Accessory - Dragon Magazine #218, MAGAZINES, Dragon Magazine
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Issue #218
Vol. XX, No. 1
June 1995
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
Publisher
TSR, Inc.
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Tarazin the Gray
L. Richard Baker III
After a few thousand years, this dragon has learned a
few tricks.
Associate Publisher
Brian Thomsen
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Dragon Intrigues
Gregory Detwiler
If you thought dragons were tough in combat, wait
until they work against you behind the scenes.
Editor
Wolfgang Baur
Associate editor
David Gross
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Dragon Dweomers
Robert S. Mullin
Dragons claws, fangs, and breath weapons are potent
weaponsand these new spells help make them
more potent still. You have been warned.
Fiction editor
Barbara G. Young
Art director
Larry W. Smith
FICTION
Editorial assistant
Michelle Vuckovich
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The Time of Leaving
Ron Collins
When does an apprentice become
a master?
Production staff
Tracey Isler
Subscriptions
Janet L. Winters
REVIEWS
U.S. advertising
Cindy Rick
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Eye of the Monitor
David Zeb Cook and Paul Murphy
Astounding Oriental adventures and a dud raven.
U.K. correspondent
and U.K. advertising
Carolyn Wildman
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Role-playing Reviews
Rick Swan
Undaunted, Rick dives into the card game maelstrom.
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From the Forge
Ken Carpenter
Fantasy creatures great and small.
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2 JUNE 1995
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FEATURES
First Quest
Ed Greenwood
Wherein lies the first sentence ever written about the
Realms.
The Spice of Life
Thomas Kane
Multiple plots add variety to any campaignand give
players more freedom.
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The Game Wizards
Steven Schend
Presenting a checklist for the first BLOOD WARS
expansion, and a sample deck to help you conquer
the City of Doors.
The ORIGINS Ballot
The staff
Vote for the worlds best games of 1994.
Magic Resistance, Step by Step
Skip Williams
How to resolve the thorny knot of resistancewithout
losing friends.
The Nature of Evil
Michael T. Kuciak
What does it take to make a truly despicable villain?
Rumblings
Michelle Vuckovich
Catch up on all the latest news and gaming industry
gossip.
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COVER
This issue's cover painting by Stephen
King shows another side of dragonsa
foul dracolich in flight over a barren
wasteland. the issue is our annual
tribute to our namesakeeveryone's
favorite engines of destructiondragons.
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Ecology of the Bird Maiden
Paul Culotta
Truth and treachery intertwine in this tale from the desert.
Sage Advice
Skip Williams
Answering the thorniest and most tangled game questions.
DEPARTMENTS
4 Letters
103 Libram X
6 Editorial
106 Dragonmirth
43 Convention Calendar
108 Gamers Guide
46 Forum
124 TSR Previews
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