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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):
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\__) \ Print: 2 cp Fantasy News Network # Subscribers: 127 \
| # Contributors: 14 |
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| | THE ADVENTURER'S JOURNAL | |
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| News for the Adventurers, By the Adventurers |
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| Vol II, Issue #4 Date: Feb 9, 1994 |
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| Genesis Man/Founder:[d--gd--g] at [iastate.edu] | __
\ Hack and Slash Man/Editor:[m s phil] at [tsrv1.ts.wm.edu] \ (_ \
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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
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- NEWS FROM MYSTARA -
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(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.
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- NEWS FROM THUNDER RIFT -
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(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.
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- NEWS FROM AERTH -
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(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]