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SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS Issue #l87 The Wild and Unforgiving Lands Vol. XVII, No. 6 9 What's the largest "dungeon" of them all? The great November 1992 outdoors, of course. Publisher 10 The Wild, Wild Wilderness David Howery James M. Ward Rhinos, rattlesnakes, and realistic tactics of the Editor animal world. Roger E. Moore Deadlier Dinosaurs David Howery Associate editor 14 Whats Dilophosaurus got that Tyrannosaurus Dale A. Donovan doesnt? You dont want to find out in person! Fiction editor Bazaar of the Bizarre Matt Posner Barbara G. Young 20 Druids need a boost - and here are the magical Editorial assistant devices to do it. Wolfgang H. Baur The Ecology of the Dakon Nick Parenti Art director 24 The shabby apes of the FIEND FOLIO® tome get a Larry W. Smith facelift for the AD&D® 2nd Edition game. Production staff Gaye O’Keefe Tracey Zamagne FICTION Dawn K. Murin Dragon Scales fiction by Eric Tanafon Subscriptions 52 What hero did they call for when a dozen knights had Janet L. 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