'Interesting features'
Dear Editor:

TD26 contained several interesting features,
some of which I’d like to comment on.

First, GIANTS IN THE EARTH; This, as a
whole, was very well done (although the authors
didn’t explain such terms as INT: 18(56%) & looks
like a promising feature. Personally, I would like to
see a special article done on the characters, weapons,
creatures, & artifacts from LOTR. This would
take a great deal of effort on the authors’ part &
would undoubtedly cause a lot of feedback from
enraged fans.

Carl Parlagreco’s feature on alignment was also
well-done, & clarified (for me, anyway) the differences
between, for instance, Chaotic-neutral &
Chaotic-evil.

[...]

The “Barghest” in DRAGON’S BESTIARY <Barghest, MM2>
was well thought out, detailed, & consistent with
the “laws” of AD&D. Who was the author?

[...]

I liked the BOOT HILL article, by Michael <make & link>
Crane. The game system is excellent, although
short, & any additions to the game are welcome.

In closing, I’d like to ask a couple of questions:

A) What happened to Dave Trampier? His art
in TD has been missed for some time now.

B) In TD 25’s GAMMA WORLD article about <make & link>
Cryptic Alliances, why don’t some creatures have a
charisma rating?

Sincerely,
Crain Strenseth — SD
(The Dragon #30)
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It sure is nice to get pleasant letters once in a
while.

[...]

The barghest was designed by the author of
AD&D, our publisher.

As you may have noticed last month, Wormy
has returned. Wormy’s creator got married and
moved to California, but he promises that Wormy
is back to stay. As to more of Dave’s art, that is up to
him and his job in CA. One can always hope.

GAMMA WORLD’s rules provide that mutants
do not have charisma ratings.

—ED.
(Tim Kask)
(The Dragon #30)
 

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