TSR Profiles was a column published in Dragon magazine. The series debuted in November 1985 (Dragon #103) and ended in March 2002 (Dragon #293). It went on hiatus from Issue #123 to Issue #243. It was titled ProFiles after Issue #243.
The column was a series of interviews with various authors, designers, artists, editor and key members of TSR, Inc. and Wizards of the Coast staff.
Articles[]
Note that only articles relating to Realms canon (relating to the Forgotten Realms or Core D&D) appear here.
| Issue | Title | Author | Description | Citation template |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon #103 | Gary Gygax | Uncredited | A profile of TSR's chairman of the board. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #104 | David "Zeb" Cook | Uncredited | A profile of Senior Game Designer David "Zeb" Cook. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #105 | Kim Mohan | Uncredited | A profile of editor Kim Mohan. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #106 | Steve Winter | Uncredited | A profile of editor Steve Winter. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #107 | Roger Raupp | Uncredited | About Art Director Roger Raupp. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #107 | Larry Elmore | Uncredited | About artist Larry Elmore. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #108 | Douglas Niles | Uncredited | Author Douglas Niles talks about how he became a game designer. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #108 | Jean Blashfield Black | Uncredited | Managing Editor of the TSR Book Department, Jean Blashfield Black, talks about her history in publishing. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #109 | Jeff Easley | Uncredited | Profile of TSR staff artist Jeff Easley. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #111 | Jeff Grubb | Uncredited | Profile of author and designer Jeff Grubb. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #113 | Keith Parkinson | Uncredited | Profile of staff artist Keith Parkinson. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #115 | Roger E. Moore | Uncredited | Profile of editor Roger E. Moore. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #117 | Clyde Caldwell | Uncredited | Profile of artist Clyde Caldwell. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #119 | Dennis Kauth | Uncredited | Profile of artist and cartographer Dennis Kauth. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #120 | Karen S. Martin | Uncredited | Profile of game designer Karen S. Martin. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #121 | Mike Breault | Uncredited | Profile of game designer and editor Mike Breault. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #121 | Barbara G. Young | Uncredited | Profile of editor Barbara G. Young. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #122 | Jane Cooper Hong | Uncredited | Profile of editor Jane Cooper Hong. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #244 | Ed Greenwood | Allen Varney | A profile of Ed Greenwood and his relationship to his grandest creation: the Forgotten Realms. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #245 | Troy Denning | Allen Varney | About Troy Denning, the author of 15 novels. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #246 | Elaine Cunningham | Allen Varney | Author Elaine Cunningham discusses her novels Daughter of the Drow, Tangled Webs, and the new Evermeet: Island of Elves. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #247 | Jeff Grubb | Allen Varney | About Jeff Grubb, designer of the Al-Qadim and Spelljammer campaigns; author of The Finder's Stone trilogy, and co-founder of the Forgotten Realms setting. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #248 | Gary Gygax | Allen Varney | The Legendary designer Gary Gygax deserves our praise. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #250 | Tracy Hickman | Allen Varney | A profile of author Tracy Hickman and his projects. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #251 | Tony DiTerlizzi | Allen Varney | About artist Tony DiTerlizzi. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #252 | R.A. Salvatore | Allen Varney | Salvatore tells us the true origin of Drizzt Do'Urden and discusses his new fantasy world of Corona. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #254 | Jeff Easley | Allen Varney | TSR's senior artist Jeff Easley has painted the cover of all the AD&D core rulebooks, and he still hasn't tired of dragons. "There's nothing else I'd rather paint!" | [citation template] |
| Dragon #255 | Mel Odom | Steve Kenson | About Forgotten Realms author, Mel Odom. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #256 | rk post | Steve Kenson | A chat with the illustrator Randy Post, aka rk post. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #257 | J. Robert King | Steve Kenson | A talk with novelist and game designer J. Robert King. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #258 | Todd Lockwood | Steve Kenson | From beer cans and satellite dishes to the Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance and Ravenloft settings; Todd Lockwood is an artist with big visions who loves his work. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #260 | Richard Baker | Steve Kenson | Fun is the name of the game for author and Creative Director Richard Baker. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #261 | Fred Fields | Steve Kenson | Artist Fred Fields is alive and well and doing better than ever. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #262 | Steven E. Schend | Steve Kenson | From the Forgotten Realms campaign to StarDrive setting, writer and game designer Steven E. Schend still believes in a sense of wonder. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #263 | Bill Slavicsek | Steve Kenson | Writer, game designer and Director of Roleplaying Game Design for Wizards of the Coast Bill Slavicsek has exciting plans for the future. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #264 | Brom | Steve Kenson | The fantasy artist Brom talks about monsters, the darkly beautiful, and Normal Rockwell. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #265 | Wolfgang Baur | Steve Kenson | Feeling paranoid? Well then, designer and editor Wolfgang Baur has the game for you! | [citation template] |
| Dragon #266 | Mary Kirchoff | Steve Kenson | Diplomat and visionary, Mary Kirchoff helps steer the Wizards of the Coast book department toward the future. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #267 | Miranda Horner | Steve Kenson | For games editor Miranda Horner, fun is the name of the game.. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #268 | Bruce R. Cordell | Steve Kenson | Author Bruce R. Cordell relies on his background as a wrestler and debater when making adventures. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #269 | Rob Lazzaretti | Steve Kenson | Cartographer Rob Lazzaretti never really drew maps when he first started gaming, but that's certainly changed these days! | [citation template] |
| Dragon #270 | Sean K. Reynolds | Steve Kenson | Webmaster to game designer, Sean K. Reynolds is a nice guy. Everyone agrees. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #271 | Steve Miller | Steve Kenson | Steve Miller got into the gaming industry on a dare, but he always wanted to be a writer. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #272 | Andy Collins | Steve Kenson | Editor and designer Andy Collins is the product of "a fairly normal gamer youth". | [citation template] |
| Dragon #274 | Jonathan Tweet | Steve Kenson | Jonathan Tweet brings not only dignity and respect to the table, but also a career in game design that began over two decades ago. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #275 | Monte Cook | Dave Gross Chris Thomasson |
The editors interview author Monte Cook. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #276 | Skip Williams | Michael G. Ryan | About the monster master and sage Skip Williams. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #277 | Kim Mohan | Michael G. Ryan | A profile of Kim Mohan, from 1979-2000. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #278 | Julia Martin | Michael G. Ryan | About Julia Martin, Wizards editor. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #279 | Jason Carl | Michael G. Ryan | About Jason Carl, the author of Sword and Fist. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #281 | James Wyatt | Michael G. Ryan | Keeping the Faith: A profile of writer and game designer James Wyatt. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #283 | Mark Zug | Michael G. Ryan | About the artist Mark Zug. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #285 | David Noonan | Michael G. Ryan | About designer David Noonan and his contributions to D&D. | [citation template] |
| Dragon #291 | Robin D. Laws | Michael G. Ryan | Profile of RPG mainstay Robin D. Laws. | [citation template] |
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Magazine Columns
Arcane Lore • Bazaar of the Bizarre • Campaign Classics • Demonomicon of Iggwilv • Dragon's Bestiary • Ecology • Elminster's Guide to the Realms • Elminster's Notebook • Eye on the Realms • Faiths of Faerûn • Featured Creatures • Forgotten Deities • Leomund's Tiny Hut • Pages from the Mages • Role-playing Reviews • Rogues Gallery • Spellcraft • Silicon Sorcery • The Everwinking Eye • The Living City • The New Adventures of Volo • The Role of Computers • The Wizards Three • TSR Profiles • Volo's Guide • Vs. • Wyrms of the North