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Friday, August 13, 1999
Game News
Coming Soon: Glorantha Computer Game 08/16/99
Wizards of the Coast Announces New Card Magazine 08/17/99
Shadowfist Card Game Making A Comeback 08/18/99
Decipher CEO Buys Austin Powers 'Vette 08/19/99
This Just In: Three Major Game Distributors Purchased by Internet Company 08/19/99
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Roleplaying Games
GURPS Traveller Alien Races 2 Designer's Notes, by Andy Slack
The Aslan aren't the only race covered in this new GURPS Traveller release, but they may be one of the most popular in the game, so the designer -- with the help of some of his friends -- tells us more about them.

Shooting From The Hip, by Ben Vandgrift
OK, so your players have gone off and taken the roleplaying game in the exact opposite direction of what you had all planned out. Don't panic, and read this article.

Supporting Cast: Charles de Batz, Freelance Reality Cop, by Chad Underkoffler
In the Unknown Armies RPG, Charles is about as bad as they get. Good thing he's on your side . . .

Features
Second Sight: What Are We Roleplaying For, Anyway?, by Scott D. Haring
Kill the monster, take the treasure -- is that really any different from a modern-day home-invasion robbery? Three very interesting new games ask that very question, in different ways.

Q&A: Magic Explained! Q&A on GURPS Magic and Grimoire, by Sean Punch
Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch takes on readers' tricky questions about magic in the GURPS game system.

Suppressed Transmission: Crisis on Alternate Earths, by Kenneth Hite
Why are most superhero stories set in our familiar, modern-day world? It doesn't have to be that way, not in the strange universe of Suppressed Transmission, anyway . . .


Reviews
Pyramid Review: AD&D Core Rules 2.0 Expansion
Pyramid Pick: Dry Gulch
Pyramid Pick: The Way of D'era

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