Pegasus (game magazine)

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Pegasus
JG Pegasus issue 1 RPG magazine cover 1981.jpg
Issue 1, 1981
Publisher Judges Guild
Founded1981
Final issue
Number
1983
12
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Pegasus was a gaming magazine published from 1981 to 1983 by Judges Guild.

Contents

Contents

Pegasus was a magazine that included a 32-page game supplement in each issue, as well as articles about variant rules for AD&D, statistics for new magic and monsters, advice for gamemastering, as well as fiction and reviews. [1]

History

After failing with new licenses and computer games, Judges Guild instead started over on its magazines beginning with Pegasus #1 (April/May 1981), edited by Mike Reagan. The first issue was 96 pages and larger than the previous magazines from Judges Guild, but going back to the older pulp-quality pages and covers. [2] :202 The first issue contained a 36-page installment about the city-state campaign titled "The Black Ring" by Dan Hauffe. Members of the Guild received a Pegasus subscription, adding a 10% discount on certain products highlighted in each issue as of issue #3 (1981). [2] :202–203Pegasus in its run included articles for D&D, Arduin Grimoire , Champions , The Fantasy Trip , The Morrow Project , RuneQuest , Skull & Crossbones , Stormbringer , Traveller , Tunnels & Trolls , Villains and Vigilantes , and Ysgarth . [2] :203 The staff of Pegasus changed frequently; Chuck Anshell came back as editor on issue #3 (1981) but Edward Mortimer replaced him in issue #5 (December 1981), while Mark Holmer took over with issue #9 (August/September 1982), and Mike Maddin replaced him for issue #12 (February/March 1983). [2] :203 Judges Guild sent Pegasus #13 to the printers, but that issue apparently disappeared and was not published before Judges Guild stopped publication altogether. [2] :204

Reception

W. G. Armintrout reviewed the first issue of Pegasus in The Space Gamer No. 44. [1] Armintrout commented "I can't recommend Pegasus as a magazine. However, the installment supplement was nearly excellent. If you play AD&D and you think supplements a year for [the price] is a good deal, then subscribe." [1]

Reviews

References

  1. 1 2 3 Armintrout, W. G. (October 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (44). Steve Jackson Games: 35.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Shannon Appelcline (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '70s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN   978-1-61317-075-5.