[...]... even if a return envelope is enclosed Questions and answers will be published in DRAGON magazine as frequently as space permits Preference is usually given to questions of a general nature instead of questions which pertain to something that happened in a specific adventure Questions should be sent to Sage Advice, c/o DRAGON magazine, P.O Box 110, Lake Geneva WI 53147 * * * Even though a cleric can only... be a dragon if he wanted to be, and if he started at first level For several years there was a dragon player character in my own game At first level he could puff a little fire and do one die of damage He could, of course, fly, even at first level He was one of the most unpopular characters in the game, but this was because of the way he was played, not because he was a dragon I enjoyed having dragons,... to work with I’m glad to see Moldvay included the dragons just as I did in the first edition It seems almost silly to describe dragons in a book intended only for player characters up to the third level On the other hand, think how disappointed you would be if you were an inexperienced player who bought a DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game and found nothing about dragons inside! The rulebook continues with a section... instance, this cover of DRAGON dious, and even then I took pride in magazine, if they had said, do anywhat I did I tried to do it as nice as I thing, you know, I would go nuts trycould, and perhaps put a different ing to think, ‘What am I going to do?’ twist to the whole thing as opposed But you said, you can do anything, to the way everybody else was doing but it has to be related to dragons it.” Okay,... original Basic Set, and I like to think I did a good job of describing a great invention, the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game, so that everyone could enjoy it The nicest compliment I ever got for it was from a game-store manager who said, “That’s made a lot of people happy.” May the new edition do the same Dragon Vol VI, No 2 alignment of the area, or perhaps that the family moved to a locale of suitable alignment... for an area are just as “good” for the character as any others, one of the given alignments can be considered a good “random” choice INTRODUCTION Len Lakofka has been playing DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® and ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® games since there were such things, and this particular contribution to the game system of the WORLD OF GREYHAWK™ fantasy world setting is exceptionally useful for those who have... of Almor: lawful neutral, lawful good; Oeridian 01-07, Common 08-00 Kingdom of Nyrond: lawful neutral, lawful good; Oeridian 01-03, Common 04-85, Suloise 86, Special 87-00 (Nyrondese) 20 August 1981 Dragon Dragon Vol VI, No 2 tion to, as well as related languages which might allow for understanding between speakers Oeridian 03-12, Suloise 13, Common 14-80, Special 81-00 (Keolandish) Tri-States of Ulek:... humans The changes in this procedure from that outlined in the Players Handbook are designed primarily to account for an individual character’s background and intelligence Instead of auto24 August 1981 Dragon Dragon Vol VI, No 2 The undercover job guide by Paul Montgomery Crabaugh Architecture: travel potential low to moderate; starting salary $20,000/yr (variable); free-lance architect Arts & Crafts: travel... respects he is very much Boris: proud, individualistic, romantic and a list of other adjectives, most of which find expression in his paintings 28 Dragon August 1981 Boris Vallejo: in the foyer of his New York City home and discussing his art and his life 29 Dragon Vol VI, No 2 people don’t feel that way, but to me there is no joy to doing landscapes — it’s background.” As for the source for this attraction,... female.” In recent months one body has come to dominate his work, that of a woman who is replacing the male heroes who have tended to be the focus of his fantasy book covers His model for this issue of DRAGON magazine, she has posed for Boris for four years, in which time his career has begun to move from book covers to other fantasy formats Stacked against the wall by a fireplace in his living room are . 1981 Dragon 1 Dragon 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. 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 is P.O. Box 110, Lake. published in DRAGON magazine becomes the exclusive property of the publisher upon publication, unless special arrangements to the contrary are made prior to publication. DRAGON magazine welcomes