale green, I have found that matt white works best. Humbrol,U-Spray, and Hobby Paints are all quite suitable . Ordinary mattwhite paint can be used, but the advantages of a spray finish areconsiderable .

Enamels:Generally speaking these are readily available and are thesimplest to use. They are also cheap and dry fast . They are notto be underrated on this account as, if mixed properly, theypresent a very practical medium and can produce excellent re-sults, even in the most specialised applications . Ideally, theyshould be used in combination with more esoteric paints ashighlighting agents . The chief disadvantage of enamels lies intheir tendency to dull when mixed - so try to get a wide rangeof colours.

The most common makes are Humbrol and Airfix. Of theformer, it is their range of Authentic colours that are of the mostobvious benefit to the figure painter. Apart from some of theRailway and Aircraft colours, they are a nice flat matt . Theygive the best possible covering power when judiciously thinned,and have a fine smooth consistency . Their ordinary range ofmatts is rather too thick for fine figure work but the gloss potscan be most useful . Humbrol also do a rather convenient rangeof matt sprays including a matt white which is excellent forundercoating .

Airfix are more common in the toyshops but tend to have arather chalky consistency and are glutinous in comparison .However, the matt white makes a first class base undercoat forwater soluble paints by virtue of these very qualities .

Neither of the two brands above are suitable for fine airbrushwork, both having a tendency to clog . The paint for this isHales' Pactra. It is of an entirely different consistency beingmore transparent in application and flexible when dry. Best ofall, it is ultra fine and does not clog airbrushes . Badger, one ofthe airbrush manufacturers, recommends it .

For thinners use white spirit which is cheaper than turps,but keep it out of the paint pot whatever happens. Enamelsshould be stored in a cool place and used in a cool room .

Oils:For the moment you can forget normal artists' oil colours. Theytake far too long to dry to paint 25 mm . figures, unless you aregoing in for a competition at two weeks a figure . There is analternative . A range by Windsor & Newton called Alkyd has arelatively short drying time and is available from most good artshops. This gives you the best of both worlds . The range ofcolours in these is quite wide and you won't find yourself usingmuch . These are still a paint for the expert, but their blending

and transparent qualities are extremely attractive . The range oftechniques and uses for oils are far too varied for the presentarticle but - briefly - thin with turps for a matt effect andlinseed oil for gloss. When thin they are transparent (I haveused thinned oils very successfully for shading enamels; and forsubtle blending on the figure itself they are unbeatable).

The only criticism that one can level at oils in general is thatsome types tend towards lumpy pigmentation and that even theexperts when blending cannot avoid what is for 25 mm a veryrough texture.

Acrylics:Like oils these really rate longer treatment so a brief note willhave to suffice here .

Many modellers use acrylics exclusively and most of theartists I know like them. They are extremely flexible in use andare water soluable . Their brilliance makes them THE paints forcolour highlighting over enamels and very bright effects . On theadverse side they can be tricky in use and tend to be rather tooawkward for general application so experience is an advantagehere .

Poster Paints:Water soluble poster paints aren't really of much use to theminiatures' artist ; they tend to be too thick with coarse pig-mentation and a colourless medium . Even so I heartily re-commend the fluorescent colours by Rowney . These are finepigment acrylicc type compounds, and are, as far as I know, thewidest range of fluorescent colours available. They are ideal fortorches, light sabres, and monstrous eyes, as well as highlightingapplications .

Oil based poster colours are a classic modellers' paint. Theyare only obtainable from specialist model shops, and are idealfor clothing and tougher than the ubiquitous Humbrol, althoughthey tend to be rather thick and come expensive.

Inks:Artists' inks are indispendable to many of my special effects, forthey are really the only truly transparent colours available, ex-ceeding anything else in this respect. Properly used inks canbe truly amazing but it does take experience to master themany possible effects. The best idea is to practice and experimentto see what effects you can achieve .

Designers' Goache :Very good for horses, leather, and clothes with fine washes,but I don't use it widely because thinned down oils or enamelsare as effective without the disadvantages attending a watersoluble paint.

Available from Hinchliffe Models Ltd in a spray can is a mattvarnish which actually works. The wise painter will first coverhis painted figure with a stronger and more transparent glosspolyurethene varnish and then give it a thin spray of the mattvarnish. This gives a good matt effect and is preferable becausea thick layer of the spray does tend to dull and yellow thecolour .

When using varnish it is possible to employ the thinnestwashes and softest paints without fear of their rubbing off. Ialso recommend bases if the figures are to be used in gaming

There's only one kind of brush for miniatures' work - fine sableartists' water-colour brushes. Even for covering large areas, theygive significantly better results. Obviously the choice of makes issubject to local availability . Rowney and or Windsor& Newtonare just the job . Japanese nylon brushes may be cheap and

durable but they really aren't good enough . Whatever you do,don't waste your money on the so-called modellers' brushes thatare marketed by a very well known paint firm . Frankly, I'drather paint with a matchstick .

Sable brushes cost money, but if you think of them in termsof figures not ruined by bodged paint jobs, they don't seem soexpensive after all . When buying, go for a variety of sizes . Thereally small brushes (00, 000) don't carry much paint at a time,whilst a 0 or a 1 will carry plenty . Remember it is not thenominal size of the brush that matters so much as the size ofthe point on the tip. If you can only afford one brush go for agood quality size 1 or 2. The better the tools the better the work(I use size 1 for just about everything) . When you've chosen thesize you want check the point by moistening the end and by allmeans have a chat with the assistant.

As I've just said the results you achieve depend on the classof your brush and a good brush will have all of the followingqualities :

1 : A fine tip that will deliver a very precise amount of paintexactly where it's wanted . Again you don't need an ultra smallbrush to do this .

2 : Long, neatly bound hairs ; a brush with scraggy bristles pokingout in all directions is going to make a nasty mess of yourtenth level Paladin. Keep it for dry brushing chain mail -as will be described in the concluding part of the article, nextissue .

3: Newness. When your faithful brush has become worn orsplayed out from use give the poor thing an honourableretirement . You can afford to be fussy because a bad brushcan ruin a lot of figures and often the artist thinks that it's hispainting that's doing it .

Brush Care1 : ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS clean your brush with

thinners between colours and with soap and water after use.If you leave paint to dry on the brush it forms a deposit onthe root that causes splaying and will probably end up puttinglittle particles of dried paint in the mixture which will giveyour masterpiece the subtle texture of a bomb site . Acrylicsare notorious for clogging and are next to impossible to getout when dried.

2 : Never leave your brushes in the thinners bottle unless you likepainting sideways .

3 : Keep two jars of thinners,reason should be obvious.

one dirty and one clean. The

When painting never push the brush forwards . Always draw itacrossthe figure trailing the hairs so that the paint flows fromthe root to the tip. This needs a very light touch when paintinginto cracks . If you paint the wrong way the root will becomeirreversably gunged, and you shouldn't even have paint thatfar up the brush anyway .

As far as this article goes I shall assume that you are usingHumbrol authentics or something similar. Whether you areblending your colours or using them straight, you are going toneed a palatte of some sort . The best job for this is a piece ofclean polythene as in plastic bags . You can get a wax paper tearoff palette but these tend to disintergrate and are utterly uselessfor water based paints . You are also going to need a roll ofkitchen paper for wiping the brushes and for cleaning up paintspills. Use a key or a screwdriver to lever the lids off the paintFinally, try and work in a dust free room with plenty of lightand without interruption .

Next issue, in the concluding part of the article, I willdeal with the actual painting of figures, detailing step bystep guidelines .

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MODULE4: Alell: General Information

MODULE 5: Objective and Locale : Mau

ALELL/Regina 0106-8/467899 -A-None-Rich-NoneR=2000miG=0.666 M=0.2875StandardK=1.32StanardGravidc Bands: 0.256-3250mf0.506=2298miSafe Jump Distance=400000mi

General Physical DescriptionAlell is a pleasant world superficially similar to the TartanStandard type except forthe relatively small size and low gravity.It's landmasses are concentrated in the equatorial band andsouthern hemisphere in three large and numerous small islands.The population is spread throughout the land area, except forthe few islands in the north, which are subject to regular tect.onic movements ascribed to perturbations in orbit . There are sixcities of over 1 million population ; the planet as a whole hasabout 65% urban dwellers. Flare and fauna are mainly harmlessand unlikely to worry anyone taking normal travel precautions.(X REF FILE: ALEL LJRegina - Flora/Fauna)Visitor DataIX REFFILE:ALELL/Regina -Approach ProceduresNavigational Hazards: Alell has two small moons and no otheradjacent celestial bodies . Approach Procedures should be con-sulted for artificial satellite orbits and restricted areas, periodic

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comets, etc. Alell is the second planet out from the sun. Themain navigational problem is posed by perturbations in theplanet's orbit, and reference to orbit tables is essential to aneconomic approach.

