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Issue #211
Vol. XIX, No. 6
November 1994
Publisher
TSR, Inc.
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
Associate Publisher
Brian Thomsen
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The Ecology of the Dungeon
Buck Deason Holmes
Bring your dungeons alive with this advice.
Editor-in-Chief
Kim Mohan
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Sight in the Darkness Roger E. Moore
Open your eyes to the possibilities of infravision.
Associate editor
Dale A. Donovan
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Fungi of the Underdark Chris Perry
More grows in the Underdark than just dwarves and
drow.
Fiction editor
Barbara G. Young
Editorial assistant
Wolfgang H. Baur
FICTION
Art director
Larry W. Smith
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Lifegiver Darren C. Cummings
Can a cursed magical sword renounce its own evil?
Production
Tracey Isler
REVIEWS
Eye of the Monitor Dee & Jay
Join two new columnists as they review some of their
all-time favorite games.
Subscriptions
Janet L. Winters
U.S. advertising
Cindy Rick
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U.K. correspondent
and U.K. advertising
Carolyn Wildman
88
Role-playing Reviews Kick Swan
Check out these cyberpunk game products for folks who
hate cyberpunk.
Printed in the U.S.A.
DRAGON® Magazine (ISSN 0279-6848) is published
monthly by TSR. Inc., P.O. Box 756 (201 Sheridan
Springs Road), Lake Geneva WI 53147, United States
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Role of Books John C. Bunnell
Readers of this months novels should expect the
unexpected.
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Through the Looking Glass Bob Bigelow
The Holidays are approachingstart browsing now.
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FEATURES
First Quest Jeff Grubb
Return with Jeff to a time when dinosaurs walked the
Earth.
29
I Sing a Song by the Deep-Water Bay
Steven E . Schend
Learn how the Harpers operate in Waterdeep.
48
D-Day in Milwaukee Roger E. Moore
Read Rogers debut as a war correspondent as he covers
the 1994 GEN CON® Game Fair.
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Topkapi Palace Steve Kurtz
Spice up your fantasy castles with bits of history.
COVER
The figure in this months cover
painting by Brom appears to have
been on guard duty for a long time.
Despite that, I dont think Id want to
attempt getting past him, regardless of
what wealth the dungeon beyond the
door holds. After all, the only weapon
Im proficient with is the editors red
pen.
Rumblings The staff
Catch up on the latest news of the gaming industry.
The Wizards Three Ed Greenwood
Ed gets another visit from those mirthful mages.
Sage Advice Skip Williams
This month, Skip expounds on the COUNCIL OF WYRMS
setting and the SPELLFIRE game.
DEPARTMENTS
4 Letters
103 Libram X
6 Editorial
106 Dragonmirth
45 Convention Calendar
108 Gamers Guide
68 Forum
120 TSR Previews
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Inc. Therefore, TSR will not be held accountable for
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