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Publisher

Editor

Fiction editor

Associate editor

Editorial assistant

Art director

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Subscriptions

U.S. advertising

U.K. correspondentand U.K. advertising

this!

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What did you think of this issue? Do you havea question about an article or have an idea for anew feature youd like to see? In the UnitedStates and Canada, write to: Letters, DRAGONMagazine, P.O. Box 111, Lake Geneva WI 53147,U.S.A. In Europe, write to: Letters, DRAGONMagazine, TSR Ltd., 120 Church End, CherryHinton, Cambridge CB1 3LB, United Kingdom.

The following are short excerpts from lettersthat were actually received by the editors of

DRAGON Magazine. Except for minor editing,they appear as they were written.

Dear Dragon,

Why isnt there a table or something forfalling in love? I mean, if you look through theMonster Manuals, you find some rather cutebeasties such as the dryad, sprite, alu demon,Glasya, and nereids. But, of course, theres thosegirls in the group who have 18 comeliness. Butmy DM just doesnt look like the kind of guywho would put something like that in ourgroup. You see, theres this girl elf in our groupwho really makes me weak in the knees. Oh,well, just send me a table if there is one, thoughI seriously doubt it.

P.S. If there is a table, could you rig it so thatfemale elves fall in love with 9th-level assassins?

This paper was sent to you for good luck. Theoriginal is in New England. The luck has been

sent to you. You will receive good luck withinfour days of receiving this letter, provided inturn you send it on. This is no joke. You willreceive good luck in the mail. An R.A.F. officerreceived $470,000.00. Joe Elliot received$40,000.00 and lost it because he broke thec h a i n .

I am sending you a copy of my 215th-levelmagic-user/fighter, Sharmal. Will you send me aremodified copy of him telling me what is legaland illegal about the character?

One of my PCs fell in love with an NPC who isa silver dragon. He accepts her for what she is.They have been married for some time now andwant to know if it is possible to have a child.

Have you ever taken a shower with a personwho has been mauled by a tiger? I have.

My friend and I have an idea for a submissionto your magazine concerning cross-breeding ofraces (e.g., half-troll, half-umber hulk, etc.) andwe would sure like a copy of your writersguidelines

I have a problem. The only campaign in myarea cheats like hell. They make up stupid rules(such as sex drive), and they dont use most ofthe real rules (such as THAC0, saving throws,and experience points). Their characters get tothe 40th level in one week. The DM says ability

scores of STR 25, DEX 23, CON 18, INT 23, WIS18, CHAR 16 are weak. It drives me crazy. Sincetheres no other campaigns in my area, whatshould I do?

. . . Please make twenty copies of this letterand see what happens in four days. The chaincomes from South Venezuela and was writtenby a missionary from South America. Since thecopy must make a tour of the world, you mustmake twenty copies and send them to yourfriends and associates. After a few days, youwill get a surprise. . . .

My characters name is Brogg. He is a 475th-level fighter with 2,078 hp. Brogg is immune toeverything except a +3 club. And I would likeyou to send me some new monsters that youthink could defeat him! He has killed almost all

of the arch-devils, dragons, etc. He has killedeverything in the Monster Manual I and II, andthe FIEND FOLIO tome.

My question is, what characteristics do I getwith dwarf/human offspring? (Dwarven femalesare in short supply.) What are the differencesbetween half-brother PCs with the same half-elffather but with a human mother and an elfmother? What do I do if my crazy chaoticdwarven baron succeeds in his siege of theelven dowager viscountesss castle? My worst-case scenario is a character whose grandparentsinclude a half-elf, a stout halfling, a half-orc, anda dwarf. Any help on these genetic problemswould be appreciated.

Is it possible for you to send me a completelist of the prices of slaves you can buy?

A friend of mine wrote to you and asked youif he could have a half-cat character (like inThundercats). And I was wondering if you saidthat he could have them in the DUNGEONS &DRAGONS role-playing game? I was also won-dering if he could also use all the weapons fromThundercatse.g., +5 claw shield or a sword ofomens? Because he said that you said he could.

If a werewolf had sex with a human woman, isthere a chance she would contract lycanthropy?

Keep getting those great cover paintings.(Larry Elmore would be welcome to tattoo myback!)

When youve got a three-spelljammer garage,keep gold dragons as pets, and rule a kingdomwhen youre not moonlighting as an assassin ofgods, its easy to forget that you started out witha broad, or maybe a long sword, and somechain mail, and a dungeon.

