Dragon magazine 202

Dragon issue 202 was released in February of 1994. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

Magic to a Different Beat

 * By Lisa Smedman. pp. 10-14

This article features unusual musical instruments for bards to use.

Elminster's Notebook: Mystery of the Plains

 * By Ed Greenwood. p. 86

In this article Elminster reports a mysteriously clean, but seemingly non-magical sword stuck in the ground in Mulhorand with many old remains of dead demihumans about it.

Campaign Journal: Arabian Adventures Galore!

 * By Gregory W. Detwiler. pp. 96-100

This article presents ideas how to use different Al-Qadim characters in campaigns centering around exploration and trade (within and beyond Zakhara), war, intrigue, honour and genies.