Accessory - Dragon Magazine #052.pdf - Dragon Magazine - R5700

August 1981

Dragon

Dragon

Vol. VI, No. 2

August 1981

Publisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jake Jaquet

Editor-in-Chief. . . . . . . . . . . Kim Mohan

Editorial staff . . . . . . . . . . . Bryce Knorr

Marilyn Mays

Gali Sanchez

Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debbie Chiusano

Circulation . . . . . . . Corey Koebernick

Office staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cherie Knull

Roger Raupp

Contributing editors. . . . Roger Moore

Ed Greenwood

In somebody’s dictionary, a cliche

should exist about dragons — some-

thing on the order of . . . You seen one

dragon, you seen ‘em all . . . no, that’s not

it . . . A dragon in the hand is worth . . . no,

how ‘bout . . . There are as many different

types of dragons as there are people to

think them up.

Hmmm. A little rough, but it’ll do.

Ahem. If you’ve been paying attention

to the cover of this magazine lately,

you’ve probably noticed a lot of dragons

—and we don’t mean the word on top by

the price.

Three of our last four covers have fea-

tured our mythical namesake, or at least

the visions of three prominent artists as

to what a dragon is supposed to look

like.

First there was Tim Hildebrandt’s vi-

sion (issue #49) — an impressive fire-

breather laying waste to a moonlit castle.

Gracing the cover of #50 was Carl

Lundgren’s vision: just the opposite — a

mysterious beastie, shrouded by the

darkness of his lair.

Tough acts to follow, admittedly. Not

too many artists working today could do

it, but this issue’s cover certainly doesn’t

pale by comparison. After all, it is a

Boris.

“I wanted to do something different,”

Boris said after completing an oil paint-

ing that further demonstrates that there

are as many different types of dragons as

there are people to think them up.

Hence, the idea of hatching dragons.

Ditto the delicate wings on his beast.

Created in the fine brush strokes that

mark Boris’ increasingly realistic style,

the work — which is untitled — demon-

strates several of the artist’s trademarks.

There is, of course, his love of the human

form, as represented the beautiful wom-

an who has graced many of his paint-

ings. And the dragon looks . . . right — like

it really existed, a testimony to Boris’

pre-medical studies in anatomy.

Note also the depth of field — or focus

— on the dragon, for example, that gives

the painting a three-dimensional quality,

and the egg nodules floating in the

background which he said “emphasizes

the fantasy element.”

Typical also is the speed with which

the 40-year-old New Yorker painted the

piece: four days from start to signature.

Better yet, he said, after overcoming the

initial “artist’s block” he feels when fac-

ing a blank canvas, “it was fun.”

A word of explanation about the inter-

view with the artist that begins on page

28: That three-letter word is a topic of

discussion, and Boris is a frank man who

doesn’t mind stating his opinions. A few

words relating to the human body that

probably haven’t appeared on these

pages before are included in that context

— but there’s nothing — repeat, NO-

THING — about that part of the interview

that we feel is anything but an honest

discussion of something we shouldn’t

get so upset about, anyway.

Enough of reality; back to fantasy.

Obviously, we haven’t begun to ex-

haust the possibilities for artistic expres-

sions about dragons. More renditions

will appear here, and for those of you

who can’t get enough of the noble mon-

ster, look for the 1982 DAYS OF THE

DRAGON™ Fantasy Art Calendar. We’ll

be featuring dragons — 13 of ’em at last

count — using the AD&D™ Monster

Manual and past issues of DRAGON™

magazine as inspiration. If you’re at the

GEN CON® XIV Convention this month,

stop by the Dragon Publishing booth

and take a look.

This issue’s contributing artists:

Boris Vallejo L. E. Boelman

James Holloway Chris Conly

Roger Raupp

Jon Hageman

Erol Otus

Phil Foglio

Corinna Taylor

David Trampier

L. Blankenship

DRAGON magazine is published monthly by

Dragon Publishing, a division of TSR Hobbies,

Inc. The mailing address of Dragon Publishing

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phone (414) 248-8044.

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Our apologies to all of you who were

so impressed with the description of The

Beholder in “The ’Zines” (issue #50) that

you sent money to England for a sub-

scription. We don’t know exactly what

the situation is, but we do know that the

magazine is no longer being published

by Michael Stoner, like the article indi-

cated. We received an urgently worded

cable giving us that information from

Don Turnbull, managing director of TSR

Hobbies (UK) Limited, a few weeks ago,

but just too late to allow us to get the

correction into issue #51. “Don’t send

money to Stoner,” says Don, and we

(now that we know better) echo that re-

commendation. Once again, our sincere

apologies and regrets for any inconven-

ience or loss of money that the misin-

formation caused. We have reports that

The Beholder is still going to be pub-

lished, somehow, by somebody, but our

two sources of information are in con-

flict. We’ll try to unravel the mystery and

give you the true facts next time around.

August 1981

Dragon

rom Boris to Bounty Hunters, from Greyhawk to

Gamma World, from clerics to conventions: This

issue of DRAGON™ magazine contains articles

and artwork that range far and wide across the vast

spectrum of fantasy and fantasy game-playing.

