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The first issue's cover is a wonderful painting by the world famed artist Rowena. Called the Dragon Hatchling, it seems a fitting cover for our first issue. If your not familiar with Rowena take a moment and view her gallery on the web at: http://www.rowenaart.com/

What's inside:

"The Poetry of Rowena." Rowena, well known for her beautiful, evocative paintings is no stranger to literary efforts. She has graced this issue with her art and poetry.

"Alea iacta est" with these words Caesar crossed the Rubicon and conquered Rome. "The die is cast" leads us into what Castles and Crusades is all about.

"The Six Principles of Winging It." Casey Canfield supplies some poignant tips on how to game master on the fly.

"Crossed Bows." A look at the longbow and crossbow.

"Robert E. Howard: From the Bizarre to the Bazaar." An essay exploring the creator of Conan's unusual history and growth into an iconic fantasy writer.

"Frankenberry & the Crack Parade." A compilation of the serial stories that follow the exploits of, well, good sir Frankenberry and his Crack Parade.

"The Theurgist's Lethe." Fiction by Dan Cross. "Most bards would begin their tale somewhere in the middle, to recount with contagious lyricism the brave deeds of some intrepid hero of yore.... Alas our tale is about no hero."

And yet there is more...

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This month's issue sports a wonderful cover from TLG artist Peter "20 dollar" Bradley. Peter has been working closely with Troll Lord Games and his art already graces the cover of the Castles & Crusades Players Handbook, the C&C Collector's Box and is set to grace the covers of the C&C Monsters and Treasure and C&C Castle Keepers Guide. You can view more of Peter's art at his own Raven Childe webpage.

Outstanding cover art by Peter Bradley.

What's inside:

"How it All Happened, The Inspiration for the D&D Game, its Creation, GenCon's Founding, How TSR came into Being, and its Early Days." Gary Gygax

Art and Art Notes by Darlene!

"Mimir's Well" More wonderful observations on the gaming industry, its growth and direction from gaming veteran Rob Kuntz

"Elves" A new look at perhaps the most popular race for any fantasy role playing game.

"Hammer and Anvil" Casey Canfield takes another hard look at gaming, with tips and helpful hints along the way.

"Frankenbury and the Crack Parade" Stream of Concsiences from the mad pen of Davis Chenault author and co-creator of the Castles & Crusades RPG.

Cartoons by Tom Wham and Peter Bradley!

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Issue 3 of Crusader brings the work of Mitch Faust to the Troll Dens. This is the first cover we've commissioned from Mitch and he's done a great job. You can see more of his work at his own website.

What's inside:

Regular Columns: Alea Iacta Est. This month, "The Splatter Affect, or, the Art of Mastering the Game. Stephen Chenault explores the various nuances of keeping playeres involved!

Sure to stir you up is the Castle Keeper's Bill of Rights. In Hammer and Anvil Casey Canfield hammers out the rights of the most oppressed and abused of gamers (said with a nudge and a wink!

In Auld Wyrmish Mike Stewart presents us with Tarot Arcanum a new magical deck of cards, or a quicker way to die.

Feature articles include an Herbs for the C&C game, Gary Gygax's Remember When, and an historical piece on the Teuntonic Order!

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We're going to ramp things up for Issue 4. More Castles & Crusades! More articles for the gamer in you and more blood and iron!

What's inside:

Regular Columns: Marshal of the Crusade Stephen Chenault brings you the lastest Alea iact est: "Iron and Blood: The Role of Battle and Combat in Castles & Crusades."

Gary Gygax’s How it All Happened: Gary continues his account of the origin of the role playing games we’ve all come to know and love!

Historical Footnotes: Nicole Chenault addresses the role of the horse on the medieval battlefield.

The Angry Gamer: Dying is easy! Dying well is a bit harder! The Angry Gamer assaults the cowards in us all!

Special Features: Multi-classing for Castles & Crusades: Two views on multiclassing by Davis Chenault and Joseph Hepler.

