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'''The Wizards Three''' were a trio of wizards (usually [[Mordenkainen]], Elminster of Toril and Dalamar of Krynn) who met on a mostly harmless alternate Oerth known as [[Earth]] in the dining room of author [[Ed Greenwood]]. There, they feasted themselves (at Greenwood's expense) and swapped magical lore, which Greenwood would secretly record and use as fodder for articles in the magazine ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'', after translating the spells into game terms.  
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"'''The Wizards Three'''" was a series of ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' articles by [[Ed Greenwood]]. The articles featured a trio of wizards ([[Mordenkainen]], Elminster of Toril, and one other) who met on a mostly harmless alternate Oerth known as [[Earth]] in the dining room of author Ed Greenwood. There, they feasted (at Greenwood's expense) and swapped magical lore, which Greenwood would secretly record and use as fodder for articles in the magazine ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'', after translating the spells into game terms.  


== Publishing History ==
The adventure ''[[Vecna: Eve of Ruin]]'' (2024) uses the name of the group to refer to [[Mordenkainen]], [[Tasha]], and Alustriel Silverhand (from Silverymoon in the ''Forgotten Realms''), because they gather together similarly to the original three, and are called each others' "esteemed colleagues", "powerful friends", and "most powerful allies".{{csb|VEoR|}} However, these are unrelated to the article series, except as a namesake homage.
The series began in ''Dragon'' #185 (1992), with only Mordenkainen and Elminster. Dalamar first appeared in ''Dragon'' #188, December 1992, and the series appeared sporadically throughout the later publishing history of the magazine. In later installments, Dalamar was replaced with a young apprentice of Mordenkainen's, [[Rautheene]]. Greenwood would conclude the series by bringing back Dalamar for a final installment in ''Dragon'' #359, the final print issue of the magazine.


==Bibliography==
==Publishing history==
*[[Ed Greenwood|Greenwood, Ed]]. "A Dark and Stormy Knight: Another Evening With the Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #344. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2006.
[[Image:Wizards Three logo 01.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"The Wizards Three" logo, from ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #246 (1998).]]
*-----. "Goodbye and Hello, as Always: One Last Evening with the Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #359. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007.
Eleven articles appeared sporadically throughout the later publishing history of the magazine. The series began in ''Dragon'' #185 (1992), with only Mordenkainen and Elminster.  
*-----. "Jest the Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #242. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1997.
*-----. "Magic in the Evening." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #185. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
*-----. "The Return of the Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #238. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1997.
*-----. "Three Wizards Too Many." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #196. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
*-----. "The Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #188. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
*-----. "The Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #200. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
*-----. "The Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #211. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
*-----. "The Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #246. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.  