My house was minor damaged by Tiamat andwhen I almost killed her she alway go back tothe 9 plains of hell. This happens about 3 timesevery 6 months in D&D terms. I want to put astop to her coming and destroying my house,friends, and most importantly my hit points.

Can you tell me how.

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Artwork by Michael Ferman

reincarnated.

like

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cursed

cursed

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Fireball

Artwork by Joseph Pillsbury

invisible invisibility

eeevil

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deus ex machina, wands of Orcus?)

The Lord of the Rings TheSword of Shannara,


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GM:

Player: GM: Player: sword +2, +5 vs. dragons.

sword +2, +5 vs. dragons).

Steel-alloyed blade materials:

glas-

steel), Blade shapes and features:

Hand-guard materials:

Hand-guard shapes:

Handle materials:

Handle shapes and features:

Pommel materials:

Pommel shapes and features:

Accents:

The Magister,

Name of weapon:

Gold-piece value:

Legend:

Appearance:

Combat bonuses:

Magical abilities: light dancing, sharpness,

Intelligence:

Alignment:

Personality:

Other:

Gold-piece value:

Legend: Soulseeker

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Ruins of Undermoun-tain

Appearance: Soulseeker

Combat bonuses: Magical abilities: Soul stealing (see

detect evil/good detect invisible objects detect magic

resurrected. wish resurrection.

Intelligence: Ego: Alignment: Communication: Personality:

Other:

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Gold-piece value:

Legend:

Appearance:

Combat bonuses: Magical abilities: Absorbs rod of

absorption) detects magic

Intelligence: Ego:

Alignment: Communication: Personality:

Other:


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1992 by Rick Swan

Role-playing games ratings

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blindness knock

mindlink mind-speak did

Design:

Editing: Illustrations: Graphic design:

The CompletePsionics Handbook. Players Handbook

Dungeon Masters Guide

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DRAGON Magazine issue #174 for Are

You Having Bad Thoughts? an article byRAVENLOFT designer Bruce Nesmith that

details how psionics work in the Demi-

plane of Dread.] The Com-

plete Psionics Handbook

Design: Editing:

Illustrations: Cover art:

Psionics The Complete Psionics Handbook,

The Complete Psionics Handbook,

The Com-

plete Psionics Handbook.


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(incense of dreaming ring of suppression

The Complete Psionics Handbook,

$17

Design:

Editing: Illustrations:

Cover art:

lot

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Wilderness Encounters,

Book of Lairs

Draconomicon,

Ashes to Ashes,


Moving Away?

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fireball

fireball bolt

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wish

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Artwork by Scott Rosema

are

The

Lord of the Rings

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atonement

cure

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MontyPythons Flying Circus

Continual light

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masshypnosis,

tongues

Resubscribe!

Check your mailing label. If its time toresubscribe, fill out the reply cardinside this magazine, or write yourname and address on a sheet of pa-per, then send it along with your pay-ment to:

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Monster Manual

(Legends & Lore)

Legends & Lore)

Oriental Adventures

robe of eyes

Lens of reading (Tome of Magic)

En te rp ri se

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(Mon-

strous Compendium,

teleporting

Phantasmal force Von Gasiks refusal,

(Tome of Magic) (Unearthed Arcana)

Spelljammer


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Legends and Lore

PlayersHandbook,


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by Bruce A. Heard

This series chronicles the adventures of

an Alphatian explorer and his crew asthey journey across the D&D Known

World in their skyship. The information

herein may be used to expand D&D cam-

paigns using the Gazetteer series.

Princess

Ark,

Princess invisi-ble,

Princess.


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Princess Ark

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evil

Princess Ark:

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after


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teleport

Teleport, travel, word of recall, wish (e.g., raise dead, speakto the dead, animate dead, magic jar, wish

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raise dead

protection from evil

speak with the dead.


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nvisible

Rules Cyclope-dia,

raise dead

without his own

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consent.

hold

person, phantasmal force, web, continualdarkness, hallucinatory terrain.


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Creature Catalogue)

wish remove curse

shapechange

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dimension door alter reality

alter reality

phantasmalforce alter reality

alter reality).

near

alter

reality.

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telekinesis ESP confusion, reverse gravity, maze

alterreality alterreality

alter reality

discords alter reality

Rules Cyclopedia,

invisible

travel


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Elvira II: The Jawsof Cerberus(Accolade)

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Falcon 3.0,

he Bards Tale.

