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Publisher

Editor

Assistant editor Fiction editor

Editorial assistants

Art director

Production Staff

Subscriptions Advertising

Creative editors

Oriental Adventures

Oriental Adventures.

Wizardry IV, Phantasie III, Sanxion!

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in fact, we are thinking about doing this verything. We urge our readers with interests inminiatures and miniature games to write and

tell us what you would like to see if we hadsuch a column.

Jim Ward had some ideas on how to becomeinvolved in the gaming industry in his columnfor The Game Wizards, in issue #128 (page 34).You might also read the third letter in the

Letters column for issue #124 (page 3) formore information. Legal information oncopyrighting your game is best received by

consulting a lawyer.DRAGON Magazine is also interested in

publishing small fantasy-based games, thoughwe accept very few submissions. You could sendan SASE for our writers guidelines and query us

on details relevant to your proposed design.

The best way I could imagine would be to visit

all of the games and hobby stores in your area

and poet an index-card notice in each, givingyour name, gaming interests, and phonenumber Many game stores have bulletin boardsfor this very purpose. The more gamers they

can draw into the hobby the better their sales.

Well tell Roger Raupp you like his work.

are set in 8-point type with a leading of 9. The

body copy of the magazine (like its logo) haschanged times over the years; it used toBaskerville II type, and before that weused Triumvirate Regular:

MO

We changed the logo because we got tired of

calling our periodical a monthly adventurerole-playing aid when it is actually a magazine.Stephanie Tabat designed the new logo, and we

are in seventh editorial heaven over it. We're

glad you like it.Thank you, too, for your praise of DRAGON

Magazines artwork. Weve been very proud ofit, and we have more high-quality art coming in

every issue. Our art director, Roger Kaupp,

deserves some praise too, even if he does editors around with plastic mailing tubes.

The body copy of this magazine is 9-pointZapf Book Light with a leading of 10, set on a

margin in three-columm format. Certainsections like the Letters and Forum columns

Road Warrior, RoboCop, MaxHeadroom

Robotech).

Apollo 11,

Civilian atomic accidents:

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mouth, person.

continuallight

protection from cantrips

armor charm person wizard mark

hairy color

(Dungeon Masters Guide, five

invisibility, continual light,protection from can trips.

mark.

color, hairy, wrap. armor, charm person, wizard

wrap

present

Color:

Flavor:

Hairy:

Wrap:

Armor:

Charm person: forget

Grease:

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ColorFlavorHairyWrap

ArmorCharm personGrease

Nystuls magic auraWizard markCo n t i n u a l l i g h t

ForgetIn visibilityLeomunds trapMagic mouthPreserveProtection from can tripsWizard lock

Explosive runes

Invisibility 10 radiusItem

MaterialSecret pageSepia snake sigilCharm monster

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Magic mouth: One (Players

Handbook,

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Leomunds secret chest Magic jar

Stone shapeWall of iron/stone

ContingencyEnsnarementGeas

Invisible stalkerMove earthReincarnateSpiritwrackTansmute water to dustCacodemonCharm plant

Drawmijs instant summonsLimited wishMass invisibilityPhase door

Sequester

SimulacrumAntipathy/sympathyClone

GlassteelMass charmMind blankPermanencyPolymorph any objectSinkSymbolTrap the soul

Astral spellCrystalbrittle

Energy drainImprisonmentSuccorWish

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Explosive runes:

Invisibility 10 radius: See invisibility,Item:

Material:

stoneshape, magic mouth sepiasnake sigil

Secret page:

Sepia snake

(Un-earthed Arcana,

Protection from cantrips: present, change, mute,

distract, spider

Preserve:

dallion of ESP, magic mouth

magic mouthed continual light sepia

snake sigil, dis-pel magic.

Players Handbook(detect magic, ESP:

clairvoyance, DMG (me-


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that is, assuming you want to stick with human-oid monsters. The lists of monsters that are nothumanoid are too lengthy to get into here.

