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The ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game has spawned many related products, including magazines, films and video games. == Magazines == In 1975, TSR began publishing ''The Strategic Review''. At the time, role-playing games were still seen as a subgenre of the wargaming industry, and the magazine was designed not only to support ''D&D'' and TSR's other games, but also to cover wargaming in general. In short order, however, the popularity and growth of ''D&D'' made it clear that the game had not only separated itself from its wargaming origins, but had launched an entirely new industry unto itself. The following year, after only seven issues, TSR cancelled ''The Strategic Review'' and replaced it in 1976 with ''The Dragon'' (later ''Dragon Magazine''). Although ''Dragon Magazine'' was originally designed to support the role-playing industry in general, it has always been primarily a house organ for TSR's games with a particular focus on ''D&D''. Most of the magazine's articles provide supplementary material for the game, including new races, classes, spells, traps, monsters, skills, and rules. Other articles will provide tips and suggestions for players and DMs. The magazine has also published a number of well-known, gamer-oriented comic strips over the years, including ''Wormy'', ''SnarfQuest'', ''Yamara'', ''Knights of the Dinner Table'', ''Nodwick'', ''Dork Tower'', and ''The Order of the Stick''. Between 1983 and 1985, TSR's UK branch published ''Imagine Magazine''. It featured similar content to ''Dragon'', focusing on ''D&D'' and ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' (''AD&D''). ''Imagine'' featured a monthly series of articles about a new campaign world, Pelinore, which were later continued in the non-TSR magazine ''Game Master''. Some material that originated in ''Imagine'' was eventually incorporated into ''Unearthed Arcana''. In 1986, TSR launched a new magazine to complement ''Dragon''. ''Dungeon Adventures'', published bimonthly, published nothing but adventure modules for Dungeon Masters. While ''Dungeon'' now publishes other kinds of material as well, ''Dungeons & Dragons'' adventures remain its main focus. While many other magazines have partially or fully devoted themselves to supporting ''D&D'', ''Dragon'' and ''Dungeon'' remain the only two official publications for the game. In 2002, Wizards of the Coast licensed the two magazines to Paizo Publishing. Publication of both magazines then ceased in September 2007 as the owning company opted for an online model, citing a downturn in the market for low-circulation specialty and hobby magazines. In total, there were 359 ''Dragon'' issues and 150 ''Dungeon'' issues released in print. The final 3rd Edition issue of ''Dragon'' was #362, and the final 3rd Edition issue of ''Dungeon'' was #153. The online version of the magazines are up to issue 408 and 201 respectively as of April 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dungeons & Dragons-related products」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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