[...]... use as thin a paint as possible; too thick a coat will obscure most of it There is yet another new company in the fantasy figure market; Dragontooth Miniatures They offer the largest dragon available to date It is a beautiful beast, vaguely Oriental and very imposing Dragontooth makes everything big, very big Their dwarves are 25 mm tall, but this makes them perfect for use with Elastolin sized figures... for the past several years when I discovered TSR Hobbies After ordering the DUNGEON game out of a magazine I got the TSR catalog and found the world of wargaming The biggest problem I have at the moment is that I don’t know any other wargamers in this area to get with I subscribed to your magazine, The Dragon and sat down to write you about your first, or rather, my first issue You wrote in the front... Happy Dungeoning, Larry Smith Without ads, there would be no DRAGON: without art, it would be dull and lifeless THE DRAGON is neither an APA-zine nor a fanzine; we are a pro-zine Ads pay the freight To judge from the first letter, some people really like the ads Numerous surveys have verified this In regard to fiction, please read this issue’s DRAGON RUMBLES In regard to reviews, I suggest you read Intelligence... articles that could be used instead I also wonder why so much fiction is included We certainly can find material of equal, and likely better, quality in the library or bookstore One expects The Dragon to be a gaming magazine, and fiction is a total waste Vol I No 3 October ’76 from a gaming viewpoint, no matter how good (or bad) it is The game reviews could be more complete For example, WHITE BEAR, RED... to The Dragon however Vol 1 #2 August The article on Monkish Combat was almost completely over my head I simply had no background to understand what was going on On the Gnome Cache, it seemed strange and slightly, well, stupid I am sorry! But the writing was so good about a subject so terrible If it was simply a try at humor, I am surprised at its inclusion in such a class operation as The Dragon seems... this magazine completes its “shakedown,” we plan to do more extensive reviews by staff personnel Isn’t it amazing how two people can use the same data and yet draw such widely differing conclusions? — Ed Vol I No 3 October ’76 A Plethora of Obscure Sub-Classes The authors of D & D have asked me to stress that none of the following are to be considered “official.” I feel that the purpose of THE DRAGON. .. newcomer The article on the Alchemist was fascinating, if baffling All in all, the whole book was certainly interesting, if different I would suggest that the upper half of your front page be a symbolic dragon design, used in every issue, to get proper identification for the ’zine The lower half could contain small art insets of illustrations of interior articles I hope this has been a good letter for... as it should be properly known I suggest you check out the Judges Guild ad appearing elsewhere in this issue They seem to be quite competent — Ed Editor: I have some comments on the first issue of The Dragon First, though, I want to recommend Stith Thompson’s Motif Index of Folklore Literature to any D & D referee who is looking for new ideas The multi-volume book is rare, but invaluable if you can... Buxton NC 27920 Brendan Dwyer Box 626 Stony Brook NY 11790 Mark Eckenwiler 3318 E 58 St., Tulsa OK 74135 C Eichelberger, POB 176, Kouts IN 46347 Allen Hammack, 4220 Antietam Dr., Mnt Brook AL 35213 The Dragon Masters, c/o Sean Haugh, 6806 E 74 St., Tulsa OK 74133 Scott Johnson, 18 Coraway Rd., Setauhet NY 11733 Capt R.W Knisely HQUSAFE Box 5366, APO NY 09012 Andrew Mueller, Box 635 Coraway Rd., Stony... Tournaments and Events: 7 multi player board games 3 two player board games 7 role playing games 4 adult games 10 miniatures games and plus many more lot of spontaneous events Featuring: Dungeons and Dragons, 100 man and others, Empire of the Petal Throne, Boot Hill, Lankhmar, Kingmaker and Gladiators, Russian Civil War, World War Two Quadrigames, Monopoly and Risk, 1/285 Micro Armor, WWII Naval mini’s, . in the fantasy figure market; Dragontooth Miniatures. They offer the largest dragon available to date. It is a beautiful beast, vaguely Oriental and very imposing. Dragontooth makes everything. the new format in this issue that I will use for fiction. I feel that THE DRAGON should and will be more than a variant magazine, as it is meant to deal with all aspects of Fantasy, Swords & Sorcery. is that I don’t know any other wargamers in this area to get with. I subscribed to your magazine, The Dragon and sat down to write you about your first, or rather, my first issue. You wrote