Dragon magazine 301

Dragon issue 301, Swashbucklers, was released in November of 2002. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:
==Previews==
: By Uncredited. p. 14
* Insurrection novel.
* Sands of the Soul novel.
* The Sorcerer novel.
==Campaign Components: Swashbuckers==
: By Travis Stout. p. 21
A huge amount of material on swashbuckers, from character classes to weapons to background.
==Meter and Measure==
: By Matthew Sernett and Tim Hitchcock. p. 45
Masterwork performances for bards.
==Alchemy Begins in the Forest==
: By Jesse Decker and Kieran Turley. p. 53
Plants for alchemy.
==The Ecology of the Troll==
: By Paul Leach. p. 63-68
A scholarly treatise on the Troll. 
==Elminster's Guide to the Realms: Tatha's Broomworks==
: By Ed Greenwood. p. 74-77
A farm west of Elturel. 
==Cause and Effect==
: By Paul S. Kemp. p. 78–85
Revenge in the back alleys of the Forgotten Realms. Runner-up for Pen & Paper's Best RPG-Related Short Fiction of 2002. 
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