July 1999 Issue #261
Volume XXIV, No. 2

THEDARK
FEATURES

Wizards of Dusk and Gloom
Tony Nixon
Three sects of mysterious shadow mages haunt the twilight of the world.
28

By Any Other Name:  Dwarves
Owen K.C. Stephens
When you run out of names from The Hobbit, don't despair!
39

Miscellaneous Mishaps:  Objets d'Art
Dawn Ibach
Your players want to know exactly what treasure they've found, now you can tell them.
42

FICTION

The Fallen God
J. Gregory Keyes
To escape the city of blood, Fool Wolf must face a hero and a god.
46

MARVEL SUPER HEROES™

Dark Phoenix and Phoenix
Jeff Quick & Steve Miller
Jean Grey, Rachel Summers, and the awesome power they wield.
88

ARES™

The Twilight Jungle
Stephen Kenson
Beneath the dense canopy of thier homeworld, the mysteries of the sesheyans are revealed.
94

DEPARTMENTS
54Bazaar of the Bizarre
Spike Y. Jones
If you have the right magical item, it's just "Me and My Shadow."
60Arcane Lore
Spike Y. Jones
More shadow magic for your sinister spellcasters:  "Conjuring in the Half-Dark."
66Dragon Ecologies
Jonathan M. Richards
The Monster Hunters have underestimated their quarry in "The Ecology of the Dark Naga."
74Dragon's Bestiary
Peter Whitley
From the world of the Fallen Lords, "Foes of Muirthemne."
82Dungeon Mastery
Lloyd Brown III
If the power level of your campaign is spinning out of control, try just "A Little Bit of Magic."

COLUMNS
THE WYRM'S TURN™6
SAGE ADVICE8
D-MAIL™12
FORUM16
DUNGEONCRAFT20
PC PORTRAITS26
ROLE MODELS90
CONVENTION CALENDAR92
DRAGONMIRTH™104
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE106
TSR™ PREVIEWS108
PROFILES112

ON THE COVER
Our cover this month marks Fred Fields' return to painting on canvas.  For the past twenty years, Fred has painted primarily on Masonite or illustration board.  His dark version Boticelli's "Birth of Venus" holds other secrets, some of which are revealed in "ProFiles," on page 112.


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