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Dragon #311 - September 2003:

  • Sneak Preview: D&D Miniatures by Rob Heinsooand Jonathan Tweet
    • Information on Harbinger, Organized play, theMiniatures Handbook.
    • Scenario: Crazed Cultists' Temple
    • Random Dungeon Map (left out of the MHb).

Dragon #312 - October 2003:

  • Harbinger Poster - with all 80 miniaturespictured.

Dragon #313 - November 2003:

  • Shrine War by Rob Heinsoo
    • New Scenario for a 2-player game: Shrine War
    • New Terrain Tiles: Shrine of Justice, Shrine ofFreedom, Shrine of Tyranny, Shrine of Slaughter (paper only)
    • New Terrain rules: Tree, Creeper Vines, Flame Walls.

Dragon #314 - December 2003:

  • Under Command by Michael Donais and Jesse Decker
    • New Warband: The Predators (LE, 100 pts) - includes aD&D scenario
    • New Warband: The Renders of Lolth (CE, 100 pts)
    • Strategy notes on terrain

Dragon #315 - January 2004: No D&D Miniaturesmaterial.

Dragon #316 - February 2004:

  • New Terrain Tile: Mushroom Tangle (on cardboard).

Dragon #317 - March 2004:

  • Out of Thin Air by Jesse Decker and Mike Donais
    Notes on summoning monsters in the RPG andSkirmish game, including miniatures suitable for the RPG game and a fewnew ones like the Aspects! Also Archfiends previews, includingstats for the Aspect of Bane and Wereboar, and two warbands: Bane'sExecutioners and Evermeet Wolves.

Dragon #318 - April 2004:

  • Fang and Shadow by Jesse Decker and Mike Donais.
    New rules for a drow-focused skirmish campaign,called "Halls of the Spider Queen".
    • Six new scenarios: Ancient Drow Ruins, Drow Ambush,Kuo-Toa Sacred Pool, Prowling Large Monstrous Spiders, Prowling UmberHulk and Touched by Lolth.
    • Four new magic items, with skirmish and RPG stats:Arachnid Whip, Arc of Darkness, Piwafwi of Shadows, Rings of the Spiderand Spidersilk Pendant.
    • Three new Warlord prestige classes: Scout,Battlemage, Driven Leader.
Dragon #319 - May 2004: No D&D Miniatures material.

Dragon #320 - June 2004:

  • Forms of Legend by Jesse Decker.
    Ten new spells that allow thecaster to change into creatures from the miniatures series.
    There are also preview pictures of the Warforged Titan and the Bulette,from Giants of Legend.

Dragon #321 - July 2004:

  • Great Power in a Little Package by Mike Donais.
    Notes on giving magic times points value forskirmish play. Includes three new scenarios: In the Name of the Church,Plundered Hoard and The Wealthy Wage War.

Dragon #322 - August 2004:

  • Dragon's Hoard Poster: A battlemat (26 x 34)depicting a huge mound of treasure. Can be used for any two-playerscenario of with the Dragon's Hoard scenario printed on the poster.

Dragon #323 - September 2004:

  • Command and Control by Mike Mearls.
    A review of all of the Dragoneye commanders, and somegeneral notes on using commanders. This article also contains seven newfeats for introducing Skirmish commander effects into the RPG.

Dragon #324 - October 2004:

  • Aspects of Terror by Mike Mearls.
    Three new scenarios (Between a Rock and a HardPlace, Combat Zone and The Summoning Circle) highlighting theheavy-hitters from Archfiends.Each scenario has both Skirmish and RPG notes. The article alsoincludes rules for prowling monsters.

Dragon #325 - November 2004:

  • The Challege Campaign by Ben Vandgrift.
    Rules for running a skirmish campaignchallenge, where a DM arranges and controls the campaign. A samplestory arc (The Lost Labyrinth) is provided, as is one new challengescenario: The Goblin's Gate.

Dragon #326 - December 2004:

  • Gladiator Pits of the Mad Overlord by Mike Mearls.
    Variant skirmish rules, where the players aremasters of opposing gladiator stables. Players bet on the outcome ofeach  fight in the gladiator pits of the Mad Overlord.

Dragon #327 - January 2005:

  • Warband Building by Mike Mearls.
    A variety of alternative warband buildingoptions. Includes three new draft variations, a bidding system, amulti-faction format, a system based on one main figure, and one withup to 16 figures with a low maximum point cost.

Dragon #328 - February 2005:

  • Nonlethal Scenarios by Mike Mearls.
    Three nonlethal scenarios, all of which makeuse of new respawning rules. The scenarios are Capture the Flag,Dungeonball and The Great Race. Four lethal scenarios are also brieflydescribed: Big Versus Little, Endless Hordes, Last Stand andTeleportation Chaos.

Dragon #329 - March 2005: No D&D Miniaturesmaterial.

Dragon #330 - April 2005: No D&D Miniaturesmaterial.

Dragon #331 - May2005: No D&D Miniatures material.

Dragon #332 - June 2005:

  • The Ecology of theKobold - sidebar (pg 68)
Description of the threeexisting kobold miniatures, and a preview of the Kobold Soldier from Angelfire
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