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Laura Hickman
Laura Curtis Hickman (born December 7, 1956, in Long Beach, California) is an American fantasy author, best known for her works in game design and fantasy novels cowritten with her husband, Tracy Hickman. She was one of the first women to write and publish a tabletop adventure. Early life Laura Curtis was born on December 7, 1956, in Long Beach, California. She married Tracy Hickman in 1977. They have four children. Laura Hickman is a Latter-day Saint. Career Early on in her marriage, Hickman introduced her husband, Tracy, to the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. The two decided to co-write modules for the game while living in Provo, resulting in the original versions of the modules ''Rahasia'' and ''Pharaoh,'' which the Hickmans self-published through DayStar West Media in 1980. Their adventure modules began as "photocopied pages with covers heywould staple together on the card table in heirkitchen." These early modules were a significant innovation in for fantasy RPG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Logan, Utah
Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The 2020 census recorded the population was 52,778. Logan is the county seat of Cache County and the principal city of the Logan metropolitan area, which includes Cache County and Franklin County, Idaho. The Logan metropolitan area contained 125,442 people as of the 2010 census and was declared by Morgan Quitno in 2005 and 2007 to be the safest in the United States in those years. Logan also is the location of the main campus of Utah State University. History The town of Logan was founded in 1859 by settlers sent by Brigham Young to survey for the site of a fort near the banks of the Logan River. They named their new community "Logan" for Ephraim Logan, an early fur trapper in the area. Logan was incorporated on January 17, 1866. Brigham Young College was founded here on August 6, 1877 (and closed in 1926), and Utah State University – then called the Agricultural College of Utah – was founded in 1888. Logan's growth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney Awards
The Whitney Awards are awards given annually for novels by LDS authors. Established in 2007, they are named after Orson F. Whitney, a prominent early member of the LDS Church. There are several categories for which novels may be nominated. The Whitney Awards are a semi-independent non-profit organization affiliated with the LDStorymakers, a guild for LDS authors. Categories Due to the limited number of titles released by LDS authors, several of the genre awards have been combined (such as romance and women's fiction). , there are eight genre categories: Adult *Romance *Mystery/Suspense *Speculative *Historical *General Youth * Youth General *Youth Speculative * Middle Grade There are also two special awards: *Best Novel by a New Author *Novel of the Year The Whitney Committee states that it is unlikely that other areas of LDS art—such as music, poetry, or non-fiction books—will be added to the categories. Process To be eligible, a novel must be written by an LDS auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Weis Productions
Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd. is a games publisher located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States and founded in 2004 after Margaret Weis and Don Perrin, the two founders of Sovereign Press, divorced. Games Margaret Weis Productions is principally a producer of Tabletop role-playing games, although it also publishes some e-books by Margaret Weis and in 2008 published the Dragon Lairds boardgame, created by James M. Ward and Tom Wham. To date almost all their role-playing games have been licensed games using either the Cortex System or Cortex Plus. In 2006, it took over production of Dragonlance d20 supplements from Sovereign Press (role-playing game publisher), Sovereign Press. Both companies are run by many of the same people, and both are owned by Margaret Weis. Cortex System games MWP's first game was the ''Serenity (role-playing game), Serenity'' in late 2005 to coincide with the release of Joss Whedon's feature film ''Serenity (2005 film), Serenity''. Due to li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serenity Role Playing Game
The ''Serenity Role Playing Game'' is a science fiction role-playing game released in 2005 and set in the universe of the movie '' Serenity''. It was produced by Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd, and its mechanics were the first iteration of the Cortex System. It won an Origins Award for best RPG in 2005 and Margaret Weis' license came to an end on January 31, 2011. In February 2013, Margaret Weis Productions announced they now had a license to produce a game based on the '' Firefly'' TV series, this time with the rights to the characters who appeared in the series rather than those who appeared in the film. At Gencon 2013, a preview of the system entitled Gamin' In The Verse was offered for sale both at GenCon and for a limited time as a PDF. In 2014, the ''Firefly Role-Playing Game'' was released, followed by four game supplements in 2014 and 2015. Contents The book is in full color and also includes biographies of the characters, in the words of Mal, and statistics o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podcast
A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing. Streaming applications and podcasting services provide a convenient and integrated way to manage a personal consumption queue across many podcast sources and playback devices. There also exist podcast search engines, which help users find and share podcast episodes. A podcast series usually features one or more recurring hosts engaged in a discussion about a particular topic or current event. Discussion and content within a podcast can range from carefully scripted to completely improvised. Podcasts combine elaborate and artistic sound production with thematic concerns ranging from scientific research to slice-of-life journalism. Many podcast series provide an associated website with links and show notes, guest biographies, transcripts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Cry (game)