Fiction: North of the Evening Wold lie the catalyst between life and death. Plunge into the epic battle between man and beast.

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Issue five offers better cover quality and improved interior page quality. We've brough in a new design team and this issue shows it.

Crusader Journal is one of the few magazines that offers today's role playing gamers articles about the games they play and how to play them. Specifically geared toward Castles & Crusades, it also contains nuggest and tips on the hows, whens, what and wheres of role playing.

This issue: How is all Happened (the contiuned Saga of Gary Gygax's road to game)

Hammer & Anvil an exploration of Mysterious Places

Auld Wyrmish: Exploring C&C with more multiclasses

New Lejendary Adventure article

And fiction by Steve Chenault and Necromancer Games' own Bill Webb brings us One Night Stands, short adventures for the short timers in us all.

Cover Art by: Peter Bradley

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What's inside:

Regular Columns: Marshal of the Crusade Stephen Chenault brings you the lastest Alea iact est: "Its All in the Hunt. Running games that pit C&C characters against time and deadly foes."

Gary Gygax’s How it All Happened: Gary continues his account of the origin of the role playing games we’ve all come to know and love!

Historical Footnotes: Stephen Chenault relates some tales of the early days of TLG with a few notes on where the company is going.

The Angry Gamer: Who is the Angry Gamer and Why is he so Angry?

Special Features: Davis Chenault, co-creator of Castles and Crusades, gives us a birds eye view of the stunning and deadly dangerous World of Inzae.

Fiction: The Minstrels Tale continues with Chapter 3: The Winter of the World

Cover Art by: Jason Walton

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Special Features
Great Hits and Terrible Misses: A Critical Hit System for Castles & Crusades
By Jeffrey Talanian
What are critical hits and fumbles. Jeffrey explores it all and supplies some cool user-friendly charts to boot!

Special Guest
Joe Goodman! Why I got into the Game Industry.
This one you gotta reads!

New
Trolls at Work a comic by Jason Walton and Steve Chenault

Regular Columns
How it All Happened: Variety is the Spice
by E. Gary Gygax
Gary’s early library offered inspiration for Gary’s untutored mind and he enters the wild world of radio and movies and unleashes a love for adventure . . . .

Alea iacta est or The Die is Cast: A Long Note on Brevity
by Stephen Chenault
Brevity is the forgotten hero of our genre. Chenault takes a look at the follies of the industry’s adjectocrats.

Hammer & Anvil: Campaign Settings Part I
by Casey Cannfield
Casey begins the long walk on how to create your own workable and functioning campaign setting.

Aihrdian Chronicles (Fiction): The Poverty of Want
Prince Lothian finally meets the Fair Lady of Gilgum and his quest is given more purpose and direction as he learns of the Dreaming.

Keeper’s Notes: Wasting Time
by Davis Chenault
Separating time from action in the world of the characters can be both challenging and fun.

The Convention Blog of Steve Chenault and the Angry Gamer and more….

Cover Art by: Jason Walton

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The Crusader is a Journal dedicated to games and the gamers who play them. Within its pages lie a plethora of articles that touch upon many of our common interests. Though each issue sports at least one ‘crunchy’ bit rules article for Castles & Crusades and/or Gary Gygax's Lejendary Adventure, the magazine’s focus is much more broad. The Journal offers articles that range from the common and simple “How To” articles, to advice, fiction, poetry, humor, art and more. Feature articles include the following:

What's Inside:

Special Features
Dungeon Building 101
By Robert Doyel
An introduction to dungeon building as presented by the author of the recently released Engineering Dungeons.

Special Guest
James Ward and Frank Mentzer
Jim and Frank take a moment to remember Gary Gygax

Comics!
Trolls at Work a comic by Jason Walton and Steve Chenault
Snits from Tom Wham

Regular Columns
How it All Happened: Ghostly Happenings I
by E. Gary Gygax
Young Gygax has his first spiritual encounter of the ghostly kind when poltergeists haunt the attic above.

