Dragon magazine 271

Dragon issue 271,  Diabolical Puzzles for Your D&D Game, was released in May of 2000. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

Up on a Soapbox: Maybe Even Dull Witted

 * By Gary Gygax. p. 22

Disparaging gamers who claim that those who don't like their games are unintelligent, and a call for a return to the dungeon crawl.

Countdown to Third Edition: Monks and Multiclassing

 * By Uncredited. p. 24

Power Word: Baffle!

 * By Mike Selinker. p. 26

Extensive look at designing word puzzles. Has a further reading list.

The Dragon's Bestiary: 'Beastly Research' Winners

 * By Leon Chang, Richard Sanders, and Talon Dunning. p. 78

Creature hybrids.


 * Dvati
 * Soul mask
 * Visceraith

The New Adventures of Volo: The Great Goblet

 * By 	Ed Greenwood. p. 88–91

The scheming organization.

Dungeoncraft

 * By Ray Winninger. p. 106

Cheat sheets and character creation advice for DMs starting a new campaign with a group of players.