Furthermore, a DM could be really mean andgive the party something really dangerous:human opponents. These will definitely not belaughed at not if the party has any intelligent

members.Following these suggestions will enable you to

use orcs as they are meant to be used asthreats to low-level parties, and as the mainforce in any large battles that may occur. Admit-tedly, goblins and other smaller monsters arealso found as cannon fodder in the large battles,but they are not the threat that orcs are.

Against the same size force, orcs will do muchmore damage than the smaller humanoids; andthe orcs still have a high enough rate of birth tokeep their population replaced. This makesthem ideal for use as shock troops and forharassing smaller parties of characters.

Tom BrincefieldBridgewater VA

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runes.

Charm monster:

Dig:

Fire trap:

Hallucinatory terrain: dig.

Massmorph: dig.

Plant growth: See dig.Polymorph other:

charm monster polymorphed dispel magic

Rarys mnemonic enhancer:

Stoneskin:

Animate dead:

sleep, charm, hold,

Avoidance: attrac-tion, sepia snake sigil, explosive runes, fire

Mass charm: See charm person/monster.Mind blank:

avoidance/attraction

Clone: See simulacrum.Glassteel:

Mass invisibility: See invisibilityPhase door:

dig.Sequester:

polymorph other

Cacodemon: See beckon.Charm plant: See charm person/monster

dig. speak with plants, so

Drawmijs instant summons:

Limited wish:

Contingency:

Ensnarement: See beckon.Geas: charm person/

monster See beckon.

Invisible stalker: See beckon.Move earth: See dig.Reincarnate:

Spiritwrack: See beckon.Transmute water to dust:

dig.

trap, Beckon dismissal):

very

Fabricate: See material. chest:

Magic jar:

Stone shape: See material.Wall of iron/stone: See dig.

Permanency:

Players Handbook

Polymorph any object: See polymorph

Sink: See sequesterSymbol: See explosive runes sepia

Trap the soul:

Astral spell: Manual of thePlanes

Crystalbrittle:

Energy dram: See crystalbrittle.Imprisonment: See sequesterSuccor: teleports

Succor

Wish: See limited wish.

invisibility stoneskin. dispel magic


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Oriental Adventures

Players Handbook Unearthed Arcana Oriental

Adventures

Players Hand-book Unearthed Arcana

Detect lycanthrope forcewerechange

remember

magnetism

compel

Oriental Adventures

Remorse

oath compel

omen fate

Calm: fear, remove fear

Detect disease:

Detect harmony:

Omen: omen

Weapon bless:

Castigate: Oriental Ad-ventures

Detect curse:

Snake summoning:


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Warning: find traps

find traps 10' warning invisible warning

Detect lycanthrope:

detect shapechanger, detect shapechanger

Endurance: fatigue,

Oath:

Pacify: Oriental Adven-

tures Reanimation:

Sustain:

Advice: Oriental Adven-tures

Fare:

Force werechange: ) force shapechange. forceshapechange,

Dungeon Masters Guide).

forceshapechange

Instruct: 1

Immunity to weapons: in Oriental

Adventures,

14th immunity to weapons

Remember:

Reincar-

nated

1

1

atonement

atonement

Oriental Adventures, 1

Smite: Oriental Advetures

Ancient curse: anciencurse

Compel:

wish atonement

Longevity:


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animal companion animal friendship.

Drowsy insects Re-verse

wood rot

prevent rot,

curerot, prevent rot.

