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Dragon Magazine #135 CONTENTS Issue #135 Vol. XIII, No. 2 July 1988 REGULAR FEATURES Publisher 10 The Ecology of the Cave Fisher Timothy Lethbridge Mike Cook To catch an adventurer, you need only a line and a little bait. Editor 14 The Dragons Bestiary Scott Bennie Roger E. Moore The tibbit: a remarkable, magical cat that curiosity cannot kill. Assistant editor Fiction editor 16 Through the Looking Glass Robert Bigelow Robin Jenkins Patrick L. Price Our new column on miniatures, for everyone who likes small surprises. Editorial assistants 18 Give Them Enough Rope! Robert Plamondon Eileen Lucas Barbara G. Young The end of your rope might mean the end of your adventure. Art director 20 Bazaar of the Bizarre The Readers Roger Raupp Some sharp reminders that magical arrows are an archers best friends. Production staff 26 When Game Masters Go Bad Sherri Gilbert Betty Elmore Lack of sleep and too much pizza do not a good GM make. Kim Janke Lori Svikel 30 The Game Wizards James M. Ward Subscriptions U.S. Advertising What do gamers want in GREYHAWK® Adventures? The answers are here. Pat Schulz Sheila Meehan 32 The Mix-&-Match Module Marcus L. Rowland U.K. correspondents You open the door and see Cthulhu and 500 Daleks. Roll for surprise. Graeme Morris Rik Rose 36 Heroes are Made Like This! Jerold M. Stratton U.K. advertising The best superheroes are the ones you bring to life yourself. Dawn Carter Kris Starr 54 Karl and the Ogre fiction by Paul J. McAuley A world falling into madness has no use for sane people. 62 Up Close and Personal Bruce Onder Its spy vs. spy! All-new combat in the TOP SECRET/S.I. game. 70 Role-playing Reviews Ken Rolston Three-dimensional role-playing, straight from the British Isles. 78 The Role of Books John C. Bunnell The realms of books and role-playing meet and merge. 82 The Role of Computers Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser The Airborne Ranger descends into an Alternate Reality. so Just How Big Is This Bomb? Jon Slobins Explosive force and area measurements in Mayfairs DC HEROES game. DEPARTMENTS 3 Letters 52 TSR Previews 92 Dragonmirth 4 Forum 66 Gamers Guide 94 Convention Calendar 44 Sage Advice 68 Index to Advertisers 98 SnarfQuest COVER Amused and unconcerned, a faerie creature teases an awe-struck night monster she has startled in the depths of her forest. Its my version of Beauty and the Beast, said Donald Clavette of his second cover painting for DRAGON® Magazine. 2 JULY 1988 Worldwide LETTERS When most people visit Great Britain, they head for places like Piccadilly Square, Brighton Beach, Buckingham Palace, and so forth. When I was there, I hunted for game shops. London was especially rich territory in this regard, and I What did you think of this issue? Do you have a On his weekly spear-fishing trip, Albert runs bought myself into a stupor. I question about an article or have an idea for a into yet another trolling problem! new feature youd like to see? In the United Eric Wetterlind, Proctor MN bought science-fiction miniatures States and Canada, write to: Letters, DRAGON® You got your peanut butter in my chocolate! games, 15mm space marines, Magazine, PO. Box 110, Lake Geneva WI 53147, Jeff Baughman, Greensburg PA bizarre gaming fanzines, and every- U.S.A. In Europe, write to: Letters, DRAGON Youre the first meal Ive seen with a comple- thing else I could stuff into my suit- Magazine, TSR UK Limited, The Mill, Rathmore mentary toothpick! cases. London was Heaven. Road, Cambridge CB1 4AD, United Kingdom. J.J. Lee, Cypress CA I always wished I could return the Hi ho, this is Kermit the Mutant. ." favor. DRAGON® Magazine is now Sean Murphy, Phildelphia PA widely distributed throughout the "Tag! Youre IT! Name that cover II David Mareske, South Bend IN U.K., as well as in the U.S. and Cana- Mother, what an unexpected surprise. da. Youll find dual addresses for regular columns like Letters, Readers sent in scores of possible titles for John Chang, Lynchburg VA Daniel Horne’s cover painting for DRAGON issue Forum, Sage Advice, and Con- #133, most involving dentistry, dating, fishing, The longest response was from Heather vention Calendar, as well as U.S./ and “Gimme five!” (Hal Lewis, Williamson NY). McDonald of Gaithersburg, Md., who was taken U.K. addresses for TSR Mail Order Sometimes, whole families sent in entries. Our by the sea troll’s “Jimmy Carter grin,” and so Hobby Shop catalogs and subscrip- personal favorites included the following: envisioned the troll as a used-boat salesman: tions to DRAGON Magazine. Writers Yes, sir, Mr. Bar Barian. This little babys only guidelines and regular