From: "John & Christy Thompson" To: Subject: Chaosium Digest v36.08 Date: Thursday, September 12, 2002 7:57 PM Chaosium Digest Volume 36, Number 08 Date: Thursday, Sept. 12, 2002 Number: 1 of 1 Contents: * Just some Announcements Editor's Note: It's been a while since last issue. Sorry about that. I haven't gotten one article submission in the past two months. Therefore, I haven't had much in the way of content. September 30th is the last day for submissions to qualify for this quarter's Chaosium Contest and it's $40 Gift Certificate Prize. Check out the archive for submission guidelines. Without your contributions there is no Chaosium Digest. ANNOUNCEMENTS * LANCE & LASER GLORANTHA MINIATURES LINE EXPANDED ISSARIES, INC. PRESS RELEASE Oakland, CA September 8, 2002 Lance and Laser Models, Inc. and Issaries, Inc. are pleased to announce the release of additional figures in the range of licensed Gloranthan miniatures. These brand new miniatures are cast from lead-free pewter and sculpted by leading artists. Many are inspired by artwork in current Hero Wars publications. The second group of figures are mostly available now, with a few due out in the next few weeks. Additional figures are in the design stage and will be released as they are available. The second release contains these figures: 03016 Great Troll $4.95 03017 Great Troll II $4.95 03018 Walktapus $8.95 03019 Ludoch Mermaid $5.95 03020 Malasp Merman $5.95 03021 Zabdamar Shaman $5.95 03022 Ysabbau Merman $5.95 03023 Broyan Of The Volsaxi $2.95 03024 Kallyr Starbrow $2.95 03025 Vingan Cult Warrior Maiden $2.95 03026 Babeester Gor Axe Maiden $2.95 03027 Yanafal Tarnils Warrior $2.95 03028 Dragonewt Scouts (4 figures) $8.95 03029 Dragonewt Fighters (3 figures) $7.95 03030 Dragonewt Command (3 figures) $7.95 03031 Dragonewt Champion $4.95 03032 Dragonewt Demibird Rider (w/Spear) $6.95 03033 Dragonewt Demibird Rider (w/Bow) $6.95 03034 Dragonewt Nobles (3 figures) $7.95 03035 Dragonewt Ruler $7.95 03036 Sea Nymph $2.95 03037 Wood Nymph $3.95 03038 Jack O'Bear $7.95 03039 Jack O'Bear II $7.95 03040 Gobbler $7.95 03041 Paludal (Shark Frog) $7.95 03042 Elf Archer $2.95 03043 Darsenite Archer $2.95 03044 Darsenite Swordswoman $2.95 For more information, or if you have any questions, please visit the Lance and Laser web site at or the Issaries site at . For more information about Glorantha, please contact Issaries, Inc. at . Ordering Information If you are a distributor, you can order Lance & Laser products through Wizard's Attic. If you are a retail store, visit the Wizard's Attic site at for a list of their distributors. If none of these distributors serves your area, you can order directly from Lance & Laser. If you are an individual customer, Lance and Laser Models, Inc. encourages you to visit your local game store and purchase our products there. This helps to promote and support the gaming industry. Go to for a list of local retail stores that carry their products. If you don't see a store in your area, you can order Lance & Laser products online from: Discount Hobby, Inc. . The Siege Cart If you prefer, Lance & Laser also takes traditional mail orders via postal mail or fax; see their web site for details. Stephen Martin Issaries, Inc., publisher of HeroQuest, Roleplaying in Glorantha 900 Murmansk St., Suite 5; Oakland, CA 94607 Phone: (510) 452 1648 Fax: (510) 302 0385 See our extensive web site at * Issaries, Inc. Press Release Oakland, CA September 8, 2002 GET READY FOR GLORANTHACON WITH EXCLUSIVE THEMED GOODIES The great gathering of the Gloranthan Tribe nears. Gloranthacon VIII, to be held in Toronto, Canada on the 7th-9th March, 2003, will revive an old tradition of fun and intensive conventions concentrating on the fantasy world of Glorantha and the Hero Wars and HeroQuest games systems, successors to the popular RuneQuest system. To raise funds and