Alea iacta est or The Die is Cast: Remembering Gary Gygax
by Stephen Chenault
Steve remembers Gary Gygax, the origins of his first encounter and some thoughts on his parting.

Auld Wyrmish: Creating High Level Characters on the Fly
by Mike Stewart
This provides not only a system to create medium to high level characters for Castles & Crusades in a fast and simple manner, but also gives a quick system to give some background adventures to the character’s history as well. Yes, you rolled that your PC gets a +3 Longsword, but the system can also tell the player HOW the character got it.

Hammer & Anvil: Campaign Settings Part II
by Casey Cannfield
I take the concepts discussed in issue #7 and expand upon them, developing more details about the setting and fashioning elements to match my overall premise. I describe how I incorporate all of the different concepts into one main campaign theme.

Keeper’s Notes: Running a Game
by Davis Chenault
Playing Monsters and NPCs is a little more involved than you might think. That precious critical hit characters love so much goes both ways.

The Convention Blog: GenCon
By Stephen Chenault
Plunge into the maelstrom of the convention experience. Its as chaotic as memory serves.

Cover Art by: Jason Walton

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Feature Articles
How it All Happened, Ghostly Happenings: Gary Gygax reveals early encounters with only he knows what!

Alea Iacta Est: 4th Edition: Stephen Chenault takes a long look at 4e, what it promises to be and what it can bring to the industry.

Hammer & Anvil: The Campaign Setting Part 1: Casey Cannfield brings us the first overall look at what it takes to create a thriving campaign setting.

Auld Wyrmish: Creating errata on the Fly: Mike Stewart gives us some working additions to his previous articles!

NEW Adventure The Slippery Slope: Joe Damiani opens the shoot for us with this easy to run low level adventure for Castles & Crusades.

Fat Dragon Games: Tom Tullis of Fat Dragon Games introduces us to the world of card modeling.

Moat Gate: The world of Castle Zagyg grows with the city expansion books for the town of Yggsburgh! Find out what’s coming soon!

Dweomercraefter’s Den: Jeffrey Talanian and Gary Gygax follow the ever unfolding history of this most famous castle Castle Zagyg.

Musings from the Den: Stephen Chenault gives us a look inside what’s coming from the Troll Dens.

Aihrdian Chronicles, Being the 9th Narrative: The Ineng Troll’s Tale. Following the words of the Fair Lady Prince Meltowg returns to the Blacktooth Ridge to unravel the riddle of the Ineng Tree.

Trolls Revenge of the Skobbits: Cartoon by Jason Walton and Stephen Chenault

Also In This Issue
Angry Gamer: Nomenclature, Its all in the name!

Who’s Who
Publisher: Stephen Chenault
Managing Editor: James M. Ward
Editor/Designer: Elizabeth Stewart
Artists: Peter Bradley, Jason Walton, Tom Wham and others
Contributors: Stephen Chenault, Davis Chenault, James M. Ward,Tim Kask, Casey Cannfield, Mike Stewart, John Wright, Joe Damiani & others.
Cartoons: Jason Walton, Tom Wham

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Feature Articles
How it All Happened, by E. Gary Gygax Risky Things, Part I: The future Judge in Gygax’s TSR case takes a shot at Gary with a 410 Shotgun and other encounters with firearms, throw in a mad bull and other sundries and you have a risky summer indeed.

Alea Iacta Est Swords and Sorcery: The classic motif of our hobby, the words “swords and sorcery” conjure very distinct images and feelings. But it is fantasy at its best.

Hammer & Anvil: Casey drills down into the detail of the setting, providing functional detail of the area’s major towns, NPCs, and areas, along with insight as to their development.

Product Highlights: Using the Siege mechanic Starsiege brinks a whole universe of possibilities to the game table. Take a look at this the next generation of Siege Play by its author Josh Chewning.

Dweomercraefter’s Den: Jeffrey Talanian and Gary Gygax bring us a sneak peak at Castle Zagyg.

