Other Hands - Index

Here you will find every single issue of Other Hands magazine and it’s related modules and supplements. Enjoy!

Other Hands Issue 01 (April 1993)

• Editorial
• ICE’s open letter to Subscribers of ​“Other Hands”
• Beyond the Third Age: Roleplaying in all ages of Arda
• Corruption in Middle-earth
• Rhovanion as the Northern Frontier of Gondor
• Selections from a Panel Discussion on Role-playing in Tolkien’s World
• Bibliography of Middle-earth Role Playing
• Review: River Running

(Pages: 36)

Other Hands Issue 02 (July 1993)

• Editorial: So Far, So Good…
• No Elves in the 4^th Age?!
• Religion in Middle-earth. How does it work and what does it do?
• Character Profile: Interview with Oxrandir.
• Arda in a Distant Mirror: Some problems of RPG design in Tolkien’s world.

(Pages: 24)

Other Hands Issue 03 (October 1993)

• Editorial: ​“Three is Company”
• Communications
• Frontlines
• Thoughts on the population of Gondor and Arnor
• Response to ​“Thoughts on the population of Gondor and Arnor”
• Developing a magic system for Middle-earth Role Playing
• A journey in the dark
• The forgotten race of the Drughu
• A reply to ICE’s ​“Open Letter”
• Scandinavian influences on Orkish
• Product Review
• A bibliography of Middle-earth gaming: 1982 – 1993

(Pages: 32)

Other Hands Issue 04 (January 1994)

• Editorial: Happy Yestarë!
• Communications
• Frontlines
• Middle-earth Down under: An Antipodian Campaign
• Winter in Ladros: Report on A First Age Campaign
• The Orthanc Fellowship: Notes on a Fourth Age Campaign
• Weaving Magical Realism Through Nature
• Exile and Return in Tolkien’s World
• Metallurge in the Third Age
• More on Population: A Respone to Jason Beresford

(Pages: 30)

Other Hands Issue 05 (April 1994)

• Editorial: Round Two
• Sempter Fidelis: Some Ideas for a Second Age Campaign
• Before the Trial: An Introduction to a Second Age Campaign
• Tarma Tar-Calion:A Historial Note on the Haven of Umbar
• The Queen of Shadow: A Fourth Age Campaign

(Pages: 24)

Other Hands Issues 06 And 7 (October 1994)

• Editorial: Back for more
• Innate Magic in Middle-earth
• The Cult of Benish Armon
• Ûvatha the Horseman
• Tarma Tar-Calion Revisted
• The Logistics of Minas Tirith
• Umbarean Trade with Eriador

(Pages: 52)

Other Hands Issue 08 (January 1995)

• Editorial: Vision or Illusion?
• The Religious Tiruals of the Dúnedain of Gondor
• The Lost Realm of Myr
• The Knife of Betrayal
• The Legacy of Calimendil
• Review: Palantír Quest
• Review: Moria: The Black Chasm

(Pages: 32)

Other Hands Issue 09 (April 1995)

• Editorial: We Are Not Alone
• A Global Directory of Middle-earth Gaming
• The Religious Tirual and Practice of the Elves of Middle-earth at the Time of the War of the Ring
• The Healers of Gondor
• A Count of the Khazad
• Family Business
• The Miller’s Tale
• Review: The Kin-Strife (2 Reviews)

(Pages: 28)

Other Hands Issues 10 and 11 (November 1995)

• Editorial: Spreading the Word
• Digital Hands
• The Streets of Minas Tirith
• Some Brief Thoughts on Magic in Middle-earth
• The Power of Spells in Middle-earth
• Scenario: The High Cost of Living
• All That Glitters
• Interview: Laurie Battle of Tolkien Enterprises
• Map of Forochel
• Review: The Wizards
• Review: The Shire
• Review: Lake-town
• Review: Rolemaster Standard Rules

(Pages: 40)

Other Hands Issue 12 (January 1996)

• Editorial: Because We Can
• Digital Hands
• A Taste of Things to Come
• The Balcoth
• The Bozishnarod: Using the Cultures of Far Harad in MERP
• Aggresiveness and Morale for Non-player Character
• Interview: Pete Fenlon: Mapping Middle-earth
• Arda Lore
• Review: Dol Guldur
• Review: Angmar
• Review: Mirkwood

(Pages: 63)

Other Hands Issue 13 (April 1996)

• Editorial: Full Circle
• A Brief History of the Kingdom of Hithlum
• Interview: Jessica Ney-Grimm
• Arda Lore
• New Middle-earth: Explorying Beyond the Mountains
• Review: Creatures of Middle-earth
• Review: Middle-earth Role Playing 2^nd Edition
• Review: Southern Gondor: The People

(Pages: 36)

Other Hands Issue 14 (July 1996)

• Editorial: Better Late Than Never
• The Unique Magic of Middle-earth
• The Ships of Belfalas Bay
• Review: Middle-earth: The Wizards
• Review: Southern Gondor: The Land
• Insert: Tennagers From Middle-earth

(Pages: 32)

Other Hands Issue 15 and 16 (January 1997)

• Editorial: Arnor with a Vengeance
• The Making of Arnor
• Servants of Angmar
• The Beggar-king of Tharbad
• A Dog’s Life
• The Peoples of Eriador in the 2^nd Age
• The Indigenous Population of Eriador and Gondor
• Review: Middle-earth: The Dragons
• Review: Middle-earth: The Wizards (Unlimited Edition)
• Insert: Arnor Name Glossary

(Pages: 44)

Other Hands Issue 17 (April 1997)

• Editorial: Almost on Schedule
• Let There Be Strife
• Review: Arnor: The People

(Pages: 32)

Other Hands Issue 18 (July 1997)

• Editorial: Summer of MERP
• The Knight Wives
• Playing the Ponies
• Review: Arnor: The Land
• Review: Arnor: The People
• Review: Middle-earth: Dark Minions

(Pages: 32)

Other Hands Issue 19 (October 1997)

• Editorial: The End of an Era
• Middle-earth Role Playing and Harnmaster
• Gondorian Funeral Customs
• Thoughts on the Geneology of the Noldoring Kings
• Rastarin’s Log
• Review: Lord of the Rings Adventure Game
• Review: The Northern Waste

(Pages: 24)

Other Hands Issue 20 (January 1998)

• Editorial: A Long-expected Party
• From England unto Eglamar
• The Mystery of the Blessed Child
• Review: Hands of the Healer

(Pages: 25)

Other Hands Issue 21 (April 1998)

• Editorial: Survey Says…
• Adventuring Among 2^nd Age Edainic Peoples
• Broken Covenant
• Rastarin’s Log

(Pages: 24)

Other Hands Issue 22 (July 1998)

• Editorial: On-line
• The Balrogs
• Dwarven Magic
• Interview: Chris Tubb
• The 3^rd Age 1640 Campaign Facts and Problems

(Pages: 24)

Other Hands Issue 23 — Dragons of the North (October 1998)

• Editorial: Getting There
• The Dwarven Engineer
• A Character Development System for MERP
• Dragons of the North
• The Knight’s of Earendur

(Pages: 28)

Other Hands Issue 24 — Oathbreakers & Dunlendings (January 1999)

• Editorial: Emergency Duty
• Oathbreakers and Dunlendings
• The Infantry of Angmar
• Campaigning in the Northern Waste

(Pages: 24)

Other Hands Issue 25 — Dwarves of the Blue Mountains (April 1999)

• Editorial: Mythopeotic Justic
• Dwarves of the Blue Mountains
• Elf-lords of Lindon
• The Tale of Dwari and Kura

(Pages: 24)

Other Hands Issue 26 — Dark Undead (June 1999)

• Editorial: On The Move
• Dark Undead
• Denizens of the Dead Marshes

(Pages: 24)

Other Hands Issue 27 — Magic in the Third Age (October 1999)

• Editorial: Solutions
• Magic in the 3^rd Age
• Enchanters of Mirkwood

(Pages: 48)

Issue 28 — Elves of Mirkwood (January 2000)

• Editorial: ​“Daro!”
• A History of the Nandor
• A Grammar and Dictionary of Silvian Elvish
• Halls of the Elven-king
• The History of Mount Gundabad
• Siriann’s Song

(Pages: 36)

Other Hands Issue 29 and 30 — Southern Middle-earth (July 2000)

• Editorial: Kharumaginad
• Magic Feature: Words of Command
• An Alternative Continential Map for MERP
• The Mumakanril
• Mithril Feature: The Mirror of Fire
• The Sisters of Ishtra
• Supplement: The Realm of Bellakar

(Pages: 24)

Other Hands Issue 31 and 32 — Evil Races (January 2001)

• Editorial: Journey to the Crossroads
• Magic Feature: Heartstrings
• The Lughoth
• Tol Fui and the Shadowy Isles
• Mithril Feature: Mayhem Under the Mountain
• Using D&D 3^rd Edition for Middle-earth Campaigns
• The Great Spiders
• Supplement: The Eyes of Oclanoc and Other Tales

(Pages: 52)

Other Hands Issue 33 and 34 (LAST ISSUE!) — War! (July 2001)

• Editorial: What is it Good for?
• Why did the Three Rings Lose Their Powers?
• Gondorian Warcraft
• Eldacar Must Die!
• The House of Warcraft
• Dunadan Longevity
• Supplement: Armies of Eriador

(Pages: 39)

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