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1 3 A look into the ways of the warrior,

Mike Cook

1 4 Gordon R. MenziesYour armor could become the most valuable treasure you own.

Roger E. Moore

1 8 David HoweryIf Conan is the only barbarian you know, youve got a lot to learn.

Anne Brown Barbara G. Young

2 4 Scott BennieNo one said that all paladins have to art exactly alikeand they dont!

Kimberly J. Walter

3 0 David HoweryKnighthood flowers again (with a little judicious pruning).

Lori Svikel

Paul Hanchette Angelika Lokotz

Kathleen C. MacDonald Gaye OKeefe 3 4 Bruce KvamWizards arent clerics, but they, too, can cure wounds.

Janet L. Winters Sheila Gailloreto

Christopher Christou

Sue Lilley

4 4 Robin JenkinsKnowledge has a high price if you study the deck of many things.

George BarrPick a cardany cardfrom the most popular magical item of all!

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Steve Estvanik

The tactics of victory: the SNIPER! game comes to CompuServe.

Jim BambraEven monsters deserve respectand heres how they get it.6 0

6 8 Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk LesserSaving the world from evil: Prophecy and The Magic

7 8 Jim Adventures are for everyone in the D&D games Known World

8 4 Robert BigelowA bad day at Retirement Villageor, A giant troll never forgets.

9 0 Your Thomas M. Kane

A mine is a terrible thing to waste in the TOP SECRET/S.I. game.

Ned Dameron (noting that art directors sometimes look at a painting and ask,What is going on here?) sent a five-page description in screenplay format of theaction in his cover painting. Both warriors are searching for a mysterious itembutthey dont plan to share it. By the way, any similarities between this cover and last

months cover by Clyde Caldwell are coincidental (independent invention, as per thismonths editorial).

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What did you think of this issue? Do you have

question about an article or have an idea for a

w feature youd like to see? In the United

ates and Canada, write to: Letters, DRAGON

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agazine, TSR Ltd., 120 Church End, Cherry

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ear Dragon:

I really enjoyed The Marvel-Phile section in

RAGON Magazine. It helps make the MARVEL

UPER HEROES game more entertaining. I

ve been disappointed at not seeing more

arvel characters put into this section.Craig Moore

Claymont DE

Jeff Grubb, who wrote most of the install-ents for that column, has moved on to otherojects at TSR. However, we are picking up

her material on the MARVEL SUPER HEROESame for use in the magazine. Because so rnanyeroes and villains are scheduled for theamers Handbook of the Marvel Universe

ries, we will probably focus more on cam-

aign information and suggested rules for theame than on character statistics. Still, we mayave some surprises in store.

ear Dragon:

In reading David E. Cates article on drakes in

sue #146 [Dragons Are Wizards Bestriends], I noticed that it says there are five

pes of drakes to be described; the article

escribes only four. Also, there is a table labeled

Faerie Dragons Ages and Spells, and a refer-

nce to the color of a faerie dragons wing

arkings. I assume that these references

hould actually refer to faerie drakes.

Sean D. Reddy

Phoenix AZ

That should have been four instead of fiverakes in that first paragraph. And yes, that

hould be faerie drake instead of faerie

ragon.

ear Dragon:

Im pretty sure that I found an error in issue

146. On page 26, in the statistics for the rain-

ow dragon, it says that 11-12 HD dragon

ould be worth 8,050 xp per hit poin t.

Now, if a 12-HD rainbow dragon with 96 hp

maximum) came along and it was slain, it would

e worth 772,800 xp! Youd have to kill Asmo-

eus 11 times before you could match that!Geoff Manaugh

Blue Bell PA

The experience-point value for the 11-12 HDainbow dragon should have read 8,050 + 16

er hit point. Sorry!

Dear Dragon:

#146. The cobra dragons venom reduces a

characters strength by half. Would that include

magical strength, such as from a girdle of giant

strength or strength spell?Eric Moon

Fairport NY

Cobra dragon venom would not affect magicalstrength gained from a potion or girdle, thoughif the character using such strength-boosterslost the effects of the potion or took off thegirdle, his normal strength score would bereduced by half. If the character was under the

effects of a strength spell when he was bitten,reduce his normal strength score by half, then

add the amount of strength he gained from thespell to get his new strength score.

