Accessory - Dragon Magazine #199, MAGAZINES, Dragon Magazine
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Issue #199
Vol. XVIII, No. 6
November 1993
SPECIAL
ATTRACTIONS
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Theres no escape from
New options and opportunities for DMs to torment
their PCs.
Publisher
TSR, Inc.
Associate Publisher
Brian Thomsen
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Opening the Book of Beasts David Howery
Medieval bestiaries had some odd ideas about
animalsideas DMs can add to their campaigns.
Editor-in-Chief
Kim Mohan
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Crude, But Effective Derek Jensen
Battle tactics for humanoid monsters, courtesy of
Elmonster.
Associate editor
Dale A. Donovan
Fiction editor
Barbara G. Young
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The Dragons Bestiary: Those Terrible Trolls
Alec Baclawski
Several new types to regenerate interest in the
species.
Editorial assistant
Wolfgang H. Baur
Art director
Larry W. Smith
FICTION
Production staff
Tracey Isler
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One-Eyed Death
Jonathan Shipley
Savor this tale of honor, obligation, and assassination.
Subscriptions
Janet L. Winters
REVIEWS
Eye of the Monitor
Sandy Petersen
The Day of the Tentacle
has arrived!
U.S. advertising
Cindy Rick
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U.K. correspondent
and U.K. advertising
Wendy Mottaz
Role-playing Reviews
Rick Swan
The Force is stronger than ever with the
STAR WARS* 2nd Edition game.
Editorial Contributions
Roger E. Moore
Janis Wells Lisa Neuberger
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NOVEMBER 1993
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The Role of Books John C. Bunnell
Discover the horror in Roger Zelaznys Victorian London.
Through the Looking Glass Robert Bigelow
Browse for small gifts in the first installment of our
holiday shopping guide.
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FEATURES
The Known World Grimoire Bruce A. Heard
Explore the possibilities of fantasy heraldry.
Campaign Journal: The Black Pegasus Trading Co.
David Montgomery and Jim Milner
Meet an enterprising crew of spelljamming merchants.
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Romancing the Stoneskin The Readers
Solutions to a sorcerous problem, compiled from Forum
letters.
COVER
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The Dragon Project: Dunklezahn Tom Dowd/FASA Corp.
A datafile on the only dragon that hosts his own talk show.
Those of you who attended the 1993
GEN CON® game fair in Milwaukee,
Wis., may have recognized this month's
cover painting by Dana Knutson. This
Painting first appeared in the GEN CON
Art Show, and perfectly illustrates the
function of all monsters in role-playing
gamesgetting in the faces of the PCs.
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Ready, Aim, Fire! Bruce Heard
Engineering the use of artillery in the D&D® game.
DEPARTMENTS
4 Letters
104
Twilight Empire
6 Editorial
108 Gamers Guide
85 Convention Calendar
111 Forum
94 Sage Advice
120
TSR Previews
102 Dragonmirth
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