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The Lords of the Nine Layers of Baato

have been revealed at last. Do you dar

read about them?

Straight to your campaign from the hottest video game of our

time come three new demigods.

Picking your scenario appropriately will make the many

horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos that much more terrifying.

Adarr was ancient, but he was Queens Champion; only he

could face the great wyrm and save the land from desolation.

Bugs take over Chicago, Rick considers Asia, and TSR parodie

the tabloid industry.

Whats good and whats not in the latest F&SF books?

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Window 95 vs. Games. And the winner is...

First there was SF. Then Tolkien. Then Gaming.

If you think you know all about gargoylesthink again.

A gaming accessory to make your warfare easier.

Nine new rings for attack, defense, and esoteric pursuits.

Find out whats happening at winters biggest gaming con.

A drow scout reports her observations of a tribe of Chitine.

This month, the sage continues to tackle questions about

PLAYERSOPTION TM

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The authors of the newest novel, Dragons of

Summer Flame, discuss Krynn, writing, and the dawning

Fifth Age.

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FIRST QUEST is the title of TSR, Inc.s Audio CD introduction

to Role-playing Game. This series is a feature where veterans

of role-playing describe their first experience in the hobby.

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Convention Calendar Policies

This column is a service to our readersworldwide. Anyone may place a free listingfor a game convention here, but the followingguidelines must be observed.

In order to ensure that all convention list-ings contain accurate and timely information,all material should be either typed double-spaced or printed legibly on standard manu-script paper. The contents of each listingmust be short and succinct.

The information given in the listing must

include the following, in this order:1. Convention title and dates held;2. Site and location3. Guests of honor (if applicable)4. Special events offered5. Registration fees or attendance require-

ments; and,6. Address where additional informa-

tion and confirmation can be obtained.Convention flyers, newsletters, and other

mass-mailed announcements will not beconsidered for use in this column; we preferto see a cover letter with the announcementas well. No call-in listings are accepted.Unless stated otherwise, all dollar valuesgiven for U.S. and Canadian conventions are

in U.S. currency.

WARNING: We are not responsible forincorrect information sent to us by conven-tion staff members. Please check your con-vention listing carefully! Our wide circulationensures that over a quarter of a million read-ers worldwide see each issue. Accurateinformation is your responsibility.

Copy deadlines are the first Monday ofeach month, three months prior to the onsaledate of an issue. Thus, the copy deadline forthe December issue is the first Monday ofOctober. Announcements for North Americanand Pacific conventions must be mailed to:Convention Calendar, DRAGON Magazine,201 Sheridan Springs Rd., Lake Geneva WI53147, U.S.A. Announcements for Europe

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If a convention listing must be changedbecause the convention has been cancelled,the dates have changed, or incorrect infor-mation has been printed, please contact usimmediately. Most questions or changesshould be directed to the magazine editorsat TSR, Inc., (414) 248-3625 (U.S.A.).Questions or changes concerning Europeanconventions should be directed to TSRLimited, (0223) 212517 (U.K.).

* indicates a product produced by a company other thanTSR, Inc. Most product names are trademarks owned bythe companies publishing those products. The use of thename of any product without mention of its trademark status

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Having a convention?

If youre having a gaming conventiowhy not tell the world about it? Cheour address in this issues ConventioCalendar and send your announcment to us free of charge!

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STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP,MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION

Title of Publication: DRAGON Magazine Editor:Date of Filing: 1 October 1995 Anthony J. BryantPublication No.: 0279-6848 201 Sheridan Springs Rd., Lake Geneva, WI 53147

No. of Issues Published Annually: 12 Managing Editor:

Frequency of Issue: Monthly Pierce B. WattersAnnual Subscription Price: $30.00 201 Sheridan Springs Rd., Lake Geneva, WI 53147Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Owner:

Publication: TSR, Inc.DRAGON Magazine 201 Sheridan Springs Rd., Lake Geneva, WI 53147

201 Sheridan Springs Rd., Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Lorraine D. WilliamsComplete Mailing Address of the Headquarters of 201 Sheridan Springs Rd., Lake Geneva, WI 53147

General Business Willard MartensOffices of the Publisher: 201 Sheridan Springs Rd., Lake Geneva, WI 53147

