The Wizards Three
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| "The Wizards Three" logo, from Dragon #200 (1993). | |
| Type: | Article series |
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| 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 article series of the same name.
Publishing history
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
| Year | Issue | Members | Title | Artist | Pages |
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| 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) |
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).
- ↑ "Magic in the Evening". Dragon #185 (Sep 1992)
- ↑ "The Wizards Three: Sorcery from Three Worlds". Dragon #188 (Dec 1992)
- ↑ "Three Wizards Too Many". Dragon #196 (Aug 1993)
- ↑ "The Wizards Three: Once more the three". Dragon #200 (Dec 1993)
- ↑ "The Wizards Three: A Night of Shadows". Dragon #211 (Nov 1994)
- ↑ "The Wizards Three: Warmer Than Expected". Dragon #219 (Jul 1995)
- ↑ "The Return of the Wizards Three". Dragon #238 (Aug 1997)
- ↑ "Jest the Wizards Three". Dragon #242 (Dec 1997)
- ↑ "The Wizards Three: The Night It Wailed Wizards". Dragon #246 (Apr 1998)
- ↑ "A Dark and Stormy Knight". Dragon #344 (Jun 2006)
- ↑ "Goodbye and Hello, as Always". Dragon #359 (Sep 2007)
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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