Accessory - Dragon Magazine #201, MAGAZINES, Dragon Magazine
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Issue #201
Vol. XVIII, No. 7
January 1994
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
Publisher
TSR, Inc.
Fantasy Cities Never Sleep
Associate Publisher
Brian Thomsen
Explore urban opportunities for magic and mayhem.
The City of Lofty Pillars Steve Kurtz
Can you find the lost city of the AL-QADIM® setting?
Editor-in-Chief
Kim Mohan
Turkeys Underground Cities Allen Varney
Read about Allens Amazing Adventure; learn about
these real-world dungeons.
Associate editor
Dale A. Donovan
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Fiction editor
Barbara G. Young
The Evolution of a Castle Thomas Reid
Building a castle requires more than a pencil and
graph paper.
Editorial assistant
Wolfgang H. Baur
Art director
Larry W. Smith
Seven Steps to a Successful Castle
L. Richard Baker III
Use these expanded castle-construction rules to build
your PCs ultimate abode.
Production staff
Tracey Isler Angelika Lokotz
Subscriptions
Janet L. Winters
FICTION
The River Children Peni R. Griffin
Three lost children are the key to entering the afterworld.
U.S. advertising
Cindy Rick
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U.K. correspondent
and U.K. advertising
Wendy Mottaz
Editorial Contributions
Janis Wells Lisa Neuberger
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REVIEWS
57
Eye of the Monitor
Sandy Petersen
Do computers actually role-play?
Two new game products blaze their way into your stores.
72
The Role of Books
John Bunnell
Young-adult fiction isnt just for kids anymore.
112
Through the Looking Glass
Robert Bigelow
Taking a look at the new WARHAMMER* 40K game.
FEATURES
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The Dragon Project
Sandy Petersen
Introducing Rofocale of Hill Marlyprig for Chaosiums
PENDRAGON game.
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The Game Wizards
Roger E. Moore
History can be fun with Roger of Mooria! Spice up your
campaign with the AD&D® Historical Reference series.
COVER
We discovered the painting by
Mark Pool that graces this month's
cover at the GEN CON® Game Fair. It's
detail and majesty convinced us that
it was perfect for this issue.
Serendipity is a wonderful thing.
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The 10 Commandments of Tournament Writing
Jonathan Evans
Thou shalt write good tournament adventures.
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Undiscovered Treasure
Troves James Patrick
Buchanan
The library is a cornucopia of gaming ideas.
DEPARTMENTS
4 Letters
95 Libram X
6 Editorial
102 Dragonmirth
44 Sage Advice
104 Twilight Empire
54 Forum
108 Gamers Guide
83 Convention Calendar
120 TSR Previews
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Role-playing Reviews
Allen Varney
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