From: [m--a--i] at [max.tiac.net] (Peter Maranci)
Date: 10 Jul 1995 19:54:21 GMT
Subject: [periodical] Free non-commercial RPG/SF magazine


    Readers of this newsgroup are invited to write for a free copy of 
Interregnum, a not-for-profit magazine that covers roleplaying games 
from an adult viewpoint as well as the fields of science fiction and 
fantasy in general.

    Interregnum (IR) includes original game scenarios, genre fiction, 
computer/card/RPG game reviews, humor, SF/fantasy TV and movie 
reviews, plot hooks, NPCs, and anything else the contributors decide 
to write.  

    From a recent review in Shadis magazine:

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        "It took the longest to overview Interregnum because it's 
    an APA zine, meaning it's huge. Good thing I took my time, 
    because some of it is excellent.  

        ...it has lucid, intellectual writing.  Some of the 
    articles are astute, insightful views into role-playing.  

        I chuckle reading some of their opinions on science 
    fiction TV shows.  I read some of their fiction, which I 
    normally avoid in game zines.  (What's more, I enjoyed it).  

        The down side of IR is the same with all APAs: they use 
    lots of abbreviations (like 'RAEBNC'), some authors write 
    stream-of-consciousness, and there is almost no art. Most of 
    these are minimal complaints, though, and to offset them, IR 
    has superb layouts and smart articles." 

                                     -- Shadis magazine issue #17 
                                    (January/February 1995), p.96

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    Interregnum has no advertising, and is not associated with any 
company or business. 

    The Interregnum Sampler is 48 pages long, and includes humor, 
reviews, and original work by eleven different authors. The first 
twenty people to respond via the Internet will receive a free copy 
mailed to the (snail-mail) address of their choice, anywhere in the 
world; others can receive a copy by sending a 9 x 12" SASE with 
$1.47 in US postage affixed. Non-US correspondents should write to 
[m--a--i] at [max.tiac.net] to make alternate arrangements.  

    Net and snail-mail addresses will not be recorded or retained for 
any purpose. We're not looking to make money; what we need are 
intelligent and imaginative writers and readers.  

    Some of the text of Interregnum is available in ASCII form over 
the Net, though of course this lacks layout and art. 

    Send email to [m--a--i] at [max.tiac.net] and include a snailmail 
address for the full printed edition, or send a valid email address 
for ASCII text or more information.

                                                           -->Pete
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Peter Maranci         [m--a--i] at [max.tiac.net]        Malden, Massachusetts
Editor, Interregnum RPG/science-fantasy APA/magazine -- email for info.