White Dwarf (Issue 57 - Sep 1984)

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Primary Name	White Dwarf (Issue 57 - Sep 1984)
Alternate Names	wd57
Publication Date	1984-00-00
Issue Index	57
Periodical	White Dwarf
Authors	Gary Chalk Carl Critchlow Joe Dever Richard Edwards Chris Elliot Peter Emery Albie Fiore Mark Harrison Jervis Johnson David Langford Bob McWilliams Dave Morris (II) Paul Ormston Lewis Pulsipher Kiel Stephens Todd Sunsted Jon Sutherland Show More »
Artists	Angus Fieldhouse Jon Glentoran Trevor Hammond Alan Hunter Pete Martin John Mould Tweddell Show More »
Producers	Mary Common Brian Cumming Shelagh Dwyer Albie Fiore Ian Livingstone Ian Marsh Lewis Pulsipher Sushma Solanki Jon Sutherland Jamie Thomson Show More »
Publishers	Games Workshop Ltd.
RPGs	Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition) RuneQuest (1st & 2nd Editions) Basic Role-Playing (BRP) Traveller (Classic)

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"The Role-Plying Games Monthly"

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Features:

"Mind over Matter" - Todd Sundsted
Psionic in AD&D and other role-playing games

"Sky Rig" - Paul Ormston
A Traveller adventure set on an orbiting refinery

"Night's Dark Agents" - Chris Elliott and Richard Edwards
Continuing our series on Ninjas in role-playing

"The Sunfire's Heart" - Peter Emery
The final part of an epic AD&D scenario

"Readers of the Lost Ark"
Influence White Dwarves to come with our Questionnaire

Departments:

"Open Box"
A look at some new games by independent reviewers

"Critical Mass" by Dave Langford
The latest science fiction and fantasy books reviewed

"Rune Rites" edited by Dave Morris
Variations on the Vampire in RuneQuest

"Lew's Views" by Lew Pulsipher
What do wizards do when they retire?

"Thrud the Barbarian" by Carl Crithlow
Thrud kills a lot of things

"Starbase" edited by Bob McWilliams
A new alien race for Traveller

"The Travellers" by Mark Harrison
Blip Blip Blip Proot, Barrimaniloh!

"Fiend Factory" edited by Albie Fiore
Majipoor Monsters – a collection of creatures from the works of Robert Silverberg

"Tabletop Heroes" by Gary Chalk and Joe Dever
Hints and tips on constructing figure bases

"Letters"
Readers' views, questions and comments

"Treasure Chest"
A Crossword competition and some spell tips

"Newsboard" by Jervis Johnson and Jon Sutherland
What's happening in the role-playing hobby plus Gobbledigook

"Small Ads"
Clubs, Help! and Classifieds

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Pg. 9	Editorial and Contents	Editorial	Ian Livingstone	Ian Livingstone discusses the rise of licensed RPGs: Dr Who, Judge Dredd, Marvel Heroes, Star Trek, Indiana Jones	Edit
Pg. 10	Mind over Matter	Article		Psionics in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition) and FRPGs, by Todd E Sundsted.	Edit
Pg. 12	Open Box	Review	Robert Dale Adrian Knowles Robert Neville Andy Slack	The latest games and rulebooks reviewed by independent authorities. -Elves, Dwarves, Dark Folk and Wizards, by	Edit
Pg. 14	Critical Mass	Review	David Langford	Dave Langford\'s monthly Sf and Fantasy book reviews. \"The Hard Line\" -Heechee Rendezvous, by	Edit
Pg. 15	Sky Rig	Adventure Map	Paul Ormston	A Traveller Scenario for 3-6 Player Characters. The Referee will need Books 1-5 (or Starter Edition plus Books 4	Edit
Pg. 21	RuneRites	Article	Dave Morris (II)	The regular RuneQuest column, edited by Dave Morris. \"For the Blood is the Life\" - The Living Dead in	Edit
Pg. 22	Night's Dark Agents	Article	Richard Edwards Chris Elliot	Second installment of the series on role-playing the Ninjas of medieval Japan in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st	Edit
Pg. 25	Lew's Views	Article	Lewis Pulsipher	A regular discussion column for inexperienced roleplayers and referees, by Lew Pulsipher. \"The Life of a	Edit
Pg. 26	The Sunfire's Heart: Part Two	Adventure Map	Peter Emery	Part two of this Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition) adventure starts where Part 1 (WD56) left	Edit
Pg. 31	Thrud the Barbarian	Comic	Carl Critchlow	The Three Tasks of Thrud \"Chapter Six: The Third Task\" -Thrud faces a familiar-looking albino with a	Edit
Pg. 32	Starbase	Article	Bob McWilliams Andy Slack	The bi-monthly Traveller column, edited by Bob McWilliams. \"The Staurni\"-An Alien Race for Traveller,	Edit
Pg. 33	The Travellers	Comic	Mark Harrison	The continuing adventures of Mark Harrison\'s starship crew. \"Chapter Six: The Plan\" The crew plan	Edit
Pg. 34	Fiend Factory	Article	Graeme Drysdale Albie Fiore	Readers\' monsters for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition), edited by Albie Fiore. \"Majipoor	Edit
Pg. 36	Tabletop Heroes	Article	Gary Chalk Joe Dever	A regular department for figure reviews and tips, written by Gary Chalk and Joe Dever. \"Racy Bases\" -	Edit
Pg. 39	Letters	Reader/Fan Mail	Ian Livingstone	Readers\' mail edited by Ian Livingstone.	Edit

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