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The Empty Chair
SIX WEEKS HAVE PASSED OKAY GUYS, I TALKED WITH BOB TODAY AND THERE’S NO CHANGE
IN HIS SITUATION. I’M AFRAID HE’S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
SINCE BOB’S DAD HAS GAME WITH US ANYTIME SOON. THEREFORE, I’VE DECIDED WE
FORBIDDEN HIM FROM SHOULD START LOOKING FOR BOB’S REPLACEMENT.
PLAYING HACKMASTER!!*
EVEN THOUGH BOB IS I PUT A NOTICE UP ON
SORELY MISSED, B.A. WEIRD PETE’S
BULLETIN BOARD THAT
HAS RELUCTANTLY WE ARE LOOKING FOR A
DECIDED THAT A NEW PLAYER.
REPLACEMENT MUST HOPEFULLY....

BE FOUND FOR BOB’S

EMPTY CHAIR.
“THE GAME MUST
GO ON¡¡”

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING I HATE TO ADMIT IT BUT I MISS THE LITTLE GUY!!
ABOUT? REPLACE BOB?? NEVER!!! IT’S JUST NOT THE SAME WITHOUT BOBBY-BOY
LOBBING BOLTS FROM HIS CROSSBOW.

I MISS BOB TOO, BUT I THINK B.A. IS RIGHT. WE

JUST UNTIL BOB
SHOULD FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR HIM
CAN MAKE IT BACK
UNTIL HE COMES BACK.
TO THE GAME.

THEN IT’S DECIDED. NEXT WEEK WE’LL BEGIN WELL, IF WE HAVE TO FIND A REPLACMENT WE MIGHT AS
INTERVIEWING REPLACEMENTS. OH....AND LET’S WELL DEMAND THE BEST. BRIAN, WHY DON’T YOU WORK UP A
NOT MENTION THIS TO BOB IF WE SHOULD CHECKLIST OF CRITERIA AND DESIRED TRAITS THAT WE CAN
HAPPEN TO RUN INTO HIM. YOU KNOW HE WOULD USE AS PART OF THE SCREENING PROCESS.
TAKE IT THE WRONG WAY.
I’LL BREAK IT DOWN INTO FOUR PARTS, RULE
MASTERY, DUNGEON TACTICS, GROUP
INTERACTION AND COMPATIBILITY.

GOOD IDEA!!

*See KODT #10: The Temp

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THE FOLLOWING WEEK...
HI CODY!! DON’T MIND DAVE. I’M
AFRAID HE’S STILL NOT USED TO
THE IDEA OF REPLACING BOB.

HEY GUYS, I’D LIKE YOU HEY CODY, BEFORE WE

HEY CODY!! YOU’RE SITTING IN
TO MEET CODY WINKLE!! START THE GAME WE’D
THE CHAIR OF A GREAT MAN.
HE’LL BE JOINING US LIKE TO ASK YOU A FEW
DON’T DISHONOR IT!!
FOR TONIGHT’S GAME. QUESTIONS.
HEY GUYS!

LET’S SAY YOU’RE RUNNING A FIFTH LEVEL OH MY!! SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY DREADFUL!!! TELL ME... WHAT’S MY
DWARVEN MAGE WITH FULL PSIONIC ABILITY, BUT MOTIVATION FOR THIS CHARACTER?? WHAT’S BROUGHT HIM TO THIS
OTHERWISE PRETTY MUCH A STANDARD DUNGEON?? I’M AFRAID I’LL NEED HIS BACKGROUND AND HISTORY.
CHARACTER WITH AVERAGE STATS AND SKILLS.
AND LET’S SAY YOU’RE ABOUT FIVE HOURS INTO A BACKGROUND?? WOW, A REAL ROLE-PLAYER!!!
STANDARD DUNGEON CRAWL WHEN SUDDENLY A HISTORY?? YOU’RE
MUTE-SCREACHER DROPS ON YOU FROM ABOVE. A DWARF!!! WHAT BOOM!! YER DEAD!!!
QUICK!!! WHAT DO YOU DO?? MORE DO YOU NEED THERE’S NO TIME FOR INWARD
TO KNOW?? REFLECTION IN THE DUNGEON!!

LATER THAT EVENING... WAAA?? (SPUTTER) WHAT THE HELL

ARE YOU DOING? GET BACK IN THERE AND
I JUST CAN’T BRING MYSELF TO PEPPER THE BASTARD WITH ARROWS!!
OKAY THE GIANT LIFTS DAVE HURT THE POOR CREATURE.
OVER HIS HEAD AND IS ABOUT TO AFTERALL, WE INVADED HIS LAIR UNBELIEVABLE!! THANK YOU FOR
THROW HIM INTO THE LAVA PIT. AND SLAUGHTERED HIS OFFSPRING. PLAYING CODY!!
YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE WITH A I WITHDRAW FROM THE AREA. NEXT¡¡
CLEAR SHOT CODY. WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO DO??

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THE FOLLOWING WEEK...
I’LL BE RUNNING A THIEF- WELCOME TO OUR
ALRIGHT TABLE, NEWT!!
ASSASSIN CALLED,
NEWT!! SOUNDS
SHADOWVEIN!!!
LIKE YOU’RE GOING
I WEAR A DARK CLOAK CALLED, HMMMM...I’LL DISPENSE
EVERYONE, THIS IS TO FIT RIGHT IN!!
REVENGE AND MY ONLY WITH THE STANDARD
NEWT FORAGER. HE’S FRIEND IS THE SAVAGE QUESTIONS. SOUNDS LIKE
GOING TO BE PLAYING CALL OF THE WILD NIGHT!! NEWT HAS A LITTLE
WITH US TONIGHT!! EXPERIENCE UNDER HIS BELT.

LATER THAT NIGHT.... HUH?? HEY YOU NEWT, YOU REALIZE SUCH ACTION
LITTLE THIEF!!! WE WOULD JUST DISRUPT THE ENTIRE
HOLD ON, B.A. WHILE THEY ARE DON’T TOLERATE GAME? IT’S NOT A GOOD IDEA TO
OKAY, LOOKS LIKE NEWT ALL SLEEPING I’M GOING THAT KIND OF PROVOKE IN-PARTY FIGHTING.
PULLS FIRST WATCH ON THROUGH THEIR PACKS AND BEHAVIOR HERE. I’M
GUARD DUTY. NOTHING STEALING ANYTHING OF VALUE. DRAWING MY OOOOOH, I’VE GOT A FEW SPECIAL
REALLY HAPPENS ON I HAVE A POCKET OF HOLDING HACKMASTER +12!! SPELLS I’VE BEEN SAVING FOR
YOUR WATCH NEWT SO... ON MY CLOAK WHERE I CAN JUST SUCH AN OCCASION.
HIDE THE GOODS.

SORRY GUYS!! YOU CAN’T ACT ON THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE YOUR CHARACTERS NEWT, MAYBE YOU SHOULD BACKTRACK
AREN’T AWARE OF THE THEFT YET. BESIDES, I’M USING MY RING OF SUGGESTION AND AND RETHINK THIS. YOU’LL NEVER GET
PLACING THE MEMORY IN YOUR MINDS THAT THE ITEMS WERE LOST WHILE ALONG WITH THE GROUP IF YOU DO THIS.
CROSSING A STREAM. THERE’S NO SAVING THROW.

OH YEAH?? WELL I’M ATTACKING YOU YEAH!! I’M IN A BAD MOOD TOO!!
UH.....HE’S RIGHT. ACTUALLY JUST BECAUSE I’M IN A BAD MOOD!!
THAT’S A BRILLIANT ACTION. FIREBALL COMING ONLINE, B.A.!!