Dalamar first appeared in ''Dragon'' #188, December 1992.
In later installments, Dalamar was replaced with a young apprentice of Mordenkainen's, [[Rautheene]].
Greenwood would conclude the series by bringing back Dalamar for a final installment in ''Dragon'' #359, the final print issue of the magazine.
=== Articles in series ===
The follwing magazine issues had editions of ''The Wizards Three''
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Issue listing
! Year
! Issue
! Members
! Title
! Artist
! Pages
|-
| 1992
| [[dragmag|Dragon]] #185
| [[Mordenkainen]], Elminster
| ''Magic in the Evening''{{cite dragon|185||Magic in the Evening}}
| [[Dan Burr]]
| 56-63 (6)
|-
| 1992
| [[dragmag|Dragon]] #188
| Mordenkainen, Elminster, Dalamar
| ''The Wizards Three: Sorcery from Three Worlds''{{cite dragon|188||The Wizards Three: Sorcery from Three Worlds}}
| Dan Burr
| 26-34 (7)
|-
| 1993
| [[dragmag|Dragon]] #196
| Mordenkainen, Elminster, Dalamar
| ''Three Wizards Too Many''{{cite dragon|196||Three Wizards Too Many}}
| Dan Burr
| 20-25 (6)
|-
| 1993
| [[dragmag|Dragon]] #200
| Mordenkainen, Elminster,  Dalamar, the Simbul
| ''The Wizards Three: Once more the three''{{cite dragon|200||The Wizards Three: Once more the three}}
| Dan Burr
| 20-25 (6)
|-
| 1994
| [[dragmag|Dragon]] #211
| Mordenkainen, Elminster,  Dalamar
| ''The Wizards Three: A Night of Shadows''{{cite dragon|211||The Wizards Three: A Night of Shadows}}
| Dan Burr
| 82-83, 86 (4)
|-
| 1995
| [[dragmag|Dragon]] #219
| Mordenkainen, Elminster, Dalamar
| ''The Wizards Three: Warmer Than Expected''{{cite dragon|219||The Wizards Three: Warmer Than Expected}}
| Dan Burr
| 90-96, 98 (6)
|-
| 1997
| [[dragmag|Dragon]] #238
| Mordenkainen, Elminster, [[Rautheene]]
| ''The Return of the Wizards Three: The Lady in Black''{{cite dragon|238||The Return of the Wizards Three}}
| [[David Day]]
| 42-59 (6)
|-
| 1997
| [[dragmag|Dragon]] #242
| Mordenkainen, Elminster, Rautheene
| ''Jest the Wizards Three''{{cite dragon|242||Jest the Wizards Three}}
| David Day
| 48-52 (5)
|-
| 1998
| [[dragmag|Dragon]] #246
| Mordenkainen, Elminster, Rautheene
| ''The Wizards Three: The Night It Wailed Wizards''{{cite dragon|246||The Wizards Three: The Night It Wailed Wizards}}
| David Day
| 86-92 (6)
|-
| 2006
| [[dragmag|Dragon]]  #344
| Mordenkainen, Elminster, Rautheene
| ''A Dark and Stormy Knight: Another Evening with the Wizards Three''{{cite dragon|344||A Dark and Stormy Knight}}
| [[Tom Fowler]]
| 56-61 (6)
|-
| 2007
| [[dragmag|Dragon]] #359
| Mordenkainen, Elminster, Rautheene, and Dalamar
| ''Goodbye and Hello, as Always: One Last Evening with the Wizards Three''{{cite dragon|359||Goodbye and Hello, as Always}}
| [[James Zhang]]
| 78-82 (4)
|}
==Gallery==
<gallery mode=nolines>
Image:Wizards Three 00.jpg|Dan Burr, ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #185 (1992)
Image:Wizards Three 01.jpg|Dan Burr, ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #188 (1992)
Image:Wizards Three 02.jpg|Dan Burr, ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #196 (1993)
Image:Wizards Three 03.jpg|Dan Burr, ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #200 (1993)
Image:Wizards Three 04.jpg|Dan Burr, ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #211 (1993)
File:Wizards Three 09.jpg|Dan Burr, ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #219 (1993)
Image:Wizards Three 05.jpg|David Day, ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #238  (1997)
Image:Wizards Three 06.jpg|David Day, ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #242 (1997)
Image:Wizards Three 07.jpg|David Day, ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #246 (1998)
File:Wizards Three 10.jpg|Tom Fowler, ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #344 (2006)
File:Wizards Three 08.jpg|James Zhang, ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #359 (2007)
</gallery>
== References ==
=== Notes ===
<references group="note" />
=== Citations ===
<references />
=== Bibliography ===
* [[Amanda Hamon|Hamon, Amanda]], Makenzie De Armas, Ron Lundeen, Patrick Renie, et al.  ''[[Vecna: Eve of Ruin]]''. Renton, WA: [[WotC]], 2024.  {{ISBN|978-0-7869-6947-0}}
* [[Ed Greenwood|Greenwood, Ed]]. "A Dark and Stormy Knight: Another Evening With the Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #344. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2006.
: ———. "Goodbye and Hello, as Always: One Last Evening with the Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #359. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007.
: ———. "Jest the Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #242. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1997.
: ———. "Magic in the Evening." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #185. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
: ———. "The Return of the Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #238. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1997.
: ———. "Three Wizards Too Many." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #196. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
: ———. "The Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #188. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
: ———. "The Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #200. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
: ———. "The Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #211. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
: ———. "The Wizards Three." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #246. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
: ———. "The Wizards Three: Warmer Than Expected." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #219. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995.
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The Wizards Three
"The Wizards Three" logo, from Dragon #200 (1993).
Type: Article series
Code/Abbreviation: TWT
Edition: Second to third edtion
Author(s): Ed Greenwood
Cover Artist(s): Dan Burr
Publisher: WotC
First Published: 1992
Class: Officially published content

"The Wizards Three" was a series of Dragon articles by Ed Greenwood. The articles featured a trio of wizards (Mordenkainen, Elminster of Toril, and one other) who met on a mostly harmless alternate Oerth known as Earth in the dining room of author Ed Greenwood. There, they feasted (at Greenwood's expense) and swapped magical lore, which Greenwood would secretly record and use as fodder for articles in the magazine Dragon, after translating the spells into game terms.

