Fantasy Flight Games announces the release of HOLLOW WINDS Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to announce the release of HOLLOW WINDS, the second book in the NOCTURUM licensed CALL OF CTHULHU campaign trilogy. In NOCTURUM: HOLLOW WINDS, the investigators find themselves alone and on the run, hunted by both the FBI and a violent group of cultists. The book contains an in-depth examination of the campaign's new threat and its apocalyptic plans for the Earth. HOLLOW WINDS details the various factions and conspiracies involved in the NOCTURUM campaign, as well as four complete adventures. Scheduled for release in September, HOLLOW WINDS (CC02), is a sequel to LONG SHADES, The NOCTURUM campaign will conclude this winter with the final volume, DEEP SECRETS. HOLLOW WINDS will retail for $19.95. R.A. Salvatore Book Tour New York Times best selling author R.A. Salvatore in conjunction with TSR have announced the Pacific Northwest Book Tour. Salvatore will make seven appearances throughout Washington state and Canada, from October 23rd to October 25th to promote his latest novel, The Silent Blade. With more than three million novels sold worldwide, Salvatore has frequently appeared on the New York Times bestseller list over the past decade. He is recognized internationally for his dynamic style, his captivating fight scenes, and for creating some of the fantasy genre's most beloved characters. Salvatore is currently writing for a number of publishers, including TSR and Del Rey Books. Among his most renown novels are The Halfling's Gem, The Legacy, Starless Night, The Demon Awakens and The Demon Spirit. During his tour of the Pacific Northwest, Salvatore will be selected bookstores in Washington and British Columbia to autograph copies of his latest novel and to answer many questions. Holistic Designs set to release The Sinful Stars 'in October, Combat Zone November And "Letter of Marque: Starship Deckplans" in December Holistic Designs announces the release of three new and exciting products scheduled for release. The first is "The Sinful Stars: Tales of the Fading Suns." The Sinful Stars is a introduction into the Fading Suns universe. For sci-fi fans, gamemasters and players alike, "The Sinful Stars" provide an in-depth detail of the far future. "It is the dawn of the sixth millennium and the stars are seen to fade.... The world of the Fading Stars is reveled in the tales of its people, priests, nobles, guildmasters, aliens and peasants. This short story anthology reveals the quest of an Ukar an ancient relic that can bend time itself, of a priest quest for absolution from his tortured sins in the storms of Pentateuch, the Planet of Mysteries. These stories and more show the tumultuous fate of humankind four millennia from now. "The Sinful Stars: Tales if the Fading Suns" retails for $15.95. The second product to be released from Holistic Designs is "Combat Zone". "Combat Zone" is a near-future miniatures battle games that gives you 30 customizable figures to blast away and a mess of cool terrain in which to do it on. A complete rules system transports you to a realm of corrupt corporations, and urban chaos. You are the all-action hero leading you followers into a hail of bullets and blood-curling close combat. You can choose to be a corporate shill driven by greed and profit, or a gang leader protecting your little squalid patch of earth you call home. "Combat Zone" sells for $40.00 and includes 30 customizable plastic miniatures, rule book, quick reference sheets, a mini campaign, 12 dice, counters, templates a beginners guide and die-cut scenery. This December, Holistic Designs will release "Letters of Marque; Starship Deckplans." This is a collection of starship deckplans for use with the Noble Armada miniatures game or Fading Suns rpg, though it can be use for just about any science fiction game out there today. "Letters of Marque: Starship Deckplans retails for $14.95. For more information on these and future products from Holistic Design, please contact Chris Weise (770)592-1718 or at the following web site: hdi@holistic-design.com Out of Print Notices Flying Buffalo has announced that the T&T solo adventure Sea of Mystery is now out of print and is not likely to be reprinted soon. It may be added to a future book as a bonus, but the original is unavailable. Flying Buffalo is also out of the Mercenaries Spies & Private Eyes Box Set. Flying Buffilo has plenty of the rest of the items but no boxes, and they would not be reprinting any boxes. So effective immediately the MSPE Special 92 will include everything as before but no box. For further detas you contact: Flying Buffalo Inc., PO Box 1467, Scottsdale, AZ 85252 or www.flyingbuffalo.com Wizards of the Coast products Recognized Wizards of the Coast was recognized by three national awards programs for the development and productions of some of the nation's best and outstanding new game releases. The judging committees included the National Parenting Publications Awards program, the 1998 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio awards program and GAMES