The Strips

•No Day at the Beach
   •a GaryCon strip featuring: Sara, Bridgette, Nitro, B.A., Bob, Brian, Dave, and a host of others.
•Smoke on the Water
   •a GaryCon strip featuring: Troy Kimble, Cody, Squirrely, Sara, and Crutch.
•Weapon of Mass Repulsion
   •a GaryCon strip featuring: Bob, Newt, Stevil, and Weird Pete.
•Not Up to Speed
   •a GaryCon strip featuring: Dave, Shiela, Tank, Brian, and B.A.
•LV 202 Where Are You?
   •a GaryCon strip featuring: Bob, Newt, Stevil, and Weird Pete.
•With Flair...
   •a GaryCon strip featuring: Dave, Shiela, Tank, Brian, and B.A.
•Under Fire
   •a GaryCon strip featuring: Bob, Newt, Stevil, and Weird Pete.
•One-Two Punches

Feature Articles

•Beyond the Book: a 6-page sneak peek at character advancement up through 10th level! {HackMaster Basic} from Kenzer and Company
•Feature: Exploring Skeptical Themes {systemless} by Mike Carniello

GameMaster's Workshop

•Close Encounters of the Random Kind: Aces & Eights Loot {Aces & Eights} by Brian Smith
•Deadly Trappings: The Throne of Death {fantasy; systemless} by Brian M. Sammons
•Casting Call: Grasum Celborn {HackMaster Basic NPC} by Barbara Blackburn
•All Things Magic: The Parchment Ring {HackMaster Basic} by Barbara Blackburn
•Bait and Tackle: Generic Adventure Hooks and Encounters for the GM to run with {fantasy; systemless}
•GMW: The Art of WaRPGs Part V {systemless} by Jeff Phillips
•The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Sil'yan, Harak Balom, Volden 'the Mouse' {HackMaster Basic NPCs} by Barbara Blackburn
•Rustlers of the Night: Gorillas and Killer Apes {HackMaster Basic} from Kenzer and Company

Regular Columns

•Tales from the Table: Actual tales from our readers
•Web Scryer: Upgrade Your Game/Table Tech surfed by Kenneth Newquist
•Geek Fu Action Grip: Superiority Complex observed by Mur Lafferty
•Gaming the Movies: Ghostbusters by Jim Davenport

Reviews

•Lost Game Safari: Reich Star scouted by Andy Miller
•Lookin' at Comics: Ewebs & Wasteland scrutinized by Tony DiGerolamo
•The “Indy” Game Scene: Primetime Adventures explored by Ashok Desai
•Disks of Wondrous Power: A Tale of Two Pirates Part 2 (East India Company) played by Rick Moscatello
•Board Squawk: Board Games on the Internet boarded by Nick Medinger
•Off the Shelf: The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore read by Paul Westermeyer
•Brian's Picks: Exodus, Godlike, Hollow Earth: Secrets of the Surface World

Departments

•Cries from the Attic: Editorial of a madman
•Table Talk: Our Readers Talk Back
•Game Vine
•Weird Pete's Bulletin Board
•Back Room at the Games Pit
•Parting Shots

Other Toons

•Anachronism by the Brothers Grimm
•Unnamed cartoons by Chris Avellone, Scott Krol, Jolly Blackburn, and Kerstin Hackfort