Customs and Excise. All visitors must report to either of thetwo orbital stations prior to landing, failure to report consti-tutes an unlawful planetfall. All weapons, items of Tech 9 orhigher, and all gems and crystals are illegal imports unlessdeclared and subsequently licensed by the Alell government.The authorities will normally issue a temporarylicense forshipsand permanent fixtures thereof.

Transportation: Regular weekly frequency service to Efate(0105) and Uakye (0205), together with many contract andcharter vessels. Less frequent departures for Whanga (0206) . Nodirect route exists to Knorbes (0207) or Roup (0407), butoccasional tramps or charters might be found to these desti.nations .

Port Facilities: The two orbital stations are at opposition in thesame orbit (equatorial) . Both are standard Imperium designs(Type JL-5a) capable of docking directly to the station anyvessel of 1000 tons or less. Extending booms can cater forlarger vessels . In all cases standard Imperium locking and elec-tronic connectors are required. All usual planetary transferservices are available .

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Politics and Mores: Aleli is amongst the common category ofcommunistic worlds . Government is carried out by a bureau-cracy dedicated to the greater good ; private enterprise andpersonal advancement is discouraged. Theaverage citizen is shyof strangers, if not brusque, only relaxing when not in a publicplace. Conversation with strangers is generally limited to shortanswers to a request for directions . The police forces (ofwhichthereare many different levels) are more forthcoming, but shouldbe approached respectfully, and should be obeyed at all timesatthe risk of incarceration.

Trade/Economy: Main Imports : Precious stones and metals . non-basic foodstuffs, military weapons and other high-technologyequipment .Main Exports : Most types of medium-level technology equip-ment and partsexcept weaponry, and some basicmetalores andrefined products .The economy is strictly government controlled ; very little

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MODULE 7 : Objective and Locale : Task Force Briefing

The Journeymans' QuarterThe Journeymans' Quarter of Naness - capital city of Alell -serves three requirements of a city possessing a starport . Firstly,it provides the transient workforce associated with any starport,and offworld visitors of all but the highestsocial standing, withaccomodation. Secondly, it houses the primary stages of importdistribution and export goods collection conveniently close tothe starport terminal facilities. Thirdly, it contains the lower endof the Naness entertainments industry, including all the off-worldtemptationsso frowned upon by Alellian morality and yetso alluring to Alellian curiosity .

It is in other words an archetypal low-rent district, and assuch does not represent the pinnacle of urban environment . Forthis the visitor is led carefully away to see the Great Hall ofSupreme Justice, the Place of Peace Cultural Centre, theReformed Morganatic Cathedral, or the Water Palace, built underthe old Royalists but still used by the ruling dignitaries.

Warehousing, subsistence4evel hostels and apartments, andassociated establishments - corner food bars, clubs, generalstores - all jostle for a place; all present a rather run-downappearance. Most buildings are over a century old (Alell isquite kind to man-made structures), but some rebuilding hasinterrupted the original street plan.

Offworlders receive grudging acceptance in the Quarter, andshort shrift outside of it (unless of the nobility or a tradingmagnate) . Almost anything authorised for general sale (and afew things that aren't) can be bought here. Thus the streets -though nowhere near as crowded as, forexample, the Artisan'sQuarter - are well-used by native Alellians generally trying todraw as little attention as possible to themselves .

Al. W. Sector, Alaness Gty.

The scene is once again an underground room as described in

Module 2, a short time later . By this time the Task Force playersshould have studied Modules 3,4,5 and 6. Mentieth continueswith the briefing :

'The physical objectives of this operation are twofold - theClub owner, oneJurgen Cotterell, is also theman responsiblefor

organising this piracy. He is preferably to be captured, if not,

eliminated. Secondly, in Cotterell's office will be documentsre,latingtotransactionsbetween Cotterell and theAlellgovernmentin pirated cargo, and these are to be brought back to me . You

will also leave within the Club premises a letter from the Sub.

sector Governor on Imperial Stationary addressed to the

Aleflian Minister of Outwodd Affairs, setting Out our terms.'

The PRSI have devoted considerable resources to discovering

details of the Club layout and operation. Most of this informa-

tion has been gained by agents posing as customers, delivery

driversandso on .Module5represents a summary of information

gathered on the layout; no detailed room descriptions are avail-

able, but the Referee is to make available some information on

the 'publid rooms, and the players should be able to make

reasonable assumptions as to theother room's uses based on thefurniture layout . The Referee will also provide some additional

Traffic RegulationsIn common with most of the more advanced worlds, a three-dimensional traffic system is operated. Ground cars, and othervehicles in ground mode, drive on the right. Air vehicles fly in astacked directional system . As Naness and the starport are bothon the coastal plain, there are standard altitude bands (also usedover sea), but elsewhere on the planet, inland, a ground-following altitude system is employed. Changes of directionsector, and transition from ground to air and vice-versa, must bemade in a directly vertical mode - penalties for oblique trans-fers (and indeed traffic infringements generally) are severe .Various visual and radar signals inform other fliers of vehicleschanging bands.

Vehicles may not overfly a number of locations (such as thestarport field area), but there are few of these in the chy. itself.In some particularly intensively-used corridors, specific ascendingand descending columns of airspace are designated and in thesecorridors it is illegal to land/takeoff or change bands outsideofthe column .

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As a preliminary move, one or two members of the TaskForce have been given cover jobs at the Starport and rooms atthe Longshoremans' Hostel about a month before the actualraid attempt (Force Leader to decide whether one or two andwhich team members) ).Air/raftA is their transport .

The PRSI HQ on Alell is a run-down warehouse and officesome 200 metres due west of the Rhus Transit. At ground levelthis is a rather seedy import/export shipping business . Under-ground it is almost clinical, with high technology communica-tions, workshops, firing ranges and rest facilities. All Task Forcemembers (except of course those at the Longshoremans' Hostel)have adequate cover stories to get them onto the planet and tothe warehouse. This is where they will equip themselves forthemission, and receivethevehicles they require .

In order to protect the PRSI's undercover operations onAlell, the Task Force must take standard precautionsto disguisethe point of departure, and will make their getaway from theClub directly to the Starport (thus claiming the sanctuary ofImperial territory) and board an Imperial Kinunir class Battle

Each of the four directional bands covers a 900 arc - that forthe Northbound sector being 3150 through 00 (true north) to450, for example . It is considered very bad flying manners to seta course very close (ie . within one or two degrees) to the sectordivisions. If such a direction is required it is usual to follow adogleg course, making one change of heading and band transfer .

The higher degree course has right of way within sectors(courses west of north in the Northbound sector are usuallyreferred to in minus degrees), thus superior traffic is from theleft - i.e. in accord with ground traffic priorities.

Immediate EnvironsThe Sable Rose club is a detached building, occupyinga cornerposition on Backer Street and Larfoten Place. Becker Streetleads toward the Artisans' Quarter, whilst to the east, MayalinSt. runs into the heart of the Bankers' Quarter and joins theImperial Parkway (built along with the starport in the Royalistera by the Imperium, to provide a grand entry to the WaterPalace) . Larfoten Place runs west,deeper into theJourneymans'Quarter,

Some 120 years old, the club was originally a lapidary'sworkshop andemporium . It hasbeen a club forthe last 58 years,the present owner taking it over six years ago.

Adjacent to the club's yard is a Bakery . At the front is ashop for the purchase of wares -the side door is a fire exit. Onthe opposite side of Larfoten Place is the insalubrious Long-shoremans' Hostel, occupied by starport freight loaders and avarietyof unsavoury characters . Apartfrom the lobby, the otherground floor front rooms are a dining room to the left and a barto the right . A side door from the bar opens onto the vehiclepassage, which runs under the bedroom stories to a back yard .Next door to it, the Laundry has a relatively high reputation(including Diplomatic Quarter customers amongst it's clientele) .It is a rather blank building with toplight windows, and fire exitsonto the Hostel's vehicle passage and onto Larfoten Place, and areception office and large doors leading into an indoor loadingbay. Next door to the Laundry, on Mayalin Street, is a smallgeneral store . Both the warehouse opposite the club on BeckerStreet,and the onesouth of the alley, areof newer constructionand present windowless faces on these sides (they have roof-lights) . The door onto the alley is a fire exit .

