Old Alternity Articles

[RLogue]

Is there an archive somewhere for old "Dragon" articles? Specifically, I'm needing articles for the defunct Alternity system.

If I had a list of articles (and summaries) that appeared, and which "Dragons" they were in, that would be a big start. Then I could start trying to collect those old issues.

Can someone help me out here?

Thanks!
Richard

[Ed Healy]

Here you go...
DRAGON 246 The Omega Variant: A Star*Drive Solo Adventure
DRAGON 249 Sixguns and Sesheyans: 19th-Century Firearms for the Alternity Game
DRAGON 250 Interfaces: The World of the Mechalus
DRAGON 251 AD&D Game Aliens: The Sesheyans
DRAGON 253 AD&D Game Aliens: The Fraal
DRAGON 253 Sufficiently Advanced Magic: Dealing with Magic in the Alternity Game
DRAGON 255 (Ares) Starship Perks & Flaws - Customize Your Cruiser
DRAGON 255 Quicksilver: Scout-Class Vessel
DRAGON 255 Skykomish: Escort-Class Vessel
DRAGON 255 Starrunner: Corvette-Class Vessel
DRAGON 256 (Ares) Blood Philosophy: The World of the Weren
DRAGON 257 AD&D Game Aliens: The T'sa
DRAGON 258 (Ares) No One Can Hear You Scream: Horror and the Supernatural in the Alternity Game
DRAGON 259 (Ares) Armed and Dangerous: The Weapons of Fallout 2 for the Alternity Game
DRAGON 259 CSS Nomad: Orion Trinity-Class Survey Vessel
DRAGON 260 (Ares) Zero Point Players: Heroes and Villians of the Star Drive Setting
DRAGON 261 (Ares) The Twilight Jungle: The World of the Sesheyans
DRAGON 262 (Ares) From Dungeons to Drivespace: Converting AD&D Monsters to Alternity Aliens
DRAGON 263 (Ares) Blink of an Eye: The World of the T'sa
DRAGON 264 (Ares) Legacy of the Dragon: Vampire FX for the Alternity Game
DRAGON 265 The Voice: A Dark*Matter Solo Adventure
DRAGON 265 (Transmissions) Dark*Matter and Star*Drive
DRAGON 266 (Ares) Back to the Future
DRAGON 266 (Transmissions) Dark*Matter and Star*Drive
DRAGON 267 Eye in the Sky: Spy Satellites in the Dark*Matter Game
DRAGON 267 (Transmissions) Dark*Matter and Star*Drive
DRAGON 268 FX Artifacts
DRAGON 268 (Transmissions) Dark*Matter and Star*Drive
DRAGON 269 Urban Legends: Adventure Hooks for your Dark*Matter Campaign
DRAGON 269 (Transmissions) Dark*Matter and Star*Drive
DRAGON 270 New Frontiers: The Traveller Universe for the Alternity Game
DRAGON 270 (Transmissions) Dark*Matter and Star*Drive
DRAGON 271 Top Secret: Careers, Skills, and Equipment for Espionage in the Alternity Game
DRAGON 272 Gamma Squirrels & Mutant Moose: Mutant Animals for the Gamma World Game
DRAGON 272 (Transmissions) Dark*Matter and Star*Drive
DRAGON 273 Arms Race: New Weapons for Your Alternity Game
DRAGON 273 (Transmissions) Dark*Matter

[Ed Healy]

BTW - here are the ones from DUNGEON, in case you're interested...

DUNGEON 68 Convergence, Star*Drive Adventure
DUNGEON 78 Deepstrike, Star*Drive Adventure
DUNGEON 80 A Head For Business: The Sandman Cometh
DUNGEON 83 London Calling, Dark*Matter Adventure

[RLogue]

Thanks EP! That really helps me out a lot.

I have a further question. The articles labeled "Transmissions" that apparently discuss Dark*Matter and Star*Drive... What are those about? Are they general discussions of the system, the campaign worlds, or what?

[Ed Healy]

They are small GM aids, with some advice on how to use them in play. For instance, the Transmissions in DRAGON 268 was written by Andy Collins, JD Wiker, and Jeff "Zippy" Quick. The frist bit had a handout meant for use with DARK MATTER. It was a letter written about someone who was going crazy, with tips on how to use it as a seed for an adventure. At the bottom of the page was a sample distress call / incident report for use with STAR DRIVE. Again, there were a few tips on using it to hook players.

[Ed Healy]

Almost forgot... DRAGON ANNUAL also had the following:

DA 3 Alternate Frontiers: From the Star Frontiers Setting to the Alternity Game

DA 4 They Came From Outer Space
DA 4 The Kindness of Strangers
DA 4 Dark*Matters Fast-Play Game

[Ed Healy]

And, in addition to the products published for sale in a store... there were some e-Products put out over the web.

- The Externals, Star*Drive Adventure (TSR 11624)
- The Final Church, Dark*Matter Adventure
- Warships

[RLogue]

Thanks again. Where can I find these eBooks? Especially "Warships."

Richard

[Ed Healy]

RLogue wrote:

Thanks again. Where can I find these eBooks? Especially "Warships."

I can't recall if they charged money for any of these products. I have them all, so if you find out they were free downloads, and it's not illegal for me to send you a copy... let me know. Maybe someone will see this and give an more informed answer.

[Ed Healy]

You can download Warships here.

[RLogue]

After a little research, I discovered that most, if not all, of the Dragon articles you listed were reprinted by Action Check eMagazine. They had finagled permission to do so some time ago and you can find them all at alternity.net.

Its really a shame that wotc decided there wasn't room enough for two seperate sci-fi rpgs in their gameworks. Alternity is a cool system, and even if you don't care much for the Star*Drive setting, it can be great for any other setting such as Serenity/Firefly or Battlestar Galactica...

But many thanks, EP! Are you simply a "Dragon" scholar, or do you also really like Alternity?

Richard

[Ed Healy]

Man, I wish I was a DRAGON scholar. No, I have been in an ALTERNITY game for the better part of the last two years. At some point, I went out looking for more material. The result of that search was my making a complete list of every ALTERNITY product / release on out there. If you like, I can send you the list. Many of the products are available for download (FREE) at ALTERNITY.net. Other than that, you might have to use eBay, Paizo or RPGNow to get the rest of the ones you want.

[dickie]

Ed Healy wrote:

DA 4 They Came From Outer Space

I'm not able to locate this article in DA 4/1999...anyone know anything about it?