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Different Views
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Reader/Fan Mail
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The Gamer
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Editorial
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Introduction to this issue of Different Worlds. Also describes the star ratings system used starting with this
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Sword of Hollywood
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News
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Provides news and gossip about films and other goings-on in Hollywood.
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What Happened to RuneQuest: An Explanation of the Improvements to RuneQuest
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Article
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Describes the changes made to RuneQuest for the Avalon Hill Game Company version. Written by “The Chaosium
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Books & Gaming
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Review
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Reviews of “books with interesting world settings useful for creating imaginative role-playing
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The Assassins
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Article
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Part 1 of a series of articles on Secret Societies. Describes the history of the Assassins, “with the
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Amazon Artuams, Part Two: Guardians of El Dorado
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Article
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Describes the history and mythology of the search for the fabled city of El Dorado by the Spanish explorers of the
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V.W.P.B.N.L.
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Article
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“Void Where Prohibited By Natural Law – a discussion of superpowers in superhero role-playing
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Profiles from the Four-Fold Way: The Power Gamer, The Wargamer, The Role-Player, The Storyteller
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Article
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Describes four archetype characters (“or perhaps, each of the role-playing styles taken to illogical logical
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Turn Right At the Next Oasis
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Art
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A black-and-white line-art picture of a dragon giving directions to a party of adventurers.
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Louis Wu & His Motley Crew
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Adventure
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Special Ringworld Module, included as a 7-page insert to this issue of DW. Includes players’ information,
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Game Reviews
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Review
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Reviews 13 recent game and game supplement releases, including Ringworld, Chill: Adventures Into The Unknown,
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Deltans for Star Trek
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Article
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Describes the Deltan race for Star Trek: The Role Playing Game (FASA).
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Game Cons
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Zine
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Lists upcoming gaming conventions for 1984 and 1985.
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What's New
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News
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Briefly describes new game and game supplement releases, including those for new game systems, for Advanced
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