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TSR Periodicals published The Dragon Issue 27 in July 1979. It is 52 pages long, with a cover price of $2.00. In this issue, The Dragon celebrates a milestone, we explore lots of wargame content, and the Bazaar of the Bizarre introduces us to the bag of wind! This issue marks the beginning of...

I think Gygax was trying to juggle two things. He genuinely believed in the homebrew spirit that characterised the wargame movement from which he emerged. At the same time, he desperately wanted a consistent and tight set of rules so he could encourage tournament play across the country (and...

TSR Periodicals published The Dragon Issue 26 in June 1979. It is 52 pages long, with a cover price of $2.00. In this issue, we have Giants in the Earth, D&D vs. AD&D, and the Bazaar of the Bizarre! Editor Tim Kask welcomes a new assistant editor to the team. Gary Jaquet, known around the TSR...

What a great story, thanks Jim! I've been reading old Dragon magazines and your Monty Haul columns are always a highlight.

TSR Periodicals published The Dragon Issue 25 in May 1979. It is 48 pages long, with a cover price of $2.00. In this issue, we have lots of Gamma World, new vampire variations, and the return of the letters page! Editor Tim Kask informs readers that the letters column, called "Out on a Limb"...

TSR Periodicals published The Dragon Issue 24 in April 1979. It is 48 pages long, with a cover price of $2.00. In a packed issue, we revisit psionics (again), Monty Haul returns, and we finally hear from the readers! Tim Kask discusses the new format of the magazine, the result of a merger...

Thank you - I'm excited about this series!

Thank you - I'm excited about this series!

I think it's a terrific campaign. There were some potential balance issues (especially in the first adventure), and some folk felt the first book was a bit linear (I disagree), but otherwise it is a fun book.

The Dragon Issue 23 was published in March 1979. It is 32 pages long, with a cover price of $2.00. In this issue, we have permanent damage rules, variant rules for En Garde!, and a random fiend generator! In the editorial, Tim Kask discusses the upcoming convention season and notes that...

Here's how it works... Executive Producer was Nathan Stewart's title when he first joined WOTC in 2012, with responsibilities similar to those outlined in the job description above. In 2016, Nathan became "Senior Director, Global Brand Marketing & Strategy", presumably with those...

Yes, I started with B/X and later got the Companion set onwards. I wasn't really aware that there had been a shift in authorship and direction. I later started with 1e and that became my main game, although there were many rules we ignored. When 2e came out we bought all the books, though we...

As a postscript, I should mention that Matt Colville recently shook up the industry by advertising for a freelance RPG writer and offering 25 cents per word! He also specified the expected output from that writer - 6,000 words per week. That translates to a nominal income of about $75,000 per...