Accessory - Dragon Magazine #210, MAGAZINES, Dragon Magazine
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Issue #210
Vol. XIX, No. 5
October 1994
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
Publisher
TSR, Inc.
10
Dead or Alive? Michael Satran
What does resurrection magic mean to your
campaign world?
Associate Publisher
Brian Thomsen
18
Whos Afraid of the Big, Bad, Ghost? Spike Y.
Jones
Make your game sessions truly horrific with these
tips.
Editor-in-Chief
Kim Mohan
Associate editor
Dale A. Donovan
26
Too Evil to Die Tom Moldvay
Myths and games come together in these variant
undead creatures.
Fiction editor
Barbara G. Young
Editorial assistant
Wolfgang H. Baur
36
A Monster in the Classical Tradition Steve
Berman
Terrify your CALL OF CTHULHU* PCs with this
horror from Greek mythology.
Art director
Larry W. Smith
Production
Tracey Isler
BONUS GAME
Subscriptions
Janet L. Winters
41
Geas: The Tarokka Card Game William W.
Connors
Now you can play the same game that the Vistani of
the RAVENLOFT® setting doif you dare.
U.S. advertising
Cindy Rick
U.K. correspondent
and U.K. advertising
Carolyn Wildman
FICTION
82
The Siege of Bahorels Bed
Daniel Hood
Will it be curtains for our hero?
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REVIEWS
Role-playing Reviews
Rick Swan
Rick uncovers the best values in RPG players guides.
112
From the Forge
Ken Carpenter
Ken sorts the horrific from the horrible.
8
FEATURES
First Quest
Dale A. Donovan
Being a novice DM can be fundaunting-but fun.
48
Campaign Journal
Gregory W. Detwiler
Plant these seeds of adventures in your Athasian
campaign.
64
The Game Wizards
Bruce Nesmith
Watch outRAVENLOFT® SPELLFIRE Booster Pack cards
are on their way.
Arcane Lore
Nicholas Baran
Be careful with that needle, you could put an eye out.
73
77
96
Primitive Weaponry
Gregory W. Detwiler
Equip your fighters with these exotic weapons.
COVER
This months cover artist, Tom Baxa,
beckons you inside our annual
excursion into the horrific. The figure
in the rear doesnt seem to be enjoying
the light streaming in through the
window, though. He (it?) was heard to
ask Is it me, or is it hot in here?
Sage Advice
Skip Williams
This month, our sage wanders the realms of the AD&D®
and SPELLFIRE games.
100
Elminsters Notebook
Ed Greenwood
Learn the lore of the Serpent Blade.
DEPARTMENTS
4 Letters
103 Libram X
6 Editorial
106 Dragonmirth
58 Forum
108 Gamers Guide
67 Convention Calendar
120 TSR Previews
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