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Arcana Obscura
Arcana may refer to: Music * Arcana (American band), an American jazz band * Arcana (Swedish band), a Swedish dark wave band * Arcana (record label), a French classical record label * ''Arcana'' (album), a 2001 album by Edenbridge * ''Arcana'' (Varèse), a classical composition by Edgard Varèse Other uses * Arcana, Indiana, an unincorporated town in the United States * Arcana (convention), a Minnesota dark fantasy/horror convention * ''Arcana'' (film), a 1972 Italian horror-drama film * ''Arcana'' (manga), a 2000 manga series by Yua Kotegawa * ''Arcana'' (video game), a 1992 card-themed role-playing game * ''Arcana'', a collection of poems by A. W. Yrjänä * Arcanacon, an Australian role-playing game convention * Arcana Studio, a comic book company * Major Arcana, the trumps of Tarot cards * Minor Arcana, the numbered pip Tarot cards * ''Knowledge (Arcana)'', a skill in the tabletop role-playing game '' Dungeons & Dragons'' See also * Arcanna, a fictional superhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcana (American Band)
Arcana was an American jazz fusion band that formed in 1995 and originally comprising guitarist Derek Bailey, bassist Bill Laswell and drummer Tony Williams. The original lineup released one album, ''The Last Wave'', in July 1996, before Bailey left the band. Guitar duties for the second album were recorded by guest musicians Nicky Skopelitis and Buckethead, and '' Arc of the Testimony'' was released in October 1997. The band split up after the release of their second album due to the death of Williams in February 1997. Band members *Bill Laswell – bass, six-string bass, eight-string bass, fretless bass, synthesizer, sound effects * Tony Williams – drums * Derek Bailey – guitar (''The Last Wave'') Guest musicians The following musicians contributed to Arcana's second album, ''Arc of the Testimony'': *Nicky Skopelitis – guitar, twelve-string guitar *Buckethead – guitar *Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone * Byard Lancaster – alto saxophone, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcanacon
Arcanacon is a role-playing convention held in Melbourne annually. It is one of several Role-playing conventions of Victoria, Australia run through the year. Arcanacon is the longest running role-playing convention in Victoria. In 1983 the convention was held at Melbourne University. As well as a Dungeons and Dragons major, it also included the second ever freeform to be run in Australia, as well as Traveller, DragonQuest, RuneQuest and Call of Cthulhu tournaments. 1984 saw the convention at University High School and the major appearance of Syd the Arcanasaur, the convention's mascot. In 1985 the convention moved to Melbourne College of Advanced Education, in 1988 it moved to Collingwood Education Centre where it remained until 2013. In 2014 it moved to Melbourne High School, joining Conquest www.conquest.asn.au and Unicon www.unicon.asn.au at that venue. Initially the convention was held in September, but it later moved to August and then to July, where it was run during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkana (other)
Arkana may refer to: * Arkana, Louisiana, a community in the United States * Arkana, Baxter County, Arkansas, a community in the United States * Arkana Publishing, a publishing imprint of Penguin Group of mainly esoteric books * Keny Arkana, a French rap artist * Arkana, a character in the French animated TV series ''Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea'' * Arkana, a character from the anime ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' * Arkana, a furniture manufacturer of the Eames era *Arkayna, a main character from the new Nickelodeon show ''Mysticons''. She is a princess, and leader of the Mysticons, where she is called Dragon Mage. *Arkana, an online literary magazine published by the Arkansas Writers MFA Program at the University of Central Arkansas *Renault Arkana, a sport utility vehicle model See also * Arcana (other) * Arkarna, an electronic music group * Ark (other) Ark or ARK may refer to: Biblical narratives and religion Hebrew word ''teva'' * Noah's Ark, a massive vessel said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcanna
Abomination Absorbing Man Abraxas Abraxas, sometimes called the Dark Man, is a cosmic entity who embodies the destruction of the Marvel multiverse. The existence of Galactus prevents him from emerging. The character, created by Carlos Pacheco, first appeared in ''Fantastic Four''. Abyss Nils Styger Nils Styger, a mutant who is the son of Azazel and the half-brother of Nightcrawler and Kiwi Black. An alternate universe's counterpart of the character first appeared in ''X-Men Alpha'', and the heroic Marvel Universe version of the character first appeared in ''Cable'' (vol. 2) #40. Abyss was created by Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, Roger Cruz, and Steve Epting. Nils Styger first appeared as a protector for Genoshan researcher Renee Majcomb whom he had been assisting with research into the Legacy Virus from which Abyss suffered. However, he did not die due to the actions of Colossus, who sacrificed himself to release an airborne cure to the virus which had taken his little siste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dungeons & Dragons
''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical Studies Rules, Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR). It has been published by Wizards of the Coast (now a subsidiary of Hasbro) since 1997. The game was derived from miniature wargaming, miniature wargames, with a variation of the 1971 game Chainmail (game), ''Chainmail'' serving as the initial rule system. ''D&D'' publication is commonly recognized as the beginning of modern role-playing games and the role-playing game industry, and also deeply influenced video games, especially the role-playing video game genre. ''D&D'' departs from traditional wargame, wargaming by allowing each player to create their own Player character, character to play instead of a military formation. These characters embark upon adventures within a fantasy setting. A Dungeon Mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minor Arcana
