Accessory - Dragon Magazine #188, MAGAZINES, Dragon Magazine
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Issue #188
Vol. XVII, No. 7
December 1992
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
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Need Some Good Advice?
Words of wit and wisdom for role-playersfor any game
system.
Thats Role, Not Roll!
George T. Young
Thoughts on how the game master can help the players.
Be Nice to Your Referee
Stewart Robertson
Theres more to being a good gamer than rolling dice and
painting miniatures.
Roles For Role-Players
David Wilder
New ways to help your game master and keep the
excitement high.
Pubilsher
James M. Ward
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Editor
Roger E. Moore
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Associate editor
Dale A. Donovan
Fiction editor
Barbara G. Young
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Editorial assistant
Wolfgang H. Baur
Art director
Larry W. Smith
FICTION
Production staff
Gaye O'Keefe
Tracey Zamagne
Dawn K. Murin
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Something Familiar Eliza Erskine
Only a fool would steal from a master thiefespecially this
master thief!
Subscriptions
Janet L. Winters
REVIEWS
The Role of Computers Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser
Flight simulators, from World War I to tomorrow.
U.S. advertising
Cindy Rick
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U.K. correspondent
and U.K. advertising
Wendy Mottaz
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113
Role-playing Reviews Rick Swan
Great board games for people who hate board games.
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Through the Looking Glass Robert Bigelow
Presenting part two of the annual holiday shopping guide.
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OTHER FEATURES
The Wizards Three Ed Greenwood
A pleasant meeting between three worlds most powerful
spell-casters.
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The Voyage of the Princess Ark Bruce A. Heard
With the world on the brink of war, the Princess Ark heads for
home.
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Bazaar of the Bizarre Nathaniel S. Downes
Ten swords now lost (and up for grabs) in the FORGOTTEN
REALMS
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setting.
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Novel Ideas Sue Weinlein
R. A. Salvatore reveals how a hero and his legacy were almost
never born.
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-Phile Steven E. Schend
Not your normal undercover types: SHIELDs Super-Agents!
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COVER
Larry Elmores cover painting is
actually the second in a series of
works that began with the cover
painting of issue #163. That issue was
for autumn; this one, of course, is for
winter. The ladys advice to
adventurers? Dont bother me.
The Game Wizards Jean Rabe
Meet the new RPGA Networkand join the fun!
Mind Over Matter L. Richard Baker III
Which AD&D
®
game character class is best? The psionicist, says
this writer.
DEPARTMENTS
4 Letters
102 Dragonmirth
6 Editorial
104 Twilight Empire
36 Forum
108 Garners Guide
83 Convention Calendar
120 TSR Previews
92 Sage Advice
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