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WHO CARES?? I’M ONLY PLAYING WITH YOU
GUYS TONIGHT. I’M ON THE WAITING LIST FOR HEY NEWT, I’M GIVING YOU FAIR WARNING. IF YOU START
EARL SLACKMOZER’S GROUP AND RUNNING NOW YOU MAY BE ABLE TO MAKE THE DOOR BEFORE
THERE’S AN OPENING NEXT WEEK. I JUST CAME TO BRIAN MAKES YOU DO THE PRETZEL-DANCE!!
STOCK UP ON SOME MAGIC ITEMS AND GOLD.
RUN NEWT RUN!!

SLACKMOZER!

THE FOLLOWING WEEK... OKAY TY, WE NEED A HACKER-TYPE TO TAKE THE POINT UP FRONT
ALONG SIDE MY FIGHTER. NO FRILLS! NO BELLS AND WHISTLES!!
NO PROBLEM MR. FELTON!!! YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE - YOU KILL IT!! IF ONE OF US GETS IN
AS A GAMER-TEMP IT’S MY TROUBLE YOU COME TO OUR AID. YOU GOT IT??
WELCOME BACK TY!! I’M
GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT JOB TO FILL THE
OCCASIONAL EMPTY CHAIR. THAT’S ONE WAY OF PUTTING IT DAVE.
ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.
HAD A LAST MINUTE
CANCELLATION SO YOUR LET’S GAME!!!
PHONE CALL WAS TIMELY!!

OOOOH, SO YOU WANT A MINDLESS HACK-N-SLASHER WHO SIMPLY SMASHES HIS THAT’S PRETTY MUCH THE JOB
WAY THROUGH THE ADVENTURE WITHOUT RESORTING TO ONE CLEVER THOUGHT OR DESCRIPTION FOR BOB’S CHAIR, TY.
EVEN ATTEMPTING TO ASPIRE TO ANYTHING GREATER THAN A PITBULL ON SPEED??
I’LL BE WATCHING
YEAH!!! YOU GOT THE YOU TY.....JUST IN
LOOKS LIKE RIGHT IDEA!! I THINK. CASE.
WE HAVE A
GAME.

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 LATER THAT NIGHT...
OKAY YOU ENTER THE BUILDING ONLY TO DISCOVER IT’S A LARGE WHAT THE HECK IS HE DOING??
ORPHANAGE. THE PLAGUE HAS LEFT HUNDREDS OF SMALL CHILDREN WITHOUT THEY’RE JUST CHILDREN??
PARENTS. AN ELDERLY MONK APPROACHES YOU AND BEGS, “PLEASE KIND SIRS, WE NEED
SOME HEROES TO JOURNEY INTO THE VALLEY OF SHADOWS AND RETRIEVE THE
TEMPLE TREASURY FROM SKAAG THE BLOOD-WYRM SO WE CAN FEED THE CHILDREN.” APPARENTLY THAT’S
WHAT PITBULLS ON
I HAVE A SWORD IN EACH HAND AND WHOOOOAH TEX!!! SPEED DO!! (SIGH)
I’M WADING THROUGH THE ORPHANS DOWN BOY!!!
CUTTING THEM DOWN LIKE WHEAT!!!

AFTER THE GAME.... BOB LIVING ON HIS OWN?? DO

YOU THINK IT’S POSSIBLE?? HOW
WOULD HE SURVIVE??
THAT’S IT!!! WE’VE WELL, HIS DAD SAID HE
GOT TO GET BOB COULDN’T PLAY AS LONG AS MAYBE THERE’S A
BACK!!! THINK!!!! HE LIVES UNDER HIS ROOF. BETTER WAY.
HOW DO WE DO IT?? WE’VE GOT TO GET BOB OUT I HAVE A PLAN....
ON HIS OWN!!

THE FOLLOWING WEEK.. NEXT WEEK YOU DON’T YOU THINK BOB’S DAD IS GOING
HAVE A JOB TO FIGURE IT OUT EVENTUALLY?
GAWD IT’S GOOD TO IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK. TELLING INTERVIEW WITH
MY OLD MAN I WAS GOING TO THE F.B.I. DUDE!!! HAAA!!! HE’S DEALING WITH ROLE-
HAVE YOU BACK BOB!!!
DAVE’S FUNERAL WAS A (NUDGE NUDGE) PLAYERS, SARA!!!! WE CAN COME UP WITH
BRILLIANT PLAN. BUT WHAT A ZILLION EXCUSES TO GET BOB OUT OF
ABOUT NEXT WEEK? THE HOUSE ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

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A Little Help?
THE ORC SLAVE-MASTER RAISES I’M NOTCHING ANOTHER ARROW AND
HIS BATTLE AXE HIGH OVER OVER HIS HEAD HA!!! ONCE AGAIN THE MOVING FORWARD THROUGH THE TREES.
AND AIMS AT DAVE’S NECK. HMMMM.....THIS GOOD FATES INTERVENE
IS INTERESTING HE FUMBLES. AND SPARE ME!!! ANOTHER FIREBALL
COMING ONLINE!!! ONE
ROASTED BAD GUY
FUMBLES?? COMING UP!!
KEWL!!!

LET’S SEE....WHOAH!!!! IT GETS EVEN BETTER FOLKS!!! I

ROLLED A NATURAL TWENTY TWICE!!! ACCORDING TO THE NOT DAVE’S
FUMBLE CHART THE OPPONENT’S WEAPON HACKMASTER +12 ¡¡¡
BREAKS!!! THAT MEANS DAVE’S SWORD BREAKS.
THIS IS INDEED A
DARK HOUR!!
HUH¡¡

BUT THAT’S IMPOSSIBLE!!! MY HACKMASTER IS A MAJOR RELIC!!! IT WAS FORGED IN THE BELLY OF THE BLIND
GOD LUVIA!!! FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, IT’S MADE OF DWARVEN STEEL AND WAS TEMPERED IN A VAT OF SWACK-IRON DRAGON
BLOOD!!! FIFTY BLIND DWARVEN CRAFTSMEN ETCHED THE RUNES ON IT’S BLADE WHICH WAS THEN POLISHED WITH THE CHEST
HAIR OF THOR HIMSELF!!!! IT JUST CAN’T BREAK!!!
I AGREE!! I DON’T THINK A MAJOR
YEAH....WELL... I’M JUST FOWL¡¡ FOWL¡¡ GM HOLD ON FOLKS,
RELIC WOULD JUST SNAP!!
GOING BY THE INCOMPETENCE¡¡ I THINK I HAVE A
OFFICIAL SOLUTION!!!
FUMBLE CHART.
SUCK IT UP!!

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 I’VE GOT IT WRITTEN IN ON MY GAME MASTER SCREEN RIGHT
MAYBE THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SPECIAL OCCASIONS HERE. HELL, IT’S A 1-900 NUMBER. WHY NOT??
WHERE THE HACKMASTER
SUPPORT-LINE WOULD BE USEFUL!!! IT’S
BEEN UP AND RUNNING FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. AT LAST!!! A LITTLE GOOD OL’ GARY!! WHAT A
THE NUMBER IS LISTED IN THE LAST ISSUE OF PLAYER JUSTICE JUST A GUY!!! STARTING UP A
HACKMASTER JOURNAL!! PHONE CALL AWAY!!! WE’VE SUPPORT LINE REALLY
NEEDED THIS FOR YEARS!!! SHOWS HE CARES!!

THIS IS GREAT!!! WE
CAN GO RIGHT TO THE
MAN HIMSELF!!! WHAT ARE WE
WAITING FOR???
CALL!!

A DOZEN BUSY SIGNALS LATER... OH LIKE GARY HAS NOTHING TO

DO BUT HANG AROUND ON A
SSSSSHHHHHH!!! IT’S MAKE SURE THEY THURSDAY NIGHT TAKING CALLS
RINGING!!! IT’S RINGING!! UNDERSTAND WE’RE FROM GAMERS.
IS IT GARY HIMSELF?? TALKING ABOUT A
HELLO? YEAH, WE MAKE SURE YOU GET A
WE DON’T WANT JUST HACKMASTER CLASS
HAVE A RULE DISPUTE SPECIFIC PAGE, PARAGRAPH
ANY DWEEB!! SWORD HERE.
HERE AND NEED AN AND RULE REFERENCE!!
OFFICIAL CALL!!

