Dragon magazine 167

Dragon issue 167, Nature can fight back, too, was released in March of 1991. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

The Ecology of the Su-Monster

 * By Matthew Schutt, illustrated by Robert Klasnich. p. 20–22

A scholarly treatise on the Su-Monster.

The Dragon's Bestiary: The Thorns that Bite, the Vines that Catch

 * By Gregg Chamberlain, illustrated by Scott Burdick. p. 23–26

Vegetative monsters.


 * Bloodflower
 * Clubthorn
 * Giant bladderwort
 * Giant butterwort
 * Giant rainbow plant
 * Giant waterwheel planet
 * Helborn
 * Sword grass

Curses Are Divine

 * By Mark Keavney. p. 28

Rules for magical curses.

TSR Previews

 * By Uncredited. p. 34

New products for March and April.


 * Feathered Dragon novel.
 * Nightwatch in the Living City module.
 * Song of the Saurials novel.
 * The Ruins of Undermountain boxset.

Arcane Lore: Fleshing Out the Bare Bones of Necromancy Spells

 * By Jeffrey Pettengill, illustrated by Terry Dykstra. p. 36–38

Necromancy is a dead art, but these new spells will bring it to life again.
 * Animate dead animals
 * Bone knit
 * Ghastly hands
 * Skeletal hands
 * Skulltrap
 * Spectral ears
 * Spectral eyes
 * Spectral voice
 * Transmute bone to steel
 * Undead servants

Game Wizards: Understanding Undermountain: The King of All Dungeons

 * By Ed Greenwood. p. 88–89

About Undermountain.

The Role of Computers

 * By Hartley Lesser, Patricia Lesser and Kirk Lesser. p. 47


 * The 1990 Beastie Awards: Secret of the Silver Blades
 * Clue Corner: Curse of the Azure Bonds.