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T HE TR UT H CAN NO W B E T O L D ! !
I n the Fall of 19 83, at a sm a l l
adventure gaming convention in
southern Ohio, an amazing discovery
was made b y s e v e r a l y ou n g and
inexperienced role-playing g arners
a discovery which, after months
o f r e s e a r c h , c an on l y now be
a nnounced to the pub l ic !
HAVING A R A L P A R T H A B L I ST E R C ARD
I N YOU R B A C K P O C K E T W I L L B R I N G
Y OU GOO D L U C K .
O ur researchers ab s o l u t ely i n s i s t
i t's true! Both in r o l e - p l a y ing a n d
i n b o a r d g a m e s - - i ndee d , ev e n i n
ever y d a y l i f e - - the be n e f i t s of
carrying this silly bit of ca rd-
board have made themselves felt
time and again. Garners buy a Ral
P artha figure , open th e b l i s t e r -
card, stick the u se d b l i s t e r c ard iz.
t h ei r b a c k p o c k e t s -- a nd t h e m o s t
a mazing things happ en ! S e e m i n g ly
hopeless tactical situations
s uddenly turn themselves around .
T he French tr iumph a t W a t e r l o o !
The Normandy Invasion bogs down in
t he mud! The A r g e n t i ne s s n a tch t h e
Falkland Islands for keeps! Antony
m akes Octavian l ive t o r e g r e t
A ct i u m !
T ry it for yo u r s e lf . Th e n e x t
t ime you buy a Ral Partha figure ,
k eep the used b l i s t e r c ard an d n e v e r
l et it leave y our p o c k et . I f o n e
d oesn't work , try t w o ! Ou r r e s e a r ch
suggests that the charm wo rks best
w hen the card m a t c he s th e g a m e
you' re playing. For instance, when
r e-enacting the Wa r o f th e R i n g ,
y ou' l l n e e d a " Personal it i e s , "
" Collector Ser ie s , " or similar
f antasy-related bl is t e r c a rd . W h e n
b attling the Zu lus at R o a r k e ' s
Drift, on the o t her h a nd , y o u' ll
n eed o n e o f o u r " Col o n i a l s " c a r d s ;
a nd when y ou' re in the hea t o f a
r e-enactment of th e T h ird P u n i c
W ar, you' ll do well to tuck a g r e y
"Historicals" c ard a w a y .
Who can say what enormous ef fect
this discovery m i ght have had o n
h uman history had it been ma d e
e arlier? Who knows but what w e
might have seen these grateful
t estimonials throughout history . . .
" Be fore I c a r r i e d t hi s s!rink led
o l d Hist oz'ica Ls b li s ter car d i n my
tunic pocket, 1 didn 't knox
strategiesfrom s t r a szber ri e s !
stuffed that sucker in ther'e and
the vest, as they say, is
hi s t o r y . . .
"
Erwi n R o mmel
Nor th Af z 'i c a
J UST A
I f you have not ye t
C lub, it is no t to o l a t e t o
Hesselbrock is offering yet
po!rz
vas j ust another pretty face
until 1 stuck this old Bal Paz tha
Fantasy Co l lector Series b listez-
cavd in my h e lm. Ever since then,
I 've had al l the bz eaks!"
Sir Launcelot Dulac
C amelo t
" Those c r a z y ger m a n s z ' c a l l y had
me on the z'opes unti l 1 found this
1 Bop li tes blistevcand on the ground
a nd jammed it in my b ack po cket .
Nor I kick 'em like the dogs they
a ze . "
Quintilius Varus
Teut o b u z'ge r P ai d
FR I E N DL Y R E M I N DER.
joined the Ral Partha Collector' s
d o so! Thi s i s s ue , R a l 's fr i end J a c k
another torrid "Big Dea l." If you have
n ot joined th e C o l l e c t o r 's Club , y o u may
c ash in on J a c k ' s D ea l O NLY i f yo u i n -
clude your $ 5 .00 membership fee w i t h
your order. (You will then be shipped
your membership card and Collector' s
F igur e s ep a r a t el y . )
Y ou will no t w a n t t o m i s s al l t h e
up-to-the-minute n ews o f R al Pa r t h a ' s
doings, all the re ally incredible
b argains, and al l th e o t h e r wi t t y ,
i nteresting throw-ins that are yo u r s
when you s u b s c r ibe to the P a r t h a
Pipeline and join Ral in the exclusive
R AL P A R TH A C O L L E CT OR' S C L U B .
