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Iia\Waiic~N P.0 Classiiieds Northeast Region Wisconsin: Convention Announcement Hawaii: Convention Announcement Maryland: Convention Announc ement GEN CON® VIII Game Fair Origins Join us this summer for the biggest and best Origins returns to the east coast this year, gaming convention in the world! This year, the convention will feature a full range of and it's better than ever! Come to Towson State College June 27-30 for the gaming RPGA'" Network-sanctioned events, most experience of a lifetime! RPGA'" Network­ open to members only. Network experience sanctioned tournaments (AD&D® Game) will points will be awarded to all participants. Pre-registration forms will be available soon be featured, so sign up and earn your experi­ through DRAGON® Magazine. Don't miss ence points. out!! For information, send SASE to: Origins, P.O. GEN CON VIII Game Fair, MECCA (the Mil­ Box 139, Middletown, NJ 07748. waukee Exposition & Convention Center & Arena), August 22-25, 1985 New York: WANTED: Admins and agents for daring adventures in the TOP SECRET®Game . Call Jeff at 668-9167 or write to him at: 47 Lucern Ct., Cheektowaga, NY 14227. Wisconsin: Convention Announcement North Central Region IIA\WAIIC~N P.0 . BOX 25«5 • HONOLULU. HAWAII96625 Illinois: Player/OM with 8/5 years experience AD&D and RPGA are trademarks owned by TSR. Inc. MILCON Game Convention and are used with permission. is looking for a starting D&D® or AD&D® game to adventure in, or mature players for Attention all midwest gamers. We are California : The R.B.G. Fantasy Role Players an established campaign setting (meet once holding a convention in Milwaukee and are looking for more gamers interested in the a week). Contact: Jeff Wilken, 3615 Green we need your support!! For more informa­ AD&D® game. For more information, con­ Street, Steger, IL 60475. tion, send SASE to: Milcon , 5615 W. Cair­ tact: R.B.G., 1442 N. Millet , South El Monte, del Lane, Mequon , WI 53092. CA 91733; or call one of the office rs: Ron Indiana: Convention Announcement Smith (818) 448-5775, Brian Esposito (818) 443-0880, or Jerry McWilliams (818) 308- 1830. GLATHRICON-GAMEFEST * 85 South Central Region And they say there's no free lunch! This DRAGON'S HOARD HOBBY year, Glathricon features RPGA'" Network SHOP Arkansas: Are you bored on the weekends Tournaments (AD&D® and TOP SECRET® and tired of TV? I am forming a Role Playing games), gaming seminars, a miniatures is offering a 10% discount on all merchan­ Society in Little Rock. Contact: Robert show, a masquerade , pool parties , and a dise for RPGA'" membe rs! Mackey, 3810 West Markham , Little Rock, specia l free lunch open to card-carrying So come see the wide range of games, AR 72205. Phone: 666-8451. RPGA'" members only! Don't miss the miniatures, paints , and models offered and take advantage of the savings! Texas: HELP! Lone gamer in small town is chance to collect some experience points dying for something to do. Anybody, please Membership card must be presented at with a sanctioned tournament! contact: Karl Richter, P.O. Box 80, Buffalo , time of purchase. (Offer does not apply to Guests include: the creators of STAR TX 75831. TREK®-the Role Playing Game , Rick Dragon 's Hoard catalog.) Texas: New club in Houston needs you! Reid (creator of Fluffy Quest®), and as Store Hours : Guest of Honor, the legendary master of Teenagers wanted to form an official RPGA'• Monday: 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Network club in the southwest area. Contact: fantasy himself-Frank Mentzer! Tuesday: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Mike Wilkinson , 7310 Loma Alta, Houston, For a registration brochure, write : Wed-Fri: 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm TX 77083. Phone: (713) 933-6143. R.C.S.F.A., P.O. Box 3894, Evansville, IN Saturday:1 :30 pm - 7:00 pm 47737. Phone: 858-5419. Sunday: 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm Texas: There is a new club on the block! The DUNGEON-MASTERS GUILD specializes in Dragon 's Hoard Hobby Shop, 46-3 Coun­ TSR® role playing games and is always look­ Ohio : Convention Announcement try Plaza, County Trunk Highway "H" ing for new members. Contact: DUNGEON­ North, Lake Geneva, WI, 53147. Phone: MASTERS GUILD, 309 Arrowwood, Lake 248-6788. Capcon VIII Jackson , TX 77566. This year's Capcon features an RPGA'" Southeast Region Network-sanctioned tournament (fo.r the AD&D®Game). If you didn't get to play Frank North Carolina: Players for the AD&D® Mentzer's " Needle" at GEN CON® Game Northwest Region game greatly needed! Must be willing to Fair don't miss it this time! RPGA Network devote one night a week (Friday) to play. player and judge experience points Washington: I need players and a GM for the Interested? Call 768-0257 after 7:00 and ask awarded. AprilSample 5-7, 1985 GAMMA WORLD® Game. (Ages 10-13 pre­ for Jeff. file ferred.) Please contact: James Bishop , 5505 Special Capcon VIII, Ohio Union, Columbus, OH NE Penrith Road , Seattle , WA. 98105. I have just joined the RPGA'" Network and Southwest Region would love to hear from anybody who would North Dakota: Jim Bright is starting a club in Arizona: Is anyone out there? I need share thoughts on the D&D® or AD&D® Grand Forks and needs players and GMs. Con­ gamers. There 's nary a game I don't or won't games, as well as any other TSR games or tact: Jim Bright, 1310 South 18th Street, Grand play. I'll also PBM . Contact: Dallas Crum , Rt. products. Contact: Jeff Alston, W6612, Cly Forks, ND 58201. 3, Box 406-A, Cottonwood, AZ 86326. B, Monroe, WI 53566. POLYHEDRON .. Sample file Contents POLYHEDRON Special Feature 13 In the Bla ck H ours - by D avid Cook. Part 2 of the AD&D® module begun last issue. (" In the Black H ours" was used as a sponsored tournament at GEN CON® South 1984 Game Fair and at CONTACT 1984 convent ion .) Features 6 Ultimists - by E. Gary Gygax. A new character class for those who want to have it all! 7 Why Gargoyles Don 't H ave Wings (But Should) - by David Collins . An alter­ nate viewpoi nt on this controve rsial topic. 8 Th e Li ghter Side of Encounters - by Skip Williams. Has your campa ign grown too pred ictable? These enco un ters will put some life back into it 1 12 Punnishments to Fit the Crime - by Knarf Reztnem. More foolishness for April. 12 New Ma gic Items - by Frank Mentzer. An appendix to this month's "Lighter Side" (by the DM from whose campaign the encounters were taken), explaining the new items introdu ced. 21 Dungeonsongs - by David Collins and Steve Schaeffer. Music to adventure by. 22 Excerpts from th e Book of Mischievous Magic - by Frank Mentzer. If you thought some of the items in "The Book of Marvelous Magic" were bad puns, About the Cover wait until you sec the ones they took out 1 This month's cover is a Tom Wham origi­ 26 "Zee CheP' - by Bru ce H eard. A delicious new NPC for your campaign . nal, created especially for our April Fool 30 The M ale of the Species - by Frank Mentzer. The elusive emezon described at issue. The scene depicts cr itters from the vario us Foolish articles in these pages - last. gargoyles (with and without wings), a flying Departments slime, a man and his frog, and of course 5 Notes From HQ some snits and a confused bolotomus in the foreground. 5 Guest Editorial - by Thomas S . R obertson 24 Di spel Confusion - by Frank Mentzer and Merle R asmussen. POLYHEDRONN Ncwszinc (1hc official newsletter of POLYHEDRON Newszine is mailed free to all righted mate rial with proper acknowledgement; TSR lnc.'s ROLE PLAYING GAME ASSOCIATIONN RP GA' " members. US members hip rates arc 812 however, any use of such copyrighted mater ial in Network) is published bi-monthly by TSR Inc. The per year (bulk mail delivery only); foreign rates the submission beyond the newszine without. mailing address for all correspondence is: P.O. 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