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Cruiser which is at the Starport for a 'courtesy visit', for thereturn trip to Regina .

In addition to concealing weaponry and equipment, the TaskForce players must attempt to get as close as possible to thetarget without alerting Club personnelto their purpose.

This area of operational planning is obviously one whichplayers should give much thought to . The following conditionsfor the night the scenario takes place may be relevant :

The attempt is to be made after the Club opens for the evening,

after dusk. The Referee will provide weather details when theactual scenario starts .

The act at the Club, the Markku Beowight Synthesiser Trio,

is playing its first ever night'sperformance on Alell (the Referee

can provide further details of the group), and a party of foreignjunior diplomats- all members of the Club's gambling section-are taking four guests not known at the Club for an evening onthetables . Both the group and the guests could be impersonated,

although the Club personnel may well be particularly suspicious

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MODULE 8: Club Detail Description

MODULE 9: Club Operational Bscb;ground

GeneralClub YardlParking Area: This is a dirty, rubbish-strewn areafaced on the W. by the ¢lank-walled Bakery, and on the N. andS. by 1.8m high brick wallswith pillars. In the N. wall is a pair of1-8m .high lockable gates . Various piles of empty crates, barrelsand debris are scattered about; item A is a large liquid fuel tank(inflammable), whilst B is the Cellar hatch referred to in Room35. H is a soaped-up air/raft - the Club owner's personal trans.port, F,G and I are all Ground Cars; G is owned by the ClubManager, F is the Lounge Bar steward's small van, and I is asmall two-seater owned by the reception clerk.

Vehicles Outside the Premises: Air/raft A has been regularlyparked outside the Longshoreman's Hostel over the past monthor so, Air/raft 6 and Ground Cars C,D and E are all customer'svehicles . Ground Car Kbelongsto the club's Stage Manager/M.C .,whilst Ground Cars J and L are often parked in Backer St.

Room Descriptions : Ground Floor1. Male Toilets: Consists of urinal against E. wall,two sinksanddryer against W. wall, and three W.C . cubicles (bolting frominside). Windowshigh up and translucent .

2. Cleaner'sStore: Shelves containing cleaning and indoor plantmaintenance equipment, with hydrostatic cleaners under. Thedoor is normally locked ;window translucent.

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3. Female Toilets.- Three sinks against N. wall, two dryersagainst W, wall, andamirror on the E. wall N. of window. ThreeW,C. cubicles (bolting from inside) . Windows high up and Trans-lucent.

4. Foyer: Double piexiglass swinging doors open onto streetand main lounge, Plant container next to window. 4 and 5 arethe same room, divided by a counter with a lift-up flap. Bothsets of double doors are lockable.

5, ReceptionlCloakroom: Shelves with membership data, adagger and odds and ends, under counter. Corn-console oncounter, Club Alert button under counter against W, wall . Astool and two coat racks complete the furniture .

6 . Ante-Room One., Basically a bare room with an empty-bottlebin in the SE, corner, and a couple of stacks of boxescontainingbar snacks. In the NE . corner are a few discarded pieces of barequipment (pumps, bottle holders etc) .

7 . Boiler Room: In the SE . corner a large all-powered boilerreaching nearly to the ceiling, whilst in the NE . corner are twogenerators; one for bar pump machinery andthecold storeheatexchanger, theotherastandby and not normally in operation . Inthe NW, corner stands a bureau for fuel delivery and servicingrecords, together with apanel over it containing heating controlsand shut-off.

8, Main Store Room : Along the N. wail are various stacks ofctates and casks. Along W. wall opposite stairs are four racks ofshelves with bottled drinks Inot spirits) . AgainstE. wall a set ofstairs down,with a barrier to W. and N. of stairwell .

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The club's daystarts during mid-morning, when thecleaning staffarrive to erase the ravages of the previous night. At this timealso, the Club Manager (2) and Steward (3) are present to dealwith paperwork and deliveries, and around noon the BasementManager (15) and Steward (r'6) arrive to carry out similar tasks .By theearly afternoon all thesepersons have left, but occasionallythe Club Owner may turn up to do his own book-keeping, andfrom noon onwardsone of the barstaffnot on duty that eveningis present as a caretake0guard, until the duty staff start toarrive in the early evening. The two Managers (2 and 15).Ground Floor Steward 13) and stage staff (12-14)are usuallyfirst to turn up, and the main Door Clerk (iand Basementstaff (76-21) the latest. By mid-evening all the staff on thediagram (except the cleaning staff) arepresent. Occasionally, theClub Owner is absent on other business,Building Protection System : The building is protected by bothconventional mechanical locks on doorsandwindows (lock pickset and Mechanical skill apply to defeating locks), and anelectronic detection net . Master switch to the net is In the ClubOffice 19) on the corn-console .

Club AlertSystem : In strategic locations (see room descriptions,Module 8), a type of 'panic button' is available in the event of adisturbance,' Pressing results in a light flashing an all mm-consoles other than the one in that location, and the system isalso linked via the master mm-console (i.e. this console must beoperative to transmit the alert) to the local police station. Thepolice would treatthis as a routine disturbance call and dispatcha patrol as available. This would arrive outside the club in 4-9combat rounds . It requires a verbal emergency call to PoliceH0, either from a club corn-console or police patrol vehicle, totrigger special police action, which arrives in 3-8 combat roundsand consists of two patrol vehicles with eight police, Proof onnon-routine disturbance (use of firearms would be sufficient) isrequired in thecall .

Corn-Consoles: The club contains eight console locations Ilesroom descriptions) of which three (those in 5, 9 and 28) arecapable of direct outside contact, Other locations must call toone of these foran outside line, Console28 is the master console,and if this is inoperative - switched off or wrecked -thentheentire system will not function. Each location may call anyotherinternal location - the receiving location has a key light whichidentifies which console is ceiling, and this light is also the-warning light flasher for the Club Alert (see above), Pinpointing

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9. Club office: 'in NE. corner behind door, is a coat rack.Against E. wall a ceiling-high filing cabinet . Against S wall inSW, corner a drinks/music centre, and E. of this a small safe, In

W. part of room a desk with threedrawers to the left, belowthecorn-console and privacy cone controls, The Club Alert button isunderthe right-hand endof the desk . Behind the desk is an exec .utive swivel-chair, the other two chairs in the room being non-descript straight-backs,

10. Ante-Room Two: This room is empty but for three stacksof chairs similar to those in the main lounge .

11 . Kitchen : Or rather a food preparation room, since most foodis pre-cooked, then either frozen or dehydrated . Along the N.wail are utensil cupboards with worktops over, and two micro-wave ovens. Along the W. wall are sinks and drainers, withdryers under; )n the centre of the room is a large preparationtable. In the SE . corner is the control console and heat-exchanger machineryfor room 12.

12 . Cold Store: A solidly built and insulated room for deepfrozen food .

13.bry Food Store: Shelving contains all manner of dehydratedfood, spices and additives .

14, gar One: Shelving along the back wall supporting all mannerof intoxicants and soft drinks. On the shelf near to the door to 6is a cons-console.Under the bar just south of thesouthernmoststructural column is the Club Alert button . On the bar at inter-vals are stands of pumps for draught brews . The bar is open toroom 15, but may be isolated by pulling down the variousshutters to the from edge of the bar tap .

15. Main Lounge: A large open room with chairs and tablesregularly arranged for viewing the stage area . Along the flankingwalls are bench seats, and several stools at the bar. Some exoticindoor plants fill odd corners.

16. Stage. One metre above lounge floor level. Twoshort flightsof steps lead up on either flank of the stage from the lounge.Drapes coverthe stage passage (20) and the wing exits1'17& 23).

17 . Stage Wing: Contains a lighting/curtain control console, witha Club Alert button under it, and a fewodd props. At thesame

level as the stage, with steps down to 20 and beyond the door to15

17a. Stage Wing: Small translucentwindow.

18/19/21/22 Dressing Rooms: Contain table, mirror, chair, mat-stand anda translucent window .

20 . Stage Passage: Bare corridor behind stage backdrop- lowerthan stage .

23. StageWing: Stepsdown from stage, with odd junk in cornersand one chair,

24, Corridor., Bare, with steps down to basement floor . Doorsfrom 10 and 24a normally locked,

24a, StageDoor Vestibule : Short, bare corridor with stage door/fire exit onto Backer St .

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which location requires aid. There is also a warning light whichcomes on if aportable communicator is operated within the club.Outside lines include the usual telephone facilities, the citycomputer library, and the Starport Into/booking computer,Customers may use the two reception consoles (5 and 42) foroutside calls, paying for their use (Cr.t per combat round) .

The Gambling Room: Although gambling is not illegal on Alell,it is strictly regulated and consists mainly of various Types ofstate lottery. However, within the Journeyman's Quarter are anumber of establishments catering to the offworlders and themore adventurous Alellians. Thegovernment is not averse to thisactivity (indeed, they levy a hefty betting text provided thatcertain rules are obeyed concerned with preventing themajorityof native Alellians indulging in this form of activity.

Each member of the gambling section of the club is requiredto memorise the entry conditions. The procedure is to call theclub from a public corn-box a few minutes before reaching theclub premises, giving name and membership number of allmembers in the patty, and the name and occupations of anyguests . The time lag enables the Basement Reception Clerk (21)to check any facts not known to him (i,e, membership status,guest's identity), On arrival at theclub,the stagedoor (245) hasa bell push, voice box and vid-eye- The button is pressed, theClerk asks for names and membership numbers (meanwhilechecking visually), if satisfied, the party waits for the Clerk to

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Basement Floor25. Male Toitetsl26 . Cleaner'sStore/27 . Female Toilets: Identicalto 1,2 and 3but without window .

28 . Office : Alongthe N. wall are threesafes, all identical (exceptfor locks). In the centre of the room is a desk and executiveswivel-chair, In the left of the desk is a nest of four drawers, inthe right under the corn-console is a nest of three drawers . TheClub Alert button is under the centre of the desk. Along the S.wall is a coat stand, a locked filing cabinet, and a stereo/drinkscabinet. The corn-console also incorporates privacy cone controls.

29. Wine Cellar., Along both walls are wine racks, with the lowerhalf ordinary shelving- on theseare bottles of spirits . A few un-packed cartons of Roupean whisky stand at the N. end on thefloor . The door is normally locked .

30 . Bar Two: Shelving on both sides of the partition and backwall. Corn-console next to the partition, and Club Alertbuttonunder bar to W. side of structural column. Otherwise similar to14, except that video 'one-armed bandits' face each of the barstools

31 . Gambling Room: 12 card tables each with 4 seatsare spacedabout the room, the three at the E. end being one step higher .On the N. wail is a card table with two seats.

32 .Ante-Room Three: Similar in layout and content to 6.

33 . Teller's Room : A glass window with a swivel tray occupiesthe E. end of the room . There is a corn-console on thecounter,with a small cash float of Cr,50 and a cosh on a shelf under it,along with a Club Alert button . In the NW, corner is a set ofopen shelves, containing trays of gambling chips . In the SW.corner is a safe (of simple type) with a cash float of approx .Cr,1000. For larger deposits or payoutsaccess to the safes in 28is required,

34. Main Cellar. On theS. wall, three tandem (one above theother) draught . casks.On the N. wait,shelves of soft drinks . Else-where are numbers of empty and full barrels and boxes. Thedraught switch panel is mounted on the wall to 36. The stairsfrom 8 come out in this room .

35 . Cellar Hatch: An empty room except for a large bran sackbelow the hatch (to drop barrels onto). The double hatch opensupwards and locks from the inside (both it and the doubleaccess doors are normally locked).

36. Pump Room : Machinery for operating the draught brewsystem occupies this room .

37/38. Store Rooms: Both these rooms are empty except forshelving around the walls .

39/40/41 . Store Rooms: These three interconnecting roomscontain boxes of all sorts of items, being odd lots from capturedships . Thedoor between 34 and39, and that between 47 and 42,is normally locked,

42 . Basement Reception: Situated at the bottom of the stairsfrom24, this area has a reception counterwith corn-console, anda Club Alert button under it . There are two coat racks. Thisroom and the stairs are separated by a partition .

43. Store Room : Contains three stacks of chairs similar to thosein 31, and various building fhments and junk . The door isnormally locked .

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come and open the door. In the case of Particularly valuedclients, the Basement Managermay come up. If the person is forthe stage section, the Clerk simply transfers the call to the Stageconsole (17) .

The Night of the ScenarioThis section highlights specific conditions on the night theScenario takes place .The Scenario commences mid-evening, after dusk. The clubhas opened - nine customers have so far entered the lounge(151. All staff are present.The weather is overcast but dry, withthe hint of an offshore breeze perhaps bringing in a sea fog later.Expected shortly (via the stage door) is tonight's act - asynthesiser trio (keyboards-MARKKUBEOWIGHT,Percussion.ist - HERVIG GIANDELL ; mixer/computer panel - ALAN

JAMISON; road manager -ARKESH MARGANE; road hand- ANGUS McFADDEN). The trio is from Ferl(o405) and havenever performed on Alell before . They are not known to themanagement - the booking, was handled by an agent, and aredue for a week's booking. They should arrive in a ground carand van (for the equipment)

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LETTERS Readers' thoughts, ideas, views, and criticisms .Letters to Editor, WHITE DWARF, GamesWorkshop,

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Dalling Road, London W6.

Dear WD,I was pleased to read that Don Turnbull wants an opinion

poll taken of the best monsters from the Fiend Factory. Asthis regular feature is probably liked very much by all readers ofthe magazine, I feel that the poll should be taken further still .Just listing the top five is not good enough as there should alsobe a 'bottom' five, preferably five per year of each . This wouldthen enable the readers to voice their opinions and provide Donwith the information needed to ensure that the monsters pub-lished are the monsters wanted .

Reader response is very important in any magazine ; theAmericans in several of their magazines devote entire pages toreader feedback to maximise reader enjoyment and futuresuccess of their publications .

Yours sincerely,John Smart, Chigwell, Essex.

- Good idea. Consequently we will hold the Fiend Factory pollopen until 1st March 1980 to include both the Top and Bottomfive creatures. - Ed.

Dear WD,Since the Fiend Factory opened its doors I have used several

of its products to annoy unfortunate adventurers, particularlysuch delights as the Mimble (White Dwarf 10) and the Nilbog(WD6). I am also eagerly awaiting the chance to use a TimeFreezer (WD15) but I disagree with some of the details of itsdesign . It is described as "Highly dextrous, which accounts fortheir very low armour class."

Surely this is a misconception, and, as Roger Musson says, acommon one . I will not repeat his arguments concerning hitpoints but simply quote theAD&D Player's Handbook . ". . . themajority of hit points are symbolic of combat skill, luck(bestowed by supernatural powers), and magical forces ." If acreature is highly dextrous it will dodge well, and also attackwell, exactly the factors high hit points are intended to re-present. Indeed, both men and monsters have their attackability linked to their hit dice . It would seem that high dex-terity is reflected in high hit dice (at least for monsters) andnot low armour class.

I would suggest the following changes. Armour class would bechanged to 8, leather/padded armour in the AD&D system. Ifthe modifier for its special attack remains unchanged the hit dicewould increase to 11d8+3 for a Monstermark of 353.9 (com-pared to 359 .3) . Since it would, on average, keep fighting forhalf the time but hit twice as frequently I feel there is no needto change the modifier .

This change does, however, indicate the weakness of theMonstermark . A lucky fighter could kill a Time Freezer withone blow . If it had rolled a double one for hits, if he had hit,and if he rolled high for damage . With 11d8+3 the feat becomesimpossible rather than unlikely . I can only suggest the use of acritical hit system. Factoring this effect into the Monstermark

would really wreck what is a fairly simple system, (unless some-one knows better).

Low armour class is not a suitable method for giving acreature high dexterity, and I shall try not to use it . I thinkthat my modified Time Freezer would suit the system RogerMusson propounds in his article in WD15. (I don't think it'sworth using in my dungeon, for several reasons which includethe time needed to make the change and retrain my players.)

Yours sincerely,David Bell, North Kelsey, Lincoln.