THANK YOU FOR CALLING SIR!! WHILE I HAVE YOU ON UH...NO, NO THANK YOU. WHAT’S THAT? REALLY? HMMMM....OKAY.
THE LINE WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN ORDERING OUR SURE. I’LL TAKE THREE PACKS. UH HUH....UH HUH.. HMMMMM,
NEW HACKMASTER TEMPORARY TATOO SETS?? WE OKAY. YEAH, PUT ME DOWN FOR TWO OF THOSE. UH HUH.....
HAVE FOUR TO CHOOSE FROM. WE ALSO HAVE THE
OFFICIAL HACKMASTER GRAPH PAPER IN STOCK..... WHAT’S HE WOW!! SOUNDS LIKE THEY’RE
SAYING?? GIVING HIM A TON OF
INFORMATION. THIS IS AWESOME!!!
WE SHOULD BE RECORDING THIS.
IS IT REALLY GARY??
TELL HIM I SAID HI!!

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 TWENTY MINUTES LATER...
HEY GUYS, THEY’RE TELLING ME THE ANSWER WILL BE REVEALED WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT
IN THE HACKMASTER RULE CLARIFICATION LINE IS THIS??
MANUAL VOL III WHICH SHIPS ON MONDAY!!!

CAN THEY OVERNIGHT IT??? DAMN!! I DON’T HAVE THAT

DO THEY TAKE
I CAN’T WAIT TILL MONDAY!! ONE!! ORDER TWO COPIES!!!
CREDIT CARDS???
WE GOT TO KNOW!!

AN HOUR LATER... UH......DID HE SAY

THIS WAS A 1-900
A BUSHEL OF NUMBER??
REALLY?? UH HUH...YEAH, I DAMN DUDE!!!
DICE?? WHAT KIND
GUESS I COULD USE A FEW HANG UP AND
OF DEAL ARE THEY B.A., GET A PRICE ON SODA-
NEW GEM DICE NOW THAT LET’S GET BACK
GIVING??? REPELLANT CHARACTER
YOU MENTION IT. WHAT’S TO THE GAME!!!
THAT?? A VOLUME SHEETS. I’M RUNNING LOW!!!
DISCOUNT IF I ORDER A
BUSHEL?? WELL....SURE...

LATER... I KNOW SOMEONE WHO WILL BE WORKING

OVERTIME MAKING PIZZAS NEXT MONTH.
AND THEY SAY GARY
WELL WE SHOULD DOESN’T CARE ANYMORE!!!
HAVE AN ANSWER I’M GOING TO WRITE A DID YOU TELL HIM DAMN, WE SHOULD HAVE PAID
MONDAY WHEN THE LETTER AND THANK HIM!! I SAID HELLO?? THE EXTRA FIFTEEN BUCKS FOR
BOOK ARRIVES. WHAT MORNING DELIVERY!!!
A GREAT SERVICE!!!

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Let’s Make a Deal Story suggested by James (Nozroth) Maslanka

OKAY, THE LAST WE SUSTAINED A LOT

WELL THEY SURE OF DAMAGE. LET’S HOPE
FESTERING-TROLL NOW YOU’RE TALKING!!! GIVE PUT UP ONE HELL OF
DROPS DEAD. GREAT BATTLE IT WAS WORTH IT.
US A QUICK INVENTORY OF A FIGHT!! IT’S GOT TO
GUYS!!! EXCELLENT TEAMWORK!! WHAT’S IN THE HORDE!! BE SOME PRETTY
YOU QUICKLY FIND THE TROLLS’ DON’T WORRY! FESTERING-
GOOD STUFF!
TREASURE HORDE BURIED IN SOME TROLLS ARE PACKRATS BY
DRIFTWOOD AND SAND IN THE NATURE. THEY GET TWO ROLLS
CORNER OF THE CAVE. ON TREASURE TYPE F AND FOUR
ROLLS ON TREASURE TYPE C!!

THE TROLL’S TREASURE INCLUDES 2,500 GOLD HOODY-HOOO!! THAT NOT THIS TIME BEAN-HEAD!!! MY
PIECES, 3,000 SILVER PIECES, 1 BAG OF GUANO, AND MAGIC DAGGER IS JUST MAGE NEEDS A WEAPON AND I’D
A DAGGER OF SOUL-STEALING. PERFECT FOR MY SAY THAT DAGGER HAS HIS
THIEF!!! I CALL DIBS!! NAME ALL OVER IT!!

GUANO??
WHAT’S THAT?? IS IT UH OH, I SEE
MAGICAL?? I CALL TROUBLE
DIBS ON THE GUANO!! BREWING.

ALRIGHT, BEFORE YOU START FLIPPING TABLES OR THROWING DICE I HAVE A SOLUTION. ACCORDING TO THE
HACKMASTER WEBSITE THE OFFICIAL WAY OF HANDLING SUCH DISPUTES IS TO HAVE EACH PLAYER
ROLL DICE. HIGHEST ROLLER THEN GETS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE THE MAGIC ITEM FROM THE PARTY BY
PAYING THE LISTED GOLD PIECE VALUE IN THE HACKMASTER’S GUIDE. IF THAT PLAYER DOESN’T HAVE
ENOUGH CASH ON HAND TO PAY, THEN THE NEXT HIGHEST ROLLER GETS A CHANCE TO BUY IT. THAT’S MY CALL!!
WELL SINCE NO ONE ELSE WANTS STOP YACKING AND ROLL SOME
BUT I CALLED DIBS!!!
THE GUANO I’M TAKING THAT. DICE BOB!!! I’M FEELING LUCKY!!
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TIME-HONORED
TRADITION OF DIB-CALLING? HUH??

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 OKAY, LOOKS LIKE BOB WINS THE ROLL. I AGREE. YOU HAVE TO PAY NOW OR IT
ACCORDING TO THE HACKMASTER SORRY DUDE!!! HE SAID
CASH-ON-HAND. IF YOU MOVES ON TO THE NEXT GUY.
TREASURE TOME A DAGGER OF
SOUL-STEALING GOES FOR 8,000 GOLD CAN’T PAY THEN BRIAN
PIECES. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO BOB? GETS A CHANCE TO BUY IT.
EXCELLENT!!! ONCE AGAIN MY BAG
OF HOLDING SAVES THE DAY. I
GAAAAA!!! THAT’S STEEP!!! BUT I ONLY HAVE EXACTLY 6,000 GOLD PIECES.
HAVE 7,200 GOLD PIECES ON ME. I’LL PAY THE AFTER DEDUCTING MY SHARE I
REST WHEN WE GET BACK TO TOWN AND I CAN ONLY HAVE TO PAY EACH OF YOU
GET TO MY STASH. WADDA YA SAY?? 2,000 GP FOR A TOTAL OF 6,000

HEY¡¡¡ THAT’S NOT

FAIR!!! IF I HAD KNOWN I’M WARNING YOU BIG IT’S CALLED BASIC MATH, BOB!!!
THAT I WOULD HAVE GUY!!! HAND OVER THAT LEARN IT! USE IT!!! IT’S YOUR
BOUGHT THE DAMN DAGGER OR THERE WILL FRIEND!!! HAR HAR -
DAGGER MYSELF!!! BE HELL TO PAY!!! LOSER!!
WHAT’S YOUR ANSWER??

HEY BRIAN, CAN YOU BRIAN, DON’T

CAST A DETECT PROVOKE HIM!
MAGIC ON MY
GUANO??

