▁game ' s ▁design ers ▁have ▁since ▁stated ▁that ▁util ising ▁mechan ics ▁that ▁involve ▁poly hed ral ▁dice , ▁rather ▁than ▁just ▁simply ▁common ▁six - s ided ▁dice , ▁was ▁an ▁error ▁of ▁judgment , ▁and ▁could ▁have ▁had ▁an ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁access ibility ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁series . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Dragon war riors ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 4 8 th ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁reader ▁poll ▁of ▁Arc ane ▁magazine ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁most ▁popular ▁role play ing ▁games ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁UK ▁magazine ' s ▁editor ▁Paul ▁Pet ten g ale ▁commented : ▁" Un fortunately , ▁even ▁though ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁fine , ▁solid ▁system , ▁the ▁format ▁makes ▁it ▁tricky ▁to ▁use ▁in ▁play . ▁Still , ▁it ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁throughout ▁its ▁short ▁life , ▁and ▁is ▁highly ▁collect able ▁these ▁days ." ▁ ▁Re views ▁White ▁D war f ▁# 7 4 ▁ ▁Cas us ▁Bel li ▁# 3 1 ▁( F eb ▁ 1 9 8 6 ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Blood ▁S word : ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁game books ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁fict ional ▁world ▁as ▁Dragon ▁War riors . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁F abled ▁Land s ▁blog ▁cur ated ▁by ▁Dave ▁Morris , ▁co - cre ator ▁and ▁owner ▁of ▁Dragon ▁War riors ▁ ▁Way ▁of ▁the ▁W ays ider ; ▁presents ▁new ▁advent ures ▁for ▁D W ▁and ▁has ▁good ▁maps ▁of ▁Leg end ▁ ▁The