Dragon Magazine

This issue contains the huge, first-ever compilation of all known errata to the only existing AD&D books at the time (the Monster Manual, the Players Handbook, and the DM Guide), the short story Oasis by Cynthia Frazer, several articles on variants for GDW's Traveller game, an article by Gary Gygax on what's ahead for TSR (interesting reading), another on new rules for gaining experience, another in the continuing series of Giants in the Earth (converting classical heroes of literature into AD&D characters), an article detailing the AD&D National Player Rating System (with a listing of the then-top-ranked players), another on angels and how to incorporate them into AD&D, and an article on SPI's first decade of existence. A Fineous Fingers cartoon rounds out the issue.

The rest of the issue contains a very long short story by Gardner F. Fox, The Cup of Golden Death (a Niall the Far Traveller story), articles on making dragons more powerful, tesseracts in AD&D, alignment, and the 4th Dimension game, an article on how to run unfriendly NPC mages, and the introduction of the Flolite to the AD&D world's bestiary. The issue ends with a Fineous Fingers cartoon.

Also in this issue is the GenCon XIII schedule, information brochure, and pre-registration form. All are still intact and inside the magazine.

The second gaming insert, on the same color fold-out insert as the first, is a new mini-game from Tom Wham, entitled Runngus's Game. This has a small, color map, about 15 color counters, and a page of rules. It is related to his Snit family of games (Snit Smashing and Snit's Revenge).

Both game inserts are still inside the game, in mint condition, with all the counters and the map still uncut on the cardstock insert.

The rest of the issue contains an article about player characters dueling to settle arguments, another on lesser-known types of lycanthropes, a couple of scenarios for the Squad Leader game, a comprehensive index of the contents of all seven Strategic Review issues (the precursor to The Dragon) and the first 38 issues of The Dragon, and the addition of four new monsters to the AD&D world--the Fire-Eye Lizard, the Flitte, the Wingless Wonder, and the Huntsman. Rounding out the issue is the color serial cartoon Jasmine and a full-page color comic set aboard the Znutar, by Tom Wham.

The rest of the magazine contains a very long article on incorporating the Witch NPC class into your campaign, a long test about rating yourself as a DM, the introduction of three new monsters--the Amazon, the Tolwar, and the Lythlyx--to the AD&D bestiary, and a Squad Leader scenario ("The Fall of Sevastopol"). The issue ends with an installment of each of The Dragon's three color serial cartoons--Wormy, Fineous Fingers, and Jasmine.

Inside the magazine is a new, very long short story of Niall of the Far Travels by Gardner F. Fox, entitled "The Lure of the Golden Godling." There are also several articles on PC and NPC races in AD&D, another in the Giants in the Earth character series, reviews of King of the Mountain and other games, and the addition of two new monsters, the Koodjanuk and the Cryoserpent, into the AD&D world. The issue is rounded out by installments of the color serial cartoons Wormy and Jasmine

• 8 character cards
• 8 character counters
• 26 arms chits (-1)
• 34 treasure chits
• 34 monster chits
• 2 ships
• 2 boats
• 4 red spells
• 8 blue spells
• 14 green spells
• 29 wound chits (-15)
• 6 clues/map chits (-1)

The game is down 2 chits to play. All counters are itemized in the rules with pictures. No sweat.

The game is considered to be a boardgame version of D&D. This Dragon issue also has an article on The Winged Folk and the ongoing Dragon's Bestiary. There is also an interesting full page ad for Mattel's Electronic Dungeons & Dragon game. Large Traveller section.