The adventure Vecna: Eve of Ruin (2024) uses the name of the group to refer to Mordenkainen, Tasha, and Alustriel Silverhand (from Silverymoon in the Forgotten Realms), because they gather together similarly to the original three, and are called each others' "esteemed colleagues", "powerful friends", and "most powerful allies".[1] However, these are unrelated to the article series, except as a namesake homage.

Publishing history

"The Wizards Three" logo, from Dragon #246 (1998).

Eleven articles appeared sporadically throughout the later publishing history of the magazine. The series began in Dragon #185 (1992), with only Mordenkainen and Elminster.

Dalamar first appeared in Dragon #188, December 1992.

In later installments, Dalamar was replaced with a young apprentice of Mordenkainen's, Rautheene.

Greenwood would conclude the series by bringing back Dalamar for a final installment in Dragon #359, the final print issue of the magazine.

Articles in series

The follwing magazine issues had editions of The Wizards Three

Issue listing
Year Issue Members Title Artist Pages
1992 Dragon #185 Mordenkainen, Elminster Magic in the Evening[2] Dan Burr 56-63 (6)
1992 Dragon #188 Mordenkainen, Elminster, Dalamar The Wizards Three: Sorcery from Three Worlds[3] Dan Burr 26-34 (7)
1993 Dragon #196 Mordenkainen, Elminster, Dalamar Three Wizards Too Many[4] Dan Burr 20-25 (6)
1993 Dragon #200 Mordenkainen, Elminster, Dalamar, the Simbul The Wizards Three: Once more the three[5] Dan Burr 20-25 (6)
1994 Dragon #211 Mordenkainen, Elminster, Dalamar The Wizards Three: A Night of Shadows[6] Dan Burr 82-83, 86 (4)
1995 Dragon #219 Mordenkainen, Elminster, Dalamar The Wizards Three: Warmer Than Expected[7] Dan Burr 90-96, 98 (6)
1997 Dragon #238 Mordenkainen, Elminster, Rautheene The Return of the Wizards Three: The Lady in Black[8] David Day 42-59 (6)
1997 Dragon #242 Mordenkainen, Elminster, Rautheene Jest the Wizards Three[9] David Day 48-52 (5)
1998 Dragon #246 Mordenkainen, Elminster, Rautheene The Wizards Three: The Night It Wailed Wizards[10] David Day 86-92 (6)
2006 Dragon #344 Mordenkainen, Elminster, Rautheene A Dark and Stormy Knight: Another Evening with the Wizards Three[11] Tom Fowler 56-61 (6)
2007 Dragon #359 Mordenkainen, Elminster, Rautheene, and Dalamar Goodbye and Hello, as Always: One Last Evening with the Wizards Three[12] James Zhang 78-82 (4)

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ↑ Vecna: Eve of Ruin (2024).
  2. ↑ "Magic in the Evening".  Dragon #185 (Sep 1992)
  3. ↑ "The Wizards Three: Sorcery from Three Worlds".  Dragon #188 (Dec 1992)
  4. ↑ "Three Wizards Too Many".  Dragon #196 (Aug 1993)
  5. ↑ "The Wizards Three: Once more the three".  Dragon #200 (Dec 1993)
  6. ↑ "The Wizards Three: A Night of Shadows".  Dragon #211 (Nov 1994)
  7. ↑ "The Wizards Three: Warmer Than Expected".  Dragon #219 (Jul 1995)
  8. ↑ "The Return of the Wizards Three".  Dragon #238 (Aug 1997)
  9. ↑ "Jest the Wizards Three".  Dragon #242 (Dec 1997)
  10. ↑ "The Wizards Three: The Night It Wailed Wizards".  Dragon #246 (Apr 1998)
  11. ↑ "A Dark and Stormy Knight".  Dragon #344 (Jun 2006)
  12. ↑ "Goodbye and Hello, as Always".  Dragon #359 (Sep 2007)

Bibliography

———. "Goodbye and Hello, as Always: One Last Evening with the Wizards Three." Dragon #359. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007.
———. "Jest the Wizards Three." Dragon #242. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1997.
———. "Magic in the Evening." Dragon #185. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
———. "The Return of the Wizards Three." Dragon #238. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1997.
———. "Three Wizards Too Many." Dragon #196. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
———. "The Wizards Three." Dragon #188. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
———. "The Wizards Three." Dragon #200. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
———. "The Wizards Three." Dragon #211. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
———. "The Wizards Three." Dragon #246. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
———. "The Wizards Three: Warmer Than Expected." Dragon #219. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995.

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