Dear Dragon:

Recently I got issue #144 and almost immedi-

ately found a big mistake. In the review of Ral

Parthas Regimental Command Lance [Through

the Looking Glass], you stated that the recon

Mech was an Ostscout. It isnt. Its a 60-ton

Ostsol. So offense.

Ben Zed Gillian

Garland TX

Here we go: When the review column arrived,we checked it against a copy of FASAs BATTLE-TECH Technical Readout 3025. We did not have

the Regimental Command Lance figure set,however. The smallest Mech in the figure set

was identified as an Oscout, but there is noOscout in the Technical Readout 3025. There

is, however, an Ostscout. We thought the re-viewer had made an error and so corrected it.

As fate would have it, the boxed set does

indeed identify its smallest Mech as an Oscout,but the Ostscout in the book does not look verymuch like the figure in the boxed set. As welater learned, the Technical Readout 3025 wasitself in error; as it had reversed its pictures ofthe Ostscout and the Ostsol. (Note that theOstsol is said to be capable of punching otherMechs but the picture of that Mech on page79 of that book has no hands; also compare the

Weapons and Ammo descriptions with thepictures on pages 29 and 79.) Thus, the smallest

miniature in the Regimental Command Lance isreally, an Ostscout after all we think.

Duplicates

Continued on page 52

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Leg-ends Lore)

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phantasmal killer

Legends Lore

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deafness blindness

Continual light magic mouth

dispel exhaustion

shadow

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empathy

(see Cyclopedia of the Realms,

Wizards

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cantrip Unearthed Arcana

irritation deafness, fabricate (fabricate minute meteors,

locate object knowalignment,

fireball,

walls of force)

lightning bolt fireball lightning bolt lightningbolt 151; lightning bolts


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Illustration by Stephen Fabian

Simple engraving

engraving,

Elaborate engraving

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Mithral:

Meteorite iron:

Bronze: [The bronze plate mail in Unearthed Ar-cana, page 75, uses leather or paddedunderarmor instead of chain mail, and it is

nor constructed like normal plate mailback protection is worsened, and thearmor is very heavy,]

[Inter-ested readers can consult DRAGON issue#123, Fire For Effect! for more details.]

Adamantite:

[See DRAGON issue #l23, Fire ForEffect! for other details.]


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Unearthed Arcana,

Dungeoneers

Survival Guide Wilderness Sur-vival Guide,

DSG WSG. Oriental

Adventures.

Unearthed Arcana:

(Unearthed Arcana, (Unearthed

Arcana,

Unearthed Arcana,

Illustration by Karl Waller

Unearthed Arcana

Unearthed Arcana

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Arcana

Arcana,

Unearthed Arcana.

Preferred weapons:

terrain:

Barbarian horde:

Proficiencies:

Preferred weapons:

Native terrain: Barbarian horde:

Proficiencies:

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Preferred weapons:


Proficiencies:

Preferred weapons: Native terrain: Barbarian horde:

Proficiencies:


Proficiencies:



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Proficiencies:

Preferred

Barbarian horde:

Proficiencies:

Preferred weapons:


Proficiencies:

Preferred weapons:

Proficiencies:


Preferred weapons:


Proficiencies: endurance, f ishing, running, swimming

Preferred weapons:



Unearthed

Arcana

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Illustration by John Paul Leon

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Dragons of Winter Night

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Unearthed Arcana,

beguiling, charm,domination, hold, hypnosis, magic jar,possession, sleep, suggestion, mindblast;

Players Handbook.

Unearthed Arcana

Unearthed Arcana. Players Handbook, Unearthed Arcana.

no

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Unearthed Arcana

Unearthed Arcana:

Ability to function negative hit points:

(Unearthed Ar- cana,

fear; Charge at all opponents in sight:

(Unearthed Arcana,

Unearthed

Arcana Unearthed Arcana

Alignment restrictions: Class type: Ability score requirements:

Social class: Unearthed Arcana (see Unearthed Arcana,

levels: Racial limits:

+3 hp bonus at 1st level:

Ability to increase strength, constitution, and dexterity scores.- Preferred weapons:

Protection from fear aura:

90% resistance to mind attacks: Mounted combat bonuses with weapons of choice: Unearthed Arcana

+2 bonus on save vs. illusions:

Followers: Unearthed Arcana,

Paining:

Armor restrictions:

Nonweapon proficiencies: (wilderness Sur-vival Guide, in Unearthed Arcana; in Unearthed Arcana,

Other weapons of proficiency:

weapons of choice.

