Cerise Magazine

June 2008 Issue

Features

• From the Editors
• Craft Check: T-Shirt Patch Jacket

Interviews

• Industry Interview: Sara Girard [Marketing Lead, D&D]
• Blogger Interview: Monique [Girls Don’t Game]

Articles

• Gender & Live-Action Role Play: Into Monster Camp, Part II
  Author: Samara Hayley Steele

In this ongoing series, Samara shares her experiences as a female LARPer in a male-dominated LARP organization.

• Heroic Villainess
  Author: Melissa Velte

Melissa breaks down dichotomy between good and evil, hero and villain, with her piece on the complex motivations of Legretta the Quick.

• Capes and Consoles at WisCon 32
  Author: Robyn Fleming

Robyn regales us with tales of her adventures at this year's WisCon.

• Guest Star Villainy
  Author: Brendan Davis

Brendan talks about how a "guest star" villain can add the necessary threat to motivate players without wiping them out before they can get started.

Gamer Stories

• All it takes is a hero(ine)
  by Andrea Rubenstein

Reviews

• Munchkin 6: Demented Dungeons
  by Robyn Fleming

Odds 'n Ends

• The Back Page

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Our theme this month at Cerise, “Heroines and Villainesses,” is the sort of broad topic that the editors love best. We’re always interested in a wide range of articles, and this month we’ve got it! Melissa Velte sent us an article examining a particular villainess, and Brendan Davis contributed a how-to about using “guest star” villains to spice up a tabletop game. Robin Sevakis created a fantastic piece of art for the cover, Robyn Fleming wrote about attending WisCon 32, and Andrea Rubenstein discussed her personal impressions of heroism. Sara Girard also speaks briefly about what she finds appealing about heroines in one of our interviews. There’s a lot of great stuff in this issue - check it out!

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