Australian Realms

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Australian Realms was an Australian magazine featuring role-playing games (RPGs). Its first issue was published in 1988 by Planar Games at Willeton, Western Australia^[1][2] with Corey Swallow as editor and Mark Hendley as assistant editor.^[3]

The publication had the following regular columns: Reviews, Letters, Monster Gallery, and News.^[4] Featured articles of the magazine included a spoof comic strip of the Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) games called “The Adventures of the A-Team” as well as a series about the Shadowrun tabletop game^[5] and the world of Unae.^[6] Notable games also covered were the following: Masque of the Red Death (Ravenloft),^[7] The Risen,^[8] and The Complete Book of Elves.^[9]

Australian Realms contributors included Kyla Ward,^[10] Ditmar Award nominees Jason Towers^[11] and Kiera McKenzie,^[12] Colin Taber,^[13] and Ian Cote.^[14]

The magazine had 30 issues published either monthly or bi-monthly the last of which was printed in 1996.^[15]

1. ^ "Australian Realms". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
2. ^ "Australian Realms". Trove. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
3. ^ "Australian Realms (Issue 1 - June 1988)". RPG Geek. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
4. ^ "Australian Realms". RPG Geek. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
5. ^ "Shadowrun Magazine Article Scans". Gurth. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
6. ^ "Australian Realms". RPG Geek. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
7. ^ Taber, Colin (January 1995). "Opinions and Views". Australian Realms (21): 6.
8. ^ "Pocket Reviews". Australian Realms (29): 8. July–August 1996.
9. ^ Smart, Brad (March–April 1993). "Reviews: The Complete Book of Elves". Australian Realms (10): 2.
10. ^ "Kyla Ward". Tabula Rasa. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
11. ^ "Ditmar Awards 1997". Science Fiction Award Database. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
12. ^ "Ditmar Awards 1989". Science Fiction Award Database. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
13. ^ "Colin Taber". Amazon. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
14. ^ "Australian Realms". Ian Cote. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
15. ^ "Australian Realms Magazine - Complete Collection". Internet Archive. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

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