Dragon magazine 209

Dragon issue 209, Cleric kits, spells - and Druids, was released in September of 1994. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

First Quest: Dropping like flies

 * By Steve Winter. p. 8

Steve Winter's early gaming experiences from wargames to Dungeons & Dragons, and the fate of his Gamma World characters.

Branching Out All Over

 * By Roger E. Moore. Artwork by Julie Bell. pp. 10–15

The Complete Druid's Handbook features a number of different druids for different environments. This article gives deities and regions for those druid branches for various AD&D campaign settings.

Druidic branches
Arctic druid &bull; Desert druid &bull; Gray druid &bull; Forest druid (temperate) &bull; Forest druid (cold) &bull; Jungle druid &bull; Mountain druid &bull; Plains druid &bull; Swamp druid

Long-Lost Priestly Magicks

 * By Michel Francois. Artwork by Kar Waller. pp. 22–24

Three ancient and powerful Faerûnian priest spells wait to be rediscovered.

Spells
Merge with nature &bull; Roots of the assassin &bull; Resplendence of renewed youth

The Dragon's Bestiary: Brass Minotaur

 * By Don Webb. p. 87

A unique golem created to avenge the death of a man's wife.

The Dragon's Bestiary: Phantom Flyer

 * By Don Webb. p. 88

A creature created as a fast and silent flyer.

The Dragon's Bestiary: Burning Man

 * By Don Webb. p. 89

A fire machine created to lay waste to a troll army.

The Game Wizards: Ed Greenwood's Crown of Fire and Elminster: The Making of a Mage

 * By Rob King. pp. 95–96

A review of Ed Greenwood's novels Crown of Fire, featuring Shandril Shessair and her spellfire ability, and Elminster: The Making of a Mage.

TSR Previews

 * By Uncredited. p. 120

New products for October.


 * Elminster's Ecologies sourcebook.