INDEPENDENT GAME DESIGN * GAME DESIGN PHILOSOPHY * GAME CRITICISM * FAN MEDIA * INTERVIEWS

V o l u m e   1   -   I s s u e   1   -   A u g u s t   2 9 ,   2 0 0 2

_F a n   A r t_


Lutrius - Lutrius from Heretic, drawn by Dr. Shizuma.

Keicharti - Keicharti from Ergintandal 1/5, drawn by Dr. Shizuma.

Zack - Zack from Time Flies, drawn by Dr. Shizuma.

Tendo - Tendo from Heretic, drawn by Dr. Shizuma.

Ceya... Gone Mad! - Ceya from Heretic, drawn by RinkuHero.

Risuwist - Risuwist from Ergintandal 1/5, drawn by Melnazar.

Lesift - Lesift from Ergintandal 1/5, drawn by Charbile.

Lestavist - Lestavist from Ergintandal 1/5, drawn by Charbile.

Raft - Raft from Ergintandal 1/5, drawn by Charbile.

Thentagast - Thentagast from Ergintandal 1/5, drawn by Charbile.

Nyara Battle - Battle against Nyara the Unicorn from Wingedmene: Part One, drawn by Charbile.

Skrem - Skrem from Ergintandal 1/5, drawn by Harlock Hero and colored by Mizuhime.

Skrem Divido - Skrem from Ergintandal 1/5, drawn by Harlock Hero.

Lo'kli'ar the Bechained - Lokliar from Wingedmene: Part One, drawn by Harlock Hero.

Raft Watercolor - Raft from Ergintandal 1/5, drawn by Harlock Hero.

Raft - Raft from Ergintandal 1/5, drawn by Harlock Hero.

Skrem Watercolor - Skrem from Ergintandal 1/5, drawn by Harlock Hero.

NES Horgoth - A Cartridge Design for Spellshard: The Black Crown of Horgoth, drawn by PK-Fortis using original art by Shizuma.


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 F a n f i c s 

The Apple of Discord - a Tilde and the Mask of :P fanfic by Harlock Hero. Read more about the character Mr. Strand.

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 C o m i c s 

OHR Trick #2 - The second ohr trick comic by Melnazar.


_M u s i c_

Santa Claus is Coming - An midi from Tilde and the Mask of :P, written by Haggard.

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 D e m o s 

No game example demos this month.

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_L e t t e r   f r o m   T h e   E d i t o r_

Welcome to the first issue of Reasonably Septaweekly. To start off, you might want to read about the magazine's purpose, audience, and other basic information, in the about section (first feature below).

This took a bit longer than I thought to finish -- a period of nearly 8 months passed between the last issue of Ohrrpgce Monthly and the first issue of Reasonably Septaweekly. Thus this issue is heavy in content due to the time in-between the issues, and future issues will likely not have as much in one issue as this.

And being as this is the first issue, there may be some resolution/reading/formatting problems. This was designed on a 1024x768 resolution, but should at least work at 800x600, and be functional but ugly at 640x480. Reports of errors would be appreciated, as would suggestions about site layout.

<- <- <-On the left-side column you'll find the media departments: fan art, fan fiction, music, comics, game demos, etc. Lots of Fan Art for this issue, and a little of everything else.

On the right-side column you'll find independent game design community departments: events, letters, editorials (columns), and links. Not much there for this issue, however. -> -> ->

Below, in this center column, you'll find the main features: Articles, Interviews, the Top 30 Ohrrpgce Chart, Game Previews and Reviews, and the like.

And a note: some of the things advertised on the cover may not be in the actual issue, since the cover was made before it was finalized. However, those that aren't in this issue will be in the next, most likely. Pertaining to the Ohrrpgce game A.R., we had trouble getting it to run right, so couldn't review it. Pertaining to the Ohrrpgce screenshot contest, a file mixup delayed it.

Next issue: Harlock will being his interview job, and Chaos Nyte will begin his editorials / q&a column, I will have a bunch more design articles realized, and Haggard will be back with more reviews. Most likely issue 2 will be 7 weeks from now, in the third week of October. If you want to be notified when it is released, send me an email with the subject 'reasonably septaweekly announcement list' (and if you want to be removed from that list, tell me to unsubscribe you).

