Dragon magazine 271

Dragon issue 271,  Diabolical Puzzles for Your D&D Game, was released in May of 2000. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

ProFiles: Steve Miller

 * By Steve Kenson. p. 20

Steve Miller got into the gaming industry on a dare, but he always wanted to be a writer.

Up on a Soapbox: Maybe Even Dull Witted

 * By Gary Gygax. p. 22

Disparaging gamers who claim that those who don't like their games are unintelligent, and a call for a return to the dungeon crawl.

Countdown to Third Edition: Monks and Multiclassing

 * By Uncredited. p. 24

Power Word: Baffle!

 * By Mike Selinker. p. 26

Extensive look at designing word puzzles. Has a further reading list.

Arcane Lore: Spells of Defense

 * By Owen K.C. Stephens, illustrated by Carlo Arellano. p. 68–72

Spells of defense come in handy for every wizard.


 * Books:
 * Aegis Manual I


 * Characters:
 * Aaldric Talzon


 * Organizations:
 * Watch-Wizards Guild of Waterdeep


 * Spells:
 * battle augury &bull; bone block &bull; clayskin &bull; dancing shield &bull; heat wave &bull; innocent bearing &bull; iron shirt &bull; protection from curse &bull; protection from polymorph &bull; Rary's defensive spell enhancer &bull; shadow shield &bull; skullhelm &bull; vapor guard &bull; wild swing

The Dragon's Bestiary: 'Beastly Research' Winners

 * By Leon Chang, Richard Sanders, and Talon Dunning, illustrated by Dennis Calero. p. 78–81

Creature hybrids.


 * Dvati
 * Soul mask
 * Visceraith

The New Adventures of Volo: The Great Goblet

 * By 	Ed Greenwood, illustrated by Ron Spencer. p. 88–91

The scheming organization.

Dungeoncraft

 * By Ray Winninger. p. 106

Cheat sheets and character creation advice for DMs starting a new campaign with a group of players.