Dragon magazine 281

Dragon issue 281, Psionics, was released in March of 2001. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

Up on a Soapbox: What the Heck is a Roleplaying Game?!, Part 3

 * By Gary Gygax. p. 15

Economics, exploration, intrigue, and politics as parts of RPGs.

Coming Soon

 * By Uncredited. p. 16


 * The Floodgate novel.
 * The Summoning novel.

Countdown to the Forgotten Realms: Organizations of Faerun

 * Uncredited. p. 18

More info on the upcoming 3rd edition Forgotten Realms.

Calm amid the Storm

 * By Bruce R. Cordell. p. 32

About Githzerai monks, a supplement to the Psionics Handbook.

By Any Other Name: Races of the Underdark

 * By Owen K.C. Stephens. p. 46

Names for Derro, Duergar, Illithid, Kuo-Toa, and Svirfneblin.

Instant Dungeon Tiles

 * By Ron Shirtz. p. 50

A sheet of wilderness and dungeon tiles for use with D&D.

Logjam Busters

 * By Robin D. Laws. p. 57

Helping the GM to keep games on track.

Vs.: Psions & Psychic Warriors

 * By David Noonan p. 74

How to fight psionicists.

The Adventures of Volo: Lost Treasures of Cormyr, Part 4

 * By Ed Greenwood. p. 76

An overview of many Cormyrian treasures.

Rogues Gallery: Heroes of the Summoning

 * By Troy Denning. p. 79

Characters from Denning's novel, The Summoning.

Bazaar of the Bizarre: Imaskarcana: Faces of Magic

 * By Robert Sullivan. p. 86

Magical masks of the Realms.

Dragon's Bestiary / Dungeon Bestiary: Subterranean Scares

 * By Joseph R. Terrazzino. p. 90

Creatures of the Underdark.

PC Portraits: Psionicists

 * By Vinod Rams. p. 110