The various periodical publications of TSR. Adventurer's Guild Not truly a periodical, but
rather a series of modules released to retailers between Jan 1998 and Apr
2000. Over eighty modules were eventually printed. Follow the
link the to the left for a full page on what we know, or follow this link
to go directly to the
Adventurer's Guild Index. Successor to the Players
Association Broadsheet. Ran for eight bi-monthly issues,
May 1986 to June 1987, starting with issue #27 and running through #34.
Supplanted, without mention or fanfare, in August 1987 by Fantasy
Worlds. Domesday Book Actually a publication of TSR's
progenitor, the Castle & Crusade Society. Ran for thirteen issues
(plus one unpublished issue) in extremely limited quantity. Dragon Magazine TSR's primary publication.
First published June 1976, and continuing over thirty years through Sept
2007 (issue #359), when it was switched to an electronic-only format
(PDF). Issues #1 through
#10 were mailed without a mailing wrap
(referred to as a mailing cover), with the mailing label affixed to the
rear cover of the magazine itself. Issues #1 through #10 that are found
without the mailing label can be assumed to have been mailed via backorder
from the Dungeon Hobby Shop; copies that were actually mailed (i.e., part
of the original mailing) should be worth substantially more than backordered
issues. Dragon should not be confused with a sister publication,
UK Dragon, which debuted in June 1988. The circulation figures
for Dragon can be found in our
Print Run Estimates article. Dungeon Magazine A spin-off of Dragon,
focused on player-submitted modules and adventures. First published
Sept 1986, and continuing through Sept 2007 (issue #150), when it was
switched to an electronic-only format (PDF). The circulation figures for
Dungeon in 1992 (the only year that we have statistics on) are 15,000
copies. Fantastic Adventures TSR newsletter / product teaser,
first appearing in January 1994. This was the sequel to Game World,
and apparently only ran a single issue. Available via subscription
and/or free from retailers. Fantasy Worlds TSR UK newsletter / product
teaser, and the successor to Bohemian Ear Spoon, first
appearing in August 1987 and running bi-monthly through May 1988.
Ran for five confirmed issues. Available via subscription and/or free
from retailers. Game World TSR newsletter / product teaser,
first appearing in Fall 1990. Evolved into Fantastic Adventures
in January 1994. Available via subscription and/or free from retailers. Hobby Newsletter Referenced in the first issue
of the Bohemian Ear Spoon. Described as the first
newsletter of TSR UK, running for seven issues. No further information
known. Imagine Magazine House magazine of TSR United
Kingdom; published monthly from April 1983 to Sept 1985 (31 issues).
Originally envisioned as the UK version of Dragon, and in fact was
initially to have been titled "Royal Dragon". This index
covers all published issues. Values for Imagine magazine are
highly subjective; issues are quite rare (and obscure) in the U.S. Continued where Players Association
News left off (and ran concurrently with Imagine). It was
discontinued due to the apparent disbanding of the UK Players Association;
Bohemian Ear Spoon took over as the industry-insider rag
for TSR UK. Players Association News Newsletter of the D&D Players
Association (UK), and predecessor to Imagine magazine. Polyhedron Newsletter
Newsletter of the RPGA Network
(Role-Playing Game Association). Published Spring 1981 through 2002,
when it was merged with Dungeon magazine until 2004.
This index covers issues #1 to
#60 (Jun 1991). An in-house newsletter of TSR, and spiritual successor to the Strategic
Preview; it ran for 35 known issues from 1980 to 1984. Devoted to intra-company memos,
company events and personnel changes, inside jokes, etc. Forgotten Realms Strategic Preview A rather strange newsletter
first released in mid 1976 (date estimated from the content), and lasting
but four issues. As evidenced by the introductory paragraph in issue
#3, it featured behind-the-scenes looks at news and new releases
from TSR.
Strategic Preview issues are extremely rare. Strategic Review TSR's first publication, and
predecessor to Dragon Magazine. Published Spring 1975 to April
1976 (seven issues). Note that all seven issues were available after
the initial mailing (as was Dragon) via the Dungeon Hobby Shop mail-order.
Such issues can be distinguished by the lack of a mailing label on the rear
cover, the lack of a mail fold horizontally across the middle of the issue,
and a lack of staples / staple holes at the top and bottom. Copies
that were actually mailed (i.e., part of the original mailing) should be
worth substantially more than backordered issues. TSR Spotlight TSR newsletter / product teaser,
appearing in Spring 1990. Only a single issue was released.
Available via subscription, but unknown how this subscription was obtained,
or if this newsletter was also available free from retailers. TSR Worlds TSR newsletter / product teaser,
first appearing in June 1987 and running three issues. Available via
subscription and/or free from retailers. UK Dragon Sister publication of Dragon
magazine, published beginning in January 1988 (with issue #129) and continuing
through issue #238 (subsequent issues were identical with their U.S. counterparts),
along with a UK Dragon Annual #1. The magazine is self-described
as "not just a poor relation of the American sister publication",
and featured several differences in cover art and in some articles.
Further info on these differences needed for the Index.
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