DAVE, DO YOU KNOW

WHILE THE FAT MAGE IS LAUGHING I’M MAKING I’M TASTING SOME OF THE
WHAT GUANO IS??
A CALLED SHOT WITH A BOLT OF GUANO. DO I FEEL DIFFERENT??
SLAYING!!!! I’M SHOOTING HIM IN THE IF SO, I’M GOING TO MIX SOME
WITH MY DRINKING WATER. ??? WHAT THE... THAT
GNADS AND TAKING BACK MY DAGGER!! DOES IT!! B.A. I’M THROWING
THE DAGGER AT BOB!!

OH NO. THERE GOES

THE ADVENTURE.

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I ROLLED A NATURAL TWENTY!!! NOT ONLY DO I HIT FOR
YOU BASTARD!!!! GIVE ME
8 POINTS OF DAMAGE BUT I’VE JUST
MY SOUL BACK OR DAVE WILL CUT
STOLEN BOB’S SOUL¡¡¡
YOU DOWN IN YOUR TRACKS!!!
HAR HAR HAR!!

WHOOOOAHHHH!!! I AIN’T MESSIN

WELL BOBBY BOY.... HIM. NOBODY IS GONNA STEAL MY SOUL. I’M
CARE TO ONLY 2000 POINTS FROM 17TH LEVEL DUDE!!
MAKE A
DEAL?? EVERYBODY CALM DOWN!!!
THIS IS RIDICULOUS!! DO I HEAR AN
OPENING BID FOR
BOB’S SOUL??

THIRTY MINUTES LATER...

OKAY BRIAN, MY FINAL OFFER IS 6,000 IN
DAMN IT DAVE, STOP GOLD AND MY MAGIC ROCK*
BIDDING AGAINST ME!!! HEY IT’S AN OPEN AUCTION!! I
CUT IT OUT!!! GOT JUST AS MUCH A RIGHT
TO BID AS YOU DO!!! GEE, I DUNNO. DAVE IS THROWING IN
POOR BOB!! A WHOLE BAG OF GUANO.
8 HOURS OF DUNGEON PREP
DOWN THE DRAIN!!

AFTER THE GAME..... 25,000 IN GOLD??? I THOUGHT

BOB WAS GOING TO GO
HEY, I’M PLAYING A DWARF!!!! I’VE GOTTA THROUGH THE ROOF.
YOU GUYS SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF MAKE A PROFIT. IF I CAN’T DOUBLE MY
YOURSELVES!!!! HE LEFT IN TEARS.. MONEY ON A TRANSACTION I AIN’T DEALING. GAWD I MISSED BOB!!!
IT’S SO NICE TO HAVE
HIM BACK..

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BLOOD BATH AT THE GAMES PIT
HEY GUYS, I HEAR WEIRD PETE IS WE’VE ALREADY HEARD THE NEWS!! THOSE BOOKS I DON’T THINK IT’S GOING TO BE
HOLDING A CONTEST THIS SATURDAY. ARE AS GOOD AS MINE!!! IT ONLY SO EASY GUYS!! NO ONE HAS
FIRST PERSON TO OUT ARM WRESTLE COSTS A BUCK A TRY AND I’VE BEEN SAVING UP. EVER BEATEN SQUIRRELY!!
WEIRD PETE’S MONKEY,
SQUIRRELY WINS A COMPLETE WELL IT’S NOT A MONKEY,
SET OF 1 ST EDITION YOU WISH!!! I’VE ALREADY CLEARED OUT A IT’S A CHIMPANZEE!!! WHY
HACKMASTER BOOKS SPACE ON MY BOOKSHELF FOR THEM!! DOES HE CALL IT
SIGNED BY GARY JACKSON HIMSELF!! SQUIRRELY ANYWAY??

SOME PEOPLE THINK IT’S LEAD FIGURES? I’M AFRAID TO ASK!!

WEIRD PETE CALLS HIM SQUIRRELY
BECAUSE THAT’S THE WAY HE ACTS. THAT BECAUSE HE GOT CAUGHT IN THE
MONKEY AIN’T WORKING WITH A FULL DECK FANBELT OF WEIRD PETE’S VW SQUIRRELY MUST HAVE EATEN 100
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. VAN THAT ONE TIME BUT LEAD LEAD MINIATURES OVER THE
FIGURES ARE MORE LIKELY YEARS BEFORE WEIRD PETE
TO BLAME! CAUGHT ON AND MOVED HIS CAGE
AWAY FROM THE DISPLAY RACKS.

HOW HORRIBLE!!! BOYCOTT?? AND RUIN THE OPPORTUNITY OF A

AND THAT LOWLIFE, WEIRD LIFETIME?? OOOOOOH, I GET IT. YOU ALREADY KNOW YOU
PETE, HAS THE POOR DON’T HAVE A SNOWBALL’S CHANCE IN HELL OF BEATING
ANIMAL ARM WRESTLING SQUIRRELY SO YOU WANT US TO BOW OUT AS WELL.
ANYONE WITH A BUCK? GOOD TRY MISSY!!
I THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD
RETHINK THIS AND BOYCOTT BESIDES, EVERYONE KNOWS SQUIRRELY
PETE’S CONTEST. LOVES NOTHING BETTER THAN A GOOD
ARMWRESTLING MATCH.

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WELL SO FAR, NITRO FERGUESON IS THE FAVORITE TO WIN.
I WOULDN’T GET MY HOPES UP OF WINNING THOSE BOOKS.
HELLO?? BRIAN?? YOU’RE
WADDA YA SAY, BRIAN?? AFRAID OF SQUIRELY??
NITRO? DON’T MAKE ME LAUGH. HE’S WHAT EVER FOR??
LOST THE HUNGER FOR HACKMASTER. I’LL YOU IN OR WHAT?? YOU’RE
HAVE THAT EYE-OF-THE-TIGER NOT STILL AFRAID OF
I WAS IN A HACKMASTER
ADVANTAGE ON HIM. BESIDES, I’M SQUIRRELY ARE YOU?
TOURNAMENT ONE WEEKEND AND
GONNA DO A LITTLE CARBOHYDRATE- THE THIEF STOLE MY
LOADING FRIDAY NIGHT. GUMMYBEARS. WE SCUFFLED
OVER THEM AND HE BIT ME.

NOW EVERY TIME I GO INTO WEIRD DUDE, SWALLOW

PETE’S STORE I TAUNT SQUIRRELY BY YOUR FEAR!!! WE’RE BRIAN DON’T DO IT!!! JOIN MY
STANDING NEAR HIS CAGE AND EATING TALKING ABOUT 1ST BOYCOTT AND DON’T BE A
A CANDY BAR. I’VE SEEN THAT LOOK IN EDITION HACKMASTER!!! PART OF THIS NONSENSE!!
HIS EYE. HE WANTS ME. SIGNED BY GARY HIMSELF!!!!
HE WANTS ME BAD!!
THAT MONKEY IS I’LL HAVE TO THINK
LAUGHING AT YOU, ON THIS FOR A WHILE.
DUDE!!! YOU GOTTA YOU GUYS WANNA GET
THROW DOWN WITH HIM. A PIZZA??

ONE WEEK LATER... THAT DAMN BRIAN WAS DISQUALIFED FOR

MONKEY WUSS- FIGHTING WITH SQUIRRELY BEHIND
GOOD LORD!!!! I GOT A WRENCHED SLAPPED ME!!! AMD THE COUNTER. IT TOOK FIVE GUYS
WHAT SHOULDER AND A THEN HE LAUGHED TO BREAK IT UP.!!
HAPPENED??? HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF AT ME!!! I SWEAR TO HE PROVOKED ME!! I KNOW
THE FIBULA. GAWD, I’M GONNA GET REVENGE!! DARN WELL WHAT THOSE
HAND GESTURES MEANT.

