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INFINIVERSE
Volume 1, Number 26 C A M P A I G N G A M E August, 1992  $2.00
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By the time most of you read this, butions from Infiniverse subscribers.
GenCon will be in full swing, and The book includes 60 pregenerated
West End is looking forward to a ban- characters, heroes and villains, suit-
ner year in the confines of Milwaukee. able for use as PCs or NPCs. It also
CONTENTS We have exciting Torg, Star Wars and features suggestions on how to create
Paranoia products to bring with us this an advanced player character.
year, and we hope to see everyone And you ll need one in December
Rumor Report
there. when The Gaunt Man Returns. John
This month (August) brings an ad- Terra (author of the upcoming Inter-
and News ....................... 2
venture, When Axioms Collide, the sec- view With Evil). Illmound Keep. Duel-
ond by Shane Hensley, author of ing with Nightmares. Ravagons,
Ravagon Miracles ........ 3
Temple of Rec Stalek. It s an exciting techno-demons and a plot to slay a
journey through the Cyberpapacy, city. Ninety-six pages of fear-fraught
MarSec Agent ............... 4
with a dash of Orrorsh (and a dash is fun, our first super-adventure.
all you need, after all). And as a brand new year begins,
Questionnaire
In October, watch out for Ravagons: travel to Tokyo with Brian Sean Perry
Dark Hunters from a Dying World. Torg and Genichi Nishio s Tokyo City Source-
Results............................ 6
co-creator Bill Slavicsek really outdid book, as they guide you through the
himself on this volume, which includes neon-lit streets and the dark and dan-
Dispatches ..................... 7
details on how to generate player char- gerous back alleys of one of the most
acter ravagons. exciting cities in the world.
Your Letters ................. 11
In November, we present the Char-
acter Template Book, featuring contri-
Herald Messages ........ 12
Contributors This Issue:
Tom Baxa, Paul Daly, Greg Farshtey,
Ron Hill, Jaime Lombardo, Bill
Slaviscek, Bill Smith, Ed Stark
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Accountants:
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Rumors and News
5. New Orleans facing numerous 4. Mobius planning an invasion of
irst Indication reports on
Orrorshan intrusions. More trouble for Greece. Athens  welcome to the Pos-
the newest batch of ru-
the United States at True (19). sibility Wars at True (50).
mors to which you have
F
F
F
F
F
5. Overgovernor Herunut turns
responded. Continuing
Continuing Report: Issue #23
Good. Maybe it s all just a plot to bring
Report updates the rumors as more 1. Ayslish troll nicknamed  Zilla
Wu-Han back over to Evil & NOT!
seen fighting Cyberpapal forces in
responses come in. The Wrap Up gives
False (18).
France. Flip-flops, coming out at True
you the tally after the rumor has rever-
(19).
berated throughout the Infiniverse for Contributor News
2.  Jane Doe, a former employee of
about three months. The wrap-up will
The big thing going on this month
the Guildmaster, is selling arms to
be the last report for that rumor in
both sides, angering both her ex-em- in the game industry is GenCon, to be
Infiniverse.
held August 20 23 at the Mecca Con-
ployer and the Hachiman Division of
vention Center in downtown Milwau-
the Kanawa Corporation. Still could
Rumor Report
kee. Everyone in the industry (includ-
go either way at True (13).
The results are given a true or false, ing West End Games) will be on hand,
3. Reality trees under attack in Chile
followed by a parenthetical number. and it s highly recommended!
and Colombia. Chop-chop  jumps
That number represents the strength West End will have a booth in the
to True (28).
of the truth or falsehood throughout convention hall, and don t hesitate to
4. Strong earthquakes and volcanos
the Infiniverse. For example, a stop by and say,  Hi! and introduce
reported in the Eastern Living Land,
statement which is False (15) is false yourself. We re very eager to hear your
particularly around New York and
unless the gamemaster decides to test comments and suggestions for Torg.
northern Pennsylvania. Shake, rattle
the statement; on a roll of 15 or better, For our part, West End Games will
and roll at True (17).
the statement is actually true. Roll
5. Mobius spying on his Overgov- be sponsoring several demos of Torg,
again on 10 and 20 when testing the as well as our other popular roleplay-
ernors, and is prepared to execute them
truth or falsity of a reported rumor. ing games, Star Wars and Paranoia.
at the first hint of treachery. Maybe it s
We ll also be putting on seminars on
all just a nefarious rumor, fools! False
First Indication: Issue #24
all of our games.
(19).
1. Akashans volunteering their as-
In addition, the guys from High
6. Warrior of the Dark increases the
sistance, as edeinos and other Living
Lord Theater will be presenting a
size of her army and may have killed
Land creatures flee troubled Eastern
whole new series of skits (although
her creator, the wizard Salbane.
Land. Opens at True (13).
how they ll top the idea of a  sitcom
Sharpen those pikes, as it climbs to
2. Yugoslavia becoming a focus of
where the High Lords all rent an apart-
True (18).
conflict between the Cyberpapacy and
ment together is beyond us).
Mobius. Is it war in Europe? Starts at a
The Wrap-Up: Issue #22
In addition, there are regular ad-
solid True (20).
