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These Issues are Part of History As WHITE WOLF Magazine continues to grow and WlllTE WOLF Magazine #13 develop, the back issues of the magazine will become more and more scarce. The older issues contain the same kind of (Review Issue), "The City of Westgate" for fantasy cam­ high quality material that the new issues present. To help paigns, "The Limits of Magic" for Ars Magica, part one of you pinpoint your favorite issues, the following list has been "Demon Killer," "The Cloud Abode" a fantasy adventure, compiled. Issues which are out of stock are not listed. plus several reviews and the fIrst appearance of "The Silicon Dungeon." • W1DTE WOLF Magazine #5 WIDTE WOLF Magazine #14 "The Mcssenger" character class, new magic items, "The Bane" presents new monsters for fantasy campaigns, plus (Superhero Issue), "Automated Champions" for Cham­ regular columns. pions, "A New Experience" for V & V, "Devil on the Moon" for Enforcers, "The Fate of the Grog" for Ars Magica, WlllTE WOLF Magazine #6 "Something's Rotting in Dankmart" a fantasy adventure, "Protecting the Shield" for Rolemaster, part two of "Demon "Brcczy Town" a fantasy adventure, "How to Attract Killer," "Segment Jorune," and new magic item<;. Gamers" to help round out your gaming group, regular columns and current Art Director Richard Thomas' fIrst WIDTE WOLF Magazine #15 cover. (SF Issue), "Let the Dice Decide" for Star Wars RPG, W1DTE WOLF Magazine #7 "Life's a Beach" for Expendables, "Cammarata's Irregulars" for High Colonies, "The Turzig Jousts" for Manhunter, "Skills for Sale" for fantasy games, numerous reviews, and "Segment Jorune," "The White Horse" a fantasy adventure, regular columns. "Demon Killer" part 3, and "Skill Mastery" for Ars Magica. WlllTE WOLF Magazine #9 WIDTE WOLF Magazine #16 (Robert E. Howard Issue), featuring: "The Moon of (PBM Issue), a huge list of PBM games currently on the Skulls" part 1, "Gads of Golems" for fantasy campaign<;, market plus reviews of several more, "The Cults of Yelm" "The Useless Mechs" for Battletech, "The Sylvan SampleGate" a for file Runequest, "The Search for Mabar" a fantasy adventure, fanta<;y adventure, "Gaming on Jorune." "The Houses of Hermes" for Ars Magica, "Demon Killer" part 4, plus "Segment Jorune" and other regular columns. WlllTE WOLF Magazine #10 WIDTE WOLF Magazine #17 (SF & PBM Issue), "Buy Jupiter" by Isaac Asimov, "The Moon of Skulls" part 2, "Building a Better Mech" for Bat­ (Fantasy Issue), "Riches in Plenty" a fantasy adventure, tletech. "Grislick Mountain" a fantasy adventure, "Nutz & "Mordag's Little Finger" for GURPS, "Night of the Faeries" Voltz" a complete SF RPG, and "Segment Jorune." for Ars Magica, new spells for Warhammer, reviews of 2nd Edition AD&D and Shadowrun, and "Demon Killer" part 5. WffiTE WOLF Magazine #11 (Fantasy Issue), "A Worm's Price" a fantasy adventure in Each of the issues is available for only an Oriental setting, "Peril at Stopover" for Warhammer Fan­ tasy Roleplay, the comclusion of "The Moon of Skulls" by 82.50 per magazine. Add 82 per order for Robert E. Howard, "Segment Jorune," "The Order of Her­ postage and mail to: mes" for Ars Magica, plus several new magic spells. 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