Like the lettering on the cover proudly proclaims, the fanciest

feature you’ll find inside is an eight-page interview with Boris

Vallejo, one of the best fantasy artists to ever lift a brush. For

proof of that, one need look no further than the scintillating

cover painting Boris created especially for DRAGON magazine

— but if you need more convincing, turn to page 28 and savor

the interview (conducted by staff member Bryce Knorr) and the

accompanying photographs and paintings which illustrate it.

All of you who’ve been clamoring for a GAMMA WORLD™

adventure to appear on these pages can put away those laser

pistols. Cavern of the Sub-Train is the creation of Jake Jaquet,

our esteemed publisher and the co-author of the GAMMA

WORLD rules.

This issue’s NPC offering is a three-for-one deal: We got so

many Bounty Hunter submissions after making a request for

just such a character class that we decided to give you a trio of

tough guys to choose from.

The first few pages of the article section will answer the pray-

ers of clerics everywhere. Robert Plamondon’s long general

article on “The Role of the Cleric” is supplemented by a pair of

shorter variants from Douglas Loss, plus 2½ pages of Sage

Advice questions and answers all about clerics.

For some insight into how and why the D&D® Basic Set was

created and how it evolved into the game it is today, check out

the observations and opinions of the two people — J. Eric

Holmes and Tom Moldvay — who served as editors for the first

and the second edition, respectively.

The offering for TOP SECRET™ players this month is Paul

Crabaugh’s discussion of undercover occupations. Historical

specialist Michael Kluever is back with a contribution entitled

“Knock, Knock” (as in, let me in or I’ll batter your door down), an

overview of siege warfare tactics and strategy through the ages.

The first major addition to the WORLD OF GREYHAWK™

Fantasy World Setting that we’ve published comes from the

typewriter of Len Lakofka and is presented in Len’s regular

column, Leomund’s Tiny Hut. The article gives guidelines for

determining the place of birth and the languages known by

inhabitants of the Flanaess — plus an appendix by E. Gary

Gygax himself which describes the appearances of the races

that inhabit this famous land.

The latest edition of Giants in the Earth presents Katharine

Kerr’s interpretations of two “island enchanters” — Prospero,

from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and the legendary Circe, in a

portrayal which is drastically different from the description of

her in the DEITIES & DEMIGODS™ Cyclopedia.

In Simulation Corner, John Prados gives us the first instal-

lment of a series on the essentials of game design. More advice,

of a different sort, can be found in Up on a Soapbox, where Lew

Pulsipher tells DMs how to make up for their mistakes and Tom

Armstrong suggests how to get around the problem of the

“know-it-all” player.

Our review section is larger in size and in scope this time

around, with the addition of “Off the Shelf,” the first course of

what we plan to be a regular diet of book reviews by Chris

Henderson. Immediately preceding the book section are three

game and game-accessory reviews, and just in front of them is

another two pages’ worth of miniature-figure evaluations in

Figuratively Speaking.

Rounding out the reading material inside is another chapter in

the Minarian Legends saga by Glenn Rahman, designer of the

DIVINE RIGHT™ Fantasy Boardgame which first made the con-

tinent of Minaria famous, and a page crammed full of notices of

upcoming conventions around the country and across the sea.

After putting together a string of four straight appearances,

Finieous Fingers didn’t make it to number five, but J. D. has

promised to continue the story of everybody’s favorite thief in

time for publication next month. Hold on, Finieous fans, and in

the meantime we hope your funnybones are sufficiently tickled

by a page of Dragon Mirth cartoons, plus another “What’s

New?” from Phil Foglio and the latest page from Tramp depict-

ing the whimsical and wierd world of Wormy. I S the world ready

for a one-eyed bloodhound? Ready or not, here it comes! — KM

SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS

BORIS: A portrait in words

Eight pages of interview, photos and artwork . . . . . . . . .28

Cavern of the Sub-Train

A scenario for GAMMA WORLD™ adventuring . . . . . . . .40

REGULAR OFFERINGS

Out on a Limb — Letters from readers .................. .4

Leomund’s Tiny Hut — Detail for Greyhawk .............18

Giants in the Earth — Island enchanters. ................36

Dragon’s Bestiary: Rhaumbusun and Pelins ............. .48

Convention calendar ................................ .60

Up on a Soapbox:

To err is human, to repair divine ................... .61

The best DMs will look further than the book ........ .62

Minarian Legends — The Shucassamites ................64

Simulation Corner — Picking a game-design topic ....... .68

Figuratively Speaking ................................ 70

Dragon’s Augury:

Basic Role-Playing .............................. .72

Timelag ..................................... ...73

Dungeon Tiles ................................... 74

Off the Shelf — Fantasy literature reviewed ..............75

Dragon Mirth ....................................... 77

What’s New? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Wormy ............................................. 80

OTHER FEATURES

The Clerical Collection:

TheRoleoftheCleric ............................ .6

This land is my land ............................... 8

The sense of sacrifices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Basic D&D® points of view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

From the editors old and new ......................... .15

The undercover job guide — TOP SECRET™ tips .........26

Party picture contest: In the eye of the beholder .......... .50

Knock, Knock: A history of siege warfare ............... .51

WANTED: Bounty Hunters

I: Not a very nice guy ............................. 56

II: Beware of traps in woods ..................... . .57

III: He’s on your trail .............................. 58

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