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KoDT #85 TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Strips
• No Deposit No Concern
  Brian's minis take a beating in Kreatin's Krawl
  • featuring: B.A., Bob, Dave, Sara, and Brian
• Second Chances
  Dave files HMA Form 21-Alpha, sits behind the screen again
  • featuring: B.A., Bob, Dave, Sara, and Brian
• A Frolicking Good Time
  Bob and Brian dispute a dibs call for Chelsie the cow, in Dave's game
  • featuring: B.A., Bob, Dave, Sara, and Brian
• My Only Friend, The End
  Newt's comeback victory is stymied by Stevil
  • featuring: Nitro, Newt, Gordo, Stevil, and Weird Pete
• One-Two Punches

GameMaster's Workshop
• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Sumah Jonner, Sekeleth Pless, Gorikka Genge {fantasy NPCs; HackMaster} by Barbara Blackburn
• All Things Magic: Insta Patch {systemless fantasy} by Barbara Blackburn
• Rustlers of the Night: Lava Plants by Barbara Blackburn
• Bait and Tackle: Adventure Hooks and Encounters for the GM to Run With {systemless} by Rick Moscatello and Scott W. Roberts
• GMW: Getting the Most Laughs Out of Your Comedy Campaign by Erin Mills
• Deadly Trappings: The Suicide Sphere {systemless; fantasy trap} by Kevin Vance

Player's Advantage
• Game On! - How to Game Anywhere, Anytime: Six Pennies and Six Shooters by Jeff Aldrich
• Dwarven Dig: Send the Orcs to the Mountains by Rick Moscatello
• PA: The Learned Bard: A New Look at an Old Class for D&D v3.5 {D&D v3.5}by Noah Kolman

Features
• Encyclopedia Hacktanica: KoDT character index - Crutch (continued) through Dad, Bob Herzog's by Jason Zavoda
• Crossed Swords: Crossword Puzzle by Alan Atkinson

Regular Columns
• Lookin' at Comics by Tony Digerolamo
• The Philosopher's Stone: Why Do We Game? by Noah Kolman
• Summon Web Scryer: Cthulhu Revisited surfed by Kenneth Newquist
• Disks of Wondrous Power: Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic reviewed by Rick Moscatello
• Movies on the Battlemat - A Gamer's Guide to Exploiting Films: The Sum of All Fears by Wil Upchurch

Departments
• Cries from the Attic: Editorial of a Madman
• Table Talk: Our Readers Talk Back
• A Hacker's Guide to Garweeze Wurld: Garweeze Wurld regional map by Jolly R. Blackburn
• KoDT Strip Tease
  Test your memory and see if you can recall these one-panel excerpts!
  • answer 1) BoT v8 bonus material, Dark Side of the Bag
  • answer 2) KoDT #23, BoT v8, It Takes a Thief!
  • answer 3) KoDT #21, BoT v7, The Evil Among Us
  • answer 4) KoDT #9, BoT v3, Return to Muskeegie
• Feed Me A Line
  Test your memory and see if you can recall these KoDT quotes!
  • answer 1) Dave, KoDT #5, BoT v2, Conquer and Deny
  • answer 2) Brian, KoDT #4, BoT v2, Temptation of the Ring
• Critical Mass: Hard Vacuum reviewed by Andrew Carso
• Shooting Your Way: What's New This Month from Kenzer and Company
• Lost Game Safari: B-17: Queen of the Skies scouted by Noah Kolman
• KODT Word Find: Military terms
• Tales from the Table: Actual Home-brewed legends from our readers
• Face Off: Rules Lawyers: Helpful or a Pain in the Neck? debated by our readers
• Gaming Report
• Back Room at the Games Pit
• Weird Pete's Bulletin Board
• Brian's Small Press Picks: Battleball, Millennium Wars, Soap
• Parting Shots

Homebrew Strips
• Fuzzy Knights of the Dinner Table by Noah J.D. Chinn
• Heroes of the HackLeague: Looking Fer a Roach by Don Thomass
• Challenge Rating - Viciousby the Brothers Grimm
• RPG Blues by Pete Delgado, Jr.

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