to start getting people into the spirit of the event, Gloranthacon organizer Jeff Kyer and Issaries, Inc. are proud to announce that a range of products featuring convention art and logos is now available through the CafePress online store. The store, at http://www.cafeshops.com/gloranthacon, includes t-shirts, fleeces, mugs and all kinds of other items, from a clock to a mousemat. Full details of the convention are at http://www.gloranthacon.com, while discussion of the convention as well as help and advice for events can be found at gloranthacon@yahoogroups.com. Email us directly at gloranthacon@glorantha.com. Stephen Martin Issaries, Inc., publisher of HeroQuest, Roleplaying in Glorantha 900 Murmansk St., Suite 5; Oakland, CA 94607 Phone: (510) 452 1648 Fax: (510) 302 0385 See our extensive web site at * ISSARIES PRESS RELEASE Oakland CA August 8, 2002 ORLANTH IS DEAD! It must be so. How else could he have been supplanted by Doburdun, the Pelandan Loyal Storm? As winter deepens and spring fails to come, the rebellion begins in southern Sartar at the supernatural struggle later known as the Battle of Iceland. The end of the world is not just for great heroes and famous leaders, for it encompasses everyone in its deadly embrace. During the days of doom and the final battle, ordinary Orlanthi tribesmen have a chance to begin their own epic careers-if they survive! Issaries, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of Orlanth is Dead!, the second book in the Sartar Rising campaign series. Orlanth is Dead! begins the Sartar Rising campaign and the Hero Wars with an epic conflict against the Lunar Empire, the Battle of Iceland. Victory or defeat at this battle will determine the fate of the Heortlings for years to come. Orlanth is Dead! will auto-ship from Wizards Attic the week of Monday, August 12th. Mugs, t-shirts, and other merchandise featuring artwork from Orlanth is Dead are available now from Issaries through CafePress.com. For more information, see or go directly to . ISS 1402 Orlanth is Dead! Sartar Rising, part 2 ISBN 1-929052-15-4, 72 pg. 8 1/2" x 11" paperback, $14.95 Stephen Martin Issaries, Inc., publisher of HeroQuest, Roleplaying in Glorantha 900 Murmansk St., Suite 5; Oakland, CA 94607 Phone: (510) 452 1648 Fax: (510) 302 0385 See our extensive web site at * Brichester University Press is pleased to announce that issue one of The Black Seal is now available from Tradetalk's web site (http://www.tradetalk.de), making available the number one English-language modern horror gaming magazine to Call of Cthulhu fans in Europe. The Black Seal is devoted to supporting Cthulhu Now and Delta Green games. Issue #1 features interesting NPCs, dangerous places, leylines and lloigor, scenarios, Emerson Grant from Delta Green's latest case file, UK mental health laws, and UK legal and illegal firearms amongst other things. The Black Seal is available here: http://www.tradetalk.de/english/sales.html Tradetalk's secure web-ordering form: http://www.tradetalk.de/english/secure.html Tradetalk's description of the magazine (in English): http://www.tradetalk.de/english/black_seal1.html -- Adam Crossingham Editor - The Black Seal editor@theblackseal.org http://www.theblackseal.org * Brichester University Press is pleased to announce that issue one of The Black Seal is now available from the Wizard's Attic (http://www.wizards-attic.com), making available the number one modern horror gaming magazine to Call of Cthulhu fans in the United States, Canada and around the world. The Black Seal is devoted to supporting Cthulhu Now and Delta Green games. Issue #1features interesting NPCs, dangerous places, leylines and lloigor, scenarios, Emerson Grant from Delta Green's latest case file, UK mental health laws, and UK legal and illegal firearms amongst other things. 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