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The Venus Elixir Story suggested by Wayne Wallace, James Wicke & brian dolger

OKAY GUYS AS YOU FORCE OPEN THE LARGE IRON PORTAL YOU REVEAL A LONG MIGHTY BOLD TALK BOYS!!
NARROW HALLWAY. AT THE OTHER END, YOU SEE THE EVIL LICH MASTER, THROD REMEMBER, THIS GUY CAN SUCK
LAUGHING MANIACALLY AND TAUNTING YOU TO COME HITHER! LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE FROM
YOUR CHARACTER MERELY BY
THE STING OF MY TOUCH!!
YEAH, LAUGH IT UP CORPSE- HACKMASTER +12 WILL
BREATH!! YOU’RE GONNA BE EATIN’ SILENCE HIS LAUGHTER! THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS
THE BOLTS FROM MY CROSSBOW
YOU HAVE A POWERFUL
OF SLAYING IN A FEW SECONDS.
MAGE AS AN ALLY!!

I’M LETTIN’ LOOSE A COUPLE OF FACTOR HOODY HOO!!! WAY TO GO BIG GUY!!! WE WORK
FIVE SIDEWINDER FIREBALLS!! TOGETHER LIKE A WELL-OILED MACHINE!!! YOU SOFTEN
LET’S SEE HOW OL’ THROD LAUGH HIS WAY OUT ‘EM UP - WE GO IN AND FINISH ‘EM OFF. HUH?? OF
OF THAT!! COURSE NOT.
THEY......UH, OH
WE’RE INVINCIBLE¡¡
HAR! HAR! YEAH. YOU’RE
HAR! RIGHT. (GULP)
AREN’T LICH MASTER’S DAMN THAT 2ND
IMPERVIOUS TO FLAME EDITION ERRATA!!
AND HEAT??

IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER BECAUSE THE LICH CAST A POWERFUL PUSH SPELL JUST AS BRIAN’S FIREBALLS WE’RE LOOSED.
THE LARGE IRON PORTALS SLAM SHUT BEFORE THE FIREBALLS PASS THROUGH!!! THEY EXPLODE RIGHT IN
YOUR FACE!! AND SINCE YOU ARE IN A NARROW, CONFINED SPACE THEY DO DOUBLE DAMAGE!!!

NO WAY WE’RE I’M VERY DISAPPOINTED BRIAN. YOU SHOULD HAVE

I DON’T BELIEVE IT!! WE CAME ALL THIS THOUGHT THINGS THROUGH BEFORE TRYING TO KILL
WAY ONLY TO BE THWARTED BY GETTING OUT OF THIS
ONE GUYS! THROD ALL BY YOURSELF.
FIREBALL BACKLASH!!
SORRY! I’VE GOT A
HAIRPIN TRIGGER.

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 WELL, HOLD ON TO YOUR SEATS FOLKS!! AS YOU LIE ON THE GAME OVER MAN!!!!
COLD FLOOR WRITHING IN PAIN AND AGONY, THE IRON PORTALS WE’RE ALL GONNA END UP AS ZERO-LEVEL
BEGIN TO CREAK ON THEIR HINGES. THEY ARE OPENING AGAIN. TO WRAITHS AND SLAVES TO THROD FOR ALL
YOUR HORROR YOU CAN SEE THROD MOVING DOWN THE ETERNITY!!! THIS SUCKS!!
CORRIDOR TOWARD YOU. HIS INSANE LAUGHTER ECHOES FROM
THE WALLS. “HOW DARE YOU PROFAINE MY SANCTUARY OF COME ON BRIAN!!
EVIL!!!! NOW I SHALL MAKE YOU PAY!!” SAY, WHAT ABOUT THAT BAG
SURELY YOU HAVE OF POTIONS YOU FOUND ON
SOMETHING IN YOUR BAG THE THIRD LEVEL??
OF TRICKS THAT CAN
SAVE US.
HEY I FORGOT ALL
ABOUT THOSE. BUT I
DON’T KNOW WHAT
THEY DO.

HEY B.A., THERE WERE FOUR VIALS OF POTION. I’M GIMME THE BLUE
PASSING THEM OUT RANDOMLY. EACH OF US WILL I GOT DIBS ON THE YELLOW ONE. I
ONE!!! I WANT THE JUST KNOW IT’S A POTION OF
DRINK A POTION. HOPEFULLY ONE OF THESE BAD BLUE ONE!!
BOYS WILL SAVE OUR BUTTS. GIANT STRENGTH. COME TO PAPA!!

DON’T WORRY BRIAN, I’LL TAKE THE

PINK ONE. THAT LEAVES YOU WITH
THE GREEN ONE.

WELL, BOTTOMS
UP!! LET’S HOPE
THIS WORKS.

MOMENTS LATER...
OKAY LET’S GO AROUND THE TABLE. BOB, YOU JUST DRANK A POTION OF POLYMORPH TO PRIMATE. LET’S SEE
ACCORDING TO THE TABLE YOU JUST TURNED INTO A RINGTAIL LEMUR!! DAVE, I’M AFRAID YOU DRANK A POTION
OF ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT. YOU ARE SUDDENLY TELEPORTED TO ANOTHER PLANE WHERE YOU ARE QUICKLY JUDGED
BY A COMMITTEE OF GAWDS AND IMMORTALS, FOUND GUILTY OF VIOLATING THE CONVENTIONS OF YOUR CHOSEN ALIGNMENT, STRIPPED
OF ALL YOUR POSSESSIONS, BEATEN SEVERELY AND TELEPORTED BACK TO THE PARTY.
MAN, TALK ABOUT I’M NEXT.
A RINGTAIL SWIFT JUSTICE! (GULP)
WHAT??

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 SARA YOU JUST DRANK A VIAL OF THE MYTHICAL VENUS
ELIXIR!!! THE FIRST PERSON YOU LAY EYES UPON WILL
ACTUALLY, I WANT TO SAVE YOU WIN YOUR HEART AND YOUR UNDYING LOVE. AND THE FIRST
FOR LAST SARA. YOU PICKED A PERSON YOU SEE WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR EYES IS.....
A DUD?? SO WHAT’S
REALLY INTERESTING POTION.
WITH SARA’S
BRIAN, YOUR POTION WAS A DUD!! PLEASE NOT ME!!! I DON’T VENUS ELIXIR?? HOW INTERESTING.
POTION?? WHAT
YOU FEEL NO SIDE AFFECTS NEED ANY GROUPIES. I CAN’T WAIT TO ROLEPLAY THIS
HAPPENS TO HER?
WHAT-SO-EVER. SITUATION.
I’M
AVERTING
MY EYES.

SORRY BRIAN!!! LET THE DICE FALL WHERE THEY MY BARBARIAN LOOKS PASSIONATELY INTO THE EYES OF
MAY!! AND THE DICE SAY SARA SEES YOU FIRST THE HANDSOME MAGE. I FLUTTER MY BABY-BLUES AT HIM
AND FALLS MADLY IN LOVE WITH YOU!! AND MOVE TOWARD.....

RUN BRIAN!!! RUN UH...ER....(BLUSH)

FOR YOUR LIFE!!! SPUTTER....
UH....ER...(GASP)...UH....

HEY COOCHIE MOMMA, COOCHIE COOCHIE

HOW’S ABOUT BRINGING SOME OF THAT COO... OKAY GUYS, LET’S NOT FORGET
BARBARIAN LOVE STUFF OVER HERE?? .UMMRFFF¡ THROD!!! HE’S STILL MOVING
TOWARDS YOU WITH AN EVIL GLOW
BO

IN HIS HOLLOW EYES!!!

N
K
¡

BUG OFF
WRRRRRRRR!
LEMUR-BOY!!!
MEOWWWRRRR!!
MY HEART
BELONGS TO
TEFLON BILLY!!