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Unearthed Arcana,

Pennon and heraldry:

Hospitality:

Proficiency slots:

Starting money: Un-earthed Arcana (Unearthed

Arcana,

Unearthed Arcana,

Chivalry and knighthood:

BATTLESYSTEM supplements:

Background:

Paladins: Players

Handbook.

FOruM

Continued from page 8

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Illustration by Janet Aulisio

by Bruce Kvam

wish

cure light wounds, cure seriouswounds, cure critical wounds, heal;

healing extra-healing; elixir aid heroism super-

heroism.

cure blind-ness, cure disease, restoration, regen-erate, elixir of health ring of

regeneration); (slow poison, neutralize poison); (raise dead resurrection, rod of resurrection);

(deaths door). (heroes feast) (Keoghtoms ointment).

can

(detect evil, detect magic,

know alignment,

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hold person; quest geas; flame strike fireball.

light, animate dead,

flame strike fireball protection from evil (e.g., know alignment).

Clone

dead preserve preserves

disintegration),

Alter reality limitedwish

Limited wish

Tensers transformation heroism!

Reincarnate raisedead

Find familiar

Feign death feign

death.

Dispel exhaustion

Polymorph self

limited wish

Temporal stasis feign death temporal stasis

Wish

the wish

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character completely.

empath curses remove curse).

Touch CT: 5 roundsPermanent ST:None Creature touched

limb

Arnvidsunseen limb

dispelled.

Touch CT 1 round turns/lvl. ST: None Creature touched

empath,

CT:4 segments Instant. ST: None One creature

transfer

Touch CT:5 segments 2 turns/lvl. ST: None 1-3 persons

Touch CT: 6 segments turn/lvl. ST: None

+ 1-6 turns One creature 1

1

V,S,M 6 segments

rnd./lvl. Neg. Pe rso na l

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V,S,M

Touch CT: 5 rounds Two creatures empath

Empath life force transfer Arnvids unseenlimb exchange,

empath

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The forces of evil are very close to discover-ing the portal that leads to the palace of theCelestial Dragon of Neutrality, the keeper of thebalance between Good and Evil. If the playercharacters dont do something about it, theCelestial Dragon might dieand the forces ofGood will soon follow.

Need a 3-D city for your 25mm miniatures?

With the instructions and cardboard fold-ups in

this set, you can build several geomorphic cityblocks for any fantasy campaign you run! De-tails for creating whole new cities are given, andfuture releases will provide more fold-ups andstreet layouts.

Your heroes have been arrested for the mur-der of Elminster, the sage. Now they face execu-tion for the crimeunless they can escape fromthe Twisted Tower. This sequel to FREl Shadow-dale sends the PCs to Tantras, where the first

Tablet of Fate rests. This module is based on theexciting Avatar Trilogy, by Richard Awlinson.

Someone has borrowed a cleric, and with-

out him, the fabled Kings Festival cannot go on.Unfortunately, it looks like the orcs have him.And you have to go find him. This adventureand its sequel (B12 are de-signed to lead novice characters through thebasics of role-playing. They are also compatiblewith GAZ1

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Midnight and Adon have saved the Realmsfrom Lord Bane, but they now stand accused ofa heinous crimethe murder of Elminster thesage! But chaos still grips nature and magic, andthe exiled gods still roam the world. Only themysterious Tablets of Fate can set things right,and the heroes are the only ones who knowwhere the Tablets are. In their flight from theDales, Midnight and her allies must face violentstorms, crazed assassins, and the wrath of twogods! But the worst threat is the mostunexpectedone of Midnights friends has

joined Bane and the evil forces of Zhentil Keep

depths of a giant cavern for gold. And eachplayer is a giant spider, leaping from stalagmiteto stalagmite, spinning webs that block theplayers paths. You win either by collectingmore gold than any other player or by killingoff the greatest number of adventurers! Thisboxed set contains tokens and cards for adven-turers, gold, spiders, webs, flames, and more!

Each player is an adventurer, searching the

Dont have the time for a 60-day war game,

but want to play out World War II? You canfollow the rise and fall of the Third Reich fromthe invasion of Poland to the very end in justone dayincluding the time you take to learnthe game! The boxed set comes with the gameboard and hundreds of stand-ups, plastic bases,and counters, for 2-4 players.

