Dungeon magazine

Cover of Dungeon magazine #5 from 1987
Dungeon Magazine
Basic Information
Publisher	TSR, Inc. Paizo Publishing Wizards of the Coast
Type	Magazine
Languages	English
Released	1986-2013

Dungeon magazine, or simply Dungeon, is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Forgotten Realms, first published in 1986. Its sister publication is the more widely read Dragon magazine.

History

It was first published in September/October 1986 and began as a bi-monthly issue then went monthly in 2003 and ceased print publication in September 2007, with issue 150. It then went digital and ceased publication with the final issue being issue 221. .

The Paizo/Polyhedron era

In late 2002, Paizo Publishing acquired publishing rights to both Dungeon and Dragon, as part of a move by Wizards of the Coast to divest business ventures not related to its core business.

Starting with Issue 90 in 2002, Dungeon was combined with Polyhedron magazine into a single magazine. Many of the Polyhedron sections presented complete mini-games for the d20 system, starting with "Pulp Heroes" in issue 90.

On April 18, 2007, Wizards of the Coast announced that Paizo would cease publication of Dungeon in September of that year. Scott Rouse, Senior Brand Manager of Dungeons & Dragons at Wizards of the Coast stated, "Today the internet is where people go to get this kind of information. By moving to an online model we are using a delivery system that broadens our reach to fans around the world."

With the cancellation of Dungeon and its sister publication, Dragon, Paizo Publishing has announced a new monthly publication titled Pathfinder, which will combine the concept of the Adventure Path with the support articles which appeared in Dragon.

Content

Each issue provides self-contained pre-written, playtested game scenarios, often called "modules" in early issues (it is now more common to just call them "adventures" or "scenarios"). DMs can present these adventures to their players as written, or adapt them to their own needs. By providing ideas, plots, villains, maps, monsters, and hooks, it can save DMs a great deal of time preparing a game for their players.

As a magazine containing several modules per issue, it is also significantly cheaper than stand-alone modules, which perhaps explains its enduring popularity. Dungeons glory era ran from the late eighties to the mid nineties, when the scenarios were mostly selected on basis of plot, style and featured characters.

From about 1997 onward, the magazine began to focus increasingly on simpler scenarios with lots of monsters to kill and treasure to find, rather than intricate stories and imaginative settings, a change which coincided with Wizards of the Coast's takeover of TSR, Inc. and the general direction the game as a whole started to take after that.

Adventure Paths

A notable feature of Dungeon magazine's recent history has been the use of connected series of adventures; these long series are referred to as "Adventure Paths" and take characters from the very beginning of their adventuring careers (1st level) up through Epic levels (20+). Three lengthy series were completed: the Shackled City (11 parts), Age of Worms (12 parts) and Savage Tide, concluding with issue 150. In addition, several shorter series (typically three parts) and a sporadic, open-ended series of Maure Castle adventures figured in later issues. The Shackled City series has been reprinted as a hardcover book, with various revisions and corrections, new background information, and an additional adventure added to fill a gap near the beginning of the series.

Eye on the Realms

Eye on the Realms was a series of articles by Ed Greenwood published from Dungeon #172 to Dungeon #196. This 4th edition series would focus on individuals and locations in the Realms.

The return to Dungeons & Dragons

In August 2004, starting with issue #114, editor Erik Mona changed the format, focusing solely on Dungeons & Dragons and discontinuing the Polyhedron section. The new format included three adventures per issue, one each for low, medium, and high levels. A few issues each year contained another substantial article, which typically provided further details on the setting of one of the adventures in that issue. (Previously, Dungeon almost never had articles other than adventures). Following the adventures and articles, many issues contained the three-page Dungeoncraft column, at the time written by Monte Cook, as well as a few two-page articles on various subjects collectively called the Campaign Workbook.

Wil Wheaton had a regular column called Wil Save, but Wheaton chose to discontinue it as he has been extremely busy, has had health problems and was somewhat dispirited by the mixed reception the column received.

Issue Index

Only issues containing adventures or articles from the Forgotten Realms setting are found on the wiki.

