Accessory - Dragon Magazine #197, MAGAZINES, Dragon Magazine
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Issue #197
Vol. XVIII, No. 4
September 1993
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FEATURES
The Ecology of the Giant Scorpion Ruth Cooke
Think invisibility will save you? Think again.
Publisher
James M. Ward
Think Bigin Miniature! James M. Ward
If a miniature could come to life, Ral Partha would be
the company to make it.
Editor
Roger E. Moore
Associate editor
Dale A. Donovan
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Two Years of ORIGINS Awards The editors
Is your game one of the best? Two years worth of
awards will let you know.
Fiction editor
Barbara G. Young
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Perils & Postage Mark R. Kehl
How to play an AD&D® campaign when each player
lives in a different city.
Editorial assistant
Wolfgang H. Baur
Art director
Larry W. Smith
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By Mail or by Modem? Craig Schaefer
An AD&D game works just as well by BBS as by USPS
(and maybe better).
Production staff
Tracey Zamagne
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The Dragons Bestiary Ed Greenwood
Its not a petting zoo: four new monsters from the
FORGOTTEN REALMS® setting.
Subscriptions
Janet L. Winters
U.S. advertising
Cindy Rick
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The Known World Grimoire Bruce A. Heard
The world of Mystara is changing, but how? Turn to
page 41 to find out.
U
.K. correspondent
and U.K. advertising
Wendy Mottaz
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Join the Electronic Warriors! James M. Ward
Whats in the works for computer gamers from the
team of SSI and TSR.
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The MARVEL®-Phile Steven E. Schend
Its a dirty world in the streetsbut your heros there
to clean it up.
Printed in the U.S.A.
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Beyond the Dark Horizon Gregory Detwiler
New spells, new magical items, and new trouble for
the DARK SUN® world.
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The Dragon Project: The Tide of Albrenegan Ken
Cliffe
In the ARS MAGICA* world, this dragons dreams are
worse than its bite.
FICTION
90
Ashes to Ashes
fiction by Lisa Smedman
Lazra lived for her garden, but she might die for it as well:
a DARK SUN story.
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REVIEWS
The Role of Books John C. Bunnell
Vampire Crusaders meet a vampire Nazi, and all Hell
breaks loose.
57
Eye of the Monitor Sandy Petersen
Our brand-new computer columnist takes a look at
shareware games, starting with a very dangerous castle.
COVER
Gerald Brom, our cover artist, first
referred to his painting as the elf
guy but later changed the title to the
more official The Bedeviled Met His
Fate. He says the title is open to
interpretation." If you have an idea as
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Magazine, P.O. Box 111, Lake Geneva,
WI 53147, U.S.A. Were curious, too.
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Role-playing Reviews Allen Varney
The CHAMPIONS* game comes to lifefor the third time!
112
Through the Looking Glass Robert Bigelow
The miniatures flood continues, and a vampire leads the
way.
DEPARTMENTS
4 Letters
102 Dragonmirth
6 Editorial
104 Twilight Empire
2 1 Sage Advice
108 Gamers Guide
4 4 Convention Calendar
120 TSR Previews
6 8 Forum
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