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''Dragon'' is one of the two official magazines for source material for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game and associated products; ''Dungeon'' is the other. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, ''The Strategic Review''. The final printed issue was #359 in September 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Paizo Publishing to Cease Publication of DRAGON and DUNGEON )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dragon and Dungeon Transition )〕 Shortly after the last print issue shipped in mid-August 2007, Wizards of the Coast (part of Hasbro, Inc.), the publication's current intellectual property rightsholder, relaunched ''Dragon'' as an online magazine, continuing on the numbering of the print edition. The last published issue was No. 430 in December 2013. A digital publication called ''Dragon+'', which replaces Dragon magazine, launched in 2015. It is created by Dialect in collaboration with Wizards of the Coast, and restarted the numbering system for issues at No. 1. ==History== In 1975, TSR, Inc. began publishing ''The Strategic Review''. At the time, roleplaying games were still seen as a subgenre of the wargaming industry, and the magazine was designed not only to support ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and TSR's other games, but also to cover wargaming in general. In short order, however, the popularity and growth of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' made it clear that the game had not only separated itself from its wargaming origins, but had launched an entirely new industry unto itself. TSR canceled ''The Strategic Review'' after only seven issues the following year, and replaced it with two magazines, ''Little Wars'', which covered miniature wargaming, and ''The Dragon'', which covered role playing games. After twelve issues, ''Little Wars'' ceased independent publication and issue 13 was published as part of ''The Dragon'' issue 22. ''The Dragon'' later changed its name to ''Dragon Magazine'' and finally simply ''Dragon''. ''The Dragon'' debuted in June 1976. TSR co-founder Gary Gygax commented years later: "When I decided that ''The Strategic Review'' was not the right vehicle, hired Tim Kask as a magazine editor for Tactical Studies Rules, and named the new publication he was to produce ''The Dragon'', I thought we would eventually have a great periodical to serve gaming enthusiasts worldwide... At no time did I ever contemplate so great a success or so long a lifespan." ''Dragon'' was the launching point for a number of rules, spells, monsters, magic items, and other ideas that were incorporated into later official products of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game. A prime example is the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, which first became known through a series of ''Dragon'' articles in the 1980s by its creator Ed Greenwood. It subsequently went on to become one of the primary campaign 'worlds' for official ''Dungeons and Dragons'' products, starting in 1987. Wizards of the Coast purchased TSR and its intellectual properties, including ''Dragon'' in 1997. Production was then transferred from Wisconsin to Washington state. In 1999, Wizards of the Coast was itself purchased by Hasbro, Inc. In 1999 a compilation of the first 250 issues was released in PDF format with a special viewer including an article and keyword search in CD-ROM format. Also included were the 7 issues of ''The Strategic Review''. This compilation is known as the software title ''Dragon Magazine Archive''. Because of issues raised with the 2001 ruling in Greenberg v. National Geographic regarding the reprint rights of various comic scripts (such as ''Wormy'', '' What's New with Phil & Dixie'', ''Snarf Quest'', and ''Knights of the Dinner Table'') that had been printed in ''Dragon'' over the years and Paizo Publishing's policy that creators of comic retain their copyright, the ''Dragon Magazine Archive'' is out of print and very hard to find. In 2002, Paizo Publishing acquired the rights to publish both ''Dragon'' and ''Dungeon'' under license from Wizards of the Coast. It tied ''Dragon'' more closely to ''Dungeon'' by including articles supporting and promoting its major multi-issue adventures such as the ''Age of Worms'' and ''Savage Tide''. ''Class Acts'', monthly one or two-page articles offering ideas for developing specific character classes, were also introduced by Paizo. On April 18, 2007, Wizards of the Coast announced that it would not be renewing Paizo's licenses for ''Dragon'' and ''Dungeon''. 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."〔 Paizo published the last print editions of ''Dragon'' and ''Dungeon'' magazines for September 2007. In August 2007, Wizards of the Coast announced plans for the 4th edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game. Part of this announcement was that D&D Insider subscriber content would include the new, online versions of both ''Dungeon'' and ''Dragon'' magazines along with tools for building campaigns, managing character sheets and other features.〔 said, ''D&D Insider ... contains a "Dungeon Master's Kit" ... "Character Generator" ... () "Dungeon & Dragon Magazines". ... dndinsider.com, which is due to go live soon ... I saw examples of the Dragon and Dungeon pages ... The intention is to provide subscriber services.''〕 In its online form, ''Dragon'' continues to publish articles aimed at ''Dungeons & Dragons'' players, with rules data from these articles feeding the D&D Character Builder and other online tools. In the September 2013 issue of ''Dragon'' (#427) an article by Wizards of the Coast game designer and editor Chris Perkins announced that both ''Dragon'' and its sibling publication ''Dungeon'' would be going on hiatus starting January 2014 pending the release of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 5th edition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dragon (magazine)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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