Primary Name	White Dwarf (Issue 56 - Aug 1984)
Alternate Names	wd56
Publication Date	1984-00-00
Issue Index	56
Periodical	White Dwarf
Authors	John Boam Gary Chalk Russell Clarke Carl Critchlow John S. Davies Joe Dever Richard Edwards Chris Elliot Peter Emery Simon Farrell (I) Tim Hall Mark Harrison Phil Hine Carol Hutchins Lewis Jardine David Langford Roger E. Moore Dave Morris Peter Ransome Marcus L. Rowland Bil Segwick Jon Sutherland Paul Vernon Ian Waddelow James Waterfield Steve Williams Show More »
Artists	Christos Achilleos Kevin Bulmer Carl Critchlow Jon Glentoran Trevor Hammond Mark Harrison Pete Martin Bil Segwick Show More »
Producers	Mary Common Brian Cumming Shelagh Dwyer Albie Fiore Ian Livingstone Ian Marsh Sushma Solanki Jon Sutherland Jamie Thomson Show More »
Publishers	Games Workshop Ltd.
RPGs	Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition) Basic Dungeons & Dragons Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition) Basic Role-Playing (BRP) Traveller (Classic)

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Monthly roleplaying magazine.

Contents:

Night's Dark Agents - Ninjas in fantasy roleplaying (Chris Elliott and Dick Edwards)

D&D
The Belgariad - Setting adventures in this fantasy world (Peter Ransome)
Treasure Chest - Technology in D&D

Call of Cthulhu
The Last Log - A scenario set on a distant planet far in the future (Jon Sutherland, Steve Williams and Tim Hall)

AD&D
The Sunfire's Heart - Part one of an epic scenario (Peter Emery)

Traveller
Plying the Spacelanes - Advanced ship encounters (Paul Vernon)

RuneQuest
RuneRites - Combat rule additions

Open Box - Game reviews

Critical Mass - Fantasy and sci-fi book reviews

Thrud the Barbarian - comic strip

The Travellers - comic strip

Tabletop Heroes - Sci-fi figure reviews

Letters

Fiend Factory - High Planes Drifters: elemental monsters

Microview - Psytron reviewed

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Pg. 11	Editorial and Contents	Editorial	Ian Livingstone	Ian Livingstone comments on the release of new British RPG products from Games Workshop and other companies.	Edit
Pg. 12	Night's Dark Agents	Article	Richard Edwards Chris Elliot	Ninja and Ninjutsu in RPGs by Chris Elliott and Richard Edwards. History and Introduction.	Edit
Pg. 14	Open Box	Review	Russell Clarke Simon Farrell (I) Marcus L. Rowland Ian Waddelow	New games and rulebooks reviewed by independent authorities. -Battlebikes, by Ian Waddelow -Turbofire,by Marcus L	Edit
Pg. 16	Critical Mass	Review	David Langford	Dave Langford\'s monthly SF and fantasy book column. \"From the Sickbed\" -Geta, by Donald	Edit
Pg. 18	The Belgariad	Article	Peter Ransome	Fantasy Fiction for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition), by Peter Ransome. David Edding\'s fantasy world	Edit
Pg. 20	The Last Log	Adventure Map	Tim Hall Jon Sutherland Steve Williams	A Call of Cthulhu adventure set on a Distant Planet in the Future by Jon Sutherland, Steve Williams and Tim Hall.	Edit
Pg. 25	RuneRites	Article	John Boam Lewis Jardine Dave Morris	The regular RuneQuest column, edited by Dave Morris. \"Mortal Combat\" -Rules alterations, additions and	Edit
Pg. 26	Thrud the Barbarian	Comic	Carl Critchlow	The Three Tasks of Thrud \"Chapter 5: the Temple of Set\" - Rescuing people is easy!	Edit
Pg. 27	The Sunfire's Heart: Part One	Adventure Map	Peter Emery	This Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition) scenario is the winner of White Dwarf\'s scenario competition. It	Edit
Pg. 33	The Travellers	Comic	Mark Harrison	Mark Harrison\'s comic about a starship crew, set in the Traveller universe. \"Chapter Five: Blast	Edit
Pg. 34	Plying the Spacelanes	Article	Paul Vernon	Ship encounters in Traveller, by Paul Vernon.	Edit
Pg. 36	Tabletop Heroes	Article Review	Gary Chalk Joe Dever	A regular department for figure reviews and painting and modelling tips by Joe Dever and Gary Chalk. \"To	Edit
Pg. 41	Letters	Reader/Fan Mail	Ian Livingstone	Readers\' mail edited by Ian Livingstone...ending the Hobbit debate.	Edit
Pg. 42	Fiend Factory	Article	John S. Davies Albie Fiore Roger E. Moore James Waterfield	Readers\' monsters for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition), edited by Albie Fiore. \"High Plains	Edit
Pg. 45	Treasure Chest	Article	Phil Hine Jamie Thomson	Readers\' ideas and items for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition), edited by Jamie Thomson. \"Don\'t	Edit

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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition)

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Basic Dungeons & Dragons

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Call of Cthulhu (2nd - 6th Edition)

Basic Role-Playing (BRP)

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Traveller (Classic)

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