Welcome to the October 1999 issue of
The Guild Companion

Table of Contents

• Words from the Wise (Guys) - Nicholas HM Caldwell
  The Editor looks around at the turmoil in the adventure games industry, talks about why we review games, and discusses the recently released Violence "game".
• ICE loses Middle-Earth License
  Official ICE announcement - 21st September 1999
• Hasbro Buys Wizards of the Coast
  Ryan Dancey of Wizards of the Coast on the recent acquisition of the company by Hasbro
• The Journal of Talae Coldfoot (part 3) - Laurie Mahaffy
  A tale of the world of Laernon wherein Talae and her new-found companions foil an ambush and make new friends. (Fiction)
• Leythan's History (part 4) - Jeff Anderstedt
  A tale of the world of Laernon wherein young Leythan learns of grave danger to the entire Werewolf village from an entirely unexpected source. (Fiction)
• Review: 101 RELIGIONS and 101 GOVERNMENTS - Nicholas HM Caldwell
  A double-shot review of two handy supplements that all science-fiction gamemasters could exploit to flesh out brave new worlds. (Review)
• Review: CHIVALRY AND SORCERY LIGHT - Nicholas HM Caldwell
  One of the classic fantasy role-playing games is reincarnated in a new and easier to use package. (Review)
• Unofficial Rules for Boarding Actions in Silent Death - Pete Dixon
  Want to capture your enemy's starships rather than destroy them? Here's how to do it in Silent Death (Silent Death)
• Playing in sealed deck MECCG tournaments - Nigel Buckle
  Insights in tournament play from one of the game's top players. (MECCG)
• Myth by Tolkien - Joe Mandala
  Reflections on the Tolkien legacy as a body of myth.
• Ready to Run Adventure - The Siege of Harnalda - Phillip Gladney
  In the fourth part (and third ready to run adventure) of our serialised campaign set in the Angle, the Witch-king's allies invest the fort of Harnalda and a desperate measures are required to counter this threat. (Middle-Earth : MERP/RM2/SS/FRP)
• Church of Phos - Ranko Trifkovic
  A monotheistic religion and associated organisation compatible with Rolemaster and most other fantasy role-playing games. (Any FRPG)
• The Merchant's Everfull Cloth Bag - C.L. Yona
  Some very unusual and magical items to spice up your campaigns. (Rolemaster)
• Rolemaster Bestiary - compiled by Lowell R Matthews
  Three new Rolemaster monsters to terrify your player-characters out of their wits (Rolemaster)
• Ethereal Visions - Andrew C Durston
  Notes for a fully integrated multiplanar setting. (Rolemaster)
• The Pyramids of Luyten - Greg Pearson
  A Spacemaster scenario set in the early days of exploration amongst the ruins of alien civilisations and the backdrop of the unknown. (Spacemaster)