Autoduel

BattleTech:The Crescent Hawks Inception.

Thexder 2

Faery Tale Adven-ure

Ultima VI

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Castle of Dr. Brain (Sierra On-Line)

Ultima VI.

Castles The Northern Campaign

Castles, Castles,


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Elvira II (Accolade)

Castle of Dr. Brain

TheFools Errand Three in Three

Castle of Dr. Brain (Sierra on line)

Elvira II (Accolade)

Monkey Island

Elvira

Elvira II

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Wing Commander Wing CommanderI. Hyperspeed

0 APRIL 1992

Nova 9 (Dynamix)

Wing Com-mander,

Stellar 7 Wing Com-mander II),

Nova 9 Raven II

Raven

Nova 9 (Dynamix)

Simpsons


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The Simpsons Arcade Game (Konami)

The Simpsons.

V for Victory

V for Victory.

Backto the Future III,


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Convention Calendar Policies

This column is a service to our readersworldwide. Anyone may place a free listingfor a game convention here, but the follow-ing guidelines must be observed.

In order to ensure that all conventionlistings contain accurate and timely infor-mation, all material should be either typeddouble-spaced or printed legibly on stand-ard manuscript paper. The contents ofeach listing must be short and succinct.

The information given in the listing mustinclude the following, in this order:

1. Convention title and dates held;2. Site and location;3. Guests of honor (if applicable);4. Special events offered;5. Registration fees or attendance re-

quirements; and,6. Address(es) and telephone number(s)

where additional information and confirma-tion can be obtained.

Convention flyers, newsletters, and othermass-mailed announcements will not beconsidered for use in this column; weprefer to see a cover letter with the an-nouncement as well. No call-in listings areaccepted. Unless stated otherwise, alldollar values given for U.S. and Canadianconventions are in U.S. currency.

WARNING: We are not responsible forincorrect information sent to us by conven-tion staff members. Please check yourconvention listing carefully! Our widecirculation ensures that over a quarter of amillion readers worldwide see each issue.Accurate information is your responsibility.

Copy deadlines are the last Monday ofeach month, two months prior to the on-sale date of an issue. Thus, the copy dead-line for the December issue is the lastMonday of October. Announcements forNorth American and Pacific conventionsmust be mailed to: Convention Calendar,DRAGON Magazine, P.O. Box 111, LakeGeneva WI 53147, U.S.A. Announcementsfor Europe must be posted an additionalmonth before the deadline to: ConventionCalendar, DRAGON Magazine, TSR

Limited, 120 Church End, Cherry Hinton,Cambridge CB1 3LB, United Kingdom.If a convention listing must be changed

because the convention has been can-celled, the dates have changed, or incor-rect information has been printed, pleasecontact us immediately. Most questions orchanges should be directed to the maga-zine editors at TSR, Inc., (414) 248-3625(U.S.A.). Questions or changes concerningEuropean conventions should be directedto TSR Limited, (0223) 212517 (U.K.).

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King Solomons Mines, She.

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Nightfall


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Prophet of Moonshae The Coral Kingdom The Druid Queen

(Rocky, Star Trek, Star Wars,

not

The Magic of Krynn; Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes; Love and War.

New York Times

The Reign of Istar, The Cata-clysm, The War ofthe Lance,

The Jewels of Elvish, Shadows of the Seventh

Moon, A Child of Elvish, The Panthers Hoard.

Weasels Luck, Galen Beknighted The Oath and the Measure

Starsong The Gates of Thor-bardin

The Legend of Huma. et al.)

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by the DRAGON Magazine staff

5 4 3 2

Princess Ark - - - - -

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Unless otherwise noted, and denote trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. TWILIGHT EMPIRE is & 1992 by Steve Sullivan. MARVEL and MARVEL SUPER HEROES are trademarks of Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.

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by Spike Y. Jones

Artwork by Thomas Baxa

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Subarctic totemperate/Hills and mountains

Rare Flock DayHerbivore Animal (1) Neutral 1 (30%) or 2d8 (70%) 0 (head), 6 (body) 18 5 15 1 butt

2d8 Charge Immune to and

spells; +4 save vs. NilL (6 at shoulder) Steady (11); see text 975


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Dungeon Masters Guide,

hold slow charm

12,

charm

Subarctic to temper-ate/Grasslands, hills, and prairies

Uncommon Tribe DayHerbivore Very (11-12)

O, P, Q, S

Neutral 5d8 6 (2 in flight) 3, Fly 12 (A) 1 hp 20 1 weaponBy weapon type Poison Minor spell use, lair

traps

5% T (3 tall) Average (8) 270 (420 with potion effects)

extermi-nate sprout distract Unearthed Arcana,

mirror image spike growth goodberry

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polymorph resist fire, rainbow hues

Subarctic tosubtropical/Plains, prairies, grasslands

Rare Solitary Day Omnivore Semi- (2) Nil Neutral 1

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6 6 See Quakedancer Growth Table See Quakedancer Growth Table 1 bite and 1 stomp See Quakedancer

Growth Table

Stunning, swallowingwhole

Nil Nil

See Quakedancer Growth Table Steady (12) See Quakedancer Growth Table

Brontosaurus,


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Players Handbook,

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by Skip Williams

DMG.

Players

Handbook.

capped

Concordance

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hasted

slowed) haste haste system shock hasted

haste hasted

hasted speed. boots ofspeed

shape change polymorph other shapechange

shape change

polymorph other polymorphany object

polymorphed

wish Monstrous Com-

pendium, polymorphed

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polymorphed lightning bolt

polymorph

Tome of Magic, Dimensional mines

dimensional mine Flatboxes

flatbox dimensional mine flatbox

disintegrationchamber disintegrationchamber Monstrous Compendium, disintegrated.

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Dungeon

Masters Guide,

Players Handbook,

Monstrous Compendium

DMG,

sphere of annihilation

sphere ofannihilation sphere of annihilation

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sphere of annihilation sphereof annihilation sphere ofannihilation

(DMG,

sphere of annihilation sphere of annihilation

rod of cancellation

portable hole

sphere of anni-hilation spheres of annihilation.)


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Illustrations by Bob Lessl

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The Arabian Nights.

Uncanny X-Men Special!

Legends & Lore

Monstrous

Compendium

Unless otherwise noted:

designates registered trademarks owned by TSR, inc.

designates trademarks owned by TSR, Inc.1992 TSR, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

MARVEL SUPER HEROES and all Marvel characters andthe distinctive names and likenesses thereof are trademarksof Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. and are used withpermission.

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Color by Steve Sullivan

Scenario one Iron Man

Scenario two

The Ultimate Powers Book. Players Book

Ultimate Powers Book

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Ultimate Powers Book

Ultimate Powers Book,

Defensive powers:

Detection powers:

Energy Control powers:

Energy Emission powers:

Fighting powers: Illusory powers:

Life Control powers: Magical powers:

Matter Control powers:

Matter Conversion powers:

Matter Creation powers:

Mental Enhancement powers:

Physical Enhancement powers:

Power Control powers: Self Alteration powers:

Travel powers:

raison detre

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Marvels characters and the distinctive names and likenessesthereof are trademarks of Marvel Entertainment Group. Inc.

and are used with permission. Copyright 1992 MarvelEntertainment Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Artwork by Mark Doney

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By Larry F. Schoettmer

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By Elizabeth Hurlbut


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Photos and painting by Mike Bethke

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* * * *

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Technical Readout 3026.

Techni-cal Readout 3050.

Star Wars)


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Continued from page 64

How effective was your convention listing?

If you are a convention organizer, pleasewrite to the editors and let us know if ourConvention Calendar served your needs.Your comment are always welcome.

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Continued from page 5

. . .

polymorphed polymorphed polymorphed

money enclosed.]

[from a monster description]

. . .

[opening line from a short story]

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AD&D and GEN CON are trademarks of TSR, Inc.

1992 TSR Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Foleas13th-level Warrior

RACE: Half-elfARMOR CLASS: 2

THAC0: 5

MOVEMENT: 6

HIT POINTS: 81

ALIGNMENT: Chaotic evilEQUIPMENT: Field plate armor, two-h a n d e d s w o r d o f w o u n d i n g , g a u n t l e t s o f o g r e s t r e n g t h BACKGROUND: Foleas remembers the Warof the Lance as the happiest days of hislife. He enjoyed sacking towns, gettingdrunk with draconians, and even throt-tling one or two passed-out baaz, just towatch them turn to stone. Now he leads aband of thieves outside of Sanction, and hetalks incessantly of the good old days.