Dear WD,A strange phenomenon has just occurred during one of our

meetings, namely that all our copies of the Monster Manual seemto give different specifications for the same monsters . Thesechanges are not minor ones . When the 1st edition of the MMcame out it was hailed as THE definitive tome on monsters inD&D. Then came the 2nd edition and - some of the armourclass numbers lack their minus sign . A cock-up at the printerswe ask ourselves? "No" cry those who happen to possess the3rd edition, "look at the AC for the succubus, the damagedone by the Hell Hound, the troll has gone all vicious, andthere are even some statistics for the stag beetle!"Why hasthis happend we ask ourselves? Is it, as one person sug-

gests a cunning plot to make us buy even more Monster Manuals aseach previous edition becomes obsolete? Gary Gygax did men-tion that the AD&D texts might be expounded or revised "atvery great intervals" (apparently 9-12 months). We would like toknow where it will end . Some will instantly say that AD&D ismeant to be highly flexible . To them I would point out thatsome fixed points of reference must exist or player skill becomesmeaningless .

We would like to know if this trend is to continue and if sofor what reason (and why did it happen in the first place) .

Yours sincerelySimon Downs, University of Lancaster .

Dear WD,I was interested to read last issue Paul Compton's comments

on medieval oil . While he is right in principal, he ignores thefamous Byzantine 'Greek Fire', which made a lethal anti-personnel device, and if, as Paul suggests, we are going to acceptChinese repeating crossbows, the 'European' substance must beavailable - at a price! (We can, I hope, nonetheless ignore otherByzantine incendiaries, such as the semi-explosive or light-sensitive varieties. . .) . The best way to limit 'fire-bomb raids'is surely to make them prohibitively expensive, rather dan-gerous (try tripping over with a belt full of oil bottles and atorch in hand!), and not too effective against intelligentopponents (who can see what's coming and dodge) ; this shouldensure they are limited to use against non-intelligent clean-upcrew, just like in the films.

Cheers,Phil Masters, Cambridge.

Dear WD,Although I believe in principal that Fiend Factory should

be the best feature in White Dwarf, I have become ratherbored of late with the proliferation and, therefore, the end-orsement of unbelievable one-off or super-heavy monsters .

Please can we see the return of the more deployable creatureslike the Necrophidius, Githyanki, Bonesnapper, Svart, and thelike rather than neutron bombs disguised as gold pieces whichcan only be destroyed by whistling the Chinese national anthemwhile standing on your head!

Best wishes,Bob Bailey, London .

-The format of Fiend Factory might well change sooner thanyou think. Albie Fiore will be taking over its editorial fromDon Turnbull in the near future. Albie is known for his mini-dungeon The Lichway, and has many creatures of his ownto be released.

-Ed.

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VACR zMe (CJ0eM*TTREASURE CHEST is open for contributions relating to D&Dadditional rules, character classes, magic systems, objects, tricks andtraps etc.

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Artifactsand RelicsThe referee should determine alternate powers for these relicsand artifacts if his players may have read this article. In bracketsafter each item (where appropriate) is an indication of thetables for powers in the Dungeon Masters Guide that should berolled on .

THE TABLETS OF THE ISH THANBy M.EvansThe Ish Than were a sect of 20 monks who lived in seclusion ina remote mountain range far to the east . They made manytablets from the local stone. These Tablets were deeply engravedwith a message to fellow monks in a long dead (and unreadable)language . For a monk to receive the benefits of this message, theengravings must be traced backwards with a pointed metal imp-lement . Forward tracing, or tracing by characters other thanmonks has the reverse effect .

Of the many Tablets, only four are believed to be extant :

Tablet 1 : Increases dexterity permanently by 1-6 points and inaddition adds 10% to thieving abilities (once per character) .

Tablet 2: Increases constitution permanently by 1-4 pointsonce per character and restores all lost hit points .

Tablet 3: Speeds up all actions as haste spell.

Tablet 4: Slows down the monk as slow spell and reducesdexterity to 5 for an additional 1-8 turns.

(1xl/,1x///,2xV.)

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CHA-E-LANE'S WONDROUS GOLDEN CLOUDby James MeekThe fables of Cha-e-lane, the great sage and traveller, are re-knowned in every tongue from High Elven to Goblin, and in allthese_tales-particular -attention-is- paid- to his mysterious Go/denCloud on which he travelled .

The Cloud is kept in a leather bottle, plain except for finesilver embroidery . When unstoppered, the Cloud will billowforth, returning to the bottle on command from whoever let itout. In cloud form it measures roughly 12 feet by 6 feet and cancarry up to 10,000 g.p . weight, moving at a maximum speed of300" per turn .

The

Cloud is not only very comfortable, but edible, and willprovide infinite nourishment for those travelling on it, contin-uously renewing itself . It can make itself and its passengersinvisible for up to five hours once per week, and in dire emergen-cies can attack as a conjured air elemental (impervious todamage) for 10 melee rounds before resting. It will also shootlightning bolts, 6-dice, 3 per day, if so ordered . The finalbeneficial effect is that it can rain up to 9,000 cubic foot ofwater, once per week, on any spot .

The Cloud has drawbacks, however. It is deeply affected bycreatures of the air . On seeing one of the following, it will dropits 'passengers and chase after the creature : sylph (lust) ; stirge,harpy (hate) ; ki-rin, shedu, lammasu (admiration) ; air elemental.djinn (jealousy) .

The other drawback is the Cloud's fear of fire . It will not gowithin 100" of any fire source and if attacked by fire or heat inany way, it will teleport back into its bottle and not come outfor a week, leaving its passengers suspended tragically in mid-air.

THE SKELETON OF ZZKEELby Will Stephenson2Zkeel was an ancient monk who devoted his entire life to thedevelopment of his body towards perfection . Through exercise,magic and many dark means at his disposal, Zzkeel pursued hisgoal . The fateful day came when, believing he had achievedperfection, Zzkeel proclaimed himself a god. The gods, angeredby his presumptuous declarations, immediately cursed him forhis folly . His magnificent body withered until the skin barelycovered the bone and then a mighty wind was summoned whichshattered his decrepit frame and scattered his bones to the veryedge of the world.

Zzkeel's Bones can still be found and because of the magicused in developing his body still have powers when ground intopowder and ingested, They may be found already powdered ordissolved in liquid . The various Bones, and their powers, are :

Shoulderbones : When one is ingested, the swallower's shoulderis strengthened . The character gains +200 on his strength weightallowance enabling him to carry things more easily . Bothshoulderbones are believed to be extant .

Handbones: Ingesting a handbone increases a thief's ability topick pockets, open locks, and remove traps by one level. Non-thieves ingesting a handbone can act as a 1st level thief in thesethree abilities. Only 6 of the various hand bones still exist.

Footbones: One of these allows the ingester to move silently asif wearing elven boots. Only 8 of the various bones are still inexistence.

Thighbones : When one of these is ingested, the user moves attwice normal speed, as if hasted . Both thighbones are believedto be extant .

Bones of the Upper Arm : When one of these is ingested,strength flows into the user, giving him +1 damage bonus incombat . There are still two in existance.

Neckbone : Anyone who ingests this will take half damage fromfalls . Only one vertabra is believed to exist.

Other Bones: These may be cursed or useless. Roll once onTable III for each .

The effect of all bones lasts for 2-5 turns.

THE MARVELLOUS FLASK OF SUETHRIN THEMYSTICALby S. McIntyreThere are many legends related to the Forever Quest of Suethrinthe Mystical . None dispute the fact that the Flask was able tosustain Suethrin in his trek across the Great Sands. However,few of the legends are in accordance on how Suethrin obtainedthe Marvellous Flask. Some say that he found the Flask on adying traveller before entering the Great Sands, others that theFlask was a gift from the gods and yet others that Suethrin wasattacked and left for dead by dervishes in the Sands when agreat bird came to roost by him and dropped the Flask from itsbeak .

The Marvellous Flask appears at first sight to be a simple ironhip flask covered with tough leather. The stopper, however, hason it a small dial inscribed with archaic runes. Due to the greatage of the relic, it is now impossible to discern the meaning ofthe runes . The cap is held onto the Flask by a small chain . If thecap is removed, nothing happens. If, however, the dial is turnedand the cap then removed, one of the following will happen(roll 1d6) :1 . A djinn will appear and place himself at the service of the

caller . If called more than once in a day, he will appear andorder the caller and his associates not to summon him untilthe next day . If he is unwisely summoned a third time inthat day he will grant the exact opposite of the party'srequest .

