OTHER HANDS INDEX
			     VERSION 1.00

			     [issues 1-3]

			   by Shannon Appel
			   (appel@erzo.org)

HISTORY, 1993-PRESENT

Other Hands #1 first saw print in Spring of 1993. It was a 36 page
fanzine. Graphical presentation was fair and content was very
good. Not a lot has changed since then. As of 1998 Other Hands has
published 20 issues, averaging 4 issues a year, quite remarkable for a
fanzine. The graphical presentation has crept up a bit, with some very
nice artwork being featured, the editor, Chris Seeman, has done some
official work for ICE, and the content has perhaps gotten even a
little better, but beyond that the vision of the magazine has been
unchanged. Other Hands sets a standard of reliability in the world of
fanzines.

CONTACT INFO

THEME ISSUES

A NOTE ON ORGANIZATION

Almost exclusively, Other Hands is a magazine about MERP and the
background of Middle Earth.  Thus, the majority of this index is an
organization of MERP / Middle Earth topics.

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ACCESSORIES
  Listings:
    A Selection Bibliography of MERP, by Chris Seeman	#1	pg 30
    A Bibliography of Middle-Earth Gaming, 1982-1993, by Chris Seeman
							#3	pg 30-31
ADVICE
  Gamemaster:
    Arda in a Distant Mirror, by Andders Blixt		#2	pg 21-22

BACKGROUND, MISC
  Religion:
    Religion in Middle-Earth, by Chris Seeman		#2	pg 7-14

BACKGROUND, GEOGRAPHICAL
  Arnor, Misc:
    A Response to Thoughts..., by Json Beresford	#3	pg 8-10
    Thoughts on the Population of Gondor and Arnor, by Gunnar Brolin 
							#3	pg 4-7
  Gondor, Misc:
    A Response to Thoughts..., by Json Beresford	#3	pg 8-10
    Rhovanion as the Northern Frontier of Gondor, by Chris Seeman
							#1	pg 23-26
    Thoughts on the Population of Gondor and Arnor, by Gunnar Brolin 
							#3	pg 4-7
  Gondor, Dor-en-Gurth:
    Konar of Dor-en-Gurth, by Jeff Hatch		#2	pg 15-19
  Rhovanion, Misc:
    Rhovanion as the Northern Frontier of Gondor, by Chris Seeman
							#1	pg 23-26

BACKGROUND, HISTORICAL
  Misc:
    Beyond the Third Age, by Anders Blixt		#1	pg 7-19
  First Age:
    In Angband's Shadow, by Anders Blixt		#1	pg 7-12
  Second Age:
    Yozayan uber Alles, by Anders Blixt			#1	pg 12-16
  Third Age:
    A Journey into the Dark, by Chris Seeman		#3	pg 13-18
  Fourth Age:
    No Elves in the Fourth Age?!, by Jorge Quinonez	#2	pg 3-6
    Return of the Shadow, by Anders Blixt		#1	pg 16-19

INTERVIEWS
  Discussion Panels:
    On Role-playing and Tolkien's World			#1	pg 27-29

MAGIC
  Misc:
    Corruption in Middle Earth, by Chris Pheby		#1	pg 20-22
    Developing a Magic System..., by Andrew McCurry	#3	pg 11-12

NPCS
  Konar of Dor-en-Gurth, by Jeff Hatch			#2	pg 15-19

RACES
  Drughu:
    The Forgotten Race of the Drughu, by Tim Innes	#3	pg 19-23
  Elves:
    No Elves in the Fourth Age?!, by Jorge Quinonez	#2	pg 3-6
  Numenoreans:
    Religion in Middle-Earth, by Chris Seeman		#2	pg 7-14
  Orkish:
    Scandinavian Influences on Orkish, by Andres Blixt	#3	pg 26-27

RULES
  Characteristics, Fortitude:
    Corruption in Middle Earth, by Chris Pheby		#1	pg 20-22

PREVIEWS:
  The Kin-Strife					#1	pg 32-33

REVIEWS
  Northwestern Middle-Earth Gazetteer			#3	pg 28-29
  River Running						#1	pg 34-35