J oi n n o w - - Ral is w a i t i n g ! !
R al Pa r t h a Co l l e c t o r ' s Club
5 938 C a r t h a g e C o u r t
C incin n a t i , O h i o 4 5 2 1 2
D ear R a l ,
Why have you never made a giant
spider out of lead?
J osep h M .
Louisville, KY
D ear J o s e p h ,
While i t's true that ve hav e
never made one, I z'efer you to our f o r m a t i o n ( n ot ho pe l es s l y , b u t
bz other company, the former Ci tade L enough to slow things down a b i t . )
Miniatures U. S. ( whi ch i s n o v kn o w n
as RAL PARTHA IMPORTS). I think you
vill find theiz FF49, which retails
foz gl. 79, to be an exciting and
detailed giant spider!
RAL
D ear R a l ,
Will there always be as many
discounts and advertisements in th e
Partha Pipeline as there were in
that first issue? After you' ve had
a sale on a given figure, wil l y ou
be discontinuing that figure?
I also have a question concern
i ng The Rules According to Ra l ,
w hich came with my issue of th e
Pipeline: In the section dealing
with movement, the ru les s ay t h a t
my troops must stop when they come
to a river. Is this true e ven i f
th* h
~ 'd * * th t
Finally: can my armies be
non-human?
Kevi n F .
Tre n t o n , OH
Dear K e v i n,
whether ve vi Ll always have the
same huge amount of discounted
m erchandise advertised in the Pipe -
li n e as v e di d t h at f i r s t t i me ,
only my friend, J'ack Hesse l br ock,
k nows f o r s u r e . " JACK' S B I G DE A L "
is his par t of the Pi pe line. Hov
extravagantly generous he 's feel-
i ng o n a p a r t i c u l a r d a y v i L I
probab Ly be the deci di ng factor .
I have z e fer r ed your question
concerning troop movement to my
colleagues at t he R al P a r t ha V a r
D epartment, and they tell me tha t
your unit would not, in fact, have
to stop completely i f it came to a
bri d g e a c r o s s yo u r zi v er . They hav e
detez'mined t h a t y o ur uni t wou l d
have to expend an addi tiona L 2"
of its movement to cross the river.
This is a nev ru l es addi tion and
remember: you sav i t here ~ir st.
This, according to my Var Dear S t e ve ,
Department fziends, rep resents
youz unit having to re o rgani se Praise from any qu a r t er is
somewhat to cross the bz"i dge. LdzaLk- always we lc ome a nd I t han k yo u f or
ing across the bridge isn 't quite youz kind words. Ve cer tainly plan
to k e e p t he Pipeline a r ound f o r a
the same thing as ma r c h ing al ong a
road. For the m a in t h in g, t h e long time. Being around, as t h e y
bzidge is narrov, and that tends to say, is better than being a square.
disrupt youz' uni t's maz'china No, v e ' v e n e v e r c o n si d e r e d
doin g a n y of Mo o r c o c k ' s her o e s ,
though Ra l. Par tha does occasi ona l. ly
cast about for nev li censes and
you n e v e r k n o w wh a t c a n h a p p e n . I n
I
r t he meanwhile , ho v e v e z', p e r h a p s we
e 4ln c ould interest you in our n e x t
V'
1JI 1
maj or licensing ventur e, which vi I L
be appear i ng soon: Anne McCa f fery 's
Dr a onri der s o Per n. I t prom is e s
TheRal part tta Wnr Department. to be quite an ad v en tur e.
Finally: yes, your azmies could RAL
b e n o n - h u m a n . Th e y c a n b e a nyt h i n g
you like. Ral. Partha's Var Depart- Dear Ral ,
ment does no t r e c o m m e nd u s i ng T h e C ould you tell me if y o u s el l
Ru les Accor ding to Ra l for batt l es 25mm horses separate ly, for pu l l ing
between ex t r eme Ly f e eble o r t o t a l l y w agons, cap a t p u l ts , e t c . ?
sessi Le c r e a t u r e s , s u c h a s s l u q s ,
cact i o r se a co r a l . , un l e s s y ou ar e K . Ca r t er
K ent w o o d , LA
pzepared foz a long, somewhat
t edious gaming session .
