From the Editor's Pit

Gary's gone mad (see page 49). He dropped off a computer disk one day
during a visit, and asked me to play with some articles. Having waded
through epic Gygaxianisms for over a decade, I glared at it for a week
or three before even opening the files. (Okay, I was busy with another
project.) And then passed a month or two while I diddled the text,
absorbed some game details, and started to believe Gary's
assertions—that not only was the Mythus* game catching on and
spreading, but enough aficionados had appeared to warrant Gary's
direct personal attention in the form of the vehicle you now hold.

	Despite its title this is NOT a magazine; it's a game supplement.
If you have any concerns about "getting your money's worth," relax.
Better yet, glance through the pages. But sit down first… like for a
couple of days. There's more ‘meat' here than you'll find in many more
formal game accessories that sell for twenty bucks a pop.

	So why isn't this a formal game supplement?  As I see it, Gary has
too much to say and do to be hamstrung by the limits of formal
publication. The game industry requires much foreplanning, deluxe
print jobs, major promotion… in other words, it's costly and
time-consuming. This entire product was knocked out on a mid-grade
Macintosh computer system, and is deliberately being reproduced in
straight black & white, all to eliminate the costs and delays.  It
leapfrogs the system and delivers the goods directly from Gary's
doorstep to yours.

	Now, we hope and plan to do this on a monthly basis. As a
professional sceptic, I'll just say "we'll see." But subscriptions are
set up in a way that you get your paid issues regardless of possible
intermittency, so fear not—it'll get published and you'll get it, one
way or another. But bear with us; we might miss one or two during the
first year.

	Here's the most important point: talk to us. Some folks knocked
the readability of the Mythus game book; is this better? And what do
you want in this magazine, anyway? (See the feedback survey on page
52.) Want to talk about it? Catch me on the America Online computer
network (see page 64). I hope you have Heroic Personas to send us, and
adventure sketches, rule questions & changes (especially "home rules"
you've already brewed), and new magical devices—we'll publish any good
stuff—but one caution: don't send us castings, cantrips, or spells.
You've read the Mythus Magick* book, I trust…

	Hope to hear from you soon.


Frank Mentzer
[M--th--c] at [aol.com]

* Trademark, all rights reserved (see statement in Table of Contents)