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Dragon Magazine #146 Issue #146 Vol. XIV, No. 1 SPECIAL ATTRACTION June 1989 Wings of Doom: Publisher 13 There is no hiding place from a dragons flame. Mike Cook Dragons Are Wizards Best Friends David E. Cates Editor 14 Four new familiars with exotic tastes in masters. Roger E. Moore The Dragons Bestiary The Readers Associate editor Fiction editor 22Not all new types of dragons are badonly most of them! Robin Jenkins Barbara G. Young The New Ecology of the Dragons Jean Rabe and Skip Williams Editorial assistant 30Teeth and scales and tavern tales, of such are dragons made. Kimberly J. Walter Art director OTHER FEATURES Lori Svikel The Hatchling Magazine A. D. Young Production staff 40From humble beginnings do great things grow. Paul Hanchette Betty Elmore Gaye OKeefe Angelika Lokotz The Ever-After fiction by eluki bes shahar 48Which is the greater: the heros will or the heros destiny? Subscriptions U.S. Advertising Janet L. Winters Sheila Gailloreto The Marvel®-Phile Skip Williams 60Suppose sweet old Aunt May decided to bump off Galactus. U. K. correspondent Christopher Christou Dangerous Terrain Dan Salas 64Fixing an old robot might be a serious mistake in the GAMMA WORLD® U.K. advertising game. Kris Starr Jane Johnson The Role of Computers Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser 68Computer-game opponents are especially bad when they can out-think you. Arrows of the East David Kloba 80What sort of arrow works well against an angry kappa? If You Wish Upon a Star . Kevin Murphy 84Be careful of what you wish for. You might get it! D EPARTMENTS 5 Letters 58 TSR Previews 100 Dragonmirth 6 Forum 82 Gamers Guide 10 Sage Advice 94 Convention Calendar COVER Keith Parkinson didnt skimp on the action in his untitled cover painting for this issue (the editor calls it Ouch!). Keith says he figured that fighting dragons would hold nothing back, and having your head breathed on sounded like a pretty bad turn of events. Well, it is better to give than to receive. 4 JUNE 1989 R.I.P.: RPGs? This issue marks the 13th anniver- sary of the founding of DRAGON® Magazine and my sixth year on its staff. Rather than looking back at Claydonia the early days of the magazine (see What did you think of this issue? Do you have The Hatchling Magazine in this a question about an article or have an idea for a issue), looking ahead is more in Dear Dragon: new feature youd like to see? In the United order in this editorial. States and Canada, write to: Letters, DRAGON® After reading Claydonia Conquers the World DRAGON Magazines core topic is Magazine, PO. Box 111, Lake Geneva WI 53147, (issue #144), I had to write. First, power # 12, U.S.A. In Europe, write to: Letters, DRAGON Use Self As Missile, should be called Ultimate that of role-playing games, particu- Magazine, TSR Ltd., 120 Church End, Cherry Missile, which was created by Tom Sawyer (see larly the AD&D® game. The maga- Hinton, Cambridge CB1 3LD, United Kingdom. issue #128, page 56). Second, what about a zines fate thus revolves around the power called Eject Limbs? This allows a Claydo- fortunes of these games themselves. nian to shoot off limbs as missiles. (Warning: RPGs have grown and evolved since Fantastic highs This reduces hit points and number of attacks.) the appearance of the fantasy com- Third, how about having Lords & Legends bat rules in the CHAINMAIL minia- Dear Dragon: with Claydonians for one or two issues? tures game. But other changes have I liked your article in issue #143, The Highs Dennis Payne come about with more far-reaching and Lows of Fantasy (pages 37-44). But upon Holliston MA reading the concluding lists of books and mod- effects. Many RPG companies have devel- ules, I was very disappointed to not see the We missed the Ultimate Missile reference; DRAGONLANCE® series appear. I have read thank you for catching it. Clay-O-Rama referees oped specific campaign worlds for three of the books (the Legends series), and I should have no trouble working out details for their games, and these worlds are feel they would qualify for the high-fantasy list. your Eject Limbs power, though having a supply extremely complex. Thick source- I was also surprised because several hardcover of regular missiles would probably be better in books are available for RPGs of all books and modules have been written specifi- the long run. As for having a Claydonian “Lords typesbut how many gamers actu- cally dealing with the DRAGONLANCE saga. & Legends” column—it isn’t likely, but the ally use all of this material? Many Eric Middlecamp Claydonians probably appreciated the thought. South St. Paul MN