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Explorer's Handbook
The ''Explorer's Handbook'' is a game manual for the Eberron campaign setting of the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents The ''Explorer's Handbook'' is a book for exploration for both DMs and players. Publication history The book was designed by Frank Brunner, Rich Burlew (author of ''The Order of the Stick'' webcomic), and David Noonan, and was published in August 2005. Cover art was by Wayne Reynolds, with interior art by Anne Stokes, Draxhall Jump Entertainment, Eric Deschamps, Francis Tsai, Howard Lyon, Igor-Alban Chevalier, Mark Tedin, and Steve Prescott. Reception The reviewer from ''Pyramid'' commented: "When Wizards picked up the Eberron line, you knew there'd be a slew of what to see, where to go, who to kill supplements. We've seen a few, but for general interest, the Explorer's Handbook is a good reference." The reviewer also noted that "This book begins with one of the best introductions ever and ends with the treasures y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Brunner (game Designer)
Frank Brunner (born February 21, 1949) is an American comics artist and illustrator best known for his work at Marvel Comics in the 1970s. Early life Brunner attended Manhattan's High School of Art and Design. He was in the same graduating class as Larry Hama and Ralph Reese. He studied at the New York University Film School. Career Comics Brunner entered the comics profession as a horror writer-artist for the black-and-white comics magazines ''Web of Horror'', ''Creepy'', ''Eerie'', and ''Vampirella''. His first work for Marvel Comics was inking an 11-page Watcher backup story in ''The Silver Surfer'' #6 (June 1969). Brunner's best-known color-comics work is his Marvel Comics collaboration with writer Steve Engelhart on the supernatural hero Doctor Strange in ''Marvel Premiere'' #9–14 (July 1973 – March 1974) and in ''Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts'' #1–2 and #4–5 (June–August 1974 and Oct.–Dec. 1974). The two killed Dr. Strange's mentor, the Ancient One, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Stokes
Anne Stokes is a fantasy artist whose early work has appeared in role-playing games, particularly ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Early life Originally from London, Stokes has had an interest in the fantasy genre since her father read ''The Hobbit'' to her as a child. Career Stokes has been a professional artist since 2000."Fantasykunstner til Ebeltoft", ''Århus Stiftstidende'', 8 April 2013, p. 19. She has illustrated for Wizards of the Coast, including ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Her ''Dungeons & Dragons'' work includes interior art for the 3.5 edition books ''Monster Manual III'' (2004), ''Player's Handbook II'' (2006), '' Monster Manual IV'' (2006), '' Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss'' (2006), '' Complete Mage'' (2006), ''Magic Item Compendium'' (2007), ''Monster Manual V'' (2007) and ''Rules Compendium'' (2007), and the 4th edition ''Monster Manual'' (2008) and ''Manual of the Planes'' (2008). Stokes did the cover artwork for the One Minute Silence album ''Available in All Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RPGnet
RPGnet is a role-playing game website. It includes sections on wargaming, wargames, tabletop games and video games, as well as columns on gaming topics. RPGnet was founded in 1996 by Emma and Sandy Antunes, Shawn Althouse ( etrigan) and Brian David Phillips, as a way to unify a number of transient game sites. In 2001 it was purchased by Skotos Tech, but maintains creative and editorial autonomy. Currently it is being run by Shannon Appelcline of Skotos, while a number of volunteer Forum moderator, moderators and administrators help maintain the forums. RPGnet services Forums Originally based on Matt's WWWBoard script, the 1997 RPGnet forums were formatted in earlier message boards' threaded style, being mostly dedicated to game design and industry news. With the change to vBulletin on 2002, new sections catering to the growing player and enthusiast user bases were added. The boards used vBulletin for the next sixteen years, until November, 2018, when they were migrated to the XenFo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Gate (magazine)
''Black Gate'' is a fantasy magazine published by New Epoch Press. It was published in glossy print until 2011, after which it shifted online. History First launched in October 2000 using the slogan "Adventures in Fantasy Literature," ''Black Gate'' primarily features original short fiction up to novella length. It also features reviews of fantasy novels, graphic novels, and role playing game products. This is supplemented by columns and articles reflecting on fantasy literature's past as well as the occasional interview. Every print issue contained the comic ''Knights of the Dinner Table: Java Joint'' by Kenzer & Company of Knights of the Dinner Table fame. Much of the fiction is by lesser known or new authors, but noted contributors have included Michael Moorcock, Mike Resnick, Charles de Lint and Cory Doctorow. As a semi-regular feature, ''Black Gate'' reprinted rare adventure stories from earlier decades or work from more recent years that the editors feel has been neglecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyramid (magazine)
