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The Alchemist's Bench: Archives Issue #3: March 10, 1999

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IN THIS ISSUE WELCOME NEWS The Adventure Quest program New HQ websites Action on eBay QUEST "The Attack on Oakdale." ATTACHMENTS In addition to the Oakdale quest, we've created HQ play aids in a variety of styles and formats. IN THE STORES Cardboard Heroes NEW MONSTERS Skaven, HeroQuest style MINIS Painting Skeletons, plus a look at Skaven miniatures. QUEST DESIGN Filling in the Plot GAMEMASTER HINTS Ways to beef up the game's existing monsters. Second in a series of two.     WELCOME! The Alchemist's Bench is a completely free e-mail based newsletter that exists to provide information, ideas and interesting new gaming material for Milton Bradley's terrific yet out-of-print HeroQuest boardgame. Also, feel free to visit our website for back issues of this newsletter and assorted other goodies. It's small but growing fast, and, like this newsletter, it's free! The URL is http://www.heroscribe.org/thealchemistsbench/.     NEWS   ADVENTURE QUEST SOFTWARE Nate Dahl has created a program for Intel-based computers called "Adventure Quest." While not officially derived from HeroQuest, it is likely to appeal to people who enjoy HQ. Take a look at Nate's Adventure Quest website for more information. The URL is http://aquest.8m.com/frames.htm   NEW HEROQUEST WEBSITES Some new HeroQuest websites have appeared or reappeared this month. Krusty's Webpage, at http://rivendell.fortunecity.com/castle/881/, is up with two new quests. The Red Dragon's Guild, at http://members.fortunecity.com/ozgurhan/games.htm, has new quests, board overlays, rules, heroes, and monsters. HeroQuest Resource page has a good selection of material, including new rules, a quest and art ideas. You can find it at http://www.oocities.com/igymnast/games/heroqest/hq_main.htm.   AUCTION ACTION ChaosOrc reports that eBay, the online auction house at http://www.ebay.com/, has been auctioning off numerous HeroQuest items recently. In the past month, copies of all the quest packs released by Milton Bradley, including the British packs 'Wizards of Morcar' and 'Against the Ogre Horde,' have changed hands. Next issue, the Alchemist's Bench plans to feature an article giving tips and hints for bidding on items on eBay. If you check out eBay in the meantime, don't forget to search for both "Hero Quest" and "HeroQuest".     QUEST "The Attack on Oakdale" is a new quest pack by Dewayne Agin. You can download it as an 81k ZIP file from Dewayne's site at http://www.yeoldeinn.com/downloads/fanquests/dewayne/attack-on-oakdale.zip.     ATTACHMENTS In addition to the Quest Pack described above, this issue includes a few playing aids for HeroQuest. These contain material that you've already seen in this and previous issues, but in formats designed to be easy to glance at during gameplay. Please take a look at them and tell us which formats and styles you'd like us to support with future releases.     IN THE STORES CARDBOARD HEROES by QuestGnome     NEW MONSTERS SKAVEN by Dewayne Agin     MINIATURES PAINTING YOUR MINIATURES: Part 2 - Skeletons by Nathan Stout   SKAVEN MINIATURES by Dewayne Agin and QuestGnome     QUEST DESIGN FILLING IN THE PLOT by Dewayne Agin     GAME MASTER HINTS BEEFING UP MONSTERS - Part 2 Adding to Monster Stats by Dewayne Agin   End of Issue 3           See you next time!

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