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Alarums and Excursions — ( A E ), is an amateur press association started in June 1975 by Lee Gold (at the request of Bruce Pelz, who felt that discussion of Dungeons Dragons was taking up too much space in Apa L, the APA of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society) [… … Wikipedia
alarums and excursions — noun plural 1. : marital sounds and the movement of soldiers across the stage used as a stage direction in Elizabethan drama 2. : clamor, excitement, and feverish or disordered activity the alarums and excursions of the uneasy Manchu empire New… … Useful english dictionary
alarums and excursions — noun plural Date: 1592 1. martial sounds and the movement of soldiers across the stage used as a stage direction in Elizabethan drama 2. clamor, excitement, and feverish or disordered activity … New Collegiate Dictionary
alarums and excursions — n. disorganized activity and uproar … English contemporary dictionary
alarums and excursions — humorous confused activity and uproar. → alarum … English new terms dictionary
alarums and excursions — alar′ums and excur′sions n. pl. noisy, frantic, or disorganized activities • Etymology: 1585–95 … From formal English to slang
alarums and excursions — 1. (esp. in Elizabethan drama) military action, as representative fragments of a battle, sound effects of trumpets, or clash of arms: used as a stage direction. 2. any noisy, frantic, or disorganized activity. [1585 95] * * * … Universalium
Eric and the Gazebo — The Tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo is a role playing game (RPG) anecdote, made famous by Richard Aronson (designer of The Ruins of Cawdor, a graphical MUD). Aronson s account first appeared in print in the APA Alarums and Excursions in either… … Wikipedia
Lee Gold — is a prominent member of California science fiction fandom and an influential writer and editor in the role playing game and filk music communities.Gold became prominent in the mid to late 1970s as the editor of Alarums and Excursions , a monthly … Wikipedia
Flanaess — The Flanaess is the eastern part of the continent of Oerik, one of the four continents of the fictional world of Oerth in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. The Flanaess has been the setting… … Wikipedia
