Other RPG Sources
Other Sources of Game Material:
Index
Wizards
 Issue
#708 (1983)
AD&D Role Aids
For sheer power, orginality and cunning, no other group approaches
Wizards. Collected here are original articles written by the creators
of some of the most famous magicians in history.
In addition, four of early literature's most spectacular conjurors
are presented in detail. Fantasy modules then provide the unique
opportunity for gamers to join on a perilous quest with their favourite
magic user:
- Lythande of the Thieves' World by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Aahz and Skeeve from the Myth series by Robert Lynn Asprin
- S. Carolinus from The Dragon and the George by Gordon R. Dickson
- Shadowjack from Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny
Plus: Merlin of King Arthur's Court Circe, the Sorceress
of Odysseus and Gilgamesh, the first of the great Sorcerers.
Each wizard is given a full work-up detailing his
(her) powers, magic items and abilities. Also included are unique
monsters, artifacts and civilizations that spring from the wizard's
world. Adaptable to just about any game system or campaign setting.
Different Worlds
Issue #12, July 1981
Contains TW specifically:
The Full Circle*: An article by Robert Lynn
Asprin on his Thieves' World series of novels (pg 14-15).
*This article is drawn from THIEVES' WORLD
(Chaosium 2007-X)
Issue #19
Contains TW specifically:
An an article on combining the Thieves' World city (a game
pack based on the series of shared-world collections) with the Heroes
of Olympus game - Thieves of Sparta, by B. Dennis Sustare (pg
32-35).
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Issue #27 March 1983
Contains TW specifically:
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| Different Worlds #33 |
Campaign Design, Cities:
The Empty Buildings of Sanctuary, by Anders Swenson
In Sanctuary, the featured town of Robert Asprin's Thieves' World
series, the largest category of buildings is listed as "empty".
This mystery is explored in this article (pg 15).
Issue #33 Mar/Apr 1984 - T1:
Traitor (pg 38) review
Issue #34 T2: The Spirit Stones
(pg 34) review
Issue #35 Thieves' World (pg
32) review
Issue #36 T3: Dark Assassin (pg
31-32) review
 Gameplay
(Magazine of Games & Gaming)
Vol.1 #1 Feb 1983
Thieves' World review
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| White Dwarf #30 |
White Dwarf
Issue #30 - April/May 1982
Thieves' World by Chaosium
Issue #38 - February 1983
Thieves' World (Reviewed in WD 30) Scenarios by FASA
- Traitor
- The Spirit Stones
Issue #46 - October 1983
Sanctuary boardgame based on Thieve's World by Mayfair Games review
Heroes of Olympus
by TFG (Task Force Games)
 Now
you can relive the adventures of the Argonauts! You, as Hercules,
can slay the hydra! You, as Jason, can brave the crashing rocks
with battered ship and crew! You, as the sorceress Medea, can tempt
a Hero's heart! But be careful not to incur the wrath of the gods."
Heroes of Olympus by TFG (Task Force Games) in Amarillo Texas from
1982 is a Fantasy Role Playing game, as well as a stand-alone board
game with solitaire rules and scenarios and scenarios and rules
for 2 players. Created by veteran game-designer B. Dennis Sustaire,
it recreates mythical Greece. The game system covers gods, humans,
parentage, melee and noble combat, trickery, navigation and naval
combat and campaign rules. Complexity is moderate and game time
ranges from two hours for board-game scenarios to several evenings
for campaign play.
Also included is a booklet describing how to combine Heroes of
Olympus with the popular RPG "Thieves World" (a copy of a "Different
Worlds" magazine article providing Heroes of Olympus data for Chaosim's
"Thieves World" rpg supplement).
 Wyrms
Footnotes
Issue 13
ARTICLE:
THIEVES' WORLD [Chaosium]
Advice, Players:
Outworld Characters in TW, by Eric Goldberg #13 pg 29
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Last Revised: November
2005.
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