Dragon 042 (october 1980).pdf

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Dragon

Vol. V, No. 4

Someone should be selling “I Survived

GenCon” T-shirts . . . I’d buy one. Each

year at this time (the day after the conven-

tion ends) I find myself reflecting on the past

96 hours of madness — for several years as

just a gaming attendee, and now for the last

couple of years as an exhibitor and staff

member.

I’m not going to try to sum up GenCon

XIII in the few hundred words of space I

have here at this time — but I would like to

touch on a few points while things are still

fresh in my mind.

First, the logistics of running a four-day

convention with 4000+ attendees are only

slightly less difficult than memorizing the

DMG. Congratulations from The Dragon

for a successful convention go out to Con-

vention Director Will Niebling; Convention

Coordinator Joe Orlowski; Day Managers

Paul Schwab, Len Lakofka, Bill Hoyer, and

Bob Blake; PAW President Dave Arneson;

PAW Convention Coordinators Terry Ras-

mussen and Patty Craig; PAW Liaison Mark

Nickel; and especially to all the convention

staff, without whom all the directors, coordi-

nators, managers, presidents, and liaisons

would have looked very silly.

Also high on The Dragon “thanks a

bunch” list is the nameless PAW person

working the loading dock during the rain

Thursday morning when Dragon Publishing

arrived with metric tonnes of boxes, cases,

and displays and who later showed up to

help load us up again Sunday afternoon.

We owe you one (at least). And my person-

al thanks are extended to Steve Brown,

Mark Herro, and especially Pam O’Neill for

their generous help at the Dragon Publishing

booth.

OK, I’ve already called GenCon XIII “suc-

cessful.” What does that mean? It means

nothing horrible happened and quite a few

good things did. Thus far I’ve heard no com-

plaints as to how any of the tournaments

were run, no complaints as to security in the

dealer area, and no one lost/got ripped off

for any personal possessions or merchan-

dise — the three common complaints of any

convention. Of course, I’m not officially in-

volved with GenCon in any manner except

as an exhibitor, and there may have been

problems I have no knowledge of, but I did

notice the lack of grumblings that have circu-

lated the hallways of many of the conven-

tions I have attended in the past few years.

On the more tangible positive side, I did

hear many good comments as to the organi-

zation of the convention as a whole, particu-

larly with regard to event registration. An in-

crease in the number of staffers manning the

many information booths was a welcome

sight, there was an organized daily update

information sheet available, and just a gen-

eral “togetherness” that comes with a con-

vention held repeatedly in one location and

organized by many of the same people year

after year.

Vol. V, No. 4 October, 1980

Publisher

E. Gary Gygax

Editor

Jake Jaquet

Assistant Editor

Kim Mohan

Editorial Staff

Bryce Knorr

Circulation & Sales

Corey Koebernick

Office Staff

Cherie Knull Dawn Pekul

This month’s

contributing artists:

Steve Oliff Jeff Dee

Todd Lockwood Jim Roslof

Roger Raupp Bill Willingham

Kenneth Rahman Gail Gierahn

However, “successful” is one thing, “out-

standing” is another. What would I consider

outstanding? Good question. I can sit back

and think what would be ideal to an ex-

hibitor, and what would be ideal to a gamer,

and the two just don’t have many points in

common. The exhibitor wants professional

exhibit facilities: partitioned booth space,

good lighting, electrical outlets in his booth

area, good traffic flow, convenient loading

and unloading facilities, assistance with

physical set-up, a dealer-only “retreat” area,

guaranteed exhibit-area security, profession-

al security service/banking facilities, etc. The

gamer wants well-organized game registra-

tion, knowledgeable information service

sites, adequate physical facilities for game

playing, convenient and reasonable eating

and drinking areas/services, nearby and

reasonable lodging, and a convenient park-

ing area and/or public transportation.

DRAGON magazine is published monthly by

Dragon Publishing, a division of TSR Hobbies, Inc.

The mailing address of Dragon Publishing is P.O.

Box 110, Lake Geneva, WI 53147; telephone 414-

248-8044.

DRAGON is available at hundreds of hobby

stores and bookstores throughout the United

States and Canada, and through a limited number

of overseas outlets The magazine can be pur-

chased directly from Dragon Publishing by in-

dividual subscription. The subscription rate within

the United States and Canada is $24 U.S. for 12 is-

sues. Outside the U.S. and Canada, rates are as

follows: $50 U.S. for 12 issues sent surface mail,

or $95 U.S. for 12 issues sent air mail.

The unique aspect of gaming conventions

is the participation by the attendees. Most

gatherings labeled “conventions” are really

trade shows. When XYZ Hardware has a

“convention,” they contract a professional

convention facility, bring in all the manu-

facturers, and open the doors to the con-

vention-goers. Everybody goes in, picks up

samples or buys new products, then goes

out and enjoys a night on the town, or goes

back to the hotel and calls the wife and kids.

Chances are, they don’t care if the room

they’re in is costing $75 a night or if the

snack bar at the convention site runs out of

Coke. They’re there to check out the show,

do some business, and have a good time.

A limited selection of DRAGON back issues is

available by mail from Dragon Publishing for cover

price of a particular issue plus $1.00 per issue

ordered for postage and handling. No issues prior

to #22 are available. The cover price for issues #22-

31 is $2.00, for #32-36, $2.50, and for #37 to

present, $3.00. Payment must accompany all

orders. If one or more issues in an order is sold

out, a credit slip will be substituted which may be

exchanged for cash or merchandise from Dragon

Publishing.

The issue of expiration for each subscription is

printed on each subscriber’s mailing label.

Changes of address for subscriptions must be re-

ceived by Dragon Publishing at least 30 days prior

to the effective date of the change in order to

guarantee uninterrupted delivery.

