CONTENTS TH IS ISSUE : ED I TOR I AL, Greg Stafford ........................... 2 PAVIS NOTES, NEW MONSTERS, Steve Perrin ......... 7 SARTAR HIGH COUNCIL, Greg Stafford .............. 10 BACK TO BOARDGAMES, Glenn L. Williams .......... 18 MAP OF THE LUNAR EMPIRE, Greg Stafford ........ 23 GODS AND GODDESSES OF GLORANTHA: DE I TI ES OF DARKNESS, Greg Stafford ........ 24 SARTARI TE MAGIC REGIMENTS,Ray Turney and Greg Stafford ........................ 29 TROLL BALL, Greg Stafford ......................... 31 ART CREDITS THIS ISSUE TOM CLARK- Front Cover, 11, 21, 24, 26 Steve Oliff - 1 William Church - 2, 5, 9, 17, 20, 28, 31, 33, 34, 36 Steve Swenston - 4, 8, 16, 30, Back Cover Steve Lortz - 27, THE WYRM' S FOOTNOTES #77 , Copyright (c)1979 by Greg Stafford. Theives and Ill-doers Beware! Arachne Solara protects these contents! Address all letters, questions, Sampleweregild, etc. to THE CHAOSIUM,P.0.BOX 6302, Albany, file CA., 94706. Please enclose SASE for an answer. Thanks. Subscription information on page 22 HELLO AGAIN! Miniature Figures" is amusing but high­ This issue of WF is a Dragon Pass ly inaccurate. special, though I didn't plan it that Well, enough bitching for now on way. However, the King Arthur's Knight's that subject. I will just have to make article which I'd received and planned to official sounding noises I guess. And use had to undergo some test playing and who knows, with some fan support we might revision. Then I received some new KAK even make a showing! material which I am looking over and I will try to include it next issue. GAMEDESIGNER'S GUILD SHORT STICK FOR CHAOSIUMON SURVEYS There is a fledgling organization I don't mean to complain too much, forming called GDG. It is formed from but gosh, it sure would have been nice the game designers of the industry for if ANY of our games had been included purposes of raising the quality of games. is more of the surveys and/or contests. (Non-designers once had an Associate The Charles Roberts Awards were supremely Membership available to join but it was botched up with most of the manufactur- dropped from the charter because too few ers being left off of the nominating bal­ attended the meeting this year at Origins. lot. (Not that we expect to win those This year the GDG held their annual popularity contests, but at least we should awards selection by simply having each be given a fair chance!) Well, next year member list their estimates of the best the awards will be in the hands of a dif­ five game designs. The games with the most ferent committee and so we anticipate much votes won. This is a superb method of better results. voting, and any winners should be very Should I mention that S&T neglected honored to have been chosen by their fel­ to ever include our '78 Origins releases low professionals. in their Breifings column, even though we Note on the list that Lynn Willis' sent two sets of samples? Well, what LORDS OF THE MIDDLE SEA (published by should we expect ... CHAOSIUMlast summer). Congratulations! Then Metagaming forgot to include Other than the election and my any of our new games except RUNEQUESTon quitting there's never been much of in­ their latest survey, and RQ was listed terest to come from the guild. I quit as a boardgame! That hurt because I've because of that reason, and also because always considered that poll to be the their bimbo president is an unspeakably fairest and most indicitive of our par­ rude boor whose offenses are too much ticular field. *sigh* for me to ignore. At least we got included in the If you are a designer and are Strategists Club (TSR) ballot and the interested in receiving their annual HGWellsSample award ballot. My thanks to newsletter full of fileRandy Reed rot, whoever compiled those ballots. (How­ send your name, credentials, and $15 ever , isn't it time somebody put in to Randy Reed, 2803 Goodwood Rd., a catagory for FRP? Finding RUNEQUEST Baltimore, MD, 21214. (and better luck and Gamma World on the "Best Rules for than I had.) 2 OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTSOF MISC. NOTE JACK RADEYis a close friend who has just I recommend it highly if you are like me completed two major projects. The more and enjoy illos of naked women with wings. important one is the birth of his son Erik (and let's not forget to give Ina her JUDGES GUILD AND CHAOSIUMhave completed full due on this!). The second is the contract negotiations to allow them to maufacture play aides and scenario packs completion of his game KORSUNPOCKET. .for RUNEQUEST. I have not allowed them It is a 4-board 2400 unit-counter game to use my Glorantha as a base for their about a famous German/Soviet struggle RQ, but it is no secret that most