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Chaosium Digest Volume 01 Number 01
Chaosium Digest Volume 1, Number 1
Date: Sunday, January 31 1993
Number: 1 of 2
Contents:
More Feast Events (Eric Rowe) PENDRAGON
Two New Round Table Knights (Shannon Appel) PENDRAGON
A Chaosium Catalog (Shannon Appel) MISC
Editor's Note:
It looks like the Chaosium Digest is taking off pretty well. I'm
quite impressed by the response that I've gotten. As of the sending
of this Digest, there are 56 people on the list. Not bad at all for a
first week.
This week's digests will pretty much fit the pattern that the later
ones will follow (unless I get interesting suggestions from the list).
I've put 25k as the upper limit on Digest size, so that people on
certain commercial services can receive it. Whenever I have more than
25k of submissions to send out in a week, I'll split things among a
couple of digests. Things won't necessarily by split equally. I'm
going to try and set game systems apart when I can. Every single
Sunday night, I will send something out. If I don't have enough for a
Digest, at the least, I'll send out a list of articles in the queue,
to let you all know the list is still alive.
For this first two digests, I've pulled a handful of articles from a
Stormbringer list that I tried to get running a bit over a year ago.
The list unfortunately went belly up, but some of the articles are
still of interest. Also, I've included a few things I wrote up as
well as the first two articles I received from subscribers. Thanks
much to John Davis and Eric Rowe.
Now, I'm looking for things to include in next week's mail. Please
send articles to me at this address. I'd especially love to see some
discussion on Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium's one big name game that I
didn't cover this week. Until next time.
Shannon
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From: Eric Rowe <rowe@soda.berkeley.edu>
Subject: More Feast Events
System: Pendragon
Here's more fun things that can happen at a feast.
[this can be used as an alternative to the table on page 114 of
Knights Adventurous -sda]
1: Someone chokes on a bone. First aid to save. Fumble leads to death.
Failure means person took 1d6 damage.
2: Messenger arrives with important announcement. Good scenario
lead-in.
3: A player notices another knight abusing a serving maid verbally.
Did she deserve it? Or is he just an uncouth fellow. Just/Arbitrary.
4: One of the entertainers makes a serious blunder. Do the players
insult him? Or do they applaud as if it had not occurred?
Merciful/Cruel
5: The feast goes on late into the night. Do you stay or insult the
host by leaving? Energetic/Lazy
6: Someone challenges a player to a game between courses. His skill is
3d6. He wagers 10d on the outcome.
7: A player gets a terrible case of gas. Does he leave and offend the
host? Or does he stay and offend his neighbors? Courtesy or
Modest/Proud
8: A rumor is going around besmirching the reputation of a lady.
Intrigue to find the source. Do the players know the lady? Is the
rumor true? Does her honor need defending?
9: An attempt at assassination by a servant. Awareness. Who is the
target? Who is behind the attempt? Why?
10: An event of religous significance. Perhaps a vision or the
appearance of a stranger. Religion. Is a quest called for?
eric
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From: Shannon Appel <appel@erzo.berkeley.edu>
Subject: Two New Round Table Knights
System: Pendragon
Following are two former player characters from an old Pendragon
campaign that I ran last year. They were both rather interesting
fellows who became Knights of the Round Table very shortly after it
was founded. They might make interesting NPCs for other people's
Pendragon campaigns.
AMLYN TRIADADD, KNIGHT OF THE ROUND TABLE, "THE NEKKID KNIGHT" [517]
Name: Amlyn Triadadd Siz: 15 Damage: 5d6
Homeland: Huntington Dex: 13 Healing Rate: 3
Culture: Cymric/Christian Str: 18 Movement Rate: 3
Lord: Earl of Logres Con: 15 Hit Points: 28
Glory: 7382 App: 12 Unconscious: 7
Shield: A gold cross upon a blue background.
