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NEWS
bring fear and trepid-
ation? Then ring LA
(Lycanthropes
Anonymous)
MIDG RDI N
A newly discovered fungus could
pose a dire threat t o human life. This
startling report has been made by
Chaosium in their new Call of
Cthulhu adventure The Fungi from
Yuggoth. team of adventure rs is
being assembled to try and counter
the threat. To help them Chaosium
have also published a newly revised
edition of Call of Cthu lhu, the role-
playing game set in the mythos of
H.
P. Lovecraft.
For those unable t o join the team
to fight the fungi threat, Theatre of
the Mind Enterprises have released
news of other Cthulhu horrors in
their new scenario, Whispers from
the Abyss.
B Movie Video
Nasties
'They Want Our Women ' scream
the banners for Bug-Eyed Monsters,
the latest S F game to be granted gen-
eral release. West End G ames, the
publishers, stated that this is not a
video nasty, but a B-movie spoof
designed by Greg Costikyan, the
designer of the classic The Creature
that Ate Sheboygan.
NEWS
IN
BRIEF
'Mushrooms are a
threat to mankind'
claims top report
World aid programme revised
T S R have just released a revised and
repackaged edition of The World of
Greyhawk, a complete fantasy world
settmg for use with their fantasy role-
playing game, Advanced Dungeons
Dragons.
Also on view on their stand at the
recent HIA show in America were a
series of adult adventure modules for
A D D featuring some spectacular
cover artwork. These are not yet
available but should be out in a few
months time.
Ringing the changes
The next issue of
White Dwarf
fea-
tures Minis Tirith, a Warhammer
scenario based on the famous siege
in Lord of the Rings; part two of the
solo adventure Castle of Lost Souls;
further explorations of role-playing
games in The Name of the Game;
plus all the regular features and
more.
Volunteers for an expedition to cap-
Angry letters exchanged
turepecies rarere beingpecimenoughtf inn Safarilien
Ship, Adventure lofor Traveller, the
on Rogue Trader issue
SF role-playing game by Gome
Designers' Workshop. GDW have
also released Adventure
11
Links with Far East established
Silence was maintained in the face of
stem cross-examination in the Citadel
following n exchange of letters earlier
this month. Was there a Rogue Trader
in the house? A spokesperson for
Citadel Miniatures stated that there
was no question of impropriety, and
Expedition
organised to capture
rare specimen
Denis Skinhead, enquired if it would
be subtitled 'Lost in Space'.
In the meantime, speculation is
rife. This Sunday's Aerial Observant
pubtished conclusive evidence that
Citadel's latest boxed set,of minia-
ture figures has links with the Far
Arcturus Station, a sort of ten-little-
vargr murder mystery, and T he
Traveller Adventure, a series of
linked scenarios in one large
softback book.
The British are
that eveiything was above board o n
East. Pictured here are several of the
Rogue Trader, their new S F role- figures. They are obviously Oriental
coming
playing system. When asked when a
Heroes
and can be seen in the shops In fact the have arrived. Games
full statement might be forthcoming,
now. Workshop (bs) is now up and run-
the spokesperson announced that the In the meantime, the public ning in Maryland. US gamesters
full boxed details would be published demand for a clarifyink statement on should now find it easier to grab their
in July. The hon member for Antarcs,
the Rogue Trader issue is growing. copies of White Dwarf and Games
I
Workshop's games Talisman,
Battlecars, Judge Dredd, Dr W h o
and also Citadel M iniatures. Leading
the invasion is John Olsen who is d i p
lomatically suited (American father
and British mother) for the job. He
will be at Origins and GenC on with
all the new releases. People who
can't wait that long should write to
John at Games Workshop
US) , P
Box 2537, Gaithersburg, MD 20870.
Space war a reality
Warfare in mace comes one sten
I
nearer with ihe news that F SI
have released Star Trek
I I
an exDan-
suitable case for
treatment?
Mayfair Games have released a
series entitled Role Aids. This series is
currently available and includes the
following scenario titles: Dragons of
Weng T'Sen, Elves, The Contract,
Swordthrust, Evil Ruins and Ship-
wrecker and the su ~ ~ l e me n tark
Cityport not trapped
by rate capping
Elders of the city council stated that
they were not trapped as a result of
government rate capping moves but
by the release of Steve Jackson's
latest book in his Sorcery series pub-
lished by Penguin. Khare Cityport
o f T r am is a solo fantasy adventure
slon set for t he ~ rtar Trek ro~ e -~ ; l a ~ -
Ing game, whlch simulates starship
combat. Other new products In th e~ r
successful Star Trek range are the
Star Trek Screen, a referee's screen,
and the scenarios The Vanished,
Denialof Destiny, Demand of Honour
and Termination 1456 which is only
usable with the Klingon pack.
One out. one in
IFolk detailing the cuitiue and origins i" the'stvle of the ~ i p h s n p an tasv
I
Since ioininr the Whi t e Dw ar f team.
of trolls, or&, goblins, kobolds land
gnolls. All these items are boldly
labelled
suitable for use with
Advanced Dungeons Dragons,
however, T S R who hold the regis-
tered trade mark for Advanced Dun-
geons Dragons are expected to
have something
tosa y on the matter.
Mayfair have also released The
Forever Wa r, a board game based on
the book.
Gamebooks .
Puffin have also released three
new titles in the
Fighting Fantasy
series: Deathtrap Dungeon and
Island of the Lizard King, both by
Ian Livingstone, while the third title
is Fighting Fantasy in which Steve
Jackson de scr~ bcs ow to create and
run multiplayer Fighting Fantasy
adventures along with two mini-
adventures.
Ian ~" ar sh longer has time to pub-
lish his zine Dragonlords. So it's
Dragonlords RIP after issue 22.
But this month sees the first issue
of Warlock, the quarterly Fighting
Fantasy magazine edited by Steve
Jackson and Ian Livingstone and
published by Penguin. No
1
contains
a revised Warlock
of
Firetop Moun -
tain adventure, a map of the kingdom,
new monsters and m a~ oi ng ints.
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