2. The Flask releases sparkling clear water that is extremely ref-reshing to drink .

3. The Flask produces dark, cool wine of the most deliciouskind that would fetch a high price on the market . The Flaskreleases one pint at a time and the wine is worth about200 g .p . per gallon .

4. The Flask turns the person holding it invisible for 3-36 turns .(This is not improved invisibility.)

5. The Flask creates a magical shield around the holder .6. The Flask produces poison which is absolutely identical to

the wine (3). The poison kills in 3 turns unless the drinkermakes his saving throw.The Flask may only be used 2-12 times each day and if it is

used any more the effects will always be harmful : e .g . on 1 itwould produce an efreet ; on 2, a powerful acid ; on 3, poison ; on4, the person would glow brilliantly; on 5, the shield would bereversed so as to attract missiles etc . and on 6 it would produceeven more powerful poison (save at -5) . (4 x /, 1 x /V, 1 x V.)

THE RING OF MANFRED THE SAGEby Julian LawrenceThis plain copper ring once belonged to the great sage Manfredthe Murderous who, on his death-bed, transferred his life essenceinto the Ring in an effort to give himself eternal life . Since then,the Ring has been severely damaged several times which hasimpaired its function slightly . Manfred can give his owner 3wishes per day, but due to age and the damage to the Ring, maynot hear them correctly . Each time a wish is made %dice shouldbe rolled with the following results :01-40 : Manfred heard nothing .41-60: Pardon?61-80 : Manfred heard some and improvises the rest .81-00 : Manfred heard correctly .

The 'heard some' result can prove most entertaining . Forexample :Thief: Quick! Cast a death spell on that dragon! (DM rolls 71%)Manfred: Your word is my command . It is done .Thief.- He's still there, and still coming, you cuprous dimwit!Manfred. But he is deaf, just as you wished . Listen . . . (the ringemits a dragonne roar) . . . see, he didn't bat an eyelid when heshould be weakened . . . (silence) . . . I say thiefy, can you stillhear me . . . thiefy! I

To add insult to injury after such situations, the Ring willmutter to itself for 2-12 turns about its owner's bad diction etc .negating any possible surprise .

THE SWORD OF EHEMAKILby Simon ThornleyHow Ehemakil originally came by his great sword is not known.That it aided him in his rise from lowly mercenary to powerfulemperor is indisputable . When Ehemakil was allegedly slain bythe Usurper, Raggendol, the Sword was nowhere to be found .Ehemakil's followers claimed that their master had escaped andwould one day return to destroy the Usurper with his enchantedwarriors ; but that day never dawned and the Empire crumbledfrom within leaving only memories and in some distant land theSword of Ehemakil.

This Broadsword has engraved in magical runes along its blade"I summon you, warriors of Ehemakil!" . This inscription canonly be read with the aid of read magic. When the inscription isuttered, three rose-hued warriors appear . They are clad in +4chainmail~ and armed with +1 longswords . They automaticallyattack their summoner's enemies and/or any evil person(s) onthe scene (including the summoner if he is evil) . These warriorsfight as third level fighters though each has 5 hit dice . They allhave a strength of 16 . There are twenty warriors summonable bythe sword (though only three may appear at any one time) . Foreach warrior killed, the sword will summon a replacement imme-diately . When all twenty have been slain, the sword will crumbleto dust .

When the sword is used in combat, it is +1 on initiative dueto its amazing lightness and balance and it is also a +2 sword(hit and damage).

The secondary Minor and Major Benign Powers and theMinor Malevolent Effects are left to the referee's discretion .

GURTHLIN'S SILVER HARPby James MeekGurthlin,the dread drow minstrel, held fifty dwarven smiths anda score of sorcerers in his dungeon workshops for ten yearsmanufacturing this terrible instrument . His overseers were lax;however, for the magicians were able to lay spells on it thatwould cause instant death to any bard who played it, howeverpowerful that bard might be . Thus, as Gurthlin first attemptedto use it, he perished and the Harp vanished into myth .

Legend describes the Harp as having a body of purest silver,carved with 1001 ancient melodies in extremely fine runes . The7 surviving strings are mithral, tuned by screws each cut froma different gem or jewel. These when plucked singly . have thefollowing properties :Diamond String : Continua/ light (clerical), 1/day .Ruby String : 6 dice fireball, 1/day.Emerald String : Power word 'kill" against self .Sapphire String : Commune (3 questions), 1/week .Topaz String : Disintegrate, 1/week.Garnet String : Summon medium adult dragon, 1/day .Opal String : Death spell, 1/day .

If any kind of tune or series of notes is played on the Harp, amonster will instantly appear . It could be absolutely anything,from a skeleton to Asmodeus himself (gods, saints, demon princesetc. are, however, allowed saving throws). Chances are exactly50/50 that the monster will serve the summoner and will, in anycase, disappear in 1 hour from its arrival .

The Harp knows a great deal, and if asked about some artifactor magical item will have a 20% chance of knowing the answer .If it does, it will speak .

Finally, the Harp will play by itself when commanded, tocharm - as a 15th level bard - if so ordered . Essential mis-chievous, if not evil, in nature, it will often play of its ownaccord to charm its owner or someone else . (2 x l; 3 x //,- 1 x lll;1x/V,-2xV.)

Next issue we invite readers to submit contributions of variousTables that can be used in campaign games. We suggest tablesfor Weather, Disease, Physical Appearance, Luck, etc .

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. . . Yaquinto Publications have announceda new SF game entitled Marine:2002 andit concerns the first lunar war . . .. . . Avalon Hill have recently acquired theentire Battleline range of games fromHeritage Models. Having previously acqu-ired all the Sports Illustrated games andthe entire game line formerly manufac-tured by the 3M Company, it wouldappear that they and other large gamescompanies are moving away from in-housedesigns and more towards existing gamesfrom other manufacturers, or freelancedesigners . This trend certainly seems tohave resulted in the resignation of RandyReed from Avalon Hill, their Vice Presi-dent of Research and Design, whose pastdesigns included Starship Troopers, Pan-zer Leader and Arab-Israeli War . . .. . . Philmar Ltd are working on a follow-up to Sorcerer's Cave entitled MysticWood, planned for release in May orJune . . .

SPI are to release their own SF/Fmagazine . Entitled Ares, it will probablycontain a capsule game each issue . . .. . . the battle of the space box office israging between Star Trek - The MotionPicture and Black Hole . If you haven't seenthem yet, forget Black Hole, but see StarTrek for the special effects . . .. . . two new Microgames have just beenreleased by Metagaming. Hot Spot is atactical game about the Technocrat raid onChiros . The other is two games in onewith One World, a game of godly conflict,and Annihilator which concerns the Pan-Human Alliance assault squads' attemptsto blast a giant, planet-killing, computercontrolled spaceship . . .. . . and yet another book of fantasy role-playing rules has just been released byTwinn-K Inc. of Indianapolis . It is calledHigh Fantasy and are already supple-mented by a scenario booklet entitledFortress Ellendar . Already five more scen-arios are named for future release .. . . and would you believe yet anotherset of fantasy role-playing rules has justbeen released by Waynfleet House Ltd.Entitled Mortal Combat, it is a com-plete set of rules and includes a ready-to-play labyrinth adventure . . .

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Questionnaire ResultsLast issue we published our second questionnaire to discover once again readers' likes and dislikes .Another huge response ensured accurate results, and wethank you for all your replies and suggestions .Here are the results :1 .

Give ratings out of ten for the following departmental features(a) The Fiend Factory. . . . . .8.6%

(still the most popular feature, although 0.3% down onratings) ;

(b) Treasure Chest . . . . . . . . . .8.5%

(still

in second place in popularity, but closing the gapwith a 0.4% rise in ratings) ;

(c) Open Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .9%

(in third place as last time, but with a ratings increase of0.3%) ;

(d) Molten Magic . . . . . . . . . . .5.3%

(0.4% down on ratings) ;(e) Letters .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 .8%

(no ratings last time) ;(f) News . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2%

(no ratings last time, but obviously popular) ;(g) Help! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.7%

(no ratings last time);(h) Clubs ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.8%

(no ratings last time) ;Analysis : Fiend Factory, Treasure Chest, Open Box and News retain their popularity and willcontinue in every issue. The other features readers found of no use to their gaming needs orabsolutely vital . For example, Molten Magic received many 10/10 but also some 0/10 - youeither use figures in your games or you don't. Therefore the other features will probably appearevery other issue.

