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KoDT #155 (August 2009) TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Strips
• A Line Runs Through It
  • a GaryCon strip featuring: Weird Pete, Sara, Bridgette, B.A., Nitro, Stevil, Johnny, and a host of others.
• The Stragglers
  • a GaryCon strip featuring: Bob, Dave, Brian, and Shiela.
• A Random Encounter
  • a GaryCon strip featuring: Sara.
• Gone to the Dawgs
  • a GaryCon strip featuring: Waco Bob, JoJo Zeke, Newt, and Gordo.
• Takin' Out Fitz
  • a GaryCon strip featuring: Dave, Shiela, Bob, Brian, and a host of others.
• In the Neighborhood
  • a GaryCon strip featuring: Bob, Brian, Shiela, JoJo Zeke, Waco Bob, Gary Jackson, and a host of others.
• Event 2307
  • a GaryCon strip featuring: Weird Pete, Sara, Bridgette, B.A., Bob, Brian, Nitro, Stevil, Johnny, and a host of others.
• One-Two Punches

Feature Articles
• Beyond the Book: three pages detailing a new player character race: the Grel! {HackMaster Basic} from Kenzer and Company
• Beyond the Book: nine new mage spells! {HackMaster Basic} from Kenzer and Company

GameMaster's Workshop
• Deadly Trappings: Gooey Glue {fantasy; systemless} by Barbara Blackburn
• Casting Call: Vulat Pateris {HackMaster Basic NPCs} by Bill Urban
• All Things Magic: Shawl of the Washer Woman {d20} byDerek Kagemann
• Bait and Tackle: Generic Adventure Hooks and Encounters for the GM to run with {fantasy; systemless}
• GMW: The Art of WaRPGs Part IV {systemless} by Jeff Phillips
• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Hanover Bockin, Sanson Tollendall, Hull Midgely {systemless fantasy NPCs} by William A. Wiarda
• Rustlers of the Night: Giant Amoeba and Flesh-Eating Slime monsters {HackMaster Basic} by Kenzer and Company

Regular Columns
• Tales from the Table: Actual tales from our readers
• Web Scryer: Building a Better Game Table surfed by Kenneth Newquist
• Geek Fu Action Grip: Science observed by Mur Lafferty
• Gaming the Movies: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow by Jim Davenport

Reviews
• Lost Game Safari: Star Frontiers scouted by Andy Miller
• Lookin' at Comics: Evil Supermen and Good Vikings scrutinized by Tony DiGerolamo
• The Quotable Gamer: Sector 41 quoted by William Morgal
• The “Indy” Game Scene: Dread & Spite: the Books of Pandemonium explored by Ashok Desai
• Disks of Wondrous Power: A Tale of Two Pirates (Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned Ships) played by Rick Moscatello
• Board Squawk: Pirate's Cove boarded by Nick Medinger
• Off the Shelf: She by H. Rider Haggard read by Paul Westermeyer
• Brian's Picks: Hero Pack One, Nightbane Survival Guide, Alpha Chronicles Core Rulebook

Departments
• Cries from the Attic: Editorial of a madman
• Table Talk: Our Readers Talk Back
• GenCon Photo Roundup
• Game Vine
• Weird Pete's Bulletin Board
• Back Room at the Games Pit
• Parting Shots

Other Toons
• The Endless War by the Brothers Grimm
• Unnamed cartoons by Chris Avellone, Robert Grover, Paul Shiner, Scott Krol

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