Detect disease:

Resist:

Animate wood:

Create spring:

Swim: sinking,

Animate water:

pre-

wood rot

V,S,M 7 seg. None

5 3 Perm. Special

Prevent rot: woodrot. Prevent rot wood rot

wood wood rot

Animate fire: (WJ3)

Elemental turning:

iden-tical

Wood

Still water: (WJ1)

1 1

Ironwood:

Sustain:

Water to poison: poison to water

Quickgrowth:

wither,

Warp stone:

Elemental turning elemental servant

ice blight,whirlwind, internal fire, tsunami,


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fire rain water

protection water breathing. Fire wings

remove curse detect lycanthrope Mental strength

Accuracy:

Chameleon: OrientalAdventures

Secret signs: OrientalAdventures

Swim: Oriental Adven-tures

Prestidigitation: As Orien-tal Adventures

Protection from charm: As Oriental Adventures

Still water: As OrientalAdventures

Animate fire: As OrientalAdventures

Animate water: As Orien-tal Adventures

Detect lycanthrope:

Magnetism: OrientalAdventures

Memory:

Detect curse:

Elemental turning:

Melt metal:

Prestidigitation disguise face, alter

self

Surelife:

Longevity:

Tool: Oriental Adven-tures

Elemental servant:

Warp stone: OrientalAdventures

Pain: Oriental Adven-tures

Gamblers luck: Orien-tal Adventures

Adventures

Aura: Oriental Adven-tures

Servant horde:

Water to poison: Orien-tal Adventures

Wood rot:

Mental strength: Orien-tal Adventures

Metal skin: OrientalAdventures

Oriental Adven-tures

Ironwood: Oriental

Adventures

Wood shape: OrientalAdventures

Transfix: Oriental Ad-ventures

Reverse flow: 4

Quell: Oriental Adven-tures

Oriental Ad-ventures

smoke shape

Apparition:

Chameleon:

Glowing eyes: fiery eyes fiery

Prestidigitation: (WJ1) fumble-fingers, 1

Unearthed

Arcana). loseface, Fog shape:

smoke shape,

Memory: erase-

ment,

Creeping darkness:

Summoning wind:


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phantasmal force

phantasmal force

The image: mental or physical?

Players Handbook, phantasmal force

phantasmal force

mind bar Sertensspell immunity

phantasmal for spook phantasmal

killer,

audible glamer)

improved phantasmal force

Illusory damage: mind over matter

fireball


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mirage

cure light wounds

fireball,

phantasmal force Players Hand-book,

dispel illusion. deck of illu-sions

spectral force

fireball

phantasmalforce, fire-ball


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spectral force (Monster Manual,

spectral force, subsequent

Legends Lore, phantasmal force

wish

DMG,

hard no saving throw,

not

monster summoning lightning bolt

fireball,

fireball fireball


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fireballs lightning bolts, fireball

long sword Holy Avenger?

pro-

grammed illusion im

proved phantasmal force spectral f

shadow monsters

light wall of fog.

darkness

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fireball

darkness,

wand fireballs,

fireballs

invisibility

invisi-bility invisi-bility

phantasmal force

[For another view on saving-throw modifiers for illusions, see Illusory Solutions,by Matt Battison, in this issue of DRAGON

Magazine.]

phantas-mal force invisibility Phantasmal force invisibility

invisibility improved phantasmal

force spectral force

phantasmal force.

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this, she whispered and they weregone.

A short time later, fully recovered fromthe effects, the two satdown to a cold meal by a milestone out-side of town. The young woman picked at

her dried food while the older manwatched.

Never saw anyone killed before, shesaid. A minute later, she set her food aside.Who were those women, Farfell?

The dining room of the inn was in utterchaos. Patrons scrambled for cover undertables and in corners. Chairs flew, drinks

spilled, and tables toppled with resoundingcrashes. The few who were lucky enoughto have magical protections invoked them.

The tumult centered around a middle-aged man in a leaf-green robe, nowslumped over a table. A dark crimson stainspread around the rune-inscribed hilt ofthe dagger protruding from the mansback. His staring eyes held no sign of life.His assailants two small, wiry women

lay on the floor in pools of blood, only afew feet away. A burly companion of thewizard stood over them with sword in

hand, panting and eyeing the crowd forother foes. A female companion of thewizard uttered words of power while

holding a silver cross over her fallen liege;the words uselessness, however, was plainon her face.

