Issue 16!

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I just got it!!!
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me too!
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ME WANTS...

Maybe if I'm nice, the postman will deliver it before the end of the week!

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D'oh...maybe tomorrow.

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Today, I hope.
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I got it in the mail today as well. Good lunch-time readin'.

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Additionally, I'm glad to see new artwork on the inside. That Jason Walton character is worthy. I hope we get to see more of his stuff in future TLG releases too.

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Mine is here as well. I haven't read all of it yet but it looks good.
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Hoping the mail lady brings it today......

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Not today
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Mine arrived today, along with the dog tags that my wife purchases for making crafts. Gamer geek, and crafter geek alike are happy in this house! Congrats to Jim and company for doing a fantastic job with the issue once again. It's one of the few gaming mag's I buy apart from Knights of the Dinner Table(which reminds me, I've got to catch up on the last 5 or so issues), and an occasional online-only issue of Sharkbytes(for Savage Worlds). The only bad thing about issue 16 is that an advertisement reminded me that I might only be able to attend on Sunday at TrollCon. Damned bar band gig on Friday night, and quite possibly a STyx/Reo Speedwagon/.38 Special concert on Saturday night. I'll do my best for Sunday. But, I digress. Keep those Crusaders coming! P.S. All of the articles were very useful, or entertaining, but would definately like to see and adventure every couple of months at least. Even more Starsiege would be cool, as well.

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Got mine today. Very nice indeed.

I think the Lollygag Inn is one of my favorite "generic" maps now... good job Peter!

Tylermo - being the writer of the the most recent 2 one-shot adventures I can promise you I am working on more to submit... I've just managed to load my plate so full everything I'm doing is a bit behind.....

... oh no.....

... I think I'm turning trollish.....

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BTW another worthwhile article by Steve. His views on gaming are the best I have read in awhile. Read this month's Alea Iacta Est if nothing else in this mag.
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I got mine today!!

Though there was a mix up and my back issues and Eng. Dun. have not even been shipped yet! I called and Steve got it all strait!

I love calling the Trolls and getting Steve! I have several of his interviews and such going as background on the computer so I know his voice.

Felt like talking to a movie star!
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Mine arrived
Now just have to look through it.

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I may receive mine sometime this week, with luck. Glad to see Crusader coming along nicely.
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I noticed a lot of familiar names in the letters to the eidtor section. Do you guys know any of these people?
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Got Mine tonight. (And 14 & 15 yesterday....)

Misc thoughts on 16:

Any solicitation done on those letters to the editor?
Alae Iacta Est -- Specific vs 'Badness'; Great read. And not what I expected based on the title (although don't ask me exactly what I expected....)

Overview of the A series was interesting. Although no A0? And the Witch Queen -- Evil beauty.

TL Freebies: Interesting take on what to do with a border keep no longer on the border. I like the inclusion of description and name (vs issue 15.) Can ignore if need be, but ads to the map IMO.

Stranger in a Strange land and the overview of Illusionist interesting reading as well

Although face it, Rangers are WIS prime.
The Aihdrian Chronicles. I always like the tie ins between the fiction and the monster. I suppose I should have read issue 15 first. And a minor spoiler below....

All in all, a great read. Tanks.

"... have you any sorcerers?" I loved the spell description, and for some reason reminded me of Indy pulling a gun on the sword master..... Aka, lets do this the easier way.....

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tylermo wrote:
....and quite possibly a STyx/Reo Speedwagon/.38 Special concert on Saturday night.

Now if I had the money, that is retro, and sounds fun! Although no mullet anymore...

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Retro, yet kind of modern-day cool as well. These bands are still very much alive and well. Styx was always poo-poo'ed by critics because they had a few sugary ballads, and because they weren't Neil Young, Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan, Velvet Underground, and all of the other bands that Rolling Stone's critics thought were cool. Those guys(whether you like the music or not) put on a very good show. The classic members are mid-50's to just under 60, and they still have the musical and vocal chops. But, I digress. This has absolutely nothing to do with issue 16 of Crusader. But, if you can make the trip from California to Missouri, we'll get a game of C&C going on the lawn while the bands play! Rock and ROLE indeed!

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I might have promised to review #16 last month. So here goes (with new format and extra flavor crystals):pass/fail

Editorial (by JMW): Pass. Only left out one thing. You need a decent education because writing sucks when you know d**k about puncutation and make it up as you go along. Other then that was pretty good.

Letters to the Editor(by us):Pass. I think I recognised all these names here. LoL

Alea Iacta Est (by StC):Pass. I really enjoyed this article. Reminded me of that time the team rogue, who was a halfling ...
Dragon Grumbles (by TK):Pass. Now that Gary's column has run its course I've been looking forward to these 'early days' stories.

the Aihrdian Chronicles (by ???):Undecided. Cant pass judgment on setting stuff when I dont use the setting. I did love the artwork on pages 10 and 11 by Mark Allen.

Game Review (by ???) Pass. I suspect it wont be anytime soon I get this game. But those reasons are personal finances. There are lots of games I wish I could buy, and every month or so I'm adding another to my wish-but-doubt-it list.
Can readers do reviews of games or is that already taken?

The Crusader's Assault (by StC): Pass plus. I started C&C in the Haunted Highland series but we went to A series really soon after. This is my all time favorite series.

Convention Blog (by RMcB): Pass. Surprisingly I read it this time. And there is a handy guide to RPG Cons and , holy moly, I might be able to make one. Maybe. Kinda fuzzy.

Hammer & Anvil (by CC): Pass even though I never had a barbarian have any problems being "out of their element". Such as in a city.

Mark's Mechanics: Pass plus. Inspiring. Even though we seem to always have illusionists in our group (I know, we're wierd that way).

Roadhouse Rogues (by a different CC): Pass plus. Hilarious stuff.

The Angry Gamer (by TLG) Pass. Reminded me of a few game sessions. LoL

Monsters of Aihrde (by StC): Pass. This made me go back and look at the last months monster and appreciate it a bit more.
Cover art: Pass. Caution you will be expected to keep this kind of quality month after month.
All in all while not my favorite issue (that is still #15) this is definately a darn good one.
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I've only got to glance at this so far but it looks very good (as is the norm)
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Dammit...mine hasn't come in yet! Here's hoping my mailbox will be kind to me today.
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Mine arrived today. I have some ideas for some things to send it to Jim. Just need to smack myself in the head to get-r'-done.
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As did mine! Yay!
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But the Canadian still waits...

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moriarty777 wrote:
But the Canadian still waits...

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A penguin ate it.
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gideon_thorne wrote:
A penguin ate it.

Every Canadian knows that Penguins come from Pittsburgh. Not Canada. (Mrs Charlie told me, LoL)
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James M. Ward here, to answer a few answered and unanswered questions.

1) I like doing the game page reviews. It's only one page, I enjoy the work so please don't send in game reviews.

2) I appreciate comments about the magazine even if they aren't all positive.

3) Steve C, 'the boss' does the fiction and I've asked him to tie it into the monster every issue. Please don't send in any fiction. However, if you have a good reason to write up some 'new' monsters and have art to go with it, send away.

4) I would strongly urge people to send me ideas they want to write up without doing all the work. I get back to people very quickly and can tell them yes or no on the thought. [email protected]. Label your email with CRUSADER in all caps.

5) The magazine is improving and at the moment we all work for free. When I get the magazine over 48 pages every month lots of things will change. Please get your friends to subscribe.

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Sounds good Jim...thanks for the pointers!

*puts submission prospect back into file folder*

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