PERSONALITY TRAITS SKILLS COMBAT SKILLS
Chaste 11 / Lustful 9 Awareness 10 Battle 6
Energetic 13 / Lazy 7 Boating 2 Horsemanship 15
Forgiving 16 / Vengeful 4 Chirurgery 1 Sword 17
Generous 12 / Selfish 8 Compose 3 Lance 15
Honest 9 / Deceitful 11 Courtesy 9 Dagger 4
Just 12 / Arbitrary 8 Dancing 2 Spear 5
Merciful 9 / Cruel 11 Faerie Lore 3
Modest 9 / Proud 11 First Aid 10 HORSES
Pious 11 / Wordly 9 Flirting 5
Prudent 9 / Reckless 11 Folk Lore 2 Charger
Temperate 10 / Indulgent 10 Gaming 9 6d6 Damage
Trusting 12 / Suspicious 8 Hawking 3
Valorous 17 / Cowardly 3 Heraldry 2
Hunting 6
Directed: Suspicious Saxons +2 Intrigue 7
Orate 3
PASSIONS Play Harp 18
Amor (Guenever) 12 Read Latin 3
Hate (Saxons) 7 Recognize 5
Honor 10 Religion 6
Hospitality 10 Singing 3
Love (family) 11 Stewardship 2
Loyalty (Earl Robert) 18 Swimming 3
Loyalty (Friends) 10 Tourney 1
Loyalty (King Arthur) 7
EQUIPMENT
Reinforced Norman Chain + Helm (12 pts)
Sword
BACKGROUND & PERSONALITY
Amlyn first gained a name for himself when he defended a crone against
a knight she had once ensorcelled. He stood bravely against that
knight, despite the fact that he had no sword and no armor. Since
then, he has often taken to removing his armor when the most serious
battles are upon him. Men who recognise Amlyn quake in their boots
when they see him taking off his armor, for they know that death or
mortal wound are likely soon to follow. Arthur was impressed by
Amlyn's reckless bravery, and it was for that that he made him a
knight of the round table.
MICHRULAN, CHIVALROUS KNIGHT OF THE ROUND TABLE [517]
Name: Michrulan Siz: 15 Damage: 5d6
Homeland: Lindsey Dex: 8 Healing Rate: 3
Culture: Cymric/Christian Str: 13 Movement Rate: 2
Lord: Earl of Logres Con: 16 Hit Points: 31
Glory: 5371 App: 14 Unconscious: 8
Distinctive Featuers: Prematurely Gray Beard, Thin
Shield: A red backed shield with Chevronels covering the lowering two
thirds. The first and third of these bands are silver. Two silver
stars lie to the top right and top left of the Chevronels. In the
middle bottom of the shield, below the Chevronels, is a flower, gold
and silver in color.
PERSONALITY TRAITS SKILLS COMBAT SKILLS
Chaste 12 / Lustful 8 Awareness 10 Battle 5
Energetic 15 / Lazy 5 Chirurgery 1 Horsemanship 12
Forgiving 10 / Vengeful 10 Courtesy 4 Sword 15
Generous 12 / Selfish 8 Dancing 2 Lance 15
Honest 10 / Deceitful 10 Faerie Lore 1 Dagger 4
Just 11 / Arbitrary 9 First Aid 10 Spear 5
Merciful 14 / Cruel 6 Flirting 4
Modest 13 / Proud 7 Folk Lore 2 HORSES
Pious 11 / Worldly 9 Gaming 3
Prudent 11 / Reckless 9 Hawking 3 "Bleucephus"
Temperate 10 / Indulgent 10 Heraldry 1 Charger
Trusting 12 / Suspicious 8 Hunting 5 6d6 Damage
Valorous 16 / Cowardly 4 Intrigue 7
** CHIVALRY BONUS ** Orate 3 "Bleucephus"
Play Harp 3 Charger
PASSIONS Read Latin 5 6d6 Damage
Recognize 5
Amor (Adwin) 14 Religion 3 Rouncy
Honor 15 Romance 1 4d6 Damage
Hospitality 15 Singing 2
Love (Family) 6 Stewardship 2 Charger
Loyalty (Earl Robert) 18 Swimming 2 6d6 Damage
Loyalty (Horse) 16 Tourney 5
Loyalty (King Arthur) 18
EQUIPMENT
Reinforced Norman Chainmail and Helm (12 points)
Dragon Scale Shield (7 points)
Sword, Dagger, 2 Spears
Fertility Amulet (+1 to Pregnancy Table)
BACKGROUND AND PERSONALITY
Michrulan is a valorous knight who was knighted the same year that
Arthur was first made King. In his first days as a knight, he served
Arthur loyally, fighting in many of Arthur's early battles. From the
start, Michrulan was known by all for his two great passions, his
loyalty to his horse, Bleucephus, and his amor for the Cymric farming
girl, Adwin. Guenevere was impressed by Michrulan's great love for
the girl Adwin, despite her low status, and it was for this reason
that she convinced Arthur to appoint him to the Round Table.
