Cambridge University R|e-Playing Society ========================================= Newsletter the First 1995/96 ============================ The Saga of the Heroic Dwarf ---------------------------- Part Three: Is There a Mage in the House? ----------------------------------------- Klah and Corasi~ the Elf were not speaking to each other. Well, to be honest, it was more a case of Klah not speaking to Corasin; at the moment Corasin couldn't speak to anybody due to his unfortunate condition. But why did everybody have to blame Klah? It wasn't his fault if the stupid Elf interrupted him while he was casting that spell, the one from the scro|l thatthe party had found in the fearsome lair of "Wully the Invincible". (Wully was in fact a harmless old mage who had turned out to be far from invincible and had run away quite readily when the party broke into his home to look for his fabled treasure.) It wasn't as thugh Klah deliberate|y turned Corasin into a hamster, it just happened that way. And when Corasin went berserk and jumped up to try and bite Klah's nose, that was the last straw. Klah knocked him away and readied his axe... "Klah! No!" cried Shaddar, the Drow priestess. Shu leapt to separate Klah and the hamster. "We need to return Corasi~ to his original form and this doesn't help!" The others had talked Klah into using the scroll to try and heal Kolmac the Mage after his latest bowt of pyrotechnic hiccups. Klah had been quite sure that it contained a spell of major healing, so why had it done this? He didn't know, and even the Gods weren't listening today so he couldn't count on much help from that direction. Every time he prayed at the moment he kept seeing a vision of a "Do Not Disturb" sign hanging on an altar, so he didn't want to push his luck too far. There was only one thing to do: the party had to go and find a mage to help them. But where was there another mage? Lately they seemed to meet very few mages, probably as a result of their infamous encounter with Prince Peanut. (Klah still had nightmares about that one.) For s}e reason, magic users just didn't seem to want to know the party these days. At this point Shaddar had an uncharacteristically bright idea: "There are always plenty of mages wandering around in Ravenloft. Why don't we go there to find one?" Klah knew that she was right. That was about the only reliable place to find a wizard since the Great Magical War of ten years past. Unfortunately, most of them seemed to be evil and really rather nasty people as well. But, much as he would have desired otherwise, the party needed magical help and so they had to find an entrance to Ravenloft. "Let's go," he said, without much conviction. "Of course, you do realise that we'll be lucky to survive the trip with just the two of us able to fight?" Little did he know that he would regret those words later when he came to find his food in his backpack. Corasi~ did not like being ignored.. The Squash ---------- This year's squash is this Sunday (8th October) in the Latimer Room in Clare College froo 2pm till 6pm. The Committee will all be present and prospective members can come along and seg what we're about and maybe even spend the pittance of 6 for membership. We wi|l also be providing the usual vast quantities of free drink. to help soften people up. Last year's one-year members will also be able to renew their membershyps for just 3.50. A few gamesshould be organised for the afternoon; if any members are masochistic enough to volunteer their services as GMs for the day, we would be very grateful. Contact your nearest Committee mgmber if you can help. Can any prospective GMs for this year also please fill in details of their campaigns for the Campaign Directory as soon as possible, please< so we can have them ready for the Squash and available for players to sign up for this term/year. If you can pass these along to the Secretary it would be greatly appreciated. Real World Members ------------------ Could all of you either provide us with a free method of getting newsletters to you, or send us 2.50 to cover the costs of delivery. If we don't hear from you, you will be deleted from the delivery lists. No more free copies. Conversely, if you joined the Society in 1992/93 and are still in Cambridge, let the Secretary know ASAP, otherwise we will have to assu}e thatyou have graduated without leaving us an address. Weekly Meetings --------------- These restart next Tuesday (the 10th of October) at the usual venue, Clare Buttery at 7.30pm. This would be a good time to find the Committee if you need them (for example to renew a lapsed one year membership or to give them your campaign details), and the bar is just seconds away if you need liquid refreshment. The regular pub meetings will also be restarting next week, 7.30pm in Catz Bar on Wednesday (the 11th). Feel free to come along and you may even meet the elusive, near-mythical group known only as "The Old Guard". The Library ----------- The Library will be available again for loans of rule-books, modules and assorted other role-playi~g material this year. You will need your membership card and a cheque for a returnable deposit; all new members will receive a copy of the Library inventory with their next newsletter. This year's committee is: ------------------------ President Andy Penrose (Kermit) Caius ajp1011@hermes.cam.ac.uk Vice-President Brian McLaughlin (The (Swedish) Chef) Girton bsm1002@hermes.cam.ac.uk Secretary Steve McIntyre (Scooter) Churchill sam1007@hermes.cam.ac.uk Junyor Treasurer Andrew Mobbs (Beaker) Trinity Hall ajm46@hermes.cam.ac.uk Assistant Secretary Mike Pitt (Fozzie) Churchill mhp1001@hermes.cam.ac.uk External Officer Rob Wilcox (Gonzo) Clare rjw1005@hermes.cam.ac.uk World Wide Web: http://hammer.chu.cam.ac.uk/~sam1007/curs/ or http://www2.eng.cam.ac.uk/~sam1007/curs/ ====================== Steve McIntyre 23/8/95 ======================