A young warrior must prove something tohimself and to his warlord by solving threelegendary puzzles. The Far East setting con-tinues to be one of the favorite venues for role-playing scenarios. In 1988, players got their firstmajor supplement to the boxed set. is the first module to make use of therules and settings from that boxed set.

This new boxed set is TSRs response to fansrequests. Four poster-sized maps, two 96-pagebooks, and a package of special adventure cardsall help make the grand City of Greyhawk andthe surrounding area come alive. Never has asingle locale in the WORLD OF GREYHAWK

fantasy setting been presented in this muchdetail. Youll learn what the city looks like, andyoull know the people who live in itfrom theLord Mayor to the scruffiest street urchin.

Thyatis is home to the largest military forcein the Known World. Alphatia, a country ofwizards, has magical strength beyond imagin-ing. The two giant powers are in a constantbattle for control, and this boxed set, containingtwo 32-page Players Guides, two double-sided,full-color map sheets, and one 128-page DMGuide, details the action and scope of that battleas never before. New rules on flying combat,airships, etc. have been included for high-flyingadventure!

TSR taken New York, favorite city of

MARVEL's super heroes and villains, put it in abox, and provided all the rules and informationfor running a top-notch MARVEL campaign inNew York or any large city. In this boxed set,any city adventure can come to life with fourbig, full-color maps, a 96-page source book onthe Big Apple, and a 64-page book of adventuresset in New York City that offers advice on refer-eeing in the MARVEL UNIVERSE.

Unless otherwise noted

and denote trademarks owned by TSR, lnc.1989 TSR, Inc. All Rights Reserved


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Dimensions: sixinches long by four inches wide by three

inches deep. Composition: mahogany,perhaps, or possibly cedar. Weight: abouttwo pounds. Distinguishing features: or-nate scrollwork, carvings of humanoid

facessix in allone on each box face.Three smiling, three frowning. Smiles and

frowns appear opposite each other. Thefaces appear to be those of pixies or even

leprechauns.

over one pale eye. Now all but forgotten,Jared yawned.

Distinguishing features, The scrollwork appears to form an elabo-

rate maze, the paths of which connect to

each smiling and frowning head. Odd, butthere doesn't appear to be an entrance oran exit to the maze.

Likewise, there appearsno obvious means for opening the box.

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deck of many things

decks of many things.

Vanel, you little weasel. I toldyou not to be too greedy. You should havelistened to me for once.

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trap the soul

teleports

remove curse

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deck of many things

deck of many things

DMG deck of

many things.

Legends &

Lore

wish

Dungeon Masters Guide,

deck of many things

deck of many things;


Oriental Adven-

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Patrol:

Infiltrate:

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The firing to the north crescendoes,then diminishes while the sentry peersinto the night. Then, without warning,bullets ricochet off the stone wall behindhim. The squad has been flanked, and hesnow the only one who can stop the Ger-man penetration. He squeezes one last bitof cover from the wall and checks his

ammunition. The enemy will be soon. Their covering fire begins. . . .

Forum


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Ents of Ents ofFangorn

Design: Editing: Cover illustration:

Interior illustrations: Cartography:

Ents of Fangorn Into the

the Troll Realms

Into the Troll Realms Trollpak Into the Troll Realms Into the Troll Realms

Troll Realms

Into the Troll Realms

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these rules disappeared, and the D&D also valuable to DMs running conventionalgame became decidedly human and demi- campaigns. Player characters, once theyhuman oriented. Now, The Orcs of Thar get to medium levels of experience, are

GAZ10 The O rcs of Thar us the history of the various humanoidD&D game Gazetteer races as seen through their own eyes. It48-page DMs Book, 48-page Players Guide, then describes the current situation in the

large 2-sided color map, one sheet of Broken Lands with a look at the 10 tribes,game counters, and a 6-panel cover their beliefs, and the areas they inhabit.

