Dragon magazine 181

Dragon issue 181, Every great wizard starts with a dream, was released in May of 1992. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

Sorcery & Strategy

 * By Thomas M. Kane. p. 12

A look at the strategic and tactical applications of magic in a fantasy battle.

Pages from the Mages

 * By Ed Greenwood. p. 16-20

Why you don't want to be hit by a blackstaff spell, and more. Another visit from you-know-who with four more you-know-what.

Galadaster's Orizon

 * Firestaff
 * Geirdorn's grappling grasp
 * Morgannaver's sting
 * Slumberward

The Arcanabula of Jume

 * Dark mirror
 * Prismatic eye
 * Shadow gauntlet
 * Shadow hand

Laeral's Libram

 * Blackstaff
 * Forcewave
 * Jhanifer's deliquescence
 * Laeral's aqueous column

Tasso's Arcanabula

 * Chromatic blade
 * Shadow bolt
 * Shadow skeleton
 * Tasso's shriek

That's Certainly Un-Familiar

 * By Len Carpenter. p. 24

Rules for improving familiars.

Bazaar of the Bizarre: Celestial Fury

 * By Chris Hind p. 32

A katana from Kara-Tur with the spirit of a dragon that loves violence trapped inside it.

Bazaar of the Bizarre: Dragon Bones

 * By Chris Hind p. 32

Magic bones that aid in auguries.

The Role of Computers

 * By Hartley Lesser, Patricia Lesser and Kirk Lesser. p. 59-60

Clue Corner: Curse of the Azure Bonds, Eye of the Beholder , Gateway to the Savage Frontier.

TSR Previews

 * By Uncredited. p. 64

New products for June.


 * Haunted Halls of Eveningstar module.
 * The Night Parade novel.