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In Search Of...Ramal LaMarr
In 1985, Dragon Magazine ran ads for belly dance LPs marketed as “Music for Adventure Gaming.”
For years, I wondered: Who was Ramal LaMarr?
After a lot of digging, I finally found the answer.
#dragonmagazine #80s #bellydance #dnd #music
https://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2026/03/in-search-oframal-lamarr.html

Omens, Oracles & Mysticisms of Dance Album cover by Ramal LaMarr.

RIP Tim Kask

#DND #TSR #DragonMagazine

Oh, I never realized "The Gnome Cache" in early Dragons was Gary Gygax's writing ("Garrison Ernst" oh obvs=EG). It was *dreadful*, so maybe I should've, but yow. There were also good stories by Gardner Fox, actual Fritz Leiber(!!!), etc.

https://oldschoolfrp.tumblr.com/post/803660104196030464/great-gods-expostulated-the-startled-errant
#ttrpg #dragonMagazine #dnd #osr

Ich glaube, eine Runde Dragon Magazin ist jetzt genau das Richtige für die Feiertagssaison. Hab ich bock drauf.
#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #DragonMagazine

Cover of issue 1 of the Dragon Magazin showing a green Dragon in front of a red and white background.

The month I began playing #DnD (December 1983), #DragonMagazine published a mildly-mathematical article asserting #ADnD coins must therefore be approximately the size of an Eisenhower dollar coin. This conclusion also amused me, and I never forgot it.

First page of the article "How Many Coins in a Coffee?"

An intersection of two of my favorite topics: #RPGs and #math! I have this issue of the old-school #DragonMagazine. I bought it with my own earnings from chores. The date is October 1983, which would be when I was almost 13 years old and in eighth grade. I remember typing the included code into my #Commodre64, then rolling all my dice to see if they passed. 😅 It also features a revamp of the Psionicist. So, I share this link with you. Enjoy!

https://ia803109.us.archive.org/8/items/DragonMagazine260_201801/DragonMagazine078.pdf#%5B%7B%22num%22%3A628%2C%22gen%22%3A0%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3A%22Fit%22%7D%5D

« The Angry Dragon », 1983

by Jim Holloway (American artist, RIP 2020)
Cover illustration for "Dragon" magazine #74, TSR Hobbies, June 1983

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #DungeonsAndDragons #ADnD
#JimHolloway #TTRPG #FRPG #DragonMagazine #roleplayinggames

« King Arthur Pendragon », 1985

by Lisa A. Free (American illustrator)
Advertising illustration for "Pendragon" RPG, Chaosium, 1985
Appears in #DragonMagazine #104, Dec. 1985

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #LisaAFree #frpg #ttrpg #Chaosium #Pendragon #KingArthurPendragon

« Spinning Tales », 1985

by Denis Beauvais (canadian artist, born 1962)
Cover illustration for "Dragon Magazine" #104, TSR Inc., Dec. 1985

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #DenisBeauvais #DragonMagazine #advanceddungeonsanddragons #ad&d #TTRPG #FRPG #wizard

« AD&D Flail Snail », 1981-1999

1 by Alan Hunter, in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons "Fiend Folio", TSR Hobbies, 1981
2 by Thomas Baxa/Mark Nelson, in AD&D "Greyhawk Adventures Monstrous Compendium Appendix ", TSR, 1990
3&4 by Brad McDevitt, in Dragon Magazine #258, TSR, 1999

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #AlanHunter #AD&D #BradMcDevitt #ThomaxBaxa #MarkNelson #DungeonsAndDragons #DragonMagazine #FiendFolio #MonstroysCompendium #TTRPG #FRPG