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Give a percentage breakdown for your idea of the perfect content balance of WhiteDwarf,-(a) Role-Playing Games . . . .51%(b) Boardgames ............ . 9%(c) Table-Top Games ...... . 2%(d) Departmental Features .24%(e) Advertisements ........ .12%(f) Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2%

Analysis : Role-playing games are obviously popular, as are Departmental Features. Whilst thenumber of advertisements worried some people, most considered them of vital importance,especially to those living in towns without a games shop . Suggestions for (f) included bookreviews, game write-ups, play-tests of games and scenarios, art and illustrations, in-depth look atvarious aspects of role-playing games such as religion or lycanthropy, introductory articles, hintsmodelling and figure painting . Some of these suggestions were duplicated in (10) below.

Give a percentage breakdown for your idea of the perfect article balance of the Role-PlayingGames(a) Dungeons & Dragons . ..53%(b) Traveller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16%(c) Gamma World . . . . . . . . . . . 7%(d) Gangster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3%(e) Boot Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3%('r) Runequest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9%(g) Chivalry & Sorcery . . . . . 7%(h) Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%

Analysis : No surprises - D&D continues to dominate . There were a few votes in (h) dividedbetween En Garde, Superhero '44 and Starships & Spacemen .

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4.

Each issue contains a game or scenario . Give a percentage breakdown for the type preferred(a) Dungeons & Dragons mini-dungeon . . . . . .62%(b) Traveller mini-adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%(c) Runequest mini-scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4%(d) Gamma World mini-scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%(e) Gangster crime scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%(f) Boot Hill mini-scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%(9) Boardgame (as WD 15)

. .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13%(h) Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3%

Analysis : The voting was as expected although D&D came out a little high due to some readersputting 100% in (a). Also, introductory boardgames (g) were unexpectedly popular. The mostrequested suggestion for (h) was a mini-scenario for Starships &Spacemen.

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Would you like a Question &Answers page?Yes . . . 73% (looks

like we are going to have one)

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Wouldyou like a Comic Strip?Yes . . . 31% (some readers remember Kalgar with bitter memories, but we were asking for

'votes for a humerous comic strip, and therefore conclude that the vote wasunrealistic, and we might have one) .

7.

The best thing in White Dwarf is . . .. . . just about everything . However, the most popular are Fiend Factory, Treasure Chest andthe mini-scenarios .

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The worst thing' in White Dwarf is .. . . a close run thing between Clubs, Letters and Molten Magic. As stated in (1) above, someof these features will now appear every other issue. We realise that some readers find thesefeatures the best part of White Dwarf, and the dilemna of the editor is trying to pleaseeverybody at once . These questionnaires help .

9.

The best article that ever appeared in White Dwarf was . . .Bar-Room Brawl by Lew Pulsipher (WD11) closely followed by The Expanding

Universe series by Andy Slack (WD13-16) and The Lichway by Albie Fiore (WD9) .

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/think WhiteDwarf could be improved by . . .. . . the usual pleas for it to double in size, come out monthly, even weekly( These requestsare out of the question at this moment in time . There were many other practical suggestionswhich we hope to utilize in the coming months . Also there were many readers whothought White Dwarf could not be improved . Their cheques will be arriving in the nearfuture .

WHITE DWARF INTERVIEWS

At last year's GenCon

WD : White Bear 8 Red Moon, Nomad Gods,and Runequest are all set in the world ofDragon Pass . What originally inspired you in .the Creation of Dragon Pass?GS : Dragon Pass is part of the natural evolutionof the world of Glorantha. I had been workingon the world mythos and history for abouteight years before I made White Bear 8RedMoon . At first 1 began writing because I'd runout of material to read and I just let my imagi-nation run for my own entertainment and afew friends that I told stories to. Then for acouple of years I tried to sell my fantasy fictionto the book and magazine market without muchsuccess. I had a few stories published in somesemi-pro zines but not much to write homeabout. Then one day I got a rude rejection slipfrom an editor which stated, among otherthings, that 'All S&S is the same hackwork ." Iwas put off of course, but after some literaryand psychological analysis of Conan, Brak, orthe other Noble Barbarian pastiches, or of Elricand other Outlawed Nobleman pastiches, Idecided that the rude comment was true .Or at least partly so, and I began figuring outhow to use this revelation .

I was struck with the idea of using thesystems of S&S hackwork and mythical arche-types to create a 'do-it-yourself novel.' I alreadyhad a setting in Glorantha. I worked thearchetypes into game systems, personalized thecharacters to make standard S&S types fit it intoa unique setting, then laid out the grand schemefor a mythical and legendary boardgame. ThenI cut it into thirds and laid two thirds asidekeeping the standard type of wargame because Ithought that would be most easily accepted.That was WB&RM (pronounced Wilbrim by ushere) . Also, Nomad Gods was the secondsection, which came out a year or two later.The third, Masters of Luck and Death, is stillbeing reworked .

WD : Can you tell us anything about the finalgame in the WB &RMTriology .GS : Love to. By the way, we call it the DragonPass Trilogy. MOLAD is a quest-type of gamewherein the players attempt to become god.That is, at least in the final scenarios. And thegod mentioned is the ruling deity of the area,called the Pharaoh who rules the local pantheon .There are certain quest-paths set down in therules which will allow a player to climb theladder of success by allying with more and morepowerful spirits and deities while squelchingthose of his opponents. At last they can app-roach one of the greater deities in the game .These include Orlanth, Storm Bull, Ernalda,Argan Argar, and so on . With this kind of helpthey can, at last, make a bid for Pharaohdom .

WD: If you designed this as part of the largergame in 1974 what has been holding up itsappearance?GS : Development. I have had to rewrite therules three times so far. It is very different froma normal wargame and it is important to me todo it right. I am not as concerned with meetinga schedule as I am with producing a qualitygame, unique in itself with a playable and re-playable system . The first time it was too com-plex, the second too boring, the third too vague.I think I've got a handle on it now, though, andhope everyone will be satisfied with the longwait .WD : Do you find any inspiration from Fantasyand SF novels? Which authors inspire youmost (or which authors do you most enjoyreading?)

convention, the Editor recorded this interview withof Dragon Pass.

GS: My literary background in the field beginsin the classics . You know, Homer's Iliad andOdyssey first, the Greek Playwrights, and so on .I began reading these while still in grammarschool . By High School I had devoured Beowulfand the Niebelungenleid, the Eddas and theVedas, Gilgamesh, and all that .

In college I met Elric, then Bilbo and Frodo,then Conan, in that order. Those were the yearswhen Lin Carter was editing the Adult FantasySeries for Ballantine . I was lucky enough to getexposed to the old masters like Dunsany, Love-craft, Smith, and then the rest of Moorcock'stales. When the series got into such drek asVathek, then I switched to the more numeroussf material, but didn't find it as interesting ingeneral .

A list of authors will include several whichare assuredly out of the field for most readers.But, without any special order imposed, I wouldlist Tolkien, Homer (try to get the Lattimoretranslations), the Eddic poets, Joseph Campbell,Mircea Eliade, Frazer, and Bob Dylan.

WD : What is the history of Chaosium and wereyou involved in games as a business before youstarted it?GS : Chaosium was founded in 1974 or so whena Tarot Card reading told me to publishWBRMmyself instead of trying to sell it to someoneelse . I had already been frustrated by two pre-vious offers to publish it by others who willremain unnamed. So I got a job, bought amimeo, then began cranking out the firstedition.

I was not involved in the business at all be-fore'doing the game . In fact, I didn't even thinkof how I'd eventually sell the games I made .Lou Zocchi and Tony Pierro were instrumentalin getting me lined up to sell them, though . Isqueaked by for a while, then met TadashiEhara who pitched in to help out voluntarilyat first, then got hired part time . Now he isediting Different Worlds as his main job. Ayear or so later I hired Lynn Willis to takecharge of production . My wife, Cam, is OfficeManager now too. Together we manage to keepthings rolling.

Greg proudly displays the StrategistsClub Award "For Creativity in War-gaming" won by Runequest last year.

