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Guilds have various functions in the Realms, and Ed discusses a specific set of guilds in this week’s column. Come learn more about Feather Guilds and their savvy guildmaster Asplara Flaene.

Editors Andrew Drilon and Charles Tan invite you to submit short fiction for consideration for Philippine Speculative Fiction volume 9.

Philippine Speculative Fiction is a yearly anthology series, which collects a wide range of stories that define, explore, and sometimes blur the boundaries of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and all things in between. The anthology has been shortlisted for the Manila Critics’ Circle National Book Award, and multiple stories from each volume have been cited in roundups of the year’s best speculative fiction across the globe.

First-time authors are more than welcome to submit; good stories trump literary credentials any time.

Submissions must be:
1. speculative fiction—i.e., they must contain strong elements and/or sensibilities of science fiction, fantasy, horror, magic realism, alternate history, folklore, superheroes, and/or related ‘nonrealist’ genres and subgenres
2. written in English
3. authored by persons of Philippine ethnicity and/or nationality

Submissions are preferred to be:
1. original and unpublished
2. no shorter than 1,000 words and no longer than 7,500
3. written for an adult audience
4. featuring a strong Filipino element (a character, setting, theme, plot, etcetera.)
In all cases, these preferences can be easily overturned by exceptionally well-written pieces. In the case of previously-published work, if accepted, the author will be expected to secure permission to reprint, if necessary, from the original publishing entity, and to provide relevant publication information.

Submission details:
1. No multiple or simultaneous submissions—i.e., submit only one story, and do not submit that story to any other publishing market until you have received a letter of regret from us. But we don’t mind if you submit to contests.
2. All submissions should be in Rich Text Format (saved under the file extension ‘.rtf’), and emailed to philspecfic9@gmail.com, with the subject line ‘PSF9 submission’.
3. The deadline for submissions is 11 pm, Manila time, October 26, 2013. Letters of acceptance or regret will be sent out no later than one month after the deadline.

Editors’ notes:
1. Please don’t forget to indicate your real name in the submission email! If you want to write under a pseudonym, that’s fine, but this can be discussed upon story acceptance. Initially, we just need to know who we’re talking to.
2. If you’d like to write a cover letter with your brief bio and publishing history (if applicable), do feel free to introduce yourself—but not your story, please. If it needs to be explained, it’s probably not ready to be published.
3. We advise authors to avoid fancy formatting—this will just be a waste of your time and ours, since we will, eventually, standardize fonts and everything else to fit our established house style.

Authors of selected stories will receive Php500 pesos in compensation, as well as digital copies of the book.

Please help spread the word! Feel free to copy this and paste it anywhere you see fit that happens to be legal.


Thanks,
Andrew Drilon and Charles Tan, co-editors

Come take a look at some of the art that Jon is showing off from Against the Slave Lords.

We hope you enjoyed this year's D&D Game Day, where thousands of players at local game stores came together for a day of great D&D fun! To help celebrate, we're pleased to offer the following wallpaper.

Capcom is pleased to announce that D&D: Chronicles of Mystara is available today as a digital download from the North American PlayStation Network and globally via Steam; the title is also coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade and the European PlayStation Network tomorrow, June 19.

Spiders, centipedes, scorpions, and more await you in this week’s Wandering Monsters column. Also, what should we do about that lamia? Find out what James has to say about this, plus please do provide us with your feedback!

In this episode, the crew nears the climatic conclusion to Storm Over Neverwinter. The storm has arrived, and the fight is on!

In today's preview, we peek inside Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle. The first adventure in the book's Daggerford campaign begins in Daggerford, during the public hanging of a Red Wizard.

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He is king of the swamp, and you'd better believe it!

Congrats to Lords of Waterdeep, winner of the 39th Origins Award for Best Board Game! Winners were chosen by the attendees of the Origins Game Fair, June 12-16, 2013—and we'd also like to give our congratulations to the fellow nominees and winners.

As you might expect from a game called Dungeons & Dragons, dragons feature prominently. This week, Mike shows you how these legendary creatures fit into the larger framework of the D&D Next rules set.

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Dragonborn aren't all plate-armored soldiers! And even though he has a breath weapon, this one likes to use his wand for fire.

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That's FEMALE Dragonborn Rogue to you!

...Why does a reptile have breasts?

When you look at a dragon, you instantly see its size and power. What you don’t see but should be equally frightened of is its dark, inscrutable intelligence. Here now are a full set of the illustrations from Dragon 424.

This month, meet the avalanche dragon and the typhoon dragon, the dragon that never died -- plus, earning achievements, and Martek and the Desert of Desolation! We proudly present for your gaming pleasure, Dragon 424!

In this episode, Wizards of the Coast bids a fond farewell to longstanding editor (and former Dragon Magazine editor-in-chief), Kim Mohan. With Kim's retirement upon us, we wanted to entreat him for tales of starting up in the industry, the major shifts he's seen in magazine publishing, and his thoughts on the future of the game!

To help celebrate the conclusion of this program, the group tries their hand at the final D&D Lair Assault: Into the Pit of Madness. In this episode, the surprise Career Faire kidnapping has brought the group to Immersive D&D Lair Assault!

To help celebrate the conclusion of this program, the group tries their hand at the final D&D Lair Assault: Into the Pit of Madness. In this episode, the surprise Career Faire kidnapping has brought the group to Immersive D&D Lair Assault!

It's your turn to bring a snack to your regular D&D session, and you're tired of the same ol' Doritos and M&Ms. If you have at least 4 hours before the session starts, we've got you covered. Bring some delicious and on-theme Gelatinous Cubes...

It's your turn to bring a snack to your regular D&D session, and you're tired of the same ol' Doritos and M&Ms. If you have at least 4 hours before the session starts, we've got you covered. Bring some delicious and on-theme Gelatinous Cubes...