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Phone : (813) 955-9730 . AD&D®, WORLD®, TRAVE LLER®, and gamers who play the D&D®, AD&D ®, GAMMA TWILIGHT 2000® Games , and everything in be­ Georgia : Join the " Dragon Alliance of Gamers VILLIANS & VIGILANTES and/or STAR FRON­ tween . I am also willing to learn new games. and Role-Players " (DAG R), Atlanta 's only regis­ TIERS®Games in and around the Buffalo area. I Contact: David Oxender , 16B South t ered RPGA"' Network Guild. Our group spon­ am also inte rested in the BattleTech "' and Kingsbridge , Chesapeake , VA 23320. sors RPGA Network tournaments at seven MARVEL SUPER HEROES"" Games . Ages 13- southern conventions and presents its own 16 prefe rred . Contact: Scott Byiewski , 56 Washington: Lonely gamer looking for some­ yearly gaming convention , DRAGON CON. Call Denise Drive, Cheektowaga, NY 14227. Phone: thing to do. I am interested in the D&D® Game, (404) 296-7148 (voice), or The Dragon BBS at (716) 668-8229 . and would like to join a gamers' club in the (404) 294-4510 (300/1200 Baud , 24 Hours) for Douglas County area. Contact: Joe Schmutzler, additonal information . North Carolina : Experienced player interested 2525 North Astor Court , East Wenatchee , WA in starting or joini ng a group that plays the 98801. Phone: (509) 884-7718. Massachusetts : Lone ly player seeks others in AD&D® and TOP SECRET® Games. Ages 18 the Fall River area to form a co-ed gaming and up. " Hack & Slashers " and "Monty Haul­ Wisconsin: 14-year-old gamer experienced in group . Ages 10-18 preferred . I have played the ers " need not apply. Contact: Paul Billings, the D&D® Game, and willing to become experi­ D&D® Game, and I would be willing to learn oth­ 2145-F Fiddlers Court, Winston-Salem , NC enced in the AD&D® Game, is looking for a gam­ ers - any RPG will do. Please contact: Mike 27107. Phone: (919) 785-3360 (after 6:00 P.M.) ing group in the Racine area. I also play the Costa, P.O. Box 634, Assonet , MA 02702. STAR FRONTIERS® Game. Contact: Tim Wolf , Phone: (617) 644-2195 (10:00 A.M. - 8:30 P.M.) Ohio: Our new ADVA NCED DUNGEONS & 2910 Thornapple Court , Racine, WI 53402. DRAGONS® Game club on the east side of Michigan : Our small AD&D® Game club is look­ Cleveland needs players and DMs . Contact: Special ing for serious and experienced players (ages Ken Evans, 1041 Pembrook , Cleveland 16 and up) in the Metro-Detroit area . Contact: Pen Pal Wanted : I would like to strike up a cor­ Heights, OH 44121. Phone: 382-2776 (after responden ce with one or more other gamers Charles Moss, 20875 Winchester , Southfield , 4:00 P.M.) who share my interests . I play the AD&D®, Ml 48076. Ohio : Established communication network of STAR FRONTIERS®, CAR WARS"' , TOP SE­ Michigan : Experienced gamer and OM looking gamers across the state wants new contacts. 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Special Module Feature 11 R avage r (Par t II) - by J eff Grubb. A bandit leader kn own only as "The R av­ ager" brings ruin to the Border Kin gdo ms. Six player characters must destroy the - source of his power and defeat him before he can complete his evil plans. Features 8 The Plebe Zone - by Steve Th earle. One volunt eer mem ber relates his experi­ ences at Network HQ prior to GEN CON ® 19 Cam e Fair. 9 The Big Con (a nd me) - by Skip William s. The co-autho r of this years Masters tournam ent reveals the truth about pre-convention work at HQ. 23 Aliens in the Cryptic Allianc es - by Jame s M. Ward. Th e truth is revealed in this issue 's cover story - aliens ha ve infiltrated the p ower gro ups of the GAMMA WORLD ® Came! 26 Unofficial New Druid Spells - by Jon Pickens and Skip William s. Th e final installment of the "New Spells" series offers suggestio ns to round out the druid's spell selection. !l~~J! J! )~~~ ~ Departments 11! 2 Class ifieds 5 Notes From HQ - by Penny Petticord About the Cover 6 Lette rs to the Editor Thi s issue's cover depicts an attempt by 22 RPGA Networ k Tournament Winners List alien s to captur e two of the Created in 29 Dispel Confusion - by Penny Petticord. preparation for infiltratin g that Cryptic 30 The C ritical Hi t - by Err ol Farstad. A review of " Th e Klin gons" Character Alliance. For details, see our cover story Supplement for STAR TREK®: The Role-Playing Came. by J ames M . Ward on page 23. Cover art 3 1 Membe r Art Featu re - by Pat Tapp. by Roger Raupp. 32 Convention Announc eme nt s.

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