Dragon magazine 280

Dragon issue 280, Sorcery, was released in February of 2001. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

Up on a Soapbox: What the Heck is a Roleplaying Game?!, Part 2

 * By Gary Gygax. p. 20

Building, business, character development, and combat.

Coming Soon

 * By Uncredited. p. 28


 * The Floodgate novel.
 * The Summoning novel.

Countdown to the Forgotten Realms: Deities & Demigods

 * Uncredited p. 30

A look at the deities and the Unpaladin of the third edition Forgotten Realms.

Your Sorcerous Life

 * By Robin D. Laws p. 33

Building a background for your sorcerer, complete with past history checklist.

Polymorphology

 * By Johnathan M. Richards p. 39

Some new spells of change, and what to do with them all.

Better Living through Alchemy

 * By Jesse Decker and Steve Kenson p. 50

Some rules for alchemy, then a ton of alchemical items.

Vs.: Sorcerers

 * By James Wyatt. p. 82–83

Fighting sorcerers.

The New Adventures of Volo: Lost Treasures of Cormyr, Part 3

 * By 	Ed Greenwood. p. 84–87

A harp and a ghost.