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Marcus L. Rowland : _Forgotten Futures VII: Tsar Wars_ describes a bloody history which includes a Russian invasion of Europe, a global socialist utopia, the final war against the last descendent of the Tsar and her allies, and the destruction of most of the human race. It's based on novels written in 1893-4, set from 1904 to 2037, and runs to more than a quarter million words including the novels, worldbook, and adventures. Was it worth while, and why would you want to set a game there? Marcus Rowland doesn't necessarily have the answers, but he wrote it and has some opinions...
Bruce Harlick : Discuss Hero System 5th Edition, Champions: New Millennium, the Ultimate Supermage and more with Bruce Harlick, President of Hero Games, Inc. You can also find out about Hero Games' GURPS Creator and other products and plans.

Roleplaying Games
Secret Weapons in GURPS, by Hans-Christian Vortisch
Need more tech for your GURPS Espionage, Cliffhangers, or esoteric Special Ops campaign? Look no further.

Supporting Cast: Professor Pfiffen-Pfeffer (The Big Cheese), by Rik Kershaw-Moore
This Toon character has a sinister secret, and strives for World Domination through . . . well, mayhem, basically.

Adventure Pizza: Beneath the Sphinx, by A. L. Maturin
Perhaps what is hidden beneath the sands should have remained hidden . . .

Board Games
More Scenarios for Battlefields, by Steve Jackson
These unpublished scenarios for the new Ogre release are more fun than cleaning pedestrians out of treads!

Features
Suppressed Transmission: Heart of Weirdness: The Congo, by Kenneth Hite
There are mysterious places the world over, but some are darker than others . . .

Random Thought Table: Verily, Just Gimmie That Rock 'n' Roll Music, by Steven Marsh
This week we rummage through our CD collections for inspiration.


Reviews
Pyramid Review: Hero Builder's Guidebook (for Dungeons & Dragons)
Pyramid Review: Werewolf: The Apocalypse Revised Edition
Pyramid Review: Siege on Tolkeen 4: Cyber-Knights (for Rifts)

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