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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Olaf the Stout" data-source="post: 1830367" data-attributes="member: 13703">I kind of did a similar sort of thing with the issues of Dragon that I own (roughly issue 270 through to a couple of issues ago when the format changed - my subscription has just run out and I am not renewing it for the time being).  I went through all of the issues and picked out all of the articles, tables, etc., I wanted to photocopy for easier usage and reference (I can photocopy all I want at work for free).  In doing so I realised what parts of Dragon I found the most interesting and enjoyable.  Every article from "The Play's The Thing" by Robin D. Laws was on my list.  He just seems to be able to write a lot of extremely useful articles that encouraging roleplaying from your players.The other types of articles I liked were ones that had components that could be dropped into any campaign setting.  The one I remember the most was called "The Ebon Maw" (I think!  Obviously I don't remember the title of the article that vividly.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":o" title="Eek!    :o"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":o" /> )  It was basically a monster similar to the incredible blob that devoured anything in its path and the various sects and cults that worshipped it.  It gave stats for the creature but I found all of the fluff much more useful.  I could see almost a whole campaign built around such a creature without the players ever having to face it directly in combat.  It generated more ideas than yet another prestige class could have (they seem to be a staple for Dragon Magazine lately)Overall I found that every issue had something that I wanted to copy for future use.  A couple of issues had very little in them that I found useful but they were offset by others that had multiple useful articles.  I think that is the nature of Dragon Magazine though.  It is such a mixed bag from month to month that there will always be some issues that you find more useful than others.  On the whole you can almost always find something in every issue to interest you.  Whether that is enough to be worth the cost of the magazine each month is somthing each person has to consider.Olaf the Stout</blockquote>

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