Dragon magazine 239

Dragon issue 239, Traps and Dirty Tricks, was released in September of 1997. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

Sneaky Sea Devils

 * By Skip Williams. p. 8

Sahuagin secrets that didn't make it into The Sea Devils.

101 Dirty Orc Tricks

 * By John Baichtal. p. 14

Annoying things for your orcs to do.

Aurora's Undermountain Sale

 * By Paul Culotta. p. 21

Items for the spelunker to buy.

Magical Locks

 * By Charles M. ANdrulis and Robert S. Mullin. p. 26

Sorcerous security measures.

Wyrms of the North: Galadaeros, The Sunset Flame

 * By Ed Greenwood, illustrated by Storn Cook. p. 30–35

Galadaeros, a copper dragon of the northern Sword Coast.

The Ecology of the Stirge

 * By Tim Richardson, illustrated by Tom Baxa. p. 40–44

A scholarly treatise on the Stirge.

The Dragon's Bestiary: The Little People

 * By Brian Corvello, illustrated by David Day and Jim Holloway. p. 48–54

Four tricky little fellows.


 * Boggart
 * Clurichaun
 * Leshy
 * Wicked leprechaun

Arcane Lore: Larcenous legerdemain

 * By Jeff Dancey, illustrated by David Day. p. 57–60

New spells for the criminally inclined.
 * Appraisal
 * Audio enhancer
 * Disawareness
 * Feet of the cat
 * Forgery
 * Ghostly garrote
 * Instant lockpick
 * Lock inspection
 * Major disarm
 * Minor disarm
 * Muffling blow
 * Remote access
 * Silent saw

Dungeon Mastery: Mind Games and Other Dirty Tricks for DMs

 * By Ed Carmien. p. 78

Review: Netheril: Empire of Magic

 * By Rick Swan. p. 110

TSR Previews

 * By Uncredited. p. 116

New products for September, October and November.


 * Elminster in Myth Drannor novel.
 * Four from Cormyr module.
 * The Council of Blades novel.
 * The Simbul's Gift novel.