''Battle Cry'' is a board wargame based on the American Civil War, designed by Richard Borg and published by Avalon Hill in 2000. Description While superficially similar to conventional board wargames, it borrows from miniatures wargaming with its use of plastic figures and its simplified rules. The map is initially composed of blank hexes, although additional cardboard hexes can be placed to alter the printed terrain and recreate a wide variety of battles, as per scenario instructions. The game manual includes fifteen official scenarios (battles) and Avalon Hill published three extra scenarios, called ''The Jackson Campaign'', for the Origins 2000 and Gen Con 2000 conventions. Players command a variety of units: infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Each unit is composed of a varying number of plastic figures. During each turn, players alternate playing cards from their hands. There are Order and Special Order cards. Order cards allow a player to activate a number of units on a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Ronin Publishing
Green Ronin Publishing is an American company based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2000 by Chris Pramas and Nicole Lindroos, they have published several role-playing game–related products. They won several awards for their games including multiple Origins, ENnie, Pen & Paper, and Inquest Fan Awards. History In early 1996, Chris Pramas acquired '' The Whispering Vault'' rights from Mike Nystul and formed Ronin Publishing with his brother, Jason Pramas, and their mutual friend, Neal Darcy. The company published two role playing game supplements, ''The Book of Hunts'' (1997) for ''The Whispering Vault'' and '' Blood of the Valiant'' for '' Feng Shui''. Ronin Publishing came to an end when Chris Pramas went to work for Wizards of the Coast in 1998. Pramas founded Green Ronin Publishing with his wife Nicole Lindroos in 2000. Green Ronin published its first book in July 2000: ''Ork!'' (2000), a beer and pretzels RPG about playing orks. Working at Wizards of the Coast, Prama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze Canticles
The Bronze Canticles is a series of fantasy novels written by Tracy and Laura Hickman, comprising to date ''Mystic Warrior'' (2004), ''Mystic Quest'' (2005), and ''Mystic Empire'' (2006). The series is set across three worlds: ''Aerbon, World of the Dragonkings:'' For more than four centuries, humanity has worshipped five immortal Dragonkings as gods. But even gods have secrets, and when a lowly blacksmith is taken from his home in a yearly sacrifice, he sets of a chain of events set to unveil them all. ''Sine'shai, World of the Faery:'' The Faeries are the highest order of life, of that there is no doubt. One scientist's search for truth is about to upend everything her people have ever known. ''G'tok, World of Lost Titans:'' The greedy Goblin A goblin is a small, grotesque, monstrous creature that appears in the folklore of multiple European cultures. First attested in stories from the Middle Ages, they are ascribed conflicting abilities, temperaments, and appearances d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isometric Projection
Isometric projection is a method for visually representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions in technical and engineering drawings. It is an axonometric projection in which the three coordinate axes appear equally foreshortened and the angle between any two of them is 120 degrees. Overview The term "isometric" comes from the Greek for "equal measure", reflecting that the scale along each axis of the projection is the same (unlike some other forms of graphical projection). An isometric view of an object can be obtained by choosing the viewing direction such that the angles between the projections of the ''x'', ''y'', and ''z'' axes are all the same, or 120°. For example, with a cube, this is done by first looking straight towards one face. Next, the cube is rotated ±45° about the vertical axis, followed by a rotation of approximately 35.264° (precisely arcsin or arctan , which is related to the Magic angle) about the horizontal axis. Note that with the cub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravenloft (D&D Module)
''Ravenloft'' is an adventure module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. The American game publishing company TSR, Inc. released it as a standalone adventure booklet in 1983 for use with the first edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' game. It was written by Tracy and Laura Hickman, and includes art by Clyde Caldwell with maps by David Sutherland III. The plot of ''Ravenloft'' focuses on the villain Strahd von Zarovich, a vampire who pines for his lost love. Various story elements, including Strahd's motivation and the locations of magical weapons, are randomly determined by drawing cards. The player characters attempt to defeat Strahd and, if successful, the adventure ends. The Hickmans began work on ''Ravenloft'' in the late 1970s, intent on creating a frightening portrait of a vampire in a setting that combined Gothic horror with the ''D&D'' game system. They play-tested the adventure with a group of players each Halloween for fiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurana Kanan
Laurana Kanan (also known as ''Lauralanthalasa Kanan''), is a fictional character, one of the Heroes of the Lance in the ''Dragonlance'' fantasy series, written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, originally published by TSR, Inc. and later by Wizards of the Coast. One of the most beautiful women on all the world of Krynn, she is a skilled fighter, a brilliant tactician, and an inspirational leader, though she is also headstrong and willful and often allows her heart to rule her head. Concept Tracy Hickman's wife, Laura, was the inspiration for Laurana. Early life Laurana is the youngest child of the elf king Solostaran, the List of Dragonlance characters#Speaker of the Sun, Speaker of the Sun who rules of the elves of the kingdom called Qualinesti. She has two older brothers: List of minor Dragonlance characters#Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Porthios Kanan, heir to the throne, and List of minor Dragonlance characters#Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Gilthanas Kanan. Laurana was a rath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
