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Silven Trumpeter 10 - May 2004 Issuehttp://www.silven.com
The Silven
Trumpeter
The Ofcial Magazine of Silven Crossroads
COVER STORY
Patty Estill takes an in-depth look at
 Beyond Divinity
Page 34
Mini Feature :
 Burning Wheel 
Dana Driscoll takes a look at the
 Burning Wheel 
RPG and chats with its creator Page 17
Characters : The NPC Exposed
Matthew Conlon delves deep into the NPCPage 29
 
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 From the Editor
 
Sound off!
Got an urge to send a note to our editor? Would youlike to volunteer as a writer? Have comments about anarticle?Write to Dana at : adriayna@yahoo.com
Letters to the Editor
”I have been reading your zine for four months nowand I want to say that I look forward to each newissue. I just hope you don’t start charging for it!” - John Selkirk, Nebraska
Thanks John! Rest assured that the SilvenTrumpeter will always remain free- Editor
”Thanks for the interesting read. I have a questionabout the stance your magazine takes on some issues.It seems that some articles contradict or dispute whatother articles are trying to front. Is this your point?” - Chad Miller
The Silven Trumpeter is an independentpublication that does not take any one stand onan issue. Our writers are encouraged to pursuecontroversial, yet well researched topics and arenot forced into writing with any one agenda. Weconsider it a strength of our publication that wecan present more than one side to any issue.Thanks for your comments- Editor
An ingrained but often overlooked area of RPG gaming is written works of ction. Games and ctionhave a rather convoluted relationship—in one sense there are many fans of ction that want nothing todo with gaming and many gaming fans that want nothing to do with reading ction. On the other hand,ction and RPG gaming form a symbiotic relationship. RPG games borrow heavily from past works of literature and at the same time, new ction is created specically for consumers of RPG games.Often it seems that these two forms of entertainment have very different audiences and purposes.Fiction novelists, including some in the fantasy and sci/ thread, have little to do with gaming. And asmuch as we may not admit it, some gamers read little other than their rulebooks. But are not the twoinnately and intricately connected? What makes a great book—plot, character, dialog and structure—alsomakes a great game, be it tabletop or CRPG.While it is true that many of authors who wrote the ction that has inspired many of our modernRPG games have long since passed on, the spirit of the stories lives on. And for at least some gamedesigners, it is in honor of these past works of ction that great games are created. It is also thesestories that inspire us to create character concepts and try out new ideas. So perhaps it is time toappreciate those ction writers that inspire us to create new character concepts or design more intuitivegames.This month’s Silven Trumpeter has an excellent assortment of mostly twisted ction to inspire yourgames. Pike Stevenson’s
This Darkness, My Heart 
deals with a man whose powers are put to the test.Christian Bonawandt’s
Feeding
reminds us that there is more than one type of cursed weapon. AaronTodd’s
It Still Tasted the Same
tells of the darker side of life. To lighten things up a bit, MatthewHanson’s
Starlanko the Magnicent 
saga continues.Not to worry, for those of your who prefer to wet your appetite with more ”crunch,” our usual monthlycolumns are still here along with regular articles and a host of this past month’s content taken from theSilven Crossroads site.Best Regards,Dana Driscoll
Dn Drsc 
Editor In Chief Silven Crossroads E-zine
 
Gaming AdviceGaming Tips by Scott Fitz ......................................9by Scott FitzAntipodean Adventures ........................................46by Shane CubisConfessions of a Lejendary Mind............................56by Dale HolmstromThrough the Lens of History .................................60by Sean HollandFaith Based Initiative ...........................................64by Eytan BernsteinGaming AidsCartographer’s Corner .........................................87by Dana DriscollGeneral RPGOn the Written Style of RPGiana Part II.....................5by Raymond HulingThe White Wolf Insider ........................................16by AmaranthCharacters: The NPC Exposed................................29by Matthew ConlonIs Gaming Close to Death?....................................50by Lawrence John HowardD&D / d20A Warrior’s Guide to Magic : Cascades ...................52by Lance KepnerQuillion’s Quill ....................................................70by Steve RussellDarkness Falls ....................................................67by Daniel BrakhageReviewsMini-Feature : The Burning Wheel .........................17by Dana DriscollOrpheus : End Game ...........................................58by Nash J. Devitad20 Review : Players Guide to Faerun.....................75by Bradford Fergusond20 Review : Expanded Psionics Handbook..............79by Lance Kepnerd20 Modern Review : Urban Arcana .....................84by Melissa PiperCRPGBeyond Divinity Feature........................................34by Patty EstillOld CRPGs Should Never Die : Protecting Abandonware........................................................................52by Carl BatchelorFictionDark Cult of Hissesha ..........................................11by Khaz AxenThis Darkness, My Heart.......................................23by Pike StephensonThe Content of Drake Waters ...............................32by Artemis Jade WetzelThe Adventures of Starlanko the Magnicent..........40by Matthew J. HansonFeeding ............................................................48by Christian R. BonawandtIt Still Tasted the Same .......................................54by Aaron ToddHumorRPG Wars ..........................................................28by Kou and AliThe Fodder Canon ..............................................90by Dana Driscoll and Lance KepnerThe Prompeldia Post............................................92by Shane CubisLegalOpen Gaming Licence .........................................94Publishers Notes and Legal Info ...........................95
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