Dragon magazine 197

Dragon issue 197, Gaming: It's a wonderful life, was released in September of 1993. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:
==The Ecology of The Giant Scorpion==
: By Ruth Cooke. p. 10-12
A scholarly treatise on the Giant Scorpion. 
==Perils and Postage==
: By Mark R. Kehl. p. 27
How to run your favorite role-playing game by mail.
==By Mail or By Modem?==
: By Craig Schaefer. p. 32
Two alternatives for people to find other players when they live in out-of-the-way areas: games run by mail or computer.
==The Dragon's Bestiary: It's not a petting zoo==
: By Ed Greenwood. p. 37-40
Four new monsters from the Forgotten Realms setting. 
===Banelar===
Evil, nagalike creatures found on the land and in the water throughout the warmer regions of the Forgotten Realms.
===Flameskull===
Rare undead creatures found throughout the Forgotten Realms.
===Foulwing===
Grotesquely misshapen flying predators thought to have originated on another plane.
===Whipsting===
A vicious predator found on rocky ledge caverns, and among ruins all across the Forgotten Realms.
==TSR Previews==
: By Uncredited. p. 120
New products for September.
* Doom of Daggerdale module
* Starless Night novel.
* The Code of the Harpers sourcebook.
* The Legacy novel.
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