|
Raid On Rajallapor
''Raid on Rajallapor'' is an adventure published under license by Grenadier Models in 1984 for Flying Buffalo's modern-day espionage role-playing game '' Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes'' (''MSPE''). Plot summary The player characters, a team of mercenaries, must first escort a Picasso painting to India, then steal a golden statue of Shiva. Pre-generated characters and maps are provided. The book also contains a solo adventure involving finding a microfilm hidden in a casino. Publication history In the early 1980s, Grenadier Models was a manufacturer of fantasy miniatures. In 1984, Grenadier decided to diversify by creating licensed RPG adventures. During the year, Grenadier published four adventures: ''Cloudland'' for '' Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''; '' The Horrible Secret of Monhegan Island'' for '' Call of Cthulhu''; ''Disappearance on Aramat ''Disappearance on Aramat'' is an adventure published under license by Grenadier Models in 1984 for Game Designers Worksho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover Of Raid On Rajallapor
Cover or covers may refer to: Packaging * Another name for a lid * Cover (philately), generic term for envelope or package * Album cover, the front of the packaging * Book cover or magazine cover ** Book design ** Back cover copy, part of copywriting * CD and DVD cover, CD and DVD packaging * Smartphone cover, a mobile phone accessory that protects a mobile phone People * Cover (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Music Albums ;Cover * ''Cover'' (Tom Verlaine album), 1984 * ''Cover'' (Joan as Policewoman album), 2009 ;Covered * ''Covered'' (Cold Chisel album), 2011 * ''Covered'' (Macy Gray album), 2012 * ''Covered'' (Robert Glasper album), 2015 ;Covers * ''Covers'' (Beni album), 2012 * ''Covers'' (Regine Velasquez album), 2004 * ''Covers'' (Placebo album), 2003 * ''Covers'' (Show of Hands album), 2000 * ''Covers'' (James Taylor album), 2008 * ''Covers'' (Fayray album), 2005 * ''Covers'' (Deftones album), 2011 * ''Covers'' (Cat Power album), 2022 * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Horrible Secret Of Monhegan Island
''The Horrible Secret of Monhegan Island'' is a 1984 role-playing game adventure for '' Call of Cthulhu'', written by Gary Pilkington, cover art by Martin Kealey, and published by Grenadier Models. Contents ''The Horrible Secret of Monhegan Island'' is a module that contains two adventures, "The Horrible Secret of Monhegan Island" and "The House in the Woods". Reception Stephen Kyle reviewed ''The Horrible Secret of Monhegan Island'' for '' White Dwarf'' #59, giving it an overall rating of 7 out of 10, and stated that "Bearing in mind the comparatively cheap price of this book, it presents a very useful package, though still not a patch on the outstanding ''Curse of the Cthonians'' ... Zero SAN here I come!" Matthew J. Costello Matthew John Costello (born 1948) is an American writer specializing in the genres of horror, gothic, and science fiction. His articles have appeared in publications including the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''Sports Illustrated''. He has scripted .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imagine (game Magazine)
''Imagine'' (printed under the long title ''Imagine: Adventure Game Magazine'') was a British monthly magazine dedicated to the first edition ''Advanced Dungeons and Dragons'' and '' Dungeons and Dragons'' role-playing game systems published by TSR UK Limited. History Shannon Appelcine explained, "TSR tried to horn in on the British magazine market in 1983 with ''Imagine'' magazine, but they folded it just two years later. Gary Gygax would much later claim that ''Imagine'' had usually been operated at a loss and was kept around mainly for its useful marketing of TSR's lines. ''White Dwarfs lead in Britain was pretty much unassailable." ''Imagine'' was published monthly between April 1983 and October 1985. The print run lasted for 31 issues (30 issues and one special edition) before its cancellation. Don Turnbull was cited as publisher and Paul Cockburn as assistant editor for the majority of the life of the publication. Neil Gaiman wrote film reviews for several issues of ''Ima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventure Of The Jade Jaguar
