Dragon #285 is a magazine issue released in July 2001.
Content[]
Features[]
The following feature articles appeared in this issue:
| Title | Page | Author | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profiles: David Noonan | 22 | Michael G. Ryan | |
| Walk & Riddle: The Secret Life of Halflings | 30 | James Jacobs | D&D 3e |
| Little Wizards | 42 | Jesse Decker | D&D 3e |
| Four In Darkness: A Guide To Elemental Evil | 44 | Monte Cook | D&D 3e |
| Campaign Corner | 66 | Rob Heinsoo, Bruce R. Cordell, Richard Baker & Edward Bonny | D&D 3e |
| Class Acts: Lightbearer | 70 | Monte Cook | D&D 3e |
| Spawn of Elemental Evil | 72 | James Jacobs | D&D 3e |
| Cities of the Ages: Prague | 80 | Kenneth Hite | D&D 3e |
| Faiths of Faerun: Silverstar | 84 | Julia Martin & Eric Haddock | D&D 3e |
| The Shrine of Swords | 86 | Ed Greenwood | D&D 3e |
| Vs. Pixies | 89 | Andy Collins | D&D 3e |
| Chainmail: The Empire of Ravilla | 92 | Chris Pramas | D&D 3e |
| Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings | 98 | Rick Moscatello | D&D 3e |
| Breaking the Mold | 104 | Robin D. Laws | D&D 3e |
| PC Portraits | 106 | Peter Bergting | |
| Dungeoncraft | 108 | Ray Winninger | D&D 3e |
| Finishing | 112 | Mike McVey | |
| The Encounter Checklist | 114 | Johnn Four | D&D 3e |
| Hommlet | insert | Anonymous | D&D 3e |
Fiction[]
| Title | Page | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Enchantment | 52 | Ben Bova |
Development and release[]
Development[]
Dave Gross served as Editor-in-Chief.
Release[]
Dragon #285 was released by Wizards of the Coast in July 2001 for $5.99 US or $8.50 Canadian.
Paizo Publishing later released a PDF copy of this issue for $4.95 US. Paizo's contract with Wizards permitted them to release digital copies of any issue once print back issues were depleted,[1] eventually releasing digital downloads of issues #274 to #345. These PDFs were high quality digital-origin rather than scanned, watermarked but DRM-free, and omitted advertising. Due to licensing restrictions, some comics were also omitted. The PDFs were withdrawn from sale by early 2024.
Reception and influence[]
Critical reception[]
In a readers' letter in Dragon #351 (Jan 2007), Sean Twist rated Larry Elmore's cover art of this issue as the best cover ever. Magazine staff jokingly titled the artwork "Halfling Pole Dancer".
Influence on other works[]
External links[]
- Dragon #285 at RPG.net
- Dragon #285 at the Paizo.com store
References[]
- ↑ Frequently Asked Questions. Paizo.com, March 29, 2006. Archived 2006-09-20.
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