Dragon magazine 197

Dragon issue 197, Gaming: It's a wonderful life, was released in September of 1993. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

The Ecology of The Giant Scorpion

 * By Ruth Cooke. p. 10-12

A scholarly treatise on the Giant Scorpion.

Perils and Postage

 * By Mark R. Kehl. p. 27

How to run your favorite role-playing game by mail.

By Mail or By Modem?

 * By Craig Schaefer. p. 32

Two alternatives for people to find other players when they live in out-of-the-way areas: games run by mail or computer.

The Dragon's Bestiary: It's not a petting zoo

 * By Ed Greenwood. p. 37-40

Four new monsters from the Forgotten Realms setting.

Banelar
Evil, nagalike creatures found on the land and in the water throughout the warmer regions of the Forgotten Realms.

Flameskull
Rare undead creatures found throughout the Forgotten Realms.

Foulwing
Grotesquely misshapen flying predators thought to have originated on another plane.

Whipsting
A vicious predator found on rocky ledge caverns, and among ruins all across the Forgotten Realms.

TSR Previews

 * By Uncredited. p. 120

New products for September.


 * Doom of Daggerdale module
 * Starless Night novel.
 * The Code of the Harpers sourcebook.
 * The Legacy novel.