TSR, Inc.201 Sheridan Springs Rd., Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Known Bondholders, Morgagees, and Other Security

Publisher: Holders Owning or Holding 1 Percentof Total AmouTSR, Inc. of Bonds, Mortgages or Other Securities: None

201 Sheridan Springs Rd., Lake Geneva, WI 53147

Extent and Nature Average No. Copiesof Circulation Each Issue During

Preceeding 12 Months12 MonthsTotal No. Copies (Net Press Run) 71,143Paid and/or Requested Circulation

Sales through dealers and carriers 49,349Mail Subscription 18,569

Total Paid and/or RequestedCirculation 67,918Free Distribution by Mail,Carrier or Other Means 151Free Distribution Outside the Mail 102Total Distribution 68,171Copies Not Distributed

Office use, left over, unaccounted, spoiled 2,671Return from News Agents 30 1

Total 71,143

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight, TSRs first published novel, is known by many titles all over

the world. Some of them include / Draghi del Crepusculo dAutunno (Italian), El Retorno

de los Dragones (Spanish), Drachen Zweilight (German), De forst tegn (Danish), and Az

Oszi Alkony Sarkanyai (Hungarian),

The Saga was conceived and first published as a series of role-playing game adventures.Dragons of Autumn Twilight originally was to encompass the events in the first four adven-

tures, but authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman discovered that it took a lot more space totell a story in a narrative than in a role-playing game format. Ultimately, the first volume of

Chronicles covered the plots of only the first two adventures.

1985- Terry Phillips, author of Raistlins adventure in the Tower of High Sorcery (told in the AD&DEndless Quest book The Soulforge), was the player of Riaistlin in the games Tracy Hickman

ran while DRAGONLANCE was still in development,

In the module Dragons of Light, Jeff Grubb invented the tinker gnomes to satirize his engi-

neering background. That same year, in DRAGON Magazine Roger E. Moore wrote of their dis-

covery of radioactivity and their tinkering with nuclear power.

1986- Dragons of Glory, a strategic wargame DRAGONLANCE fans a chance to command thearmies of Krynn.

1997- Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home, containing songs, poems, stories, and recipesfrom and about the Heroes of the Lance, proves more popular than its limited print run could

allow. It was reprinted in 1994.

1988- The most common questions fans ask: Is Raistlin really dead, what ever happened toGilthanas and Silvara, and why did you kill Sturm?

1989-

Although its been established that Krynn is home to neither halflings nor orcs, both snuck

into print. Kendermore features an antagonist revealed as a half-orc. A few years later (19

TSR Collector Cards will describe DRAGONLANCE halflings.

Tinker gnomes in space! Krynnspace, a SPELLJAMMER accessory by Jean Rabe, gives Kry

its place in the stars.

1999- To get a better handle on Flint Fireforges character while writing Flint, the King, author MaKirchoff imagined him as a cross between Yosemite Sam and actor Wilfred Brimley.

1991- The DRAGONLANCE book line begins to determine the path of the game design, rather than tother way around.

Lord Soth makes his way out of Krynn and into the R AVENLOFT campaign setting.

1992- In addition to a few halflings appearing where none should be in Krynn in TSR Collector Carseries, other famous DRAGONLANCE characters appear as well-but with totally different historie

Editors immediately claim that these cards represent people named by their parents after gre

heroes due to their likenesses.

1993- Doug Niles, longtime player of Flint in the DRAGONLANCE readers theater (dont ask), writes tDwarven Kingdoms game accessory.

1994- Jeff Grubb, asked to write a novel about Lord Toede, replies, You know, hes dead. Hes toldYes; can you work with it? The resultant novel owes a great deal to the unlikely pairing of

Sylvester and Tweety-bird cartoon and the Biblical story of Job.

The PLANESCAPE Campaign Setting matches the gods of Krynns pantheon with the planes

which they live.

The 1994 DRAGONLANCE booster pack of the SPELLFIRE collectible card game puts faces wi

names in some new ways. A picture of Caramon appears on the front of Lord Gunthars card, fo

example. Ironically enough, the figure on the Solamnic Knights card is Steel Brightblade,

Knight of Takhisis.

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