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White Dwarf Issue 1 Cover

White Dwarf 1 - June / July 1977

Predecessor Magazine: Owl & Weasel

Pages	Category	Description
1	Art	Cover by Chris Beaumont
2	Ad	Thane Tostig: Fantasy Game Monsters! Monsters!: RPG to play as monsters Chris Harvey: Retailer
3	Review	Contents & Editorial
4	Art	Metamorphosis Alpha scene by Chris Beaumont
5-7	Metamorphosis Alpha	Life aboard a lost starship...: Suggestions for the new SF role-playing game Rules & campaign ideas derived from novels Orphans of the Sky by Robert Heinlein Gravitation Effects Chart Superstitions & Religions Class Structures & Agricultural Barter Economy Law and Order: Justice Systems Non-Stop by Brian Aldiss Creatures Renewable agriculture resources Diseases & Mutations Captive Universe by Harry Harrison Religious Rites Tech Devices Ship Systems
7	D&D	D&D Society: News and enrolling procedure
7	Ad	Stellar Conquest: Board Game
8	Ad	Tally Ho Games: Retailer The British Fantasy Society: Literature, Files, Art, etc.
9-11	D&D	Monstermark System: A method for assessing monster malignity by Don Turnbull (Part 1, also in Best of White Dwarf, 1980; Part 2 in White Dwarf 2, and Part 3 in White Dwarf 3) Expands on article that appeared in Owl & Weasel 22 The 'D' Factor: Defence The 'A' Factor: Aggressiveness The Monstermark: Challenge Rating Special Powers The Undead and other 'Specials'
12-13	Review	Open Box: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Games Reviewed Sorcerer by SPI: Board Game Starship Troopers by Avalon Hill: Board Game
14-15	D&D	Competitive D&D: An introduction by Fred Hemmings (Part 1, Part 2 in White Dwarf 2) Review of a tournament between two parties.
15	D&D	No Way Out?: D&D puzzles set by David Wells Tweadledum and Tweadledee: Riddle The Hireling: Riddle The Orcs' Den: Puzzle
16-17	D&D	D&D Campaigns: Part I - Philosophy by Lewis Pulsipher (Also in Best of White Dwarf, 1980, related issues: White Dwarf 3, White Dwarf 4 & White Dwarf 5) D&D Styles: Playing Style Game: Rules Mechanics Escapism: Narrative Play Campaign continuity & rationale
17	Ad	Godsfire: Board Game
17	Comic	The Keeper of the Flame
18-19	Review	The Warlord: Analysis of an undiscovered nuclear wargame
19	Ad	The New Model Army
20-21	D&D	Treasure Chest: A miscellany of D&D additions Helm of Vision: Magic Item What's Wrong with D&D ... and what I'm doing about it!: Alternative rule suggestions The Combat System: Card system for choosing attack and defense actions The Magic System: Player action requirements that are commensurate with spell difficulty The "Party" Effect: Keeping inactive players engaged Final Remarks The Pervert: An "Alternative" Class Poison: Alternative rule suggestion for strength of poison vs. constitution
21	Ad	The Ythri: Board Game based on the novel, The People of the Wind, by Poul Anderson
22	Review	Classifieds Help!: Clubs, Contacts & Events Letters No Way Out?: Solutions to puzzles on page 15
23	Ad	Games Workshop
24	Art	Cover by Fangorn