This issue of Imagine starts out with the news that the Player’s Association, the British equivalent of the RPGA in the US, is ending. This is an important topic for Imagine which started its life as the newsletter for the Player’s Association, now it has outgrown its parent association and has become a magazine by itself. Apparently this won’t affect Imagine as a magazine, which now reaches normal newsagents shelves and not only specialty shops and PA members.

The issue this month focuses on the Celts, with articles on their history and Magic as well as a whole mini-module for AD&D set in a Celtic-like land, entitled Tir Nan Og. Other interesting articles cover what players can do with their money and how to spend it effectively and there is a whole article on the Drow by David R. Knowles, which bases itself on the Descent into the Depths series (D1-3) and extrapolates a Drow society from there. Unfortunately, this is an extrapolation that will be superseded by official TSR material as the Drow develop, particularly under R.A. Salvatore’s novels. 

There is also an article here further detailing the world of Pellinore, the world where the original adventures published in Imagine are set. Lastly the magazine reprints a preview of Frank Mentzer’s Companion Set for the BECMI system of D&D.