TSR, Inc. $9.95 Next are new rules for generating human-

Design: Bruce Heard oid player characters, including kobolds,Editing: Gary L. Thomas goblins, orcs, hobgoblins, gnolls, bugbears,Cover illustration: Clyde Caldwell ogres, and trolls. All of these creatures areInterior illustrations: Jim Holloway capable of increasing in experience levels,Cartography: Dave Sutherland all the way up to the dizzying heights of

36th level. To maintain game balance, theThe Orcs of Thar is the tenth in TSRs larger creatures start off as younger mem-

series of D&D game Gazetteers. Each bers of their race and must earn experi-Gazetteer details part of the D&D games ence points before they become fullyKnown World, providing information on grown monsters, as detailed in the D&Dculture, society, history, geography, eco- rule books. For example, an ogre begins itsnomics, and prominent NPCs of a given adventuring life as a Youngster with onlynation. On the whole, the Gazetteers are 2d8 + 1 Hit Dice; a troll begins as a Whelpexcellent and in many ways surpass recent with 3d8 + 1 Hit Dice. On the other hand,releases in the AD&D game line. the weaker monsters, such as goblins and

The Gazetteers have also made a signifi- orcs, start life as fully mature adults. As allcant contribution to the rules of the D&D monster types adventure, they gain addi-game-not in a gratuitous way (rules are tional experience levels that bring in-not added for the sake of adding new creases in Hit Dice, saving throws, andrules) but in order to enhance the back- combat abilities. The system handles theseground and flavor of a particular setting. different types of creatures in a smoothNew rules have been added to deal with and integrated manner. Being big has itscharacter skills, mechanics for handling advantages, since you start with more Hitsea and overland trading expeditions, new Dice than the other creatures, but it takescharacter classes, and several new types you far longer to gain additional Hit Diceof magic: Glantrian, runic, and shamanis- than it does for the lowly kobolds, goblins,tic, as well as the magic of the merchant or orcs.princes of Minrothad, the elves, the half- To help players get into their new roles,lings, and even the dwarves. To allow there are tables and suggestions for gener-players and DMs of the AD&D game to get ating height, physical appearance, andin on the fun, recent Gazetteers have also outlook. All this makes for very well-

included guidelines on converting the rounded characters with distinct personal-Gazetteers for use with the AD&D game. ities. As in other Gazetteers, various skills

With the appearance of The Orcs of are available to further add-depth andThar, the D&D game returns to its roots interest to the characters. Optional rulesby allowing players to take on the roles of cover many of the more humorous ele-monsters: dirty, smelly, depraved human- ments of humanoid role-playing. Human-oids, the kind of scum that players love to oids dont like shiny new weapons andhate. When originally published in 1974, armor; beat-up, rusty equipment makesthe D&D game gave some very skimpy you look mean and fierce, but it mightguidelines on using monsters as player break or fall apart in the middle of a fight.characters. When new editions appeared, The information in The Orcs of Thar is

objective is to carry a live trollkin over thegoal line more times than any other teamduring a game. Its kind of like rugbyfootball, but with a live ball that runsaway from the players if given the chance.In the event that the trollkin dies duringthe course of the game, another trollkin issnatched from the spectators to take itsplace.Evaluation: Its good to see that mate-

rial for Chaosiums RUNEQUEST game isagain becoming available, particularlywhen the material is of such high quality.In to the Troll Realms should be in every-ones gaming collection. Grab a copy forinspiration and to enjoy some excellentmonster-oriented encounters. Into thePoll Realms is available from The AvalonHill Game Company, 4517 Harford Road,Baltimore MD 21214.

gives the opportunity to play the bad guysin a detailed and humorous campaign.

The Broken Lands is where The Orcs ofThar is set, but many of the modules rulesand background details are readily porta-

ble to other settings where humanoidslive. The material is fun to read and in-formative, and The Orcs of Thar does anexcellent job of describing the lifestyles oforcs and other humanoids. The Gazetteeris also humorously illustrated by Jim Hol-loway; anyone who has seen West EndGames PARANOIA game will be familiarwith Holloways fun-filled art, and here hedoes an excellent job of capturing theflavor of humanoid life.

So, what do we get in The Orcs of Thar?First comes the Players Guide, providingan introduction to the Broken Lands and ahumanoid character generation system forplayers and DMs. The Players Guide gives

frequently scornful of the threats posedby humanoid opponents. As a conse-quence, humanoids are encountered onlyin very large numbers or not at all. Withthese new rules, humanoids are going toearn a lot more respect from human anddemi-human adventurers. That bunch oforcs up ahead could easily be a party of8th-level NPCs out for some action. Areyou sure you want to mess with them?

Humanoids are renowned for their loveof battle and mindless slaughter, and foracting in an obnoxious fashion. To helpthem maintain such high standards ofbehavior, Thars Manual of Good Conducthas been prepared. This comes as part ofthe Players Guide but is intended to bepulled out of the booklet, chopped up, andstapled into a smaller booklet that de-scribes life in the humanoid army. Thishumorous booklet gets players and DMsinto the right mood for engaging in hu-manoid role-playing.

