FILLING IN THE GAPS FOR OLD SCHOOL GAMERS Creature Feature Tactical Magic Mini-Adventure Amedio Potions The Monoliths 42 Vampire 60 and Scrolls 71 Inns, Taverns, Fall 2015 Issue 12 & Way Stations A Fighter, Magic-User, Amalric's & Cleric Shrine Walk Into faith is key A Bar this is not the joke you are looking for Monsters As A Playable Race not BTB … or is it? BONUS ARTICLE Luck Beyond The Roll a bit more helps Map 1: Gilfrey Roadhouse by M. W. Poort (AKA Fingolwyn) 2 & 12 Issue Number 12 V3I4 Fall 2015 & Magazine is published four times a year by the & The Staff Publishing Group. It is available for download at Chief Editor/Layout Bryan Fazekas http://and-mag.com/. Senior Editor Andrew Hamilton The rights to all material published herein belongs to the author(s) of the said work. Each has granted the & Proofing Editor Ralph Glatt Publishing Group the right to publish the materials in Art Director Del Teigeler this issue and any subsequent reprints or compilations. 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Ethan Sincox Thom Wilson & 12 3 The theme of this quarter's magazine is Inns, Taverns, and Way Stations Contents This Issue's Featured Articles Ecology of the Lonely Inn, by Bryan Fazekas................................................................................................................................. 7 Knights of the Hallowed Grave, by Dan Rasaiah........................................................................................................................ 11 The Tavern of Whyestill Cross, by Travis Range......................................................................................................................... 14 A Fighter, Magic-User, & Cleric Walk Into A Bar ..., by Dan Rasaiah...................................................................................... 22 Bonus Articles Faerie Society, by Andrew Hamilton.............................................................................................................................................. 25 Luck Beyond the Roll, by Thom Wilson........................................................................................................................................ 32 Can't Remember The Name, But The Fangs Look Familiar, by the Goblin's Henchman........................................................ 35 The Need for Speed, by Anthony Miller....................................................................................................................................... 40 Standard Columns Map 1: Gilfrey Roadhouse, by Fingolwyn...................................................................................................................................... 2 Featured Artist ................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 & Musings, by Bryan Fazekas........................................................................................................................................................... 6 Creature Feature: Amedio Vampire, by Lenard Lakofka............................................................................................................. 42 Friend or Foe: The Tinkers, by Bryan Fazekas.............................................................................................................................. 45 Toybox: Weapons Tables, by Nicole Massey ................................................................................................................................ 51 Spell Caster's Paradise I: Illusionist Spells, by Ian Slater........................................................................................................... 55 Spell Caster's Paradise II: Cleric Spells, by Ian Slater................................................................................................................. 58 Tactical Magic: Potions and Scrolls, by Ian Slater....................................................................................................................... 60 The Brewmaster: Monsters As Playable Race, by Timothy Connolly........................................................................................ 65 One Page Dungeon: A Dire Need ..., by Ethan Sincox ............................................................................................................... 69 Mini-Adventure: The Monoliths, by Andrew Hamilton ............................................................................................................. 71 Hex Crawls: North Hills and Northride Regions, by Andrew Hamilton.................................................................................. 77 The Gaming Gourmet: Leftover Brunswick Stew, by Doug Rector.......................................................................................... 83 Featured Fiction: Amalric's Shrine, by Dan Rasaiah................................................................................................................... 84 For Further Reading, by Ron Redmond......................................................................................................................................... 93 & Magazine on the Net ................................................................................................................................................................. 94 Map 2: Inns, Taverns, & Domiciles, by Fingolwyn ..................................................................................................................... 95 4 & 12 Featured Artist Interior Art Since our first issue, & Magazine has featured amateur This month's cover artist is Caleb Horowitz. artists and given them a place to strut their stuff. This issue's artists are: John Frederick Vampire..................................................................................42 Potion Bottle 1........................................................................60 Potion Bottle 2........................................................................62 Spellbook ................................................................................63 Cory "Shonuff" Gelnett Lupin......................................................................................66 Umpleby.................................................................................68 Standing Stones .....................................................................72 Tim Harper Electric Brain .........................................................................44 Caleb Horowitz Wand......................................................................................59 Pegataur.................................................................................67 Lion & the Sun.......................................................................84 Beer ........................................................................................88 Soup .......................................................................................90 Barmaid..................................................................................16 Mop Boy.................................................................................17 Martin H Fighter Cleric MU Walk into A Bar ......................................23 Elf MU ...................................................................................36 Since Caleb's art graced the cover of our premier issue, he Doppelganger .........................................................................65 is our "oldest" artist. This issue is his fifth outing, Vampire..................................................................................68