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DRAGON 1 Publisher: Mike Cook Editor-in-Chief: Kim Mohan Same difference Editorial Staff: Marilyn Favar Roger Raupp You probably noticed right away that Vol. VII, No. 11 May 1983 Patrick L. Price this issue of DRAGON Magazine Mary Kirchoff looks different from all the others in SPECIAL ATTRACTION Business manager: Debra Chiusano your collection. The fancy phrase for Office staff: Sharon Walton what weve done is design changes. Forest of Doom . .41 Pam Maloney The translation, in laymans terms, is Prizewinning AD&D adventure Layout designer: Kristine L. Bartyzel that the magazine looks different. But Contributing editors: Roger Moore rest assured that, despite what you read Ed Greenwood in last months facetious policy state- National advertising representative: OTHER FEATURES Robert LaBudde & Associates, Inc. ment, the only changes weve made are 2640 Golf Road, Glenview IL 60025 for the sake of appearance. The Duelist A new NPC ..........6 Phone (312)724-5860 The new type face were using for text is called Baskerville (as in Sherlock The solo scenario ................. .16 This issues contributing artists: Susan Collins Dave Trampier Holmes). The new way of putting it in The ecology of the catoblepas ...... 22 Keith Parkinson E. B. Wagner columns is called ragged right (as in Jim Holloway Edward Atwood right-hand margin). The end result, in The whole half-ogre .............. 24 Roger Raupp Joshua Mittleman our opinion, is text that is more pleas- Jerry Eaton Roger Moore ing to the eye and more easily readable Relief for Traveller nobility ........ 26 Mike Carroll Jim Testa than the way we used to print articles. Photo finish. ..................... 28 Phil Foglio We hope all of you agree with that opinion and were sure that if you When it gets hit, it gets hurt. 34 DRAGON Magazine (ISSN 0279-6848) is pub- lished monthly for a subscription price of $24 per dont, you wont hesitate to let us know. Damage to equipment year by Dragon Publishing. a division of TSR Hobbies, Inc. The mailing address of Dragon Its time once again to hand out con- Non-violent Magic Items . 36 Publishing for all material except subscription orders is P.O. Box 110, Lake Geneva WI 58147. gratulations to another Module Design New tools of the trade . 58 Contest winner. The top-judged entry DRAGON Magazine is available at hobby TOP SECRET® paraphernalia stores and bookstores throughout the United in category A-2 is Forest of Doom, States and Canada, and through a limited designed and submitted by Scott Butler Thiefs climb leveled out. .60 number of overseas outlets. Subscription rates are of Powassan, Ontario, Canada. 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Changes of address for the winners to take care of; youll be seeing The Inner Planes delivery of subscriptions must be received at least 30 days prior to the effective date of the change in those in the center of the magazine every Figure Feature: Weird Monsters . .32 order to insure uninterrupted delivery. so often for the next year or more. All material published in DRAGON Magazine Up on a Soap box.. 74 becomes the exclusive property of the publisher Lastly, in the in case it needs to be upon publication, unless special arrangements to said department, we didnt mean what Castles by Carroll . 76 the contrary are made prior to publication. V: Leeds Castle DRAGON Magazine welcomes unsolicited sub- we wrote in last months column. missions of written material and artwork; how- (Believe it or not, weve received some ever, no responsibility for such submissions can Game reviews: be assumed by the publisher in any event. Any letters from outraged readers who took Moon Base Clavius. ............. .79 submission which is accompanied by a self- it all seriously.) This is, quite obviously, addressed, stamped envelope of sufficient size will Grav Armor .................... .80 be returned if it cannot be published. not a 32-page magazine, and to the best Dragonmaster .................. .81 of my knowledge, the word dragster DRAGON is a trademark for Dragon Pub- isnt used even once. Convention schedule . .86 lishings monthly adventure playing aid. All rights on the contents of this publication are reserved, and nothing may be reproduced from it Whats New ...................... .91 in whole or in part without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Copyright © 1983 by Wormy ........................... 94 TSR Hobbies, Inc. Dragon Mirth .................... .95 Second-class postage paid at Lake Geneva, Wis., and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, ADVANCED DUNGEONS Dragon Publishing, P.O. Box 110, Lake Geneva & DRAGONS, ADVANCED D&D, and TOP SECRET are WI 53147. USPS 318-790. ISSN 0279-6848. registered trademarks owned by TSR Hobbies, Inc. ™ designates other trademarks owned by TSR Hobbies, Inc., unless otherwise indicated. 2 MAY 1983 hy is a reader of DRAGON Magazine like a 10th level fighter about to enter the first level of a dungeon? Because the biggest problem either one of them has is figuring out where to start. What youre holding is the largest, the most colorful, and the most diversified issue weve produced since Bahamut was a pup. Inside are 11 articles and features devoted to the D&D® and AD&D games, werent detailed it took seven pages just to plus more than a dozen other presenta- Priority problems cover the critters in the Monster Manual, in tions designed to appeal to those of you addition to the five pages we spent describ- Dear Editor: ing the system, and thats about as many pages who are also interested in other facets of The Attack Priority system in issue #71 is as we could afford for one article. Maybe Mr. the hobby of gaming. great! It is easy to understand, but I might get Hall or another writer will figure out modifi- At the head of the parade is Forest of stuck on a few situations. First of all, what if, ers for FIEND FOLIO monsters, and perhaps Doom, an AD&D adventure that was when closing, the opponents are still not in well use that list as a supplement to the origi- judged the best entry in category A-2 of attack range (due to movement base)? What if a nal article within another few issues. KM our Module Design Contest. I wish I character is not closing but his opponent is? could tell you why it won, but that would Lets say the character has set a spear to receive be giving too much away. the opponents charge. Hot on the heels of the cavalier class, And most importantly, what if the character Class criticisms is a spellcaster and is simply not using a weap- presented by E. Gary Gygax in our last on? The way this system is written, it seems to Dear Editor: issue, is the duelist Arthur Collins me that there is no way of determining things I feel that Mr. Gygaxs article on social sta- concept of a non-player character who like, would a charging fighter get in his attack tus was long overdue. It is highly useful in has an entirely different code of honor. before a magic-user could cast a spell? The creating a more logical and true-to-life cam- Speaking of EGG, Gary has a couple of point Im trying to make is that not everyone is paign. However, I disagree on one point. Say- contributions in these pages one direct going to attack after winning (or losing) ing that a character born to the Lower lower and one indirect. The Inner Planes, in initiative. class can only be a thief or assassin isnt very his From the Sorcerers Scroll column, Mike Dujovne realistic. Of course, they couldnt be a paladin, puts forth a consistent and colorful the- Indialantic, Fla. and they would have a lower starting money chance. But they could be pretty much any- ory on the structure of the AD&D uni- thing they wanted.