Dragon magazine 164

Dragon issue 164, Travel broadens the mind, if you survive it, was released in December of 1990. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

Bonds of Brotherhood

 * By Tom Griffith. p. 18

Placing monks in their proper environment.

The Role of Computers

 * By Hartley Lesser, Patricia Lesser and Kirk Lesser. p. 55

Clue Corner: Curse of the Azure Bonds.

Pages From the Mages, Part VI

 * By Ed Greenwood. p. 59-63

More famous Realms spell books.

The Book of Shangalar the Black:
 * Bone Blade
 * Bone Javelin
 * Negative Plane Protection
 * Repel Undead

The Glandar's Grimoire:
 * Disruption
 * Fellblade
 * Immunity to Undeath
 * Melisander's Harp

The Tome of the Wyvernwater Circle:
 * Flame Shield
 * Mold Touch
 * Touchsickle
 * Wailing Wind

The Hand of Helm:
 * Exaltation
 * Forceward
 * Mace of Odo
 * Seeking Sword

The Mechanics of the Iron Cobra

 * By Theresa Hickey. p. 72–78

A devoted machine always follows its last order, no matter who gives it.

What Has He Got in His Pocketses, Anyway?

 * By Ed Greenwood. p. 80

The treasure hook table.

TSR Previews

 * By Uncredited. p. 86

New products for December and January.


 * Blood Charge module.
 * Crusade novel.
 * Exile novel.
 * Ninja Wars module.

Three Book, Three Writers, One Great Trilogy

 * By Theresa Hickey. p. 90

On the Empires Trilogy.