1. Reports from Gaea that the
ventures and tournaments running
3. Paris a vampiric battlefield, as
Carredon has returned. Struggles
almost continuously for the whole
one of Sabathina s minions seems to
across the line to finish at True (13).
game fair for every game imaginable,
be running the show with a new gang
2. Spartans out to rip up Living
and pick-up games everywhere you
called the Night Stalkers. The Stalkers
Land stelae. Another one that barely
look. It s an experience you definitely
are making trouble at True (16).
survives the Infiniverse  True (13).
ought to check out!
4. Have a Nile weird scientist and a
3. Berlin a hotbed of Storm Knight
Victorian occultist worked together to
activity. Get out those passports, folks!
create an  Isle of Doom? Maybe,
True (80)!
maybe not  False (13).
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Ravagon Miracles
s a special treat for our read-
companions who can hear his voice to A ravagon can break free of the
ers, we are presenting a hand- remove all of their shock and KO con- snare by making a Spirit or faith roll.
ful of ravagon miracles, suit- ditions as though they received first The difficulty is equal to the miracle s
A
A
A
A
A
aid. In addition, the priest and each of total as generated by the invoking
able for use against various
his companions can draw one card priest. An entangled ravagon can at-
and sundry enemies.
from the Drama Deck and add it to tempt to break the miraculous snare
Note that these miracles are in addition
their hands. once per round, but may take no other
to those presented in the upcoming
action while trying to break free.
Ravagons supplement. None of the rites
Weaken
listed below appears in that volume.
Voice of Ravok
Spiritual Rating: 14
The priests of Ravok command
Community Rating: 10 Spiritual Rating: 13
miracles of power. In all cases, the
Difficulty: 14 Community Rating: 8
blessings of the Scourge provide the
Range: touch Difficulty: 10
faithful with the spiritual fortitude to
Duration: 18 (one hour) Range: 25 (100 kilometers) or unlim-
hunt and fight better, to survive and
Effect: increases the amount of dam- ited
prosper in a hostile world. To perform
age an opponent suffers Duration: 14 (10 minutes)
any of the miracles listed below, a
Effect: enables priest to make mental
character must have at least one add in
This miracle can be used to weaken
contact with the ravagon warlord
faith (Irishantism) and one add in focus.
an opponent to such an extent that he
Most of the miracles of Ravok affect
suffers greater damage than usual. By Once tzullats used this miracle to
only the priest who invokes the power.
successfully invoking this miracle, the keep in contact with their tribe s war-
Ravagons can teach the miracles of
priest causes his target to take damage lord while on hunts or off fighting
Ravok to non-ravagons, but the
on the  Ords column of the Combat wars. Now this miracle is used by
Scourge only bestows his holy power
Results Table for the duration of the priests to keep in contact with Parok,
on those who truly believe in the ways
miracle. the ravagon warlord. It is one of the
of savagery and the hunt.
ways Parok maintains communica-
Wing Snare
Ravagons can learn miracles of
tions with his hunters operating in the
other cosms, provided the miracle fits
Possibility Wars.
Spiritual Rating: 11
into Tz Ravok s axioms and can be
When used to contact other
Community Rating: 9
used to aid the dark hunters in the
ravagons, the Voice of Ravok sends
Difficulty: 12
sacraments of Ravok  the hunt, the
words across a distance of up to 100
Range: sight
fight, the challenge.
kilometers directly into the commu-
Duration: 18 (one hour)
nicators minds. The priest must have
Effect: entangles an enemy s wings
Inspire
the possibility print of his target in
This miracle entangles an enemy s
order to use the Voice of Ravok. If the
Spiritual Rating: 12
wings in glowing mist, causing him to
target is not a follower of Ravok, the
Community Rating: 8
lose the power of flight until the mira-
difficulty increases to 16.
Difficulty: 11
cle ends or the snare is broken. En-
When used to contact Parok, the
Range: voice
tangled targets cannot fly. If they are
range is unlimited. As the warlord of
Duration: performance
flying when entangled, they crash to
all ravagons, Parok is their spiritual
Effect: removes shock and KO condi-
the ground and take falling damage.
and physical leader. All share in his
tions
In addition, a ravagon entangled loses
possibility print, and he in theirs.
A tzullat can call upon the power of
some of his natural mobility  reduce
Ravok s voice can reach across cosms
Ravok to inspire himself and his com- his Dexterity by -2 for the duration of
to put tzullats in contact with their
panions. When successfully invoked,
the miracle.
warlord.
the miracle allows all of the priest s
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TM
Player Name:
CHARACTER RECORD SHEET
MarSec Agent
Character Home Possibilities
Spells Arcane Knowledges Miracles
Marketplace
Name Cosm
10
Name D B E Ax* Know. Add Know. Add Name C D E Ax
Wound Level Shock Damage Magic Social
Age
Wound
222
Height
Hvy Wound
Spiritual Tech
Mortal
Weight
K O
824
Dead
Approved
Skill Add Attribute Value
Attributes
Actions
Dodge DEX
Dexterity 10 Maneuver
Fire Combat DEX
Strength 9
Heavy Weapons DEX
Toughness 9
Maneuver DEX
Perception 9 Trick
Melee Weapons DEX
Mind 11 Test
Unarmed Combat DEX
Charisma 9 Taunt
Climbing STR
Cyberware Powers & Gizmos Natural Tools
Spirit 9 Intimidate
Evidence Analysis PER
Reality
Find PER
Name CR E Name Cost E Ax Tool E
Weapons & Axiom Range
Land Vehicles PER
Armor Value Level S M L
Language PER
Armor
Tracking PER
Trick PER
Test of Will MIN
Weapons
Persuasion CHA
Taunt CHA Nunchaka +5 14 9
Intimidation SPI Impala
Reality SPI
Chain Gun 23 24 3-40 150 400
Martial Arts Psionics Other
Axiom Axiom
Equipment Level Notes Equipment Level Notes
Style: Style: Name D R E Name E Ax
Smoke screen lenses 23 Maneuver: Maneuver:
Smoke pellets 23
Breather 23
Sony Talkman 24
Sony Scrambler 24
Sony Descrambler 24
RPR 24
Ä„30,000
Bonus Chart
Die 3 5 7 9 11 13 21 26 31 36 41 46
Roll 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 +5
*D: Difficulty B: Backlash E: Effect Ax: Axiom Level C: Community Rating CR: Cyber Rating R: Range
Bonus # -12 -10 -8 -5 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 +1
TM
CHARACTER RECORD SHEET
MarSec Agent
Cosm: Marketplace
Background: The proudest moment
NOTES
of your young life was the day you first
donned the distinctive uniform of a
Marketplace Security agent. True, you
had heard all the stories about atroci-
ties committed by MarSec personnel,
but you dismissed them as lies told by
bitter burakumin.
