Dragon magazine 179

Dragon magazine 179
Basic Information
Volume	Vol. XVI Number 10
Publisher	TSR, Inc.
Editor	Roger E. Moore
Cover Artist	Larry Elmore
Game Edition	2nd
Released	March 1992
Chronology
Previous	Dragon #178
Next	Dragon #180

Dragon issue 179 No risk is too great for magical treasure, was released in March of 1992. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

Picture This!

By Nigel D. Findley. pp. 10-14

This article features magical paintings, two of them by wizard-bard Glorindel of Waterdeep.^{[citation template]}

• Glorindel's gates
• Glorindel's living paintings

7 Enlightening Lanterns

By Stephen Giles. pp. 26-30

This article describes seven lanterns imbued with magic powers by Faerûnian wizards.^{[citation template]}

• Bashal's Tendrilight
• Goldmane's Dazzler
• Illag's Abominable Beacon
• Krillus's Blazer
• Malthrox's Shadowcaster
• Messakk's Eye
• Thessall's Wayguider

The Role of Computers

By Hartley Lesser, Patricia Lesser and Kirk Lesser. p. 59-61

• Review: Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon ^{[citation template]} and Neverwinter Nights AOL. ^{[citation template]}
• Clue Corner: Pools of Darkness. ^{[citation template]}

TSR Previews

By Uncredited. p. 64

New products for March and April.

• City of Gold sourcebook/module.
• Pirates of the Fallen Stars sourcebook.

Wonders of the Land of Fate

By Jeff Grubb. pp. 66-77

This article has new magical items and item variants from Zakhara as well as item tables for the Al-Qadim campaign.^{[citation template]}

Magical weapons

• Cutlass of the Golden Gulf
• Dagger of quickness
• Dagger of the evil eye
• Dagger of venom
• Mace +1, +2 vs undead and mace +2, +4 vs undead
• Mamluk sword of obedience
• Scimitar of speed
• Sword +1, +2 vs. genies, sword +2, +3 vs. specific genie type and sword +2, genie slayer
• Weapon of concealed wizardry

Magical armors

• Armor of the desert evening
• Armor of swimming
• Shield of the holy
• Shield of proof against fire, cold or electricity
• Tortoise shield
• Armor of concealed wizardry

Potions, philters, and oils

• Dreaming potion
• Oil of attractiveness
• Oil of cloaking
• Oil of great devotion
• Oil of horridness
• Oil of invisibility
• Oil of invulnerability
• Oil of obedience
• Oil of romance
• Oil of the pickpocket
• Philter of drunkenness

Scrolls

• Sorcerer's scroll
• Scroll of sand, sea, wind and flame magic
• Priest scroll
• Cursed scroll
• Grant
• Scroll of protection from air
• Scroll of protection from divination
• Scroll of protection from earth
• Scroll of protection from genies
• Scroll of protection from heat
• Scroll of protection from lycanthropes

Rings

• Ring of cloaked wizardry
• Ring of folly
• Ring of genie summoning
• Message ring
• Ring of sustenance
• Ring of the vizier

Rods, staves, & wands

• Rod of leadership
• Staff of devotion
• Staff of flames
• Staff of the sands
• Staff of the sea
• Staff of the winds

Miscellaneous magical items

• Aba of the desert
• Aba of displacement
• Aba of protection, caftan of protection
• Carpet of fighting
• Genie prison
• Item of cloaked wizardry
• Jellaba of concealment
• Jellaba of the eyes
• Phylactery of bravery
• Slippers of soft movement
• Telescope of fantastic vision
• Telescope of true vision