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KoDT #156 (October 2009) TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Strips
• No Day at the Beach
  • a GaryCon strip featuring: Sara, Bridgette, Nitro, B.A., Bob, Brian, Dave, and a host of others.
• Smoke on the Water
  • a GaryCon strip featuring: Troy Kimble, Cody, Squirrely, Sara, and Crutch.
• Weapon of Mass Repulsion
  • a GaryCon strip featuring: Bob, Newt, Stevil, and Weird Pete.
• Not Up to Speed
  • a GaryCon strip featuring: Dave, Shiela, Tank, Brian, and B.A.
• LV 202 Where Are You?
  • a GaryCon strip featuring: Bob, Newt, Stevil, and Weird Pete.
• With Flair...
  • a GaryCon strip featuring: Dave, Shiela, Tank, Brian, and B.A.
• Under Fire
  • a GaryCon strip featuring: Bob, Newt, Stevil, and Weird Pete.
• One-Two Punches

Feature Articles
• Beyond the Book: a 6-page sneak peek at character advancement up through 10th level! {HackMaster Basic} from Kenzer and Company
• Feature: Exploring Skeptical Themes {systemless} by Mike Carniello

GameMaster's Workshop
• Close Encounters of the Random Kind: Aces & Eights Loot {Aces & Eights} by Brian Smith
• Deadly Trappings: The Throne of Death {fantasy; systemless} by Brian M. Sammons
• Casting Call: Grasum Celborn {HackMaster Basic NPC} by Barbara Blackburn
• All Things Magic: The Parchment Ring {HackMaster Basic} by Barbara Blackburn
• Bait and Tackle: Generic Adventure Hooks and Encounters for the GM to run with {fantasy; systemless}
• GMW: The Art of WaRPGs Part V {systemless} by Jeff Phillips
• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Sil'yan, Harak Balom, Volden 'the Mouse' {HackMaster Basic NPCs} by Barbara Blackburn
• Rustlers of the Night: Gorillas and Killer Apes {HackMaster Basic} from Kenzer and Company

Regular Columns
• Tales from the Table: Actual tales from our readers
• Web Scryer: Upgrade Your Game/Table Tech surfed by Kenneth Newquist
• Geek Fu Action Grip: Superiority Complex observed by Mur Lafferty
• Gaming the Movies: Ghostbusters by Jim Davenport

Reviews
• Lost Game Safari: Reich Star scouted by Andy Miller
• Lookin' at Comics: Ewebs & Wasteland scrutinized by Tony DiGerolamo
• The “Indy” Game Scene: Primetime Adventures explored by Ashok Desai
• Disks of Wondrous Power: A Tale of Two Pirates Part 2 (East India Company) played by Rick Moscatello
• Board Squawk: Board Games on the Internet boarded by Nick Medinger
• Off the Shelf: The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore read by Paul Westermeyer
• Brian's Picks: Exodus, Godlike, Hollow Earth: Secrets of the Surface World

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

Other Toons
• Anachronism by the Brothers Grimm
• Unnamed cartoons by Chris Avellone, Scott Krol, Jolly Blackburn, and Kerstin Hackfort

80 pages, $4.99, b&w