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 INSPIRED BY THE BEAUTY OF THE HANDSOME
MAGE, MY BARBARIAN RISES UP ON ONE KNEE.
I’M GOING TO RULE THAT SARA’S BARBARIAN SHE DRAWS A JADE ARROW AND KNOCKS IT IN
IS SO INSPIRED BY HER LOVE FOR BRIAN THAT HEY DON’T FORGET I’M A HER ELVEN BOW. I GRACEFULLY PULL BACK THE
SHE GAINS A ONE-TIME SURGE OF LEMUR NOW!!! DON’T I GET BOW STRING, KNOWING THAT FAILURE WILL
REPLENISHING POWER. IT WILL LAST ONE MODIFIERS FOR THAT?? MEAN THE DEATH OF MY ONE TRUE LOVE.
COMBAT ROUND. HOWEVER, SHE WILL STILL
NEED TO ROLL A NATURAL
CAN SOMEBODY LOAN ME A HANDSOME???
TWENTY TO SCORE A HIT. THE REST OF
BLANKET AND A SWORD??
YOU ARE STILL TOO WEAK TO FIGHT.

HAA!!! MY LOVE
WINS OVER THE WAY TO GO SARA!!
HANDS OF FATE!!! A
NATURAL TWENTY!!! I CAN’T TAKE CREDIT
BOYS!! I WAS
LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST EARNED
INSPIRED BY THE
THE MOST VAULABLE
LOVE OF MY HEART!!
PLAYER AWARD * FOR A
SINGLE SESSION!!

THE JADE ARROW STRIKES THROD HOODY HOO!!! I SCURRY I’M HANGING BACK WITH THE HANDSOME
RIGHT IN THE HEART!!! THE EVIL GLOW UP TO HIS REMAINS AND SNATCH UP MAGE AND TENDING TO HIS WOUNDS.
BEHIND HIS EYES FLICKER AND FADE AS HIS RINGS AND NECKLACES!! WHERE DOES IT HURT BABYCAKES??
DOES HIS LAUGHTER. HE FALLS
LIFELESS TO THE DUNGEON FLOOR IN I’M DESPERATELY SEARCHING
A HEAP OF BONE FRAGMENTS AND DUST!! I’M FOLLOWING THE LEMUR!!! THROUGH MY SPELL BOOK FOR A
I’LL SEARCH THE BODY FOR ANY BREAK CURSE
OTHER TREASURE!! SPELL!!!

* See KODT#6: Shiny Things Upon His Chest

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ARRRRRGGHHH!!! I CAN’T STAND IT ANY LONGER!! I’M SILENCE
ATTACKING SARA WHILE SHE’S DISTRACTED. MAYBE SEDUCTRESS!!!!
I COUPLE OF GOOD WHACKS ACROSS THE BACK OF GUYS??? FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. MY CHARACTER
A FEW BOLTS FROM MY
THE HEAD WILL BREAK THE SPELL!! IS SIMPLY IN LOVE WITH BRIAN’S CHARACTER.
CROSSBOW WILL
IT’S NOT A HOSTILE ACT!!
DAMPEN THE FLAMES
OF YOUR LOVE!!
YES! YES! WE MUST SAVE
OUR BRAVE COMRADE
FROM THE VILE THANKS GUYS!!! I WAS ON THE
TEMPTRESS!! VERGE OF USING MY POISON
RING ON MYSELF.

SEVERAL COMBAT ROUNDS LATER... MY LOVE IS STRONG, TEFLON

BILLY!!! YOU CAN’T DENY ME WHAT
SARA’S ARROW HITS DAVE FOR 12 POINTS OF DAMAGE KILLING DID I MANAGE TO THROW I NEED SO BADLY. YIELD TO ME
HIM. BOB, YOU MANAGE TO DRAG YOURSELF BEHIND HIS LIMP MY ROCK BEFORE SHE AND BE COMPLETE!!
BODY TO GAIN A MAKESHIFT COVER BONUS FOR NEXT ROUND. KILLED ME? UH...ER...UH...I’M OPENING MY POISON
RING AND SWALLOWING THE
I STILL SAY A RINGTAIL LEMUR IS STRONG CONTENTS. “GRANT ME MY
ENOUGH TO OPERATE A CROSSBOW. I WANT TO ESCAPE DR. DEATH!!”
CONSULT THE ENCYCLOPEDIA ON THAT CALL.

LATER THAT EVENING... WELCOME BACK SWEET PRINCE!!! MUSN’T BE

A BAD BOY AND JUMP FROM THE TALL
I’M GOING TO ATTEMPT TO I’M CONCENTRATING TOWER AGAIN, PEACHY-WEACHY!!
SORRY BRIAN, AS LONG AS PICK THE LOCK ON MY CAGE REAL HARD TO GATHER
SARA CONTINUES TO AGAIN!!! NO WAY IN HELL I’M MY ETHEREAL POWERS.
SUCCESSFULLY HAVE YOU GOING IN THAT PETTING ZOO. I’M COMING BACK TO DAGGER TO WRIST B.A.!!! I GET
RAISED FROM THE DEAD, HAUNT SARA. A +2 MODIFIER FOR
YOU’LL HAVE TO ENDURE DESPERATION. I’M ROLLING!!!
HER ATTENTIONS.

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 B.A. is 30 years old and lives with his parents.
When he isn’t gaming he works part-time in his dad’s
dry cleaning shop. B.A. dropped out of college to
Who’s Who In the Group
follow his dream of being a game designer. He sunk
$6,000 into his first gaming product, DOG: the Role-
Playing Game ™ , which was a bomb. B.A. suffered
a nervous breakdown and left gaming for a few years
before picking up his dice bag again. He founded the
B.A. Felton Knights of the Dinner Table in 1976.

Bob is 26 years old and also lives with his parents. He

is currently unemployed even though he’s taken over 8
years of vocational classes at a local tech college. He has
a habit of losing his job because of his temper and sharp
tongue. Bob was the first dues paying member of the
group. Bob is from the old school of role-playing and
believes it’s all about breaking things and killing people.
He made the local papers once when he got lost in the
steam tunnels under the tech college for seven days.
Bob Herzog

Dave is 22 years old and attends Ball State

University where he is studying cultural
anthropology and dance theory. Dave was introduced
to role-playing by Bob whom he met at a local
paintball tournament. Dave is a true blooded hack-n-
slasher who becomes bored easily. He often forgets
to bring his character sheet to the game and tends to
borrow someone else’s dice. Dave originally joined
the group to take advantage of the free munchies.
Dave Bozwell