====================
From: Shannon Appel <appel@erzo.berkeley.edu>
Subject: A Chaosium Catalog
System: Misc
Here's a list that I've constructed of most of the products that
Chaosium has put out over the years. There are a few gaps, so I'm
clearly missing a few things from this list, but it's moderately
complete.
Item # System Description
1001 BG White Bear & Red Moon
1001-X BG Dragon Pass
1002 BG Nomad Gods
1003 BG Elric First Edition
???? MIN White Wolf
1003-X BG Elric : Battle at the End of Time
1004 BG Troy
1005 BG Lords of the Middle Sea
1006 BG King Arthur's Knights
1007 BG Stomp!
1008 BG Reich
1009 BG Raiders and Traders
1010 BG Panzer Pranks
1050-X BG Arkham Horror
2001 GEN All the World's Monsters Volume I
2002 GEN All the World's Monsters Volume II
2003 GEN All the World's Monsters Volume III
2004 GEN Authentic Thautamurgy
2005 GEN Basic Role-Playing
2006-X STB Stormbringer First Edition
2007-X TW Thieves' World
2008-X GEN Worlds of Wonder
2009-X COC Call of Cthulhu First Edition
2009-DX COC Call of Cthulhu Designer's Edition
2010 COC Shadows of Yog-Sothoth
2011-X SW Superworld
2012 COC The Asylum
2013 GEN Cities
2014 GEN Carse
2015 TW Thieves' World Companion
2016 GEN Tulan of the Isles
2101-X STB Stormbringer Second Edition
2102 STB Stormbringer Companion
2103 STB Demon Magic
2104 STB Stealer of Souls
2105 STB Black Sword
2106-X HWK Hawkmoon
2107 HWK The Shattered Isle
2108 STB White Wolf
2109-H STB Stormbringer Third Edition
2110 STB Stormbringer Fourth Edition
2111 STB Rogue Mistress
2112 STB Sorcerers of Pan Tang
2113 STB Perils of the Young Kingdom
2114 STB Sea Kings of the Purple Towns
2301-X COC Call of Cthulhu Box Third Edition
2302 COC Shadows of Yog Sothoth
2303 COC The Asylum
2304 COC Cthulhu Companion
2305 COC The Fungi from Yuggoth
2306 COC Curse of the Chthonians
2307-X COC Masks of Nyarlathotep
2308 COC Trail of Tsathogghua
2309 COC Keeper's Screen
2310 COC Fragments of Fear
2311 COC Alone Against the Wendigo
2312 COC Alone Against the Dark
2313 COC Terror from the Stars
2314-X COC Cthulhu by Gaslight
2315-X COC H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands
2316-X COC The Spawn of Azathoth
2317-H COC Call of Cthulhu Book Third Edition
2318 COC Statue of the Sorcerer/Vanishing Conjurer [GW]
2319 COC Terror Australis
2320 COC Green and Pleasant Land [GW]
2321 COC The Great Old Ones
2322 COC Cthulhu Now!
2323 COC Petersen's Field Guide to Cthulhu Monsters
2324 COC Call of Cthulhu Fourth Edition
2325 COC Arkham Unveiled
2326 COC At Your Door
2327 COC Mansions of Madness
2328 COC Fatal Experiments
2329 COC Blood Brothers
2330 COC Return to Dunwich
2331 COC Horror on the Orient Express
2332 COC Dark Designs
2333 COC Kingsport
2334 COC Tales of the Miskatonic Valley
2335 COC Fearful Passages
2336 COC Call of Cthulhu Fifth Edition
2337 COC The Stars are Right
2338 COC Escape from Innsmouth
2339 COC The Thing at the Threshold
2340 COC Blood Brothers II
2342 COC Adventures in Arkham Country
2401-X SPR Superworld
2402 SPR Bad Medicine for Dr. Drugs
2403 SPR Trouble for HAVOC
2404 SPR Superworld Companion
2501-X RNG Ringworld
2502 RNG Ringworld Companion
2601-X EQ Elfquest First Edition
2602 EQ Elfquest Companion
2603 EQ The Sea Elves
2604 EQ Elf War
2605 EQ Elfquest Second Edition
2701-X PEN King Arthur Pendragon First Edition
2701-X PEN King Arthur Pendragon Second Edition