In a dark corner, huddled under a table,sat a young woman and a middle-agedman, both clad in brown peasants ragsand dusty from the road they had onlyrecently left. Farfell, shouldnt we helpsomehow? whispered the womannervously

Not much we can do, muttered theman. He brushed his short black beardwith a thoughtful hand. The Green Wiz-

ard is beyond our assistance. His compan-ions seem to have things under control as much as can be. Just sit still; your lifedepends on it.

The woman bit her lower lip and wassilent. The noise of the crowd died downas the patrons who hadnt fled realizedthat the excitement was over The innsbouncers were quickly regaining order.

The man sighed after a few momentsand closed his eyes to concentrate. Timeto depart, my apprentice, for a safer partof the land, he said. Take my arm, andwell be off.

The young woman caught his arm

tightly in hers. I get dizzy when you do

and draw a crowd. He succumbed to theintoxication of power. In our world, few

actions go unanswered. Remember: circlewithin circles. One of the persons or creatures that the Green Wizard angered muhave hired the Daughters of Hel to destro

him, for that dagger was one of theirweapons. It destroys both life and soul,

forever and ever A horrid fate. Possibly

the thieves guild of Theylena has finallygained revenge after the Wizards widelyproclaimed theft two years past of themagical treasures from the guilds for-merly most-secret headquarters. The ma

The Green Wizard was quite compe-tent, but very flashy He liked to show off

anonymity.

Farfell grunted. It is very true. You havoften questioned why I am so careful tomaintain our anonymity why I keep such

a low profile. You chide me for beingparanoid. Today you saw why. This is agood time for a lesson about modesty and

He has certainly gotten his hearts desire.Lo-Ree looked awav angrily. Thats very

callous.

The man swallowed his food and pickedat his teeth. Assassins, Lo-Ree. Daughtersof Hel, the Mistress of Death. It was wisewe left; they always operate in threes, an

I only saw the two. The Green Wizarddearly liked to be the center of attention.

Change

Dirty/clean Hairy

Hide Mute Ravel/stitch Tangle/untie Comprehend

languages Enlarge/reduce Strength Wizard mark

Infravision

Phantasmal force

Tongues

Polymorph self Ultra vision See infravision

Magic jar

Reincarnate

Shape change


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brushed back his long, dark hair. Thetaller you stand, the better target youmake. Had he been lessthe publicity-seeker he was, the Green Wizard mightstill be whole. Its hard for a foe to exactrevenge when he doesnt know whom heshould strike down.

So we who work magic and shape theworld must maintain our anonymity. We

must avoid grandiose actions and brag-ging, but that but a small part of it. Bigtalk is for the stand-tall folk like cavaliers

and other sword-swingers, and thosewhose egos are out of control. Wizards

must use more quiet and subtle tactics.Disguise thats the key. Obscure youridentity and you protect yourself from allenemies. Shadow is a friend to the bright-est light.

Magical disguises have advantages over

physical disguises. They cannot be physi-cally detected. They dont rub away or falloff However, they do stick out undermagical detection spells but all goodthings have their prices.

Farfell settled himself against a rock,assuming a comfortable position. Lo-Ree

did the same, head now turned towardher teacher Let us have a lesson on magi-cal disguise, said Farfell. First, I will

discuss the spells that enable us to pose asother professions not merely as thepeasants we now appear to be. Then weshall talk of personal magics to render usalien to our closest friends and kin andeven to ourselves. . . .

polymorph self,

appear actually

Present

unlock mute knock dimension door (4 passwall (5 teleport (5 polymorph self present

Locate object

Levitate (2

Jnvisibility (2 ESP

Levitate (2 fly (3 dimension door teleport

Featherfall

Comprehend languages read magic (1

tongues, comprehend languages, infravision, ultravision Strength,enlarge/reduce, shape change, magic

jar

armor, enlarge,shield, strength, protection from normal

missiles, stoneskin, Tensors transforma-tion, shape change vocalize

command hold animal

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Unearthed Arcana

Oriental Ad-ventures

Bless/curse* Animal dead (5 Animate dead monsters (animate dead,Ceremony* Cause blindness* 5