Your work was soon recognized as
superior to that of your fellows, and
you were chosen for a special mission:
accompanying a contingent of MarSec
agents to a new market discovered by
Ursan Industries. But when you arrived,
you found things on Earth to be very
strange: you and your men were being
used as enforcers and assassins by 3327,
and being robbed of the impartiality
that lent you your authority on Market-
place.
One question led to many others, and
soon you realized that the mega-
corporations had no right to expand to
a world where they were not wanted.
Confiding your decision to no one, you
Equipment: Kyoto Police RKD,
stole away from MarSec headquarters
armor value TOU+7/16; nunchaka,
in Tokyo and joined with a band of
damage value STR+5/14; Impala chain
Storm Knights, determined to find
gun, damage value 23, ammo 600, range
redemption for the sins you have
3-40/150/400; smoke screen lenses;
committed.
smoke screen pellets; breather; Sony
Personality: Not as confident or secure
Talkman; Sony Talkman Scrambler;
as you once were, you find strength in
Sony Talkman Descrambler; retina
your conviction that the  Kanawa
pattern recorder; 30,000 yen
Corporation must be defeated, and
Quote:  For many years, I did no
Ursan punished for its crimes by
more than follow orders. Now I follow
MarSec. You hope one day to return to
my instincts, and find my sleep more
Marketplace and reform your
peaceful.
organization.
Skill Notes: Your tag skill is evi-
dence analysis
Torg Questionnaire Results
Core Earth 20 6. What is the most difficult realm
Part I
Nippon 18 to play in?
The response to the first Torg Ques-
Tharkold 18 This one was our fault, for a badly
tionnaire (included with Infiniverse
Cyberpapacy 16 phrased question. What we meant was,
some months back) was overwhelm-
Aysle 13 which realms are difficult to play in
ing. So much so that we decided to
Orrorsh 12 because there are rules problems or a
publish the results in two parts, so that
Space Gods 12 lack of source material. Many people
you can all see what your fellow
Nile 6 caught on to this, but some interpreted
gamers are saying.
the question to mean,  Which realms
3. Would you want a tenth realm to
The results we got were thought-
are you most likely to die in? (That
land directly on Earth, or would you
provoking, more than a little surpris-
accounts for the high number of
prefer an alternate means of getting
ing and sparked a fair amount of de-
Orrorsh votes here, judging from the
there (dimthreads, dimensional
bate ( What? Just because he wrote
comments attached to the question.)
rifts)?
 No! No! No! No! across the page
Putting those aside for a second,
Of the people who did want to see
doesn t mean he doesn t like the idea! )
again the Living Land claimed the
a new realm, the majority do not want
So without further ado, let s see just
dubious distinction of winning, with
to see it come to Earth: 39 people voted
how things turned out:
32 votes. Cyberpapacy also had a
for some alternate means of finding
respectable 16 votes in this category,
this new reality, while 26 would be
1. What are you two favorite
and here s how the rest came out:
perfectly happy to see it attack an al-
realms?
Orrorsh 25
ready beleaguered Earth.
The battle in this category was for
Tharkold 10
second place. First place went to the
Nippon 6
4. What products would you most
Nile Empire, going away, with a whop-
Aysle 4
like to see?
ping 46 votes (25 percent of all votes
Space Gods 2
Sourcebooks and other supple-
cast  fortunately, Ross Perot dropped
Nile Empire 1
ments were the overwhelming win-
out early).
Core Earth 1
ner in this category, with a grand total
Second place went to Orrorsh, with
of 57 votes. But adventures made a
a sudden burst of speed, finishing at
As for Infiniverse, the most fre-
good showing as well, with 33 votes
29 votes. Aysle and Tharkold tied for
quently voiced complaint was about
(and what a coincidence, we have one
third (an unusual pairing, to say the
product previews featuring material
coming out this month. Who says we
least) with 23 votes.
soon to be published. Fear not, read-
don t pay attention to our audience?)
The rest of the realms stacked up this
ers, we have taken your advice 
way:
which is why the ravagon miracles
5. Would you like to see a Torg
contained in this month s issue are
Cyberpapacy 21
board game?
ones that will NOT be appearing in
Nippon 16
Wow. What a horse race.
that volume.
