Dragon #53 is a magazine issue released in September 1981.
Content[]
Features[]
The following feature articles appeared in this issue:
| Title | Page | Author | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| Why Isn't This Monk Smiling? | 6 | Philip Meyers | AD&D 1e |
| Defining and Realigning the Monk | 10 | Steven D. Howard | AD&D 1e |
| The Oracle: When He Talks, Everybody Listens | 14 | Andrew Dewar | AD&D 1e |
| Understanding Armory | 18 | Lewis Pulsipher | |
| Some Universal Rules | 22 | Roger E. Moore | AD&D 1e |
| Adventuring With Shaky Hands | 26 | Judith Sampson | |
| The Bogatyrs of Old Kiev | 28 | David Nalle | AD&D 1e |
| The Item You Want Is Temporarily Out of Stock | 49 | Merle Rasmussen | Top Secret |
| Dragon's Bestiary: Argas | 52 | James Hopkins II | AD&D 1e |
| Just a Door? Not Any More | 56 | Len Lakofka | AD&D 1e |
| How To Give Disease a Fighting Chance | 57 | Matt Thomas | AD&D 1e |
| The Ways of the Triffids | 58 | Mark Nulver | AD&D 1e |
| Merchants Deserve More, Too | 60 | Dennis Matheson | Traveller |
| Practicing Game Design - II. Building a Model | 62 | John Prados | |
| Junta Needs More Instability | 64 | G. Arthur Rahman | Junta |
Adventure modules[]
| Title | Page | Author | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden of Nefaron, The | 33 | Howard de Wied | D&D1 |
Development and release[]
Development[]
Kim Mohan served as Editor-in-Chief.
Release[]
Dragon #53 was released by TSR in September 1981 for $3.00 US.
Reception and influence[]
Critical reception[]
Influence on other works[]
External links[]
- Dragon #53 at RPG.net
References[]
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