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[...]... unobstructed part of the dragon with his wand of lightning The dragon, angered by this interruption of its dinner, turns toward the charging fighters and sprays its acid breath on one, then engages the others in hand-tohand combat The sorcerer sees an opportunity to use his wand and zaps the dragon s exposed flank, which rests atop the pile of treasure Soon, through team effort, the dragon is defeated Now... their goal: the lair of a huge, black dragon where untold treasure awaits! The thief scouts ahead and reports that the dragon is currently eating, lying on one side of a pile of gold and goodies The party moves quietly down the passage to a point at which the party sorcerer steps forward, invisible and wearing the thief’s boots of elvenkind He casts a fireball at the dragon to “soften him up.” After the... before plunging into danger I hope more girls will discover how exciting and enjoyable the D&D® game is D Laslie Millitello Brighton, IL I’ve been a faithful subscriber to DRAGON Magazine for many years, and whenever I could read this magazine, I always turned to the “Forum“ letters to see if anybody would discuss the TOP SECRET® Espionage role-playing game However, I have been disappointed for many months... energy-releasing magic will be examined: fire-based, including spells such as fireball and flame strike, and abilities like red dragon breath or demon immolation; and electricity-based, such as the spells of lightning bolt and call lightning, as well as abilities like blue dragon breath Spells, breath weapons, and magicaldevice discharges all have prescribed ranges, durations, damage allotments, and... to victory It is true that in medieval China, men were considered more important than women, and women usually stayed home to sew and cook To disguise herself, Fa Mook Lan dressed as a man I think DRAGON Magazine should print an article on women in medieval China It will interest the public and add more spice to the AD&D® game Derek Ho Sherborn, MA I am really tired of hearing sexist males sound off... game Fantasy is only as real as one imagines it Of course, Mr Griffin has the choice of using or not using his “free alignment.” After all, it’s his game, too Adam Dray Lordstown OH In issue #119 of DRAGON Magazine, Mr Jeff Klein made some remarks about the status of women in Oriental culture that were, at best, misleading It is the purpose of this letter to correct the erroneous statements and hopefully... a lightning bolt spell, blue dragon s breath, or by a spell of call lightning Treatments of these forms of electricity usually stress the heat- and force-generating capabilities more than the voltages associated with these forms in the AD&D® game Like fire-based energy releasing magic, no quantitative listing of the temperatures associated with a lightning bolt or blue dragon s breath are provided... and evil for control of a certain area Indeed, a penultimate battle between two weirding holds, each with its own school of magic and opposing alignment, gives the term “final exam” a brand new meaning DRAGON 31 Fire for Effect! Magical fires are a lot hotter than you’d think by Richard W Emerich Have you ever participated in an AD&D® game in which a magic-user’s fireball is as selective as a cruise... these are never fastened together like panpipes, as the vibration of one reed causes all the others to sound, and the resulting cacophony is painful to hear A thelarr’s tone always has a sawlike, buzzDRAGON 13 ing quality, produced by the dry fibers within the reeds hollow interior The hard outer shell of the cane always remains slightly flexible, and a skillful whistlecaneplayer can vary the pitch... official AD&D game books Almost all DMs abide faithfully by these written constraints: a lightning bolt cast by a magic-user has a range of 60’ plus an additional 10’ per level of his experience; a red dragon s breath weapon extends in a cone 90’ long; and a fireball from a wand of fire does precisely 6d6 hp damage against the recipients who fail to make their saving throws These rules are usually followed, .  RM Where'd it go? Dear Dragon: As a player of the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® game, I feel that we D&D® game players have been almost forgotten by DRAGON Magazine. Except for a couple. Western Australia AUSTRALIA DRAGON Magazine (ISSN 0279-6848) is published monthly by TSR, inc. The mailing address for all material except subscription orders is DRAGON Magazine, P.O. Box 110,. material published in DRAGON Magazine becomes the exclusive property of the publisher, unless special arrangements to the contrary are made prior to publication. DRAGON Magazine welcomes unsolicited