Space Gods 12
The  yes faction ended up with 43
The vast majority of people seem to
Living Land 8
votes, while the  nos weighed in at
be pleased with the newsletter, par-
Core Earth 4
36 votes. What makes it even tighter is
ticularly the fact that their responses
that many of the people who don t
2. What are your two least favorite
have a telling effect on the game line as
want a board game REALLY don t
realms?
a whole. Many people asked us to add
want a board game, while a few of
Living Land wins it in a landslide,
pages, something we d like to do but
those who said  yes sounded like
with 54 votes, almost a third of the
do not have the manpower to accom-
they thought we were going to come
votes cast. Those of you attempting to
plish at present.
over and beat them up if they said
 send a message to Honesdale can
A few people asked us to drop the
 no. That sent the margin of error on
rest assured that you ve succeeded.
four-page center section entirely and
this poll up, so it is effectively a dead
The rest of the results break down
put in more rumors and dispatches.
heat. Only time will tell.
like this:
This is something we are reluctant to
 continued on page 12
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Dispatches and Rumors
of burning light from its hand and
helps him to relax.
destroy a solid oak door during its
So far, the Warrior has been pleased.
departure.
She admires the savagery and energy
ispatches
D The Storm Knights must investi- of the demons, not to mention the
D
D
D
D
gate this terrible event, and, hopefully,
control they have over those they
kill or capture the culprit. The town
dominate (none of Kritchek s
1
where this occurred is on the southern
bodyguards has been allowed to attack
tip of Norway, but other occurrences
anyone). Now she is waiting to see
Rumors of communication between
in nearby towns have been reported
how they fare against a Storm Knight
the High Lord of Tharkold and the
over the last month.
group.
new High Lord of Aysle (whoever
The creature performing the attacks
Critical Event: Finding and killing
that may be) are running through the
is an Alpha techno-demon, named
Kritchek and his bodyguard  their
court of Pella Ardinay. They came from
Kritchek, in the service of Jezrael. She
stats are on pages 87 and 88 of the
Norway, down through Scotland, and
has made overtures to the Warrior of
Tharkold sourcebook  is a Good (6+)
into Oxford like a serpent striking at
the Dark  should the Warrior need
success. Additional points are to be
the realm s heart.
assistance in claiming the High Lord-
given to Knights who learn a little of
The forces of the Light are in a panic.
ship of Aysle, Jezrael will provide that
the plans between Jezrael and the
Without Tolwyn Tancred (who left for
assistance & for a favor to be named
the cosm of Aysle some months ago),
later.
the generals of the armies are leader-
less. Ardinay herself seems exhausted
most of the time, and quite disori- A witness saw a demon bound in iron and steel; its
ented. Word has gone out to Storm
eyes glowing like fire as it licked the blood
Knights: defend Aysle or a new dark-
from the still-twitching corpse.
ness will cover the land.
Recent reports state that there have
been gruesome slayings in southern
Kritchek bears papers making this Warrior. Seizing the papers Kritchek
Norway and Scandinavia, where it is
overture, and also discussing possible carries is also good. A Bad (3-) is one
rumored the Warrior of the Dark has
attack plans against the strongholds that allows Kritchek to escape or win
been operating. But these attacks do
of the Light. Seizing these would be a the battle. He will retreat immediately
not seem to bear her signature. While
great boon for any Storm Knight group. to Tharkold upon being discovered,
she is a brutal fighter, and cruel to her
The reason for the killings is simple. knowing that his usefulness as a cou-
enemies, she is more determined to
Being an Alpha, Kritchek is not used rier has ended (of course, he would
win her objectives than perform tor-
to venturing from his pridehold at all love to carve up a few Knights first).
ture on seemingly unrelated victims.
 and seldom with such a small reti-
At first, the intelligence gatherers
2
nue. He currently only has three
of Norway, England, and Aysle
techno-demons as bodyguards. He
thought the Warrior had summoned
Since their arrival on Earth, the
was not allowed to bring any
up some powerful spirit to aid her in
Akashans have been fighting many
gangslaves. This mission is supposed
her quest for the High Lordship. But,
foes  the Comaghaz the chief among
to be secret.
as the most recent reports tell, this
them. But, with that threat somewhat
But Kritchek is kept cooling his
seems to be untrue. Instead of an
heels as the Warrior of the Dark con- dormant (at least they haven t taken
undead spirit or terrible wight hover-
over the planet yet), many of the
siders Jezrael s offer. In actuality, she
ing over a mangled body, a witness
is studying the demon and his ser- Akashans and their client species are
saw a demon bound in iron and steel.
beginning to ache for their homes
vants, hoping to analyze their tactical
Its eyes glowed like fire as it licked the
among the stars.
worth and abilities. Kritchek has
blood from the still-twitching corpse.
grown tired of waiting and, once ev- Chief among these are the Larendi.
