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No. 2 LightRaider NET May 2, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
~ News from afar ~ DragonRaid mailing list!
~ the bard's music ~ Petra site.
~ the librarian's desk ~ another MacDonald site
~ the storyteller's fire ~ Hmm.... you done any ...
~ the artist's gallery ~ Tolkien graphics site ...
~ Background ~ What is the LightRaider NET
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~ News from afar ~
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Have you ever wondered if there was anyone else out there who has played
DragonRaid? Maybe wondered if there is another Adventure Master (nicknamed
Referee's by some of us) who has encountered similar or possibly even MORE
Bizarre situations than you have?! Well, here is your chance to find out.
The LightRaider NET editors have discovered and pestered Glen Stewart to
host a DragonRaid mailing list (email of course!). But in our pestering we
promised there would be at least 30 people sign up for it.
Here's how you can become a subscriber to the dragonraid mailing list!
Send an email message with "SUBSCRIBE dragonraid" to listserv@associate.com.
After you sign up you will get email from dragonraid@associate.com. Any
message you send to dragonraid@associate.com will automatically be sent to
everyone on the list.
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ListServ@associate.com - Home of Great Mailing Lists like: Associated_MUG,
FutureBASIC, Soon, ChristianUnity, Christian_Music, MissionNet, and AOG
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DragonRaid Web:
We have heard a rumor about playing DragonRaid over the Web. It's an
introduction to DragonRaid, but for those that haven't found a group to play
with, it can give you a taste of what Dragonraid is all about! The graphics
are pretty cool and it takes a lot less time to role up a character here
than listening to the audio tape that comes with the boxed set!
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~ the bard's music ~
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The storyteller's fire is part of a story written by a friend of ours we
called Turbo! (it had to do with both computer keyboards and speech speed).
Turbo is no longer on this earth. He and a friend have already experienced
their own Life After Death Sequence.
http://www.alaska.net/~cass/code/code000.html In memory of Turbo's
enthusiasm and evangelistic fire he had for the band Petra, we're sharing
this Petra web site with you.
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~lbdavies/music/petra/petrapage.html is the Petra
Archives. This site gives a good overview of the band's more than 20 years
of history, some glimpses of graphics from their albums, tour and
information about the different band members.
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~ the librarian's desk ~
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You enter a room with a friendly fire burning at the other end. Comfortable
chairs form a crescent around the fireplace and then you notice the myriads
of books in the walls, stacked on tables and even suspended from the
ceiling! How could you choose a book to read... A head shrouded with hair
the color of cirrus clouds nods to the desk in the center of the room. One
end of the desk has been cleared of all but a few books. In this sea of
literature, there is a path to the place of those few writings. Those
writings the librarian has set aside.
"Read any book you like." says the seated figure as a wizened arm
directs your gaze to the entire room.
By now, you HAVE to at least know what those titles are set aside on that
desk...
Charlie says he found an excellent site for some of George MacDonald's writings:
http://rrnet.com/~nakamura/story/macdonald/index.html
Oh -- here's a puzzle an editor found in their email box.
LOVE JOY
PEACE PATIENCE
KINDNESS GOODNESS
FAITHFULNESS GENTLENESS
SELF-CONTROL COURAGE
ENDURANCE HOPE
KNOWLEDGE LISTENING
QUIET MOVEMENT
VISION WISDOM
HATRED OF
EVIL RIGHTEOUSNESS
HOLINESS OVERLORD
Q E G A R U O C U J E F O N O I S I V T
L X V C J S B K O V E R L O R D H B S A
Z X J F A F D P M O V E M E N T R L K N
S M S Q S S E N S U O E T H G I R O H C
D P S T V A U F U O G B D O G I O R A H
S O E B K Q A W L Z R W S O O Z K T Z A
Q K N E C A E P I E A S O X L P U N S T
W C D G N S R E N J E D S L T G V O E R
I E N P Z J G F P N N M S L E F B C N E
S E I U C W N K I E T U E I I M E - D D
D N K M F D E L S T R O N V U M P F U S
O D M D Z Q O S M W D O E E Q J O L C A
M U U T V H S M Q S M C L E L Z H E M A
S R A J O Y H S R V S R T J Q W H S K N
B A G E V M C E S J E C N E I T A P B V
I N M F V G I A O O F D E K M G B X M Q
Z C X W R O B W O H B C G X P L C W O S
H E A U P F L K N O W L E D G E V K H F
Y Q X S S E N L U F H T I A F E C M G M
N T O C T Y W A W L I S T E N I N G V L
24 words used.
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~ the storyteller's fire ~
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- Turbo! - September 27, 1990 5:04 AM
Birds! Tyrzil thought. I hear birds! But her mother wouldn't
have opened the window during the night, it was just barely
spring! And what was wrong with her bed? It felt cold and hard,
not warm and soft like a down mattress should.
Tyrzil reluctantly opened her eyes, and tall, stately forms
greeted her vision. Trees! No wonder she heard the birds' happy
song! But what was she doing out here? Tyrzil shook her head
trying to remember, as if shaking off the stubborn mists of
sleep. Gradually she remembered.
Several weeks ago, Six to be exact, she reminded herself,
she had finished her Training. But just yesterday, she received
a letter from The Lamb. It said that she had been chosen to go
on a secret mission to the Dark Lands to meet a man named Barruk,
who lived in a town called Orlin. Once they find him, he will
tell them the rest of their mission.
I wonder who else was summoned?, she wondered. The letter
had also said that she was to climb Peaceful Hill and sleep
there. The others would be there soon to meet her. Tyrzil once
again closed her eyes and rested her head on the pillow, feeling
the sun's warm rays dance across her face.
"Why, hello, there!" came a rumbling voice.
Tyrzil sat up in surprise. "Don't be afraid," the stranger
laughed. It was a deep, rolling laugh that seemed to shake the
ground beneath them. "My name is Macqen, but many people know me
as Qen. And who might you be?"
"My name is Tyrzil," she replied.
"Ah, one of the Light Bearers I am supposed to meet. Now
let me see, you're one of the youngsters that just came out of
Training a few weeks ago, aren't you." It was more of a
statement than a question.
"Yes, I am." Tyrzil drew her legs up to her chest and
studied him a moment.
Macqen was a very tall man, well over six feet, and looked
to be very strong. His burly chest and thick arms and legs were
enough to convince even the most doubtful man. His beard was a
dark red, that, when the sun filtered through it, seemed to burn
like a ruby. Macqen suddenly whistled, scanned the clearing
around them, and sat down.
"Who else on this Regency has just graduated? From the
Training, I mean."
Macqen looked at her knowingly. "You're really asking
whether you know this other Bearer or not, aren't you?" Tyrzil
nodded her head. Macqen's eyes twinkled in merriment. "I think
you know him," and then, "If I remember right, you graduated at
the top of your class."
Tyrzil bowed her head modestly and began, "Well, not really.
Another person -"
"Another person by the name of Metzel, I believe? The both
of you had the same final score, but neither of you has ever been
on good terms. A fact that time will soon change, if I am not
mistaken."
to be continued...
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~ the artist's gallery ~
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Here's a site with some Tolkien-inspired graphics. It's
http://www.d.umn.edu/~jgibson1/tolkien.html -- also the George MacDonald
site above has some interesting graphics with it as well.
We have heard there are some awe-inspiring sites out on Internet. Let us
know some of your favorites! Send them to dragonraid@associate.com and we
will compile them into an issue.
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~ Background ~
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LightRaider Net is an electronic newsletter for adventurers!
We discuss the DragonRaid (tm) game designed by Dick Wulf
(ftp://earth.usa.net/users/dragonraid), tell stories and experiences we have
had and talk about new adventure ideas. We also share what books and music and
graphics have inspired us and maybe what we have used to enhance learning.
We would like to hear from people who have played DragonRaid (tm). Reply to this
message or send email to cass@alaska.net to let us know that you want to
continue to receive the LightRaider NET. Feel free to forward it to anyone
you think would enjoy it!
A LightRaider is a strong and adventurous TwiceBorn who is sent out on
missions in the service of the OverLord of Many Names. If you have never
heard of LightRaiders, here is a good source to learn about them:
New Player Briefing -- ftp://earth.usa.net/users/dragonraid/game/NPB/npb.1
Intro to DragonRaid -- ftp://earth.usa.net/users/dragonraid/Readme
A Brochure about the game -- ftp://earth.usa.net/users/dragonraid/intro/brochure
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from awe-inspiring Hatcher Pass, Alaska!
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