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D RAGON 1 Publisher: Mike Cook Editor-in-Chief: Kim Mohan The sources mouth Editorial staff: Roger Raupp Patrick Lucien Price Dear Dragon, Contents Mary Kirchoff I was wondering what your status with Vol. IX, No. 2 July 1984 Roger Moore Tolkien Enterprises is. I have heard a rumor Layout designer: Kristine L. Bartyzel that they have a claim filed against you all. Subscriptions: Mellody Knull SPECIAL ATTRACTION Contributing Editors: Ed Greenwood Is the reason that all of the back covers of Katherine Kerr your magazine have their advertisement on WHITEOUT . .41 Ken Rolston it? I was just wondering about the rights Adventuring in Antarctica Advertising Sales Administrator: you and they have figured out. for TOP SECRET® agents Mary Parkinson (Name withheld) This issues contributing artists: We get a few letters of this sort every Jack Crane Ruth Hoyer month people wanting us to confirm or Roger Raupp John Pierard Harry Quinn Dave Trampier deny a rumor or a claim theyve heard Jerry Eaton Bob Lilly somewhere, or just asking a simple ques- OTHER FEATURES Clyde Caldwell Kurt Erichsen tion: Sometimes its flattering that you Keith Parkinson Larry Elmore think we would know (When will the D&D Beyond the dungeon . 8 movie be out?), even though we dont. DRAGON® Magazine (ISSN 0279-6848) is Gaming in the great outdoors published monthly for a subscription price of $24 Other times, the questions are bewildering per year by Dragon Publishing, a division of or even astounding. And on occasion, peo- The ecology of the dryad . .18 TSR, Inc. The mailing address of Dragon ple ask us things we answer. Publishing for all material except subscription can Femme fatale of the forest orders is P.O. Box 110, Lake Geneva WI 53147; The letter above doesnt fall neatly into the business telephone number is (414) 248-8044. any of those categories; it just happened to The Legacy of Hortus . .31 be in the mail the day I sat down to write DRAGON Magazine is available at hobby A harvest of unusual plants stores and bookstores throughout the United this. Im confused by the question, and by States and Canada, and through a limited the fact that its addressed to the magazine, Simon Sidekick . 58 number of overseas outlets. Subscription rates but I guess I can respond to some of it. Im are as follows: $24 for 12 issues sent to an address Independence isn‘t always best in the U.S., $30 in Canada; $50 U.S. for 12 dismayed by the writers confusion over issues sent via surface mail or $95 for 12 issues what Tolkien Enterprises is, and Im as- Index to advertisers . .89 sent via air mail to any other country. All tounded to hear of a rumor about a claim subscription payments must be in advance, and should be sent to Dragon Publishing, P.O. Box against us. 72089, Chicago IL 60690. DRAGON® Magazine has no status A limited quantity of certain back issues of with Tolkien Enterprises, and I dont under- DRAGON Magazine can be purchased from the stand why anyone would ask about some- Dungeon Hobby Shop. (See the list of available thing that has never existed. I dont know issues printed elsewhere in each magazine.) Pay- ment in advance by check or money order must anything about a claim, period. And Im REGULAR OFFERINGS accompany all orders. Payments cannot be made sure the people at Iron Crown Enterprises through a credit card, and orders cannot be taken would like me to point out that they not Out on a Limb . 3 nor merchandise reserved by telephone. Neither an individual customer nor an institution can be Tolkien Enterprises have paid us to Letters and answers billed for a subscription order or a back-issue advertise on our back cover for the last 19 purchase unless prior arrangements are made. issues. The forum . 6 The issue of expiration for each subscription is We can answer questions that pertain to Opinions and observations printed on the mailing label for each subscribers the magazine, but we dont know anything copy of the magazine. Changes of address for the about whats going on in the rest of the Convention calendar . .22 delivery of subscription copies must be received at least six weeks prior to the effective date of the company, such as when the new AD&D® change in order to insure uninterrupted delivery. game rule book is coming out or how many Gods of the Suel pantheon. .23 AD&D modules will be released in the next All material published in DRAGON Part 2: Kord and Phaulkon Magazine becomes the exclusive property of the six months. Were no help at all on rumors publisher upon publication, unless special ar- — again, unless they have to do with the Game reviews: rangements to the contrary are made prior to magazine. publication. DRAGON