Darkness (2 Cause disease* Commune (contact other plane, 5 (2 CJoudburst (3 Dispel evil (banish, 7

Detect magic (1 Continual light (2 Quest (geas, 6 Invisibility to undead* Dispel magic (3 Light (1 Feign death (3 Magic stone magic mouth (2 Glyph of warding (symbol, 8 Aerial servant (invisible stalker 6

Locate object (2 Forbiddance (antipathy, 8 Penetrate disguise* Prayer* Part water (6 Portent* Remove/bestow curse (4 Speak with monsters*Precipitation (1 Word of recall (teleport, 5 Protection from evil (1 Sanctuary* Abjure (dismiss, 5

lie* Astral spell (9 D i v i n a t i on * Control weather (6 Augury* Lower water (6 (9 ensnarement, 6 Chant* Protection from evil 10 radius (3 Succor (9

Detect charm* Speak with plants (charm plants, 7 Symbol (8 Hold person (3 Sticks to snakes (polymorph any object,Holy symbol* 8 Messenger * Tongues (3 Speak with animals*Withdraw*

Know alignment (2

Animal friendship*Ceremony*

Detect balance*Detect magic (1 Locate animal (locate

Precipitation (1 Speak with animals*

Charm person or mammal (charm person,1 charm monster 4

Feign death (3 Fire trap (4 Locate plant (locate object

Cause disease*Cloudburst (3

Hold animal (hold monster, 5 Know alignment (2 Plant growth (4 Pyrotechnics (2 Stone shape (5 Water breathing (3

Transmute rock to mud (5 Wall of fire (4

Sticks to snakes (polymorph any object,8

Animal growth (5 MU..Animal summoning II (mount, 1

Pass plants (dimension door, 4 teleport, 5

Speak with plants (charm plants, 7 4

Animal summoning I (mount, 1 Call woodland beings*

Dispel magic (3 Hallucinatory forest (hallucinatory terrain,

Control weather (6 Finger of death (death spell, 6

power word, kill, 9 Fire storm (wall of fire, 4 Reincarnate (6 Transmute metal to wood (polymorph any

object, 8

Confusion (4 Conjure earth elemental (conjure elemen-

tal, 5

Transmute water to dust (6 Transport via plants (dimension door, 4

teleport, 5 Water summoning (control weather 6

Feeblemind (5

Animal summoning III (mount, 1 Conjure fire elemental (conjure elemental,

5

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Continual light (2 Dispel illusion (4 Fear (4 Hallucinatory terrain (4 Invisibility 10' radius (3 Paralyzation*Rope trick (2 Suggestion (3

Astral spell (9 Vision (contact other plane, 5

Death fog (cloudkill, 5 Demi-shadow magic (magic missile,

fireball, 3 lightning bolt, 3 cone of cold, 5 cloudkill, 5

Shades (monster summoning, 3-9 Alter reality (limited wish, 7 wish,

9

monster 4 Invisibility (2 Magic mouth (2 Mirror image (2 M i s d i r e c t i o n *

Ultravision (4 Ventriloquism Whispering wind (message, sending,

5 demand, 8

Summon shadow (monster summoning IV

Project image (6 Shadow door (phase door 7 Shadow magic (magic missile,

ball, 3 lightning bolt, 3 coneof cold, 5

Magic mirror (4 Major creation (material, 3 fabri-

cate, 5 Maze (7

Chaos (confusion, 4 Demi-shadow monster (monster summon-ing, 3-9

Shadow monster (monster summoning,3-9

Massmorph (4 Minor creation (material, 3 fabri-

cate, 5

Confusion (4 Dispel magic Emotion*

Detect magic Fascinate (charm person, charm

Alter self (polymorph self 4 Blindness (power word, Deafness*

Phantasmal force (3 Spook*

Audible glamer (2 Change self (polymorph self, 4

Dancing lights Darkness/light (2 Detect illusion Detect invisibility (2

Light (1

Phantasmal force (3 Limited wish (7 Wish (9

(Players Handbook,

So you see, Lo-Ree, we can assumemany identities. You should cultivate sev-eral believable ones different ones forthe different places you go, or for thedifferent people with whom you deal.Most identities can be used for the rest oyour life. Others should only be used onc

