Alnrutsser: <5 er a a 0 re 2, al» S on ye he Soa ¥ a a a ae es ae Se Se yy By Jolly R. Blackburn eTales From the Vault ° By Jolly R. Blackburn Cover by George Urbanic PROUDEST DAY OF MY LIFE! {NAS ABLE TO TRANSFORM A SIMPLE WOODEN DOOR, A FEW RABID RATS, SOME GLUE AND A ‘ONE-LEGCED DWARF INTO ONE OF THE DEADLIEST S) a ‘TRAPS EVER FOUR PLAYER-CHARACTER DEATHS, zz RR ‘TWO FAILED ATTEMPTS AT RESURRECTION AND A DECAPITATION! T RULE! NG Z- Am cay INFou belroa) COMPANY i Ming" Octobe 2000 © Coprighe 200, Kener a Coren Al igh Resta igh of te Dioee Tile™ ‘wapin pabl by Reser and Conga. Subscriptions Aone yea sb teri 112 faue iy aly S32 (Us $3600 in Canad C3 $00 Orc). “io wbaaibe. end «chao meer oft rode pate fo Ker ad Conga Kinser ad Company ODT Sahrpn 0 Aton Sree Pata lake Zareh TL if} s4o.0029, fax ints S47 S40970e¢ eral bemercoPaekcom Tadeo Mibu MateCand. Ames Tapes Dace ct ma, ‘anlnpeandonpeten dae aa ua Barn retin Dine ibe, Gaim jie ier fa oa feet Wt pel eresneens Sees Mailing Addr Ketser and pay, 890 W Mal Su PMR, Lake Zale TL (GO Mew: 450029 Inne ly henson peer (ike eres Siaid ek Wb aie ip enn Seton We acpi poo nds wl Serva wer FOREWORD CRIES FROM THEATTC THE SHADES” STRIPS (March 1990 - November 1995) Assve #2 March, 1990»... . Issue #3 May, 1990 : Issue #4 August, 1990 Issue tS Noverber, 1990 Issue #® June, 1993 Issue #10 November, 1903 Issue #1 January, 1994 Issue #12 March, 1904 : Issue W138 May; 1994 bidet Issue Wd August, 1994 Issue #15. September: 1994 Issue M16 November, 1994 Issue #17 January 1995 Issue #17,5 February, 1905 Issue #18 March, 1995 Issue #85. April, 1995 Issue #19. May, 1995 Issue #19.5 June, 1995", Issue #20, July 1995 Issue #20,5 (auth 1995 Isgue #21 November, 1995. THE DRAGON” STRIPS (February, 1996 ‘antes 19974 Issue #226 February, 1996... Issue #227 March, 1996 .......5 Issue #228 April, 1998... Issue #229 May.1996 Issue #230 June, 1996... Issue #231 Jul, 1986 . Issue #232. August, 1996 ‘ Issue #233 September. 1996 4 ey Issue #234 Oorober 1998 yes Issue #235. November, 1996 Issue #236 December, 1996 OTHER ZINES Gamer Connection™ August, 1995 ; ‘The Game Jester” Issue #2. May, 196 ied ‘The Familiar” Issue #7, © Aprih 1996... iia The Familiar” Issue #8 June, 1990 } ‘The Familiar” Ise #9 Agus. 1996 ‘The Familiar” Isue# 10 Nowniber. 199%Amazingly Knights of the Dinner ‘Table has been running on and off since March, 1990. I've helped publish Knights of the Dinner Table comic books and related products for only nine months. ‘That makes me a bit of a newbie, so naturally 1 was quite surprised when Jolly asked me to write this foreword Using his extraordinary editorial skills, honed, of course, during his tenure as editor and sole founder of Shadis magazine, Jolly gave me less than 36 hours to write this foreword. I'm sure Ill find out from Jolly at a much later date, mayhe over a few drinks at GenCon 2001, that I was actually his fourth choice to write this piece. Since the other three (probably, Gary Gygax, Steve Jackson and ohn Cleese) bailed! and GenCon 97 is but 10 days away (our production manager is standing behind me tap ping his feet waiting for this piece so we can hit the pre guess I'll stop procrastinating and get tit. inow what you're thinking - who is this Kenzer guy, any way? I'm KeDT's number two fan, who the HELL are you? (Jolly’s mom is the number one fan.) Anh I see you there shak- ing your head, thinking, no way, numb- ve THe star as, » “TION OF THE GAME ‘SFEMS 70 REALISTIC Originally appeared in Shadis Magazine™ # 18, March, 1995 4Knights of the Dinner Table” [ATT FOOT OF THE PHESTAL ARE INSCRIPID THE TM GONNA GET CASH AND NCE “AORTA QUAKE BEFORE IME = THEY TREMA- i NAVE RUD HORN HR AE AT THE SOUND OF BAY. NAWE™ THORK THE DORK GOD, (T APEARS TO BEA STATUE OF THE GOP THOR. YEAH ~ PM GONNA MOP UP THE wnt BY JOLLY R BLACKBURN © 1995 Originally appeared in Shadis Presents™ # 18.5, April, 1995 -25-Knights of the Dinner Table™ OIAY GUYS, | OUGHT THE DIEGKLESS RULES: BY JOLLY R BLACKBLIN WAT THE HELL AE Ta manne sovarcm ssrarene | (MN Mah ncn tor naw wren nen | "gta THIS 1S SOME CRUEL JOKE RIGHT? if GARY JACKSON YOU ARE JOKING AREN'T YOU? WERE OAD HED ROUL OVER IN HS. GRAVE Waly 00 YOU INSIST ON RESISTING CHANGE? HUH? Waly DONT YOU SUReRISE TW HE OUT OF ME JUST ONCE AND TRY WHATS THE USE IN WAVING A 2 HACNMSTIR WiLL YOU JUST GWE IT A GANT APPLY ALL THOSE PIUSES TO ACE ROK? GANEZ? THATS. ALL | ASK. GWE TTA CHANCE! ‘SCMMETING NEW, COURD WE DO THAT? DAVE, DD YoU JUST HEAR WHAT YOU sap? PL BRING YOU GUYS OP TWATSS THE WHOLE POINT OF OCIS - IT WOT ven! You, sUT WO DECE?? AUOWS TE ROL-PLAVER MORE FREOIA CONE ON, GET REAL! RATHER THAN FRING A SLAVE TO (OK, FO, YOU AND THE ORG JESTER GET IN A AGT YOU ROLL AROUNO FOR A WA AND ED (OP GETING THE FIST OF HAMA YOU. ban Ts HES TN i 0 |e Wine Se sr SMG AGE mo a AMG HS ST ig A es We YUEN: SORT Ve (72, cow. k mount ee is HENUMAN JONSON YOUR BACK, ‘AND BITES OFF YOUR TAR. YOU ROLL (ON TAE GROUND INA SCUFRE AND 1 BANNER. | WAS LOST "WEAR AA THEW YL NG Taig RAGAN PM Nae | we "wn sags we cn TAS SUG! GONG KING KIRMAPPED ALL vgme RAR | es tae eur ERROR VE A COTTA a) Ko esas Macnee | FORCED THA TD USTIN, ‘To ws cearons on C3) TROLLAN POtTeY Originally appeared in Shadis Magazine™ # 19, May, 1995 26Knights of the Dinner Table” STORY SUGGESTED BY JANES WCKE (OW, BA. 00 YOU THING THATS & Viey wise Wea? REMINEER WATS A KOCIOOL0? YH WE TRAD PLAYING VINA COOL. IS BEI AGES SKE | PERE | DONT THNK THAT... HAD TO TAKE A 1 WN PAC. POINTS! LEDS PLAY! OK GUYS, (PS THE TO TOKE A Sua PAPARTURE FROM THE OU? WACK NP SUASKL IPS THRE TO HAVE YOU NO SOUL? Puy SCREAM OF \ “BRUM, ARE YOU SURE TRUST ME ON Ths MOUT THiS? THAT SARA. IVE LAYIO & WGHT BE A VERY GT OF ucwoo.o0 PORTANT CLUE ANE THE ONE THING 1 KNOW |S BURA ‘MOVING THROUGA THE ANCINT ROMS. TE NTE SAND OF INVESTIGATORS FROM GEWTOWES UNEEVERSITY COME ACROSS A WORM-ROPE 10K WITH ANCIENT = ONT GET 1T pRUAN, 1 THODGHT No! WO NO WO! | WANT MY x ynee mays was Sees Tf RK MET Lay MAGNATE csr Sk AE eT OTT f ‘aio YOU SURE TD "we one THkY WoT (YOU WERE RIGA BRIAN. STAYING Woneor OF THE pak) Ht ca TNE BACK OF THE PARTY Win. YOUR farsa Tingoe OF TH HENS) ruse weeny WACKMASTER | iy aCc@ DOES WOK) (WAT TLL THY TRY Originally appeared in Shadis Presents™ ¥ 19.5, June, 1995 a=Knights of the Dinner Table” WELCOME TO A NEW EA Im ROLE-PLAYING GEN ‘HEY, ENT THAT THE OLD B.A. PROUY