Dragon magazine 224

Dragon issue 224, Fantastic Architecture, was released in December of 1995. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

The Castle Designer's Guide to Coping with Magic and the Supernatural

 * By Jeffrey Allen Paul. p. 12

Fortifying castles against the types of magic available to PCs.

Elven Cities & Settlements

 * By Steve Miller. p. 18

Random tables for generating elven cities, with an example.

Design Notes: Descent to Undermountain

 * By M.D. McConnohie. p. 23–25

A look at the design of the Descent to Undermountain computer game.

The Sleep of Ages

 * By Steven Schend. p. 26–32

Dwarven tombs of the Realms.

A Thousand and One Words

 * By Mike Shema. p. 47

Increase player investment through carefully-honed descriptions.

Bazaar of the Bizarre: Natural Endowments

 * By Steve Berman, Illustrated by Stephen Schwartz. p. 53–55

More magic items for druids.

A History of the Rod of Seven Parts

 * By Skip Williams, Illustrated by Terry Dykstra. p. 67–70

Here's the inside story of the AD&D game's best-known artifact, from the man who may - or may not - have created it in the first place.

The Ecology of the Lammasu

 * By Belinda G. Ashley, Illustrated by Tom Baxa. p. 114–116

A scholarly treatise on the Lammasu.

TSR Previews

 * By Uncredited. p. 119

New products for December.


 * Elminster: The Making of a Mage novel.
 * Wizards and Rogues of the Realms sourcebook.