SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS Issue # 155 The Realms of Faerie Vol.XIV,No.10 9 Over the hills and far away, always just out of reach. March 1990 Wild in the Woods Eric Oppen 10 Elves who dont like other elves: the wild grugach. Publisher James M. Ward The Elfin Gods Denise Lyn Voskuil 20 Four new deities of light, magic, arts, and death. Editor Roger E. Moore In the Frost and the Snow David S. Reimer 26 A chilly reception is the best that youll get from the snow elves. Fiction editor The Folk of the Faerie Kingdom Vince Garcia Barbara G. Young 30 The Little People from atomies to sylphs and their queen. Assistant editor The Ecology of the Satyr Gordon R. Menzies Dale A. Donovan 42 Wanna party? A satyrical look at fantasys nature boys. Art director The Crypt of Istaris Richard Fichera Paul Hanchette Insert If you fail, everything goes! A DUNGEON® Adventures module. Production staff Kathleen C. MacDonald OTHER FEATURES Gaye OKeefe Angelika Lokotz Thank You For Your Cooperation Jon Pickens Subscriptions 47 I spy, you spybut why? Take our TOP SECRET/S.I. game questionnaire. Janet L. Winters The Game Wizards Anne Brown U.S. advertising 50 Some words on Greyhawk from a mouse that (quietly) roars. Sheila Gailloreto Zimmy Volp The Voyage of the Princess Ark Bruce A. Heard 52 The has landedmaybe permanently. U.K. correspondent Princess and U.K. advertising Father, Dear Father, Come Home With Me Now fiction by John Sue Lilley 58 Morrissey A sad thing it was for her father to be taken by the faerie host, but perhaps a wizard could help. The Marvel®-Phile Dale A. Donovan 71 Its back, and so is the champion of the British Isles! Role-playing Reviews Ken Rolston 79 Trust in the Force, Luke; West End Games is coming! The Role of Books John C. Bunnell 89 What happened when the U.S.S. Enterprise finished its five-year mission? The Role of Computers Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser 95 Does your Mac need some excitement? Feed it a few new games. Through the Looking Glass Robert Bigelow 104 Treat yourself to a grav tank and some DRAGONLANCE® Heroes. D EPARTMENTS 5 Letters 56 Editorial 84 Convention Calendar 6 Sage Advice 68 Gamers Guide 102 Dragonmirth 8 Forum 78 TSR Previews COVER Dropped and forgotten by the wizard who owned it, a magical ring lies among the leaves in a deep forestbut faeries have a way of finding magical things. Carol Heyers talents make a welcome return to our cover as she offers a bit of what makes the faerie world an unforgettable place. 4 MARCH 1990 DRAGON® Magazine (ISSN 0279-6848) is published monthly by TSR, Inc., P.O. Box 756 (201 Sheridan Springs Road), 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, P.O. 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In the U.S. and Canada, methods of relatively new company devoted to sculpting 25 high-strength fighter, and I discovered a system payment include checks or money orders made payable to TSR, Inc., or charges to valid MasterCard or VISA mm science-fiction and fantasy figures. for naming such fighters. All of these fighters credit cards; send subscription orders with payments to: For more information, please write to: For- should be named after a sound that their weap- TSR, Inc., P.O. Box 72089, Chicago IL 60678, U.S.A. In tress Figures, c/o Metalcraft Miniatures and ons make (e.g., Thug, Smush, Bamboosh, etc.). the United Kingdom, methods of payment include cheques and money orders made payable to TSR Ltd, or More, 1000 North 9th Street, Elwood IN 46036. Whadaya think? charges to a valid ACCESS or VISA credit card; send Leslie A. King Justin Barker subscription orders with payments to TSR Ltd, as per that Upland IN Las Cruces NM address above. Prices are subject to change without prior notice. The issue of expiration of each subscription is printed on the mailing label of each subscriber’s copy of That's nice. (Bamboosh?) the magazine. Changes of address for the delivery of Nice try subscription copies must be received at least six weeks prior to the effective date of the change in order to assure Nice art uninterrupted delivery. Dear Dragon: Back issues: A limited quantity of back issues is A friend once told me of the witch NPC. He available from either the TSR Mail Order Hobby Shop said that it had appeared in a past issue of Dear Dragon: (P.O. Box 756, Lake Geneva WI 53147, U.S.A.) or from TSR Ltd. For a free copy of the current catalog that lists DRAGON Magazine. I was wondering if you DRAGON Magazine is well known for its available back issues, write to either of the above could either send me information regarding this excellent fantasy covers, and the short para- addresses. class or tell me which issue had it (if it is not out graph about the artist and the picture is always a Submissions: All material published in DRAGON Magazine becomes the exclusive property of the pub- of print). It would be much appreciated. treat. As fantasy lovers and artists, we would lisher unless special arrangements to the contrary are I also have a great name for the letters like to see the original artwork's size and media made prior to publication. DRAGON Magazine welcomes column. How about Bloodletters? included as information given on the unsolicited submissions of written material and artwork; Tommy Tucker however, no responsibility for such submissions can be cover piece. It wouldn't take a lot of space or assumed by the publisher in any event. Any submission Harwood MD work on your part, and it would certainly accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope of satisfy the curiosity of a lot of up-and-coming sufficient size will be returned if it cannot be published. fantasy artists. It would also settle a lot of argu- We strongly recommend that prospective authors write The last witch NPC class we printed was in for our writers’ guidelines before sending an article to us. issue #114. It was a revamped and expanded ments ("You know, he did that with an air- In the United States and Canada, send a self-addressed, version of the witch NPC that appeared in issue brush!" "No way, dude, it's watercolor!"). stamped envelope (9½" long preferred) to: Writers’ #43 long ago. Note that this class was deliber- J. S. Hall & David Flora Guidelines, c/o DRAGON Magazine, as per the above address; include sufficient American postage or Interna- ated made more powerful than normal PC Morehead KY tional Reply Coupons with the return envelope. In classes so that it could could better challenge those Europe, write to: Writers’ Guidelines, c/o DRAGON PCs; it is not recommended for use as a PC.