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Publisher Mike Cook Editor-in-Chief Kim Mohan Editorial staff Patrick Lucien Price Roger Moore Robin Jenkins Editorial assistance Eileen Lucas Art, graphics, production Roger Raupp Kim Lindau Gloria Szopinski Advertising Mary Parkinson Subscriptions Pat Schulz This issue’s contributing artists Denis Beauvais Dennis Kauth Ted Goff Valerie Valusek Richard Tomasic Marvel Bullpen Denton Elliott Jeff Butler Joseph Pillsbury DC Comics staff Dave Trampier Larry Elmore 2 JULY 1986 SPECIAL ATTRACTION 41 Death of an Arch-Mage — Michael D. Selinker A murder-mystery module for the AD&D® game OTHER FEATURES 8 Good stuff, for a spell— John M. Maxstadt Magic-focusing items: a new concept in treasure 14 Welcome to Malachi — Becky Helfenstein A “game city” designed with magic in mind 1 8 DUNGEON Adventures — Roger E. Moore Everything there is to say about our new publication 22 No campaign ever fails— Joel E. Roosa How to recognize and correct an uncontrolled campaign 27 Microscopic monsters — Kent Colbath — Single-celled organisms take on monstrous proportions 35 The role of books — Reviews by John C. Bunnell 66 Pull the pin and throw — Kevin Marzahl Grenades explode onto the TOP SECRET® game scene 7 2 File Under ‘B’ — Esther M. Friesner Love, magic — and a barbarian by the card catalog! THE ARES SECTION 78 Phoenix — Roger E. Moore Bright and dark in the Marvel Universe 82 Maxima — Jack Herman Back from the future in the V&V game 84 Supergirl — Greg Gorden The Maid of Steel in the DC HEROES game 8 8 The Marvel®-Phile —Jeff Grubb An advanced look at a long shot 90 Quantum — George MacDonald A quantum leap in CHAMPIONS gaming DEPARTMENTS 3 Letters 64 TSR Profiles 4 World Gamers Guide 94 Gamers’ Guide 6 The forum 62 TSR Previews 96 Convention calendar 97 Snarfquest 100 Dragonmirth 102 Wormy COVER High above the clouds, away from the interference of men and other landlubbers, “The Conflict” rages. Our latest offering from Denis Beauvais depicts two deadly dragons locked in a struggle that mirrors the battle between good and evil. We’ll let you decide which dragon is the good one; all that matters to us is the artwork itself — and the artwork is great!
Dust does the job Dear Dragon, I have two questions about articles in issue #109. First of all I wanted to know if you are able to see a displacer beast with dust of appearance. Second, about “The role of books”: Can I buy some of these books through you? Trent Raley Poway, Calif. Since dust of appearance “negates the effects of cloaks of displacement” (DMG, p. 143), it’s safe to assume that it will also spoil the power of a displacer beast. The creature’s true form will become visible, and it won't be able to “displace” for the duration of the effect of the dust. The books we review are not available for sale from DRAGON Magazine or TSR, Inc. — unless, of course, TSR published the book. You should be able to find any of them in your local bookstore, or if they aren't on the shelves the proprietor of the store can usually place an order for a specific title. — KM His and hers Dear Dragon, In “The barbarian cleric” (issue #109), I only remember seeing masculine pronouns when describing actions, ownership, etc. Is it possible to have a female cleric, or don’t the tribes allow female clerics? Also, concerning “Worth its weight in gold”: How do dwarves react to half-dwarves (if possible) and half-elves that may grow beards? Bill Voshell Marydel, Md. In most of the articles we publish, masculine pronouns are used to refer to both sexes, because constructions such as “his or hers” and ‘“he or she” are usually cumbersome and hard to read through. (“If confronted by a monster, he or she will draw his or her sword. . . .” See what I mean?) If an author writes “he or she” and the usage doesn’t seem to disrupt the flow of the article, we will often use the words as they were written, which is why you sometimes see that construction in these pages. Otherwise, unless the context obviously indicates that only the masculine gender is referred to, you can assume that “he” stands for “he or she,” and so forth. Is it possible to have a female barbarian cleric? Sure, if you assume that women can attain positions of prominence within the tribe. About dwarves and beards: As far as I know, the half-dwarf has not been described as a racial type in the AD&D® game. It’s certainly possible for you to develop a half-dwarf in your campaign, but if you do, then you’ll have to decide how that race fits into the scheme of things. And how do dwarves react to half-elves with beards? I suppose pretty much the same way they react to any bearded non-dwarf: The beard certainly doesn’t hurt, but if the person under the beard isn’t a dwarf, no amount of facial hair is going to gain him the same level of acceptance that a dwarf would be able to attain. — KM Two kinds of art Dear KM, After we received