But there are times, as pointed out by Katharine Kerr, when 'The solo scenario' is the way to go.Īs the second installment of what we hope will be a long-running series, offered herein is 'The ecology of the catoblepas.' Just about the only thing the article doesn't address is how to pronounce the critter's name - probably because nobody's ever been able to get close enough to one to ask it. Most of the time, an AD&D playing session is - and should be - a group endeavor. 'The whole half-ogre,' composed by contributing editor Roger Moore, draws on an earlier piece of Gary's work and fleshes out what Roger calls 'the best darn door-opener' you ever saw. 'The Inner Planes,' in his From the Sorceror's Scroll column, puts forth a consistent and colorful theory on the structure of the AD&D universe. Speaking of EGG, Gary has a couple of contributions in these pages - one direct and one indirect. Gary Gygax in our last issue, is the duelist - Arthur Collins' concept of a non-player character who has an entirely different code of honor. Hot on the heels of the cavalier class, presented by E. I wish I could tell you why it won, but that would be giving too much away. Inside are 11 articles and features devoted to the D&D and AD&D games, plus more than a dozen other presentations designed to appeal to those of you who are also interested in other facets of the hobby of gaming.Īt the head of the parade is 'Forest of Doom,' an AD&D adventure that was judged the best entry in category A-2 of our Module Design Contest. What you're holding is the largest, the most colorful, and the most diversified issue we've produced since Bahamut was a pup. Why is a reader of DRAGON Magazine like a 10th level fighter about to enter the first level of a dungeon? Because the biggest problem either one of them has is figuring out where to start.

From the editor-in-chief's description of the issue:

Annarchive dragon magazine