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D. Webster along with the episode of Finieous Fingers which is printed on page 80.)  \nDear Editor and fans of Finieous Fingers:  \nAlas, alas, the long tenure of F. F. and DRAGON magazine is drawing to a close. For over four years Finieous and his provincial gang of nitwits and associated villains have graced the pages of DRAGON at (albeit irregular) intervals. Hopefully, my strip and the characters portrayed in it have given you fun and laughter and livened up your D&D campaigns with its jokes and silliness. But now Finieous Fingers is leaving DRAGON. I would like to thank the various editors that I’ve worked with for their support and for putting up with my irregular scheduling. Both Kim Mohan and Jake Jaquet have been good to me and have literally crawled to me to get [F.F. in](F.F. in) on time. But flying A-7’s for the Navy doesn’t give me much hobby time. Therefore I extend my apologies to those fans out there who have followed the strip from the beginning and wait patiently when those monthly gaps occur.  \nWhy is F. F. leaving DRAGON? This was a hard decision to make I’m not giving up the strip   I am moving. I’m moving it to a new magazine called “Adventure Gaming,”published by Manzakk Publishing, Inc. The editor of this magazine is Mr. Timothy Kask, who was the founding editor of DRAGON in its early days and with whom F. F. first started and worked with for two years until Tim left TSR. Tim is probably the main reason I’m leaving. He and I are good friends from years before and we have a good working relationship. I’m pleased to see Tim back in the magazine business, especially since his magazine will cover all types of gaming, historical and fantasy, and pick up where so many other magazines have left off or become specialized in one subject.  \nFinieous Fingers will start off a brand new story line and should appear monthly (no promises) . In addition, you can expect to see some 25mm F. F. figures soon to be followed by a fun Finieous board game based on the strip. So fans, don’t despair; there are good things coming and will be available in the same hobby shops where you buy your DRAGON.  \nFinally — DRAGON is an excellent magazine and I will miss the fun I have had working for it. However, I will be doing a lot more than just Finieous in Adventure Gaming — I will be involved in the internal art and being doing some aviation gaming articles and such, So you can expect to see more of me in the hobby.  \nBest,  \nJ. D.  \nAn open letter to J. D. and Finieous fans  \nThanks for the letter, J. D. , and our best wishes to you and Finieous.  \nIt’s always a sad occasion when a feature is removed from these pages —either by the choice of the author or artist, or by a decision of the editorial staff, based on reader reaction. In this case, it’s an especially difficult task since Finieous has been one of our longestrunning and most-appreciated features.  \nJ.D. has personally assured me that his decision to move Finieous was not based on his relationship with Dragon Publishing, but that he wants to work for his long-time friend Tim Kask. We’re sorry to see it go, but we can’t prevent it.  \nAs an aside to fans who are interested in the proposed Finieous products J. D. mentions, his statement that they will be available where you buy DRAGON magazine is in no way endorsed or guaranteed by Dragon Publishing.  \nThe loss of Finieous does not mean that the Dragon Mirth section of the magazine will be cut in size or quality. We are presently considering several new ideas—and you can be sure that the successor to F.F. will be a worthy one.  \nVol. VI, No. 4  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n| |\n| Vol. VI, No. 4 October 1981\u003Cbr>Publisher..   Jake Jaquet Editor-in-Chief   Kim Mohan Editorial staff   Bryce Knorr Marilyn Mays\u003Cbr>Gali Sanchez\u003Cbr>Sales   Debbie Chiusano Circulation  ","cbCaimlMALW7kVAp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimlMALW7kVAp","pdf",5760750,84,"English","# Open letter to the editor\n## Finieous Fingers moving to Adventure Gaming\n## Editorial response and next steps\n## Subscription and publisher information","[{\"question\":\"Why is Finieous Fingers leaving DRAGON?\",\"answer\":\"J. D. Webster states it is a hard decision and that he is moving the strip to a new magazine called “Adventure Gaming,” largely because of his relationship with editor Timothy Kask.\"},{\"question\":\"What new Finieous products does J. 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