Gaming conventions, on the other hand,

must provide more for the attendees, both in

physical facilities and services. I’ll bet that

one could put on the most fabulous gaming

convention ever at the Hilton convention

center in Las Vegas — but it would cost

everyone attending $200 a day (not count-

ing the casinos!). And there lies the crux of

the matter — having the facilities the exhibi-

tors want and the gamers want at a price

that doesn’t prohibit gamers from attending.

An exhibitor can have the most lavish facili-

ties available this side of Taj Mahal and it

doesn’t mean a thing if no one can afford to

attend.

All material published in DRAGON becomes the

exclusive property of the publisher upon publica-

tion, unless special arrangements to the contrary

are made prior to publication.

DRAGON welcomes unsolicited submissions

of written material and artwork: however, no

responsibility for such submissions can be as-

sumed by the publisher in any event. No submis-

sion will be returned unless it was accompanied

by a self-addressed, stamped envelope of suf-

ficient size. All rights on the contents of this publi-

cation are reserved, and nothing may be re-

produced in whole or in part without securing

prior permission in writing from the publisher.

(Turn to page 53)

Second class postage paid at Lake Geneva,

Wisconsin 53147.

October, 1980

Dragon

OO!

Did that scare you? No, I guess BOO! doesn’t

have the same impact when the boss makes you start the

column with a funny-looking “B” . . .

That scary start was supposed to be the second indica-

tion of the fact that this is a special Halloween issue. You can get

yourself in the right frame of mind for October 31 by reading and

using all the chills and thrills we’ve crammed between the covers.

The first indication of our tribute to Halloween is this month’s

cover painting. “The Doomed” represents artist

another eight pages of potential for thrilling new encounters-five

new Giants in the Earth from

Tom Moldvay

and a quartet of new

cages in Dragon’s Bestiary.

Leomund’s Tiny Hut is back after a short respite with

Len La-

long look at the inner planes of existence, and From the

Sorcerer’s Scroll makes a return appearance with

Gary Gygaxs

admonitions not to be a Dungeon Milquetoast. Sage Advice hasn’t

been handed out for a couple of issues,

so Jim Ward

and

Will

provided some answers to your questions for us. Because

the questions are coming in such quantity, we’re hoping to find room

for more answers in every issue from now on.

This month’s feature review by

Steve Oliffs

first

appearance on the cover since issue #14.

The Halloween art doesn’t end there, either. Check out, if you

dare, the big black & white drawing by

is a detailed

examination of John Carter, Warlord of Mars. Also in Dragon’s

Augury are evaluations of two new games, Swashbuckler and Time

Tripper, and the Starmaster play-by-mail game.

Regular columnists

Tony Watson

on page 6,

which leads off a special “Things to tease, tempt and terrify” sec-

tion—four of the scariest D&D and AD&D variants we could dig up.

Still not spooked? Okay-in the dead center of the magazine

you’ll find The Mansion of Mad Professor Ludlow, our first haunted

-house module, for which we are grateful to publisher

Todd Lockwood

give us more

observations on their specialties in Simulation Corner and The Elec-

tric Eye. For a lighthearted look at an unusual session of gaming,

enjoy The Day of the Dwarf by

John Prados

and

Mark Herro

Gary Gygax

Gay, upon hearing of our plans for a

Halloween observance, said, “Say, Jim’s got a haunted house that’s

a lot of fun. Why don’t you see if you can use it?” Obviously, we did

just that. We hope you find it a lot of fun, too.

Our regular offerings of new critters and new characters provide

Jim Ward.

Roger Moore.

Our colorful conclusion this month is another chapter in the saga

of Jasmine, followed by a special surprise Wormy. If the last panel of

this episode doesn’t at least make you open your eyes all the way,

maybe you should have someone else check your pulse. — Kim

SPECIAL ATTRACTION

The Mansion of Mad Professor Ludlow: A spooky AD&D

adventure—J. Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al-A16

Leomund’s Tiny Hut: The inner planes —

L. Lakofka

. . . . . . . . .

T. Moldvay

Tauno Kraken’s-Bane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sir Geros Lahvohettos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

James Eckert/Gorbash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Orvar-Odd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Heidrek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Convention schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Simulation Corner: State of the art —

OTHER FEATURES

Demons, Devils and Spirits —

T. Moldvay

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The Possessors —A.

Parker

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Patron Demons —

L. Pulsipher

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

This group catches on quickly: CWA-Con report —

Laking

J. Prados

. . . . . . . . . . .

W. Fawcett

The Electric Eye: Adventuring by computer —

M. Herro

. . . . . . .

Chained to the wall in Houston: NANCON report —F.

Joines

. 36

Dragon’s Bestiary

Quatsch —

Readers react to Ringside —

B. Blume

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A. South

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Day of the Dwarf —

R. Moore

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Necroton —

P. Meyers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Well Spirit —

G. Holley

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

REGULAR COLUMNS

Out on a Limb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sandbats/Swampbats —

J. Mattson

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dragon’s Augury

John Carter, Warlord of Mars —

From the Sorcerer’s Scroll: Meaningful monsters —

G. Gygax

. 16

T. Watson

. . . . . . . . . . .

Minarian Legends: The History of Pon —

G. Rahman . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Swashbuckler —

W. Fawcett

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sage Advice —

J. Ward, W. Niebling

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Time Tripper —

T. Watson

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The fifth fantastic adventure of Reginald Rennup . . . . . . . . .

Jasmine —

W. Fawcett

If your mailing label says TD-42

this is your last issue-resubscribe!

by Darlene

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wormy —

by Tramp

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

kofkas

Niebling

and author

Giants in the Earth —

The Restless Dead — G.

Starmaster —

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