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Forgotten Realms Player's Guide
The ''Forgotten Realms Player's Guide'' is a supplement to the 4th edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. Contents The ''Forgotten Realms Player's Guide'' presents the changed Forgotten Realms setting from the point of view of the adventurers exploring it. This guide includes everything a player needs to create a character for a ''D&D'' campaign in the 4th edition Forgotten Realms setting, including new feats, new character powers, and new paragon paths and epic destinies. The book also adds two player races, Drow and Genasi (humanoid embodiments of the Elemental Chaos), and three player classes: * the Swordmage, an eladrin "style of fighting that uses spells to increase the character's skill with the blade", * "the Dark Pact Warlock, a drow sendup of the Warlock class found in the Player's Handbook", * and the Spellscarred, victims of the Spellplague who "can channel the power infused in them. Most of their powers involve rather nasty arcane fire spells". P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Role-playing Game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making regarding character development. Actions taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal role-playing game system, system of rules and guidelines. There are several forms of role-playing games. The original form, sometimes called the tabletop role-playing game (TRPG), is conducted through discussion, whereas in live action role-playing game, live action role-playing (LARP), players physically perform their characters' actions.(Tychsen et al. 2006:255) "LARPs can be viewed as forming a distinct category of RPG because of two unique features: (a) The players physically embody their characters, and (b) the game takes place in a physica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesper Ejsing
Jesper is a given name commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer". Some notable people with the name Jesper include: Music * Jesper Koch (born 1967), Danish composer * Jesper Kyd (born 1972), Danish video game and film score composer * Jesper Nordin (Danish conductor) (born 1975) * Jesper Nordin (Swedish composer) (born 1971) * Jesper Strömblad (born 1972), Swedish musician Sports * Jesper Appel (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player * Jesper Blomqvist (born 1974), Swedish footballer * Jesper Christiansen (born 1978), Danish footballer * Jesper Drost (born 1993), Dutch footballer * Jesper Garnell (born 1958), Danish boxer * Jesper Grønkjær (born 1977), Danish footballer * Jesper Hansen (other) * Jesper Horsted (born 1997), American football player * Jesper Jansson (born 1971), Swedish footballer * Jesper Knudsen (badminton) (born 1960), Danish player * Jesper Mørkøv (born 1988), Danish racing cyclist * Jesper Nelin (born 1992), Swed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emi Tanji
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 2012, it was the fourth largest business group and record label conglomerate in the music industry, and was one of the "Big Four" record companies (now the " Big Three"). Its labels included EMI Records, Parlophone, Virgin Records, and Capitol Records, which are now owned by other companies. EMI was listed on the London Stock Exchange, and was also once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, but faced financial problems and US$4 billion in debt, leading to its acquisition by Citigroup in February 2011. Citigroup's ownership was temporary, as EMI announced in November 2011 that it would sell its music arm to Vivendi's Universal Music Group for $1.9 billion and its publishing business to a Sony/ATV consortium for around $2.2 billi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Schley
Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documentaries Arts * Mike (miniseries), a 2022 Hulu limited series based on the life of American boxer Mike Tyson * Mike (2022 film), a Malayalam film produced by John Abraham * ''Mike'' (album), an album by Mike Mohede * ''Mike'' (1926 film), an American film * MIKE (musician), American rapper, songwriter and record * ''Mike'' (novel), a 1909 novel by P. G. Wodehouse * "Mike" (song), by Elvana Gjata and Ledri Vula featuring John Shahu * Mike (''Twin Peaks''), a character from ''Twin Peaks'' * "Mike", a song by Xiu Xiu from their 2004 album ''Fabulous Muscles'' Businesses * Mike (cellular network), a defunct Canadian cellular network * Mike and Ike, a candies brand Military * MIKE Force, a unit in the Vietnam War * Ivy Mike, the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Sass
Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documentaries Arts * Mike (miniseries), a 2022 Hulu limited series based on the life of American boxer Mike Tyson * Mike (2022 film), a Malayalam film produced by John Abraham * ''Mike'' (album), an album by Mike Mohede * ''Mike'' (1926 film), an American film * MIKE (musician), American rapper, songwriter and record * ''Mike'' (novel), a 1909 novel by P. G. Wodehouse * "Mike" (song), by Elvana Gjata and Ledri Vula featuring John Shahu * Mike (''Twin Peaks''), a character from ''Twin Peaks'' * "Mike", a song by Xiu Xiu from their 2004 album ''Fabulous Muscles'' Businesses * Mike (cellular network), a defunct Canadian cellular network * Mike and Ike, a candies brand Military * MIKE Force, a unit in the Vietnam War * Ivy Mike, the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Sansaver
Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland *Ryan, New South Wales * Ryan, Queensland, a suburb of the City of Mount Isa United States *Ryan, California *Ryan, former name of Lila C, California *Ryan, Iowa * Ryan, Minnesota * Ryan, Illinois *Ryan, Oklahoma *Ryan, Washington *Ryan, West Virginia *Ryan Park, Wyoming *Ryan Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Film, radio, television and web * ''Ryan'' (film), an animated documentary * ''Ryan'' (TV series), 1970s Australian TV series *''Von Ryan's Express'', a 1965 World War II adventure film Other uses *Ryan M-1, an airplane *Ryan Aeronautical Company (Claude Ryan) *Ryanair (Tony Ryan) *Ryan Field (other) *Ryan International Airlines (Ron Ryan) *Ryan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William O'Connor (artist)
William Matthew O'Connor (September 22, 1970 – January 31, 2018) was an American artist whose work appeared in role-playing games, books, video games and concept art. Early life and education William O'Connor was born on Long Island, New York. He enrolled at the age of ten at the Huntington School of Fine Arts (HSFA), and after high school he attended Alfred University, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree cum laude in 1992. He also enrolled in illustration programs at the School of Visual Arts and Parsons School of Design in Manhattan. Works William O'Connor produced interior illustrations for many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books from 1995, and also cover art for the ''Living Greyhawk Gazetteer'' (2000). He also produced artwork for other games including several game systems by White Wolf Publishing, White Wolf, such as ''Ars Magica'' and ''Trinity (role-playing game), Trinity''. O'Connor produced a majority of the illustrations for the Star Wars ''New Essential Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breanne Miller
''Brianna'', ''Breanna'', ''Breanne'', ''Briana'', ''Brina'', and ''Bryanna'' are feminine given names. ''Brianna'' is a feminine English language form of the masculine Irish language name ''Brian'' as "Briana" is the original spelling. The name is a relatively modern one and was occasionally used in England from about the 16th century and on; Briana is the name of a character in Edmund Spenser's ''The Faerie Queene''. In recent years, the name has become increasingly popular (especially in the United States). Variant spellings of ''Brianna'' include: ''Bryanna'', ''Breanna'', and ''Brianne''. ''Breanne'' is variant form of ''Breanna''. Other variant spellings of the name include ''Briana'' or ''Breeann''. ''Bri'' and ''Bria'' are common nicknames and/or derivative names. People with the given name ;Breanna *Breanna Clark (born 1994), American Paralympic relay runner *Breanna Conrad (born 1989), American television personality *Breanna Hargrave (born 1982), Australian track cycli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Mahy
Warren Mahy is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games and other fantasy works. Early life and education Warren was born in the small sea side town of Whakatane in New Zealand. He grew up surrounded by the wonders of the Pacific Ocean and the native New Zealand bush. This influenced his life towards a career in design and illustration. Career After finishing school Warren went on to complete a trade certificate in offset printing and then eventually found his way via an old school friend, Ben Wootten, to Weta Workshop Ltd where Ben and he were employed as concept designers during the Lord of the Rings, King Kong and Narnia films. Warren then freelanced from his studio/home in Tauranga working on storyboarding and illustrations for the RPG and Trading card industry. He currently works as a teacher for Graphic Designs at a secondary school. Warren has been a freelance concept designer, story board artist and production illustrator for the film, TV and gaming indu ... [...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] |
Rob Lazzaretti
Rob Lazzaretti is an artist whose work has appeared largely as a cartographer for roleplaying games, particularly the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game from TSR. Biography Rob Lazzaretti was born and raised in central Illinois. His father was an avid wargamer, and introduced him to role-playing games; while they were at a hobby shop, Lazzaretti discovered the first edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' books, and as he puts it "was instantly hooked". Lazzaretti was really drawn into the RPG hobby through the game '' Call of Cthulhu'': "In 1984, my father and I went to the Gen Con Game Fair in Racine, Wisconsin. There I met Sandy Petersen, and he introduced me to the game. I was really drawn to the imagery." His interest in the visual elements of RPGs led him to consider a career as an artist: "Everybody in my gaming group had me drawing sketches of their characters. In high school, I was the kid drawing all the weird stuff for people I knew, like Iron Maiden albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goran Josic
Goran may refer to: Ethnic groups *Gorane, or Goran, an ethnic group of northern Africa *Goran (Kurdish tribe), an ethnic group of the Middle East *Gorani (ethnic group), an ethnic group of the southeastern Europe Other uses *Göran, a Swedish name *Goran (Slavic name), a Slavic name *Goran (Kurdish name), a Kurdish name *Goran language, a language of northern Africa *Goran, Azerbaijan, a village in Azerbaijan * ''Goran'' (film), a 2016 Croatian film See also *Gorani (other) *Guran (other) Guran is a comic strip character. Guran ( fa, گوران) may also refer to: * Guran, Haute-Garonne, a town in France * Guran, Alborz, a village in Alborz Province, Iran * Guran, East Azerbaijan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Guran ... {{disambig, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
