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KoDT #165 (July 2010) TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Strips
• Under PRESS-ure
  • A Hard Eight Enterprises/Off the Grid strip: The new edition of HackMaster goes to the presses - along with an announcement.
• The Fishing Expedition
  • A Games Pit/World of HackKraft strip: Weird Pete unknowingly gives Team Ninja a lead.
• Skimpily Irresistable
  • A World of HackKraft strip: Sara's character gets hit with a special grenade.
• After the Bomb
  • A World of HackKraft strips: Sara gets some revenge.
• Carry the News
  • Pete learns some surprising news.
• The Lost Strips
  • "A Really Tough Bar Wench"
• Lost Strip: Just Rewards
  • Bob's thief steals a special necklace.
• Lost Strip: And Baby Makes Five
  • The Knights find an orc child.
• Lost Strip: The Orc is Not My Son
  • An orc is worth how much?
• Black Hands 2010 Special #1: Sneak Peek
• One-Two Punches

Feature Articles
• Close Encounters of the Random Kind: Dead... But Not Forgotten {systemless} by Larry Granato
• Beyond the Book: Expanding the Mage's Codex (Part II) {HackMaster Basic} by Kenzer and Company

GameMaster's Workshop
• Bait and Tackle: Generic Adventure Hooks and Encounters for the GM to run with
• All Things Magic: Protector Hood {systemless} by Barbara Blackburn
• Casting Call: Pet Pet {systemless NPC} by Barbara Blackburn
• Deadly Trappings: Tedlir's Tender Trap {fantasy; systemless} by Barbara Blackburn
• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Hul'Mar Dilomas, Estand Ichil, Transen Stron {HackMaster Basic NPCs} by Barbara Blackburn
• Rustlers of the Night: Pit Howler {HackMaster Basic} from Kenzer and Company

Regular Columns
• Tales from the Table: Actual tales from our readers
• Web Scryer: The Star Frontiers Renaissance surfed by Kenneth Newquist
• Geek Fu Action Grip: Media Detox gripped by Mur Lafferty
• Gaming the Movies: Sergio Leone westerns by Jim Davenport

Reviews
• Lost Game Safari: 2300 AD scouted by Andy Miller
• Lookin' at Comics: Heroes Con scrutinized by Tony DiGerolamo
• The “Indy” Game Scene: Dust Devils explored by Ashok Desai
• Disks of Wondrous Power: Bits and Pieces: Mount & Blade, Majesty 2, Legio, Din's Curse, played by Rick Moscatello
• Off the Shelf: The Last Seal by Richard Denning read by Paul Westermeyer
• Board Squawk: Defenders of the Realm boarded by Nick Medinger
• Brian's Picks: Dungeon Lords, The Quick and the Drunk, Summoner Wars

Departments
• Cries from the Attic: Editorial of a Madman
• Table Talk: Our Readers Talk Back
• Friendly Local Game Store: Main Street Comics and Games
• Weird Pete's Bulletin Board
• Back Room at the Games Pit
• Parting Shots

Other Toons
• On Guard by the Brothers Grimm
• The Legend of Bill by David Reddick
• Unnamed cartoons by Caleb Wallace and Jolly R. Blackburn

80 pages, $4.99, b&w