Accessory - Dragon Magazine #223, MAGAZINES, Dragon Magazine
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Issue #223
Vol. XX, No. 6
November 1995
10
The Lords of the NineColin
McComb
The Lords of the Nine Layers of Baator
have been revealed at last. Do you dare
read about them?
Publisher
TSR, Inc.
Associate Publisher
Brian Thomsen
24
Primal RageRob Letts and Wayne A. Haskett
Straight to your campaign from the hottest video game of our
time come three new demigods.
Editor-in-Chief
Pierce Watters
Editor
Anthony J. Bryant
81
The Right Monster for the Right AdventureGregory
W. Detwiler
Picking your scenario appropriately will make the many
horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos that much more terrifying.
Associate editor
Dave Gross
Fiction editor
Barbara Young
FICTION
Art director
Larry W. Smith
92
Winters KnightMark Anthony
Adarr was ancient, but he was Queen’s Champion; only he
could face the great wyrm and save the land from desolation.
Editorial assistant
Michelle Vuckovich
Production staff
Tracey Isler
REVIEWS
Subscriptions
Janet L. Winters
42
Role-Playing ReviewsRick Swan
Bugs take over Chicago, Rick considers Asia, and TSR parodies
the tabloid industry.
U.S. advertising
Cindy Rick
51
The Role of BooksJohn C. Bunnell
What’s good and what’s not in the latest F&SF books?
U.K correspondent
and U.K. advertising
Carolyn Wildma
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NOVEMBER 1995
63
Getting Opmotized-David Zeb Cook
Window 95 vs. Games. And the winner is...
FEATURES
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First QuestTom Dowd
First there was SF. Then Tolkien. Then Gaming.
Dragons Bestiary: Four Guardian Gargoyles
John W. Baichtal
If you think you know all about gargoyles—think again.
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Magical Effect CardsLester Smith
A gaming accessory to make your
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warfare easier.
Bazaar of the Bizarre: Nine Rings to Rule Them All
Robert S. Mullin
Nine new rings for attack, defense, and esoteric pursuits.
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114
Winter Fantasy 96Scott Douglas
Find out what’s happening at winter’s biggest gaming con.
Ecology of the ChitineBelinda G. Ashley
A drow scout reports her observations of a tribe of Chitine.
Sage AdviceSkip Williams
This month, the sage continues to tackle questions about
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LAYER
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PTION
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Interview: Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Sue Weinlein
The authors of the newest
D
RAGONLANCE
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novel, Dragons of
Summer Flame,
discuss Krynn, writing, and the dawning
Fifth Age.
COVER
Our cover this month is by former TSR
staff designer Roy Parker. Painted origi-
nally as an interior piece for an article
that never made it to press, it works very
well representing our beastly theme. We
havent forgotten the painting (or Roy)
and are pleased to present it as this
months cover. Help! Im fell and I cant
get up.
DEPARTMENTS
4 Letters
88 Floyd
6 Editorial
103 Libram X
69 Con Calendar
110 Gamers Guide
73 Forum
119 TSR Previews
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