February 1999 Issue #256
Volume XXIII, No. 9

ROGUES
FEATURES

Rogue Heroes
Mark Hart
Dozens of ways to improve your Thieves and Bards
32

Hidden Agendas
Andy Miller
Secret societies from the GREYHAWK® setting.
44

The Lost Giants of Krynn
Richard Dakan
There's big trouble in the lands of Ansalon.
52

Fiction
The Span
Diane Duane
Sirronde the Rodmistress must find a way to trick the
Shadow from collecting a soul.
58
ARES
98Blood Philosophy:  World of the Weren
Wolfgang Baur & Paul Peterson  The fiercest fighters
of the STAR*DRIVE™ setting are noble warriors.
Just ignore the tusks.
DEPARTMENTS
72Wyrms of the North
Ed Greenwood  Where does he get
those wonderful toys?  The answer might
escape even "The Silver Flame."
78Dragon's Bestiary
Daniell Freed  From the world of
Heretic II come "Creatures of Parthoris."
84Arcane Lore
James Wyatt
Bards and Spellsingers
can learn a new tune from
these "Haunting Melodies."
90Bazaar of the Bizarre
Mike Ferguson  Burglars
and Troubleshooters alike will
want to lay hands on these
"Tools of the Trade."
COLUMNS
THE WYRM'S TURN™6
D-MAIL™8
FORUM14
DUNGEONCRAFT20
SAGE ADVICE26
PC PORTRAITS77
ROLE MODELS94
CONVENTION CALENDAR96
DRAGONMIRTH™110
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE112
TSR™ PREVIEWS114
PROFILES120
ON THE COVER
Staff artist rk post exposes three "illustrious" rogues whose names will surely be familiar to you.
From left to right, the are TSR artists Fred Fields, Todd Lockwood, and Brom.
Mr. Post has his own revealing moment in "ProFiles", page 120.

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