MAGE VS. MACHINE FEATURES Mage vs. Machine Bruce R. Cordell Fantasy meets science fiction in this machine invasion of your AD&D® game world. 28 Wizard Societies Lloyd Brown III Every Wizard needs a place to hang his pointy hat, and no two guilds are alike. 42 Little Tomb of Horrors Aaron Williams Nodwick and company brave the perils of Acererak's tomb. 50 ARES 78 No One Can Hear You Scream James Wyatt  Science fiction doesn't stop at starships and blasters.  Introduce horror and the supernatural to your ALTERNITY® game.

DEPARTMENTS 52 Wyrms of the North Ed Greenwood  The "Black Death" sure gets around the Mere of Dead Men. 58 Dragon Ecologies Jonathan M. Richards  The Monster Hunters Association tries to make a quick profit in "The Ecology of the Flail Snail." 64 Rogues Gallery James Lowder Lord Soth is the most obvious terror of Sithicus, but he is not the only monster in this "Land of Spectres." New monsters from the coauthor of Spectre of the Black Rose. COLUMNS THE WYRM'S TURN™ 6 D-MAIL™ 8 FORUM 12 DUNGEONCRAFT 16 SAGE ADVICE 22 ROLE MODELS 72 PC PORTRAITS 74 CONVENTION CALENDAR 76 DRAGONMIRTH™ 88 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE 90 TSR® PREVIEWS 92 PROFILES 96

ON THE COVER Todd Lockwood's cover illustration was destined to become a classic long before this issue went to press.  It became an office favorite, providing me with a steady stream of visitors for the few days the painting remained in my office. With reluctance, I finally sent it off to the scanner department (where the image gained a new legion of fans).  Not long after, it was chosen to appear on a 1999 promotional calendar.  This dramatic painting even inspired Bruce Cordell to write the main feature, detailing Todd's mechanical terrors and the Wizards who fight them.  Todd created and illustrated additional sheens for the article.  Don't miss Todd's "ProFile" on page 96.

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