Dragon magazine 163

Dragon issue 163, Magic is to dream, was released in November of 1990. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

Hedge Wizards

 * By Gregg Sharp. p. 18

A look a low-level mages running businesses and providing services to their community.

Magic Gone Haywire

 * By Rich Stump. p. 26

Adding quirks and side-effects to standard magic items.

The Role of Computers

 * By Hartley Lesser, Patricia Lesser and Kirk Lesser. p. 48

Review of Secret of the Silver Blades.

A Hoard for the Horde

 * By David "Zeb" Cook. p. 56

Four new monsters from the Horde campaign and novel trilogy.


 * Dzalmaus Dragon
 * Manni
 * Morin
 * Sand Cat

Making Law Out of Chaos

 * By J.R. Renaud. p. 74

Analyzing the purposes and traits of the nine alignments.

Professional Monsters

 * By Matthew Schutt. p. 80–81

Analyzing the purposes and traits of the nine alignments.

The Dragon's Bestiary: A weaver of spells and disaster

 * By Ed O'Connell. p. 82–83

Get a job - for your NPC centaurs, orcs, and lizard men! Centaur cavaliers, orc barbarians, and lizard-man druids.


 * Spell weaver

TSR Previews

 * By Uncredited. p. 85

New products for November and December.


 * Blood Charge module.
 * Dwarves Deep sourcebook.
 * Exile novel.
 * Halls of the High King module.