magazine. Between the three organizations, Wizards of the Coast received ten awards in seven individual categories, The Pivot and Go Wild! card games, recognized for their dynamic and fast-paced test of mental agility, led the list of achievements by receiving the Oppenheim. Toy Portfolio 1999 Gold Award. In addition, the Pivot card game and the Magic-influence Instinct card game were honored by the National Parenting Publications Awards program with the 1998 NAPPA Silver awards. GAMES magazine chose a number of Wizards of the Coast products as their favorites for 1998 including the AlphaBlitz and Co23 games in the categories of "Best New Word Game" and "Best New Collectible Card Game," respectively. These games were among six others, including the Magic: The Gathering-Exodus, BattleTech, Arsenal, Doomtown, Earthquake, Guillotine and Go Wild! games, all of which will be included in GAMES magazine 1999 Buyers Guide to Games. Selected for their quality, excellence and play value, these games were tested by a diverse group of distinguished professionals that included editors, educators, authors, game reviewers, parents and children. According to Wizards of the Coast President and CEO Peter Adkinson, "We are thrilled to be recognized for developing and producing some of the world's best games." Adkinson continued, "Receiving honors from such esteemed programs as NAPPA, Openheim. and GAMES magazine reinforces that we are remaining at the height of our professional game." Flying Buffalo to distribute four Lost Worlds Books Chessex Manufacturing has designated Flying Buffalo Inc. the "official" distributor of their four Lost Worlds books, Djinn, Fire Giant, Mounted Knight, and Elfin Maid. This makes a total of forty three Lost Worlds books that are currently available from Flying Buffalo. Lost Worlds is a diceless fantasy combat system that has been around for over 15 years. Each player has a book, and you play by giving your book to your opponent who reciprocates. You each pick a maneuver (thrust, block, fake high, etc.) from your list of options and simultaneously tell each other your page number. You cross reference the page numbers on the easy chart at the bottom of the page, and turn to the page showing what the other character is doing. It's quick, easy and graphical. Andon Unlimited Hires New Division Manager Andon Unlimited Inc., had promoted David B. Wilson to the new position of division manager. Formerly the operations/project manager for the company, Wilson will now manage the organization, maintaining the standards established by Gary E. Smith. Smith, former division director and founder of Andon Unlimited, will remain with the company, which provides convention management for the hobby gaming industry. Both Smith and Wilson will report to Susan Scheid, director of Event Marketing at Wizards of the Coast Inc. Though Andon was purchased by Wizards in 1995, Andon remains a relatively autonomous organization headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. "This year has been a highly successful convention season for Andon," Scheid said. "We plan to build upon the solid foundation Gary has created for Andon, and retain the same organizational structure in 1999." Publication Hiatus for Shadis Magazine In similar fashion to the television industry or the "off season" of professional sports, it was decided on Monday, October 19th, 1998, by the management of Alderac Entertainment Group that Shadis: The Independent Games Magazine, three time Origins Award recipient, will take a three month hiatus, ceasing publication for the first quarter of 1999 (Jan-Mar). Just like in it's twenty second issue, Shadis Magazine will once again undergo reconstruction, and use the three month hiatus to re-evaluate its format, redefine its focus, and re-emerge a stronger voice for independent game publications. This new and improved Shadis Magazine will resume bimonthly publication beginning with issue #55 in the spring of 1999. As always, it remains the determination of all Shadis Magazine staff members that Shadis will never become a "house organ" for Alderac Entertainment Group products. Which leads to the following.... Announcing the publication of Ronin Magazine. Great measures have been taken by the staff of Alderac Entertainment Group to maintain Shadis Magazine as an independent voice for the game industry, while at the same time publishing it's own gaming products, much to the detriment of exposure for its own product lines. Therefore AEG and its partners Pinnacle Entertainment Group are proud to announce the publication of Ronin Magazine. The focus of Ronin Magazine will be the feature and promotion of products by both AEG and PEG. This bimonthly publication (to be released on an alternating schedule with Shadis Magazine) will begin with the release of its first issue in the spring of 1999. Back to White Knight #10 Table of Contents Back to White Knight List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by Pegasus-Unicorn Productions This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. 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