This issue shipped to subscribers on May 26, 2010.

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KoDT #163 (May 2010) TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Strips
• A Scolding This Way Comes
  • Sheila stands up for her man
• The Prisoner
  • Uzer the Defiler's treasure is trapped inside a pyramid - can the Knights get it out?
• Wither Art Thou
  • Safe words aren't as safe as they sound.
• In the Bag
  • Bob has a secret.
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  • A Lost KoDT Strip: Bob's Boots of Prancing don't fit.
• Over the Edge
  • A Lost KoDT Strip: B.A. tries out his new campaign map.
• Come Helm or High Water
  • A Lost KoDT Strip: Weird Pete GMs and Dave won't wear a helm.
• One-Two Punches

Feature Articles
• Votive Volumes {systemless} by Larry Granato
• Beyond the Book: The Knight, Paladin, silvered weapons, new armors and three new cleric spells {HackMaster Basic} from Kenzer and Company

GameMaster's Workshop
• GMW: Top 10 Ways to Manipulate Your Players {systemless} by Tony DiGerolamo
• Bait and Tackle: Generic Adventure Hooks and Encounters for the GM to run with {western}
• Rails West {using the Aces & Eights: Trouble on the Sequoyah Star props} [download these PDF accessories HERE]
• Casting Call: Floyd Marsden {Aces & Eights NPC} by Barbara Blackburn
• All Things Magic: Potion of Exquisite Deliciousness {systemless} by Barbara Blackburn
• Deadly Trappings: Waldyr's Pendulum {fantasy; systemless} by Barbara Blackburn
• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Salali Tanner, Abner Tinsley, and Wesley Long {Aces & Eights NPCs} by Barbara Blackburn
• Rustlers of the Night: Peryton {HackMaster Basic} from Kenzer and Company

Regular Columns
• Tales from the Table: Actual tales from our readers
• Web Scryer: Dark Sun Rising surfed by Kenneth Newquist
• Geek Fu Action Grip: Failing Ain't All That Bad gripped by Mur Lafferty
• Gaming the Movies: The Wild Geese by Jim Davenport

Reviews
• Lost Game Safari: Star Wars: Star Warriors scouted by Andy Miller
• Lookin' at Comics: Robots, Hipsters and Heroes scrutinized by Tony DiGerolamo
• The “Indy” Game Scene: Barbarians of Lemuria explored by Ashok Desai
• Disks of Wondrous Power: Romance of the Three Kingdoms played by Rick Moscatello
• Off the Shelf: Shadow Hawk by Andre Norton read by Paul Westermeyer
• Board Squawk: Zooloreto and Coloretto boarded by Nick Medinger
• Brian's Picks: War of Worldcraft, Flapjacks & Sasquatches, Spin the Issues

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

Other Toons
• It's Him by the Brothers Grimm
• The Legend of Bill by David Reddick
• Unnamed cartoons by Paul Shiner, Caleb Wallace and Scott Krol

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