The witness (who was driven half-
ery few nights, he abandons his  mon- Even though their world was con-
mad by the sight) swears that it also
quered by the Comaghaz, many
key form and attacks someone. This
used some sort of spell to cast a beam
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Larendi wish to return to the stars Critical Event: Finding Yuro (or Critical Event: If the Knights are
themselves. The trip from their homes learning of his fate) is a Good (6+) going to learn the truth of these ru-
to the Earth was brief, but it gave them result. If the Knights are actually able mors, they are going to have to infil-
an appetite for soaring beyond the to return him to the nest, they will get trate either the Guildmaster s head-
atmosphere in the great biotech ships additional rewards. Yuro may or may quarters, or a Kanawa-owned subsid-
of the Akashans. not have allied himself with the iary and find out for themselves. The
One Larendi in particular  Zeh Cyberpope  he may not even still be latter is the much easier choice  if
Yuro, he is called  wants desper- alive. Whatever has happened to him, Kanawa really is in the habit of betray-
ately to find some way to travel be- the Knights must find out. ing its hirelings purely for the sake of
yond the confines of the Earth again. It Not finding out is a Bad (3-) result. eliminating them, they will be in a
is rumored that he has become ob- Whatever happens, the Knights will position to do something about it.
sessed with the idea and will go to any almost certainly meet with resistance Have the Knights seek employment
length to realize his dream. from Cyberpapal agents, anti Space either in Nippon or in a company al-
Very recently, members of Yuro s God people, and renegades from the lied with Kanawa. Either that, or they
nest reported to the Akashan Council realm  usually other client species
that he was seen in the company of
Cyberpapal agents near Rio de Janeiro.
When asked about his meeting with
Zeh Yuro is a Larendi who wants desperately to find
these enemies, Yuro was uncharacter-
some way to travel beyond the confines of the
istically silent.
More and more, the Larendi dis-
Earth again.
tanced himself from the members of
his nest, they reported, until, one day,
he disappeared entirely. It was at this
that have grown disenchanted with can try to break into their computer
point, out of concern for their nest-
the Akashan High Council. It is also net. Either way, they will come into
mate, that the members of his family
very likely that the Comaghaz are conflict with Kanawa s agents (if the
reported him to the Council.
somehow involved in this splitting of rumors are true), Guildmaster agents
After reviewing his history, it seems
Larendi and Akashan. (if they were false), or both (if they are
unlikely to most of the members of the
extremely unlucky).
Council that Yuro would ally himself
3
Finding out the truth is a Good (6+)
with the Cyberpapists for a chance at
result  whichever way it goes. Being
space travel  but they do not rule out
More reports of aggression by 3327
run around in circles and not deter-
the possibility. They are eager to find
against the Guildmaster of Hawaii
mining which rumors are true and
out the truth, however, as Yuro was
have been heard by Storm Knights
which are smoke screens is a Bad (3-)
leader among the Larendi and knew
operating in and around Japan. Ru- result.
much about the inner workings of the
mors state that Guildmaster represen-
Akashan realm.
4
tatives have been targeted for  sanc-
If Storm Knights are willing to ven-
tioning by the Nippon Tech High
ture into Rio and search for Yuro, the
Lord. Storm Knights have heard that When the Cyberpapacy  took
Council will pay handsomely in either
representatives of megacorporations Quebec, it did it with a minimum of
Earthly currency or equipment for his
have hired Knights through the Guild, propaganda and excitement. The
return  or information about his fate.
only to betray and kill them. Cyberpope, normally hungry for me-
They believe the mission will be a
But this may be only a propaganda dia and public attention, toned down
dangerous one, because recent
ploy. Ever since the Guildmaster  set his approach to a bare minimum.
Cyberpapal activity in the city has in-
up shop last year, she has been at Still, he had to either bring in or
creased greatly. Rio has become the
odds with the Nippon High Lord and convert 25,000 people or more to his
hardpoint of resistance to the Akashans
his megacorps. Refusing offers to work religion before the stelae could be
and a haven for those who hate or
directly for him, or to  sign over planted and the bridge dropped. Now,
distrust them. The Cyberpapacy capi-
names and locations of various many of those people are consumed
talizes on this feeling, and it promotes
stormers and Storm Knights, she has with an evangelical fervor that cannot
the hatred of all those who would help
made it known that she will remain remain  under wraps for long.
the Akashans at all.
independent of any outside control. Public displays of cybergear have
Zeh Yuro is a typical Larendi except
Kanawa, however, is also in the habit been discouraged by the Church, but
in one sense  he has allowed his
of hiring stormers and even Storm that has not stopped many from flaunt-
passion for space travel to overwhelm
Knights from time to time. Perhaps ing their  metal. More and more, the
his dislike of  dirty technology. He
the  reports of betrayal and people of Quebec are looking towards
has learned about the tools of Earth
assassination by Kanawa employers France and Malraux for spiritual guid-
and the Cyberpapacy and may be
is only a blind set up by the ance, and the  secrecy of the realm
carrying items of technology around
Guildmaster to eliminate the cannot be maintained much longer.
with him  if he is still alive.
competition.
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Currently, the Delphi Council has means no one is informed and the The show s producers, who
assisted Malraux by turning a blind fight must continue to awaken Que- strongly believe that Japan has been
eye north. They are suppressing re- bec. invaded, hope that the controversy
ports of a new invasion site, fearing Special: If the Knights are able to brings the rumors to the forefront of
that opening another front in this war perform the mission, they get an auto- the media and that the American pub-
will lose them more control than ever matic Glory result  as far as planting lic will demand a full investigation.
over their already teetering populace. a story seed goes. They do not get the Even if the show is suppressed, its
Storm Knights, acting on their own, three possibilities unless they have the producers intend to release the epi-
could tip the balance. card. If they do have the card, they do sodes via black market outlets to reach
It is known, to a select few, that the not have to get a 60+ roll to make the Storm Knights and the American
GodNet now extends, via satellite, into Glory result happen  they can just people at large. If the plan is success-
certain areas of Quebec. Malraux has turn it in when the success of the mis- ful, 3327 might be unquestionably ex-
used it to monitor and  adjust sion is assured. posed as a High Lord &
television and radio programming   Dan Viger
much more subtly than most would Bronx, NY
Rumors
give him credit for. The Knights have
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heard of this and, if they can tap into
his communications  either through
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Ayslish Corsairs have gone to the
the  Net or right at the television or
Mediterranean to check out the fun!