6th-level Cat BurglarRACE: Half-elf

Alvestar Jankins

ARMOR CLASS: 6

THAC0: 17

MOVEMENT: 12HIT POINTS: 26

ALIGNMENT: Chaotic goodEQUIPMENT: Thieves tools, slippers ofspider climbing, flatboxBACKGROUND: Alvestars dexterity (18)provides him with an AC bonus. He hasnever been able to resist opening thingsand looking inside. His father tried in vainto use more and more locks around thehouse, and Alvestar felt obliged to openthem all. He doesnt really care aboutwealth; he simply loves getting away withwhat he steals.

DRAGONLANCE is a trademark of TSR, Inc.1992 TSR, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS

is a trademark of TSR, Inc.

1992 TSR, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Aurora9th-level Wizard

RACE: HumanARMOR CLASS: -1

THAC0: 18


ALIGNMENT: Neutral goodEQUIPMENT: Bracers of defense AC 2, ringof air elemental command, wand of light-ning, r ing of inv is ibi l i ty , boots of El- venkind, dagger +1BACKGROUND: Auroras dexterity (17)gives her an AC bonus. She is a genius (Int19) who loves research and views the worldas one huge laboratory for learning. One ofher goals in her adventuring career is toamass a huge library. Her familiar, a greathorned owl, is her constant companion.







Zinnabar Albbee17th-level Wizard

RACE: HumanARMOR CLASS: -3

THAC0: 15


ALIGNMENT: Lawful goodEQUIPMENT: Ring of wizardry, ring of pro-tection +6, necklace of adaptation, robe ofthe archmagi, well of many worldsBACKGROUND: Zinnabar reminds you ofyour grandmother, and she loves to grantchildish wishes. She has been wanderingthrough wildspace on an extended retire-ment tour so long that she doesnt quiterecall her home world.

Guido del Confuso8th-level Priest

RACE: HumanARMOR CLASS: 7

THAC0: 16


ALIGNMENT: Neutral goodEQUIPMENT: Cloak of protection +3, robeof blending. mace of disruptionBACKGROUND: Guidos preoccupation

with wine, women, and gambling barelyleaves him enough time to pray for hisspells; sometimes they fail him. However,he is so good of heart that his god has notforsaken him. He is not interested inwealth or glory, but adventures purely forthe sport of it. Of course, a captured winekeg always helps!

Mellenea14th-level Psionicist


THAC0: l4


ALIGNMENT: Neutral evilEQUIPMENT: Robe of scintillating colors,silver sword, elemental compassBACKGROUND: Mellenea is adept in the

psychoportive devotions and spends agreat deal of time probability traveling onthe Astral plane, looking for wanderers torob or enslave. She has the silver sword of adefeated githyanki and often casts graftweapon upon it to sever the silver cords ofthose who refuse to serve her.

Slipper Kindric4th-level Rogue


THAC0: 19


ALIGNMENT: Lawful evilEQUIPMENT: Thieves tools, manual ofstealthy pilferingBACKGROUND: Slipper, so named becauseshe has been caught at the scene of thecrime several times but never apprehend-ed, enjoys a bonus to her AC because of her

dexterity (16). Her main goal is to pleaseher guildmaster because she wants towork her way through the ranks and be-come a guildmaster herself. Hence, she fre-quen t l y vo lun t ee rs f o r j obs t ha t a rebeyond her capabilities.

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Thalios(Maltus Vindir)

7th-level SpyRACE: Half-elf

ARMOR CLASS: 5

THAC0: 17


ALIGNMENT: Lawful neutralEQUIPMENT: Elven chain mail, c/oak ofelvenkind, ring of mind shieldingBACKGROUND: Maltus has been a mole inthe Valley Militia, helping to guard the Val-

ley of the Mage for six months. His missionis to wait until a band of humans entersthe valley at midnight and calls out, TheBlack One awaits the dawn, at which timehe will kill his watch companion and secretthe party past the guard.


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Chobin the Punkster6th-level Wizard


THAC0: 19


ALIGNMENT: Chaotic neutralEQUIPMENT: Ivory-spiked leather armor,ring of protection +2, ring of shocking

grasp, crystal hypnosis ballBACKGROUND: The Punkster stole acursed crystal hypnosis ball from his form-er master, not knowing its true nature, sothat he could use it to find his parents.Since then hes found monsters every-where that hes looked. So far Chobinsmanaged to survive, but his constant badluck has given him an attitude problem.


