Inside Ravens Bluff, The Living City
''Inside Ravens Bluff, The Living City'' is an adventure module published in 1990 for the '' Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Plot summary ''Inside Ravens Bluff'' describes the locations and inhabitants of the city of Ravens Bluff. Publication history LC2 ''Inside Ravens Bluff, The Living City'' was compiled by Jean Rabe and edited by Rabe and Skip Williams Ralph Williams, almost always referred to as Skip Williams, is an American game designer. He is married to Penny Williams, who is also involved with the games industry. He was the co-creator of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 3rd Edition and the longtime au ..., with a cover by Kevin Ward and interior illustrations by Jim Holloway, and was published by TSR in 1990 as a 64-page booklet with an outer folder. The content of this book was designed by members of the RPGA. Reception Reviews References Dungeons & Dragons modules Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1990 {{D&D-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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LC2 TSR9282 Inside Ravens Bluff, The Living City
LC or Lc may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Library of Congress Classification, a system of library classification Gaming and play * Lego Chess, a Lego-based chess video game * Lego Creator, a theme of Lego * ''Lego Creator'' (video game), a Lego video game * Liberty City (Grand Theft Auto), a fictional city in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' computer and video game series Music * ''LC'' (album), 1981 album by The Durutti Column * Lacuna Coil, an Italian gothic metal band * Living Colour, an American hard rock band formed in New York * Los Campesinos!, a British indie-rock band formed in Cardiff In other media * Licensed Companion, from the '' In Death'' novels of J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) * Shop LC, a 24/7 American shopping television channel Businesses, organisations, and government agencies Government agencies * Irish Land Commission (or simply Land Commission), a rent fixing commission by the Land Law (Ireland) Act 1881 * Library of Congress, the ''de facto'' United State ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean Rabe
Jean Rabe is an American journalist, editor, gamer and writer of fantasy and mystery. After a career as a newspaper reporter, she was employed by TSR, Inc. for several years as head of the Role Playing Game Association and editor of the ''Polyhedron'' magazine. Rabe began a career as a novelist for TSR and Wizards of the Coast, and over the last 30 years has produced over three dozen books and scores of short stories, at first in the genres of game-related fantasy and science fiction and later as an author of mystery novels. Rabe wrote game accessories and novels for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy worlds of ''Greyhawk'', ''Forgotten Realms'' and ''Dragonlance'', and contributed to West End Games' '' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'' and FASA's ''BattleTech'' product lines. She served the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America as business manager and editor of the association's ''SFWA Bulletin'' until 2013. Rabe has become known for collaborations with Andre Norton a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game, an adventure or module is a guide for managing player knowledge and activities within a specific scenario. Commercially, a published adventure comes as a pre-packaged book or box set that is used exclusively by the Dungeon Master. It typically contains background information for the plot or story, maps, vignettes of interesting locations, site inventories, creature descriptions and statistics, player visual aids, and suggested rules for evaluating events and likely player actions. The term ''adventure'' is currently used by the game's publisher Wizards of the Coast. In early editions of the game these publications were commonly referred to as ''modules'', which stems from the term ''dungeon module'', used to refer to the earliest adventures published by TSR, with other variations on the module name appearing on latter adventures. The term ''module'' continued to be popular among players of the original ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century, it has expanded further into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animations and video games. Fantasy is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror fiction, horror by the respective absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these genres overlap. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that emulate Earth, but with a sense of otherness. In its broadest sense, however, fantasy consists of works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians from ancient mythology, myths and legends to many recent and popular works. Traits Most fantasy uses magic (paranormal), magic or other supernatural elements as a ma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Ravens Bluff