Magazine welcomes Stalking the Night Fantastic . .36 unsolicited submissions of written material and If you ask us a question we cant answer, artwork; however, no responsibility for such sub- we might try to forward it to someplace else The Forever War . .38 missions can be assumed by the publisher in any within TSR, Inc., if we think thatll help. If event. Any submission which is accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope of sufficient were pretty sure that your question doesnt The ARES Section. .69 size will be returned if it cannot be published. have an answer . well, lets just say that 16 pages of SF gaming articles we dont take the time to write I dont DRAGON is a registered trademark for Dragon Publishings monthly adventure playing know letters. Gamers Guide . .88 aid. All rights on the contents of this publication But if you have a question you think we are reserved, and nothing may be reproduced can answer, ask it this is not intended to Wormy............................90 from it in whole or in part without first obtaining permission in writing from the publisher. discourage people from writing. Instead of Copyright ©1984 TSR, Inc. letting a rumor influence your thinking, its Dragon Mirth . .93 better to try to get the facts from the Second-class postage paid at Lake Geneva, Wis., and additional mailing offices. sources mouth. If weve got em, well give Snarfquest . .94 em to you. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Dragon Publishing, P.O. Box 110, Lake Geneva WI 53147, USPS 318-790, ISSN 0279-6848. DRAGON, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, AD&D, TOP SECRET, BOOT HILL, and GAMMA WORLD are registered trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. designates other trademarks owned by TSR, Inc., unless otherwise indicated. 2 JULY 1984 dventure gaming is fun be- cause players can experience an environment through their characters thats exciting and interesting an environment different from their everyday lives. We were thinking along those lines when we decided to print WHITEOUT in this issue. If you think a different environment does make an adventure better, then wait until the next time the air conditioner breaks That assertion struck me as odd, and so I read down, get out your TOP SECRET® game, PBM response again the appropriate sections in the Players and settle down for an evening of subterfuge Handbook and the Dungeon Masters Guide. I and snowstorms in Antarctica. Editors note: Glenn Holliday of Empire was not able to find any clause that prohibited a Games sent a letter to Michael Gray at his home cure spell from raising a characters hit point total WHITEOUT is the latest published address after Mikes Problems by mail review/ to above zero. Cure Wounds spells are truly adventure from Merle Rasmussen, the article appeared in issue #85. We received a copy useless if a character is dead, but, according to games author. Its a sequel to the story line of the letter; excerpts are printed below. the DMG, a player character does not die from that he began with Doctor Yes (issue #48) wounds until he reaches -10 hit points. and Mad Merc (#56) but, like all good Dear Mike, The correct interpretation, rather, is that a cure sequels, you dont need number one or Today we read your article in DRAGON #85. spell can indeed restore a character to a positive number two to appreciate number three. Im sure you expect and deserve a reasonable hit point total, as long as that character is alive at We hope the adventure will please all of you response from us. the moment the spell is cast. Once restored to a whove been clamoring for more TOP I think the most important thing to make clear positive point total, a character is still bound by SECRET material, and maybe a few others is that our problems have been a thing of the past the Zero Hit Points section of the DMG: he for some time now. The player whom you men- will be comatose for 1-6 turns and then will be of you will be encouraged to try that game. tioned in your article is a happy player in Realms essentially useless for a week thereafter while Jack Crane came up with a good idea for of Sword and Thunder today. We have consist- recovering. a cover and turned it into a colorful piece ently kept to a turnaround time of 2 weeks for Anthony Ragan entitled The Enchanted Forest. Then he realms and 9 days for city positions since Christ- Los Angeles, Calif. went himself one better by expanding the mas of 1983. We have added many new players idea into The Legacy of Hortus, the since the first of the year, and are planning fur- Ill defer to Anthonys judgment, which is a illustrated essay youll find starting on page ther expansion.