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Jastus5th-level Barbarian Warrior


THAC0: 14


ALIGNMENT: Chaotic goodEQUIPMENT: Stone knife, boots of thenorthBACKGROUND: Jastuss superior strength(18/88) improves his THAC0 by 2. Metal-lurgy isbelieves

unknown to Jastussthat his stone knife

tribe, so heis the dead-

liest weapon ever constructed. and he usesit very well. Jastus has heard tales of

warmer lands far to the north of his home,bu tf i re

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Reptilla Half-elven12th-level Wizard

RACE:Half-elfARMOR CLASS: -1

THAC0: 17


ALIGNMENT: Neutral evilEQUIPMENT: Bracers of defense AC 4,cloak of displacement, curdled deathBACKGROUND: Reptillas high dexterity(17) provides her with a bonus to her AC inaddition to her magical protection. She andher familiar, Thsst, inhabit a cave on thesunny side of one of the DragonspineMountains, where they waylay lone ani-mals and travelers for Reptillas experi-ments in the making of poisons.

Darwell Tectite11th-level Box-man Rogue

RACE: DwarfARMOR CLASS: 6

THAC0: 15


ALIGNMENT: Neutral goodEQUIPMENT: Thieves tools, chime ofopening, bag of holding

BACKGROUND: Darwell is a lock-pickingspecialist whose talents are available onlythrough her guildmaster. Due to her excel-lent dexterity (18) and extensive training,she has a 95% chance to pick almost anylock she encounters. Darwell believes instealing only from the wealthy, and sherefuses jobs that would leave anyone fi-nancially ruined.

Aruthir9th-level Druid

RACE: Half-elfARMOR CLASS: 0

THAC0: 15


ALIGNMENT: NeutralEQUIPMENT: Bracers of defense AC 2,scimitar +3, medallion of adaptation, ringof protection +2, ring of feather falling,

staff of KitsyrralBACKGROUND: Aruthir divides his timebetween scouting (in hawk-form) with hispet, Lari, and acting as healer for his ad-venturing party. His staff of Kitsyrral al -lows him to store ten spell charges in it andcast any spell (in his spell spheres) upon de-mand. Aruthir is handsome and extraordi-narily vain about it.

Hm-boye3rd-level Warrior


THAC0: 18


ALIGNMENT: Neutral goodEQUIPMENT: Ring of jumpingBACKGROUND: Hm-boyes mother reput-edly came from Kara-Tur, but Procampur isthe only home hes ever known. Hm-boyelives in a rough neighborhood near thewharfs, where he gets plenty of chances tocombine his acrobatic martial arts prowesswith standard weapon techniques. Hes nota criminal, but the city guards usually tryto arrest him on sight.

Lady Wendolyn of Gaunt10th-level Cavalier

RACE: HumanARMOR CLASS: -3THAC0: 11


ALIGNMENT: Lawful goodEQUIPMENT: Plate mail of fear, shield +2.horsemans flail +1BACKGROUND: Wendolyn began her train-ing in horsemanship at a very early age andbecame a much better rider than her elderbrothers before she was ten years old. Shewould like to be a paladin like her mother,but she has never heard the call of the godsand she doesnt believe that any of the ex-isting orders are deserving of her faith andtalents.

Phun Ach-mana Phun14th-level Barbarian Priest


THAC0: 12

MOVEMENT: 12THI POINTS: 63

ALIGNMENT: NeutralEQUIPMENT: Portable canoe, fur ofwarmth. incense of meditationBACKGROUND: Phun is a medium whocommunes with the spirits of nature forhis tribe. They tell him when to plant andharvest, when to begin and end the hunt,how to appease the gods in times of fam-ine, and so forth. He is capable of assumingthe form of a deer at will, and he frequent-ly runs with a herd in order to learn newsof the surrounding lands.

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Delynn Rosabell4th-level Warrior

RACE: Elf

ARMOR CLASS: 5

THAC0: 17


ALIGNMENT: Lawful neutralEQUIPMENT: Elven chain mail shirtBACKGROUND: Delynn is a mercenary sol-dier. Orphaned when she was an infant, De-lynn was raised by a clan of war-lovinghumans that slew her people. When shegrew old enough to question her identity,she returned to the elves and found thatshe could not identify with them, either.All she had was the skill of making warwith which shed been raised, so she setout alone, seeking fortune in battle.

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