[projectaon] Re: Kai Grand Sentinel
- From: Jonathan Blake <blake.jon@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 11:26:05 -0800
I've uploaded the latest draft of the Kai Grand Sentinel. I'm pushing
the limit of being able to say that this is a January issue. ;) I hope
to have it out by 21 Jan so please look it over.
There are couple of additional arcticles and changes to some of the
articles - mostly to shorten them and hold the newsletter to four
pages. Before it is sent out, I'll have to add the Lone Wolf Action
Chart application to the Books page.
http://www.projectaon.org/~jonathan/kgs/january-2005.pdf
The following is the text of the email that will be sent.
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<<<< KAI GRAND SENTINEL
<<<< January-February 2005
<<<< Project Aon Newsletter
<<<< Archive: <http://www.projectaon.org/kgs/january-2005.pdf>
<<< From the Volunteers
Welcome to the first issue of the Kai Grand Sentinel. We hope that
this provides you - our readers and fellow fans - with timely, useful
information about Project Aon and the greater community of Lone Wolf
fans.
We initially plan to distribute the Kai Grand Sentinel bi-monthly, but
as our experience working on Project Aon has shown, the best laid
plans of mice and men often go awry. We will send the Kai Grand
Sentinel to the members of the Project Aon announcement mailing list,
and archive the information in PDF form on the Project's website.
<http://www.projectaon.org/kgs/january-2005.pdf>
We would especially like to thank those who have made contributions -
financial and otherwise - to Project Aon over the past year. Please
read the Treasurer's Report to see how we did financially this year.
Here's hoping for - and working toward - a bright future for Lone Wolf
and the world of Magnamund!
Project Aon Volunteers
<<< Table of Contents
Progress Reports
* The Legacy of Vashna
* War of the Wizards
* The Magnamund Companion
* Lone Wolf Action Chart
* Server Hosted Games
* Lone Wolf Poster Painting Book
* The Skull of Agarash
Help Wanted
Community News
* Lone Wolf Online MMORPG
* Gary Chalk's New Gamebooks
* Tower of the Sun
* Mongoose Publishing
Treasurer's Report
<<< Progress Reports
<< The Legacy of Vashna
Coordinator: Jonathan Blake
ETA: Late February
The book is currently in the final stages of editing. Progress has
been stalled due to my own lack of time to devote to the work. With my
track record of New Year's resolutions, perhaps I better not call any
goal that I make a resolution, but I will be working to get The Legacy
of Vashna to you soon.
This project could use some more eyes to find any errors in our
pre-publication edition. If you want to help, please read the Help
Wanted section of this newsletter.
<< War of the Wizards
Coordinator: Thomas Wolmer
ETA: Early March
We are currently in the middle of editing this book and it will be the
next book published shortly after The Legacy of Vashna.
<< The Magnamund Companion
Coordinator: Simon Osborne
The Magnamund Companion is something of a Holy Grail for Lone Wolf
enthusiasts. Illustrated throughout, Joe Dever's world was expanded
and explained by means of histories, maps, short stories, even
photo-graphy. It has been out of print in the UK for about fifteen
years.
It has always been Project Aon's intention of making The Magnamund
Companion available to Lone Wolf fans, but the job of doing so would
not be an easy one. Many of the full-page colour illustrations are
integral to the book, the text being only a part of its information.
Furthermore, of the six artists mentioned on the copyright page, only
one - Gary Chalk - has been contacted and has given his permission for
Project Aon to use his work. The scanned text for The Magnamund
Companion had been sitting around on the Project Aon server for almost
four years, no one knowing quite what to do with it.
All these problems notwithstanding, intrepid Project Aon volunteers
began work on creating a PDF version of The Magna-mund Companion. In
December 2004, the final illustration was finished and work to
complete the book drew to a close. Currently, the book is undergoing
some last-minute editing and revision.
However, Project Aon cannot yet release it because five of the artists
are still missing in action. We were beginning to wonder whether the
book would ever see the light of day. Thanks to some eagle-eyed fans
at the Project Aon Forum, we may have leads on contacting Graham
Round, Rob Adams and Pete Lyon, leaving only Jane Laycock and Richard
Hooks. We're hoping to contact these three artists very soon, and
everyone will finally be able to see The Magnamund Companion in
electronic format.
<< Lone Wolf Action Chart
Coordinator: Timothy Pederick
Tired of keeping track of character stats by hand? Furthermore, tired
of StatsKeeper and its limitations? Try out Timothy's new
stats-tracking application. It can be downloaded from the Books
section of the Project Aon website under the Tools section. You'll
need to install a Java runtime if it's not already installed.
<http://www.projectaon.org/books.htm#tools>
<< Server Hosted Games
Coordinator: Pierre Voak
Pierre has been working diligently on creating a program to allow you
to play the gamebooks online and host your game stats on the server.