for dangerous adventures, then discardedThat is why I am Will, cleric of Wee Jas

when Im in Nimro Dell; the halfling roguAngus MacFergus of Kilchurn Castle onFlodden Field when Im in Nutty Woods;

Lucky, the animal procurer, in the capitoland the half-orc rogue Grizzle Greasygutwhen I deal with the miners of Gemstone

Rift. And thats why we pretended to betwo thieves who pretended to be richivory merchants when we recovered thaspell book from the Red Hand in StoneCirkel, after it had been stolen from our

client and why we will never use thoseidentities again!

These are some of the tricks we havefor survival. Its nice to gratify ones ego seeking fame for ones exploits andpowers, but I prefer the security thatanonymity provides. Light attracts vermidarkness is the cloak that protects all.

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Unearthed Arcana.

locate

plants, locate animals, summon ani-mals.

Dungeoneers Survival Guide

Illustration by Roger Raupp

both

Alchemy jug:

Beaker of plentiful potions: different

Cloak of poisonousness:

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Alchemical oven and still from a 15thcentury German woodcut.

Illustration courtesy of Dover Publications, inc.

potions of longevity


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ESPExtra-healingPhilter of glibnessHill giant controlInvulnerabilityWater breathing

Dust of appearanceBlue dragon controlCloud giant controlOil of etherealness

Fire giant controlFire giant strength

Cloud giant control Dust of drynessDust of disappearance Oil of elemental

invulnerability

Gold dragon control Oil of impactMagic resistance* Mist dragon controlStorm giant control S o v e r e i g n g l u e

Storm giant strength Ultimate solution

magic resistance: all

Bronze dragon controlCloud giant strengthOil of disenchantment

Red dragon controlOil of sharpness, + 6Silver dragon control

Black dragon controlBrass dragon controlFrost giant controlGreen dragon control

Super-heroism

Dust of tracelessness

Oil of fiery burningKeoghtoms ointmentLongevityOil of sharpness, +4

Stone strength

Oil of timelessness

A c i d r e s i s t a n c eHuman controlIncense of meditationNolzurs marvelous

pigmentsStone giant control

White dragon control

Copper dragon controlFrost giant controlOil of sharpness, +5Treasure findingUndead control

Elixir of youth

Fire breathFlying

Elixir of healthHill giant strength

Oil of sharpness, +3Oil of slipperiness

ClairvoyanceDiminutionGaseous form

LevitationLife elixirPlant control

Animal control Clairaudience

Philter of beauty Rainbow huesClimbing Oil of sharpness, + 1

Fire resistance SpeedHealing Sweet waterPhilter of love Ventriloquism

Growth

HeroismInvisibilityPolymorph self

Oil of sharpness, +2Vitality

delusion, oil of fumbling, elixir of mad-ness, incense of obsession, dust of sneez-ing and choking, philter ofstammering & stuttering.


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Appearance, dust ofAcid resistance, oil ofAnimal controlBeauty, philter ofClairaudienceClairvoyanceClimbing

DiminutionDisappearance, dust ofDisenchantment, oil ofDragon controlDryness, dust of

Elementalinvulnerability, oil of

ESPEtherealness, oil ofExtra-healingFire breathFiery burning, oil ofFire resistanceFlying

Gaseous formGiant controlGiant strengthGlibness, philter ofGrowth

Healing

Health, elixir ofHeroismHuman controlIllusion, dust ofImpact, oil ofInvisibilityInvulnerabilityKheoghtoms ointmentLevitationLife, elixir ofLongevityLove, philter ofMeditation, incense ofNolzurs marvelous

pigmentsPlant control

Polymorph selfRainbow huesSharpness, oil ofSlipperiness, oil ofSovereign glueSpeedSuper-heroism

Sweet waterTimelessness, oil ofTracelessness, dust ofTreasure findingUndead controlUltimate solutionVentriloquism

VitalityWater breathingYouth elixir

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Illustration courtesy of Dover Boo

[Previous versions of the alchemist NPhave appeared in DRAGON issues #3,45

and 49.]


