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La Lettre De La Ffjdr N°8 - 2Ème Trimestre 2003 2 La Lettre n°8 de la Les rubriques News du JdR Rendez-vous Fanzines Mais aussi... Le dossier : Le JdR au Japon Et FFJdR Wants You !!! Numéro 8 - 2,29 euros Trimestriel Avril - Juin 2003 La Lettre de la FFJdR N°8 - 2ème trimestre 2003 2 EDITORIAL Bon, ben ça y est, là je ne peux plus compter sur le contenu de la Lettre 7 qui a mis deux ans à sortir… C’est donc une Lettre 8 totalement nouvelle formule (schling ! logo FFJdR qui brille) que vous lisez. J’espère qu’elle vous plaira et que vous la distribuerez largement autour de vous, à votre petite sœur, dans votre club, chez votre revendeur spécialisé préféré… Et surtout, n’oubliez pas : si vous avez une idée d’article, un scénar, un truc à raconter, n’hésitez pas à me soumettre vos propositions (par courrier ou e-mail : lettre.redac-chef@ffjdr. org) ! Et si tu es illustrateur (ou trice), même sans forte poitrine, ça m’intéresse aussi ! Sur ce, je vous souhaite de bonnes vacances à tous et un super été rôliste ! J. Darmont, rédac’chef AU SOMMAIRE DE CE NUMERO... L’Edito du Chef 2 Les news du jdr 3 Liste des boutiques partenaires 7 Dossier : le Jdr au Pays du Soleil Levant 8 L’indispensable rubrique Fanzines 11 Rendez-vous (ou le calendrier des manifestations) 12 Liste des personnes ressources 14 FFJdR Wants You !!! 15 Fiche d’inscription pour un(e) ami(e) 16 La Lettre de la FFJdR est publiée par la Fédération Française de Jeux de Rôle - Rédaction ([email protected]) - (FFJdR), Siège social : c/o Pierre Thierry, 4 rue du bain aux roses, 67000 Strasbourg. Rédacteur en chef : Jérôme Darmont ([email protected]) Tél. 03.88.37.09.72 Fax. 00.44.87.01.35.23.55 Maquettiste : Gilles “L’Âme Damnée” Février ([email protected]). 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