RAL
Dear Mr . Carter ,
Dear Ral , Ve do no t, as a m a tter of fac t ,
seZZ. pack s o f ho r s e s s ep ar a t e Zy .
I think that th e P a r th a P i p e l i n e
is great. I hope that i t 's around However, if you vouZd Zike to
f or a long tim e . specially orde~ any of the horses
that come vi th our m o u n t ed f ig u r e s
I would l ik e t o k no w i f t h e r e that is, or der them vi thout
a re , o r h a v e e v e r b e e n , a n y p l a n s t heir ride rs, fo r y o u r o v n u s e s
f or sculpting figures of M i ch a e l simply call our order dep a r tm ent on
M oorcock's fantasy heroes : E lr ic , our s p e c i a l t o l l - f r ee l i n e an d t e l l
Corum H a w k mo on , o r Er e k o s e ? them what you need. Ve can e a si Zy
St ev e F . work s o m e t h i n g out.
J ac k s o n v i l l e , IL
Ral Partha Enterprises, Inc . is p l eased
t o announce t ha t th e f o r me r C i t a d e l M i n i a t u r e s
U .S. will h e n c e f o rth b e k n ow n a s
R AL P A R TH A I M P ORTS.
R PI will f e a t ure m o r e c o m p l et e l i n e s of
e xciting ad v e n t ur e g a m in g m i n i a t u re s t h a n
e ver b e f o r e !
Foz complete detai ls, see nJACK'S BIG
DEAL" e L s e v h e r e i n t hi s t 'u
i s s u e.
 LORD CRANE ' S R E V E N GE have translated th is s t o r y i n t o a to kill my 12-point Golden Stag
. ..as told t o F R I A R R O N A L D o f p rose which the reader w ill hop e - n ow tha t 's g o ing to o f a r ! ! n
D RUM'S WOOD o n t h e o cca s i o n o f t h e f ully find more pa latab le .)
F EAST o f ST . I GN E S b y CH A R L E S Leaving Castle Smethurst to
B YRON, a serf o f l o w es t b i rt h a n d As th e e v i l L o r d Cr a n e w orry about its fu ture , t h e e v i l
p oorest taste in women and so n g . a pproached the Ca stle Smethur st , a Lord Crane rallied his troops and
m essenger was seen com ing over th e h eaded f o r No r Wo o d i n h o p e s of
"As ah wuz tellin' yer lor 'ship , horizon. Crane, believing the intercepting Jack the Re a ve r and
sir, The Evile Lor ' Crane's plot m essenger to be b r i nging new s of retrieving the body of his precious
t'oust 'is ' al f b r o t h a h , t h ' Good t he success of his new tax h i k e s , stag .
Sir Ri c h a r d , n e v a h c a m e a b o u ' , d u decided to wait a few h o ur s be f o re
t' t h ' c i r ' um s t a n c e s A h wi l l n o w r azing his a n c e s t ra l h om e t o t h e Realizing that Richard might be
u nf o l ' t ' y o u . . . u g rou n d . able to raise enough troops to
foil this plan of hi s for good
(Due to the storyteller 's mis- L at e r . . . g over n m e nt , Cr a n e e n g a g e d t h e ser-
h andling of the Ki ng's English , I " I ' v e b e e n s tabbed in the ba c k ! " v ices of the Ma rquis du Ma r e , t h e
r age d C r a n e . " Her e I a m, w ork i n g wretched bounty hunter. With the
THE FORCES f or g o o d gov e r n m e n t , t r y i n g t o promise of 300 talents of gold, the
Si r Ri c h a r d ' s Ar my : u nite the k i n g d o m s u nder a s i n g l e Marquis was conv inced to tak e of f
2 Units Mo u n te d K n i g ht.s 36 Pt .s . x 2 ruler with the hope of establishing i n search o f S i r R i c h a r d's head .
