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From: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: ALARUMS & EXCURSIONS, Magic item origin stories
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Date: Wed, 22-May-85 21:22:22 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 22 21:22:22 1985
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Summary: 

On my previous article, I didn't put in any details on how to get A&E
because I didn't want to be flamed at for making commercial use of the net.
However, enough people wrote me (and my mail to at least one of them bounced
back), so...here's a brief announcement.

A&E is 100+ pages monthly of discussion about all sorts of roleplaying
games and related topics.  It has no advertisements.  It's mimeographed.
It costs $1.50 plus postage.  Minimal postage is 69 cents in the US,
96 cents outside of the US (making A&E $2.19/issue in the US; $2.46 outside).
Contributing by E-mail is $1.20 per page and gets you a free issue (no
charge for postage either).

Send money or checks (US or foreign) to
		    Lee Gold
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Oh yes, the title is from a Shakespearean stage direction.  It means
people run on stage, fight, and run offstage again.

Let's start a new discussion topic.  Am I the only person who checks for
past history of magic items?  Even for a mere (?) +1 sword, it's fun to
know who the original maker was and what sort of person he made it for.
For one thing it's apt to give you a lot of ideas for low-grade but
intereting sword talents that aren't in the rules.  Like a +1 scimitar
made for a caravan leader might have Detect Water and Speak Camel.