Welcome to the May 1999 issue of
The Guild Companion

Table of Contents

• Words from the Wise (Guys) - Nicholas HM Caldwell
  New surprises from The Guild Companion
• Storm King : Opening Moves (Episode 6) - David Mullin
  The story continues. Our hero participates in a magical ritual to align himself with the hidden forces of the new age. (Fiction)
• A Player's Guide to The World of Laernon - Randy Campbell
  A brief introduction to the World of Laernon and an in-depth look at Magical Tattoos. (RM2/RMSS/RMFRP)
• The Journal of Talae Coldfoot (Part 1) - Laurie Mahaffy
  A tale of the World of Laernon wherein Talae found her calling as a servant of Ebu. (Fiction)
• Leythan's History - Prologue and Part 1 - Jeff Anderstedt
  A tale of the World of Laernon wherein the young pickpocket Leythan meets his match and learns his true nature. (Fiction)
• Dragon's Hoard - Jeff Stolt
  A new scenario for MECCG where you lead the forces of The Free Peoples of Middle-Earth against the ancient evil of the Dragons.(MECCG)
• Secrets of The Jade-Cat Confederacy - Glen E Terry
  A veritable fleet of ship designs for Silent Death. (SDTNM)
• Magic and the Ether - Andrew C Durston
  A new look at the ethereal plane and a new Arcane spell list Ethereal Travel. (RM2)
• Mythic Greece for MERP - Daniel M Myers
  Are you inspired by Hercules The Legendary Jouneys or Xena: Warrior Princess? Now you can use MERP rules for this fantastic genre! Rolemaster GMs will also find this article a great starting point for running RMSS/RMFRP games in this milieu. (MERP)
• RM2 to RMSS Skill Conversions - Brent Knorr
  A comprehensive skill conversion table for Rolemaster GMs moving from RM2 to RMSS/RMFRP (RM2/RMFRP)
• Artificial Intelligence - Lowell R Matthews
  Magical artifacts with minds of their own can be both interesting and deadly, but how are such items created? (Any RPG)
• The World of Aernth - Part 3 - Aaron Smalley
  An overview of the cities of Gorled and Dorgard on the World of Aernth. (Any RPG)
• Encounter Table for the City of Dorgard - Aaron Smalley
  Rough and tumble on the streets of Dorgard on the World of Aernth. (Any RPG)
• Encounter Table for the City of Gorled - Aaron Smalley
  More rough and tumble, this time in Gorled on the World of Aernth. (Any RPG)
• Darby Days - Rob Brott and Jeff Thingvold
  A light-hearted one-off adventure easily adaptable to any RPG system. (Any RPG)
  Download a PDF version of Darby Days here
• Ready to Run Adventure - The Scourge of Smallforge - Phillip Gladney
  In the second part (and first ready to run adventure) of our new serialised campaign set in the Angle, the settlements of Smallforge and Reedhaven are attacked by forces loyal to the Witch-King! Player-characters Wanted!(Middle-Earth : MERP/RM2/SS)
• Aldern - A Lord of Middle-Earth - Joe Mandala
  Behold, Aldern, "The Whispering Sword", a fully fleshed character for all your Middle-Earth games. (Middle-Earth : MERP/Rolemaster)