Dragon magazine 184

Dragon issue 184, Nonplayer characters have fun, too, was released in August of 1992. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

Courts & Courtiers

 * By Larry Granato. p. 10

Expert hirelings to flesh out your game's royal courts.

Really Good Bad Guys

 * By Derek Jenson. p. 16

Some challenging ideas for making challenging foes.

The 7-Sentence NPC

 * By C.M. Cline. p. 23

The seven most important elements of any good NPC.

You again!

 * By Scott Sheffield. p. 26

Creating--and reusing--good enemies for your PCs.

The Referee's Code of Honor

 * By John Setzer p. 33

Six simple ways to earn player trust.

TSR Previews

 * By Uncredited. p. 39

New products for August and September.


 * Land of Fate boxed set.
 * The Coral Kingdom novel.
 * ''The Great Glacier sourcebook.

The Role of Computers

 * By Hartley Lesser, Patricia Lesser and Kirk Lesser. p. 62


 * Review: Treasures of the Savage Frontier.
 * Clue Corner: Curse of the Azure Bonds.

Game Wizards: Secrets of a trading-card guru

 * By David Wise p. 66–70

A look at the upcoming 1992 AD&D Trading Cards releases.

Novel Ideas: Interview: Troy Denning

 * By Sue Weinlein p. 88

Magic With an Evil Bite

 * By Jason M. Walker p. 92-94

Nasty new spells and magic items for the Neogi, as well as a new monster, the undead Umber hulk.

Audible Glamour--Not Clamor

 * By Mike Shema p. 96

Fine-tuning your descriptions for clarity.