Year	Name	Editor	Edition	Publisher
1987	Dungeon magazine 5	Roger E. Moore	1st	TSR, Inc.	005
1987	Dungeon magazine 7	Roger E. Moore	1st	TSR, Inc.	007
1987	Dungeon magazine 8	Roger E. Moore	1st	TSR, Inc.	008
1988	Dungeon magazine 9	Barbara G. Young	1st	TSR, Inc.	009
1988	Dungeon magazine 10	Barbara G. Young	1st	TSR, Inc.	010
1988	Dungeon magazine 14	Barbara G. Young	1st	TSR, Inc.	014
1989	Dungeon magazine 15	Barbara G. Young	1st	TSR, Inc.	015
1989	Dungeon magazine 16	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	016
1989	Dungeon magazine 17	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	017
1989	Dungeon magazine 18	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	018
1989	Dungeon magazine 19	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	019
1989	Dungeon magazine 20	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	020
1990	Dungeon magazine 21	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	021
1990	Dungeon magazine 22	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	022
1990	Dungeon magazine 26	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	026
1991	Dungeon magazine 27	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	027
1991	Dungeon magazine 28	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	028
1991	Dungeon magazine 29	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	029
1991	Dungeon magazine 30	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	030
1991	Dungeon magazine 32	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	032
1992	Dungeon magazine 33	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	033
1992	Dungeon magazine 34	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	034
1992	Dungeon magazine 36	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	036
1992	Dungeon magazine 37	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	037
1992	Dungeon magazine 38	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	038
1993	Dungeon magazine 39	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	039
1993	Dungeon magazine 40	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	040
1993	Dungeon magazine 43	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	043
1994	Dungeon magazine 45	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	045
1994	Dungeon magazine 46	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	046
1994	Dungeon magazine 47	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	047
1994	Dungeon magazine 48	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	048
1994	Dungeon magazine 50	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	050
1995	Dungeon magazine 51	Barbara G. Young	2nd	TSR, Inc.	051
1995	Dungeon magazine 52	Wolfgang Baur	2nd	TSR, Inc.	052
1995	Dungeon magazine 53	Wolfgang Baur	2nd	TSR, Inc.	053
1995	Dungeon magazine 54	Dave Gross	2nd	TSR, Inc.	054
1996	Dungeon magazine 57	Dave Gross	2nd	TSR, Inc.	057
1996	Dungeon magazine 60	Anthony J. Bryant	2nd	TSR, Inc.	060
1996	Dungeon magazine 61	Michelle Vuckovich	2nd	TSR, Inc.	061
1996	Dungeon magazine 62	Michelle Vuckovich	2nd	TSR, Inc.	062
1997	Dungeon magazine 63	Michelle Vuckovich	2nd	Wizards of the Coast	063
1997	Dungeon magazine 64	Michelle Vuckovich	2nd	Wizards of the Coast	064
1997	Dungeon magazine 65	Christopher Perkins	2nd	Wizards of the Coast	065
1998	Dungeon magazine 66	Christopher Perkins	2nd	TSR, Inc.	066
1998	Dungeon magazine 67	Christopher Perkins	2nd	Wizards of the Coast	067
1998	Dungeon magazine 68	Christopher Perkins	2nd	Wizards of the Coast	068
1998	Dungeon magazine 69	Christopher Perkins	2nd	Wizards of the Coast	069
1998	Dungeon magazine 70	Christopher Perkins	2nd	Wizards of the Coast	070
1998	Dungeon magazine 71	Christopher Perkins	2nd	Wizards of the Coast	071
1999	Dungeon magazine 72	Christopher Perkins	2nd	Wizards of the Coast	072
1999	Dungeon magazine 73	Christopher Perkins	2nd	Wizards of the Coast	073
1999	Dungeon magazine 75	Christopher Perkins	2nd	Wizards of the Coast	075
2000	Dungeon magazine 79	Christopher Perkins	2nd	Wizards of the Coast	079
2000	Dungeon magazine 80	Christopher Perkins	2nd	Wizards of the Coast	080
2001	Dungeon magazine 84	Christopher Perkins	3rd	Wizards of the Coast	084
2001	Dungeon magazine 87	Chris Thomasson	3rd	Wizards of the Coast	087
2001	Dungeon magazine 88	Chris Thomasson	3rd	Wizards of the Coast	088
2001	Dungeon magazine 89	Chris Thomasson	3rd	Wizards of the Coast	089
2002	Dungeon magazine 90	Chris Thomasson	3rd	Wizards of the Coast	090
2002	Dungeon magazine 94	Chris Thomasson	3rd	Paizo Publishing	094
2002	Dungeon magazine 95	Chris Thomasson	3rd	Paizo Publishing	095
2003	Dungeon magazine 97	Chris Thomasson	3rd	Paizo Publishing	097
2003	Dungeon magazine 100	Chris Thomasson	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	100
2003	Dungeon magazine 101	Chris Thomasson	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	101
2003	Dungeon magazine 103	Erik Mona	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	103
2004	Dungeon magazine 113	Erik Mona	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	113
2004	Dungeon magazine 116	Erik Mona	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	116
2005	Dungeon magazine 121	Erik Mona	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	121
2005	Dungeon magazine 124	Erik Mona	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	124
2005	Dungeon magazine 126	Erik Mona	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	126
2005	Dungeon magazine 127	Erik Mona	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	127
2005	Dungeon magazine 128	Erik Mona	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	128
2005	Dungeon magazine 129	Erik Mona	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	129
2006	Dungeon magazine 130	Erik Mona	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	130
2006	Dungeon magazine 137	Erik Mona	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	137
2006	Dungeon magazine 139	James Jacobs	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	139
2007	Dungeon magazine 144	James Jacobs	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	144
2007	Dungeon magazine 148	James Jacobs	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	148
2007	Dungeon magazine 149	James Jacobs	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	149
2007	Dungeon magazine 150	James Jacobs	3.5th	Paizo Publishing	150
2007	Dungeon magazine 151	Miranda Horner	3.5th	Wizards of the Coast	151
2007	Dungeon magazine 152	Miranda Horner	3.5th	Wizards of the Coast	152
2008	Dungeon magazine 155	Chris Youngs	4th	Wizards of the Coast	155
2008	Dungeon magazine 156	Chris Youngs	4th	Wizards of the Coast	156
2008	Dungeon magazine 159	Chris Youngs	4th	Wizards of the Coast	159
2008	Dungeon magazine 161	Chris Youngs	4th	Wizards of the Coast	161
2009	Dungeon magazine 162	Chris Youngs	4th	Wizards of the Coast	162
2009	Dungeon magazine 163	Chris Youngs	4th	Wizards of the Coast	163
2009	Dungeon magazine 170	Chris Youngs	4th	Wizards of the Coast	170
2009	Dungeon magazine 171	Chris Youngs	4th	Wizards of the Coast	171
2009	Dungeon magazine 172	Chris Youngs	4th	Wizards of the Coast	172
2010	Dungeon magazine 174	Chris Youngs	4th	Wizards of the Coast	174
2010	Dungeon magazine 175	Chris Youngs	4th	Wizards of the Coast	175
2010	Dungeon magazine 176	Chris Youngs	4th	Wizards of the Coast	176
2010	Dungeon magazine 177	Chris Youngs	4th	Wizards of the Coast	177
2010	Dungeon magazine 178	Chris Youngs	4th	Wizards of the Coast	178
2010	Dungeon magazine 179	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	179
2010	Dungeon magazine 180	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	180
2010	Dungeon magazine 181	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	181
2010	Dungeon magazine 182	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	182
2010	Dungeon magazine 183	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	183
2010	Dungeon magazine 184	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	184
2010	Dungeon magazine 185	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	185
2011	Dungeon magazine 186	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	186
2011	Dungeon magazine 187	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	187
2011	Dungeon magazine 188	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	188
2011	Dungeon magazine 189	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	189
2011	Dungeon magazine 190	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	190
2011	Dungeon magazine 191	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	191
2011	Dungeon magazine 192	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	192
2011	Dungeon magazine 193	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	193
2011	Dungeon magazine 194	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	194
2011	Dungeon magazine 195	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	195
2011	Dungeon magazine 196	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	196
2011	Dungeon magazine 197	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	197
2012	Dungeon magazine 198	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	198
2012	Dungeon magazine 199	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	199
2012	Dungeon magazine 200	Miranda Horner	4th	Wizards of the Coast	200
2012	Dungeon magazine 201	Steve Winter	4th	Wizards of the Coast	201
2012	Dungeon magazine 204	Christopher Perkins	4th	Wizards of the Coast	204
2012	Dungeon magazine 206	Christopher Perkins	4th	Wizards of the Coast	206
2012	Dungeon magazine 207	Kim Mohan and Miranda Horner	4th	Wizards of the Coast	207
2012	Dungeon magazine 208	Kim Mohan and Miranda Horner	4th	Wizards of the Coast	208
2013	Dungeon magazine 210	Kim Mohan and Miranda Horner	4th	Wizards of the Coast	210
2013	Dungeon magazine 216	Miranda Horner	4th	Wizards of the Coast	216
2013	Dungeon magazine 217	Miranda Horner	4th	Wizards of the Coast	217
2013	Dungeon magazine 218	Miranda Horner	4th	Wizards of the Coast	218
2013	Dungeon magazine 219	Miranda Horner	4th	Wizards of the Coast	219
2013	Dungeon magazine 220	Miranda Horner	4th	Wizards of the Coast	220
2013	Dungeon magazine 221	Miranda Horner	4th	Wizards of the Coast	221

Awards

• 1990: Origins Award for Best Professional Adventure Gaming Magazine of 1989
• 1991: Origins Award for Best Professional Adventure Gaming Magazine of 1990
• 2002: ENnie Award for Best Aid or Accessory
• 2002: ENnie Awards for Best Cartography, Best Adventure, Best Aid or Accessory, and Best Free Product or Web Enhancement
• 2006: ENnie Awards for Best Cartography, Best Adventure, and Best Campaign Setting/Setting Supplement
• 2007: Origins Award for Best Fiction Publication of the Year 2006
• 2007: ENnie Awards for Best Free Product

Nominations

• 2006: Origins Awards for Best Nonfiction Publication (Dungeon magazine itself) and Best Roleplaying Game Supplement (Shackled City hardcover). Did not win in either category.

Appendix

See also

• List of Dungeon magazine issues
• List of "Ecology of…" articles
• List of "Eye on the Realms" articles
• List of "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" articles
• Dragon magazine
• Dragon+
• Polyhedron Newszine

External links

• Dungeon Magazine homepage
• Paizo Publishing, publisher of Dungeon