Aihrdian Chronicles: Meltowg continues to rest at the feet of the Ineng Tree, now revealed as a Troll Lord, old and rooted to the ground.

Monsters of Aihrde: The Naerlulth, those undead creatures spawned by the wasted remnants of Unklar’s nightmares.

Also In This Issue
Angry Gamer: Magic is What Magic Was

Who’s Who
Publisher: Stephen Chenault
Managing Editor: James M. Ward
Editor/Designer: Elizabeth Stewart
Artists: Peter Bradley, Jason Walton, Tom Wham and others
Contributors: Stephen Chenault, Davis Chenault, James M. Ward,Tim Kask, Casey Cannfield, Mike Stewart, John Wright, Joe Damiani & others.
Cartoons: Jason Walton, Tom Wham

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Feature Articles
Alea Iacta Est: All Things Troll. 2008: The Year in Review.

Magical Items Magical Campaigns: Not just your ordinary new magic items. James brings a level of detail and campaign promise like no other!

Hammer & Anvil: The Campaign Setting, Environs III. The exploration of the Campaign setting continues with a look how to build it!

Auld Wyrmish: The Infernal Powers in C&C. A closer look at the iconic forces from the lower depths!

Dweomercraefter’s Den: A look at Gary Gygax’s Upper Works by his co-author Jeffrey Talanian.

Monsters of Aihrde: The Naerlulthut, incorporeal creatures the dwell in the fields of ash left behind by the naerlulth (as appeared in Crusader 10).

Also IN This Issue
Angry Gamer: A Look at Old Davis
Convention Blog: The Trolls go to Oklahoma: Sooner Con
Game Review: Dragon Lairds

Who’s Who
Publisher: Stephen Chenault
Managing Editor: James M. Ward
Editor/Designer: Elizabeth Stewart
Artists: Peter Bradley, Jason Walton, Tom Wham and others
Contributors: Stephen Chenault, Davis Chenault, James M. Ward,Tim Kask, Casey Cannfield, Mike Stewart, John Wright, Joe Damiani, James Mishlar and others.
Cartoons: Jason Walton, Tom Wham

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Feature Articles
How it All Happened, Oak Hill Sanatorium: Gary Gygax renders another tale of his adventures as a young man, this time in the ruins of the sanatorium. This is how it all began!

Alea Iacta Est: The Castle, A Guide: Where is that dirn Castle Keeper’s Guide. Stephen Chenault takes a long look at where it is and how we are getting it done.

Hammer & Anvil: The Campaign Setting Part I: Casey Cannfield touches off a series of articles on the campaign setting, getting started on a new campaign setting, where to start and how to get it going.

C&C Adventure: John Wright joins us in the realms of adventure with Danovar’s Desire a low level romp for the Crusader. A perfect dungeon crawl for an evening’s play.

Dweomercraefter’s Den, Bogged Down at the Castle: Jeffrey Talannian takes on the ups and downs of working on the intricate tangle that is Castle Zagyg!

Product Highlights: Towers of Adventure. James M. Ward talks about the amazing product he’s recently finished for TLG and Castles & Crusades.

Notes from the Managing Editor: Mr. Ward tells us where we are and where we are going.

Monsters of Aihrde: New Monsters for Castles & Crusades! Io-Topek. Any fan of Burroughs and the men like apes he created will love the Io-Topek!

Trolls, A Rosy Escapade: Cartoon by Jason Walton and Stephen Chenault

Also In This Issue
Angry Gamer: Why do these people game with me!?
Convention Blog: GenCon, 2008. What happened and who did it happen to!
Game Review: Adventurer The Card Game

Who’s Who
Publisher: Stephen Chenault
Managing Editor: James M. Ward
Editor/Designer: Elizabeth Stewart
Artists: Peter Bradley, Jason Walton, Tom Wham and others
Contributors: Stephen Chenault, Davis Chenault, James M. Ward,Tim Kask, Casey Cannfield, Mike Stewart, John Wright, Joe Damiani & others.
Cartoons: Jason Walton, Tom Wham