Brian is 27 years old and lives alone. He manages

to make a modest living operating a local computer
bulletin board and selling painted miniatures. Brian
is typically quiet and utters only three word sentences
unless a rule has been broken or his character has
been maligned. Even though Brian can’t remember
his own phone number, he can recite entire passages
of various rule books from memory. He claims to
have a girlfriend but no one has ever seen her.
Brian VanHoose
 Sara is 25 years old and is B.A.’s cousin. She recently moved back
to Muncie, Indiana from Wisconsin and is the newest member of the
group. Unfortunately, Sara is also the only female in the group and
fights a lonely battle to bring more role-play into the group’s gaming
sessions and less hack-n-slash. Sara has decided it is her sworn
obligation to bring the other members of the group around to her
style of play. She attempts to do this by example but occasionally
has to resort to threats and physical bullying to make her point.
Sara Felton
Gary Jackson is fondly known as the “Gawdfather of Gaming” by
millions of gaming enthusiasts around the world. His failing
wargame company, Hard 8 Enterprises, was about to close its doors
for good in 1977 when Gary tossed the dice on a hastily produced
role-playing game, The HackMasters of EverKnight™ . The first
print run was quickly snapped off the shelves and soon frantic
distributors were calling Gary’s three man shop with pleas of
“More!” Gary has been riding Hackmaster spin-offs ever since.
Gary Jackson
Edmund Finely was once Gary Jackson’s paperboy. One morning
he was coerced into filling an empty chair during a play-testing
session of HackMaster and became ensnared in ‘Gary’s Game’.
That was twenty years ago and Edmund has been on the Hard 8
team ever since (though he’s only been on the payroll for the past
four months). Edmund wears the proud title of “Director of
Research and Development” and recently oversaw the production of
his first written work, Abe, Babes and RollerBlades™ , described
as a “sexy, zany, time-travelling romp through history and fashion”.
Edmund Finley
Victor Fergueson became known as the Lord of Steam when he adapted the
HackMaster rules to live-action play and began taking hand picked groups of
players on late night forays into the labyrinth of steam tunnels beneath Ball State
University. After ‘Fergueson’s Folly’ made national headlines (Victor and his
group were lost for 7 days prompting a massive rescue search), the steam tunnels
were secured and dozens of entrances were sealed with concrete. There are
several contradicting accounts of what happened weeks later on the evening of
January 5th, 1987 but it involved a satchel of C-4 high explosive, a miscalculation
of the expected blast radius, and a medical evacuation of the Campus
Administration Building which collapsed during an attempt to breach the steam
tunnels. The incident earned Victor the nickname ‘Nitro’ and 5 years probation.
Nitro Fergueson
“Weird” Pete Ashton is 46 years old and is the sole proprietor of a
local gamestore called the “Games Pit”. Pete is proud of the fact that
he was one of the co-designers of the cult classic role-playing game,
Lynch Mob ™ . Pete loves to relate the story of how he was burned
by his partners and lost “millions”. Pete is always available for
advice but oddly seems to be very bitter about the hobby he loves so
much. He was a major stockholder in Hard 8 Enterprises but sold his
shares mere days before HackMaster was released.
Weird Pete
 Well, it's finally over. Another piece à la the Berlin Wall, but alas, the rumor was false.
GenCon. The Knights and I had Anyway, the REAL fun came after hours. Thursday night
a great time this year, our first Jolly got drunk at the WoTC tent party and made a fool of
with KenzerCo. Sara, Bob, himself. He had to be wheeled back to the room in a luggage
Dave and I showed up on cart. It was virtually impossible to get to sleep that night
Wednesday afternoon to help over the din of Jolly’s horrendous Temple of Snoring.
set up the booth. Brian was Several times before dawn, Dave was forced to free his
already there. He came up pillow, sheet, room curtains and cot from Jolly’s Sucking
B.A. Felton early Tuesday morning to Nasal Tractor Beam™.
touch up a few miniatures for The next day also proved to be a great time. We all went
the painting contest. On the drive up from Muncie, we down to the Live Action Monty Python and the Holy Grail
amused ourselves by creating new words for songs on event. There fans from the audience acted out on stage the
the radio. I can only recall two or three. One was whole movie, scene by scene. A good time was had by all
Dave’s Sharp Broadsword - to the tune of Sharp and Sarah won a T-Shirt for acting out the part of Zoot.
Dressed Man by ZZ Top: That night we played the classic card game Nuclear War
with Rick Loomis of Flying Buffalo, Inc. It was quite a
Broadsword, crossbow, ten feet of rope ‘cause ya never thrill. The best part was forcing Rick to play by my home
knooow; rules. Later, we made paper airplanes out of KoDT flyers
Caltrop, iron spike, I got a mule and I named him Miiiike; and threw them from the balcony into the bar/open gaming
C’mon step-up I’m gonna do you in; area. Brian’s was the best. An odd structure, it flew clear
‘Cause every Orc’s scared of a sharp broadsword. down into the restaurant.
The next day we played in the Hackmaster™ tournament.
Another was Bob’s classic Dwarven Rhapsody - to the We would have advanced to the final round if our game
tune of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. Here’s a small hadn’t been interrupted. An ambulence burst through the
piece: south doors of the role-playing area in a desparate effort to
get to the Arena where Nitro was running his new
B.A! Just killed my dwarf; Hackmaster™ variant, Live Action Gladitorial Combat.
Put a poisoned knife against my head; That night Jolly made a spider out of pipe cleaners and
I rolled a 1 and now I’m dead. Dave Kenzer attached it to fishing line and lowered from the
B.A! Oooo-ooh. My dwarf had just begun; Hyatt balcony onto unsuspecting role players. Everyone at
But now you’ve gone and blown my dwarf away. the bar had a good laugh at the prank. Then we moved to the
I’m just a poor dwarf nobody loves me; other side of the balcony where we lowered the spider onto
He’s just a poor dwarf from a poor family; some Live Action Gamers. Unfortunately, when the
Spare him his life from this monstrocity. Vampire players spotted the spider they swatted it, then
Easy come easy go, you missed your saving throw. stomped on it. Vamps, no sense of humor.
Will you let me reroll? I will not NO!!! Elsewhere, at the White Wolf party, Bob spotted Jolly. As
Please let me reroll! I will not NO!!! a prank, he snuck up behind him, tickled his sides and
Let me reroll! Let him reroll! Let him re-rooooo-ll! whispered “hey sweetie” in his ear. To Bob’s complete
Ooooh mama mia mama mia, let me reroll! surprise, the man who turned around was NOT Jolly. Bob
could only stammer a weak, “Uh, I thought you were Jolly
We finally arrived, set up the booth, received work Blackburn, my roommate.”
assignments (register, Monty Python demos, The next day was Sunday, the last day of the con. We
autographing our buttons and pictures for adoring fans, were quite busy hawking our goods all day. At Dave’s
etc.) and went to game in our room at the Hyatt. Brian suggestion and over Sara’s objection, we Knights split
stayed behind to "get some practice playing MPHG for before booth breakdown. I hope the nice folks at KenzerCo
my demo time tomorrow." That seemed crazy because don’t remember and cut us off next year. Anyway, when we
Brian plays MPHG almost more often than left the parking garage, Brian had a plan to scam our way out
Hackmaster™, and he knows all the rules by heart. of paying for parking; just tell the guards we lost our
(Later he told me he just wanted to play MPHG with parking ticket. We tried, but they had my license plate
Brian Jelke to try to catch him on a rules flaw - he was number written down. We thought we could role-play our
unsuccessful, but to his credit the big guy did win 2 of way out of it, explaining that we paid in full the night before
3 games with his special “Frenchman deck”). The rest when we drove out to Lake Michigan for the HackBeard™
of us had a great time playing Give Me the Brain! award ceremony and fish-fry. The angry old manager
The next day the show started. Yep 30,000 threatened to call the cops, so we ponied up the dough and
screaming gamers all crammed into downtown headed back to Muncie. All the while we were a-singin’,
Milwaukee. The con was BIG. Tons of new games and
new companies. The TSR castle still stood in the Broadsword, crossbow, ten feet of rope ‘cause ya never knooow....
center. Rumor had it WoTC was going to pull it down
at the end of the show and all the gamers could take a See you at HackCon™!
 shots from the KoDT-cam™two fireballs
Hey BA, coming online b.a.!!
why do
we
always
get
stuck
manning
the
booth?
i waste ‘em
with my
I’m tellin’ you, it’s just another drill. crossbow!
No one would dare attack this station.
Hey, is there a new SpaceHack story in
that issue?

The Phantom knows

what the most
popular comic strip
in the gaming
industry is.

