The VIP of Gaming (Issue 1 - Oct 1985)

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Primary Name	The VIP of Gaming (Issue 1 - Oct 1985)
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Publication Date	1985-00-00
Issue Index	1
Periodical	The VIP of Gaming
Authors	Ty Bomba Dave Bryant John D. Burtt Chris Crawford Bill Dachelet Shawn DeWolfe Thomas D. Dworschak Alan Emrich Rob Hess Greg Porter Michael Random Terry W. Raney Gary Smith David Werden Show More »
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Publishers	DTI (Diverse Talents, Incorporated)
RPGs	Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition) Basic Dungeons & Dragons Elfquest Basic Role-Playing (BRP) Traveller (Classic) Twilight: 2000 (1st Edition) Villains & Vigilantes (2nd Edition) Show More »

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Olympus Enquirer: An Insider's Report About the "Gods" of Gaming

Star Gazers [review]
[Starship Duel I]
DeWolfe, Michael

Jump Drive - Making a Good Thing Better
[Traveller]
Parizek, Dennis

The Law of Conservation of Characteristics
Bryant, Dave

Alien Races and How to Identify Them
Bryant, Dave

Star Fleet Battles Alternate Damage Allocation System
Random, Michael

The Tholian Cannon
[Star Fleet Battles]
Smith, Gary E.

Into the Long Night: Unauthorized Twilight: 2000 Repair Kit
Porter, Greg

Religion in Science Fiction Role-Playing Games
Bryant, Dave

The Emperors Clothes
Werden, David

The Moral Justification Chart: Some Easy Answers to Sticky Diplomatic Questions
Emrich, Alan

Alternative Magic System For Elfquest
DeWolfe, Michael

Generating Characters of Mixed Race for Runequest
DeWolfe, Michael

Playing in Tournament Dungeons; The Ten Commandments of Tournament Dungeons
Mullen, Michael

Nystle's Spire [adventure]
[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]
S. Mullen and M. Mullen

How'd You Get That Scar? A Gang Variant for Dungeons & Dragons
Dachelet, Bill

The Dragon of Juompur [scenario]
Villains and Vigilantes
Anderson, S.D.

Underwater Adventures
Fichera, Richard

An Interview with Scott Haring and Warren Spector of Steve Jackson Games
Emrich, Alan

The "Personality" of Computer Opponents
Crawford, Chris

Fighter Command (SSI), Fighter Command Tactics [strategy]
Dworschak, Tom Software

"First Class" Gaming: Global Supremacy [review]
Anderson, M.

Junta [review]
Salieri, W.A.

Assault [review]
Burtt, John D.

Guerrilla Risk and Other Variants
Robinette, Henry C.

Fog of War Modifications

End of the Iron Dream, Consolidated Errata
Bomba, Tyrone S.

East Wind Rain [variant]
Smith, Gary

Book Reviews

Software Reviews

Kennedy Approach (Microprose)
Kammer, Jack

Battle for Normandy (SSI)
Raney, Terry W.

F-15 Strike Eagle (Microprose)
Hess, Rob

Expedition Amazon (Penguin Software)
Hayes, Robert L.

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Pg. 1	Table of Contents / From the Publisher	Editorial	Alan Emrich		Edit
Pg. 2	"But Seriously, Folks..."	Editorial	Gary Smith		Edit
Pg. 3	The 1984 Origins Awards for Adventure Gaming	News		Announced in Baltimore; HG Wells Awards Winners; Charles Roberts Awards Winners	Edit
Pg. 4	The Olympus Enquirer	News		An insider's report about the "Gods" of gaming	Edit
Pg. 7	Star Gazers	Review	Shawn DeWolfe	FASA's Starship Duel I	Edit
Pg. 7	New Technologies	Article	Dennis J. Parizek	Jump Drive - Making a Good Thing Better in Traveller	Edit
Pg. 9	The Law of Conservation of Characteristics	Article	Dave Bryant	Humans and non-humans, the balancing act in RPGs	Edit
Pg. 12	Star Fleet Battles	Article	Michael Random	Alternate damage allocation system	Edit
Pg. 13	Star Fleet Battles Variant	Article	Gary Smith	The Tholian Cannon	Edit
Pg. 14	Into the Long Night	Article	Greg Porter	Unauthorized Twilight: 2000 repair kit	Edit
Pg. 15	Religion in Science Fiction Role-Playing Games	Article	Dave Bryant	Overview of RPGs and their handling of religion	Edit
Pg. 17	Mix Counter	Article	David Werden	The emperor's clothes - finding time to play games	Edit
Pg. 18	The Moral Justification Chart	Article	Alan Emrich	Some easy answers to sticky diplomatic questions	Edit
Pg. 19	The Witch's Cauldron	Article	Shawn DeWolfe	Alternative magic system for Elfquest	Edit
Pg. 20	Generating Characters of Mixed Race for Runequest	Article	Shawn DeWolfe	A game variant for the game of Runequest	Edit

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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition)

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Basic Dungeons & Dragons

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Elfquest

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Traveller (Classic)

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Num Ratings	284
Average Rating	7.39

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Wishlist	22
Comments	53

Twilight: 2000 (1st Edition)

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Average Rating	6.64

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Villains & Vigilantes (2nd Edition)

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