White Wolf Magazine 23

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Runes

By Stewart Wieck. The promised reaction to the recent Reader Survey, including another very interesting figure.

Stewart was disappointed with the poor reaction from readers over the fiction serial "Demon Killer". Despite that, over half of the reader survey asked to continue to feature fiction in the Magazine. Thus Stewart makes a promise that all future fiction going forward will be game-related.

From the Pack

Our new letters column continues.

Giving the Devil his Due

By Jonathan Tweet and Mark Rein-Hagen. The Creators of the Ars Magica FRPG help those of you who can't do without these evil creatures in your campaigns.

Shadowrun Novice Archtypes

By Lance Webber, Art by Richard Thomas. The archetypes in the SR rules are already advanced in skill. Here's your chance to build from Day One. Also, it's pronounced arketype.

The Key and The Gate

By Chris Hind, Art by Tom Dow. A Call of Cthulhu adventure for investigators capable of piecing clues together (and surviving a few strange encounters!).

Drought at Dirty Ernies

By Clay Gibson, Art by Dan Frazier. An adventure for the new Age of Ruin by one of the game's designers. The chases at the end are right out of Mad Max.

Tabletop News

By Ken Cliffe. You know Ken can review miniatures, now see how well he photographs them. Plus, a Brush with Destiny continues.

PBM Corner

By Edward Schoonover. The programmer for RSI Hyborian War PBM game explains how he translated the work of Robert E. Howard into a PBM format. Part one of series of reports on how famous fiction has been translated into PBM games.

Play by Mail Game Review

Reviewed by Dale Cook. Dale reviews Eckert Gaming Group's Death and Sorrow PBM game. Welcome back, Dale.

Reign Storm

By Christopher Earley, Art by Richard Thomas. An interesting encounter for any characters in any fantasy game. Be ready to use your wits, because fighting these opponents will win you little. FRPG encounter for characters of any level.

Feature Review: Battle Tech Center

Reviewed by Lisa Stevens. Lisa gives her impression of the new Battletech Center in Chicago. FASA Corp. has heralded a new era in computer gaming.

Capsule Reviews

By various writers (Lisa Stevens, Stewart Wieck, Stephan Wieck). Our longest review section to date. We look at over a dozen new game products.

Reviews of AD&D Adventures, Chill, AD&D 2nd Edition: The Complete Handbooks: Fighter, Priest, Thief and Wizard; Cyberspace: CyberRogues, Shadowrun: The Grimoire, GURPS Cyber-punk, Torg The Nile Empire Sourcebook, AD&D: Ravenloft: Realm of Terror, Cyberspace: Sprawlgangs & Megacorps and Role Aids: Witches.

The Silicon Dungeon

By Jim Trunzo, Computerizing your Campaign. Jim changes pace a bit this issue and gives several suggestions on how to use your computer as a GMing assistant. Game reviews continue next issue.

On the Horizon

If you liked this issue, then just wait 'til you see what we have planned for next time. White Wolf Magazine just keeps getting better.

Next is White Wolf's third anniversary issue. December 1987 is when issue #8 of the magazine was released, and that was our first issue with a full color cover. To celebrate, we are printing an article each for many of the most popular RPGs in the next issue.

• 1. Background material for TORG.
• 2. Shadowrun short adventure from Assistant Editor Stephan Wieck.
• 3. New Spells for AD&D.
• 4. Short article for Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay.
• 5. Ars Magica, "In the Shadow of the Magi," adventure.
• 6. All of this plus our regular features.