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Illustrations by Paul Jaqmys


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will


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D R A G O N


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Players Handbook Players Handbook;

Players Handbook),

memorization. Dying Earth

Players Handbook


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Unearthed Arcana

PlayersHandbook Unearthed Arcana

hanted weapon enchant an item

Players Handbook.

reduce

serious wounds cure light wounds

resist cold resist fire

the Unearthed Arcanas endure heat/cold

identify), color spray), chant bless haste/slow, wizard lock/knock light/darkness

create food and water globe of invulnera-bility

-

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gasbags,

Mobility/flight texture change modified leaves,

adaptation, increased sense (smell), size increase.

6/900/18

This mutated monster is described insecond-edition GAMMA WORLD game

statistics. Conversion to third-edition rulesshould not be difficult.

Illustration by Richard Bennett

1

adaptation

Sonic blast 7 Life leech

8 Molecular disruption


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1987,

18-21, 1988.

1988


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D R A G O N


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Availability of nuclear weapons:

Atomic tests

(Ariel)

Ground-to-air/space lasers:

Orbiting debris belts: Cosmos 954, Cosmos 1275,PAGEOS, GEOS-2. Challengers

Fascist space powers:

Unexpected availability of space-craft:

Spaceport disasters:

Challenger

common.

Cargo cults in high-tech societies:


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1. Instant death.

reincarnation,

Unconsciousness.

Teleportation to an inn.

Banishment to Limbo.

Star Wars

crops,


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Voyager 6,

fair

, D R A G O N 6


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Oriental Adventures

The Junks and Sampans of the Yangtze

Lorca

yuloh,

Ocean War Junk

Illustration by Daniel Horne


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1.

10 10 12 12

l-6

laodah Laodah tai-kung shao-huo-ti hsien-

chueh pa-liang-chia-ti

#116)

Cost N o. N o .

(1,000

L 43 130 110 30 8 4 500 1 2 16 X12 2 20 38 60 15 27

50 90 70 18 6 4 135 1 0 27 X 3 2 38 35 40 10 30 80 120 100 25 6 6 280 2 1 20 x10 2 30 60 50 15 27 30 90 75 18 5 2 110 1 0 38 X16 1 8 19 30 8 10

M 33 60 45 12 4 3 40 1 0 25 X10 1 22 18 26 8 16

M 53 80 75 15 3 3 80 1 0 - 2 46 16 35 8 8

M 23 70 65 16 4 2 75 1 0 20 x15

M 16 50 45 10 5 3 20 1 0 10 x 7

S 14 40 30 10 3 2 13 1 0 -S 13 40 35 8 2 1 10 1 0 -S 11 35 - 5 1 6" 4 0 0 -

S 5 15 - 3 10" 6" l/2 0 0 -

S 3 9 - 3 8" 4" 1/3 0 0 -

20 66 - 6 15" 3" 12 0 0 -

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0 39 0 18 - -

DMG, 109-110).

Pechili Trading Junk

Small War Junk

Crooked SternJunk


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ta-ping-chuan kuai-tu

chang-kou ma-yangtzu hou-pan-chuan

Creek Fishing Sampan

Junks Sampan

Dragon Boat

8 8 8

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Ship graphics by David Sutherland laodah,

RiverJunk

FishingJunk

FlowerJunk

yao-Wang-chuan lou-tzuchuen

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Dis integrate 2

Divine wind

Elemental burst 1

Fire breath Fire rain

Fire shuriken

Fire wings 2**

Hail of stones

Horn of blasting 18

Incendiary cloud /6 Steam breath

Tsunami

Wall of fire

Wall of force 5-30

Whirlwind l-10

Wind breath

Wood rot

DMG,


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OrientalAdventures,

is a stinking cloud,


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suggestion

flesh to stone

of enfeeblement,

DRAGON 7


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Dungeon MastersGuide, Monster Manual.)