Ravens may refer to: * Raven, a species of the genus ''Corvus'' Sports * Anderson Ravens, the intercollegiate athletic program of Anderson University in Indiana * Baltimore Ravens, a professional American football franchise * Benedictine Ravens, the official mascot of Benedictine College * Carleton Ravens, the intercollegiate athletic program of Carleton University in Canada * Munich Ravens, German american-football team in the European League of Football * Quincy Ravens, an 1890s minor league baseball team in Illinois * Vancouver Ravens, a team that used to play in the National Lacrosse League Other uses * ''Ravens'' (film), a 2017 Swedish thriller film * The Ravens, an American R&B music band * "Ravens", a song by Patti Smith from '' Gone Again'' * ''Ravens'', a 2009 novel by George Dawes Green People with the surname * Jan Ravens (born 1958), an English actress and impressionist See also * Raven (other) * Raven's Progressive Matrices Raven's Progressive Mat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Skip Williams
Ralph Williams, almost always referred to as Skip Williams, is an American game designer. He is married to Penny Williams, who is also involved with the games industry. He was the co-creator of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 3rd Edition and the longtime author of the "Sage Advice" column for ''Dragon Magazine''. Career Born in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Williams was informally acquainted with many of the people who developed and influenced the original ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game, going to school with Gary Gygax's son Ernie and participating in a gaming group that Gary used to playtest some of the ''AD&D'' rules. Williams started out working as a part-time clerk in TSR's Dungeon Hobby Shop in 1976. Williams first worked for TSR in an administrative capacity, working as a cashier, in shipping, and doing various office tasks. Williams directed the Gen Con game fair from 1980-1983. Williams was laid off after a time but continued to work for TSR in a freelance role, performing odd jobs; it was i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jim Holloway (artist)
James Holloway (died June 28, 2020) was an artist whose work appeared in role-playing games. Background Jim Holloway was self taught in illustration, although he was able to study some oil paintings by his father. Works Jim Holloway produced interior illustrations for many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books and ''Dragon'' magazine starting in 1981, as well as cover art for ''The Land Beyond the Magic Mirror'' and ''Dungeonland'' (1983), and ''Mad Monkey vs. the Dragon Claw'' (1988), the '' Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures in Space'' boxed set (1989), and ''Ronin Challenge'' (1990). Holloway was the original artist for the ''Paranoia'' role-playing game, and also did the cover for ''Tales from the Floating Vagabond'' from Avalon Hill. He also created artwork for many products from FASA's ''BattleTech'' game line (''BattleTech'', ''CityTech'', ''AeroTech'', etc.). He produced artwork for many other games including ''Chill'' (Pacesetter Ltd) and ''Sovereign Stone'' (Sovereign Press). He also c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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RPGA
The RPGA (also called the Role Playing Game Association and the RPGA Network at various times), was initially part of the organized play arm of TSR, Inc and later of Wizards of the Coast. From 1980 to 2014, it organized and sanctioned role-playing games worldwide. In 2014, it was replaced with the D&D Adventurers League''.'' History In 1979, Mike Carr, the general manager of TSR, Inc., the original publishers of the Dungeons and Dragons game, conceived the idea of a role-playing gamers club. Shortly after Frank Mentzer was hired in 1980 as one of the first full-time employees of TSR, Inc., he was assigned the task making a role-playing gamers club a commercial reality, which was officially called the Role Playing Game Association (RPGA) in order to promote roleplaying of high quality and to allow fans of roleplaying games to meet and play games with each other. Mentzer officially launched the RPGA in November 1980 primarily to run tournaments at gaming conventions using TSR's top s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dungeons & Dragons Modules
A dungeon is a room or cell in which prisoners are held, especially underground. Dungeons are generally associated with medieval castles, though their association with torture probably belongs more to the Renaissance period. An oubliette (from french ''oublier'' meaning to ''forget'') or bottle dungeon is a basement room which is accessible only from a hatch or hole (an ''angstloch'') in a high ceiling. Victims in oubliettes were often left to starve and dehydrate to death, making the practice akin to—and some say an actual variety of—immurement. Etymology The word ''dungeon'' comes from French ''donjon'' (also spelled ''dongeon''), which means "keep", the main tower of a castle. The first recorded instance of the word in English was near the beginning of the 14th century when it held the same meaning as ''donjon''. The proper original meaning of "keep" is still in use for academics, although in popular culture it has been largely misused and come to mean a cell or "oubliet ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |