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| Editor | Corey Swallow |
|---|---|
| Categories | Video games |
| Frequency | Monthly or bi-monthly |
| Publisher | Planar Games |
| First issue | 1988 |
| Final issue | 1996 |
| Country | Australia |
| ISSN | 1031-5241 |
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]