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Feature Articles:
• How it All Happened—Miscellaneous Make Believe: This is the final installment of Gary Gygax’s look at his early days. Filled with imagery you cannot forget.
• Alea Iacta Est—A Peek Inside: We take a good look at what the Castle Keeper’s Guide is likely to offer us. Coming in the not distant future the book is filled with the coin of our trade. This is but a quick look of what’s to come.
• Auld Wyrmish: Mike Stewart takes a look at his soon to be released Arms and Armor of the Early Medieval Period. A much valued resource coming soon in 2009.
• A Message from the Troll Dens: Stephen Cheanult takes time to talk about what has happened with the work of Gary Gygax.
• The Rogues Gallery: Joe Damiani takes another look at some amazing NPCs for Castles & Crusades.
• Dweomercraefter’s Den: Constructing Castle Zagyg. Steve and Mark take a semi-humorous look at the last minute mayhem that came with the making of the actual physical product of Gary Gygax’s Upper Works.
• Aihrdian Chronicles, The 11th Narrative: Meltowg listens in awe as the Ineng Tree’s tale ends in disaster with a war with an ancient dragon.
• Monsters of Aihrde: The Coblynau, creatures of fey, are small creatures, secretive but possessed of great wisdom.

Also in this issue:
• Angry Gamer
• Game Review: Airship

Who’s Who
Publisher: Stephen Chenault
Managing Editor: James M. Ward
Editor/Designer: Elizabeth Stewart
Artists: Peter Bradley, Jason Walton, Tom Wham and others
Contributors: Stephen Chenault, Davis Chenault, James M. Ward,Tim Kask, Casey Cannfield, Mike Stewart, John Wright, Joe Damiani & others.
Cartoons: Jason Walton, Tom Wham

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When Caesar stood upon the banks of the Rubicon looking south to Rome, he hesitated. Before him stood the vast, complex mechanism of the past, glowing with a host of intricately woven stratagems. With him, he had but one legion, weary from 8 years of brutal war with the Gauls. But when called to surrender himself to the Senate and certain exile he did not hesitate. He called his legionaries to cross into Italy, to cross the Rubicon. And as he did so he said only this: Alea iacta est! The Die is Cast!

The Journal offers articles that range from the common and simple “How To” articles, to advice, adventures, free dungeon maps, new monsters, fiction, game review, humor, art and more.

Feature Articles
• Alea Iacta Est—A Peek Inside: We’re taking a second look at the Castle Keeper’s Guide. Here we look at the Adjuncts for characters. It’ll give you a taste of what’s to come.
• Hammer & Anvil, The Campaign Setting: Casey Cannfield takes a second look at the Campaign Setting and the rules you’ll need to keep in mind to run it!
• Product Highlights: How to Use the Codex of Erde by the author, Stephen Chenault
• Towers of Adventure: A down and dirty look at Towers of Adventure by James M. Ward
• Keeper’s Notes: Creating magic items. Davis Chenault of Castles & Crusades takes a look at a most unique way of creating magic items.
• Aihrdian Chronicles, The 12th Narrative: Meltowg comes to the end of the Ineng’s Tree’s tale and it is his to decide what the Fair Lady of Gilgum riddled.
• Monsters of Aihrde: New Monsters for Castles & Crusades. The Ikle Demon. They are small, but not that harmless!
• Trolls in Egg Sucking Dawg: A new cartoon by Jason Walton and Steve Chenault

Also in this issue:
• Adventure
• Angry Gamer: The Trolls are eating Troll Todd’s Food AGAIN
  
• Convention Blog: Gen Con 2008
• Game Review: Vikings
• Book Review: A Series of Unfortunate Events

Who’s Who
Publisher: Stephen Chenault
Managing Editor: James M. Ward
Editor/Designer: Elizabeth Stewart
Artists: Peter Bradley, Jason Walton, Tom Wham and others
Contributors: Stephen Chenault, Davis Chenault, James M. Ward,Tim Kask, Casey Cannfield, Mike Stewart, John Wright, Joe Damiani & others.
Cartoons: Jason Walton, Tom Wham

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Feature Articles
Alea Iacta Est: Experience Points When is Too Little Too Much. A close look at experience points with some tricks of the trade.