radio broadcast stations  they can
A controversial cartoon based on
Taking advantage of the high magic
remove the  shades that cover his
the Possibility Wars is slated for a
axiom and the world laws of the Nile
obvious propaganda. While this will
mid-summer release. The cartoon,
Empire dominant zone now bridging
undoubtedly hearten Malraux s
called  Reality Rangers is based
from Africa to Crete, they have been
supporters  they will think the
loosely upon an Arizona-based Storm
successfully preying on much more
Cyberpope has finally unveiled his
Knight band and their exploits. The
powerful modern ships.
glory to the people of Quebec  it will
controversy is that the show depicts a
Now, the Mediterranean s sea lanes
awaken, alarm and strengthen
mysterious eighth realm in Japan, with
are a curious mixture of Cyberpapal
resistance both in the Quebec Zone
a reportedly detailed account of how
high-tech ships, U-boat style Nile sub-
and throughout Canada and the
the invasion was accomplished in the
marines, and magically enhanced 17th
northern regions of the United States.
show s first episode.
century pirates! It is believed that the
Critical Event: The Knights either Rumors of an invasion of Japan have
Corsairs are building a secret fortress
have to break into the GodNet and now become almost-mainstream
somewhere along the Tunisian or
Libyan border with huge vaults for
the vast treasures they are collecting.
Storm Knights working against Malraux may find
It is believed that there are no less
both the Yakuza and the Italian crime families assist- than five different groups of pirates
who have taken up residence in the
ing in their efforts.
area, with at least a score of ships.
They seem to use complex magics to
conceal themselves, possibly turning
invisible. Then, when a ship is most
find their way to the Quebec areas, or news, becoming the subject of specu-
vulnerable, the pirates drop their magi-
they have to make an assault on a lative articles in fringe journalism. The
cal protections, raise the Jolly Roger,
Malraux-controlled television or ra- activities of Storm Knights in Los An-
and steal all goods and valuables from
dio station. Then, when they are in geles, which expose the true nature of
the victimized ship. So far, no one
place, they have to  alter the pro- Japan, haven t reached the attention
seems immune  Cyberpapal cargo
gramming of the station  they have of the public because the mainstream
ships, European cruise liners and even
to remove the  subtlety from media has chosen to ignore the story
some Nile Empire military vessels have
Malraux s concealed doctrine and ac- as  incredible, at least for the time
fallen prey to the scurvy dogs!
tually broadcast his true message of being.
There is no word from Aysle itself
hate, prejudice, and fear. Several Japanese-American groups
to learn of Ardinay s reaction. Some
A Good (6+) result allows the have decried the show as in  poor
believe that she is outraged by these
Knights to broadcast the  truth and taste and  intentionally provoking
actions, but others seem to think that
unveil Cyberpapal Quebec to those anti-Japanese sentiment and Japan
she is quietly encouraging these ac-
who will see. Undoubtedly there are bashing. Some have gone so far as to
tions in order to distract Mobius and
more supporters of Core Earth in the call the show s producers racists and
Malraux. Others think that she is sim-
Zone than of Malraux  but for every fascists. 3327 has remained behind the
ply too busy to turn her attentions to
day they remain uninformed, Malraux scenes, but nevertheless is exerting
the Mediterranean, and that it is the
gains more followers. A Bad (3-) result much influence to dissuade sponsors
problem of Mobius and local officials.
from supporting the show.
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Curiously, the pirates seem not to or removed somehow. Those that have tical about partnering with these Japa-
have been truly affected by the Nile s remained have been crushed by the nese criminal masterminds.
inclination, at least not yet. In fact, the force of the sea water  some scien- However, the Yakuza already seem
pirates seem to be operating by their tists are theorizing that some kind of to have two major, if cautious, takers
own curious code of honor. No civil- device was used to weaken the steel on the offer. It is believed that the
ians have been harmed, and only those and other compounds the rigs are major Italian and South American
military officials who have fought with made from. Then, the sheer pressure criminal organizations are receptive
the pirates have suffered any injuries of the water collapses them. to the concept. While at this time the
 those who have proven especially The Kanawa Corporation s scien- centerpiece of the agreement seems to
troublesome have been forced to walk tists are at a loss to explain who or be a sturdy drug trade, it is suspected
the plank, but that is to be expected. what did this to the rigs. They theorize that the Italian Mafia families are ready
Those who submit and follow the or- that the change might the result of to strike out at their own government,
while also infilitrating the Cyber-
papacy through drugs, money laun-
dering and numerous other schemes.
Now the sea lanes are a curious mixture
The South Americans are simply look-
ing for something to assist them in
of Cyberpapal high-tech ships,
their efforts against the Akashans and
U-boat style Nile submarines, and
local governments, while also recoup-
ing lost profits from the invasion of the
magically enhanced 17th century pirates!
