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'''''Tales of the Reaching Moon''''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[fanzine]] dedicated to the fantasy world of [[Glorantha]] and producing material for [[role-playing game|fantasy role-playing games]] based there. |
'''''Tales of the Reaching Moon''''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[fanzine]] dedicated to the fantasy world of [[Glorantha]] and producing material for [[role-playing game|fantasy role-playing games]] based there. |
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==Publication history== |
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When UK fanzine ''Pavic Tales'', the first notable [[Glorantha]] fanzine, ended after issue #9 (Spring 1989), ''Tales of the Reaching Moon'' (20 issues, 1989-2002) from British fan organization Reaching Moon Megacorp was the next major fanzine for Glorantha. Reaching Moon Megacorp closed with the publication of ''Tales of the Reaching Moon'' #20 (2002).<ref name="designers90s">{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons: The '90s|publisher=[[Evil Hat Productions]]|year=2014| isbn=978-1-61317-084-7}}</ref>{{rp|224-225}}<ref name="designers00s">{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons: The '00s|publisher=[[Evil Hat Productions]]|year=2014| isbn=978-1-61317-087-8}}</ref>{{rp|56, 58}} |
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The editor, David Hall, published 20 issues from 1989 to 2002 (2/yr until 1994, then annually). The magazine was originally published with a monochrome cover but had a full colour cover from issue 12 onwards. Most of the later issues had a central theme fleshed out through a variety of related articles by different authors. A list of issues with themes is given below: |
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The fanzine printed gaming material for a variety of rule-systems, including [[RuneQuest]] and [[King Arthur Pendragon]]. In addition to this it also had fiction, news and a Rumours section based on the format of the RuneQuest supplements. |
The fanzine printed gaming material for a variety of rule-systems, including [[RuneQuest]] and [[King Arthur Pendragon]]. In addition to this it also had fiction, news and a Rumours section based on the format of the RuneQuest supplements. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 19:10, 1 November 2019
Tales of the Reaching Moon was a British fanzine dedicated to the fantasy world of Glorantha and producing material for fantasy role-playing games based there.
Publication history
When UK fanzine Pavic Tales, the first notable Glorantha fanzine, ended after issue #9 (Spring 1989), Tales of the Reaching Moon (20 issues, 1989-2002) from British fan organization Reaching Moon Megacorp was the next major fanzine for Glorantha. Reaching Moon Megacorp closed with the publication of Tales of the Reaching Moon #20 (2002).[1]: 224–225 [2]: 56, 58
The editor, David Hall, published 20 issues from 1989 to 2002 (2/yr until 1994, then annually). The magazine was originally published with a monochrome cover but had a full colour cover from issue 12 onwards. Most of the later issues had a central theme fleshed out through a variety of related articles by different authors. A list of issues with themes is given below:
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #1 (1989)
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #2 (1989)
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #3 (1990)
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #4 (1990) Australian Special!
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #5 (1991) Humakti Special!
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #6 (1991)
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #7 (1992) Hero Quest Special!
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #8 (1992) The Chaos Feature
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #9 (1993)
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #10 (1993) Sea Special
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #11 (1994) Pamaltela: Great Southern Land
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #12 (1994) Bumper Colour Special!
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #13 (1995) Go West!
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #14 (1996) Praxian Special
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #15 (1996) Prax Part Deux
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #16 (1997) Lunar Special
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #17 (1998) Catch-up Special
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #18 (1999) Sartar Special
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #19 (2000) Upland Marsh Special
- Tales of the Reaching Moon #20 (2002) Farewell Issue!
The fanzine printed gaming material for a variety of rule-systems, including RuneQuest and King Arthur Pendragon. In addition to this it also had fiction, news and a Rumours section based on the format of the RuneQuest supplements.
References
- ^ Shannon Appelcline (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '90s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN 978-1-61317-084-7.
- ^ Shannon Appelcline (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '00s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN 978-1-61317-087-8.
External links
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