''The Adventure of the Jade Jaguar'' is an adventure published by Flying Buffalo in 1983 for the modern-day role-playing game '' Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes''. Publication history Flying Buffalo's original plan for ''Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes'' (''MSPE'') was to publish it as a boxed set that would include a rulebook for the role-playing game setting, and a separate short teaching supplement, ''The Adventure of the Jade Jaguar''. However, they eventually decided to release the ''MPSE'' rulebook on its own as a single unboxed book. Although ''The Adventure of the Jade Jaguar'' was very short, having been written merely as a teaching adventure, it was released as the first ''MPSE'' adventure. Plot summary ''The Adventure of the Jade Jaguar'' is a solitaire adventure where a single player character must foil the villainous Jade Jaguar, who has formed a fighting force from the natives, and taken explorer Professor Jackson as a prisoner along with her colleagues. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imagine (AD&D Magazine)
''Imagine'' (printed under the long title ''Imagine: Adventure Game Magazine'') was a British monthly magazine dedicated to the first edition ''Advanced Dungeons and Dragons'' and '' Dungeons and Dragons'' role-playing game systems published by TSR UK Limited. History Shannon Appelcine explained, "TSR tried to horn in on the British magazine market in 1983 with ''Imagine'' magazine, but they folded it just two years later. Gary Gygax would much later claim that ''Imagine'' had usually been operated at a loss and was kept around mainly for its useful marketing of TSR's lines. ''White Dwarfs lead in Britain was pretty much unassailable." ''Imagine'' was published monthly between April 1983 and October 1985. The print run lasted for 31 issues (30 issues and one special edition) before its cancellation. Don Turnbull was cited as publisher and Paul Cockburn as assistant editor for the majority of the life of the publication. Neil Gaiman wrote film reviews for several issues of ''Ima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Pilkington
Gary may refer to: * Gary (given name), a common masculine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Gary, Indiana, the largest city named Gary Places ;Iran *Gary, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan Province ;United States * Gary (Tampa), Florida *Gary, Maryland *Gary, Minnesota *Gary, South Dakota * Gary, West Virginia *Gary – New Duluth, a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota *Gary Air Force Base, San Marcos, Texas *Gary City, Texas Ships * USS ''Gary'' (DE-61), a destroyer escort launched in 1943 * USS ''Gary'' (CL-147), scheduled to be a light cruiser, but canceled prior to construction in 1945 * USS ''Gary'' (FFG-51), a frigate, commissioned in 1984 * USS ''Thomas J. Gary'' (DE-326), a destroyer escort commissioned in 1943 People and fictional characters *Gary (surname), including a list of people with the name * Gary (rapper), South Korean rapper and entertainer *Gary (Argentine singer) Edgar Efraín Fuentes, better known as Gary ( Amboy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disappearance On Aramat
''Disappearance on Aramat'' is an adventure published under license by Grenadier Models in 1984 for Game Designers Workshop's science fiction role-playing game ''Traveller''. Plot summary An archaeologist and her team have disappeared while excavating ancient ruins on the uninhabited planet Aramat. The player characters are hired by the archaeologist's father to find out what's happened. When the team reaches Aramat, they discover ancient guardian robots and hostile corporate raiders. Publication history In the early 1980s, Grenadier Models was a manufacturer of fantasy miniatures. In 1984, Grenadier decided to diversify by creating licensed RPG adventures. During the year, Grenadier published four adventures: ''Cloudland The Cloudland Dance Hall, originally called Luna Park, was a famous entertainment venue located in Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was demolished in 1982 and the site was subsequently developed into an apartment complex. On its ...'' fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Of Cthulhu (role-playing Game)
