The Wizards Three
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| "The Wizards Three" logo, from Dragon #200 (1993). | |
| Type: | Article series |
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| Edition: | Second; 3.5 |
| Author(s): | Ed Greenwood |
| First Published: | 1992 |
| Class: | Canon |
"The Wizards Three" was a series of Dragon articles by Ed Greenwood. The articles featured 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 (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]
Publishing history
The series began in Dragon #185 (1992), with only Mordenkainen and Elminster. Dalamar first appeared in Dragon #188, December 1992. Eleven articles 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.
Articles
| Year | Issue | Title | Pages |
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| 1992 | Dragon #185 | Magic in the Evening[2] | 56-63 (6) |
| 1992 | Dragon #188 | The Wizards Three: Sorcery from Three Worlds[3] | 26-34 (7) |
| 1993 | Dragon #196 | Three Wizards Too Many[4] | |
| 1993 | Dragon #200 | The Wizards Three: Once more the three[5] | |
| 1994 | Dragon #211 | The Wizards Three: A Night of Shadows[6] | |
| 1995 | Dragon #219 | The Wizards Three: Warmer Than Expected[7] | |
| 1997 | Dragon #238 | The Return of the Wizards Three: The Lady in Black[8] | |
| 1997 | Dragon #242 | Jest the Wizards Three[9] | |
| 1998 | Dragon #246 | The Wizards Three: The Night It Wailed Wizards[10] | |
| 2006 | Dragon #344 | A Dark and Stormy Knight: Another Evening with the Wizards Three[11] | |
| 2007 | Dragon #359 | Goodbye and Hello, as Always: One Last Evening with the Wizards Three[12] |
Gallery
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Dan Burr, Dragon #185, (1992) -
Dan Burr, Dragon #188 (1992) -
Dan Burr, Dragon #196 (1993) -
Dan Burr, Dragon #200 (1993) -
Dan Burr, Dragon #211 (1993) -
Dan Burr, Dragon #219 (1993) -
David Day, Dragon #238 (1997) -
David Day, Dragon #242 (1997) -
David Day, Dragon #246 (1998) -
Tom Fowler, Dragon #344 (2006) -
James Zhang, Dragon #359 (2007)
References
Notes
Citations
- ↑ Vecna: Eve of Ruin (2024).
- ↑ Dragon #185 (Sep 1992), p.Magic in the Evening.
- ↑ Dragon #188 (Dec 1992), p.The Wizards Three: Sorcery from Three Worlds.
- ↑ Dragon #196 (Aug 1993), p.Three Wizards Too Many.
- ↑ Dragon #200 (Dec 1993), p.The Wizards Three: Once more the three.
- ↑ Dragon #211 (Nov 1994), p.The Wizards Three: A Night of Shadows.
- ↑ Dragon #219 (Jul 1995), p.The Wizards Three: Warmer Than Expected.
- ↑ Dragon #238 (Aug 1997), p.The Return of the Wizards Three.
- ↑ Dragon #242 (Dec 1997), p.Jest the Wizards Three.
- ↑ Dragon #246 (Apr 1998), p.The Wizards Three: The Night It Wailed Wizards.
- ↑ Dragon #344 (Jun 2006), p.A Dark and Stormy Knight.
- ↑ Dragon #359 (Sep 2007), p.Goodbye and Hello, as Always.
Bibliography
- 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
- Greenwood, Ed. "A Dark and Stormy Knight: Another Evening With the Wizards Three." Dragon #344. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2006.
- ———. "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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