Crisp, glossy cover. Nice. ~ ARTICLES: * NPCs Are People Too! A look at the role of background characters In RPGs * Beneath the Castle of the Evil Overlord An Unusual Gencon Report by Dave Nalle * What Spells are Made of A New Approach to AD&D Magic by Eric Olson * Featured Reviews Dangerous Joruneys, Over the Edge, Amber * Life Among the Trozards Ysgarth World Background by Dave Nalle * Illumination in GURPS A Look at Light and Vision by Robert Hall * Twixt Heaven and Hell New Dark Fantasy Fiction by A. Sadel * The Art of Conjuring A Detailed Look at Illusion Magic by Hans Dykstra * Plus: Mini-reviews, Letters and Much More ~ 54 pages