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Chaosium Digest Volume 33 Number 12
Chaosium Digest Volume 33, Number 12
Date: Saturday, May 19, 2001
Number: 1 of 1
Editor's Note:
Thanks go out to Thijs Krijger for reminding me of the proper format of the
Digest header. It should now be in the proper format and show the correct
volume and issue numbers. Thanks to everyone who has helped me get caught up
after my hard drive died. Now, on to phase two.
A big weakness of the Digest has been a lack of an official web archive of
back issues. I want to eliminate this, but I need help. With 33 volumes of
12 issues each, that's 396 issues of the Digest that need to be collected
and put into an easily web accessible format. So, here's what I need. I need
to hear from you subscribers what format you'd like this archive to have. Do
you want to have just the text files or would you prefer the issues in html
format? Then I'll need volunteers to compile all the back issues and put
them into whatever form is finally decided upon. I can't offer volunteers
anything but my thanks but without your assistance this archive will not be
possible. Those interested in volunteering and/or just responding with your
preferences should do so within the next fourteen days.
Lastly, we need to keep those submissions coming. As a reminder and for our
new subscribers, all content of the Chaosium Digest is from subscriber
submissions. Submissions should be kept under 50 KB if possible. Slightly
larger submissions will be considered but run a higher risk of refusal.
Anything over 100 KB will be automatically refused as it is incredibly
difficult to work with something so large in the email format that the
Digest uses. Submissions involving Chaosium published material (Call of
Cthulhu, Nephilim and Stormbringer/Elric) will be eligible for the
quarterly contest sponsored by Chaosium. The best submission wins a $40
Chaosium e-gift certificate. I also accept submissions involving Pagan
Publishing's licensed products for Call of Cthulhu (including Delta Green
and The Hills Rise Wild), Fantasy Flight's Cthulhu Live, Green Knight's
Pendragon and Issaries Inc.'s Hero Wars Glorantha. Email submissions to
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in the Subject line.
Thanks for your support!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
* From Issaries Inc.
STORM TRIBE TO AUTO-SHIP
Issaries, Inc. is pleased to announce that Storm Tribe: The Cults of Sartar
arrived today, and is in the process of being auto-shipped.
Storm Tribe is a player's book for the Hero Wars roleplaying game. It
provides information about the cults of many colorful gods and goddesses of
the Orlanthi barbarians. Information in the book is new even for those
cults that were published for other game systems in the past.
Storm Tribe is a companion of Thunder Rebels: Player's Book for Orlanthi
Barbarians, released by Issaries, Inc. in January.
Storm Tribe continues to improve the quality and look of the Hero Wars
line. For more information, go to www.HeroWars.com/products/1310.html
Stephen Martin
Issaries, Inc. 900 Murmansk St., Suite 5; Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: (510) 452 1648 Fax: (510) 302 0385
Publisher of Hero Wars, Roleplaying in Glorantha
See our site at: <http://www.herowars.com/>www.HeroWars.com
* From Chaosium
** RUMORS & NEWS **
For those of you who have the time to lend a hand, please consider
running a Chaosium demo at your local shop. We don't have any
promotional materials to give ya, but we'd certainly appreciate the
help!
Our release schedule is booming thanks to the reprinted Call of
Cthulhu rulebook, Unseen Masters, and Dragon Lords of Melnibone. We
have a very robust Summer schedule in the works that is sure to
please our Call of Cthulhu and Young Kingdoms followers.
The Leng Embassy will soon be moving to Silverton Colorado! Our staff
was very pleased to find it snowing there over the weekend. Our Gugs
are packing boxes as we speak.
As always, thank you for your support!
Dustin Wright
Leng Embassy
Chaosium Release Schedule through July 2001.
Please let your local retailers know you want these books!
APRIL:
CHA 2361 The Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep (reprint) $25.95
CHA 6030 The Three Impostors & Other Stories (fiction) $13.95
MAY:
CHA 2018 Slaves of Fate (D20 Dragon Lords of Melniboné Adventure) $8.95
JUNE:
CHA 2363 The Complete Dreamlands (reprint) $24.95
JULY:
CHA 2399 20th Anniversary Call of Cthulhu (Very Limited!) $79.95
CHA 2019 Straits of Chaos (D20 Dragon Lords of Melniboné Adventure) $8.95
CHA 5115 Stormbringer 5th Edition RPG $27.95
THE COMPLETE MASKS OF NYARLATHOTEP
CHA 2361
$25.95
ISBN 1-56882-069-0
224 pages
An Origins Award Winner for Best Roleplaying Game Adventure
At last the stars are almost right. Soon Nyarlathotep's plans will
come to fruition. Then the world will be changed irrevocably - but
not quite yet. Pesky human investigators have learned much. Now they
must survive long enough to make sense of what they know, and take
resolute action.