The Dungeon Masters Booklet continueswith the same overall flavor as the PlayersGuide. Here, the DM gets the real historyof the humanoids and the details on the

major NPCs active in the Broken Lands. Italso includes new rules for playing sha-mans and wiccas. These nonhuman spell-casters were first described in the D&DMaster Set; they are the clerics and magic-users of the humanoid races. By dedicat-ing themselves to one of the humanoid

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Most product names mentioned in this column aretrademarks owned or licensed by the companies thatproduce those products. Use of the name of anyproduct without mention of trademark status should notbe construed as a challenge to such status.

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An aerial view of the RetirementVillage playing area, with the village

and heroes on the lower right, themonsters (in the woods) on the lower

left, and the heroic armies in thedistance.

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Edwin saw no guards. He could, however, see the crash siteahead under the predawn sky The tilted tail fin pointing atthe heavens, a twisted wing wrapped around a tree, the dullblack fuselage the wrecked plane was surprisingly intact.But no guards. Why?

Clutching his pistol, Edwin left the safety of the bush andstarted out into the tall grass, moving slowly and keeping low. he thought, He froze

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Convention Calendar Policies

This column is a service to our readersworldwide. Anyone may place a free listingfor a game convention here, but the follow-ing guidelines must be observed.

In order to ensure that all conventionlistings contain accurate and timely infor-mation, all material should be either typeddouble-spaced or printed legibly on stand-ard manuscript paper. The contents ofeach listing must be short, succinct, andunder 150 words long.

The information given in the listing mustinclude the following, in this order:

1. Convention title and dates held;2. Site and location;3. Guests of honor (if applicable);4. Special events offered;5. Registration fees or attendance re-

quirements; and,6. Address(es) and telephone number(s)

where additional information and confirma-tion can be obtained.

Convention flyers, newsletters, and othermass-mailed announcements will not beconsidered for use in this column; weprefer to see a cover letter with the an-nouncement as well. No call-in listings areaccepted. Unless stated otherwise, alldollar values given for U.S. and Canadian

conventions are in U.S. currency.

Copy deadlines are the last Monday ofeach month, two months prior to the on-sale date of an issue. Thus, the copy dead-line for the December issue is the lastMonday of October. Announcements forNorth American and Pacific conventionsmust be mailed to: Convention Calendar,DRAGON Magazine, PO. Box 111, LakeGeneva WI 53147, U.S.A. Announcementsfor Europe must be posted an additionalmonth before the deadline to: ConventionCalendar, DRAGON Magazine, TSRLimited, 120 Church End, Cherry Hinton,Cambridge CB1 3LB, United Kingdom.

WARNING: We are not responsible forincorrect information sent to us by conven-tion staff members. Please check yourconvention listing carefully! Our widecirculation ensures that over a quarter of amillion readers worldwide see each issue.Accurate information is your responsibility.

If a convention listing must be changedbecause the convention has been can-celled, the dates have changed, or incor-rect information has been printed, pleasecontact us immediately. Most questions orchanges should be directed to either AnneBrown or Roger E. Moore at TSR, Inc.,(414) 248-3625 (U.S.A.). Questions orchanges concerning European conventionsshould be directed to TSR Limited, (0223)212517 (U.K.).

indicates an Australian convention.* indicates a Canadian convention. indicates a European convention.

* Indicates a product produced by a company other than TSR

Inc. Most product names are trademarks owned by thecompanies publishing those products The use of the name of

any product without mention of its trademark status should notbe construed as a challenge to such status

This years convention will be held at the

Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield,Ill. Featured events will include hoard, minia-tures, and fantasy role-playing games. Registra-tion fee: $4.00. Write to: Bill Wilson, 99Cottonwood Drive, Chatham, IL 62629; or call:

(217)483-5797.

This gaming convention will be held at the

Wick Park Community Center, Park Ave. be-tween 5th Ave. and Elm St., in Youngstown,Ohio Events include RPGA Network AD&Dtournaments, with BATTLETECH*, CALL OFCTHULHU*, WARHAMMER FANTASY*, WAR-

HAMMER 40,000*, and other miniatures androle-playing events. Gaming fees are $5 per dayor $7 for both days. Write to: Breastplate Hob-bies, 3002 Center Rd., Poland OH 44514; or call(216) 757-9791.