gamers buy sourcebooks only to read, like buying paperback novels. Besides, how often can you get a There are so many good fantasy novels out Column questions that it would be impossible to list them all, group together to play through a 10- much less categorize them. But we appreciate Dear Dragon: part quest? your mention of the DRAGONLANCE saga. I have three questions: Additionally, those gamers who 1. Can technological items be submitted for started playing RPGs in the 1970s Bazaar of the Bizarre? It would be great to see and early 1980s are growing older. Artists need mail new equipment for TOP SECRET/S.I., MARVEL Game designer and novelist Tracy SUPER HEROES®, STAR FRONTIERS®, and other Hickman has pointed out that as Dear Dragon: high-tech games. I just wanted to tell you (and Im sure many 2. Can The Ecology of articles be written on gamers (like everyone else) get older, people share my feelings) that the artwork on monsters that have appeared in The Dragons they acquire families, homes, nor- the covers of your magazine is sensational. I Bestiary? mal jobs, and so on. How often can was wondering if TSR or another company is 3. How about a new feature, similar to The you get away from work and family producing posters from the covers of DRAGON Ecology of articles, featuring the psychologies ties to go out and slay dragons with Magazine, and if so, where can I reach these of creatures rather than their physiologies? It the gang? Not very often. people. could focus on the cultures, beliefs, myths, and As Tracy has noted, you may not Chris Kasparian religions of relatively intelligent creatures. Such be able to get gamers together, but Staten Island NY a column would be a great place to learn more your computer is available on about the various humanoids, as well as the demand. You might miss having Thank you very much. If there is a particular much-neglected creatures of faerie. your friends around (unless you artist or piece of artwork that you are especially Joshua M. Jeffryes interested in, you can write to the artist, c/o Slater IA have a multiplayer game and can get DRAGON Magazine P.O. Box 111, Lake Geneva family or friends to play, too). But WI 53147, U.S.A.), and enclose a self-addressed, Technological items certainly have a chance of whenever you want to play, you can stamped envelope with your letter: Write only appearing in the “Bazaar of the Bizarre” column, play. the artist’s name and your return address on though it would be the first time that happened. Better computers and programs the SASE, and we’ll fill in the artist’s address (we We’d prefer “The Ecology of” articles be con- are also available. Hack-n-slash com- prefer not to give out the full addresses of our fined to “official” monsters given in the game puter games are being replaced by contributors). Some artists have color prints books (for the AD&D? D&D? GAMMA detailed adventures on worlds as available of their work. WORLD®, and related games). Finally, many complex as any on paper. The NPCs You might also wish to see The Art of “The Ecology of” articles have given details on DRAGON Magazine, a 128-page, full-color collec- the lives and cultures of fantasy creatures, such in these games have their own per- tion of artwork from past issues of the maga- as “The Ecology of the Mind Flayer” (issue #78). sonalities and missions in life; they zine. This book is available from most hobby We once ran an article called “The Psychology remember wrongs and favors done and game shops for $16.95 (£9.95 in the U.K.). of the Doppleganger” (issue #80), which went to them by your character. Some of You can also get this book from the TSR Mail into some of the areas you mentioned. We do them can talk to you, too, bringing Order Hobby Shop (P.O. Box 756, Lake Geneva have a special section planned on creatures with them what Tracy calls the WI 53147); write for a free catalog. from faerie realms, probably set for next year, that you might find of interest. Continued on page 39 DRAGON 5 DRAGON® Magazine (ISSN 0279-6848) is published monthly by TSR, Inc., PO. Box 756, Lake Geneva WI 53147, United States of America. The postal address for all materials from the United States and Canada except subscription orders is: DRAGON Magazine, PO Box 111, Lake Geneva WI 53147, U. S.A.; telephone: (414) 248-3625. The postal address for all materials from Europe is: DRAGON Magazine, TSR Ltd, 120 Church End, Cherry Hinton, Cambndge CB1 3LD, United Kingdom; telephone: (0223) 212517 (U.K.), 44-223- 212517 (international); telex: 818761; fax: (0223) 248066 (U.K.), 44-223-248066 (international).
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