Issue #199 SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS Vol. XVIII, No. 6 November 1993 Theres no escape from 9 New options and opportunities for DMs to torment Publisher TSR, Inc. their PCs. Opening the Book of Beasts David Howery Associate Publisher Brian Thomsen 10 Medieval bestiaries had some odd ideas about animalsideas DMs can add to their campaigns. Editor-in-Chief Kim Mohan 16 Crude, But Effective Derek Jensen Associate editor Battle tactics for humanoid monsters, courtesy of Dale A. Donovan Elmonster. Fiction editor The Dragons Bestiary: Those Terrible Trolls Barbara G. Young 23 Alec Baclawski Editorial assistant Several new types to regenerate interest in the Wolfgang H. Baur species. Art director Larry W. Smith FICTION Production staff Tracey Isler One-Eyed Death Jonathan Shipley 30 Savor this tale of honor, obligation, and assassination. Subscriptions Janet L. 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