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The cover image is gorgeous...but does it have any particular relevance for the content within? Or is it just a pretty paper sculpture?

Having strong, defined categories makes it easier to sell them to people. When fantasy encompasses Elves and four-armed Tharks...

I suspect the strong separation between science fiction and fantasy, despite being the two great tastes that taste great together, was...

100%. It's funny, the book that broke my genre purism was Burroughs A Princess of Mars. I didn't get to reading that until my...

Very true, but tbh I just "embraced the gonzo" and played the adventure as written, even though I was born and raised in London.

Off-topic side note on the role of infernal politics in Gygaxian D&D lore (I was remembering the Gord novels and bit off a bit more than...

I remember reading some of those letters, long after the fact. The module took a wide variety of British cultural and historical...

Just so any Guardians of the Galaxy film fan doesn't shell out for this back issue and get disappointed: The Guardians of the Galaxy...

I totally ran a Druid/Ranger. When I was playing 1E, Rangers were far and away my favorite class (not a surprise as a big LotR fan) and...

Yeah, that seems a minority opinion. I am looking forward to digging into issues 100+ a bit more closely to see what I find.

definitely a milestone issue, with an odd cover (a paper sculpture, apparently). Can't say I made use of any of the stuff inside; never...

This adventure and the classic Expedition to the Barrier Peaks were some of my first exposures to fantasy / science fiction crossovers...

One interesting note about the cover that doesn't show up in the photo is that the purple areas (the faerie dragon and the word...

This was a major issue that definitely got lots of attention from my junior high school AD&D group, although we were reading it a couple...

I feel like the DM needs very good improv to make this adventure shine - either that or a lot of prep.