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Dragon #315 is a magazine issue released in January 2004.

Content[]

Features[]

The following feature articles appeared in this issue:

Title Page Author Rules
Campaign Classics 12 Matthew Sernett & Stan! AD&D 1e/2e
The Return of Strahd 14 David Noonan D&D 3e
Castle Ravenloft 18 Matthew Sernett & Rob Lee D&D 3e
Sundering Ka 22 Ken Marable D&D 3e
Sin Eaters of Eilistraee 28 James Jacobs D&D 3e
Defilers of Athas 32 David Noonan D&D 3e
Angry Dead Gnomes and Sinister Walking Sharks 38 James Jacobs D&D 3e
Bozak Draconian Characters 42 Jamie Chambers D&D 3e
The Exiled Factions 44 David Noonan D&D 3e
Regional Feats of Oerth 50 Erik Mona D&D 3e
The Bloody Swords 56 Sean K Reynolds D&D 3e
Ancestor Feats and Martial Arts Styles 60 James Wyatt D&D 3e
Cinnabar, Red Steel, and the Red Curse 68 Frank Brunner D&D 3e
Bloodlines for D&D 3.5 74 Ed Stark D&D 3e
Return of the Sha'ir 78 Dean Poisso D&D 3e
Guardians of the Docrae 84 Ari Marmell D&D 3e
Return to the Lost City 88 Michael Mearls D&D 3e
The New (Fantasy) World 94 David Schwartz D&D 3e
The Light In the Darkness 100 James Wyatt D&D 3e
Soldiers of the Last Order 102 Chris Pramas D&D 3e
Countdown to Eberron: Setting the Stage 106 Mat Smith D&D 3e

Development and release[]

Development[]

Chris Thomasson served as Editor-in-Chief.

Release[]

Dragon #315 was released by Paizo Publishing in January 2004 for $5.99 US or $8.99 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 The PDFs were withdrawn from sale by early 2024.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[]

This issue was rated #8 in The Top 10 Issues of Dragon, Dragon #359 (Sep 2007).

Influence on other works[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. Frequently Asked Questions. Paizo.com, March 29, 2006. Archived 2006-09-20.

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