''Call of Cthulhu'' is a horror fiction role-playing game based on H. P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu, story of the same name and the associated Cthulhu Mythos. The game, often abbreviated as ''CoC'', is published by Chaosium; it was first released in 1981 and is in its seventh edition, with licensed foreign language editions available as well. Its game system is based on Chaosium's Basic Role-Playing (BRP) with additions for the horror genre. These include special rules for sanity and luck. Gameplay Setting ''Call of Cthulhu'' is set in a Dark fantasy, darker version of our world based on H. P. Lovecraft's observation (from his essay, "Supernatural Horror in Literature") that "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." The original edition, first published in 1981, uses Basic Role-Playing as its basis and is set in the 1920s, the setting of many of Lovecraft's stories. The ''Cthulhu by Gaslight'' supplement bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Several different editions of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game have been produced since 1974. The current publisher of ''D&D'', Wizards of the Coast, produces new materials only for the most current edition of the game. However, many ''D&D'' fans continue to play older versions of the game and some third-party companies continue to publish materials compatible with these older editions. After the original edition of ''D&D'' was introduced in 1974, the game was split into two branches in 1977: the rules-light system of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and the more complex, rules-heavy system of ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' (''AD&D''). The standard game was eventually expanded into a series of five box sets by the mid-1980s before being compiled and slightly revised in 1991 as the ''Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia''. Meanwhile, the 2nd edition of ''AD&D'' was published in 1989. In 2000 the two-branch split was ended when a new version was designated the 3r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenadier Models
Grenadier Models Inc. of Springfield, Pennsylvania produced lead miniature figures for wargames and role-playing games with fantasy, science fiction and heroic themes between 1975 and 1996. Grenadier Models Inc. is best known for their figures for TSR, Inc.'s '' Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' game, collectible ''Dragon-of-the-Month'' and ''Giants Club'' figures, and their marketing of paint and miniature sets through traditional retail outlets. The company began as a basement enterprise, but by 1983 they had grown to a staff of 50 people and had the third highest gross sales in the expanding gaming market.''The Grenadier Bulletin'', vol. 1.10, Fall 1983, Scott Slingsby, editor. Grenadier's sculptors included John Dennett, Janine Bennett, Julie Guthrie, Nick Lund, Mark Copplestone, Michael Daley, Sandra Garrity, Bob Naismith, William Watt and Ian Symonds. Grenadier closed its doors in 1996, but many of their products remain in production by companies in the UK, Italy and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloudland (adventure)
''Cloudland'' is an unlicensed adventure published by Grenadier Models Inc., Grenadier Models in 1984 using the rules of the fantasy role-playing game ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''. Contents In a role-playing adventure designed for beginning players, the player characters explore the towers and basements of the abandoned Cloudland Castle. Although the product is designed for use with the rules of ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'', this is not stated specifically anywhere in the manuscript, since Grenadier Models was not licensed by TSR (company), TSR to produce ''AD&D'' products. Instead, Grenadier used the generic term "Fantasy" to describe the rules system. Publication history Grenadier Models was founded in 1975 as a manufacturer of fantasy miniatures. In 1984, Grenadier tried to diversify by creating four adventures for various role-playing games: ''The Horrible Secret of Monhegan Island'' for ''Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game), Call of Cthulhu''; ''Disappearance on Arama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microfilm
Microforms are scaled-down reproductions of documents, typically either films or paper, made for the purposes of transmission, storage, reading, and printing. Microform images are commonly reduced to about 4% or of the original document size. For special purposes, greater optical reductions may be used. Three formats are common: microfilm (reels), microfiche (flat sheets), and aperture cards. Microcards, also known as "micro-opaques", a format no longer produced, were similar to microfiche, but printed on cardboard rather than photographic film. History Using the daguerreotype process, John Benjamin Dancer was one of the first to produce microphotographs, in 1839. He achieved a reduction ratio of 160:1. Dancer refined his reduction procedures with Frederick Scott Archer's wet collodion process, developed in 1850–51, but he dismissed his decades-long work on microphotographs as a personal hobby and did not document his procedures. The idea that microphotography could be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