2702 PEN The Pendragon Campaign
2703 PEN The Noble's Book
2704 PEN The King Arthur Companion
2705 PEN The Grey Knight
2706 PEN Tournament of Dreams
2707 PEN Knights Adventurous
2708 PEN The Boy King
2709 PEN King Arthur Pendragon Third Edition
2710 PEN Savage Mountains
2711 PEN Blood & Lust
2712 PEN Perilous Forest
2714 PEN The Spectre King
2801 PRV Prince Valiant
2900 ELR Elric!
2901 ELR Melnibone
3001 MIN Perilous Encounters
---- MIN Dragon Pass Conventions for Perilous Encounters
3002 MIN Engage and Destroy
3003 MIN Vive L'Empereur
3302 COC H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands Book
3303 COC Cthulhu by Gaslight Book
3304 COC Masks of Nyarlathotep Book
3305 COC The Cthulhu Casebook
[reprints 2303 & 2306]
3306 COC Curse of Cthulhu
[reprints 2305]
3307 COC Cthulhu Now
3308 COC H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands
4001-H RQ Runequest Book Second Edition
4001-X RQ Runequest Box Second Edition
4001 RQ Runequest Book Second Edition
4002 RQ Balastor's Barracks (SP1)
4003 RQ Apple Lane (SP2)
4004 RQ Trolls and Trollkin (SP3)
4005 RQ Scorpionmen and Broos (SP4)
4006 RQ Militia and Merceneries (SP5)
4007 RQ Snake-Pipe Hollow (SP6)
4008 RQ Cults of Prax (SP7)
4009 RQ Foes
4010 RQ Gateway Bestiary
4011 RQ Plunder
4012 RQ Rune Masters
4013 RQ Griffin Mountain
4014 RQ Cults of Terror
4015-X RQ Borderlands
4016-X RQ Trollpak
4017 RQ Soloquest
4018-X RQ Questworld
4019 RQ Scorpion Hall
4020 RQ Snow King's Bride
4021-X RQ Pavis
4022-X RQ Big Rubble
4023 RQ Runequest Companion
4500 RQ King of Sartar
5001-H PEN King Arthur Companion
5002 GEN Adventurer's Handbook
5101 COC Miskatonic U. Graduate Kit
5102 COC Investigator's Kit
5105 COC Guide to Cthulhu Monsters
5107 COC Guide to Creatures of the Dreamlands
5108 COC 1920s Keeper's Kit
5109 COC Cthulhu Campaign Kit
5110 COC Fifth Edition Keeper's Kit
9302 COC M.U. T-Shirt
9303 COC Investigator Mug Set
9304 COC M.U. Mug
9305 COC Great Old Ones Poster
9306 COC Masks of Nyarlathotep Poster
9307 COC Mansions of Madness Poster
9308 COC Arkham Unveiled Poster
9309 COC Cthulhu Classics Poster
AVALON HILL SUPPLEMENTS
849 BG Dragon Pass
850 BG Elric
857 RQ Deluxe Runequest
8571 RQ Players Box
85711 RQ Gloranthan Bestiary
85712 RQ Apple Lane
85713 RQ Snake Pipe Hollow
85714 RQ Runequest Cities
85715 RQ Into the Troll Realms
85716 RQ The Haunted Ruins
8571701 RQ Daughters of Darkness
8573 RQ Monster Colliseum [1]
8574 RQ Human Adventurer Sheets [2]
8575 RQ Non Human Adventurer Sheets [3]
8576 RQ Vikings [4]
8577 RQ Gods of Glorantha [5]
8578 RQ Griffin Island [6]
8579 RQ Standard Runequest
8584 RQ Land of Ninja [7]
8585 RQ Glorantha [8]
8586 RQ Troll Pak [9]
8587 RQ Troll Gods [10]
8588 RQ Elder Secrets [11]
8589 RQ Eldarad the Lost City
8590 RQ Sun County
8591 RQ River of Cradles
FASA SUPPLEMENTS
T1 TW Traitor
T2 TW Spirit Stones
T3 TW Dark Assassin
GRENADIER SUPPLEMENTS
701 COC The Secret of Monhegan Island
JUDGE'S GUILD SUPPLEMENTS
107 RQ Broken Tree Inn
116 RQ Hellpits of Nightfang
170 RQ RuneQuest Judges' Shield
220 RQ Legendary Duck Tower
310 RQ City of Lei Tabor
380 RQ Duck Pond
TOME SUPPLEMENTS
T-1 COC The Arkham Evil
T-2 COC Death in Dunwich
T-3 COC Pursuit to Kadath
T-4 COC Whispers from the Abyss
T-5 COC "Glosel Est Authentique!"
WEST END GAMES
30020 GHB Ghostbusters (designed by Chaosium)
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