Accessory - Dragon Magazine #203, MAGAZINES, Dragon Magazine
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Issue #203
Vol. XVIII, No. 9
March 1994
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
Where science and fantasy collide
Climb aboard for a wild ride of imagination.
Publisher
TSR, Inc.
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Associate Publisher
Brian Thomsen
More Gamma Goodies Kim Eastland
Equip your GAMMA WORLD® PCs with laser pens
and wrist rockets.
Editor-in-Chief
Kim Mohan
Associate editor
Dale A. Donovan
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Terribly Twisted Technology Robin D. Laws
Add these weird-tech items to an OVER THE EDGE*
campaign.
Fiction editor
Barbara G. Young
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Editorial assistant
Wolfgang H. Baur
Lookin for work, chummer? Gregory W. Detwiler
Run these missions in FASAs SHADOWRUN* game.
Art director
Larry W. Smith
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Production staff
Tracey Isler
BONUS
The AMAZING ENGINE System Guide
These rules explain the basics of the AMAZING
ENGINE gameincluding the innovative player core
concept.
Subscriptions
Janet L. Winters
U.S. advertising
Cindy Rick
FICTION
U.K. correspondent
and U.K. advertising
Wendy Mottaz
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Spencers Peace Kurt Giambastiani
A tale on the burdens of leadership.
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2 MARCH 1994
REVIEWS
59
Eye of the Monitor Sandy Petersen
DOOM! DOOM! DOOM!
82
Role-playing Reviews Rick Swan
Check out the next generation of science-fiction games.
90
Role of Books John Bunnell
Read about iron thanes and toxic spell dumps.
112
Through the Looking Glass Bob Bigelow
Bob returns from a successful mission.
FEATURES
8
First Quest James M. Ward
Introducing a new column: game pros talk about their
role-playing beginnings.
34
Arcane Lore
Leonard A. Schmidt
Presenting lightning spells to spark interest in wizard PCs.
COVER
If you havent noticed, this months
striking cover art, Nailed to the Gun,
is the result of the collaborative
efforts of veteran illustrators Timothy
Bradstreet and Fred Fields. Turn to
page 71 for the details on how two
artists produce one illustration.
This painting is dedicated to the
memory of Anneliese D. Wahrenburg,
Fred Fields mentor and teacher. Her
recent passing was a tremendous loss
to many.
71
A Colorful Collaboration The staff
Tim Bradstreet and Fred Fields talk about this issues
cover art.
74
The Plane Truth, Part One David Zeb Cook
Pages from the codex of infinite planes brought to you by
the designer of the new PLANESCAPE campaign setting.
88
Rumblings The staff
Catch up on all the latest in the gaming industry with our
news column.
DEPARTMENTS
4 Letters
79 Sage Advice
6 Editorial
102 Dragonmirth
2 9 Convention Calendar
104 Twilight Empire
6 4 Libram X
108 Gamers Guide
68 Forum
120 TSR Previews
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