campai-ns in 1944. I helped test play it and I can do not restrict them to my tiny world! give it my total recommendation. It ha­ Congratulations, and we all look forward several excellent shorter scenarios as to a plethora of fine material from them. well. The graphics are superb and will Paul Jaquays is currently working on a set the historical gaming world on its scenario, as are others. ear for its quality (again, congratula­ tions to Ina for the hard work on that!) ISAAC BONEWITZmust have finished his It is only $24 and worth every penny. latest Green Magic spells. Not only is If interested, contact PEOPLES WARGAMES AUTHENTICTHAUMATURGY back in print again 3972 Gardenia Pl., Oakland, CA., ' buthis original thesis on magic has just 94605. been reissued. It is his book REAL MAGIC and I recommend it without reservation' to ' STEVE SWENSTONhas plenty to crow about. anyone interested in the subject. It is He was a special guest at the Fantasy Symposium Feb 15-18, '79, and recently available for $6.95 (plus postage and tax) made several important drawing contracts from Creative Arts Book Company, 833 at Westercon '79. You'll remember Steve's Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA., 94710. Also, excellent work from WB&RMand other fine persons interested in the latest occult CHAOSIUMproducts. Also, we are VERY happenings are urged to subscribe to Isaac's PENTALPHAJOURNAL & DRUID CHRONICLER, or pleased that our latest book, CULTS OF PRAX, features a color cover by Steve. PJ&DC as we call it. Often naive, some­ Also, Steve has recently released a times silly, PJ&DC is an excellent source fine portfolio of drawings titled and_contact. It is only $5 for 8 issues, WOMENOF THE WIND. Elsewhere this issue available from Randall Millen Registry, is an illustrated announcement about it. 921 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto, CA., 94303. ORIGINS AWARDS H.G.WELLS AWARDS(For Miniatures) '79 "Best Historical Line" CHARLESROBERTS AWARDS Ral Partha:Days of the Empire "Best Pre-20th Century Game" "Best Fantasy/SF Line" Source of the Nile, Discovery Ral Partha: Fantasy Collectors Games Series "B est Tw entiethie Century Game" "Best Vehicular Line" To the Green Fields Beyond, GHQ: Modern Micro Armor SPI "Best Miniatures Rules, 1978" ''Best Fantasy/Future Game" Fire & Steel (GDW) Mayday, GDW "Best Physical Systems and Graphics" GAMEDESIGNER'S GUILD AWARDS Cross of Iron, AH (alphabetical order)° "Best Professional Magazine" Lobositz (Frank Chadwick) Fire and Movement, Baron Pub Lords of the Middle Sea (Lynn Willis) "BestSample Amatuer Magazine" Operation Crusader file (Frank Chadwick) Perfidious Albion Source of the Nile (Russel Maker & "Best Amatuer Game" David Weseley) Source of the Nile, Discovery To the Green Fields Beyond (David Games Isby) 3 SPECIAL HALL OF FAME: Tactics II WHAT'S NEW? Recent Releases from CHAOSIUM DIFFERENT WORLDSis surging ahead. It is Women of the Winds coming out regularly, on schedule, and #4 A Portfolio by Steve Swenston Limited Edition: will be released at Gencon. It is NOT A 1,000 signed and CHAOSIUMHOUSE ORGAN. This makes it unique numberedby the artist in the FRP field. Professionaly produce­ A Quality Product with contributions from the leading desi-ners ··Six Prints, 10"x 13" each and writers in the field. Take a look: , 1 Sent in an illustrated it is new and different. RAIDERS & TRADERS, by Don DuPont Bronze Age Donald is at it again. W,t Pinsom Productions This game is a strategic scale (1 turn 2800 Occidental Road, #25 is a generation!) economic game set in ta Rosa, California 95401 the ancient Aegean basin. Includes war of course (Poor economics much of the time), trading and diplomacy, optional ! god and oracles, etc. Has the prettiest / map in the game world yet,including ours! I Just $11.95. \I REICH, by Jonathan Michael A diplomatic game deazling with the unification of Germany in the 19th century. Several decks of cards keep / the game hopping but diplomacy is the key. Can be won in one round of combat ) \ and invasion, but will take a long time for someone to get that strong. Another full color map, money counters die-cut, etc. Only $11.95 from us. SNAKEPIPE HOLLOW,by Rudy Kraft and Greg Stafford PLATE IV The latest RQ scenario Pack, set in the worst end of Dragon Pass. Many possible scenarios to drag your char­ acters there, enough monsters to scare SP#3- MILITIA & MERCENARIES,by Ray the breastplate off a weaponsmaster, Turney NPCs, three "cave" maps, one overland The latest in computer-generated char­ map, encounter charts for all of them, acter/monster books. This is probably and designed for many many uses and the most valuable since it is all humans reuses. For just $4.95.