12 Thursday, April 19. 1979 University Daily Kansan Game's devotees spin controlled fantasy Bv LAURA STEVENS Staff Reporter The characters are on a mission. They have wound their way through a series of corridors and rooms darkened with monsters and filled with treasure. A few of their company has died. The rest, through a door, are rescuing them. They round a corner in the labyrinth to see a new monster guarding a wooden door. The monster is a giant spider. The players缸 a six-sided die. On a roll of one or two, the monster does nothing. On a three or four, he gives out a hamburger. On a five or six, he attacks and usually wins. This monster is one of the characters in a fantasy game that is more real to its players than life. It is the robot with a mouth that blows fire. ONE CAN OBSEVER Dungoes and Dragons—or "D and D"—being played at virtually any time of the day or night. There are games almost every weekend, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. night in Hashinger Hall. In fact, there are so many devotees at Hashinger that the hall government this season will use the various books, mammals and dice needed to play. "It's real life and you're in a fantasy world," Bill Walshower, Overland Park parksonage, said. "It's a kind of place to grow up." Despite a set of basic books, an advanced players manual, a manueller manual, 4, 6, 8-12, 12-20 and 23d dice, a game board and, in some cases, miniature figures. players manage to learn the intricate rules. "It's very simple, really," Peter Newallis, Leaward sophomore, said. "Only one guy has to know the rules very well, and he's the referee." NEWLEALL, WHO has played for five years, said the rule books were guidelines only. The referee, or dungeon master, could make up his own world and his own monsters. That is why characters like Ronald McDonald end up in a game inspired by J.R.R. Talkenström's "Lord of the Rings." Newswail's roommate, Harry Cooper, Fort Worth, sophomore, operates his own dungeon at Dodge City. "Harry's going to the point where he has a lot of original stuff, and rules are 'that useful any more,'" According to Newalla, D and D originated in 1973 as an outgrowth of more traditional war games. Dave Torre (David Torre), a game developer, games designer, Mannequins-Si-St. Paul, Minn., engaged in a miniature battle games with metal figurines. He added fantasy elements and mythical or Biblical characters, including Gyrx, Gygax, and published write the instruction manuals. Through the years, players have added their own elements. Dungeon masters have been known to base their worlds on Norse, Japanese, and American Indian mythologies. MELVIN TUHRO, McAlester, Okla., senior, is researching a sword used by Central American Indians. Tubro started playing D and D two months ago with friends at Hachinger. "I went from player to dungeon master in one month," he said. "It takes a lot more time to be a dungeon master." Cooper worked last summer on his dungeon and constantly works on revisions and ideas for new dungeons. He has a notebook filled with special journals, maps of the land, making land, rivers, mountains, swamps and oceans. Underwood keeps a soft-sided briefcase with more than 1,000 pages of notes on characters, monsters and animals. "When you're sitting in a boring class, you can pull out a notebook and work on a dungeon or create a new Like Underwood, most players keep intricate records of their characters and about the game. The best way to keep them safe is that person he wants his character to be: cleric (or holy person), magic-user, fighter, ranger, or warrior. THE SPECIFIC qualities of the character are chosen by a roll of the dice. Such qualities include degree of strength, intelligence, wisdom, conformity, dexterity, charisma and personal appearance. These qualities help determine how the character will react in the game. Many people become devoted to their characters. "After a while, the character starts to become you, and then becomes an evil one." After a while, the character Janis is to become you, and you become the character, "Cooper." Newalisa said, "It *it* goes to be a real ego trip. There are some people who are goody two shoes in life and others who are not." Characters band together and go on adventures. which are for their own benefit, and quests or missions, when hired by someone else. THEY USE medieval weapons such as swords, daggers, maces, battle axes or morningstorms to fight monsters with such names as Orcus, Goll, Morrem扎or, Shrieker or Sylph. There is a 105-page book of monsters in addition to ones made up by dungeon masters. Through their experiences, the characters try to remain alive, winn treasure and gain experience. The number of points they gain is determined by the dungeon master. This advances the players' characters to higher levels. The game is not over for years until his character dies, which can take years. "They've killed off all my characters, but I'm still here," Stan Kulp, Stillwell sophomore, said. Kulp started playing only two weeks ago and has lost 10 characters. He continues to run five characters in Tuhr's dungeon. Cooper allows players to run only one character at a time in his dungeon. PLAYERS SAID they spent from 15 to 40 hours per week at the game. "It's an escape." Newallis said. Cooper said, "And D is a nice way to come out of a rough week of classes and to just sit down and play." Erin Kary, Belton, Mo., senior, said, "You can release the feelings built up during the week. Like, it's not all that bad." Chrity Marcotte, Great Bend junior, is one of the few women running in Cooper's dungeon. Her "I keep telling the guys that I will insist on running a female character until one of them runs a female character, she said. "Then I will run a male character." Marocote, like most D and D players, decries in the game as part of her general interest in fastball. Underwood said, "I can see myself sitting in an oldage home playing." And, players said, it is something that can be played at any age. SPECIALTY STORES for players also have appeared. Tuhro said a store in Kansas City, Kai, King's Crown, was the only direct outlet for game supplies in the Midwest. Advanced books for the game cost about $14 and beginning set about $14. Diec cost $2.50. Tuhro said. Newallis said miniatures cost from $0 cents to $2 each. However, he said the game could be played using graph paper diagrams rather than a computer. He said he even knew a man who played by mail. What benefits will the players gain for life? Lawrence man stabbed Underwood, a creative writing major, said he thought it helped his ability to write. Leon Kimball, 38, 1231 Pennsylvania St., suffered a stab wound in his chest during a domestic disturbance Tuesday night. Lawrence police said. "Noone," Newaliss said. He said he had heard or "couple," broken up over the game or players losing because of girlfriends. In addition, he said about a group of people who played had trouble with grades because of it. Kimball was reported in satisfactory condition last night at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Police said Kimball was at home in the 400 block of Country Club Court when an "It's totally a waste," Newalis said. "It has very few redeeming features. It's also a half of a lot fun." It was a small business. acquaintance allegedly stabbed him with a steak knife. Jo Anne Hancock, 421 Country Club Court, was arrested after the disturbance and charged with aggravated assault, police said. 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