~RinkuHero

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 F e a t u r e s_


 
About Reasonably Septaweekly
Discusses this magazine's mission statement, orientation, goals, audience, and how to contribute; i.e., Read this if you've never read this magazine before.
(RinkuHero)
Interview: Harlock Hero
The Interview Master gets reviewed by the Editor-in-chief. Harlock talks on various subjects of great and small importance, including why you may never see an Ohrrpgce version of Heretic.
(RinkuHero & Harlock)
Interview: Harlock Hero & Shizuma on
Spellshard: The Black Crown of Horgoth
Discussions on the theme integration and the process of designing the Harlock and Shizuma's newest Ohrrpgce game.
(RinkuHero & Harlock & Shizuma)
Tips on Composing Music
Basic tips on how to go from composing only horrible sounding music to more decent sounding music. Includes Ohrrpgce BAM format instrument conversion tips.
(Specplosive)
The Watched and the Played:
The Narrative Form and The Game Form
Here I describe the difference between playing a story and watching a story, and its applications to how you design a game's story and gameplay in concert. Fairly short and wide-scoped.
(RinkuHero)
The Top 30 Ohrrpgce Games - #7
In the tradition of Ohrrpgce Monthly, here are the top 30 Ohrrpgce games as voted for by Ohrrpgce game creators. It's a fairly old vote; voting was held Spring of 2002.
(RinkuHero & all voting)

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_R e v i e w s_  &   P r e v i e w s_


 
Magnus Sequel Marathon Contest Games Review
Nearly a dozen sequels of a single game -- all released in one month? Who could do such a thing?
(Haggard)

ZzFenix's Third Annual 48 Hour Contest Games Review
This legendary contest continues.
(Haggard)

528 Hour Contest Games Review
48 hours not enough? How about 528?
(Chaos Nyte)

Final Fantasy: Origins Demo Review
The Ancient NES game Final Fantasy gets yet another remake on the Ohrrpgce, and this one is the best of the lot. Go into its renascent world here.
(RinkuHero)

Spellshard: The Black Crown of Horgoth Demo Review
The technology of the world is vanishing. Help return it to its rightful place.
(RinkuHero)

The Chemegen Tamer Preview
A game previewed by request.
(Haggard)

Yankovic Preview
An Ohrrpgce game that begins with the letter Y? This is a new game under the sun, Chrissword and Witch of Walls are the designers.
(RinkuHero)

Kung Fu Chess Online Javascript Game Review
A review of the javascript game Kung Fu Chess (play it at www.kungfuchess.com).
(RinkuHero)

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Site design and content (c) 2002 Reasonably Septaweekly.

_E v e n t s_

News Events - No news yet.  No events editor yet, in fact.

 L e t t e r s_

Letters - No letter columns yet.  Send letters to ChaosNyte@aol.com. Intended by CN to be updated weekly, so send many a letter.

 E d i t o r i a l s_

Reader Editorials - No editorials yet.  Send opinion pieces to ChaosNyte@aol.com for editing and judgement.

 S t a f f_

E d i t o r   I n   C h i e f 
F e a t u r e s   M a s t e r 
L i n k s   M a s t e r 
T o p   3 0   E d i t o r 
Rinku Hero

A s s i s t e n t   E d i t o r 
I n t e r v i e w   M a s t e r 
S e r v e r   H o s t i n g 
Harlock Hero

M e d i a   J u s t i c e 
J'sang'spar

R e v i e w s   K i n g 
P r e v i e w s    K i n g 
Haggard

L e t t e r s   M a s t e r 
E d i t o r i a l s   E d i t o r 
Chaos Nyte

C o v e r   D e s i g n 
The MeAjur Komera Waddi 



 L i n k s 

Game Engines / Tools 
Hamster Republic (Ohrrpgce)
Game Maker
Lucidity
RPGToolkit

Game Design Info 
Gamasutra
GameDev.net
Chris Crawford's Writings
Jesper Juul's Writings

Other Ohrrpgce Sites 
Ohr Lounge
Operation: Ohr

Messageboards 
Zantetsuken
RPG Creations Forum



Reasonably Septaweekly
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(c) 2002 Rinku Hero. 
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