This fantasy festival, which will be held at a

hotel to be announced, will draw 600-800 at-tendees and will offer 60 dealers tables and 15guests. Features will include a video room,Japanimation, programming, gaming, an opencon suite, a masquerade, an art show, filksing-ing, and more. Admission is $5 for Saturday, $4for Sunday, and $6 for both days. Write to:Bulldog Productions, P.O. Box 820488, Dallas TX75382; or call: (214) 349-3367.

This collectors show is held semiannually at

the Eastgate Mall on Brainerd Road, just offInterstate 75, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Show hoursare 10 A.M.to 9 P.M.on Friday and Saturday, andnoon to 6 P.M.on Sunday. Guests will include

representatives from Marvel Comics. Events willinclude an AD&D tournament (which beginsFriday and ends with final rounds on Sunday);an ongoing DRAGONLANCE board game; aTEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES* event;

workshops on gaming and comic-book andbaseball-card collecting; a miniatures-paintingcontest; video showings of Star Trek bloopers,X-Men cartoons, and more; an auction hosted byour own Freddy Krueger (with proceeds goingto the American Cancer Society); slide shows;and a Saturday-night costume contest. Admis-sion to this show is free! The entire mall is theshowroom area. It will include: comic books;baseball cards; Star Trek, Dr. Who, and Blakes 7memorabilia; Japanese animation; gaming; andother related items. Dealers tables are 8 long;only 50 are available. Prices for these tablesvary with the number of tables a dealer desires.

Communications, Conferences & Exhibitions

Ltd. presents this premier event, rescheduledfrom earlier this year. This show will be heldSeptember 8-10 at the Roosevelt Hotel (45thStreet and Madison Avenue). This event is thefirst consumer and trade show for the gamesindustry to be held in the New York area. Aprogram of special events and entertainmentwill run throughout the duration of the fair.Highlights include: prize-winning RPGA Net-

work AD&D game tournaments and RPGANetwork PARANOIA* tournaments; an open-

The Denver Gamers Association and World-wide Wargamers present TACTIKHAN 89, heldat the Ramada Hotel, Westminster, Colo., onSeptember l-3, Labor Day Weekend, 1989.Gaming of all hinds, official RPGA Networktournaments, the Puffing Billy tournament, andan auction will be offered Miniature events will

be staged by the Colorado Military Historians.Registration is $14 for the weekend until August25, and $17 thereafter. Write to: Denver GamersAssociation, P.O. Box 11369, Denver, CO 80211.

NANCON 88-XI will again be held Labor DayWeekend at the Ramada Northwest Crossing,12801 N.W. Frwy., Houston, Tex. Numerousevents this year will include two AD&D events,with SQUAD LEADER* BATTLETECH*, PARA-

NOIA* TWILIGHT 2000*, CALL OFCTHULHU*, 15mm Napoleonics, STAR WARS*,HARPOON*, and CHAMPIONS* games. Send anSASE to: Nans Games & Comics Too, 2011 S.W.Frwy., Houston, TX 77098.

STRATEGICON will sponsor this convention atthe Los Angeles Airport Hyatt Hotel. All types offamily, strategic, and adventure board, role-playing, miniatures, and computer gaming willbe offered, as well as flea markets, an exhibi-tors room, auctions, seminars, demonstrations,and special guests. Write to: STRATEGICON, P.0.Box 8399, Long Beach, CA 90808; or call DiverseTalents at: (213) 420-3675.

ECONOMYCON II will be held at the Plaza deFiesta, 2740 S. Alma School Rd., Suite #18, Mesa,Ariz. Admission is free. Events include BATTLE-TECH* AD&D, and BATTLE FOR MOSCOW*tournaments, and a painted figures contest withprizes. Other games will include WWII micro-armor*, WARHAMMER FANTASY* miniaturesbattles, a WORLD IN FLAMES* campaign game,and open gaming. Send an SASE to: RoamingPanther Game Co., 2740 S. Alma School Rd. #16,

Mesa, AZ 85202.

Write to: Amazing World of Fantasy, 2518-CShorter Avenue, Rome, GA 30161; or call DanaPinkard (show chairperson) at: (404) 235-2179;or Patrick Swinford at: (404) 234-5309

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When Gravity Fails) FrightLine) OnWings of Evil).

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