[...]... maturity, and published For instance, DRAGON magazine advanced from issue 29 to the late 40s (Editor’s note: DRAGON #52 was on sale when the FIEND FOLlO tome was released at the GEN CON® XIV Convention.) For instance, a host of new modules made their debut These are the reasons why monsters from more recent modules were not included and why monsters from DRAGON magazine did not appear It is also, at... disagreements with many parts of the AD&D rules, but I have more with the FIEND FOLIO Tome than with any other of the official volumes Here are a few: 9 If new dragons, why oriental dragons and not also the carefully composed neutral dragons published in DRAGON #37? Why is a poltergeist lawful evil, when its behavior, both as described in the FF and as allegedly exhibited in the real world, suggests a chaotic... abilities allowable to rangers are totally foreign to the spirit of the old ballads In DRAGON magazine #45, Len Lakofka describes a variant NPC class, the Archer Any DM who wishes can easily fit Robin and Will Scarlet into that class at their respective levels Little John should remain an ordinary fighter lads is well worth it Dragon Vol VI, No 5 It has been recorded, in the lost scrolls of Caractos the Scribe,... monster features quite prominently in a “mini-module” in the magazine s pages, and furthermore, a mini-module which I am assured is very popular Are the dinosaurs (5 pages) in the Monster Manual redundant? I doubt if one answer suits all As for the Elemental Princes of Good (or of Neutrality, or of any of the nine ways), the leaders of the oriental dragons (if they have any; they could simply be real democrats),... filled their sail and sent the craft speeding through the water Niall waved once more to Dalamar, then set his face to the east and his big hand on the tiller (Continued on 3rd page following) Dragon Vol VI, No 5 30 Dragon November 1981 Clovia sat in the prow, leaning forward, staring ahead of her as if she were trying to will the little craft to go even faster She was huddled beneath her cloak, and every.. .Dragon November 1981 (Continued from page 7) Including the other new races of small beings, the list (just of those who dwell in subterranean or related surroundings) is now comprised of goblins, kobolds,... will say that certain information actually presented is superfluous, and accusing me of padding I have no god-like wisdom on this score (nor, I suspect, has anyone else) — only instinct about what 10 Dragon Vol VI, No 5 A herd of brontosaurus stomps across the plains of Utah in search of food DINOSAURS N EW THEORIES (Editor’s note: This article is a discussion of dinosaurs as depicted for use in the... originally thought to be Regard their intelligence as at the level of alligators or snakes There are hundreds of known distinct species of dinosaurs Obviously, these are more than can be covered in a magazine article Fortunately, however, most dinosaurs belong to a family of similar creatures, and statistics for one member of the family can usually be applied to other members with little alteration... “merely” large Common statistics Certain standard AD&D monster statistics are the same for all dinosaurs These are given here to avoid repetition in the listings that follow (Continued on 2nd page following) Dragon November 1981 A BOOK EVEN T REX WOULD LIKE THE DINOSAURS Bantam Books 01335-1 $12.95 Reviewed by Chris Henderson Every kid loves dinosaurs; no one knows why Whenever the family goes to the museum,... that day arrives A corythosaurus cavorts with its smaller prehistoric playmates Color plates courtesy of Bantam Books, from THE DINOSAURS (see review on this page), ©William Stout/Byron Preiss Visuals 13 Dragon Vol VI, No 5 Teratosaurus FREQUENCY: Uncommon NO APPEARING: 1 ARMOR CLASS: 5 MOVE: 18” HIT DICE: 6 NO OF ATTACKS: 3 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-6/1-6/2-16 SIZE: L (20’ long) A quick ancestral carnosaur, teratosaurus . Raupp David Trampier Larry Elmore Phil Foglio 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. More miniatures 70 Wormy 78 What’s New 79 Dragon Mirth 80 3 Dragon Vol. VI, No. 5 One monk too many Dear Editor: I’ve been a reader of DRAGON magazine for about a year now, and I really enjoy