Hammer & Anvil: Cast a Deadly Spell: Creating new spells, its more than just lead on paper.

NEW: Dragon Grumbles: Crusader welcomes Tim Kask to the Journal! Tim takes us back to TSR in the latter 1970s.

NEW: Adventure: John W. Wright brings us A Darker Shade of Ale! A new quick adventure for your C&C game!

Aihrdian Chronicles, Being the 13th Narrative: Meltowg leaves the Ineng Tree behind and journeys west where he first encounters the Hlobane and the Neurog Let.

Mark’s Mechanics: Mark Sandy joins the Crusader this month with a new column and takes a look at the mechanics of the RPG games!

Product Highlights: Welcome to the Conquered. A Look at the Haunted Highlands by the author who created it: Casey Christofferson!

Fat Dragon Games: James M. Ward takes a look at the EZ tiles created by Tom Tullis and crew!

Monsters of Aihrde: Introducing the Neurog Let, the Bone Crusher of Hlobane Fame!

Ready to Serve: Joe Damiani returns with more cool NPCs!!

Also In This Issue
Angry Gamer: James Ward confronts the angry Trolls!
Convention Blog: Richard McBain takes us to Sooner Con of last year and the weird adventures he, Mark and Casey Christofferson had!
Game Review: The Red Dragon Inn
Troll Freebies: Peter Bradley gives us a cool tower map! He did the design, now its time for you to do the Leg Work!

Who’s Who
Publisher: Stephen Chenault
Managing Editor: James M. Ward
Editor/Designer: Elizabeth Stewart
Artists: Peter Bradley, Jason Walton, Tom Wham and others
Contributors: Stephen Chenault, Davis Chenault, James M. Ward,Tim Kask, Casey Cannfield, Mike Stewart, John Wright, Joe Damiani & others.
Cartoons: Jason Walton, Tom Wham

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Feature Articles
Alea Iacta Est: The Cold Cold Ground. A look at character death, from the CK to the Players.

Hammer & Anvil: Stranger in a Strange Land: Adventure hooks for out of place character classes!

Dragon Grumbles: Tim Kask has a look back to 1974!!!

NEW:Letter to the Editor: Comments from readers!

Aihrdian Chronicles, Being the 14th Narrative: Meltowg battles his way through the Hlobane army and meets a human wizard.

Mark’s Mechanics: Mark Sandy takes another look at the illusionist.

Product Highlights: Steve Chenault looks at the A series, reborn and back in production. This long neglected series has been a TLG staple.

Marvallo, The April Fool: Casey Christoffereson brings you more classic gaming fodder.

Monsters of Aihrde: The Hlobane are legenday orcs, now play them in the game that brings it you in one simple package!

A Touch of Evil: The Black Librum of Nartarus. Finally Casey Christofferson gives us a new dose of spell in this necromancer’s book for C&C.

Road House Rules: Casey Christofferson takes us back to the Road house, New spell and magic item!

Also IN This Issue
Angry Gamer: The Ranger Among Us.
Convention Blog: Troll Con coming soon
Game Review: Condoltiere
Troll Freebies: Peter Bradley gives up more Free MAPS

Who’s Who
Publisher: Stephen Chenault
Managing Editor: James M. Ward
Editor/Designer: Elizabeth Stewart
Artists: Peter Bradley, Jason Walton, Tom Wham and others
Contributors: Stephen Chenault, Davis Chenault, James M. Ward,Tim Kask, Casey Cannfield, Mike Stewart, John Wright, Joe Damiani and others.
Cartoons: Jason Walton, Tom Wham

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Feature Articles
Alea Iacta Est: Critical to Success. Critical hits can be great but dangerous things! We take a look at the high and the low.