This roleplaying classic is a series of linked adventures forming one
long and unforgettable campaign. Horrifying deeds and dangerous
sorcery dog those who dare attempt to unravel the fate of the Carlyle
Expedition. The non-linear narrative keeps players baffled and on
their toes. Action is the byword as the player-characters evade or
combat cultists, magic, mad men, and the dread powers of the Outer
Gods.
THE THREE IMPOSTORS & OTHER STORIES
The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen, vol. 1
CHA 6030
$13.95
ISBN 1-56882-132-8
320 pages
Some of the finest horror stories ever written. Arthur Machen had a
profound impact upon H.P. Lovecraft and the group of stories that
would later become known as the Cthulhu Mythos. This first volume of
Chaosium's Arthur Machen collection begins with the chilling "The
Three Impostors" in its complete form, including the rarely seen
sections "The Decorative Imagination" and "The Novel of the Iron
Maid." Rounding out the first volume are "The Great God Pan," "The
Inmost Light," and "The Shining Pyramid," all are excellent tales.
Introduction by S.T. Joshi.
SLAVES OF FATE
A Dragon Lords of Melniboné(r) D20 adventure
CHA 2018
$8.95
ISBN 1-56882-152-9
32 pages
Written by Jason Durall
Far out to sea, captive on a Vilmirian slave ship, the adventurers'
troubles are just beginning. If judged worthy they are destined for
the slave markets of corrupt and terrifying Pan Tang, If not, they
will be callously slaughtered at sea, their souls left for the dread
undead galleys of the god Pyaray, Tentacled Whisperer of Impossible
Secrets.
While struggling to escape before matters get any worse, the Chaos
goddess Eequor, Blue Lady of Dismay, takes an interest in the
adventurers' plight. Their fates are forever changed.
A D20 adventure for character for levels 1-3.
THE COMPLETE DREAMLANDS
A sourcebook for Call of Cthulhu
CHA 2363
$24.95
ISBN 1-56882-152-9
192 pages
We all dream. For some, dreams can become reality. The Complete
Dreamlands provides everything needed for Call of Cthulhu
investigators to travel down the seven hundred steps through the
Gates of Deeper Slumber and into the realm of dreams. Includes a
travelogue of the dreamlands a huge gazetteer, dreamlands character
creation rules over thirty prominent NPC' over 60 monsters who dwell
within the dreamlands, descriptions of the dreamlands gods and their
cults, two adventures to help jump start a dreamlands campaign, and a
fold out map of the Dreamlands.
CALL OF CTHULHU
20th Anniversary Edition
CHA 2399
$79.95
ISBN 1-56882-151-4
300+ pages, illustrated.
A Limited, 20th Anniversary Edition
Bonded Leather-Bound, New Interior Layout
One Printing Only
In honor of the 20th Anniversary of our award-winning CALL OF CTHULHU
game, Chaosium Inc. is proud to announce a premium, bonded
leather-bound edition of the core rulesbook with features such as
high-quality paper stock, a new interior layout designed to evoke
that 'ancient tome' look and feel, sienna ink, and a durable
Smythe-sewn binding that collectively make this the one edition that
every Cthulhu player and keeper will have to have. This is a
once-in-a-lifetime gift.
STRAITS OF CHAOS
A D20 adventure on the high seas for levels 3-6
CHA 2019
$8.95
ISBN 1-56882-155-7
32 pages, illustrated
Written by Shawn Havranek
The seas of the Young Kingdoms are fraught with peril. Some waters
are more dangerous than others though all captains avoid the Straits
of Chaos. Strange sea beasts, wild magics, and Dharijorian pirates
plague the narrow strait and the weather can change from calm to
storm within a drumbeat; but when Melnibonéan warships are closing in
even the bravest sailor may see the murderous straits as the lesser
evil -- our heroes soon find themselves in terrible peril.
Appendix includes new prestige classes, spells, and monsters.
STORMBRINGER
CHA 2115
$27.95
ISBN 1-56882-152-2
approx. 300 pages, illustrated
FANTASY ROLEPLAYING IN THE WORLD OF ELRIC
This dark fantasy roleplaying game is set in the world of the Young
Kingdoms, based on the Elric novels written by author Michael
Moorcock. Exhaustive background features rich descriptions of the
island of Melniboné and of her former holdings, known collectively as
the Young Kingdoms. Character generation is quick and complete. The
forces of Law, Chaos, and the Cosmic Balance affect every adventurer:
their allegiances reflect the choices which you make for him or her.
Magic includes rules for summoning, casting spells, and invocations
and enchantments. Creatures and personalities chapters describe the
multitude of beasts, denizens and human-like inhabitants of the
world. Spot rules highlight important game details. The gamemaster
chapter is recommended reading for new gamemasters. Two scenarios,
six ready-to-copy adventurers, a new world map, an index, list of
terms, and play aids complete this book. All you add are dice and
your imagination.
* based on the popular Elric fantasy series by Michael Moorcock.
* Replaces Elric (2900) as our core rulebook for Elric/Stormbringer.
* Fully compatible with all previous Elric releases!
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