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<blockquote data-quote="Quasqueton" data-source="post: 602808" data-attributes="member: 3854"><p>Here is the table of contents from the February 1983 (#70) issue of Dragon magazine:</p><p></p><p><u><strong>SPECIAL ATTRACTION</strong></u></p><p></p><p><strong>Mechica</strong></p><p> - A new AD&D adventure</p><p>[By Gali Sanchez.]</p><p></p><p><u><strong>OTHER FEATURES</strong></u></p><p></p><p><strong>The Smith</strong></p><p> - Metal working for humans only</p><p>[New NPC class by Ed Greenwood.]</p><p></p><p><strong>The hull truth about speed</strong></p><p> - Big ships should be faster</p><p>[By Brus Evry.]</p><p></p><p><strong>Giants can be awful or awe-ful</strong></p><p> - Using GITE characters properly</p><p>[Using famous fictional characters in a RPG by Roger Moore.]</p><p></p><p><strong>Dwarves in Space</strong></p><p> - Joining fantasy and SF gaming</p><p>[By Roger Moore.]</p><p></p><p><strong>A second volley</strong></p><p> - More firearms in AD&D terms</p><p>[By Ed Greenwood.]</p><p></p><p><strong>How to make the most out of FRP tournaments</strong></p><p>[By Ken Rolston.]</p><p></p><p><strong>The game within a game</strong></p><p> - Characters as chess players</p><p>[How to run a chess game between characters in-game by Tim Grice.]</p><p></p><p><u><strong>REGULAR OFFERINGS</strong></u></p><p></p><p><strong>Out on a Limb</strong></p><p> - Letters from readers</p><p></p><p><strong>From the Sorceror's Scroll</strong> [sic]</p><p> - Social status & birth tables</p><p> - A 'caste' of characters</p><p> - Falling damage</p><p>[Social stats/birth tables by Gary Gygax. Role playing social structure by Frank Mentzer. More explanation on the "falling damage mistake" by Frank Mentzer. Official statement: falling damage should have been "1d6 per 10' for each 10'".]</p><p></p><p><strong>Dieties & Demigods of Greyhawk</strong></p><p>[Stats and text on Boccob, Zagyg, and Olidammara by E. Gary Gygax.]</p><p></p><p><strong>Figure Feature: Knights</strong></p><p> - First in a series</p><p>[Pictures and descriptions of new miniatures by Kim Eastland.]</p><p></p><p><strong>Castles by Carroll</strong></p><p> - III: Jericho</p><p>[Short historical notes by Mike Carroll.]</p><p></p><p><strong>Convention schedule</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Off the Shelf</strong></p><p> - Book reviews</p><p></p><p><strong>Game reviews</strong></p><p> - Citybook I</p><p> - Civilization</p><p> - Daredevils</p><p>[Citybook review by Ken Rolston. Civilization review by Tony Watson. Daredevil review by Ken Rolston.]</p><p></p><p><strong>What's New</strong></p><p>[Phil Foglio.]</p><p></p><p><strong>Wormy</strong></p><p>[Tramp]</p><p></p><p>*******</p><p></p><p>Something I've noticed by having written up three of these now: there apparently were no standard formats for titles in the TOC. Some were all initial caps, some were not. Some had subtitles, some did not. "Sorceror" was misspelled.</p><p></p><p>Frank Mentzer and Gary Gygax had the same writing style, including reference to the reader as "Gentle Reader". Interesting.</p><p></p><p>Quasqueton</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quasqueton, post: 602808, member: 3854"] Here is the table of contents from the February 1983 (#70) issue of Dragon magazine: [u][b]SPECIAL ATTRACTION[/b][/u] [b]Mechica[/b] - A new AD&D adventure [By Gali Sanchez.] [u][b]OTHER FEATURES[/b][/u] [b]The Smith[/b] - Metal working for humans only [New NPC class by Ed Greenwood.] [b]The hull truth about speed[/b] - Big ships should be faster [By Brus Evry.] [b]Giants can be awful or awe-ful[/b] - Using GITE characters properly [Using famous fictional characters in a RPG by Roger Moore.] [b]Dwarves in Space[/b] - Joining fantasy and SF gaming [By Roger Moore.] [b]A second volley[/b] - More firearms in AD&D terms [By Ed Greenwood.] [b]How to make the most out of FRP tournaments[/b] [By Ken Rolston.] [b]The game within a game[/b] - Characters as chess players [How to run a chess game between characters in-game by Tim Grice.] [u][b]REGULAR OFFERINGS[/b][/u] [b]Out on a Limb[/b] - Letters from readers [b]From the Sorceror's Scroll[/b] [sic] - Social status & birth tables - A 'caste' of characters - Falling damage [Social stats/birth tables by Gary Gygax. Role playing social structure by Frank Mentzer. More explanation on the "falling damage mistake" by Frank Mentzer. Official statement: falling damage should have been "1d6 per 10' for each 10'".] [b]Dieties & Demigods of Greyhawk[/b] [Stats and text on Boccob, Zagyg, and Olidammara by E. Gary Gygax.] [b]Figure Feature: Knights[/b] - First in a series [Pictures and descriptions of new miniatures by Kim Eastland.] [b]Castles by Carroll[/b] - III: Jericho [Short historical notes by Mike Carroll.] [b]Convention schedule[/b] [b]Off the Shelf[/b] - Book reviews [b]Game reviews[/b] - Citybook I - Civilization - Daredevils [Citybook review by Ken Rolston. Civilization review by Tony Watson. Daredevil review by Ken Rolston.] [b]What's New[/b] [Phil Foglio.] [b]Wormy[/b] [Tramp] ******* Something I've noticed by having written up three of these now: there apparently were no standard formats for titles in the TOC. Some were all initial caps, some were not. Some had subtitles, some did not. "Sorceror" was misspelled. Frank Mentzer and Gary Gygax had the same writing style, including reference to the reader as "Gentle Reader". Interesting. Quasqueton [/QUOTE]
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