Hammer & Anvil: Silly: April wouldn’t be April without a little bit of silly from our very own Casey Cannfield.

NEW: Tyman’s Taunting Tower. Adventure: Christina Stiles brings us a silly side adventure for characters level 5-7!

Aihrdian Chronicles, Being the 15th Narrative: Meltowg sits down with the Rhul-Eye of Vien and learns of the Hlobane and the watchers on the road.

Mark’s Mechanics: Mark Sandy presents his world famous class and a half class for Castles & Crusades.

Product Highlights: Jim Ward takes presents us a full section from the forthcoming Of Gods and Monsters!

Marvallo, The April Fool: Casey Christoffereson brings you more classic gaming fodder.

Monsters of Aihrde: The Hlobane are legenday orcs, now play them in the game that brings it you in one simple package!

A Touch of Evil: The Black Librum of Nartarus. Finally Casey Christofferson gives us a new dose of spell in this necromancer’s book for C&C.

Ready to Serve: Joe Damiani returns with more cool NPCs!
Also IN This Issue
Angry Gamer: James Ward gets lots in Trollishness.
Convention Blog: Dundracon in California.
Game Review: Spectromancer online coputer card game.
Troll Freebies: Peter Bradley gives up

Who’s Who
Publisher: Stephen Chenault
Managing Editor: James M. Ward
Editor/Designer: Elizabeth Stewart
Artists: Peter Bradley, Jason Walton, Tom Wham and others
Contributors: Stephen Chenault, Davis Chenault, James M. Ward,Tim Kask, Casey Cannfield, Mike Stewart, John Wright, Joe Damiani and others.
Cartoons: Jason Walton, Tom Wham

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When Caesar stood upon the banks of the Rubicon looking south to Rome he hesitated. Before him stood the vast, complex mechanism of the past, glowing with a host of intricately woven stratagems. With him, he had but one legion, weary from 8 years of brutal war with the Gauls. But when called to surrender himself to the Senate and certain exile he did not hesitate. He called his legionaries to cross into Italy, to cross the Rubicon. And as he did so he said only this: Alea iacta est! The Die is Cast!

The Journal offers articles that range from the common and simple “How To” articles, to advice, adventures, free dungeon maps, new monsters, fiction, game review, humor, art and more.

Feature Articles:
Alea Iacta Est: Tight Ropes. Divergent players have divergent views and those views have divergent goals. The tangled spider web of balance!

Product Highlights: Castles & Crusades. With the release of the MT and God and Monsters and the forthcoming release of the 4th Printing of the Players Handbook, Steve takes a step back to take a closer look about where we are going.

Aihrdian Chronicles, Being the 16th Narrative: Meltowg continues to learn what the wizard Rhul-eye has to teach him. He finds out the secret of the cunallrur, the eyes of Unklar.

Monsters of Aihrde: The cunallrur were created in the Klarglich, the deep forges of Aufstrag. They serve Unklar as eyes upon the road. Presented here for the first time and magic of Rhul-eye that offers them challenge.

StarSiege: Jason Vey joins us for Another Fine Mess the first of a long line of StarSiege adventures.

Also in this Issue:
Angry Gamer: James Ward confronts the angry Trolls!
Convention Blog: Richard McBain takes us to Sooner Con of last year and the weird adventures he, Mark and Casey Christofferson had!
Game Review: The Red Dragon Inn
Troll Freebies: Peter Bradley gives us a cool tower map! He did the design, now its time for you to do the Leg Work!

Who’s Who:
Publisher: Stephen Chenault
Managing Editor: James M. Ward
Editor/Designer: Elizabeth Stewart
Artists: Peter Bradley, Jason Walton, Tom Wham and others
Contributors: Stephen Chenault, Davis Chenault, James M. Ward,Tim Kask, Casey Cannfield, Mike Stewart, John Wright, Joe Damiani and others.
Cartoons: Jason Walton, Tom Wham