United States (due to the fact that
nearly half the country has been taken
over, the demand for drugs has plum-
ders of the pirates are often simply set some new weird science gizmo of some
meted to half pre-invasion levels). In
adrift in life boats only a few hundred kind, or possibly an unknown magical
addition to drugs and weapons, the
meters from a shoreline, and then lo- spell, but these are just random theo-
Yakuza also seem to be freely trading
cal authorities come to the rescue while ries desperately trying to explain that
information, although whether or not
the pirate ship drifts off to sea, un- which is unknown.
the Yakuza are telling everything they
scathed. For now, the mysteries of the deep
know is debatable  this organization
While the pirates are not purely will remain so, but how long will it be
is especially known for half-truths,
evil, neither are they wholly good in until man-made constructs in warmer
deceit and withholding information.
their actions  they are taking trea- waters suffer a similar fate? And will
However, what the Mafia and South
sure for the action, excitement and fun these kinds of attacks be doled out
American drug cartels have already
of the moment. They seem to be am- only to Kanawa Corporation con-
learned has proven invaluable, giving
bivalent about the larger struggles of structs, or will they be more indis-
them  ins in important government
the Possibility Wars  those are be- criminate?
offices, warning them of impending
yond their concern, especially where
crackdowns and possible spies in the
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there is money to be made. It is be-
organizations. Of course, no one knows
lieved that with continued residence
where or how the Yakuza got its infor-
The Japanese Yakuza is extending
in the Nile Empire s boundaries, the
mation.
an offer of cooperation to other crimi-
Corsairs will soon switch to a definite
In these days of the war, politics
nal organizations around the world.
inclination.
truly are making strange bedfellows.
Apparently the Yakuza believe that
Storm Knights working against
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by working with other criminal types
Malraux may find both the Yakuza
they will be able to achieve higher
and the Italian crime families assisting
Kanawa Corporation exploratory profits and more pervasive influence
in their efforts.
oil-drilling rigs near Antarctica have than attempting to muscle their way
The Yakuza are still considered
been disappearing at a remarkable rate. into foreign lands with inadequate
hostile to most American criminal or-
While the Kanawa Corporation has contacts (as has proven difficult for
ganizations, both those of Italian and
tried to keep the existence of the rigs them in the past).
Asian origin. However, the Yakuza is
secret, word has leaked out as several Perhaps what the Yakuza can best
slowly attempting to turn the situa-
teams of officials have been sent to the offer is easy access to equipment and
tion around to its advantage.
sites to determine what has happened. weapons, in exchange for a portion of
The rigs themselves are fully sub- the increased profits. The Yakuza seem
merged in the frigid waters. Investiga- to be much more conciliatory than in
tors have learned that no less than a the past, but many other crime fami-
dozen of the units have been destroyed lies and organizations are openly skep-
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Your Letters
complications, the players may change
Some questions about spells and 4) A roll is made immediately, but it
their tactics.
other things came up in my campaign: is considered the character s healing
1) Is the damage value of a light- roll for that day. It does not give an
When figuring Cyber values for a
ning bolt, as determined by its conju- additional healing roll.
character, is the value listed for ten-
ration, modified by the bonus num- 5) We can only assume that
dons and similar equipment for each
ber of the attack roll? Amethyst s fireball spell, which was
limb? Do I double the value for two
2) Can increase weight also be used altered from the standard spells, had a
arms, or is that value for the whole
against objects, e.g., for immobiliz- much higher backlash (enough so that
ing a car? he suffered a wound even after spend- body?
 R. Hodge
3) Can telekinesis be used as an ing a Possibility to reduce damage).
Napa, CA
offensive spell by hurling things at
opponents? If so, how are attacking One question on the Tharkold
The values listed are for each limb.
and damage calculated? sourcebook. The renegade infiltrator
If you have slicers on both limbs, for
Is it possible to grab a person by a template has a tag Spirit skill called
example, you would get double the
part of his clothing (e.g., a belt) and cyberpsyche, but I cannot find an ex-
cyber value.
then do damage to him by smashing planation of this skill anywhere.
him into an obstacle?  Sam Thornton
1) Since Huitzilopochtli is actu-
4) Does heal give an immediate Essex, England
ally not Core Earth s Darkness De-
additional recovery roll, or is the bo-
vice but Kantovia s, does this mean
Cyberpsyche is explained on page
nus simply applied to the next one?
138 under  Cyborgs. This skill re- that there is a Core Earth Darkness
5) Why does Amethyst in The Pos-
places Spirit when making cyberpsy- Device still at large?
sibility Chalice take a Wound from
2) When will we get statistics for
chosis checks and may only be taken
spell backlash? Is this simply to give
the disfigured humanoid creatures
by cyborgs.
the Knights an edge, or can Backlash
that appeared in the Tharkold source-
damage really not be erased by spend-
There is a situation that keeps aris- book? The creature on the cover
ing Possibilities?
looked wicked!
ing that the rules don t seem to help
 Rainer Nagel
3) Does the Living Land have world
me resolve. If a number of Storm
Mainz, Germany
Knights try in succession to individu- laws?