1

dispelmagic charms, enfeeblement, confusion, paral-

ysis, dispel magic dispel

magic curedisease

Dispel magic

system shock survival

roll, detect life stone to

dispel magic trans-

mute rock to mud dispelmagic, transmute metal to wood Polymorph any object flesh to stone flesh to stone

stoneto flesh

dispel magic

MonsterManual the Unearthed Arcana eyebite.

eyes of the eagle,

charm, hold person;

1


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charmed charmed

The Ecology of the Maedar in DRAGON

180

Monster Manual II

1

(DMG,

invisible

invisible

darkness

Dungeoneers Survival Guide,


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(DSG,

gaze re-flection

et al., Mon-ster Manual II.)


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darkness

perma-

nent illusion

shadowmonsters

limitewish permanency 10%

limited wish perma-nency


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10'

hold (see Monster Manual II, seeing

enfeeblement

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of charming of petrification


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The Official Handbook of the Marvel Uni-verse.

BIRD-MAN II Achille DiBacco

Flight: Blaster:

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Flamethrower Umbrella:

Flying Bicycle Built For Two: Horn:

Superhuman Abilities:

Claws:

Speed:

Bionic Left Hand:

Bionic Left Leg:


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CYCLONE

16

Wind Control:

FIREBRAND

Costume:

Flamethrowers:

Flight:

HELLRAZOR 16

Wrist Blades:

G R A P P L E R Name unknown

Battle Staff:

Radio-Controlled Plane:

HIJACKERTM

Body Suit:

Vario-Blaster:

Crime-Tank:

D R A G O N 8


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JAGUAR

Infravision: Claws:

LETHA

MIND-WAVE

Psionic Powers:

Think Tank:

Heat Ray:

MIRAGE I

Image Generation:

another

RAPIERTM

Electro-Stun Sword:

RINGER

Rings:


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Special Handgun:

Body Suit:

Acetylene Gun:

Absorbo-belt:

Telepatby:

another

Mental Bolts: Crystal Club:

Telekinesis: Animate Objects:

Scourges Gun:

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Scourges Van:

8 4 F E B R U A R Y 1 9 8 8


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(315) 393-6633

Wizardry IV The Return ofWerdna, the Softalk Computer Gaming World, Ultima IV

Wizardry Ultima IV for The Bard's Tale I. Woodhead is programing

IV is Wizardry

Wizardry least Wizardry Wizardry

not Wiz-ardry IV

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IV Wizardry IV

Wizardry IV

Wiz-

ardry IV Wizardry sce- Wizardry

10 ProvingGrounds of the Mad Overlord) Wizardry IV

Wizardry


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Wizardry Wizardry IV Wizardry IV The Return ofWerdna,

88 FEBRUARY 1988

Phantasie PhantasieIII, the Wrath of Nikademus, Phantasie sce-

Phantasie I PhantasieII,

Phantasie III.


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definitely

Phantasie

90 FEBRUARY 1988

#1 1. Thrust (with melee weapon): You

2. Attack (with melee weapon): Now you

3. Slash (with melee weapon): You

4.Lunge (with melee weapon):

5. Aim (melee weapon at a vital body

area):

Spell (cast a spell): 7. Parry (with a shield):

Fire (a bow): al

9. Other (options):

Back:

Middle:

Front:

Time


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Phantasie

GONE

GONE

GREET

Phantasie III

Ultima Autoduel Ultima V, Ultima

Amazing Software Sanxion

Dark Castle

Shadowgate

Dagger trapped.

Bards

Bards


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