[...]... would make a good present for one of her many dragon friends In her cave will be a large number of herbs and poisons, and a good selection of potions Though most of these can be DM’s choice, there should always be one potion of dragon control and one vial of horrible deadly poison — in similar, unmarked vials, of course If the DM wishes to add an Orb of Dragonkind to her/his campaign, Medea’s cave is... Orb of Dragonkind to her/his campaign, Medea’s cave is the logical place to put it, It is also possible (45%) that she will be raising a dragon hatchling in the cave Her chariot dragons serve her willingly and will come to her telepathic call, They are young brass dragons, who pull her chariot (move 24”) for a fixed term in return for learning their first spell They have the usual hit die, etc for their... withstand the hostile environment of the other plane Second letter Dear Mr Gygax, I read through Mr Lakofka’s article “The Inner Planes” (Leomund’s Tiny Hut, DRAGON issue #42) with not an uninterested eye The article is very good for some of the me10 Dragon March 1981 chanics of ethereal travel While the encounter chart could be expanded with more monsters and intelligent creatures from every plane, the... wirching: Gods, Demigods, Arch-Devils, Demon 13 Lords and Princes, Greater Devils, Type V and higher Demons, Beholders, Black Puddings, Blink Dogs, Brain Moles, Couatls, Cerebral Parasites, Djinni, Dragons, Dragon Turtles, Ear Seekers, Efreet, Violet Fungi, Gas Spores, Gelatinous Cubes, Ghosts, all Giants except Hill and Stone Giants, Golems, Gray Oozes, Green Slimes, Harpies, Hydrae, Intellect Devourers,... lower reaches of the magical arts: She trained a dragon to guard her father’s great treasure, a fleece of gold that hung in a sacred grove When a handsome&ranger named Jason arrived in a quest for this fleece, Medea fell in love with him Using her magical arts, she helped Jason overcome all the trials her father set in his path At the last, she charmed the dragon and allowed Jason to steal the fleece easily... them down, then summoned a flying chariot, pulled by two dragons, and made her escape She was assumed to have returned to Colchis, but since she had betrayed her father, this is obviously mistaken Utterly embittered about the human world (her alignment had previously been chaotic good), Medea took refuge in a barren, arid country, there to study dragonlore and magic No one is entirely sure where she... much-mended and stained, that shows traces of rich gold and purple embroidery At her waist is a golden belt, the clasp in the form of a dragon s head, and a long, curved-bladed knife in a bronze sheath Her caves are clean, but poorly furnished; she lives alone except for her dragons Her high charisma comes from the negative fascination she can exert Even those who are afraid of her find their attention riveted... faithful dragons always rush to her defense, but she has a number of powerful spells, These spells may be chosen by the DM to fit his or her campaign, though there are three spells which appear in all the legends about her (Fear, Hold Person, and Confusion) To save time, DM’s may wish to use the suggested spell list given at the end of the description, As a Sage, Medea’s major areas are poisons and dragonlore,... (6) X X X Delayed Blast Fireball (7) X X X Incendiary Cloud (8) X X X Meteor Swarm (9) (Editor’s note: The article which follows is a condensed version of two letters to E Gary Gygax, publisher of DRAGON magazine and president of TSR Hobbies, Inc Although Mr Gygax’s introduction pertains only to the first letter that follows it, Steven Kienle’s second letter was received by Mr Gygax in time to be included... are motivated by agreement, or disagreement, with the ideas presented below — KM) INTRODUCTION BY E GARY GYGAX The following letter from Steven Kienle was sent to me in response to a past article (DRAGON magazine #32) regarding play on the Elemental Planes After reading it, I was so impressed as to wish to share his thoughts with all readers, and ask their opinions as to what is right, wrong or incomplete . w0 h0" alt=""