 Christopher Scott
1) The spell s effect value of 20 is ally perform a single feat (e.g., pick a
Windsor, MO
affected by the bonus number. lock), how do I stop them from roll-
2) No. Since we know the spell s ing die after die until someone is
1) That s a good question. We could
pattern knowledge is inanimate forces, successful? Or, similarly, how do I
be boring and say,  No or &
it would have to use living forces as a penalize a single player who tries the
2) Most of these creatures are highly
result knowledge to affect living same action repeatedly?
 modified members of the Race, and
things. The spell s write-up specifi-  Lt. Stewart Jesse
can perform any number of roles: sci-
cally states opponents, implying liv- Ft. Irwin, CA
entist, guardian, researcher, pain mas-
ing things.
ter or any other task the Tharkoldu
There s no reason that Storm
3) Since the spell doesn t specifi-
think of. Some are enhanced by the
Knights couldn t continually attempt
cally state otherwise, it would be safe
Tharkoldu, while others merely dis-
this kind of task, just as in the real
to say that objects being affected by
figured.
world, you can repeatedly try to pick
telekinesis move at a rate of 0, or one
3) The information on pages 65 to
a lock and hope that some time you
meter per round. Therefore, the spell
71 of the Living Land sourcebook can
can figure it out.
probably wouldn t be an effective form
be considered the world laws of the
On the other hand, you can always
of attack  however, the sheer weight
use story-telling factors to manipu- realm.
of the object still would do crushing
late the story along, such as having
damage equal to the weight of the
Does the Cyberpapal miracle cure
bad guys show up, etc. To discourage
object.
the  do it until we get it right syn- disease work against the Comaghaz
A person could be hauled around
plague? Can Cyberpapal agents use
drome, if locks have alarms on them,
by their clothing using the telekinesis
the plague in conjunction with alter
or guards show up, or other kinds of
major spell, but not very fast.
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disease and stay disease to disrupt
rival realms and frame the Akashans
Herald Messages
in the process?
 Gregory W. Detwiler
Aysle realm is gone for good! Rebel  What do you mean you are on our
Williamsburg, PA Kyle, using an undisclosed process, has side? You are a demon & 
trapped Drakacanus in an inter- Blam! Blam! Blam!
As stated on page 20 of the Space
dimensional time loop! The stelae have  Sorry about that. So, you are on our
Gods sourcebook, cure disease can re-
been removed and are being replaced by side.
turn the disease to its first stage dor-
more reality trees. Ardinay working on  Slash the Flash
mant and noncontagious stage. How- spell to connect the new Aysle realm with Stormer in LA
Aysle cosm.
ever, the difficulty for the miralce is
 Joe Farrell  Hm & cybernetic penguins armed
not that which is listed in the Cyberpa-
N. Merrick, NY with rockets. They could infiltrate
pacy, but the difficulty listed on page
Avignon and destroy Malraux. Yes, it
20 of Space Gods.
Storm Knight reports indicate severe could work!
Alter disease and stay disease can
volcanic eruptions in the eastern portion  Dr. Mobius, overheard at the
also affect the Comaghaz. For those of the Living Land are connected to Pyrian Cairo Multiplex premiere of
Firetamers attempts to conjure up their a popular new movie. I
who want to try the magic route,
god s avatar. But something seems to have wasn t about to point out that
Ayslish magicians theorize that the
gone wrong & it was fiction.
Comaghaz is entity knowledge, al-
 John M. Kahane
though it is known that living forces
Ottawa, ONT, Canada  You, sir, are the spawn of a mother-
will affect it. The biggest problem with
less Ravagon!
affecting the Comaghaz is for the wiz-
The Black Diamonds are no more; hav-  Angus von Storm, realm
ing been vanquished by the Race warriors runner, to an angry armor-
ard to actually perceive the disease.
and Storm Knights. clad edeinos somewhere in
Aras-ben Hav Wax Museum was the Living Land.
Central Valley Gate needs some
changed in a reality storm which trans-
serious revision. Melee weapon dam-
formed him to cyberpapal reality.  Why is it every time I make vacation
age is frequently incorrect. Certain
Next stop for the Tharkoldu, plans, the place I m going to gets in-
armor values are wrong.
San Francisco vaded?
 Davild L. Huston  Scott R. Mitchell  Arn Beston upon returning
Chicago, IL his plane ticket for L.A.
Burlington, LA
The differences in weapon and
Here are some good Japanese
armor values were unintentional.
names to use.
Torg Questionnaire Results
However, just as not all guns do
First names for men:
continued from page 6
identical damage, not all swords or
Taro Ichiro
types of armor are identical in
do  while not everything we have
Ryoichi Sigeru
capabilities.
tried in the four-page section has been
Hiroshi Haruo
We recently received this letter and
successful, it gives us a chance to do
Kyosuke
thought the information might be espe-
something a little different each month.
First names for women:
cially useful to all of you &
It gives us a lot more mobility to re-
Keiko Kyoko
As far as I am concerned Torg is
spond to people s requests.
Akemi Kazue
the best RPG of all the Infiniverse.
Next month, we ll meet again to
Akiko Hiromi
The world is fascinating, and the
discuss what realms people most want
Mitsuko
system is easy and useful.
to see fiction written about; who their
Family names:
Of all the eight adventure realms,
favorite villains are; what they would
Yamada Tanaka
I like Nippon Tech the best, though it
like to see in a tenth realms; and what
Nakajima Hasegawa
has some problems. Some of the
products they most want to see cre-
Ito Aoki
names for NPC s don t sound at all
ated by West End. Tune in  the an-
Ishikawa Yamazaki
like Japanese names. For example,
swers may surprise you.
Kita Azuma
 Ryuchi Kanawa doesn t sound at
 Norimitsu Kaiho
all like a Japanese name; it should be
Yokohama, Japan
 Ryuichi Kanawa. Names like
 Hama Kokoru are much worse.
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