When was the Dragon Magazine at it's best?

[Hand of Evil]

Oh, those were the days...early 80s, D&D was still young and people were exploring options and new ideas. The mag promoted the game...late 80s and 90s it supported the game, late 90s it was one big ad, now support and ad.

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

Dragon Magazine was, in my opinion, at it's best during three distinct periods:

Issue #40 through issue #60

Issue #100 through issue #120

And issue #200 through issue #230

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Issue #180 through issue #199, and issue #231 through issue #250 - some of these deserve Honorable Mention.

The Dragon Magazine Annuals also deserve Honorable Mention.

 

[Grazzt]

I was always more of a Wormy fan than Snarfquest.

Totally agree. Its too bad the series ended so abruptly because of a dispute and Dave Trampier just disappeared from the face of the earth.

 

[Erekose]

Grazzt - any idea why Roger E. Moore left the industry? Just curious as he was an iconic figure (at least for me) in the days of the 1st Edition.

 

[Grazzt]

Grazzt - any idea why Roger E. Moore left the industry? Just curious as he was an iconic figure (at least for me) in the days of the 1st Edition.

Not a clue Erekose. I just heard that he was pretty much done with the entire gaming industry as a whole. Apparently, Im guessing, he had a bad experience or something....no idea really though.

 

[Glyfair]

Wormy was good, but Fineous Fingers was the best. Even Knight of the Dinner Table takes a close second to it in my list of Dragon comics.

David A. Blizzard

 

[Erekose]

Thanks any way Grazzt - just seems like a really shame - there aren't many people up to his standard!

 

[KenM]

I did think the the issue with all the epic level stuff was way too much on that one product. I do understand why the like to tie in with the new relases, but that issue was all epic stuff.

 

[JeffB]

The last thing I know of that Roger wrote was "The Door from Everywhere" adventure in Dragon Magazine about a year ago. It was a GREAT adventure and proved that Roger is/was a true "great"..he could "step into" just about any campaign setting or subject and just flow like he head created the durn thing. In this case he stepped into the revised 3E Forgotten Realms and cranked out a REALLY cool adventure. His work on GH:TAB is another exemplary work (and I believe WOTC won an Origins award for that book in 1998 or so)

 

[jasamcarl]

I was not around for this suppossed 'glorious era', though i always find such nostalgia claims dubious to say the least. Would anyone care to provide me with specifics as to how ealier dragons were superior to present? All i've heard so far are allusions to new classes and such, which is no different than the focus on rules in curent issues (IMO a good thing).

As to the tie-in argument, let's just say that Wotc knows who purchases Dragon, i.e. those who are likely to purchase the supps. Thus it makes sense to create a complimentary relationship, because it increases the value of both. And may i add that of the recent issues that have been garnering all the complaints, few of the articles have presented information that could not be utilized without a given suppliment (well, other than the ELH). It would seem to be the best of both worlds for me, but then i'm not part of this old-school fan culture that would opposse such a policy on 'principle' simply to establish my status on an internet messageboard.