This allows you to play the games on any computer with access to the
web, without toting around a saved game file or installing special
software. This project is still in its early stages and Feedback is
welcome.
<http://spielbuch.net/frames/games_ew.php>
<< Lone Wolf Poster Painting Book
Coordinator: Simon Osborne
December on the Project Aon Forum gave hope to Lone Wolf fans who have
heard of The Lone Wolf Poster Painting Book but never seen it. The
book is large, causing problems with scanning, since each page
requires a minimum of three separate scans to cover it. These scans
then require being married together to again produce something
approximating the original illustration. More on this as the scans
arrive.
<< The Skull of Agarash
Coordinator: Simon Osborne
While there are still five books to go before Project Aon have
published the Grand Master series, preemptive work has already taken
place on another rare Lone Wolf book. The Skull of Agarash, published
in 1994, is the only Lone Wolf graphic novel, telling a story of Grand
Master Lone Wolf's adventure when Lord Rimoah is taken captive by
Lakuri Pirates. The book was illustrated by Brian Williams and Cyril
Julien. Brian Williams has already gra-ciously given his consent for
his work to be used, but we have not yet contacted Cyril Julien. An
attentive forum-goer has given us potential contact details for Cyril
Julien, and we hope to contact him in the near future.
<<< Help Wanted
Calling all would-be volunteers!
Project Aon needs more editors to report errors in The Legacy of
Vashna and War of the Wizards. Volunteers don't need to have a copy of
either book, although it is beneficial. Your job, if you choose to
accept it, would be to read through (or simply play through) our
pre-publication copy of a book and report any changes that you think
should be made. Everyone who does this and reports a valid error will
be listed on the Acknowledgments page of the appro-priate book,
immortalized in the annals of Project Aon.
If you would like to help, please contact us.
<http://www.projectaon.org/contact.htm>
<<< Community News
By Jonathan Blake
<< Lone Wolf Online MMORPG
One of the first things that any Lone Wolf fan thinks when they learn
computer programming is "Lone Wolf would be great as a computer game!"
And off we go to make our attempt with mixed results.
We here's our chance to see what Lone Wolf would be like in a digital
world, the early ZX Spectrum games notwithstanding. In case you missed
it, Joe Dever is working with Magnamund Studios to create a massively
multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG for short) based on the
world of Magnamund. You can keep up with the development by visiting
the Lone Wolf Online MMORPG website which includes a foreword by Joe
Dever, discussion forums and other fun tid-bits.
<http://www.lonewolf-online.com/>
<< Gary Chalk's New Gamebooks
Gary Chalk and Jon Sutherland, former editor of White Dwarf and
Warlock magazines and gamebook author, have co-created a series of
Football Fantasy Gamebooks. That's soccer to us Yankees. From the
series' website:
"In Football Fantasy you control the outcome of the match. You choose
the tactics, whether to attack or defend, find the opponent's
weaknesses and dominate the game. You can play the game solo, or with
another player. Create your own leagues, cups and competitions."
There are currently six gamebooks for sale and six more on the way. If
this sounds like your cup of tea, check out the website to learn more.
<http://www.footballfantasygamebooks.com/>
<< Tower of the Sun
The Tower of the Sun is a relatively new site dedicated to reviving
and expanding Lone Wolf activity online. This site provides forums for
fan discussion, collaborative projects, venues to role-play with other
fans, community news and more. Two projects that are close to my heart
are the revival of the Rising Sun and the Manual of the Kai. The
Rising Sun is a community newsletter, and the Manual of the Kai is an
encyclopedic study of the world of Magnamund. With these projects and
others, here's another chance to become involved with like minded fans
in the Lone Wolf community.
<http://www.towerofthesun.com/>
<< Mongoose Publishing
Mongoose has been busy publishing new Lone Wolf D20 materials. Their
latest book , Magic of Magnamund, details new magical character
classes such as the Vakeros, the Cener Druid, the Herbalish, and the
Shadakine Wytch. They are also selling miniatures to complement their
books. If you're thinking about buying some of Mongoose Publishing's
new books, please help keep Project Aon going by using the product
links from our Help Us page. A portion of the sale price will be used
by Project Aon to purchase internet hosting services.
<<< Treasurer's Report
By Jonathan Blake
We at Project Aon would like to thank everyone who made monetary
donations either by purchasing books and other materials through our
Amazon affiliate links or by making a direct donation through PayPal.
Thanks to your generosity, our costs for 2004 have been met. Cosmic
coincidence has left us with a quarter dollar to spare.
Thank you again for your help in keeping Project Aon going.
Donations
* Amazon Affiliates: $75.48
* PayPal Direct: 27.62
* Dividends: 0.09
* Other: 25.41
* Total: $128.60
Expenses
* Website hosting: $119.40
* Domain name registration: 8.95
* Total: $128.35
Grand Total: $0.25
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Jon
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