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Message no. 1
From: Andy Butcher <fiend@*********.CO.UK>
Subject: Roleplaying magazines (off-topic, sort of...)
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 19:32:52 +0100
Just a short question: If someone was considering launching a new
roleplaying mag, what would you all like to see in it?
Please go into as much depth as you like, and feel free to E-Mail me
personally if you wish.



Andy Butcher | "Whether you think you will succeed
PC Gamer Magazine | or not, you are right."
Fiend@*********.co.uk | Henry Ford
Message no. 2
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: Roleplaying magazines (off-topic, sort of...)
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 14:33:43 -0500
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> Just a short question: If someone was considering launching a new
> roleplaying mag, what would you all like to see in it?
> Please go into as much depth as you like, and feel free to E-Mail me
> personally if you wish.

Hmm what would I like to see in it? Large bills? Maybe my name as "Kool
Guy of the Net".

I dunno. Anything but near-exclusive coverate of T$R materials.

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Message no. 3
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Roleplaying magazines (off-topic, sort of...)
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 21:58:29 +0200
>Just a short question: If someone was considering launching a new
>roleplaying mag, what would you all like to see in it?

A job as a staff writer :)

>Please go into as much depth as you like, and feel free to E-Mail me
>personally if you wish.

Well, seriously, wide and varied RPG coverage, from how-to articles to
things published for specific games. Adventures, scenario ideas, new rules,
general ideas, equipment, tips for playing, tips for GMing, reviews,
previews, in-depth looks at games, stuff on the people behind the RPGs,
_NO_COMPUTER_RPG_STUFF_ (an RPG on a computer isn't an RPG, IMHO), stories,
"for sale" ads, "gamers wanted" ads, erm, I can't think of anything
else at
the moment...


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Guru :)
Message no. 4
From: "Brian A. Stewart" <bstewart@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Roleplaying magazines (off-topic, sort of...)
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 14:19:35 -0700
Robert Hayden writes:

>Hmm what would I like to see in it? Large bills? Maybe my name as )"Kool
Guy of the Net".
>
>I dunno. Anything but near-exclusive coverate of T$R materials.
-----
Large bills would be nice. There may be a fight for the title "Kool Guy of
the Net" (I'm not one of them). And definately more than just T$R
information, there are a wide variety of RPG resources out there that have
their good points. Nice start by asking the gamers themselves, I for one
appreciate the opportunity for input. Everyone and anyone else, please send
her your thoughts and comments, it is a great opportunity for us.

Enjoy.
Brian
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Breakdowns come and breakdowns go---
What are you going to do about it-
that's what I'd like to know.

-Paul Simon
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or brian-stewart@**.arizona.edu
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Message no. 5
From: Andre' Selmer <031SEA@******.WITS.AC.ZA>
Subject: Re: Roleplaying magazines (off-topic, sort of...)
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 1995 08:24:25 +0200
:->Just a short question: If someone was considering launching a new
:->roleplaying mag, what would you all like to see in it?
:->Please go into as much depth as you like, and feel free to E-Mail me
:->personally if you wish.
:->
First of all short stories set in the various campaign worlds
Second a letter and complaints column
Third ... I'll think about it

Andre'
Man is a teller of stories, he lives by and is surrounded by his
own stories and those of other people, he sees everythings that
happens to him in terms of these stories and thus has to live
enacting them
-Sarte

GARFIELD !
-Jon
Message no. 6
From: P Ward <P.Ward@**.CF.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Roleplaying magazines (off-topic, sort of...)
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 1995 09:11:38 BST
Heh, near exclusive coverage of TSR stuff, pretty unlikely, I have
this sneaking suspsicion that they've gone the same way as that nice
(heh Mr Sembieda over at Palladium and made sure that no one else has
permission to write articles for their games....

Personally, I'd like most stuff roleplaying related, as long as there
aren't too many cards involved (I'm an addict, and I'm trying to get
better :-) ), or interminable reviews, epsecially when the magazine
in questions goes in depth on one particular product, which always
winds me up.

Idea's and themes are good, you can chuck in ready-to-run adventures if
you really want, but I modify everyhting that comes my way anyawy, so
I'd rather have a couple of short (but good) idea's than a hgue scenario
that I'm going to play about with anyway.

Unless of course it's a good one :-)

Phil (Renegade)

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