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Vol. XVIII, No. 7
January 1994
Issue #201
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
Publisher
TSR, Inc.
Associate Publisher
Brian Thomsen
Editor-in-Chief
Kim Mohan
Associate editor
Dale A. Donovan
Fiction editor
Barbara G. Young
Editorial assistant
Wolfgang H. Baur
Art director
Larry W. Smith
Production staff
Tracey Isler Angelika Lokotz
Subscriptions
Janet L. Winters
U.S. advertising
Cindy Rick
U.K. correspondent
and U.K. advertising
Wendy Mottaz
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Explore urban opportunities for magic and mayhem.
of
Pillars
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The City
find
Lofty
lost city
Steve Kurtz setting?
Can you
the
of the AL-QADIM®
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Turkeys Underground Cities
Allen Varney
Read about Allens Amazing Adventure; learn about
these real-world dungeons.
The Evolution of a Castle
Thomas Reid
Building a castle requires more than a pencil and
graph paper.
Seven Steps to a Successful Castle
L. Richard Baker III
Use these expanded castle-construction rules to build
your PCs ultimate abode.
Fantasy Cities Never Sleep
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The River Children Peni R. Griffin the afterworld.
Three lost children are the key to entering
FICTION
Editorial Contributions
Janis Wells Lisa Neuberger
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REVIEWS
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Eye of the Monitor
Sandy Petersen
Do computers actually role-play?
Role-playing Reviews
Allen Varney
Two new game products blaze their way into your stores.
The Role of Books
John Bunnell
Young-adult fiction isnt just for kids anymore.
Through the Looking Glass
Robert Bigelow
Taking a look at the new WARHAMMER* 40K game.
FEATURES
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The Dragon Project
Sandy Petersen
Introducing Rofocale of Hill Marlyprig for Chaosiums
PENDRAGON game.
The Game Wizards
Roger
E. Moore
History can be fun with Roger of Mooria! Spice up your
campaign with the AD&D® Historical Reference series.
The 10 Commandments of Tournament Writing
Jonathan Evans
COVER
We discovered the painting by
Mark Pool that graces this month's
cover at the GEN CON® Game Fair. It's
detail and majesty convinced us that
it was perfect for this issue.
Serendipity is a wonderful thing.
Thou shalt write good tournament adventures.
Undiscovered Treasure
Troves James Patrick
Buchanan
The library is a cornucopia of gaming ideas.
DEPARTMENTS
4 Letters
6 Editorial
44 Sage Advice
54 F o r u m
83 C o n v e n t i o n C a l e n d a r
95 Libram X
102 D r a g o n m i r t h
104 Twilight Empire
108 Gamers Guide
120 T S R P r e v i e w s
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