S PECIAL ATTRACTIONS Issue #167 The wilderness awaits you. Vol.XV,No. 10 9 A collection of wild animals-and even wilder plants. March 1991 See the Pomarj- and Die! Joseph Bloch A typically dangerous wilderness in the GREYHAWK® campaign. Publisher 10 James M. Ward Back to the Age of Mammals David Howery 15 The largest mammalian land carnivore of all time is back (and fantasy Editor heroes are its prey). Roger E. Moore The Ecology of the Su-Monster Matthew Schutt Fiction editor 20 Most call it a myth. Some call it a nightmare. Barbara G. Young The Dragons Bestiary Gregg Chamberlain Assistant editor 23 Blood-drinking flowers, sword grass, and man-eating plants. Dale A. Donovan Art director O THER FEATURES Larry W. Smith Curses Are Divine Mark Keavney 28 What can an angry deity do to your character? Anything he wants! Production staff Gaye OKeefe Angelika Lokotz Arcane Lore Jeffrey Pettengill Tracey Zamagne 36 Necromancy is a dead art, but these spells will bring it to life again. 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