2 Uni .t s Y e o ma n A r c h e r s 36 Pts . x 2 a parliament d ow n t h e r oa d i n a
1 Uni t F oo t Kn i g ht s 48 Pts . x 1 On the 27th of Aug ust in the 7th
t ho u s an d y e a r s or s o, a n d w h a t
1 Unit F oot Yeomen 24 Pts . x 1 year of the Stewardship of Meyer,
1 Uni t F o ot Pe a s a n t s 12 Pts . x 1 h appens ? T h a t i n c u b u s , J ack t h e
T OTAL : 22 8 Pt s. R eaver from H e s s e l b r o ok , d e c i de s t o the four armies met at Ca r t hage
S i r J a c k t h e Re a ve r ' s Ar my : raid my Northeast Province whil e Court and fought what h i storians
I
a m out on a l i t t l e v a c a t i o n ! I agree to be one of the b l ood iest
4 Units Mount.ed Yeomen 2 4 Pts . x 4
2 Un i t s Ye o m a n A r c h e r s 36 P t s . x 2 c oul d n ' t c a r e l e s s a bout t h e b attles of all t i m e .
2 Units Foo t Y e o m e n 2 4 Pts . x 2
2 Units Foot Peasan t s
looting and b u r n in g - - I h a v e n' t E arly that morning , t h e .
12 P t s . x 2
T OTAL: 2 4 0 Pt s . b een able to co l lect enough taxe s
T he E v i l L o r d Cr a n e ' s Ar my :
o ut of tha t p r o v i n c e a nyway . B u t M ANUSCRIP T ENDS HERE
4 Un i t s M o u n t e d Kn i g h t s 3 6 Pts . x 4
2 Un i t s Pea s a n t Ar c he r s 2 4 Pts . x 2
A DDI T I O NA L F E A T URES
3 Units Foot Peasants 1 2 Pts . x 3
T OTAL: 2 28 Pt s . Sir Jack's forces have in th eir po s se ssion a baggage train
T he Marquis du M a r e 's Ar m y :
whic h m o v e s 6 u .
4 Un i t s Yeo m a n A r ch e r s 3 6 Pts . x 4 Roads: If a unit beg ins a nd e n d s i t ' s t u r n o n a r o a d
2 Units F oo t K n i q h t s 4 8 P t .s . x 2 without le a v in g the r o a d , t he unit may use i t 's r oa d m o v e me n t .
T OTAL: 2 4 0 Pt s .
R oad movement.s are as follows :
THE SE T UP
F oot. u n i t s e a r n a n a dditio n a l . . . . . . . . . 4 n
I n a 4 - p l a y e r q a m e , u se t h e a b o v e -
mentioned troops a nd the four m a i n
M ounted un it s e ar n a n a dditiona l . . . . . .6 n
l ea d e r s . Baggage w a g o n e a r n s a n a dditio n a l . . . . . 6 u
I n a n 8 - p l a y e r q a m e , add 1 a d d i t i o n a l The p o n d i s un c r os s a b l e .
l eade r a n d 2 u n i t s o f f o ot y e o m e n t o
e ach a r m y . Dense Wood s cost a n additional 2" to en ter or ex i t .
I n a 1 2- p l a y e r g a m e . ad d 2 a d d i t i o na l
l eaders and 4 u n its o f f oo t y e o m e n to Treat " Des o l a t e W o o d s " a s D e n s e Woods .
e ach a r m y .
PEASANTS w i t h i n 6 " o f
C a v e o r To w er Ru i n s must check morale
LORD CRANE: l . Pe a s a n t s ; (o n e u ni t is
h i d de n i n De n s e W o o d s ) 2 . P easa n t s as follows: on a r ol l of 1 , pe a sant unit routs a way. A n y
w/bows i 3 . M o u n t e d Kn i q h t s . o ther result is ignored .
/
5 . Foo t Kn i g h t s
S IR J A C K T H E R E A V E R i A . Y e o menw/ bows A DDI T I O NA L V I C T ORY P O I N T S
8 . M o u n t e d Y e o m e n ; C . Yeomen
D . Pe a s a n t s ; E . W a g o n .
. OOD SIR R I C H A R D : F . Y eomen w / b o w s i S IR J A C K : 50 Points/ Por ge t t i ng 1Jagon off t he t ab i e .
Yeomen; H . Pe a s a n t s ; I . M ount e d
K nights; J. Kn ig h t s .
