The Illustrated Man's Grand Opening!

Bruce Glassco (bglassco@mscfs.edu)
Sat, 26 Apr 1997 01:04:27 -0500

Over the bustle of commerce in Yellowleaf comes the sound of loud banging.
Above a small house near the top of the city, a strange person stands on a
ladder, hammering a nail into a sign. Those who move closer observe that
this man is covered, from head to foot, in strange, swirling patterns of
beasts, ships, and castles.
Closer still, they observe that the sign reads
THE ILLUSTRATED MAN'S SMITHY, CURIO SHOP, & TATTOO PARLOR
Closer still, they note the ease with which his noble number, 1010, can be
remembered.
He opens his mouth, and this is what he says:

"Come one, come all, to the Illustrated Man's Grand Opening!

You've looked around; you've seen the rest;
Now look no further! Here's the best!
The man with pictures on his chest!

The following items are currently going up for sale, with more expected to
be added regularly:

Wood: 8 gp, quantity 53
Far cheaper than Yellowleaf's prices!
Crossbows: 15 gp, quantity 7
Blast those monsters with ease, with the Illustrated Man's fine weapons!
Horses: 80 gp, quantity 3
Cheaper than Elantir! Cheaper than Trullion!
Let the IM fulfill all your equine needs!

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST>>>>

Maps: 50 gp
The Maps of the Illustrated Man were famous throughout G1. Now you too
can own your own personal maps of the world and the Yellowleaf area.
These aren't just indecipherable ascii, or little colored blocks. Every
terrain and interior location have their own graphic design or symbol.
Background grids make finding locations easy. Plus, every 20x20 area has
its own coordinate chart...no more scrolling all over the place looking for
what number a particular province is.
Our maps cover considerably more territory than other publicly available
maps. Our northwestern border reaches to or nearly to Halith, Rhonius,
Ganith, Cado, and Sesklos. Never heard of those cities? Then you'll need
us, won't you?
Best of all, the Illustrated Man will mail your map right to your house.
Just give us your street address and we will mail you a map directly, in
full color, suitable for hanging by your computer. Also, act now and we'll
send you a fully legible map of the known world.
You can get your map for free if you let us know 7 or more provinces that
we didn't have before...namely, provinces around or to the northwest of the
cities previously named. All info must be fully publishable.
If you'd like to know our reputation, ask anyone from G1! They'll tell you!
Buy in now, and get a discount on future editions!
If you hail from Yellowleaf, you need to visit

THE ILLUSTATED MAN [1010]!!!!!

"Youth is when, at the same time you're finding out that you're a rocket
ship, you're finding out that the world is a go-cart track." -- B. Glassco

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