[...]... games of the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® genre as “MFRP,” or “FRP” Make of that what you will I wonder if he calls the Rings trilogy “MF”? The next hilarious sally into realms properly reserved for the literate is another gem by Mr Berman, a “review” of TSR’s DRAGON Rather than attempt to describe or even paraphrase this absolute masterwork of contradiction, I will use direct quotes: “The Dragon is the premier... too!) “All in all, The Dragon is far from the best fantasy gaming magazine available but, regretfully, if you want to be up on the gaming community trends you'll need it ” The italics in the last statement are my own It seems that Berman’s hurt feelings show up rather obviously, but that is not all that’s amusing in the “review.” The learned critic blandly states that DRAGON “is published by Tactical... contributors to amateur “press” association publications or amateur “magazines” because the caliber of writing therein is so far beneath the worst of that seen in publications such as WHITED WARF and DRAGON as to give critical reviewers of actual merit something to complain about This is not to say that all contributors to APAs or amateur magazines are hopeless — perhaps one day they will surprise the world... and publishers of Dungeons & Dragons.” This mine of misinformation ignores the printed credit to TSR Periodicals, a division of TSR Hobbies, Inc., just as he ignores the fact that D&D was created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, by no means synonymous with Tactical Studies Rules Mr Berman then goes on to carp about “purists” of D&D regarding anything within the pages of DRAGON as “official,” despite... name of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS But there is yet one choice tidbit “At present, it appears as though the periodical has overexpanded From the editorial page can now be heard the plea for contributors — the trademark of the TSR-damned fanzines and apas Perhaps the fantasy role-players of the world have finally passed a rational judgement on Tactical Studies Rules’ (sic.) self-worshipping magazine. ” This, evidentally,... into a pack of dogs Both of these amateur “magazines” show definite signs of doing quite a bit of such yapping, possibly due to a past editorial regarding the worthlessness of such publications Rather than disproving the assertions about the shabby quality and lack of worthwhile material, however, both APPRENTICE and PHOENIX serve to justify assertions that such magazines are a waste of the reader’s money... Unlimited Dungeons & Dragons® (D&D), TSR Hobbies, Inc En Garde, Game Designers Workshop THE INTERNATIONAL DM SEARCH IS ON! AGAIN! BACK ISSUE AVAILABILITY Some back issues of TD are still available Only those listed below are in stock Back issue price is $2.10, postage and handling are included Vol III Vol II TD 15 TD 7 TD 18 TD 8 TD 19 TD 9 TD 20 TD 11 TD 21 TD 12 TD 13 TD 14 THE DRAGON is compiling... D&D please specify If no game is listed, it will be assumed that it is the one and only — D&D THE DRAGON hopes this list will be the biggest ever compiled by anyone anywhere What easier way to get fresh BLOOD in your campaign? It pays to advertise Simply send your cards to: Mapping the Dungeons c/o THE DRAGON POB 110 Lake Geneva, WI 53147 USA All issues are of limited quantity No guarantees of availability... 826 John Alden Rd Stone Mountain, GA 30083 Mani Sayeedi 2718 So Kearney Denver, CO 80222 *D&D, C&S, Ardiun Grimoire Connecticut Anthony Von der Muhll 1520 Escalona Dr Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Mike Whang 12301 N 51st St Tampa, FL 33617 *D&D, Traveller District of Columbia J.D Nance 9803 W Girton Dr., Apt F2410 Lakewood, CO 80227 Terry A Perrine 1116 Acacia Vandenberg AFB, CA 93437 Paul Leathers 26 Basil Ct... Wales GREAT BRITAIN *D&D, EPT Jack A Beyer PO Box 71-476 Tehran, IRAN Dennis W Greer Box 68-21 FPO Seattle, WA 98768 (Kami Seya, JAPAN 228-8306) February, 1979 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ® WHAT IT IS AND WHERE IT IS GOING by Gary Gygax DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® pioneered role playing in the gaming hobby It brought fantasy before hobbyists, and it set before them a game-form most had never heard of Perhaps 150,000 persons . TSR’s DRAGON. Rather than attempt to describe or even paraphrase this absolute masterwork of contradiction, I will use direct quotes: “The Dragon is the premier fantasy role-playing gaming magazine. together under one division of the magazine, similar to the layout we have utilized in this issue. In short, we think that we will become a more desirable magazine, covering all of wargaming. existing TD and LW subs will be filled with the new magazine, so current subbers will be getting a dividend. Cont’d on page 54. Publisher’s Statement THE DRAGON is published monthly by TSR Periodicals,