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ISSUE 392 | OctObEr 2010

A Dungeons & Dragons ® Roleplaying Game Supplement

C ontents

Features

5 CleriCs: earthDomain

By Mike Mearls

There is great power in stone and tree, earth and root. Clerics who draw upon

the earth domain learn to brandish that power in service to their deities.

26 ClassaCts: FeywarDens

By Robert J. Schwalb

Fey wardens are charged with preserving lands touched or otherwise

inf luenced by the Feywild, and they are often aided by minor fey creatures.

10 homelanD: everwatCh

By Robert J. Schwalb

All heroes come from somewhere. Everwatch is a city on the edge of

habitation, with secrets to keep and plenty of conf lict. It could be your home.

30 BazaaroFtheBizarre: illumianeChoes

By Robert J. Schwalb

The illumian race is gone, but the words of power which led to their

downfall still echo through the ruins of their dead world.

17 ChannelDivinity: KorD

By Matt Sernett

From a throne of storms, Kord looks down upon all and sees weakness. But

gladiators, soldiers, and mercenaries know that Kord favors those who fight

for themselves.

33 winningraCes: enrageDhalFlings

By Derek Guder

Despite half lings’ happy-go-lucky reputations, their desire for revenge when

wronged can be as powerful as any race’s.

36 winningraCes: essentialselves

By Matt Sernett

One school of wizardry stands at the root of many legends of elven prowess

with magic—Tanathriel, the Castle of Dreams.

23 ClassaCts: Beastmasters

By Stephen Radney-MacFarland

Armed with this article, beastmaster rangers will have two new beast

companions to choose from--the horse and the simian--and new powers for

all of the beast companions.

41 FiCtion: theForgeoFXen’DriK

By Kay Kenyon

Genesis forges are forbidden by the Treaty of Thronehold, but Xen’drik is far

from Khorvaire and its law.

Columns

4 eDitorial

By Steve Winter

Lots of people seem to want to write for Dragon

Magazine. Here’s what we’re looking for.

52 ampersanD

By Bill Slavicsek

Bill discusses upcoming releases in the Essentials

line, boardgames, and more.

57 Design&Development:

gammaworlD

By Richard Baker and Bruce R. Cordell

Prepare for your first foray into Gamma Terra

with a look behind the curtain, courtesy of the

new game’s lead designers.

ontheCover

Illustration by Ralph Horsley

61 ConFessionsoFaFull-timewizarD

By Shelly Mazzanoble

D&D’s “Player-in-Chief ” survives the apocalypse

... again! She’s a survivor.

66 D&Dalumni : gammaworlD

By Bart Carroll

As we look forward to all-new Gamma World

adventures, it’s worthwhile looking back at

Gamma World editions of the past.

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E D I T Or I A L

392

What Do You

Dragon

Oc t ob e r 2010

Editor-in-Chief

Steve Winter

Want From Me?

One of the jobs I do is plowing through the Dragon

and Dungeon submissions inbox (submissions@

wizards.com, if you’re curious), or the slush pile as

it’s affectionately known in publishing. Many editors

I’ve known dislike reading the slush, but I enjoy it.

In fact, I’d say it’s one of my favorite parts of the job.

Everything that comes in ‘over the transom’ these

days gets read by me. I try to respond to everything,

even if that response usually is nothing more than

“Thanks for the submission. This one isn’t quite what

we’re looking for right now.”

That response often leads to a follow-up note from

the writer asking “what are you looking for right now?”

The answer I send back is, “I’m looking for article

ideas that make me sit up and go ‘wow’.”

I suppose that a lot of writers find that answer

not very helpful. From my perspective, it’s the best

answer to give. The reasons for that are more numer-

ous than I can cover in one short editorial, so I’ll

cover just two this time around and delve into others

in upcoming blogs. (And I’ll make this resolution: to

post at least two blog entries per month letting people

know what’s going on in the magazines.)

First and foremost, we see many proposals that are

more of the same: an arcane controller ‘with a twist’, a

divine leader striker ‘with a twist’, an elf psion ‘with a

twist’, etc. If that’s your angle, then the twist needs to

be amazing—it needs to make me sit up and go ‘wow’.

The second and related sale-stopper is new class

and/or race combinations which are too narrow

and specific: a dwarf arcane barbarian controller, a

wilden divine bard defender/striker, etc. We look for

articles that will have wide appeal. An article on a

Senior Art Director

Jon Schindehette

Web Production

bart carroll

Contributing Authors

richard baker, bruce r. cordell,

Derek Guder, Jared Hindman,

Kay Kenyon, Stephen radney-

MacFarland, Shelly Mazzanoble,

Mike Mearls, rob Schwalb,

Matt Sernett

goliath psion leader from a distant corner of Faerûn

is going to lose readers who don’t play goliaths, don’t

play psions, don’t play leaders, or don’t play a For-

gotten realms campaign. Not all of them perhaps;

someone who doesn’t care about goliaths, psions, or

leaders but eats up Fr may still read that article. But

as it narrows its focus, it narrows its appeal, and fewer

people find it interesting.

Finally, most proposals of these types involve a

dozen new feats and powers. For quite a while, 4E

needed new feats and powers to complement the

new classes and races in the Player’s Handbooks . Now,

the DDI Compendium contains thousands of both

feats and powers. Less-experienced players are over-

whelmed by choices, and even many experienced

players can’t keep track of all the subtle differences

between them.

That’s not to say we won’t run more feats and

powers; we will. Gaps still exist. Some character

archetypes can still benefit from f leshing out. But

expanding the feats and powers library is not going to

be our #1 focus going forward.

What is? I’ ll delve into that in the blog. And

I think I’ ll begin with the hot-button topic of

crunch vs. f luff. As always, send your thoughts to

dndinsider@wizards.com.

Developers

Jeremy crawford,

Stephen Schubert

Editor

Miranda Horner

Cover Artist

ralph Horsley

Contributing Artists

Howard Lyon, Slawomir Maniak,

Steve Prescott, craig J. Spearing,

Spikytiger

Publishing Production

Specialists

Angelika Lokotz, Erin Dorries,

christopher tardiff

Web Development

Mark Jindra

Executive Producer,

D&D Insider

christopher Perkins

Director of RPG R&D

bill Slavicsek

Special Thanks

Josh Dillard, chris tulach, chris Youngs

H eroes of tHe f allen l ands :

Earth Domain

By Mike Mearls

Illustration by Ralph Horsley

The lords of the earth preach patience, endurance,

and fortitude in the face of overwhelming odds. Your

duty is to be like the rock of the earth to your allies

and community, a reliable source of support and

strength. While others crumble in despair, you stand

tall, strong, and resolute. In so doing, you bring out

the best in your allies.

Your body and soul gain the core characteristics

of earth: resolution, endurance, and persistence. By

focusing your efforts, you enable your allies and your-

self to fight through pain.

D eities

Few gods that grant these powers are linked solely

to the earth. Moradin is a patron of the dwarves

and blacksmiths, and many of his warpriests

embrace this domain. The evil deity Torog, trapped

within the Underdark, features some priests who

take this domain because of its link to their god’s

imprisonment.

B enefits

The following benefits apply to a warpriest who

selects the earth domain. An earth priest is rewarded

by having a high Constitution score. The prayers and

abilities granted by this domain excel at reducing the

damage you and your allies suffer. They also over-

whelm your enemies, knocking them prone through

brute force.

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