The DragonDex - A complete index to Dragon Magazine

The paper version of Dragon magazine ended its 31-year run with issue #359, cover dated September 2007. This index will therefore no longer be updated subsequent to that issue. There are no plans to include here any of the material being released under the "Dragon" name on the Wizards of the Coast website. This index will be left as a permanent archive. Any corrections or omissions to the material herein should be sent to acrossett1@stny.rr.com.

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This website is a complete, exhaustive, and up-to-date index to the contents of Dragon magazine, the pre-eminent magazine for roleplaying games. Dragon was launched in 1976 by TSR, Inc., the publishers of the Dungeons & Dragons game. The magazine (originally known as The Dragon) was the successor to The Strategic Review, a gaming newsletter started by D&D co-creator Gary Gygax, which published seven issues before the advent of The Dragon. In 2002, Paizo Publishing took over publication of Dragon under license from Wizards of the Coast. In 2007, after 359 monthly issues and 6 special annual issues, the print version of Dragon was discontinued. Online material presented in subscription format at the Wizards of the Coast website will continue to use the "Dragon magazine" title.

The DragonDex consists of a main article index, with articles grouped according to topic, and several other specialized indexes which allow users to find individual bits of information, such as magic items, spells, monsters, characters, and reviews. There is an alphabetical index of authors, special indexes dedicated to the Forgotten Realms D&D setting and the Marvel Super Heroes game, and even a list of the regular comic strips that have appeared in the magazine over the years.

The DragonDex accounts for all information from issues of Dragon, all seven issues of The Strategic Review, and the Dragon Annual special editions that were released each November from 1996 to 2001. For regular issues of Dragon, citations consist of the issue number followed by the page number where the article or item can be found. Citations beginning with "SR" indicate one of the seven issues of The Strategic Review, and those beginning with "An" indicate one of the Annual special editions. Where an asterisk (*) appears after an item or article name, it indicates a parody or humorous item.

Where a game system is listed for a particular article or item, "D&D1" indicates the first edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game; "D&D2" refers to the 2nd edition, and "D&D3" to the 3rd edition (including edition 3.5). "BD&D" indicates the Basic D&D game (published as a separate system until the mid-1990's), and "OD&D" means Original D&D...the original version of the game published as a series of pamphlets beginning in 1974.

This index was last updated September 23, 2007 and is complete through issue 359.

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