Sample file D~ / A·-~ ~ ~~ NE1"W0Rl( 2 NEW YORK: 15-year-old play er/DM of D&D, AD&D, STAR FRONTIERS games with 4 years experience ne eds a new group for gaming and esta blishing an RPGA Network club, if possible. Contact: Len Valure, 45 North Regent CANADA: I am looking for people with MASSACHUSETIS: ATTENTION Street, Port Chester, NY 10573 or call whom I could play the D&D® game, GAMERS Int erested in forming an 914-937-2764. AD&D® game, or any other similar role­ RPGA"' Network club (The Fantasy playing game. I also would like to find Gamer's Guilcl) in the NW Mass. area? OHIO: Experienced players & DMs in interested new players willing to play a Send an SASE to: Costa Valhouli, 56 the Zanesville/Muskingum County area new RPG entitled ROBOTECH. Write: Hoyt Road, Bradford, MA. 01830. There wanted by Games, Inc. We pla y most Stephane Gauthier, 3013 Gaston, Laval, will be a newsletter (The Vorpal Blade), games and we have an age limit of 15 Quebec, H7P 1H5 or Phone: (514) 622- and meetings. Writers, artists, ideas yrs. & up. Call 453-2091 and leave your 4391. wanted. name and phone number & we will get in touch with you. Tod Ross. FINLAND: Wanted - I'm a DM without MASSACHUSETIS: For sale - As­ a party. Help!! I need players in Fin­ sorted boxed games, some AD&D hard­ PENNSYLVANIA: 13-year-old would land. Contact me: A. Stuart Tannehill cover books, many AD&D modules and like to start an RPG club in the Easton Alppikatu 19C, 00530 Hel sinki, Fin­ pla y aids, plu s unavailable back issues area. Main interests are D&D, STAR land. of DRAGON and White Dwarf maga­ FRONTIERS , Car Wars an d MARVEL zines. To find out more write: Ed Me­ SUPER HEROES game (Regular or CALIFORNIA: 14-year-old male look­ serve, 65 Stone Root Lan e, Concord, Advanced Rules). Contact: Charles ing for pen pal or possibly gaming part­ MA. 01742 . Pr ices are ba sed on condi­ Schindler at 2033 Arndt, Easton, PA. ner. My intere sts are AD&D game, DR. tion of item and purcha se pri ce. 18042 or call 252-5167. Is willing to WHO, and I'm willing to learn others. learn others EXCEPT AD&D. Contact: Jamie Williams, 3091 Chip­ MISSOURI: Want ed - Out of print RPG penham Drive, San Jos e, CA. 95132. Or Games and magazines. Especially one PENNSYLVANIA: Looking for role­ call (408) 272-2722. called Witchhun t. Contact: Cary Lay­ players and stra tegists in Conshohoken­ ton, Route 5, Box 241, Perryville, MO. Roxborough area (or anybody near ILLINOIS: Int elligent 19-year-old, 63775 or (314) 547-6919. there) to join a small group of play ers recentl y moved, seeks other 17-22 year hoping to get larger. We play a wide olds for gaming group. I play and ref­ NEW HAMPSHIRE: I, Kossack the range of games, please contact: Derrick eree AD&D game, Oriental Adventures, Conqueror, have discovered a new land . Loris, 2038 Wister ia Lane, Lafayette Call of Cthulhu, Trav eller and Jo in me in a computerized Pla y-By-Mail Hill s, PA. 19444 or call (215) 825-4082. MARVEL SUPER HEROES"' game. I'm adventure set on a new world. Instruc ­ interested in playing Jorune and tions and set-up are free. Turns cost 50 TEXAS: LARGE ORC ARMY UP FOR Warhamm er. Contact: Dave Jezi ersk i, cents each . I await your reply. Contact: TRADE: Are there any wargamers 6732 W 64th Plac e, Apt 2E, Chicago, IL. Criss Bub acz, 17 Meadow Lane, Sun­ interested in making an even trade for 60638. cook, NH 03275 . Phon e: (603) 485-3315. 385 ORC Soldiers, if so send me a SASE telling me what you have to trad e, like MARYLAND: Looking for AD&D NEW JERSEY : WANTED - Small band other role playing games and if possible game play ers ages 15-21 in the Pik es­ of adventurers lookin g for mature, intel­ another large army. Send SASE to: ville area. Please write to Jean Borde, ligent AD&D game players in the Mid­ Jimm y Nugent, 602 East Alabama P. 0 . Box 32466, Pik esville, Baltimore, dlesex, Somerset, and/or Hunt erdon Street, Wharton, TX 77488. MD. 21208. county areas. Experienced unnecessary, ages 25 + and female players wel­ VIRGINIA : Southwestern Virginia MARYLAND: I am a first-level player comed. Contact: Jor ge Ocasio, 224 F gamers looking for other gamers partic­ with knowledge of the game but no Craig Road , N eshanic Station, NJ ularly interested in AD&D game and playin g experienc e seeking a local pa ­ 08853, (203) 782-7316. possibly learning Cyborg Commando. tient DM to get me starte d in the D&D We would like to form a club or team to or