Greg Stafford, creator of the world

The company name, by the way, is a com-bination of the words Chaos and the ending ofcoliseum . It was named because, when I began,the company shared a four room apartmentwith me and my wife and two children in theOakland ghetto near the coliseum, it really wasa coliseum of Chaos, too, believe me.

WD: What interests do you have outside ofgaming?GS : My family, my garden, wood carving,practical magic, writing fiction, picnics, reading,beer, going to conventions, travel in general .WD : To what do you attribute the popularityof Role Playing Games.GS : RPGs fulfil several very important functionsfor people today. I have done some very seriousdiscussion and analysis on this question andbroken down the answers to fill four needs: 1 .Communication with others ; 2. Participation ina shared fantasy; 3. Exploration of our minds;4. Exploration of the psyche . These may varyin importance, of course, but all are important.

WD : Care to elucidate on any of those?GS : Sure.

Communication is the basis for a groupactivity . It is the basis for society at large.Without communication we are stunted andhurt . Any hobby fills this function if it getspeople together to share their ideas. That is,we game so that we can get with other peopleand have a good time .

Participation in a shared fantasy occursamong people who are intense or involved withthe game and other players. Many of us haveread a good book and been so impressed byits impact on us that we want to share it . Sowe get together and talk about it . But none ofthis talk can capture the experience and shareit, first hand . A good RPGdoes allow people toactually share their experience, though, andso surpasses the enjoyment we can get out oftalking about a book .

Exploration of our minds is always edu-cational . By this I mean that when we play agood RPG we can get into a sort of "adventureDreamland" and stretch our activities to in-clude things we'd only ordinarily think or dreamof . I mean, of course, the regular murder andmayhem which most RPGs consist of . And, Ihope, people will be educated by these sub-liminations of their activities . I would hopethat they will take the opportunities to ex-periment on what their minds can devise beyondthe superficial possibilities of a FRP game .Within this category I include the pleasure ofplayers discovering just how clever they reallycan be .

Evolution of Psyche is an occasional byproduct of FRP too. By this I mean that it ispossible to actually learn something of value toapply to everyday life by playing a RPG . Ofcourse, it is not the purpose of RPG to be amoral instructor, but it is part of the possibleby product.

Overall, of course, all this goes to providefun, some play and relaxation . Without that it isan empty game .

WD : Even though there were many role-playinggames already on the market, what decidedyou to produce Runequest?GS : Because there was not yet a reasonablysimple but complete system which providedfor the needs I wanted fulfilled in an FRP. I hadtried DBD but found it confusing, discouraginglyillogical, and very unrelated to the world welive in . I wanted something which reflected the

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world we know in a clean and flexible system .The success of the project must go to RayTurney and Steve Perrin, for the most part . Ilaid down some basic requirements, such as nocharacter classes and no experience points and apower point magic system, but they did all thework .

WD: Were you surprised by Runequest's imme-diate success in a crowded field? And to whatwould you attribute that success?GS : No, I wasn't surprised . It was all that I hadhoped it would be and more . I had hoped that asegment of the market had the same outlook asI had . The designers did, and managed to putit forth in a logical and understandable manner.Its success is attributable to the fact that it isfamiliar, realistic, relatively easy to understand,and handles almost all the activities of FRP byusing the one game-system of a percentile rollto decide success or failure.

WD: Has Runequest inspired you to contem-plate producing other RPGs?GS : Yes, indeed. This is the birth of a new artform and we intend to continue leading the fieldin innovation and quality . Right now RudyKraft is working on an Elric-based RPG using alot ofthe RQ system . We areclosing negotiationsto produce a Lovecraft-based RPG designed byKurt Lortz, preparing other pleasant Runequestaddenda fromwell known sf and fantasy authorswhich we can't talk about yet, and are gettingnew queries from outside designers almostweekly . These include historical RPG as well,and I am sure that some submissions will be ofChaosium quality and see print by us .

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WD: Many Chaosium games are imbued with asense of humour . Is this a by-product of yourown sense of humour or is it deliberate policybecause you believe that gaming should be fun .GS : He he. Thanks for asking . The Trickster isoften my friend and I promote the good timeswhich he can bring . I think a sense of humourand its pleasure ought to be sought by everyliving person in their lifetime . If something isnot fun, or at the very least if it cannot take alittle bit of self-mockery when things get grim,then I don't think it worth my time. 1 havehappiness in my life and strive to pass some ofit onto others . Thus, in one way, the humour ofmy games is a result of my personal outlook .But I also believe that games should . be fun toplay and try to put some into the games I design .

My humour in the games has occasionally'been commented on by others . I was very sur-prised to find that some people were actuallyoffended by the humour in the Cult of Geoarticle which was published in DW. Theythought humour had no place in FRP. I mustadmit, I'd have little fun playing with themlThe Dragon Pass which I know has a place forjoyous laughter, ribald belly laughs, grim hu-mour, in-jokes, and mythical mirth .

WD : What direction do you see hobby gaming,especially RPG, taking in the future?GS : Rapidly expanding is the word . RPG fulfillsso many needs in the confusing world we livein that it would be hard to find a suitablesubstitute . Times are getting more thin forluxuries and much to expensive for most of us .But it isn't necessary to be rich or famous tofind satisfaction and enjoyment in life. RPGs

PERCEPT

For a long time now I have been finding out time after timethat a new requisite should be looked into, that of the charactersPERCEPTION. This encompasses noticing the hairline cracksignifying a secret door, to spotting that man with bow knockedin the trees, to a boulder falling from great heights upon oneshead! Here is an attempt to rectify this situation :

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provide an excellent outlet for people to expressthemselves and partake in the four items 1mentioned above . If there is another GreatDepression, which appears likely when gasolinegets tighter, then there will be plenty of timefor gaming as a way of life to fill empty andotherwise lonely hours . Monopoly gained itspopularity when itfulfilledthe "Great AmericanDream" during the last major depression . Ithink that the RPG field will fulfil this samesort of role in the next major depression . Thisis a measure of the growing sophistication,awareness, or needs of what can be the "Ameri-can Dream," or the "British Dream" or what-ever .

WD : What games do you most enjoy playing?GS : Runequest is certainly my most-playedgame and probably my favourite. But closebehind are Poker, White Bear and Red Moon,long Arthur's Knights, Dungeonl or Sorcerer'sCave, and Korsun Pocket . Other than these I amusually busy test playing my games underdevelopment or games submitted by freelancersto Chaosium .

WD : Is Chaosium still looking at freelancesubmissions?GS : WE certainly are . We're interested in fantasyor historical material, and also in Runequestsupplementary material . Especially non-Gloran-than Runequest material which will be pro-duced under a Runequest/Gateway label . In-terested parties should contact us to get guide-lines first. We have a designer's delight of acontract, an excellent royalty agreement, superbgraphics, experimental tastes, and high standards .

A is a bonus for finding traps (gained only by thieves etc.)B is a bonus for locating secret doors, open to all .C is the chance of spotting other hidden or invisible (hearing)

thingsD is a bonus for spotting disguises or charmed people (subtle

differences in mood etc)E is a bonus for chance of being surprised .F is a bonus for chances of noting magical changes i .e . Explosive

runes on scroll etc .is the chance given to someone of noting a boulder or slowmissile, and reacting thus - Dexterity stated as a % ofdodging (if possible) the missile etc.is a bonus for hearing noises .

NB: All these percentages are not rock-hard and the DM usingthem must make alterations according to the situation presentede.g . a person who has just been wounded in the face, will not havefor instance 18(56) Perception, as blood will be streaming in hiseyes, and his head will be roaring etc. Make of it what you will .

Perception Bonuses for Various Areas of Sight Etc.Score A B C D E F G H

3 -10% 0% -2% +1 -10% 00/0 -10%4 - 8% -1 0% -2% +1 -10% 0% - 9%

5-6 - 5% 5% -1% 0 - 5% 3% - 5%7-9 0 0 7% -11% 0 - 2% 5% 010-11 0 0 10% 0 0 0 8% 0

12 + 2% 0 12% 0 0 0 10% 013-14 + 5% 0 12% +1% 0 + 2% 10% + 3%

15 + 7% +1 15% +1% -1 + 5% 12% + 5%16 +10% +1 15% +2% -1 + 5% 16% + 7%17 +12% +1 17% +2% -1 +10% 20% +10%18 +15% +2 20% +3% -1 +15% 25% +12%

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18(00) +30% +3 30% +8% -1 +25% 35% +30%

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