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They published some fantastic material. I wondered what happened to the rights to their games?

I guess that was mostly urban-based RPG stuff? I can't imagine what they'd do in a dungeon!

Folks, I've been writing up summaries of The Strategic Review on my blog. I recently posted TSR #5. Some of you will find that interesting.

Dragon Publishing released Dragon #69 in January 1983. It is 103 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. In this issue, we have runes, the thief-acrobat, and a complete board game! In a brief editorial, Kim Mohan defends Dragon's editorial independence, which has come under fire since...

How to Design a Wizard's Tower the Marvel(ous) Way is a 25-page supplement by Eddie Reyes. It is published on the DMs Guild and has a cover price of $10.99. The author sent me a review copy. Reyes believes the wizard tower is an iconic D&D location that has been under-served by previous...

TSR published The Strategic Review #4 in the Winter of 1975. It had a cover price of 75 cents and was twelve pages long. In the editorial, Gary Gygax notes that he and co-owner Brian Blue are struggling to meet project deadlines and keep up with correspondence. To address this, they are...

My two year Calimshan campaign called City of Glory is approaching its climax. The characters are now level 18 and have just entered Sigil, chasing Vecna who has ascended to godhead. Vecna has set up a temple in the middle of Sigil. The whole city is in an uproar and the multiverse is coming...

Yes, they are fantastic. I occasionally think about creating a Zothique-based campaign, though it would certainly be grim.

Which are your favorite stories?

A few days ago, I finished the final volume of Clark Ashton Smith's Collected Fantasies. That's well over a hundred stories in five volumes. I first encountered Smith in X2 Castle Amber many years ago, and I had read a few of his more famous stories. But, a couple of years ago, I set down to...

Yep, the fighter at my 1E table, a fellow named Rix, was a dual-wielder. He used a longsword and a dagger called Deepbiter that did crazy damage on a crit.

Oh, I'd happily buy a magazine of this caliber for $10.

You've used them as a adventuring PCs?

Yeah, I think that's why it felt "thin" to me, even though it was full of crunch. I just wasn't seeing a lot of playable content.

Dragon Publishing released Dragon #68 in December 1982. It is 104 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. In this issue, we have ice age adventures, two-weapon fighting, and lots about the weather! This month's special attraction is "Weather in the World of Greyhawk: A climate for...

For those interested, I've gone back and I'm reworking my earlier Dragon Reflection articles for my own blog, including quite a bit more detail. I recently published Dragon #3 - Dragon Magazine #3 — M.T. Black Games.

Thanks Griffon - I had no idea about that bit of backstory with Jaquet. Gygax was certainly burning bridges at the time. It must have been a bit uncomfortable for those in TSR who wanted good relationships with the rest of the industry. Not unlike WOTC atm! Perhaps I should read up on the...

Gygax claimed they needed to standardize the system to support tournament play, and that makes some sense. However, no-one can deny that there was a strong financial incentive to try and lock everyone into TSR-produced content.

My pleasure!