Shadis
Issue 17: January-February 1995

Table of Contents Articles A Brief History of Role Playing Games Part 1: RPGs to 1976 by Victor Raymond Introduction and Historical Background of the Hobby Of Brownsteins and Midgard, Diplomacy and the War of Empires Dungeons and Dragons? What's That? Entering the Second Year Illuminating the Enemy Quick Rules for Beefing Up Your NPCs by Brian Phillips and Kenneth Sanderson Introduction Clubs: Followers Diamonds: Locations Hearts: Tactics and Diplomacy Spades: Magic and Magical Items The Necrology of Vampires by Spike Y. Jones. Details, Details. NPCs Get a Life by Larry Granato. Situations and Attitudes. Developing New Races by Ken J. Carpenter The Art of Creating Non-Player Characters: The Sasti Cline A. Siegenthaler Knight Gallery: An Artist's Showcase Shadis Interrogations by Kevin Davies and David Brown Murphy's World Close Encounters of the Random Kind by Jolly Blackburn Ancients Ruins and Myths The Conquering from David Williams A Cool Thing to Do With Magic Cards Real Spies by Dave Dollar. The World of Espionage According to Carl Larson. Reviews Zine Scene The World of Small Press edited by Mitch Michaelson Freeform Universal Do-it-Yourself Gaming Experience The Best RPG Game I Never Bought (FUDGE) by Leonard Wilson. Board Walk Board Game Reviews by Marcelo A. Figueroa Dispatch From HQ News Dynasty League Baseball Sports Game Review Mare Nostrum Trireme Ship Game Review Closer Looks edited by Jolly Blackburn Legacy: War of Ages RPG Reviewed by E. Ken Cox Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth RPG Reviewed by Dirk Dejong Inferno RPG Reviewed by Dirk Dejong Khaotic RPG Reviewed by Dirk Dejong TriTac RPG Systems Product Line Overview Reviewed by Dirk Dejong Raven Star RPG Reviewed by Wayne Wallace Comics and Cartoons Elf Writers Cartoon: (slow: 43K) Mail Armor Cartoon: (slow: 30K) Knights of the Dinner Table Jumbo (very slow: 357K) by Jolly Blackburn Joe Genero by J.A. Holmgren Departments Editorial of a Madman: Cries from the Attic by Jolly Blackburn Mail Bag: Our Readers Talk Back Letters to the Editor by the readers Post Marque Special Play By Mail Section edited by Patrick M. Ridgers Bits'n'Pieces Rumors, New Products, and Other Cool Stuff by Mark Arsenault New Perspectives The World of Miniatures by Ken Carpenter Hook Line and Sinker Adventures on the Fly! edited by Jolly Blackburn Damsel In Distress by Brandon Cope Ghost Ship by Ron Karnak A Temple in Need by Brandon Cope Mine, Mine, Mine by Ron Karnak The Reluctant Tutor by Brandon Cope If It Looks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck... by Brandon Cope The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly by Reeves, Wallace, Zinser, and Johnson The Good The Bad The Ugly Up My Sleeve edited by David Williams The World of Card Games by David Williams. Single Card Strategies: This Month's Card: Lure by Jeff Scott Franzman. Strategy for Powermad Control Freaks: Tips for Trident's On the Edge by Greg Stolze. On the Cover William O'Connor's dragons Larger version of cover (slow: 118K). Back to Shadis List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master List of Magazines © Copyright 1995 by Alderac Entertainment Group This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com