Dragon magazine 271

Dragon issue 271, Diabolical Puzzles for Your D&D Game, was released in May of 2000. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:
==ProFiles: Steve Miller==
: By Steve Kenson. p. 20
Steve Miller got into the gaming industry on a dare, but he always wanted to be a writer. 
==Up on a Soapbox: Maybe Even Dull Witted==
: By Gary Gygax. p. 22
Disparaging gamers who claim that those who don't like their games are unintelligent, and a call for a return to the dungeon crawl.
==Countdown to Third Edition: Monks and Multiclassing==
: By Uncredited. p. 24
==Power Word: Baffle!==
: By Mike Selinker. p. 26
Extensive look at designing word puzzles. Has a further reading list.
==Arcane Lore: Spells of Defense==
: By Owen K.C. Stephens, illustrated by Carlo Arellano. p. 68–72
Spells of defense come in handy for every wizard. 
;Books:
:Aegis Manual I
;Characters:
:Aaldric Talzon
;Organizations:
:Watch-Wizards Guild of Waterdeep
;Spells:
:battle augury • bone block • clayskin • dancing shield • heat wave • innocent bearing • iron shirt • protection from curse • protection from polymorph • Rary's defensive spell enhancer • shadow shield • skullhelm • vapor guard • wild swing
==The Dragon's Bestiary: 'Beastly Research' Winners==
: By Leon Chang, Richard Sanders, and Talon Dunning, illustrated by Dennis Calero. p. 78–81
Creature hybrids. 
* Dvati
* Soul mask
* Visceraith
==The New Adventures of Volo: The Great Goblet==
: By 	Ed Greenwood, illustrated by Ron Spencer. p. 88–91
The scheming organization. 
==Dungeoncraft==
: By Ray Winninger. p. 106
Cheat sheets and character creation advice for DMs starting a new campaign with a group of players.
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