''Pyramid'' was a gaming magazine, publishing articles primarily on role-playing games, but including board games, card games, and other sorts of games. It began life in 1993 as a print publication of Steve Jackson Games for its first 30 issues, though it has been published on the Internet since March 1998. Print issues were bimonthly; the first online version published new articles each week; the second online version is monthly. ''Pyramid'' is headquartered in Austin, Texas. It replaced Steve Jackson Games' previous magazine '' Roleplayer''. ''Pyramid'' features general gaming articles by freelance authors, as well as Designer's Notes by Steve Jackson Games product developers, industry news, cartoons, and gaming product reviews. Although articles tend to concentrate on Steve Jackson Games products such as ''GURPS'', it has published articles on other games such as '' d20 System'', ''Talisman'', ''Nobilis'', ''Hero System'', and has featured various comic strips and single-pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Prescott (artist)
Steve Prescott is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. Early life and education Steve Prescott grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and he graduated with a BFA in Illustration from Columbus College of Art and Design. Works Steve Prescott has produced interior illustrations for many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books and ''Dragon'' magazine, as well as cover art for books such as ''Fortress of the Yuan-Ti''. He has also produced artwork for other games such as Paizo Pathfinder, World of Warcraft TCG, '' Werewolf: The Apocalypse'' (White Wolf) and ''Shadowrun'' (FASA Fasa ( fa, فسا, Fasā, also Romanized as Fassa) is a city and capital of Fasa County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 110,825, in 33,379 families. Fasa is the fourth most populous city of the province. The city date ...). Most notable, he has worked on the popular collectible card game Magic: The Gathering since 2006 both in card art form as well as conceptual design. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Tedin
Mark Tedin is an artist whose work has appeared in collectible card games and role-playing games. Early life and education Mark Tedin was born in Sitka, Alaska. After high school, he attended college at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, and then received his master's degree in fine arts at Washington University in St. Louis. He graduated in 1992. Career Tedin did freelance work for Wizards of the Coast and worked as a staff artist at Wizards of the Coast from 1997 - 2000. He is best known for his work on ''Magic: The Gathering'' and ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Tedin is one of the original twenty-five ''Magic: The Gathering'' artists. Outside of Magic he has worked on ''Vampire'', ''Legend of the Five Rings'', ''Legend of the Burning Sands'', ''Battletech'', ''Netrunner'', and ''Doomtown''. Since his time at Wizards, Tedin has also worked part-time at the Northwest College of Art & Design Northwest College of Art & Design (NCAD) is a private for-profit college in Tacoma, Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Lyon
Howard Lyon is an American fantasy artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games and ''Magic: the Gathering''. Early life and education Howard Lyon was born in Mesa, Arizona and studied illustration at Brigham Young University (BYU) working with artists such as Robert T. Barrett, Don Seegmiller, James C. Christensen. Career His ''Dungeons & Dragons'' work includes ''Monster Manual III'' (2004), ''Player's Handbook II'' (2006), '' Monster Manual IV'' (2006), ''Tome of Magic'' (2006), ''Tome of Battle'' (2006), ''Cityscape'' (2006), ''Complete Scoundrel'' (2007), ''Rules Compendium'' (2007), ''Elder Evils'' (2007), and the 4th edition ''Manual of the Planes'' (2008). He is known for his work on the ''Magic: The Gathering'' collectible card game. Lyon has also worked in the video game industry as an Art Director and as a concept artist and freelance illustrator for Blizzard Entertainment and Electronic Arts. Lyon has illustrated children's books, including David Farland's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Tsai
Francis Tsai (April 14, 1967 – April 23, 2015) was an American comic book artist, illustrator, author and conceptual artist. He was of Taiwanese and Japanese ancestry. Early life Tsai was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised in Lubbock, Texas. He initially studied chemistry, before receiving a graduate degree in architecture. Career In 1998, Francis Tsai joined Presto Studios as Conceptual Designer where he provided visual development and game design for the video games '' Myst 3'', and '' Star Trek: Hidden Evil''. In 2003, Tsai joined High Moon Studios where he was principal concept artist for the video games ''The Bourne Conspiracy'' and ''Darkwatch''. Tsai had illustrated cards for the ''Magic: The Gathering'' collectible card game. In 2009, Tsai worked on a five-issue graphic novel miniseries called ''Tracker'' for Top Cow Productions. A preview was released at that year's ComicCon. Marvel Comics Tsai also contributed covers and interior art for Marvel Comics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Deschamps
Eric Deschamps is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. Career His ''Dungeons & Dragons'' work includes interior art for '' Sharn: City of Towers'' (2004), '' Explorer's Handbook'' (2005), '' Dragon Magic'' (2006), '' Complete Mage'' (2006), '' Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells'' (2006), ''Complete Scoundrel'' (2007), ''Magic Item Compendium'' (2007), ''Expedition to the Demonweb Pits'' (2007), ''Complete Champion'' (2007), ''Rules Compendium'' (2007), and the fourth edition ''Player's Handbook'' (2008), ''Manual of the Planes'' (2008), and ''Player's Handbook 2'' (2009). He is known for his work on the ''Magic: The Gathering ''Magic: The Gathering'' (colloquially known as ''Magic'' or ''MTG'') is a Tabletop game, tabletop and Digital collectible card game, digital Collectible card game, collectable card game created by Richard Garfield. Released in 1993 by Wizards ...'' collectible card game. References External links Eric Deschamps' website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |