------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Information about FNN: ([F N N] at [leicester.ac.uk]) FNN stands for the Fantasy News Network, and it is a list devoted to the monthly publication of The Adventurer's Journal (TAJ), a journal devoted to Fantasy Roleplaying news from campaigns scattered across many game worlds. The emphasis is on TSR's AD&D game worlds (primarily because the project was begun as an adjunct of sorts to ADND-L), but there have been news items from AErth (Mythus), the World of Darkness (Vampire/Werewolf/Mage/Wraith), and Barsaive (Earthdawn) as well. News submissions are mailed to the list, which are not distributed immediately but instead mailed to the editor. He puts the news items together (with minor editing for spelling and other typos) and posts it to the list once per month. Occasional announcements and reminders will also be sent to the list (total traffic will rarely exceed two or three mail messages per month). It is a moderated list replacing the former method of mailing via a Pegasus Mail distribution list. ASCII back issues are available from the listserv, and some issues are also available in PostScript. Until a similar setup is achieved on my new personal machine, however, the PostScript publication will probably not continue. News from a sample issue (so you can see what sort of stuff appears): ______________________________________________________________________ / _ \ \ \__) \ Print: 2 cp Fantasy News Network # Subscribers: 127 \ | # Contributors: 14 | | +--------------------------------+ | | | THE ADVENTURER'S JOURNAL | | | +--------------------------------+ | | News for the Adventurers, By the Adventurers | | | | Vol II, Issue #4 Date: Feb 9, 1994 | | | | Genesis Man/Founder:[d--gd--g] at [iastate.edu] | __ \ Hack and Slash Man/Editor:[m s phil] at [tsrv1.ts.wm.edu] \ (_ \ \__________________________________________________________________\__/ INDEX News from the Forgotten Realms News from the World of Greyhawk News from Spelljamming Worlds News from Mystara News from Thunder Rift News from AErth News from Barsaive News from ORIGINAL Worlds Reader's Forum ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - NEWS FROM MYSTARA - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Mystara is the D&D "Known World" as introduced in X1 - The Isle of Dread and developed in the Gazetteer and Hollow World product lines) Mystara : The Republic of Darokin : Akorros : BARGE DELIVERED TO AKORROS, SUFFERS MAJOR MISHAPS The barge guards hired by the merchant Bancohr limped into Akorros' harbor, the barge barely afloat. They talked of a gigantic creature made of water and multiple ambushes along the way. As they were obtaining the warehouse space for the barge's cargo, one of the unloading cranes collapsed, driving its arm through the makeshift repairs in the barge's hull, and sinking the worn vessel. The guards, upset and distraught, reported to the authorities. One of the guards later turned up dead, and the remainder fled the city after reports of a reward offered for their heads began circulating. They were last seen heading south. Mystara : The Republic of Darokin : Darokin City : MERCHANT MAKES INSURANCE CLAIM Bancohr, a merchant dealing in fine porcelaine, placed an insurance claim on the cargo destroyed in the accident in Akorros. Lord's of Darokin is said to have insured the cargo for its full value. Rumor places the claim to be in excess of 100,000 daros (gold pieces). The merchant has already announced his plans to leave the mercantile life. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - NEWS FROM THUNDER RIFT - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Thunder Rift is the new D&D setting, it is only a small valley) Thunder Rift : Rillford : RILLFORD SAVED BY TRIP THROUGH MUSHROOM RING The tiny farming village of Rillford was saved recently when three brave villagers ventured forth in search of the miller. The miller had been sent, with the town's collected savings, to the great city of Melinir, where he was to buy seed, as the crop had recently been destroyed by a freak hailstorm. When the miller was more than a week over due, the brave youths set forth. They stumbled across his ruined cart and the carcass of his ox, and followed his trail through the mysterious Dark Forest. They finally found their way through a strange ring of red mushrooms, discovering themselves in the realm of the Faerie! It took some doing, but they were able to convince the miller, who was enjoying himself immensely at a Faerie feast, to return home. The Faerie Queen gave them a sack of "perfect grain" for their trouble, and this grain, not planted until midsummer, has grown extremely well, despite having survived a minor drought. Unfortunately, the villagers were unsuccessful in obtaining additional seed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - NEWS FROM AERTH - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (AErth is the Dangerous Journeys/Mythus game world, described in Epic of AErth) AErth : Francia : Paris : OPENING OF OPERA PROVOKES GREAT SCANDAL The latest opera performed at L'Opera Lyrique has provoked a great scandal and many outrages. The story revolves around a woman with extremely loose morals, and, unable to find a singer to play the part, the producers were forced to hire a harlot and train her. In addition, the chorus girls have expressed their displeasure at the parts they must play, and the production is in ruins. The composer is avoiding the public, and rumor has it that his health is extremely poor at the moment. [note that all news above was written by the editor, and comprises but a fraction of the total news in the issue, much less the many and varied stories from the entire corpus] Thanks for your interest! Mike Phillips, editor, FNN [m s phil] at [birds.wm.edu]