AD&D games . Please write to Carol NEW JERSEY: 14-year-old gamer with attend this year's GEN CON® Game Mathews , 3903 Napoleon Pla ce, Bowie, exper ience in D&D game who also Fair in August. Prefer 2-3 year's gam­ MD. 20716. games in AD&D, STAR FRONTIERS ® ing experience & 18 years or older. game, an d GANGBUSTERS"' game, Contact: Matt Hart 495 Church St., MARYLAND : WANTED - Gamers and seeks other gamers in Sout h J ersey Christiansburg, Va. 24073-1543. Phone: gaming groups in the Washington, DC­ area. Write: Matt Elwell, 38 West Ave­ (703) 382-2145. Metro area (include s Montgomer y nue, Woodstown, NJ 08098. County, PG County, and Northern VA). WISCONSIN: WANTED DESPER ­ Contact: Andrew Martin , Gamers Guild NEW JERSEY: WANTED - Experi­ ATELY Issues 9, 10, 25 of the of Mont gomerySample County, 716 Roxboro enced AD&D gamers for Par sippany , NJ POLYHEDRON"' file Newszine. If you are Rd., Rockvill e MD. 20850. Or call (301) club. Call Jame s (201) 334-4164 willing to part with these issues, sen d a 424 -2115, Hour s: Wed. Noon-2 p.m., Sat. letter stating cost and condition to: J ean 3-5 p.m. Mooney, P. 0. Box 689, Williams Bay, WI 53191. p 0 L y H E D R 0 N 3 Volume 8, Number 2 Issue #40, March, 1988 SPECIAL MODULE FEATURE 9 The New Janeeva Herald -Prognosticator , Final Edition - by Michael Selinker Ace news reporters stumble upon a story that could cost them their lives in this GAMMA WORLD®game scenario that was used as an RPGA"' Network tournament. FEATURES About the Cover 6 The Crltlcal Hit - by Errol Farstad These intrepid adventurers aren't Dungeoneer 's Suruiual Guide and Wilderness Suruiual Guide are examined by really Jost, they're just examining our reviewer. the map to make sure they don't miss any local points of interest. 7 Arcane Academe - by Jeff Martin Art by Joseph Pillsbury. Thach an old character new tricks by cleverly using potions and other magic items. 8 The Living City 's Black Lotus - by Rollin Ehlenfeldt Stroll into the Black Lotus , an apothecary shop with special clients. 2 3 Night of the Wolf - by Lisa Stevens The fire-wielding mage Lupus Mortus, from Lion Rampant 's Ars Magica game, is on a mission. Woe be to those who stand in his way. Ars Magica and AD&D® game satistics for Lupus are also presented. 28 Roll For Surprise - by Roger Moore Generate some inte rest in new heroes and heroines by giving them old names. Pub lisher Mike Cook DEPARTMENTS Editor Jean Rabe 4 Notes From HO - by Jean Rabe Taking a look at the new POLYHEDRON"' Newszine. Assistant Edito rs Skip Williams 5 Letters - from the members. Guy McLimore Art Director Roger Raupp Prod uction Staff Kim Janke Stephanie Tabat Sylvia Deering SampleSharon Simonis file p 0 L y H E D R 0 N 4 Notes From HO It was time for a change. The Editor and other editorial articles from Moving Ah ead POLYHEDRON"' Newszine hadn't HQ will have a polyhedron dice near changed much in appearance since it the headlines. Other regular features, The bulk of the content of the next came out 39 issues ago. However, the such as Arcane Academe, will have an several POLYHEDRON Newszines has Network had been changing and grow­ outline head line. Roger said it took him been selected to keep the Newszine on ing and improving. Because of that, we about two weeks to create the new de­ schedule. Next issue will feature an thought it was time for the sign (in between working on DRAGON AD&D® game Oriental Adventures POLYHEDRON Newszine to improve and DUNGEON magazines) . He said he scenario called Wedding Party. The also. is especially proud of the overall look author is member Robert Farnsworth of So now you see our new cover design and the graph ic tidbits he included, Orlando, Florida. The adventure was and the new typography we've adopted. such as the graph design on the cover. used as the Oriental Adventures tour­ We will still keep many old, familiar nament at the GEN CON®20 Game elements of the Newszine, such as Ar­ The Name Game Revisited Fair. The Notes From HQ column will cane Academe, The Critical Hit, the address the revised point system and MARVEL SUPER HEROES"' game RPGA"' Network members have been will include charts detailing the point column, Fun In Games, Letters, and a given the pleasurab le responsibility of breakdowns between player and judge Ravens Bluff(Living City) entry. And naming the D&D®game world featured levels. we'll still have an adventure in each in the Gazetteer products.