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Major Arcana
The Major Arcana are the named or numbered cards in a cartomantic tarot pack, the name being originally given by occultists to the trump cards of a normal tarot pack used for playing card games. There are usually 22 such cards in a standard 78-card pack, typically numbered from 0 to 21 (in card playing packs, there is no 0, the unnumbered card is the Fool). The name is not used by tarot card game players. Prior to the 17th century, tarot cards were solely used for playing games and the Fool and 21 trumps were simply part of a standard card pack used for gaming and gambling. There may have been allegorical and cultural significance attached to them, but beyond that, the trumps originally had no mystical or magical import. With decks designed for card games (Tarot card games), these cards serve as permanent trumps and are distinguished from the remaining cards -- the suit cards -- which are known by occultists as the Minor Arcana. The terms "Major" and "Minor Arcana" are used in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcana Studio
Arcana Studio is a Canadian animation studio in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Founded as a comic book publisher by former Coquitlam, British Columbia school teacher Sean O'Reilly in 2004, in 2012 Arcana opened its animation division. Overview Arcana is Canada's largest publisher of comics and graphic novels, with over 300 titles in its library covering all genres and age groups. Arcana's titles have been translated into different languages, including French, Italian, Greek, Spanish and Polish. Arcana formed in 2004 when Sean O'Reilly first published and wrote the comic book series ''Kade'' starting with Kade #1. Sean wrote the issue, with artist Eduardo Garcia drawing and coloring the series. With Diamond Comics as the distributor, Arcana's first comic went on shelves December 31, 2003. In 2004, Arcana Studio was the only comic book company in Canada to participate in Free Comic Book Day, selling 100,000 copies and went on shelves: July 3, 2004. The Joe Shust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcana (video Game)
''Arcana'' is a role-playing video game released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System by HAL Laboratory in 1992. The game represents all of its characters as cards, but plays like a dungeon-crawling role-playing game rather than a card-based game. In keeping with this metaphor, the death of a character results in a 'torn' card, and the magical properties of some cards are used to explain abilities of the game's characters. Gameplay Assuming a first-person perspective, the dungeons and towns of the game are navigated from the viewpoint of the characters and, with a few exceptions, the conversations between characters hold true to this as well. Battles within the game are portrayed in the first-person, displaying the protagonist characters along the perimeter of the screen, with the enemies in the center. ''Arcanas battles, however, are not graphically intensive and the characters' animations are limited to, at most, five frames. Breaking from the format established by Sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcana (Swedish Band)
Arcana is Sweden, Swedish neoclassical dark wave band created in 1994 by Peter Bjärgö. History The original band consisted of founder Peter Bjärgö (then Peter Pettersson) and vocalist Ida Bengtsson. Since 2002, Arcana has changed line-up and now consists of Peter Bjärgö, Stefan Eriksson, Ann-Mari Thim, Ia Bjärgö and Mattias Borgh. Often largely instrumental, the band describes its music as inspired by medieval music or the middle age's more romantic aspects. Their album Le Serpent Rouge had a more oriental feeling to it, with instruments like hammered dulcimer, finger cymbals, duduk and other oriental/Arabic instruments. Since 2006, Arcana is signed to Kalinkaland Records in Germany. Peter also has a martial industrial side-project called Sophia and has also recorded one collaborative album with Gustaf Hildebrand. Discography Their first album ''Dark Age of Reason'', released on Cold Meat Industry, has been compared to the early works by Dead Can Dance. The third albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcana (manga)
''Arcana'' is a manga series written and illustrated by Yua Kotegawa. It was adapted into a live action film in 2013. Plot Murakami is a police detective who is assigned to investigate a serial bombing at Shuei Elementary, he and his partner Nakabayashi learn that a doctor from a mental institution called on behalf of one of his patients about the explosion minutes before the bomb went off. This leads to Murakami's meeting with the nameless and amnesic patient whom they would eventually call "Maki", who appears to communicate with deceased spirits of the dead that tell her things which no living human would know. Murakami tries to uncover the secret behind the Maki as she helps him and Nakabayashi deal with a series of supernatural crimes by a mass murderer that are occurring. But as Murakami finds himself falling in love, he learns of Maki's true nature and her connection to an identical woman named Satsuki. Characters * Maki (Tao Tsuchiya) * Satsuki (Tao Tsuchiya) * Murakami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcana (film)
''Arcana'' is a 1972 Italian horror-drama film written and directed by Giulio Questi. Plot In a neighborhood in Milan, Ms. Tarantino, a widow, lives with her son and dedicates herself to practices of spiritualism. Convinced that his mother knows the true secrets of magic and not just some tricks, the son forces her to reveal them. He will use them against a young girl to be married, Marisa, and he will also spread panic in the neighbourhood, causing accidents of all kinds. Cast *Lucia Bosé: Miss Tarantino *Maurizio Degli Esposti: The Son *Tina Aumont: Marisa Production Giulio Questi's new film was first announced in mid-1970 by Lucia Bosé who announced her next film would be titled ''Amanda'' a mysterious mother, a fortune teller, and a sorceress." Filming was done in Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