2 Points/ Ma,jor leader Kil led
L eader s
1 Point / Va s sa'L Ieader destroyed
1 Point / En e my u nit d e s t royed

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LORD CRANE : 10 Poi n t s/ Capturing and destroying the 1Jagon
10 Poi n t s/ K i I Ii n g J a c k
5 Po i n t s/ Ki l Ling Ri char d
1 Po i n t / Each I e a d e r k i l 7ed
QF bar~.g 2 Po i n t s/ Each uni t of Si r Jack 's des t I'oyed
5 1 Po i n t / Any other unit destroyed
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4 S IR R I C H A R D : 20 Poi n t s/ K i'L ti n g C ra n e
2 Po i n t s/ Ki I Ii ng Mare
1 Po i n t / Each I e a d e r k i l 2ed
2 Po i n t s/ Each unit of Crane 's destroyed
1 Po i n t / Any other uni t des t I'oyed
ScALE
10 P o i n t s/ F or p o s s e s s i n g ls a g o n a t e n d of gam e
MARQUIS DU M AR C 2 5 P o i n t s / Ki I li ng Ri char d
Sg
15 Points/ Po s s e s s i ng lsagon a t
e n d o f gam e
A 0 +c 3 Points/ Unit of Richard 's destroyed
3P D P OLIT I CA L CONSTRAINTS
E.

~A ) fr~. n!1 D ue to co n t r a ct s p r e s en t an d t r e a t ie s p a s t , Si r Ri ch a r d
a nd Sir Jack w i l l no t f i gh t e ac h o t h e r . The E v i l L o r d Cr a n e and
v4 the Marquis du Narc are held under a similar agreement
a nd will no t f i gh t o n e a not h e r .
 More news fr om t he G r e at W h i t e
N ort h - - RAFM Company h a s b e e n as
b usy a s b e a v e r s s i n c e o u r l a s t
r epo r t !
To s u p p o r t o u r "Reptiliads"
line, we have just released the
" Gilla - W o r m s / o T h e " Gilla-Worm s "
will give you, the gamer, the
a dditions you n eed t o f i l l ou t t h e
rank s o f y o u r oRept i l i a d o a rmi e s .
They are beautiful to beho ld, eh?
With the addition of the " Gi l l a -
W orms" a n d NWar Ne w t s " (wh i c h a r e
used by the Reptiliads in place of
h or s e s ) , y ou hav e t h e c av al r y and
light infantry to complete the
support units of the " Reptili a d o
f orc e s .
The " Gilla-Worms" a r e a l o w e r
c l a s s i n t h e o Repti l i a d o c ul t u r e .
These creatures are smaller and
less intelligent than the " Rept i l -
WNu LONE OF WORMS CARRF SFEARS, WIEI.O
swoFEFE,sNoor EowS ANoFooE WAR HEwfS?
CIILLA- WORMS.
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I n warfare , t he y ar e t a k e n
a long as au x i liary so ld iers , l i g h t
t roops, d i t c h - d i g g er s an d s e r v a n t s .
During peacetime, they pe r form
m enial ta s ks , th e w o r k u s u a l l y
given to servants, peasants and
s laves in h u ma n s o c i e t y .
In support of our S i ege Equ ip -
m ent ran ge , R AF M C o m p an y h a s c o m -
pleted and re leased five d i f ferent
c re ws . T he r e a r e f i v e c r e w a nd o n e
w eapons stack in each of th e f i v e
s et s f o r $ 4 . 5 0 .
T he f i v e s e t s a r e :
1 . G r e e k S u c c e s s o r St a t e
2. R o man
3 . Medi e v a l
4. Dwar f
5. Goblin (Orc)
G ILLA.WORMS!ANvONE WHO KNOWS AEOur
REPT'ILIAO- LANO KNOWS TIIEM.
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S omething t o l o o k f o r w ar d t o i s
our December re lease in the Siege
E ngine ra n ge . Fo r t h i s r e l e a s e , we
have some Med ieval Bombards in the
w orks. Th es e p i e ce s w i l l c o n t i n u e
t he range i nt o th e t im e p e r i o d
s urrounding the adv ent of gu n -
powder; they are qu ite in teresting
i n their c o n s t r u c t i o n .
The new pieces will include a
large, stone-firing siege gun , some
smaller pieces and an organ gun .
T his is al l th e i n f o r m a t ion w e h a v e
a vailable at this time .
T his add i t ion to th e S i e g e
Equipment range includes some
unique weapons, eh? Real co llect-
a bl e s !
W atch for u s i n th e n e x t i s s u e
of the Partha Pipeline for more
e xciting new s f ro m th e G r ea t W h i t e
N or t h !
GLADYOLI DID!
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