Beam me up
Scottie. There’s
no intelligent
at
I wonder wfh
o r a life here!
Hmmm, would pay+12?
JabbaackMaster
H

Sorry Mr.
Perot, we’ve
His favorite already got
story was someone to
“The Spyder make charts
Pits of for us.
Queen
Krawler”
 Life’s a Gamers
BRIAN’S SMALL PRESS PICKS
Game!! Price: $2.50
PLAY!! Tri Tac
P.O. Box 61
Madison Hts, Michigan 48071
_____
Here’s a little gem from the past
that you may have over looked.
Originally published in 1984 this
digest sized, 28 page comic pokes
BR IA N ’S fun at gamers.
If you like KODT, chances are
PICKS you’ll like Gamers though some
people may consider some of the
humor in poor taste. (One strip
features a designer who
determines shotgun damage for
his game by shooting his little
brother.)
I found plenty of laughs in the
book and found myself wanting
more.
Brian’s Rating: Gotta-Have

Give Me the Brain

Price: $5.00
By James Ernest
Cheapass Games
2376 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49017
_____
You gotta love a game company called, CheapAss Games. It’s a small company with
a simple belief that gamers just want fun, entertaining games for a decent price. Give
‘em that and they’ll forgive you for cheap-ass production quality.
Give Me the Brain is just one of several products available from CheapAss. It costs
about five bucks and comes in an envelope. The cards are little more than Astro-Brite
cardstock ran through laser-printer and cut on a butcher block. Players take on the role
of zombies working in a fastfood restaurant. Each player’s hand reperesents a series of
tasks that they must perfrom as part of their job. The problem is there is only one brain
and everyone must share it. It’s a simple beer-and-pretzels game (emphasis on beer -
the more you’ve had, the more fun you’ll have) that’s worth the cost of admission.
Brian’s Rating: You can’t lose

Stuper Powers
The First-Class Role-Playing Game for Third-Rate Heroes
Price: $4.95
By Unstoppable Productions ([email protected])
262 Fifth Ave., 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Funny. Funny. Funny. Funny. Funny. This is a great

superhero role-playing game where the heroes are armed only
with trivial, bizarre or downright rude powers. The game
mechanics are fantastically simple which means you will never
let rules get in the way of having a good time. This is a fresh
and hilarious look at all the little guys who don’t get
invulnerability, super strength or x-ray vision while bathing
under the light of a yellow sun. The fantastic illustrations and
production quality help simplify understanding the game and the
available super powers.

Brian’s Rating: Run-out-and-buy-multiple-copies-now!

 WEIRD PETE’S BULLETIN BOARD
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Thanrus,
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the rumors of vampires are without basis...
Fruviad

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Place an ad in WEIRD PETE’S BULLETIN BOARD. It’s an inexpensive
way to reach thousands
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We uncovered a small cache of KODT #2s [Gluttons for Punishment] in the back of the
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A SUBSCRIPTION TO Rich,
KODT makes the Ear seekers! I leave and go to
the next door down the corridor.
perfect gift!!! Fred

McBain:
See Dr. Richard, Culver City,
California. He can Help.
A Friend
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 The Good and Bad of Live Action Roleplaying
Good LARP: Good LARP:
When your friends tell their friends about it. The Players use props to heighten their belief.

Bad LARP: Bad LARP:

When your friends tell the police about it. The Players use drugs because they can't believe they paid for this.
Good LARP:
When you invent new rules to cover brand new ideas. Good LARP:
News of the last session have people lining up to play.
Bad LARP:
When you invent new laws to cover new ideas. Bad LARP:
News of the last session resulted in a police line-up.
Good LARP:
PARTING SHOTS

When you decide to have another hour or two because it's JUST THAT Good LARP:
FUN.
The moderators have players fill out suggestion forms so they can
Bad LARP: improve the game.
When you extend four hours to cover the first combat.
Bad LARP:
Good LARP: The moderators have players fill out waivers releasing them of
When people show up in costumes that took four months to make. responsibility for all ‘physical and psychological damage.’

Bad LARP: Good LARP:

When people show up in costumes that took four months to grow. Part of the proceeds go toward awards for the most outstanding
player(s).
Good LARP:
Inventive Roleplayers take the game to the next level.
Bad LARP:
Bad LARP: Part of the proceeds go toward funeral expenses for those killed during
Bored Players use a rope to get to the "NEXT LEVEL"! the game.

From the Usenet

Different Ways of Calling Someone Stupid Part Duh

Not the sharpest knife in the drawer. It's hard to believe that he beat 100,000 other sperm.

Got into the gene pool when the life guard wasn't One neuron short of a synapse.
looking.
Was left on the Tilt-a-Whirl a bit too long as a baby.
A room temperature IQ.
Wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead.
A photographic memory, but the lens cap is glued
on.

A prime candidate for natural deselection.

Bright as Alaska in December.

During evolution, his ancestors were in the control

group.

Fell out of the family tree.

Gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the

train isn't coming.

He's so dense, light bends around him.

If brains were taxed, he'd get a rebate.

If he were any more stupid, he'd have to be

watered once a week.

If you gave him a penny for his thoughts, you’d

get change back.
And Now For Something Completely Different.....
A Card Game That’s Fun(ny)

Collectible Card Game

Once again, Monty Python makes the headlines. Monty Python and The Holy
Grail Collectible Card Game (MPHG) is a zany, wacky game designed by Kenzer
and Company. Kenzer & Company was started with the unofficial slogan “Games
made by gamers, for gamers” and MPHG exemplifies that spirit of a truly enjoyable
game. From King Arthur (who has the brain of a duck, you know) to some lovely
filth down here, you steer a group of Knights of the
Round Table through England to
Avalon, in search of the Most Holy
Grrrrrail. Along the way you may
encounter The Knights Who Say Ni, a
rodent with a vicious streak a mile wide,
clever French folk who taunt you a second
time-a; even wicked, bad, naughty, evil Zoot awaits. All the while your
opponent is on a journey of his own through his England and you’re
each playing Questions Three, taunts and Plague Ridden Villages to
impede each other’s progress toward
an unfettered ending that can only be
described as a fair cop. So GET ON WITH IT .
Company founder, MPHG co-designer, trained
stunt man and part-time Chilean coffee grower and
llama rancher, David Kenzer, describes MPHG as “Jolly
good fun.”
“We were faced with a difficult task,” Dave adds,
“design a game that was not only fun to play and chal-
lenging, but funny; and not just funny, but PYTHON
FUNNY.” They have hit the nail on the head with a 40
ton weight. “I laughed so hard my sides hurt,” says Mr.
Spock after playing the game just once. This type of
response seems to have been expected from game designer,
beer brewer, and professional liver donor, Brian Jelke. “We
wanted people to laugh out loud when they played our game.”
But what is this game really all about? What sets this CCG apart from all the rest?
What’s the catch? It’s not the lack of naughty bits and full-frontal nudity. Then what is it?? One reason is the rib-
splitting quotes found on almost every card. “The quotes were so enjoyable, I nailed my opponent’s head to the
floor,” says D. Piranha. “That type of extreme reaction is unusual,” says co-designer, computer geek and mob hit-
man, Steve Johansson. “We knew that people would be affected to differing degrees; but we hoped to keep the body
count (and subsequent FBI investigation) to ‘an acceptable level.’”
But MPHG involves more than just great quotes. There is also play acting, taunts, head tapping, spankings and a
few raspberries. Every gamer knows that nothing is more fun than verbally abusing and mocking your friends during
game play. The beauty of MPHG is that the taunting is built right in. A close second to taunting in gamer enjoy-
ment is embarrassing your friends in public. MPHG encourages this with song cards that require your opponent to
stand and sing such classics as the Brave Sir Robin Song, or the Knights of the Round Table Song. Singing is volun-
tary, of course, but if your opponent does not sing, a nasty effect listed on the card will occur. Besides songs, other
cards require head-tapping, raspberries, hip shaking, sword swallowing, high jumping and sumo wrestling.
Quite a bit of strategy is involved both during the game and before. While playing you have to make key, split
second decisions about whether to use your wits, combat or to stand and shout “Run Away! Run Away!” CPA and
retired rodeo bull rider, Jennifer Kenzer explains, “[T]he game is simple, but the strategy is all rather complex.
Almost every card has both a
primary and a secondary
ability so it’s hard to decide
when to play your cards
because you have so many
options.”

60 card Starter Decks $10.95

15 card Booster Packs $3.45
Monty Python and the Holy Grail CCG is produced by Kenzer and Company, the exclusive holder of the worldwide card game license from Python (Monty) Pictures,
Ltd. Card content and design © Copyright 1997 Kenzer and Company. All Rights Reserved. Movie stills © NFTC Ltd.
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