article sub- Your mouthwash aint making it. got a few thousand miles on it! It was owned by missions are also now handled on Cillian MC Dermott, Newcastle, N. Ireland a little old boatman named Charon who used to Conan the Orthodontist. take it across the River Styx. ." both sides of the Atlantic. David Innis (no address) Ramon Munoz II of Pasadena, Tex., spoke for DRAGON Magazine has always What happened to that crown I put in for you everyone when he added, “The cover painting had an international flavor. One- last week? was great! Keep up the GREAT work, Daniel!” fourth of all of its subscribers live Brian Thaldorf, Lake Geneva WI No argument there. outside the United States, with bet- Hold still! The Druids of Dental Hygiene pay me ter than 92% of those subscribers to do this! being Canadian. At present, about Pierre Savoie, Toronto, Ontario 450 subscriptions go out to gamers For the last time, I dont want to go skinny- Golden oldies across Europe, Australia, New dipping. Timothy Thelen, Chicago IL Dear Dragon: Zealand, Japan, Israel, and scattered Hello, sailor! I have a copy of each of the three original locations in Central and South Vince Streif, Eau Claire WI D&D® rule books (Men & Magic, Monsters & America, Asia, and Africa. This Blind date. Treasure, and Underworld & Wilderness doesnt count retail sales, which Carl Boyd, Shadyside OH Adventures). Can you tell me if they are worth amount to over 20,000 issues in the Reach out and touch someone. anything? U.K. alone and over three times that Deron Davis, Houston TX David Lewinnek many in the U.S. and Canada (and Hi, honey, Im home! Newton MA things are looking up). John Woosley, Kenosha WI Of the articles youve been read- Say, what are you doing tonight? are Yes, they worth something — but it ing, about one in five has come from Garth Gibson, Sydney, Australia depends on who you are trying to sell them to. Canada or the U.K., with pieces Motor Mouth returns. The 1985-1986 Game Buyers Price Guide notes Douglas Shortes, Roswell NM that the GEN CON® Game Fair auction in 1984 from New Zealand, Singapore, and Please take out your drivers license and vehicle sold the first three books (known as the D&D elsewhere. You will be seeing more registration." Original Set) for $8-9 together and all of the articles from the U.K. before long. Carl Rothman, Kendall Park NJ first seven books (including Greyhawk, Black- Certainly, the Forum section Pardon me, but would you happen to have any moor, Eldritch Wizardry, and Gods, Demi-Gods should become more entertaining. Grey Poupon? & Heroes, together known as the D&D Collec- It would be nice to return to Lon- Andy Mills, Annandale VA tors Set) for $13-14. Since then, prices on these don someday (when I can afford it) On the good ship Lollipop. items have at least tripled. The TSR Mail Order and go on another frenzied game- Brian Tolley, Las Vegas NV Hobby Shop has run out of Original Set vol- shopping spree. Until then, editing a Fangs a lot for all the help! umes, but has copies of Greyhawk, Blackmoor, Chris Doyle (no address) Swords &, Spells (the first set of miniatures gaming magazine that can be It slices and dices! combat rules for the D&D game, thus the pre- enjoyed by gamers in that wonder- Russell Mitchell, Newport RI cursor to the BATTLESYSTEM™ supplement), ful city (and elsewhere) will do. Uh, this isnt the boat with the twenty-one and Chainmail (the medieval and fantasy minia- unarmed slave girls. ." tures combat game that was the precursor to Andrew Schwartz III, Houston TX the D&D game itself). Each of these volumes Next time you get to the punch line, dont slap sells for $15.00. me on the back. In short — name your own price. Travis Clemons, Roseburg OR Hey! I just had this boat painted! Kyle Kinder (no address) Sorry, this seats already taken. John Skosnik, Warren MI D RAGON 3 really shouldnt be that common. And for the merchant to forget to charge extra for more powerful scrolls or mistakenly give them out FORUM just isnt going to happen without DM collusion. If I had a player tell me that phantom armor could be cast on the inside of a robe because the spell description doesnt require it to be visible, Id say that the spell may be cast in that way, but the armor would still be visible on the robes outside, since the spell description doesnt prohibit that, either! (The illusion is of a suit of are the favorite class of most players (a proba- armor of normal thickness, and surely the outer The Forum welcomes your comments and ble theory), then we must conclude magic-users surface of it would be one armor-thickness opinions on role-playing games.
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