Features

Her Majesty's Secret Servants
By Robert J. Schwalb
Chromatic dragons aren't the only ones that serve Tiamat.

Riven Justice: The Mercykillers
By Robert J. Schwalb
The Mercykillers return to D&D, complete with information on how your character can join their ranks.

Lords of Chaos: Mual-tar
By James Wyatt
A new recurring feature that introduces new primordials premieres with Mual-tar, the chained serpent featured on this issue's cover.

Adventurers of the Realms
By Chris Tulach
Whether you're playing a Living FR campaign or not, you'll want to take a look at these regionally inspired extras for your character.

Bestiary: Monsters of the Demonweb
By Logan Bonner
New monsters fresh from the newest D&D Miniatures release are presented here for inclusion in your campaign.

Columns

Design & Development: Cosmology
By Rich Baker and James Wyatt
Rich and James discuss how the cosmology of D&D evolved with the design of 4th Edition.

Roll vs. Role: Harbinger of Yule-tide Woe
By Chris Sims
A special holiday Roll vs. Role! Some dragons stock their hordes through subtle means. Some take a more active role in their plundering.

Confessions of a Full-Time Wizard
By Shelly Mazzanoble
Shelly ponders what she'd like to give the players in her group … and what she'd like to give their characters.

D&D Alumni
By Bart Carroll and Steve Winter
A look back at the D&D cosmology through past editions.

RPGA Report
By Chris Tulach
The Living FR campaign is in full swing. Learn more about how to get involved!

Ampersand
By Bill Slavicsek
Bill previews more of the druid and looks further ahead to another 2009 release.