SHADIS Issue #12 - Volume II - Number 6 - March/April 1994

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SHADIS Issue #12 (Volume II, Number 6) from March/April 1994 compiles editorials, mail correspondence, and game-related articles focused on role-playing and tabletop play. The contents include guides and features such as world creation and metadesign themes, playable realism, roleplaying introductions, mass combat systems, new sources of magic, and additional segments like online gaming exploration, board game reviews, zine coverage, miniatures perspectives, and classified announcements. It also lists staff, artwork contributors, subscription and ordering information.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages100

Reading Time2 h 34 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Cries from the Attic

Editorial ofamadman

Mail Bag

Role-Playing Games

Star of Battles

Taggers

SHADIS Interrogations

Amber Diceless

Pirates of Eagle TalonⅢ

Just A Matter of Time: Part Two

Bowmar island

Electronic Frontiers

Hook, Line & Sinker

Board Walk

Zine Scene

Knight Gallery

New Perspectives

Post Marque

Bits n'Pieces

Market Plat.

Bright Future

Finieous Fingers &Friends

Knights of the Dinner Table

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What issue and publication timeframe does this SHADIS edition cover?

It is SHADIS Issue #12, Volume II, Number 6, dated March/April 1994.

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The contents combine editorial and mail coverage with multiple role-playing and game-system features, plus reviews, zine coverage, miniatures content, special play-by-mail sections, and classifieds.

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The issue lists publisher and editorial staff roles, contributing artists and writers, cover art credit, and production/distribution information.

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