An Old Favorite Returns to Southeastern Wisconsin Winter Fantasy 1990 January 5th-7th The Ramada Airport - Milwaukee, WI Winter Fantasy 1990 is sponsored by the RPGA™ Network. Featuring Network-sanctioned events: AD&D® Game Grand Masters AD&D Game Masters AD&D Game Feature AD&D Game Benefit Tournament MARVEL SUPER HEROES™ Game Feature Tournament TOP SECRET/SI™ Game Tournament Paranoia And Others Gamers don't live by dice alone, so we also are offering Saturday morning breakfast at 7:00 AM for the paltry sum of $7.50. (Gaming starts promptly at 8:30.) And on Sunday we offer brunch and a Network Members meeting. Brunch is served at noon, meeting to follow. Cost for the brunch is $10.00. A writer's seminar, hosted by the POLYHEDRON™ Newszine's editorial staff will be held late Saturday afternoon. Bring your ideas and manuscripts for Newszine articles and tournaments. Admission at the door for the weekend is $15.00 (plus meal fees). Discount Pre-registration for Network Members Only is $10.00 before November 1st, 1989. (Pre-registration for non-members is $12.00.) All gaming is free - except the benefit tournament, which requires a $5.00 donation . Games are available on site on a first come, first served basis. Limited Pre-registration for games is available to Network Members. The fee is $2.00 for the weekend. Your $2.00 guarantees you four games of your choice, indicate choices on the form below. Rooms at the Ramada cost $56.00 a night for double occupancy. For reservations call the Ramada at (414) 764-5300. Be sure to mention Winter Fantasy. ,-------------------------------------7WINTER FANTASY 1990 PRE-REGISTRATION FORM Membership No . __________ I 0 Network Member Pre-registration ($10.00) 0 Non Member Pre-registration ($12.00) I Q Saturday Breakfast ($7.50) Q Sunday Brunch ($10.00) I Q Network Member Game Pre-registration I ($2.00 for four games. indicate choices below) I AD&DGames I O Grand Masters O Masters QFeature QBenefit ($5.00 donation) I 0 MARVEL SUPER HEROES Game QTOP SECRET/SI Game O PARANOIA Game I Name: ________________________ ___ _________ _ I I Address'-------------------------------------Sample file I I I Send convention registration to: Winter Fantasy 1990, PO Box 515, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 I L Enclose a check or money order for the appropriate amount. Do not send cash. _____ _J Sample file 2 RPGA,.. Network Open and Masters events. Network tournaments include the AD&D game, MARVEL SUPER HEROES"' game, TOP SECRET /SJ.'"" game, and GAMMA WORLD®game. Four tracks CONTACT 7, Car Wars, Diplomacy (Youngstown 10- of panels and work shops are planned, September 29th-October 1st player variant), Champions, Runequest, along with a masquerade, art show and Come to the Ramada Inn . Hwy. 41 and many more FRP, boardgame, and print shop, video rooms, art and con­ North in Evansville, IN. Guest of Honor miniatures events. Also offered are a signment auctions, con suite, and more! is Andrew J. Offutt . Other guests in­ miniatures painting contest and an For information on attending or judg­ clude George "Lan" Laskowski, Rick auction. Advan ced regi stration is $10 ing, send a self-addressed, stamped Dunning, and Arlan Andrews as 'Toast­ for the weekend; registration at the envelope to: DRAGON CON '89, Box master. Events include Network sanc­ door is $15. 'lb receive pre-registration 47696 , Atlanta, GA 30362. tioned gaming, closed-circut television information send your address and a programs, art show, dealers ' room , 24- stam p to: Eric Paperman , Con Dir ector, OCTOBERFEST GAMING, hour hospitality suite, and a masquer ­ 418 Vliet Blvd , Cohoes, NY 12047. For October 21-23 ade. Membership is $15 until lodging information contact the Detroit 's yearly Halloween game con­ September 1st , $20 thereafter. For more Schenectady Ramada Inn 518-370-7151. vention will be sponsored by the Detroit information write: Contact 7, P.O. Box Gaming Center and the City of Detroit 3894, Evansville, IN 4 7737-3894 , or call DRAGON CON '89, October 6-8 Recreation Department . The location is 812-853-5730 . This event will be held at the OMNI the Lighthouse Recreation Center in Intern at ional Hot el and Convention Detroit. Meet Erick Wujcik, designer of COUNCIL OF FIVE NATIONS 15, Center in Atlanta , Georgia. Guests the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, October6-8 include: Anne McCaffrey, Wes Craven, Revised RECON, and Ninjas & Super­ The Schenectady Wargamers Associa­ Michael Whelan , Andrew Greenberg, spies role-playing games. Events in ­ tion will host this convention at the Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, Gary clude a variety of role-playing games, Ramada Inn in Schenectady, NY. It Gygax, Richard Garriott, Robert seminars, and a role-playing costume offers Network events, includin g a Mas ­ Asprin, Lynn Abbey, and Larry Elmore. contest. There will be no dealers. Ad­ ters tournament. There also will be Pre -registration (through September mission is free. For more information several AD&D® game tournaments and 15th ) is $30.00. Fantasy role -playing, write: Erick Wujcik , P.O. Box 1623, single -round events. Also featured are strategic , miniatures, and computer Detroit, MI 48231, or call 313-833-3016. Battl ete ch miniatures battles , a Star gaming is offered in more than 100 Fleet Battle s tournament, Civilization, featured tournaments including General Gamers, we want you! Join Dragonslayers Unlimited, a nationwide , RPGA Network club ofrole players and play -by-mail gamers! The club publi shes its own newszine and runs contests and member -sponsored PBMs. Dues are $14 Michigan 15-year-old male gamer North Carolina Wanted: RPGA Net­ a year. However , to preview the club seeks pen pal. Interested in the work members to form official Network through it s newszine without obliga­ STAR FRONTIERS ®game, club. Contact: Dave Hill, P.O. Box tion, send $2 to: Jeff Young, 88 Mallard GAMMA WORLD® game, D&D® game, 21003, Greensboro, NC 27420. Run , Maumee , OH 43537. Traveller, and Traveller 230Q. I'm will ­ General I'm looking for used RPG s at ing to learn others . Contact: Peter In­ Ohio Wanted: Someone who lives in low prices. If you've got graham, 5944 S. Hogenson Rd, the Wellington or Oberlin area to start Scottville, MI 49454 . GAMMA WORLD game, Star Wars, a club for the AD&D game or D&D Teenage Mutan t Ninja Turtles , game. Write Jake Millspaw , 18123 TOP SECRET /SJ.'"" game, or the Minnesota Creative 14-year-old male Quarry Rd., Wellington , OH 44090. looking for players and GMs. I play the FORGOTTEN REALMS'"" Campaign AD&D® game, GAMMARAUDERS'"" Setting, contact: Ian Eller, RD 112,Box Virginia Lost in the wilderness. Two 161-B, Upper Blade , Eddy, PA 18972. game, MARVEL SUPER HEROES'"" adventurers are looking for a DM and game, Nehwon, Teenage Mutant Ninja play ers. We play the D&D game, AD&D General DRAGON®Magazine s­ Turtles, Jame s Bond , and Twilight game, GANGBUSTERS ® game, massive collection of mint condition 2000. I amSample looking for more. I have had STAR FRONTIERS game, back issuesfile from /11to current, and almost five years experience with the GAMMA WORLD game, and large collection of role -playing items. D&D game, four years with th e AD&D DAWN PATROL® game. Contact Claire Send self-addres sed-stamped-envelope to game. Contact: Mike Scholl, 12135 50th and Bill Bri"\rton, 4001 C Spring Pond receive price list. Write to: Tim Stabosz, Avenue North, Plymouth, MN 55442, or Pl., Apt. 202, Fairfax, VA 22033. 45 Country Manor Lane, Orland Park, call 612-559-3258 . IL 60462, or call 312-361-2999. 0 p 0 L y H E D R 0 N 3 Volume 9, Number 5 Issue #49, September, 1989 SPECIAL MODULE FEATURE 7 Cataclysm, Part Two - by Michael Sellnker Illustrated by Angela Bostick. FEATURES 16 The Mutant 's Armory Part Ill - by Kim Eastland Now that you have equipped your GAMMA WORLD® game PCs with gun s, About the Cover grenades , and explosives , it 's time to put them into armor. A halfling caretaker deals with an 19 The New Rogues Gallery - by Matthew Taylor unwelcome vis itor outside of The The Heroes of Shadowguard, a stalwart bunch brought together by a vam ­ For -Rest Inn, a Living City estab ­ pire, are waiting to move into your campaign. lishment . Art by Keith Parkinson. 21 Glathrlcon Photo Page - by Skip WIiiiams and Jean Rabe 2 2 Ghostbusters Revisited West End Games announces the release of Ghostbuster s International. 2 3 Step by Step - by Fran Hart Planning a gaming convention is a manageable task when following a step ­ by-step plan for success. 2 4 Cure Light Wounds - by Steve Winter Steve, who has been involved with the AD&D® 2nd Edition game project for the past two years , looks at the new Player's Handbook. Publisher 26 Screening The Game - by Brad Probert Mike Cook Making your own game master screens will personalize your cam paign. 2 8 The Living City - by Michael Sellnker Editor The For-Rest Inn, an un usual establishment nestled in a garden, is filled Jean Rabe with whimsical and magical personalities. Assistant Editor 31 The Bard 's Corner - by Jeff MIiis and Toni Cobb Skip Williams Inside Back Maller Cover - Jack Mooney & Sons Circus A contest for Network members who have a little sawdust in their vein s. Contrib uting Editor Guy McLimore Production Staff EDITORIAL Angelika Lokotz 4 Notes From HO - by Jean Rabe Paul Hanchette The Gateway 'lb Ravens Bluff, The Living City opens. Sylvia Deering Sharon Simonis 5 Letters - from the members Debbie Poutsch DEPARTMENTS 2 Convention Announcements and Classified Advertisements Sample6 With Great Power - by WIiiiam Tracy file More inte rna tiona l superheroes are offered up for your adventures .