Aroomeurraa ie UNVEILS HIS LATEST ser009 a) MOLLY 3000 To Te ce aes WELL, ALMOST STUNNED, HEY DAVE.cHECK ir ouTe WOW, ACASSETTE TAPE MOLLY sounns Lue —_OBVENITACUGKT HR YOR PAGER! halt PMLE MADE THAT CeAp UP NCONPUTER LAB, \ LATER THAT NIGHT. ware wo per youre ar LSTUSEA CALCULATOERA! NO, NO 08 - PUT THOSE DICE DOW, MOLLY (CAN SIMULATE 4 POLYHEDRON DCE ROLL SHELL DETERNNE THE RESULTS. ALL YOU HAVE TO 0015 ST BACK AND ELAS! BY JOLLY @ BLACKBURN NO, THATS WOT A TRASH 80, 1PS JASH 64. PROsADLY JOST A TRI IKE WITH A WHOPPNG 4 ¢ OF RAIA HAR HAR ‘SUBGEST WE GNE IT A TR THE RATION FROM THE COMPUTER 1 MAC ING MY TEETH HURT! HOW 00 | HOW THAT THN (TPG OO OL HAVE A ‘PANT OUT OF THE DCE: Li x ‘KAY B08 CROSSEOW NISFRES STRKNGOAVES HELMET AND ORIVNG HM TO THE GROUND. DAVE, YOLR HACKMASTER FLIES FREE. SKIDS ACROSS THE FLOQRAND SLAMS INTO ASLPPORT BEAM, SPLITTING IF UP THE NDELE (T SAAPS LNDER THE PRESSURE AND THE PREVI 42 LEVELS OF DUMGEON COLLAPSE ON TOP OF THE PARTY. LET'S SEE EVERYONE TAKES 250005 HT PONT EXCEPT FOR BRAN WHO TARES HALF OAAAGE BECALISE HE MADE WS SAVING THROW. DONT KDW a TRASH 44 OLLY SEEMS TOE ‘insion ENC MY HACKMASTER JUST 0 000 —o_ PONTS OF DAMAGE WITH ONE KITT WAS CHECKS ‘ (OULD COUNT THA Hi SUPFERNS FROM ALT: Originally appeared in Shadis Magazine™ # 20, July, 1995 28PANT NOU HOBBY The Face Off: Part One LETS GET SOMETHNG STRAIGHT FROM THE BEGNNING BOYS | DONT PLAY THESE SISSIFIED, ‘HONEY" RULES THAT APE BAM: VY. BY GAWD, | CAN STILL NOW ITS ALL “FREE-FORM THIS" ano STORY BY JAMES WICKE AND ROB VALIK REMEMBER THE DAY WHEN A RULE MEANT SOMETHING AND YOU STUCK TOI \WHAT'S THAT GOT TOO WITH AY RAPID-FIRE (CROSSBOW AND BOLT-OF-THE-NONTH POUCH? HONEREENEDII UNOFFICIAL! A PAOIFER FOR & HEY, BOB PLAYS THE BEST DANN DARE | EVER SAN. GO ANEAD foe, RECITE “DEATH OF A DWAR- VEN KENG® FeoK STI teens wire / / BMOUEST! IT WILL BRING TEARS TO YOUR EYES. “SBIEN-A-TALE THAT" cUEISH! TONISHT YOU'LL PLAY BY THE LES THEMATIC CAAE Was MAN TO PAYED YOUR DARE ON STURMOVEST?? 04 YEAH, THOSE TATE LITTLE BOOKS THAT F YOU BASED (PPED OFF TOLKIEN AND CS. LEWIS, THEY DIO A RATHER BAD J08 OF I. THAT aT TRASH, 808M AFBAD YOULL BE ‘SPENDING THE REST OF THE EVENING PLAYNG THE PARTY'S PACK MULE ‘THANKS & LOT ° WEY!!! you cavtr po THAT! BoB MAY BE A HACKA-SLASHER BUT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE (UR GAME MASTER, THAT MEANS YOU ARE ‘SUPPOSED TO WORK WILT THE PLAYERS ORY DUDEN! ILL PACK YOUWITH A LIGHT LOAD, ano NOT AGAINST TEN. cosa an st Tn ay as ‘THE ADVENTURE YOU HAVE TO ‘SIGH A WAIVER TO PLAY I, al ALL PGT GEL VE HEAD ALL ABOUT YOU NEW FANGL.ED PERSONA'STORV FREEFORM GANING STYLE THAT YOU BROUGHT BACK FROM THE ALLA MIGHTY GAY JACKSON. TONIGHT, HOWEVER, YOURE GONNA SET & TASTE OF WHAT GAMING IS ALL ABOUT. HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS 80YS AND GIRLS, YOURE CONG NTO THE TOMB OF UNSPEAKABLE HORRORS!"’ + Ju FREDDIE RUCKLES PLAYED THIS \ OW MY GAWD! tars Fr HAN BRIG IT ON FAT WAR! ONCE. NOW STUTTERS | PNT SCAREEASLY. AND WALKS WITH LIM LIM conn co Ger & PIZZA, FLL BE BACK WHEN ‘THE CARNAGE ENDS. @LLP) Originally appeared in Shadis Magazine™ #20, July, 1995 29The Face Off: Part Two TUUDIONT SPEGFICALLY STATE YoU WERE CHECKNG FOR ABIGNAL GINS SOYOU WSS THE CaM am “racex CLOUD OF BLACK POPPLE GAS weLOres TE ENTw PAsr. TO CHALLENGE THE UAL GOW BLN ANAY. WHEN'S BRIAN THROW MYSELF TOTHE FLOOR HAL MY CHARACTER FUN Ng 4 Use ‘GETTING BACKZ2 HED KNOW MORE AROUT AND BEG THE GN'S FORGIVENESS! SPENT HER OL OWOOD PLAYING A PACK MULE THAN 00. eT maa Uy Pq ean ag st Eee. aaa Cena Ome DOWN TWO T0501 50, YOU ‘PALEETE DONT KIL MY CHARACTER PLEEZE.PETE._S®.. THNCYOURGARY JACK- BUT WERE por Wann LOSE MY KACKMASTER 2 AND ALL MY NO DICE PETE ‘SON TOURNAMENT UNDER, KEWL STUFF... PALEEZE PETE..DONT KILL NE. TRICKS wu swe vouEK: © @ROUND! CHTL THE HEAVENS SHAKE PeCODSEO AND BOLTS OF = TETAWEA 10 PAY HER LIGHTNING FLY DOWN FROM THE 4 . “ DEBT TO ME SHE PROTECTS ‘SKY, REDUCING YOUR CHARACTERS (MiIKe} y) oe ME FROMM YOUR WRATH AND TOTHEIRGASE ELEMENTS: SA ‘ANY ABERGENT WEATHER PA TERIST HAPPENS TO CALBE YOLIEE MONE! WHERE ARE YOU TS ALL ODED ON THE COAG OVE OVER DAVE, K ETTLE GURLY, THE GLOVES ARE OFF! | TANKITS SAFER ‘DOWN THERE GANHHK GETTING ALL OF ‘TER SHEET YOU CONFISCATED. BLAST... ALL Racut ie ‘THES CLAP TRAP’? YOUVE GOT A CHOICE, PETE ADMIT YOU CANT HANDLE AREAL POLE: wve's PASSED paveroe DEAL WITH XT!’ ur coup WANE TO DEMONS AE YOU OKAY, THEN THE ETE CON SORRY PETE. AY UNDERGROUND SUR- EO COLATES TUFF YOUSUENGYOUSDEN EVAL SRELLALONSAETORNOAPLOCT yaa moss THOUSANDS OF TONS OF EARTH AND POI THERE ANT NO OFA NENG THE DEBS GVES ME PLENTY OF SAME THEOW FORT, SH HAR HAR. TINE TOPULL OUT AY GLOVES OF DXG- GIENG AND TUNNEL TO THE SURFACE! vs snr so ARE MONTECIUe ane a Originally appeared in Shadis Presents™ # 20.5, August, 1995 30Knights of the Dinner Table™ “HE DRAGON LORD COLLAPSES IN A HAP ON HS PAIL! IF | HAD RLVEREO HE KUNG Low — OH GEE TTS A an LEPS WoT FORGET THE BY JOLLY R BLACKBURN PLE OF GOL! G00? SHOT BOB! WITH MAY HACAMASTER 12, MAY SWORD WOULD be [EXPERIENCE POWNTS!! | ONY HAVE LACNED DRAGON SPEAK, NIE Sb POINTS 70 BEOWE oooy Hoa! BREAKIN. OUT SOT) UVIL!! PAASTER OF BE GOT Sie ees / f THEDARK MAGXCKS)!’ {OW OP THAT HARD CON NOT SO FAST GOYS!! CL WYRMY'S. MATE SUODERY NOW JUST A COTTON PCAN’ ANNOTE! “APPEARS. IN THE BXTRANCE OF THE CAVE AND SHE'S YOU 90 Tits f/iey GAD BLASTED PATHETZG?”? ONT sOm- R VOTING = F THATS THE Way YOU FAB, YOU CAN GML To BALCH ARE AND POSIONOUS GAS. AND SINCE | LITLE CRITERS YOU COME UP WITH SOME z SHES BIZ, SHE GETS TD BREATHE SIC THKS ae | we NEXT WES GAME!!! ‘OUrT!!! YOU'RE A PATVETC om! PMA CALUNG FOR A OTE (Sa aa tones Soe aes an ae ee YS LIFE! KEEP "EAA OR SLAY ‘EM? / aM & (GE, YOURE RWFULLY GENEROUS WITH THE EXPERINCE POINTS OR!” THREE LEVELS OF ADVANCIMENT wie te IN ONE NIGHT!) THAT'S INGHTY GEMEROUS OF YOU! I He FS OOS AAI, DAVE NEW YOU CARED. ‘SKIP THE BOOTS THOUGR, MY PAR ARAN IS NOT INTO TROPHIES! BY THE WAY, YE BEAN it “WINKNG (7 OVER AND | Cla AVE, WHAT 90 YOU WANT TANK TL ACT LORD KARADEW'S OFFER TD BE HS IMPRIAL AND THEY SAY YOU GANTT WEEN ROLE-PLAYING! (SNC) [ANYONE WANT A BAG OF GARY JACKSON AS | 00 5A, YOU NED TO HAKK A ITRE POON ?? MY RAREARIN ISN'T ca Now! reno oF you to. \, MORE AND TAK A LITE LESS, INTO POSSESSIONS! (awrxrP ‘say SO BA! \ 10ST GM FROM MY GUT! Originally appeared in Shadis Presents™ # 20.8, August, 1995 3Knights of the Dinner Table” BY JOLLY R. BLACKBURN 6 GUYS, TOPAY MARKS THE YEA, PIZZA 1 GANTT BILE YOU USED THE WoRd PAYDAY! TNTH ANNIVERSARY OF IN ‘SOMSCOY ONT HE WHEN 01 YOU GET A WOK? BECOINNG A FULL RAGED GAME COOL LES EW BUCKS TL MASTER. | THOUGHT WED D0 CRUE PIZZA Pavoay? HE ANAS ts DAD'S AYO, ‘SOMETHING A UTE SPIN \ f NOT MXES PAYDAY, SARA. TONIGHT, TO GEPRATE, / \ g i i TNO PA NOT TANG ABOUT ORDERING A PIZZA! CMA “WANG MOUT BREAKING MY OWN RULE ANE RERUNMZING THE VERY AST ADVENTURE | EER RAN! (PUL FE A LOT OF FON. / ‘O000H MY GAWD! YOURE NOT HONESTLY THINKING ABOUT RUNNING ETS AROCKYROADTO ROCKY? YAR. BA ADAPTED THE FRANKENSTEIN ROCKY HORROR CASTLE? YOU SHOW TO THE HACK ONT MEAN MASTER. RULES, I WAS JOST ME AND AS PLAYERS BACK THA | PRAYED BRAD, ETS DROP ITOK” THAT WAOLE MESS ERD UP QT YC HA SBIDNG ETD SHRM. AN THOSE WERE DARE TIES. HE IME ME WORN AL MY WAAR OK AND WOU ET WATCH MY SOAPS. FR_TV FOR $ MOMS TD THES OA, AY AD THINS TA PLAING POKER ON THDRSOAY NTS, ‘YOM BUT YOU MMNAGED 7D HME YOUR PIE BAG IN YOUR SOCK Gus, PAE, LT DRAWER. ROLE-PLAYING TAUGHT YOU THOSE SKILS ~ WH CAN'T ME MS WHAT PARENTS. SHE THE POSTIVE ASPECTS OF GAWWNG? T HATE T0 ASK TMS, BUT WHO DID YOU PLAY? OU, | DONT REMEMBER, LET™S GAME! \ ONT LET HUA FOOL YOU, FoR NONTHS BOE WAS AONOM AS DAMMIT FANET Ht Sco! ADVENTURE. THE ARST ADVENTURE WAS TNE TD LOOKUP A RULE CmiiG?? | PROBABLY HORDES OF DARK DEVASTATION!) poN'T KNOW ANYIVORE ABOUT RPGING THAN BAL! - &R, OH, HEY ARE WE GONG WOKOCOAIIK! THATS THE AnvaTRE : | FOUND AY RING OF NMI ATH! a a ee Originally appeared in Shadis Magazine™ # 21, November, 1995 232-‘OKAY, YOU OPEN THE DOORS 70. THE TEMPLE AND ‘A IONG, DARK HALLWAY STRETCHES. OUT FCRE ‘YOU. LYING OW THE RODE JUST APOUT TEN FEET INSIPL S.A LARGE PULGING BAG. A DOZEN OB SO GOLD COINS AVE SPIED FROMN A TEAR IN THE AGS SIDL WHAT ARE YOO GUYS GOING TD 90? \ 1M GOARBING COR BACKS aaa ence an ok a FoR CRYING OUT LOUD GUYS! YOURE OTH ACTING ON ENOWAIDGE YOUR. CHARACTERS (ONT POSSIFLY HAVE!” BOOB, YOURE cuARO- ING THE PODQWAY CAUSE YOU KNOW THE GARGOYLE LORD |S SUIMMONED THE AS YOU MAY CR AMAY NOT RECALL. THE CHAR ‘ACTER | RAN IN THAT ADVENTURE TEN YEARS NGO WAS & CEZTAIN REDGUNG NAGE KNOU AS, CREMSON LOTUS! TiE GOs WUST AVE FEN WATCHING THAT ay TUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE DAY FICAUSE HE WAS FOR- soho TE sa, AND YOU EXPECT ETO BHEVE THAT FOR TEN ‘YEARS NER’ CHARACTER YOU'YE PLAYED HAS BEN HAULING AROUND THIS STUPO BOOK JUST ON THE OFE-CHANCE THAT SCANDAY 1 WOU RUN THE SAME ADVENTURE AGAIN?? Hy ono sates wr “HNP = ¥ CHS \ ani that ghee Sa AND YOU BRIAN WME THEY AE AGHTING OVER TWE SKK, PAL 9E MOWING OVER 1D Tit WEDDEN YAUCT 8RNO THE TOON TAPESTRY AND PROVE THE NECKLACE OF ‘JADED PEREL”’ BRING VERY CAREFOL TO NOT TRIP THE POISION NEE TRAP, Sy” ui 4 WAT SHOOW BE WORTH ABOUT 8,000, EXGARIAIKE POINTS, GWE OR TACE éeaneon. NOT BAP FoR A MORNING STROu ‘THE BAG! o MAT A (08S FOR WORDS. HOW IN THE HL Di YOO BXFKCT TO GET AWAY WITH SOGH A BLATANT ATTINET TACT ON KNOWLNGE YOUR CHARACTIR. COULON'T HAVE? AWWW, BUT YOU ARE WRONG Cl GAMIEMASTER AND AT MAE TEL YOU Whi! My HARACTER WAS DETALED NFOR- i, | SoecoT OUT THAT @ARGY- BLAST RADIUS? WAATON OM THE TEDPLE ANP RO, ACTUALY | ENT WANED yy YOO UTE cap TM PREPARED TD PROVE I FU NCE UST RAOUS OF THAT / Ao Wai I mW, BLACK LOTUS! CiinACTER SHEET ‘AS SOMETHING HE CARRIES IN HIS BACKPACK AT ALL THEMES WATS ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT BUT JUST IN CASE YOU'RE WONPERING, | HAE A URARY OF Of 352 BOOKS IN My BAG OF MANY TOMES. YOU SET THE CAPACITY FOR THAT MAGIC TEMA YYOORSE, REAEAAER? REASON AND PRETAD TO 5 CE- FLY RECORAING THE RESUS, IND AS GARY JACKSON PONS OUT WAS ECE, “NO SAF ISPECTING GM WOLKP PATHE ‘RST CPTOW" {6P, WATS TH FRST RU | Than, THERES NMG AWD OF TWATy- SRS CANT SOME Note: This particular strip is unique for two reasons. Itis the only two-page KODT strip to appear in a magazine (uh, besides Knights of the Dinner Table itself, of course’). It was also the last appearance of KODT in Shadis Magazine, Aftor a brie bidding wer between a hait-dozen magazines the strip would soon move to Dragon Magazine. 3.THERE'S AN UGLY MOB OUT THERE!! AND THE BRUTES ARE SNATCHING UP ALL THE ISSUES OF KODT BEFORE YOU CAN GET TO THEM!!! FIGHT BACK!!! Subscribe and get your monthly dose of KODT delivered right to your mail box! That's right, for just $32 bucks you get a 12 issue subscription to your favorite magazine.. How cool is that? ___ Mundelein, TL 60060 ition to 847,540,029, fax icin co 540.8065 or E-mail kenzerco@aol.com. fasterCard, American Express ot Discover card number, card type and expiration datea My February, 1996 thru January, 1997 Ea eTBy Jolly R. Blackburn 0) Knights of the Dinner Table” see gl a BY BOR, WHILE YOU'RE AT (7, RETRIIVE MY i. ty ' a meee, | Came Re ee ae ORCLORD mrs HE tic | CROSSBOW OFSLAY. Ta ce oe 0 NE WAS HOLDING AND COTCHES (BOLT OF DEVASTATION SL een 1S CHEST IN PAIN AS BOB'S ROM THE #O0y. TENT 0 NG SOT OF TERE BOLT LOOGES IN HIS CHEST! [| Stse* iS Aer YOU SUCCEED IN TAKING WE RISK OUR BUTTS UP FRONT WHILE YOU STAND THE BAG, NOBODY NOTES BA SAR I THE REAR AND LOB ARE-RALS USER ACTUALLY GETS TD GAM THE ATION. SPOLS?? TAL BE TAKING THAT BAG HE ‘be: YOUR COMMENTS WAVE BEA NOTED AND | ee Soar en AND SINCE NERYONE ELSE 1S ‘YOU SNEAKY. SPUL-J0CK- iS re BUSY PONG OTHER ACTIONS euimwis My ci) EMPTY FLAG Or nrE?” = TANK, YOU SHOULP BOLL so OD AAV THE Sv g ‘TO SEE IF THEY EVEN TO POCKET THE GOODS. OTE ME PRXING IT ms pu. Tey TO AE THe GN THE FOES OF c \ 1 PORE ee Sa ; LETS MOVE ON GUYS, 1 GOT THE LATE | THE FROG LOOKS UP AT YOO RUN AHO A BAUTIOL FINNIME VOCE SYS, END SIRF A TH SAFT AT PEZZA-GO-GO TONIGHT. | FRNKISS KRISTA CURD FOR JAY FATHER'S CRIMES AN BL MAGE IN NY HORAN FRM KE [MY EAUTY WAS ONAN. JF YOU LP VE BPEAK THE CURSE, | CAN ONY RENARD YOU YATE AY ONIING LOVE, AND FEITTON, PASE HEP A AN | LING say, YOU ANE & RAENG OF RUN? WHA. WACKMASTER REAKING CURSI arin ny “zswow out SRAAASIG SURSES W05S6007 HR eae : 4 DUNE! YOU CANT YO, LET ME CARRY BRE THE CURSE”? Avt W HER AROUND IN YOUR WIR. MAY CHARIENA 15 4 NG PRG! THS 1S ACASS "MAR THM YOORS. pogo wom MORE COT, WE GET akcK TO] SARC TWAT FLADMAER ANYWAY. LET ME SWAN SOME Git " ODE GAVE OP'S CASTIE” RAK THE CORSE For ON DATE WIT HER / center, x sear \ \ ~ | Beal S, Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine™ # 226, February, 1996 36Knights of the Dinner Table” ca ES DICKESS ROLE-PLAYING JS LIKE NON-ALCOHOUC pftR, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO, LOO rT OF TRING TO ona NO_WA = THE SOUNDS OF "BA YOURE ASKNG ETD LAE My ocak, TRY 19 NE FY UE BA ‘YOU LOSERS INTO THE NEW ERA oF — RATTLING DICE GO HAND-IN- qT HOME -TNEN LL JUST SIT HOME WITH (T. ye you Ub TRY ANYTHING NEW. oenavne somes oc re, MAP Wn BOA Use yas i MAORI PEE. NT US, YoU wow BA ‘YOU'RE GORA HAVE TD ACKNOWL ‘SOWETAHNG?? HAGKMAS- ‘DGE THE FACT THAT DEGE- Pen ei BASED SISTINS Ans OFSOLE! rt _ R0US TOGO "NOTHING VAL SCORES. ARE TO RIAN! ie ie Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine™ # 227, March, 1996 a7.Knights of the Dinner Table Tn ; i, So EMERTENG IVE AWAYS LOOK AT (TAS A GALEN. PAY anyansneewano: MUNEOK OLYA ROE ME oo perm anton, MBA Kar AL ATR romcaxerome atc eum, arena PE HEE SOT OE (PS 9087 YOU HAVE TOBE THE ‘RIVERBOAT AND OSTRACIZED BY HEY. WAS A Ubeesrrvavesrvecvever, PAP-SHOUTERS BYE ws. por en ‘Wost Nona sa ‘ilo SQUARE. HE MOST HAVE ROWED UP 150 GHARACTIRS LAST NAT. DID YOUNEAR THAT? I'S GOTTA PONT. BLA. COD BE ROLING ANY HES GOING TO RCELL MY THING BEANO THAT DANN SCQHN. WERE AT HS CHARACTER. | ONT PLAY IN. ERGY. IF HE HAD A BRD DAY PUSHING PIZZA, GAME WHERE THE GMA HAS, WERE GOING TO SUF Fon Rea (TS UKE INE BN SAIN for Yrs. ABOLISH WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT | Wie (EP THESE THINGS IN. NNO \ > WIN ROLL WAY TO WIZE wer fo wens “AQWAYS. GE A MONSTER AN EVEN BREAK® AS GARY ITS AL OETALED NV PLAWER PROPOSITION (5. WHICH | PERSONALY ORAFTIC AND SUGANTTED TO THE WAGKMASTER PLAYERS ASSOCIATEON WAY BACK IN 76. kay LAN WOULD MAKE IT AMANDATORY FOR GM'S TO MAKE ALL DICE POLS LOFEMLY PEFORE THE PLAYERS, ‘OH WERE NOT GOING TO GET ON THAT OX? TREADMMLL AGAIN ARE WE GUYS? HERES A UITTE ROALTY PY FOR YOO - 1A CALLE THE GAME MASTER! ‘GAA INFALLBRITY AND AUTHORITY OVER HIS GAME ARE WRYTTEN 1M STONE 0 cow ra gaia cn XEN AMGL Prices IMS te NET GAN ‘THE RELATIONSHIP BETWIEN GIM AND PLAYER'S A SACRED CONTACT WCH LIE THE LUTIONS HEME A EEN AW is SUBTECTS, all ANG OR GM LS TD OPHOW HIS PART (OF THe CONTRACT, THAT CON TRACT 1S VORD!! AND WHEN THAT APPS (TS REVOLUTION! ‘ky, (UL CONCIOE ON THE KOUXTABLE EXPERIENCE POINTS VS. RISK FACTOR STANARDS YOUVE PROPOSED BUT 1 Chie Pree ‘ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT. AGREE TO {TEM SEVEN OF & ‘YOUR RESOLUTION. FULL DISCLOSURE OF THE So. G'S ADVENTURE NOTES AFTER AN ADVENTURE? So) THAT WOULD GHANGE EVERYTHING. 7 TBtoneA ee Nema sie yemgm NSTI eam (NE eae at Sw a Tit Seas Cit Peta apna nea eat oh Tevigtte tad semen rc magnetar Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine™ # 228, April, 1996 -38Knights of the Dinner Table” By Jolly R. Blackburn ‘suRE GNEAWAY!! 0 COME ON GUYS. YOU CANTT PLAY YOUR CHARA sir runes re-remmmue’ WA! | FOR THS TR On Co cs va Teme TESS APC Sc aN 1 ANTPATIG THE 1 LY HN Se OUT FORA LAWL Goo cane WAY OT PTA Ls, GMS NOTMATENS, ROA" & RAL RSM MEWS TeYNG TOOROSS THE ACTER TO LEN? A HAND. WOWAY! CNT. BR. DOESN'T UP OUT WITH PARANOIA TANKING NERY ‘BROGE AND LOST iS BALANCE ITS ALWAYS & TRAP! WTA A PATHENC 100K JA THLNG YOU TTS A TRAP ny CN HS FAG, MS PuRGNG | HEP THIS Uy’ YOO Ly CHB FR ZT IL RENE WN | LST ALY WA Ut IVES BEGGING. "TD AND OP WMH YOUR EARS HENCAME WY SLAPPE THAT FARIA NWS euap'ye tary rome ve | OMGLNG FROM SOUE Ose FoR Sit GGG A? 5) Sirs WA WOKE FROTH wk is Re TWN 608 Re RAR AND ANKE. “HLP FRAN? Uses LW A Tear OUP IM AND THE GO7S WL wuSS YOU" “WM MEI PAUESSE (KAY. LL KNORBY-FOOT CUMS DOWN THE BANK OF THE MOAT. AS HE REACHES O4T Fore THE O10 MAN HE SLPS IN THE WAT ILD AND FAS HEAP FRST (TO THE MOAT HE STRUGGUES TD FREE HIMSELF FROIA THE SUCKING MOD BUT FALS. NOW BOTH THE TORCH-ARER AND THE OLD MAN RY FOR HAP Hey 7S A wancy FRAO SOUETANG KEY STOO HOR? NOTING 1 Fo GUT OT SAM YC POT RUA OUT OF as Meza, | LING = | ANT | Now! LETS St¥0 THE ToRGH- BEARER DOWN 7D SAVE HIM IF IT'S A TRAP THEN Ui KNOBBY= FOOT BITES THE DUST AND WE OT IF HES JUST THE NIE OD [NAN HE APPEARS TO BE THEN we ALL GAT CADAT FOR ANG 1 AS RISE MY GUARACTER YOO YS MSCUST MEY YO LUST SNOFRD A Lori NO ROD A OES CD A, VAT RGN Ack Wer? WO WE GET BARI GE Gs, ANRC oot? LAWN MUTA? CORT TAN Yoo PINTS Fo THE LP AN? OMA GAT AWAY WH TS. BKALEE PK ONE 0 9 SOME MATT LN HE i TERTN TALES. WET NFR | AT oleae AWWAWY, SARA 1S. GIT FM, HE OOESN'T TESEEVE A ONE OF BOB'S PATHENC BOLTS A GONNA USE A CHARGE FROM MY RIEWG OF KAVORKEAN AND SiN BCTH OF THESE POCR ‘SOULS INTO OFLVION. MAY GURACTIR. SHS A TEAR, NUMBLES A PRAYED AND STUFF LE THAT. vee wise Wa Yee Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine™ # 229, May, 1996 39- ‘By Jolly R. Blackburn Knights of the Dinner Table’ a ee vita vernon ouorencacen ASML” ha tole a ‘OUR GAP ROWER JAMS. ND SORRY THAT | THNK THE QUUES TO MAGK- — WEVE TRE ROBBING THS STINKING BANK ING SOMETHING HERE LIKE MAYBE, EE 0 SY TT | I HE A A ena! “CREME DOCS PRY? "foe ee oar ucan cr tc Setaete 1 ee ae a an a Sy ae Cees mnt care wAatiCk § SE oan sao TTRUGHT WS GAREY, OMNI SADOEESORE fT cO ARID FAL wis surroso KT WESTORECAL!! HUW??? AGED OV NHL ANY IN| SAN THAT ONE. AND LATER. A UNO BANAT. SBWED HS ct ring we nic ne | SAM TH WAST FTA RE 2 yaw ALTE DAC WO To GO TO HE BATNRGOM HE WOULD HE WIRD SA” HE PM LOOKING AT A BUNKH OF 0107S! hone ae pes Sip. ae salle. ame nin eee ba ANG Be ee enone Pa Fee Ruan Ep) woos rs novos wo Uae TNC JAN) west sau aoe va 1 \ ‘DOESN'T MATTER §F THAT POLLET COMES: FROM THE GUN OF THE TOWN PRUNC of ta okar orate va RESULT 1S TWE SAME - DEAT! ¢ (GS YOO JST MET UBT TD GANG YOUR THES. 000s TOR LFBNG HRB FAD SWNGNG SHORDS WONT GET YEU AWE HE YOU AE T OSE YOOR HAND TRAE CRE YOO AT ef HRA WOURS iN AS BOSS GANTRY AUTOS WIS PASS... CHEST IN PAN AND PROPS TD THE OCR, THE AST RRND OF HE LUCKY STRIKE BANK US. CONGRATULATIONS! WAR (A GETIN TEA PRETTY DEAD EY | EA SIKE TE TOWNS AONE - [REM FOO SHOTS BONG CA TRAT. WE COLD RUN THE SANK AD LOR NAY SETURS (WD GAZR! “WAT PUTS ME TEE U ON YOUR THE ARE. WHEN TH CONE AN FEST THAR Wipe HAE eee omar fF CONT san YoU Cv ME cD Sta y= WEKEEP XT" WA WA! WAZ oom, suadei2e wwnCNT CES it 156 oon ss am ls ty AD MOST LY ME VBPT TET OMK ho rman Aimoe NT COLD E SOA) Saw ns | woet ae ron pelea ten: senente Se Le a ae aoc ate ee cae e e Pep ara ied pte Tine as ‘sa ves Yu we fit HS i) = Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine™ #230, June, 1996 40-Knights of the Dinner Table” By Jolly R. Blackburn G00 GONG MR. PERSOMALETY!! | D0 IHW Wy WE ALWAYS AS YOUTEYTOBPLANTOTME CAPTAZW OF THE GUARD iy ousce sruDNs 7 NTERACTIN ATRUTE SUCKS!" NTE KENG'S PRIVATE CHAMBER 1°TH04 20000 nT sicasor | ‘~T YOU9D THE TALKS YOUR SOCAL WTERACTION ee B.D COND TH PRCELESSTAPESTIY YURPPED TO SHUEDS VR ATTEMPT TO TENT ES AGHT ORAL YOUTECHARACTER DARN XT ALL! TAT Sac FAM THE WALL HE PROWPTLYCRORS Hs MEN TOKEN YOUSEVEZEL.NONEED TOLL. AST ENTCUTOUTTOBEADRLOMAT Meta RAT IAG oe “HE INGSELITE GUD AE SULLFULLSTRANEDN THE ART OF EAT THEY AE ABLE TO ‘RA PARTY SPOKESHAK, DUST Wh SIME RLEC DONNER BLONSSO THAT YO EAGH HAE OY OREHALE HT PONT LE. ee a HOWNCE cL. AAPG A GARACTIR WHO TELL MAS BENG UCAS My NN SQ. FoR RONG OUT CUP ty ‘TURD BROWNE KAALAR, SRM 21607 ODEN iu ccuRerisuTicrer wana Tome WAWAW! IEE YOU SHOUD LET YOUR PAS NVA OIA TER HEAT SC MODGY'S BROWNIE D0 AL THE TAKING!!! REAR? Wis ARE YOU Symmes SEL ALS) THT WL ADDO ROSNER TONE af Irs wor won on, | COM TAA SALSA —— he | micaDA isolmMLINciEAROL TT NACE yi ",TRKNG ANP PLAYNG POU | BOW ANDPUFrET? | WNTIN SIA. erat LESTE’ "TCS. HAS. ANMAYS. BEA My Bi eas ons memories: | mormucune STMORAAIDTWIA nA wae 5 YH, NY NEWT FROWNE WHT AS WEL 70 AL TE TANS IF | GWT. HAV, LET RODGY (0 eer. Aran) at na ab pee” N A> ) BALLLOBBING"! h |90¢T RON WA OSA. A LERCEAET! AoW TASS AAT NE BEL APNG BCL AL THES EARS. CAIN UTE NTATINE! STEAD OF NG BRN SOLA SOLTOLAT ONLY HAS HESLIED SO PRCELEN UT THE ETE CAPAIA WL BEF. “STA RROWEZEE YA THE HELLS THAT S9OSED TO MEAN? SALSA OE WOLD SED EMEA TORE THLE. HAS AL ODT SNORTED BOWNESS SAEPER RNG NEDA ONES LISA AEC > Oo YL T2STr CALLNG Az MDI OX TE AOE EU PINE PONT. ae Nomexropcasac MEW “GEREADIA DLA ZOLELONMCTR ACE UE SNE. SPO NBL ME (7 PONTE SUR MRAM BAN vunou eer ‘io sre ago. net AER OMETHOUSAND crac: | tums Ula cttuA. Ries )7INTS.G000 JOBBATAN! Ji voncerseer ov roars WOW! OAGEATTAE rMSLACURETIO OWDACTIR THE AMET WE ET CL WOvEY'S maswT/ Tres eae (ORY? NT WT FLAG WEL QiEKNNE rsiOEENRSESAT SARPENE , \ vARON TA ETRE AEE? CMA Sa a erent eo Set Sener Mac User en oe oe cccmee | Upiaiiamearnem reas: eh ee. Se ee aera ae a SA rs ome aT Na? PE cai’ enemies Saeey | Peo = Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine™ #231, July, 1996 aBy Jolly R. Blackburn Knights of the Dinner Table” Jo YEAR, |GET OT NY SOED NOW GUS, WE SHOUT ONESTAT THE POWER WAY GUYS, TONGT'SAovEN- ‘TERRORS? YEA BIGHT. A. A OF WRITE SNES. | WNT CF OUR FOE B. A WOLLINT HIME Gv US SUG POW {TURE WLL CENCLLDE THE CAST SCARE. (SACKED) | LOAD MY CROSS- 0 SEE WAREARS CE | V-—ERFOL EQUIPMENT FT INERT NEE, WE MED TD BE SC MONTHS OF GAM Mary OF BOM WITH THE ARBOW OF SLAYING YOUNAY NOT SLRVVE THE TER UKE THE ONE | USIO TD Qu. Z1US! RS WHICH AAIT CLL ‘AREF. AMD NOT GET CARESS, (ARSON? WEVE Net WA THIS MOH FRE Powe WER! OUR COMED ONMAGE HuvERANCE AVERAGE FAR TURN 15 ER THAN THE AREPOWIR OF AN MRE CARRIER TASK, FORCE OMe REEATIN FoR NE YA OF DOTS ; y ae IOWA OE uh EO er eA AM YANG Ram BHT ee MCE te ne Uo Lous! miss om ORS IOUS MONON RONG! ghee eon aie MEDUSA ED DRAGIN. nei RAUAL! ATTACK HEM tne Ty PGI PMTELY OUEST 1S. YOD MOVE DOVAL THE STIEPLY SLOING HILSIME, ‘ raiaNerete BA <> YOUR ARRWINL, THEY ARE BOQ) smo 4 ww wa i \y INA KIND OF UTANY. THEIR eee a Seely HEAD 7D STARE IM YOUR ‘RECTION, Was JOST FORTY FOUR PUES THAT GOT CAUGHT IN THE CROSSARE [4s you APPROACH THE TOWN THE SOUNDS. OF THE GATHERED YLAGERS GROW Je A LIME GREEN GUNERING IMASS! THIS 1S BY FAR OU® 1 oupER AND IMORE HARMONIC A PRIMAL ASPECT OF YOUR BENG 1S TOXCHED BY 10ST TAKE YETI E/T AFTER SUPTRACTING THE EXPERIOKE THE PURITY AND BEAUTY OF THER TWABESS LANGUAGE, WHICH YOO CANNOT JPONTS YOU'RE TAKING AWAY FOR LOGON THE TOWN CF ‘ONPRSTAND AND YET ARE MED TO TIARS BY. THSS Was TOD INIABTANTS, WEVE ISHAN POR ae BATHS 1S BEAUTIFUL, GOOD JOP RAL! WE BASY. | STL BY THE WAY, TM TAKING IVE NEVIR BUOYED THE KKKED HUTT AND WONT THINK WE UT THAT ScROUL OF Wis- GONG TDA GAN THs B/N GET A ScRaTCHH SHOUD ATTACK! OM | FOUND RACK IN “FL NEVER THOUGAT 10-USE fT BUT 1 WANT TD LOOK BATRA SMART FOR THE {IT WEEE AS PRAGLE AS AN E66 SHELL. THE VILLAGERS AND YOURSELVES AE TOSSED ABOUT LE [AG DOLLS. THOSE OF YOU WHO LODK THE CREATURE GO IMMEDIATELY WANE AND THE REST ARE (COBBLED UP BY THE TERROR BEFORE YOU SHORT CeDER! “TRAM, | TNT KDW SHE BY SOME OF THOSE WS. BUT Youre Keone, eeuT —NTAKEMYBOMSINOM www y ile pA. an cance J ATUAST YEU Beal MY CLP LOYAL PAL YOU'RE BOO TD BATITALKTOTHE WHEREIS THAT PRETTY OF CR? | YADA /By Jolly R. Blackburn Knights of the Dinner Table” Serie JOHNNY KAZINSKI? HRY WAS THE ESTE OnE JOHNNY? ONT HE GET YEML1 WAS PRCUD ONE % r GUIS WHO 2 HARD FRO en Tos ar ribauy wae ‘LTAKEITABS AN 9D 426 PORTS oF OnE “TAY? soHNY KAZI! He IDL ROLY ON GU von, «OD MINER. OF SINCAE Rom UST ANSHED THE GAME HE plea REGONAL TAM: WEL JOMNMY WROTE Your Group? HS GRICTR Sa MY WAS WORKING ON AND WANTS AgiR OF IG ALKIIS FER THY UP FOR iT ‘CHARACTERS. UFE On TUE 20D | TAN AD | ATUALY FRM "WS SEA. BOND AUSE OF | We SONETIES. UE A ES- SHG ON THE MGHNE AT CORISTINS. YP, coOt Cn US 70 ALPHA TEST 17 (TS CALE, THE ANTRE ANOWEST? “WORLD PEACE: THE QUEST.* HE SAYS THIS IS A GAME OF DIPLOMACY, HIGH | DIPLONMACY AND |UMUST SAY THAT | TOD AM MASTER OF THE SO CALLED "WEAPON OF THE CM: Ponte sos, me Ua | Sy atv UID wan Dl soar ee AS YOU WiLL CONTROL A MAJOR WORLD POWER SPECIACTIES! AM NG NEWSPAPER MANAGED TO CONVIMCE AY RELITE MANAGER THAT IT WAS in; ssc |r a Saree rae PORer WA SOCKMEDOST He | As an te rs fator corel oe noes ec A | aN Se umn one UT YE Ts seg \GLtAE DO Yn WL LATE YOUR EVERY MMVEWENT TD WORK WITH ‘YOUR OPPONENT WARLE SUFTLY 1AANOVERING TO GAN POWER FOR YOURSE. CN YOU br i) Leh ee eed PFWO MOURS LATER. _Josye asaee:tiror cu wASON OF WAICAURATHEUN ASR AND THECRE FOLLY ARAN THERMONIAEAR INES, INTERCONTINENTAL, MIR. AND WE HAVE THAT ‘SUEWY RED BUT- TOW TW OUR HANDS, RIGHT? (OF CONTIN HAE REELECTED YOU FORA THD TRAD ABE ‘cima insuay PROPESNG HA YU ELECTED FORLFE. Fares. ar aves xeCUTEDZ OM SLE WHE YOU OSTRACT HE SOVIET REPUBLIC OF CANADA KONG BOGUS PEACE TANS WH THE ANEAS: (4NE.THE METRY COTS AE BASED ON THE PLAYER BLITY TOUSEN CHANCES AD FL ICE OTHERS WITHOUT THE FORCE GF ABMS AYRE THAT WILL SKM TAS TIE SCE TH FFT TWEYOLNE ASKED FORM EXPEREACE PONT TOTAL. hi mene ‘wooR, YOUR LCNc RANGE STEALTH PORWR nc Sues TE UL HAD SuISWONGNOSTLL ARE AE TD POETRATE THOR RWARHET OH | NE wesaerccrovemnce TOSTOCHEENES i PACING MES YOU ‘SUR, ONTARXO PUTS UP A WAT POMTSIWAT A ORL Due BUSMESE NO ATTACK AIST DOW NEKD FickT 907 ME GRICPXCAL WT WILLNEVERSELL TASCAM. BECALSEINKED REVAMP eptn ince NUKES 0) Jat YCUR RED FEE (ARO TURNS THE CTY TD MOLTN-G0O. 00S LE YOURE THE LAST SCRWING ENON WITH NUKE CAPARLIT, BREAN. eee Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine™ #¥ 283, September, 1996 43-Knights of the Dinner Table” ———— ‘THAT GUY IS ANGEROUS. | STLL SLEEP IN THE BATITUR EVER SINCE WEY GUYS. BEFORE WE BEGIN 1 HAVE A LITTLE Monnet WS TREALBY, AL ea NER He . FSIS T Uke OF THE TAME aR MM! i rACKSO' FERGUESON iS INTO ONE OF USD ya RaouN AL RPG TOURNEY Siu AT 7 5a IML FROM SANETIONED GAN, SIN ON HIS GOTH-ALMXGHTY CAMPAIGN. ANYONE WANT TD GO? ‘STA, NTRO'S. NW RPG INGE USING A LOT OF Zz OWN AT WER? PATES, ¢ Lys, =< os? erie THEVRE AG SON WE ALL WEDS (REPUTATION HE DD SLAP GARY JACKSON DURNG — YEAH! THAT RULED! | was Guay THEY “A DISPUTED RULE CALL DURNG GARYCON 7B GRY HAD AHA BAN NITRO OFF PRD ON HS FACE “HE GROOMS. FORTIEWHELECIN page CARY TSFARASTHE SLAPS CONCEINED THOSE TWO SALT BOLT “THER OFF SAVE PROBLEMS TO THE TABLE GAD FNEW BETTER “TAUTOBZEACHS OWN LE (ACE BF THE HACKAASTERGUDE~ SECOND COLLAN LOCK UP). LOOK, LET'S FACE. THE ABE SKS INVOLVED HERE UT OR ME THE GANE SEVERING OA YES THE SLAP HEARD ND THE (OMT NAS BOLL FCR A G2TICAL AND WAS, HUNNLATED NTR MAY EON TO SOMETHIN | THK ADETHA NITRO HT WA SO HARD MY ONE ROLLED ios (OVER TOA TWENTY (LOSER On MGMT NO LiKE ED FLRGESOV FER SMALL BUT AYE THE UTMOST RESPECT FORUM IN TERAS ASA GAMENASTER (TEA FEN BRAS- A DY) ES AND SCARS FR THE CAUSE. (Ok, BRINN, THE MORE | THINK ABOUT (T ‘THE MORE | TANK THS IS A INSTAKE, YOU'RE AT A O'SADVANTAGE THN ABOUT fT. FOR THE FART TWE YOULL 5 ENTERING A HOSTILE GAVAING RONMENT WHERE YOU DON'T KOO! THE RULES! ETS HES. GAME! YOUR WT ANP PAPO RECA. HVE A LITE AF WE, WOK? YM A CUMLPD, GARY JACKSON ACADEMY CERTI- FIEED GAVE PSIG. PVE STORED NTRO GOSBY OVER THE VARS. READ ORG-FEESTA Tn TS, STI HS TACKS. | MDH THE BE Tu OST ANH ACE ATE TARE BUT NIETO 1S FOND OF LOK SEE YOUR CONCEPTS WELL NOTED.{ OTTAGON, THE BASE Db SYSTUA,-MYRULEDESON EXPERTISE MAKES ME THE GEST CANDIDATE. YOUR LUCKY 10-sleeR Wit 5D16O.N NO LLCKY D1 NO DOS EARED ELLEROOKS. OSES. LANWATED PLAYERADVANTAGE CHA2TS. JUST ME AND KML WAU, PS YOUR CAL PML GAYE YOU My AP'S IEE JUSTIN CASE (T GETS. UGLY, YOU. MAKE (ve Ak op wy] IT GOT OUT HAND. | TN THEY WIRE ON TD ME io. Wi FROM THe AIRST_ YEA THIVRE PROROY CEERAT- ‘WEG AD WL COME MOR A pm coerce ue, | ex Mac My We oA ETE, eet BAG? ee a Sy ‘WU Ha oT A EGG WIN NOSE A, WOT VICTRY WAS. ANNE 1 AUST Ovt-NiGHTED A 3 FLOPPY WITH INTROS UTE A ENGINE ON TTD A RIAN “GARY, ANONYMOUSLY, FOR THE SLAP! Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine™ # 234, October, 1996 oatsBy Jolly R. Blackburn Knights of the Dinner Table” = 1 HER IT WS HAGE BEINN FY CQNERR | yuATTD 10 TSTE Ano FE A loa sear ALU SMM TE OR TMT Scout ae Mer at GARY TRCKSOWRPE ACADEMY nes kibee encanta Hee NEE rags Sn THE HOT AT HATER CRARTS cOpENG TO WACK Ta, Moos Brcenncts ADVENTURE: 510W PORN THK GANL WHO DS TaN? MASTER MAGA LENE. 1 OOTY oF TONY AT WEERD Peve’s COOL BEANS. ETS pLAy. ee ‘A PR RELLY PRESSE ane ea AAS HE HAS NHS ‘URRY NAT TMS RNS YOUR EGONAL RAMCNG UP TO ‘Wl, WIN WA LAST LEFT OF, NG, YOO HAD ARE TE SMAL TWN OF PAWEXD BERG 10 | STLLOWT LCE TASNEW SUPLENENT (TAY UPD RONEN "SWEAR TOGANOF LOSE AN EAR ORGET TAT STATSTCALY SPA ROK UP SOME SUPPL AND PROIGHS, AFTER A] TTT OC TUE TELM WALANG NG, RANDOM BOOTED GAT THE (OCA NOL YEU AWAKE ND ynobae J TPA STAKING HIN NTH he ee ak OCA OWN TT AN STRATT M TIE T Sik nA, | SMRPOWS 4S SOON AS HPS | YoUMNOW, DWE, WOSTRANDON —SQUREE OF UNPROGRAAMED HOODED NTO A PARK AKY evens Ae UST SORRY KO IPLENE FONTS. OFTEN Oe SOMETHNG PL WHACK | paT POSE MACK OF ATA. TH LTE G2 ND SK TD WHAT AM 908? FARIT CEPCRNITY TD OSE “THESE NEW GRTS, LETS SHE RADON CTY COLNTIR, CHABT FE, TARE © HAVIN, 04S LE YOOVE RUMP ITD A CPP BEGGAR CARRYING A SKINNED NOOSE CARCASS TD THE BAR IND UTS SHE_ APS WARNG A GLP ROMO WT RUBES ANP WAS A PARBOT CHS SHCLIER ATER. SARA, THE ACT USK YOUVE He FONTS FORTIAT CAT? HE Lm ral, ATE HRN SUNS TD at | HAT CONCUNEAN THAT COTM LOK ARID ocr Yoder Yoo ANE OAM cSt “OMG FROM THe | RACKCATWAS LST MOTHER TOR SONE MORECATS WD SWE ack sh ce TM PRD Hate Nf sii. LIAL STAYTAPTERTHAT STUFOKEDOAN WO UMLNEEONT NEM MATIN AWDESPROCE opm it STRAT SUSPOOLS SRA SDMED NE. IFNSWTEROCKTING —TOWWTOET SOME FOMTS TORI AL TUL BEY YL PEN” THAT PARROT HEMOMS —SLRPLES cyse TOUT ERIN TOWN TATE GRPPLED Bt SOMETHING SLE OF BA - WHEN THE PSO WS She ROOF EVE WCE. (CONES OUND AEANM FPS a cS TEL OL WT "USA TARE WAS TERY (EAS TO FE LOOK 1G FoR Fon. 10 vO Vel NEL 8 HAS MN TNGHT NO WHAT DO WE TOWPLSU LETS EEVOD Gea LEDS cits TWELVEDOGS SENS NOU SHCD AY FW STAY PCS AFR OE WS AMLLEDG HE NCS ROTEL OU KLE FOR LEAS, ASANO ABAD Let FOR THELAST TIME, BOP, THERE ARE MO | ce enc NA PANACEA TON CR THE GEESE MO WEE NETION ae renal 2. MORE SMALL ANIMALS N TWN | Seyorsme scatuDaontommemswon mesons, MAAEIWELET No PATS, NO STRAYS, NOTING! YOU WERE TRU DONS TAN momme RAN AND VE, YOO SLAP THE PARC ‘0 WHEL Tar BAENAD = AOUND OR HOURS, BUT THE OMY THING He revvourmer neva — MHLEVOUSLATEDIERT "SLAPPED MR TWEE SARA, YOU FURGIASAD THE SUPRUES, ATE A HEART LONCH AND ARE ELON YOUR WAY TOWARD HE FONGEEN LOCATION. NO SIGN OF YOUR COWRA (Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine™ # 235, November, 1996 -45Knights of the Dinner Table” Soha tai Wee (B.A YOU SHOOUN'T FEEL (T'S A TEQRILE IMPOSITION. YOU SHOULD BE | ASO YOO vs To COME ly GT cane acre aukire ——RATTERI. IN A-WAY TT RESGABLS THE SON WANTING TO RE UKE THE SD We OND TAX BORE FOF ET HL Nee ese FATHED. YOU SHOULD ENCOURAGE HM TO TAKE ON CHALENGES. YEN YS THE PRG THN. HE TWINK OF IT AS AN OPFORTONITY TD PASS ON YOUR SKLIS AND EXPER AS WAT (TAGS 70 9A cas TSE TO Te FUTURE 16 NG MEE WES TMG HE NA CAN ONT WET A WOR AGS PR Sdn mews 0 So tn e204 is om rH Ce wet 0 oo VF TH RO IAGKMASTER GM'S GUIDE vy Vest OT OF VERS WER LY OTR TRAD THAT EEN 0 WS THN A MRT Tals PETE'S SHOP 1D SE FF HOD RITOUE THE ABVENTORE | PRE PARED FOR TONIGHT, YOU KON FATE, HE GOT A UT THE CARRIED AWAY. | RALLY A TO GRAB AUL AY NOTES AND MAKE A DASH FOR THE CONE ON HE ADA HS 1 YR OS GARAGE LIST RM WAS YOUR MT, cans“ ab 9BORE TAT YOUR SIRS BRED, RCO BK WH WR WERT a a mace Ne To pon SERS eh Ne ween et G0 60. cede yoOR AMAT AY DAE. YOO KU HU TWENDNT ORC STS TD HS) WAL | THING THAT WANT PRETTY Pec urine mene RSTO ROL RR MTA RE Oct Nt ODP. NANT YOU GOES THN? noe oo A, vO) Ku YOO OR INTHE OME STIS UPL FR NT SARA YOU HID otk da 1.95 ws pu ocue nae lis | une OME OR MOT am Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine™ # 236, December, 1996 46-KODT Appearances in other Publications RR aKnights of the Dinner Table™ BY JOLLY @ BLACKBURN HEY GUYS, | WAS THINKING ABOUT STARTING | IMAGAZLINE?? CAN | HAVE MAY OWN 110 LOVE TO 90 A COLUMN WITH A My OWN SIMALL PRESS GAIAING IMAGAZINE REVIEW COLUMN? 0 BE ABLE TD SQUIO FIIAALE GAIAER'S POINT OF VIEW. FREE COPIES OF WAGKMASTER!! 10 UKE YOU, ALL TO BE INVOLVED! ‘ANDO | COULD WATE “TWAT DIE RESULT PROB- ABTY ARTIC IVE BEEN ACHING TO 90! | COuLO WemTE A STORY ABOUT Ny CHARACTER = IT WOULD FEA BEG MET! \ 300 HOURS OF CONCEPTUAL DESIGN LATER. COME ON GUYS, THS 1S ROKULOUSH! LETS aye WWI! TM TELING gr YOU GUYS BT EB CNSR MY. SUGGESTION, CORE ANE FOE WAGNER SON you, ‘THK POLE TICALLY CORRECT GAMER, AE ATT HAGK JOURNAL js 4 uot comes 1 STL THINK We EAL’ RAD NAME / ‘SHOULD CALL IT “LET THE GOOD \ é TEMESROLE | . a" Se uN 9 Y THE POLETECALLY CORRECT JOURNAL OF HACK N° SLASH?? PUL BET THIS 1S EXACTLY THE WAY THAT ‘BLUNT EDGED” WEAPONS RULE SNUCK INTD HAGKIMASTER FOR CLERICS. Originally appeared in The Gamer Connection, August, 1995 48The Gary Jackson Files™ By Jolly R. Blackburn GARY COW 751! “SNCE THSS CONS ABOUT YOU, THE (GAMER IY DONT |OPEN THE jit JACKSON! wee Originally appeared in The Famitiar'™ #7, April, 1996 | WANT EXTRA SECURITY PLIT ON SECTOR FIVE!!! LAST NIGHT THEY SET FIRE TO THEIR TABLES AND BURNED THEIR PLAYTESTING MATERIALS, ‘SIR, MAYBE WE SHOULD RETHINK THIS DECELESS ENGINE. THIS MORNING ONE OF THE DESIGNERS WAS CORNERED IN THE CAFETERIA AND PLMMELED WITH LOADED DICE BAGS. 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ERE KN 450 ONT PAYTESTRS WT A 0 OY RAT TE LOGSS ME STC EU SLY CE CORPO NE ee oeacr “hy HES 10cm Ove 120 HOURS THA Te CARAT CS FRR we SFO WS DDN Ops ce TH, A GOD I HE CO yc = wes BETA cae Tot OTH WG UST FN CE RRA, AD HOSE ‘YOURE WE KIMOSR Lie ce YO aca By Jolly R. Blackburn CY HERO! CAND WAGE rk HY He SOL YOO SINCE YOU COT #4 | ONT UNDARSTAN PTE. CARY POT CUT AL THE ASKS AE WAS TE BST. NACKMASTER, JABBER- NOGKEY, MELETANT 5 cocky. WHATS HAPRREDD HV? 1¥8TRUNG YOU THE FER HS GME TD WS HD. HES Cea 1M UT CeaP | ODT WL THN HE PLAYS IS OWN GAMES, aT Ue OTT CT OF YOR BCE BNG OO, m1 EUR vB: ER UST YR Wa YOU KPT sis FH A OFA OsTOUR SCE HEARTIT? (ues YO 10» | TE ‘AW I YOR PN, ANY, WON WA CST MET GRA A 42D PY SON ND DSI 1A BWR & IO rs THD ONT coneoTO? Originally appeared in The Familiar™ ¥8, June, 1996 -50-™:Gary Jackson Files” By Jolly R, Blackburn Raa CGBMUBMEN, 4 AD SRCLS. WE FEN LAE TIS RODIA TLL AM SATSRED WE MAME A WORKARE SOLUTION. BMLND ‘SA NEW YEAR TRIS NE OUR SALES WIRE FOWN SX LAST CUARTER, WONT MAVE XT! | WANT FES, SO LETS WAR SOE APPROACHES, GARY me isa eel aon rRNA. mis el Reser td na rte ee ies aoe ow phlei belted WE LAUNCH ANEW RLAGSHIP TO CARRY US (NTO Tit NEW CENTURY. -AROUT BUSTING OFF OF THE HARD RIGHT PCO Le} rae ctin) Peetu an eet ey Cae) LEASE STR! 42 WT NL IVE HN SHRIDNG MY Sac THE Mew FLRGSWEP?77 00 you wae TAT |THE FAST ® ONT WORKING OW A IW BG CF ON ESIC ose FO? 1S YOUR HOD MITWG TH Guns [| AMD WACO Wve FLED 8D THY Tuc (TW OF YOUR cn CP WHAT vba SUGCESTIG ITS GOT PRONE GARY, WE RECOM USN TH AL POTENT. | THN GACKASTID coe STSTBA YOU SHOR FRAY TT TH ML ECLA eo" | ADE BABES AND ROLLERBLADES! (rs A 11S MUL LOM fT ANE (T COLD BE FEOF AS 1 IGWB OLTIONAL TOOL ‘OK-NMAT O® YOU AMARKETG GOI SIR ITS A Zar, SExy ROMP PAYERS ON TAKE OM THE PARSON CF ASTOR CRGACTIRS SUCH AS ABA SRY THE MANE OF TROUGH STORY, FASHION AND ACTERNATWE MUSK A UCL YOHO HAE EN SUCRCED FROM THR ATG TAS UNS AMP HV TWS GAVE S? 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FOR: MOTRNG YOU KOOW, Wh eae ean Originally appeared in The Familiar" #9, August, 1996 SI™?Gary Jackson Files” Ry FATE! | SIE YOU JIVE ADE, BABES 6ROLLERBLADES Wi ODS (TSTKK UP TD A DE MWBE? “SIRTAUCKS 1S JAMO STH FOR A NEM CORE SYSTEM, 1 HATE TD GET BURNED AG Pa ORL Sa al Peukaudid Ce if Cac) ABE, BABES & ROLLERBLADES FROM ee) ANE YE SEAL PRY WRLLO7? 15 Hs THE oMPLAnTCEPARTHINT FoR GARY JACKSON “= ois As? WHOA Yk WN UNOS. ASKN2?? TAS 5. YEO FETE ALS 5 Tours MoeTseY in ‘je, sO YOO KNOW wma YOU'RE ‘ShvIMG?? WE SWORE WED NEE (USE MF OMESS THE CONENIYS ‘SUN EAMG OF RETURNS A OP 468" Ts 1S OMKCEPTANE GOT aL COODGAMD, ITs vrs! WA We SCOOBY DOOBY DOS APC. (VA APA ITS COIN TO TEE OPASTC ACTON TD TURN THS DAWG AROUND KCUS. | ‘Ay WCDIST OF OPERATEON, STEAMTUNMEL spar as cu Fo Hs pARATE MUASIRES. A SR, POY, HS AY, PTE ONY OU 1S YOUR CAST HOY? HES GONG T COME we SYST ABOUT RIA FOR iH SCHOOL NTT HE? SICUBNT RES TE PUM. GME UTE THY A ROD SFT OF ABE GAMES s ROLLERDLADES TL TH U0 1 HOt OUT N WE STAR-TAWS OR AT BSW AD HE TO CON OT LNTL SKE a AR WA 1 SORE OY 5 WR AOUNS /ROSKS iI ME FRIES Wd Oe TH By Jolly R. Blackburn MUN? YOM. YOU FETT OF HL OF GAME TE ST ANH. | GIFT 90 TD YA BAL YOURE CAE OF HY FEST STOVEDS, ABER, 5 A DAWG! AE THis FOR YOUR HONESTY, PETE ow LONG FORE (FokS TD HE aA EN? —— ~ wai oany zrcksoes sir eee 1 Say ABUT TWO cs, (OW MAN, OW MAM! My CAME SCOPE 1S ROMETAG. 1 4ST COTTA HOW (OW TO THE COMPANY CORO GAWD-ALMIGHTY! 107 OFRATON STEMITUNNE, ARE TMG. ROALY THAT BR SiR? HORN! GF. 15 OIL: COT Ti BX@ OME! TRAcAT FAR. DMM YC GD WE FEE fa RP WK PX OT A CURE OF TES FOR TH WH EA NC TOK JO-TO WO GAL THE ERS, TL THN CU WR UP “PRY SOME RU FAES LUE @AWeD! SOUETINS | FORGET How 1 GOT WHERE 1A TH SOARES UGE TMS AFF. AD | EEE LOVE THES 7OD! Originally appeared in The Familiar™ #10, November, 1996KODT: THE LOST The Good, The Bad, and the Unpublished RR aTbut for various reasons were never published or seen by more than a handful of people. The comic strip is frequently used on fax cover-sheets and in-house memos. I've also discovered the strip makes a pretty good greeting card and I have sent out dozens of personalized KODT birthday and thank you cards, From time to time I create a strip for a magazine which, for whatever reason, never gets sub- mitted. I've filed all of the above under the tag, Lost Episodes. Many fans who discovered the existence of such material have asked that it be made available. To fulfill these requests, we sent an expeditionary force into the vault to round up all those KODT strips that most of you probably missed. O ver the years there have been hundreds of KODT strips and single panel cartoons that were created WELL GEE, WE DID MOVE ALL THE WAY FROM CALIFORNIA TO INDIANA! OKAY GUNS, WHOS GONNA, NITOHHIKNG ACROSS THE PAINTED DESERT WAS NO PICNIC. AND BRIAN GOT TELL OLR FANS WHY THER [BEAT UP BY THAT HGHWAY CONSTRUCTION WORKER IN TEXAS (ORDERS ARE SO LATE? SSNGNG "WORKIN ON THE CHAIN GANS' DONT STRKE HIM AS WELL, JUST TELL THEM ABCUT THE TEMG ANNT SAC PRBS wee EY, THAT DUDE PUNCHED ME BEFORE WAS THAT EARTHQUAKE!!! \ ‘WE ROLLED FOR NITIATIVE!! THEY ‘DONT FIGHT FAIR N TEXAS. ‘OKAY SO YOU COME TO THIS REALLY KEWL ROOM. THERE'S A LARGE CHEST IN THE MIODLE OF THE ROOM. GAMEMASTE?S NOTE: THERE |S/APOSIONED NEEDLE TRAP ON THE CHEST. ANYONE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE CHEST WILL...LH..ER DISREGARD THAT. THERE'S JUST A SWWPLE, NORMAL CHEST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM. NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT IT AT ALL. FEELING POOR DAVE, HE WANTED HEDD IT AGAIN HES READING THE PARTS ee, TORLN A GAME SO BADLY, WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW. HE EVEN SONEBODY SHOULD SHOOT THES GLY Ao pur FOPONNDI AK HE EVEN HEAD THE vet Ener TO SARA HM OUT OF AS MSERYE He TS.awne ir Originally slated for Game Jester, January, 1996 but was never published, -54-L661 Boye) z.UIUNg CuvduI0y puT Jazuayy oMp UI pamwadde ® LO Hard 8 Enterprises © What do you want to Hack today?™ Jo Jois one of Gary Jackson’ favorite, “yes men’. When he bought out Battle Cry Games in 1984, Jo Jo Zeke came as part of the del. For years Jo Jo was considered the SOP seme] ‘King of Hex-and-Cardboard-Conater wargames and has over forty-two titles under his belt. His most famous game design was “The Pope's Panzers’ a what-if wargame simulation that cocked war gaming circles around the county. The sequel, ‘V-Rockets at the Vatican’ earned him his frst Gamers’ Choice Award for best game design. Jo Jo is now responsible for writing much of the flavor text for HackMaster adventures (some- thing he has a knack for), and crunching. rules. I is rurnore he lives in his ofice at Hard Fight Enterprises. Very few people have ever sen the infamous Antignana Brothers. ‘Those wh have ae sully eelactane eo tale about i. Hb known thar Gary Jackson has kepc them onthe payrel for years. Teitchecs are usally annotate wih the eryprc words, “or various services tendered Ivis said that Vince and Tony Antignano wear gr Jackson ata convention. A few days ler, he FedExed a lester of apology co Gury eis rumored the Antignano Brothers pai piste suits with eweny-sider caf links. A few years ago, Nir Ferguson publly insulted GaryTuley isnt an employee at Hard 8, | Waco Bob is one of the original share holders of Hard 8, He nor is he considered an intern. He | really doesnt do much at the company other than agree with originally came to the company as | virtually every word that comes our of Gary's mouth, Waco has part of a Summer Playtester pro- done well, financially, working with Gary and chat seems to be gram, He was tricked into running | enough to have earned his undying devotion, Waco does sit in the company’s customer service | _on every playtesting session he can, But since he seems to love dleparcment by being led to believe ic every game he plays, regardless of its flaws, his value as a was a Virtual corporation computer | _playtester leaves a lot to game’ and that he was earning points | be desired. He invariably based on how well he ‘played’ the fills ou his playtester fame, which involved answering the | evaluation forms with, phone and working our ‘variable | “This game is the next solutions’ to each call, No one has | HackMastet!” PRISWINKLE mentioned the ‘game’ in quite some time and Tuley seems content ro live in his office, occasionally order out for pizza and man his station. t wasnt immediately apparent way back when but one of the annoying things about che KODT strips appearing outside the magazine is thatthe strips themselves do not have individual tiles — an oversight. How many times have you tied to find a strip in one of the Vaults to no avail? Yeah, its the one that had Bob GMing and shere was this Shoebas and..” Well, thanks 10 Erik Bouchard (Who we made an ‘honorary Knight of the Dinner Table — even if he 1S 44 Canadian) that oversight has been remedied. Erik came up with the idea of retroactively giving each strip a name. Here then ate the ties forall of the stcips appearing in Tales from the Vault: Volume One (mast of which Erik propose). TALES FROM THE VAULT: VOLUME ONE THE SHADIS™ STRIPS (March 1990 - November 1995) Issue #20 July 1995 “Tite Power of Tist GM. 28 Tue #2 Math 1990 DWE ose 8 sve #20 uh 1995 TORE POMTOME ooo 29 Ise #3 May 1990 QuTEACHMUCTIN ssc, ccsosse.9 fie #29 Jay 1995 TFA OE Pas Two 0 Kssue #4 August, 1990 Vaeriit DMI 10 Issue #205 Angnst, 1995 ‘Vort oF No-CoNnDENCE 1 Tue #5 November 1990 COUATIRNDSBEE sso 2011 Tue #21 November 1995 Hare Axara 32-33 Ioue#® fun, 1993 Pus UN 2 Ise #10 November, 1985. Hack Wn 13 THEDRAGON™ STRIPS (February 1996-Jenuery 1997) Lact earn LE Dees pany 14 Tosue #226 February, 1996 Purses Krstise-Rimant «36 Mtl Met of Deewana 3 ee smh oat ease » Issue #14 August, 1994 ‘Pink FROSTING 7 Lae, ARS munca = ae Iyue #15 September 1986 Dac Toute ys ue R2D ley 1996 THe Quay on Mey » Issue #16 November, 1994 ON Bownenren Trae 19. Teese 20: Hires DK aay: ia Issue #17 Janmary 1995 ANEW GIL IN TOWN 20 Tawi #231 aly 1996 Dome Hau 5+. a Ieue #175 Febmany 1995 Sryenso Ie #232 Ang 1996 Gist Rew? a ius Mewk lies” bonctuan 34 Tse #233 Separmber, 1996 Nocem Pace ee) Ieue #185 Apri 1995 Two Duoe 35 Ise #234 Corer 1996 TweSiarHeap'Roxno rie Wom 44 teoesl9 Aor 1995 LWaansRouSomeDat sss. -26 ‘Wide #235 Naember. 1996 RANA ENEUNTIRS 5.000045 Ikne#195 ine 1995 Seauavor Kuav00100 27 Iawe #236 Dacmer, 1996 GAN THF House 46 64a Cae ae [Pima aul 6 oo eee eo La VERSION OF St Ua em Alay Cael elst ate) Dect KEWL! 1G HEARD Aout peat tire rearse> —KEMKL UNE WER WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOu TALKING ABOUT? mune? TWE Max FOR BacH ATTRIB? 1 SonReR To CONTINUE, 1 HAVE You a wisooM oF & THREE INTELLIGENCE. AND BRIAN SHOULD GET AN OBNOXIC il Ml I