issue #109, my wife pointed something out to me. She said, “When there is a female on the cover, she is generally scantily clad and well proportioned, but when there is a guy on the cover he is covered from head to toe and looks like a jerk.” I’m inclined to agree with her after looking back in retrospect. She would like to see some nice-looking guys on the cover — “a hunk.” I have no problem with that. It might even entice some more women to get into the game. Another thing I have to say has to do with when you started making posters available of the front covers: Bravo for “Lady Valshea”! More should become available! I can’t say enough — the Lady Valshea poster is beautiful! Scott P. Devine Salem, Mass. Practically all of our cover paintings fall into one of two categories; let’s call them “fine art” and “game art.” Fine art is just that: a painting that is rendered with such a high degree of technical excellence that we can’t pass it up. That category includes, but is not limited to, paintings of scantily clad, well-proportioned women, such as Keith Parkinson's “Lady Valshea” (#106). Game art must also be well rendered, but has an extra element that makes it even more attractive to us: it depicts a scene that could occur in a game context. “Attack of the Taer” by Daniel Horne (#109) features a monster from the AD&D® game and a man who is wisely (considering the circumstances) outfitted in the best armor his gold pieces could buy We don't go out looking for fine art, but if someone shows us a beautiful painting we’ll consider it. The cover of this issue, by the way, is fine art: As you're probably already noticed, those aren't “game” dragons that Denis Beauvais has depicted — but how could we turn down such a striking piece of art? We do actively solicit game art; in fact, Daniel Horne produced “Attack of the Taer” in response to our specific request for something gamerelated. (And if you liked that painting, wait till you see his next one.) If someone shows us a painting of a “hunk,” and it strikes us as something we’d be proud to print, then we’ll do that. But if that hunk is engaged in combat with a monster, he’d better be wearing more than a scowl and a loincloth. On the subject of posters, I have to set the record straight: “Lady Valshea” was not offered for sale by DRAGON Magazine, and we (the magazine) have no plans to get into the poster business. We have encouraged several of our cover artists to make posters available, however, and we recently got word that Robin Wood is doing just that; see the space at the right. — KM Robin won, Robin too Wipe that puzzled frown off your face and keep reading. I know that title doesn’t make any sense by itself, but as the crystal-ball salesman said to his customer, everything will become clear shortly. Recently we evaluated a lot of intelligent, energetic people for an opening on our editorial staff, and Robin won — Robin Jenkins, that is. He was playing the D&D® game before DRAGON® Magazine existed, and now he’s putting all that experience to work as the newest member of our team. Essentially, Robin is picking up where Roger Moore left off. Roger has moved into his new role as editor of DUN- GEON Adventures, about which a lot more is said beginning on page 18. Robin has taken custody of our eternally replenishing pile of manuscript submissions, and will put his gaming experience and editorial training to use determining which ones are fit to print. If he likes it, he shows it to me, and if I like it, we show it to you. The process is simple, but some of the decisions are pretty tough, and I’m glad to have Robin here to help us make them. A few months ago, Keith Parkinson broke the ice by being the first DRAGON Magazine cover artist to sell posters of his work. And now, the roster of artist/ entrepreneurs includes Robin too — Robin Wood, that is. She called a while ago to let us know that “Music Lover” (issue #97) is being produced for sale as an 11” x 14” poster. Each print will be numbered and signed by the artist, shrink-wrapped in protective plastic, and mailed flat. The limitededition prints will be sold to the first 250 people who send a $35 payment to Robin at 80 Princeton Arms North 1, Cranbury NJ 08512. If the demand turns out to be greater than the supply, Robin says she’ll make extra prints (unsigned and unnumbered) available for $25 each, and people who ordered the $35 print will be given a chance to buy one of the less expensive versions and receive a rebate. Since “Music Lover” is one of the most popular covers we’ve printed in the last year or so, I expect the prints to sell fast; if you want one, order it soon. I hope that this news will spur some of our other artists into marketing their paintings as posters, too. That means you, Denis . . . and you, Clyde . . . and you, Larry. . . and Dean . . . and . . . D RAGON 3
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