The Magazine for Dysfunctional Roleplayers
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The Magazine for Dysfunctional Roleplayers |
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Jonny Nexus, Editor, Critical Miss Magazine.
 All Aboard For The Adventureland Express! Railroading. The very term strikes fear into the bones of hardened roleplayers. Like a man with tunnel vision they see only the linear plotline ahead. But is railroading really the villain it is made out to be, or just an innocent victim, framed for the crimes of others? Discuss this article...  The Bullshitting Ouija Board An off-beat item which is perfect for injecting a dash of humour into an otherwise serious campaign. It's 2000 years old, it's lonely, and your adventurers just found it. Discuss this article... Traumatic Injury for Gamers "The Orc raises his barbed battle axe high, its head glinting in the sun, then whips it down around his head. The sharp blade glances off your shield, smashes into your chest and... err... does you 15 points of damage." Are you a GM whose descriptions of wounds and injuries are, quite frankly, crap? Then read on. Now. Before you eat your lunch. By James West. Discuss this article...  The Problem With Roleplaying Is When we talk about the virtues of roleplaying as a hobby one of the things that usually gets trotted out is: "...and it doesn't need to cost anything. You just your imagination..." Great yeah? Well as I survey the wreckage of the latest failed magazine and the ever shrinking number of games shops I'm beginning to wonder. Is roleplaying too cheap a hobby? Discuss this article... GM's and Jedi Knights We all loved Star Wars, and we all thought that Jedi Knights and the Force were the coolest thing ever. So what could be better than wielding the Force as a Jedi Knight in a roleplaying game? Well your GM might just feel differently. 'Cous in the hands of the wrong player there's nothing that can shag a game as quickly as a Jedi Knight. Scribe reveals some of the nightmares he's suffered and suggests a few remedies. Discuss this article...  What I Hate About Percentile Systems! Now I've got nothing against percentile systems - in principal. But there's just one little thing that winds the hell out of me every time. Rolling one hundred. Discuss this article...  So You Reckon You Know about Roleplaying? Test your knowledge with a few on-line quizzes about the hobby we all love. Discuss this article... Roleplaying in the Great White North Now we know that most of you set your modern-era roleplaying games somewhere in the US. But hey, let's fact it - if you're in one of the Northern states your PCs are only one map-reading error and a blazing row away from somewhere else. Namely Canada. Geoff Gander, a native of that northern realm gives some advice to any GamesMasters planning to travel north. Discuss this article... Role-Playing In The Land Of Oz Like most British people we'd probably say that the best country in the world to be born in is... Australia. But how much do we really know about the country. I mean it's big. They drink beer. It's big. Whether you're looking for a campaign setting, or just planning your hols, Adam Reeve blows away a few misconceptions and gives us a local's guide. Discuss this article...  Everything you never wanted to know about point nine recurring Our maths studying friend Ed takes a look at the fascination that is 0.99999... (Feel free to give this a rating of 1 out of 7). Discuss this article... Jonny's House Rules Every GamesMaster has his or her style of GMing, and this includes how they treat players and how they expect the players to act. Here's Jonny's personal list of rules, no-nos and general principals. Discuss this article...  Headache A gambling game using those funny polyhedral dice that only us games know exist. Probably best played when drunk. Discuss this article... Gamers, Food, Exercise... I'm not even going to describe what this article's about. Let's just say that theMagius sounds off on a subject that's clearly close to his heart. Have a read. Discuss this article... How To Win A Roleplaying Game Despite what it says at the boring beginning bit to every RPG book, you can win. It requires clever tactics, quick thinking, and an odd personality for your character. By Shadow the Rat. Discuss this article... Getting By In A Cyberpunk World Yeah, we know all about the gadgets, and the chrome and the freaks who've turned their bodies into sculptures. But it's still supposed to be a real world out there. MJM looks at some of the reality behind the style. Discuss this article... A More Rounded Character Many RPG systems have some concept of advantages and disadvantages for characters - though often under different terms. They can be great for "fleshing" out a character, making him or her unique. But let's be honest here. Real people have lots of little quirks that you just don't tend to find in rulebooks. So here's a few additions we came up with. Discuss this article...  Killercon 2000 Killercon is our local convention, and we'll definitely be attending, so we thought it would be good to let the people behind it give you a sneek preview of what's on offer. Discuss this article...  Ask Doctor Bubba He's back! As tactless as before and insensitive as ever. If you need advice and you're, really, really desperate then the good Doctor will dish out some advice. Free. And you know what you say about getting what you pay for. Discuss this article... So that's all for now. Sorry about the delay but it's been a harsh Winter, for JN and myself, this year. Hopefully things will go allot smoother next issue. Thanx to everyone who helped put this baby together. Special SHOUT to Gav who was there to help when my PC went POP. Before the next issue I have a PC rebuild and a Boarding trip ( Kiss in the Snow) planned. JN is off to New York (Think he is scoping the place out for his next step in world domination) and he'll prolly be wondering down to Killercon, who knows maybe I'll go too. What this means for Issue 5 who the fuck knows, but if you see articles titled 'So you're taking you're Party to New York' or 'Roleplaying in the Ski Lodge Cuz you've Broken your legs', you'll know where our inspiration came from. We're also always looking for outside contributors (Less work for us) so if you have something to say, and the balls to have your work displayed for all the world to see, drop us a line. Someone once told me 'you must have Balls like Oranges to do what you do.' I told him 'That's right, and I know loads of Girlz who like Orange Juice too!' If you ain't already done so, check out the Reviews, IMHO, Feedback, Top Ten, Soul Thought and Gaming Records sections. If you liked what you see and want to know when we publish Issue 5 then just subscribe and we'll mail ya! Anyway I hope you liked this, or as everyone involved in this issue knows it Issue 4: A New Hope...
Bubba, Webmaster, Critical Miss Magazine.
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