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Monster Manual III
''Monster Manual III'' is a manual published in September 2004 by Wizards of the Coast, for use with the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. It is the first of the monster specific books published by Wizards of the Coast to be made for the 3.5 edition of the game. It cites sources from ''Dragon'' magazine, ''Manual of the Planes'', the ''Planes of Law'' Campaign Expansion, and the first edition of ''Fiend Folio''. The book is notable for being published for use with the two main endorsed campaign settings of Forgotten Realms and Eberron with many creatures containing sections explaining where they might be found in the campaign setting. Contents The book contained more monsters and was originally published in the v3.5 format. It is notable for its descriptions of where the monsters might be found in the Eberron and Forgotten Realms campaign settings. Chris Perkins explained: "Almost all of the monsters in the ''Monster Manual III'' are new. We didn't want to give gamers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Burlew
Rich may refer to: Common uses * Rich, an entity possessing wealth * Rich, an intense flavor, color, sound, texture, or feeling ** Rich (wine), a descriptor in wine tasting Places United States * Rich, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Rich County, Utah * Rich Mountain (other) * Rich Township, Cook County, Illinois * Rich Township, Anderson County, Kansas * Rich Township, Lapeer County, Michigan Elsewhere * Er-Rich, Morocco, a town * Rich River, Victoria, Australia People * Rich (given name), often short for Richard * Rich (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * DS Terry Rich, a character in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Rich, a character in the American sitcom television series ''The Hogan Family'' * Rich Halke, a character in the TV sitcom '' Step by Step'' * Rich Hardbeck, a character in the British television series ''Skins'' * Richie Rich (comics), a fictional character Music * Rich, half of the American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgotten Realms
''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. Several years later, Greenwood brought the setting to publication for the ''D&D'' game as a series of magazine articles, and the first Realms game products were released in 1987. Role-playing game products have been produced for the setting ever since, as have various licensed products including novels, role-playing video game adaptations (including the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game to use graphics), comic books, and an upcoming film. Forgotten Realms is a fantasy world setting, described as a world of strange lands, dangerous creatures, and mighty deities, where magic and supernatural phenomena are quite real. The premise is that, long ago, planet Earth and the world of the For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frazer Irving
Frazer Irving (born 1970) is a British comic book artist known for the series '' Necronauts'', published by the British magazine '' 2000 AD''. After breaking into the American market he has worked on a number of superhero titles, including a series of collaborations with Grant Morrison. Career A native of Ilford, Essex, Irving studied art at the University of Portsmouth, England, after which he took various temporary jobs in London. He worked on '' Storming Heaven'', a psychedelic tale based around Timothy Leary and Charles Manson (written by Gordon Rennie), and ''The Simping Detective'' and ''From Grace'' written by Simon Spurrier. He has done illustration work for RPG companies like Wizards of the Coast, Hogshead Publishing and Guardians of Order, as well as small press publications like ''The End Is Nigh''. He also does animations on Flash for advertising agencies. Irving's style owes something to the art of Bernie Wrightson, but with a computer-driven edge. His work o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Horsley
Ralph Horsley is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. Career His ''Dungeons & Dragons'' work includes cover art for the adventure '' The Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde'' (2006), and interior art for ''Monster Manual III'' (2004), ''Player's Handbook II'' (2006), '' Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss'' (2006), ''Complete Psionic'' (2006), '' Complete Mage'' (2006), ''Cityscape'' (2006), ''The Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde'' (2006), '' Dungeonscape'' (2007), ''Magic Item Compendium'' (2007), ''Monster Manual V'' (2007), ''Rules Compendium'' (2007), ''Elder Evils'' (2007), and the 4th edition ''Monster Manual'' (2008) and ''Manual of the Planes'' (2008). He is known for his work on the ''Magic: The Gathering'' collectible card game. He has also contributed art to the ''World of Warcraft Trading Card Game'' and ''Hearthstone''. Personal life Horsley was married to artist Anne Stokes Anne Stokes is a fantasy artist whose early work has appeared in rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Garres
Rafael Garrés Cervantes is a Spanish artist who worked in comic-books and role-playing games. He commonly signs as Rafael Garrés or Rafa Garrés. Early life and education He was born in Barcelona, Spain. His hometown is Canovelles. Garrés studied at the Massana Art School and at the Faculty of Arts in Barcelona. Career He began his career in 1994 with the Spanish role-playing game ''Superhéroes Inc.'' In 1996 he was drawing covers for the Spanish editions of '' Conan'', as well as the series ''Hombres y Bestias'' for Glénat. Since then, Garres has worked for publishers like DC Comics, Fleetway and Crusade, cooperating with writers such as Alan Grant, Pat Mills and John Wagner on series like '' Lobo'', '' Sláine'', ''Judge Dredd'', '' Jaguar God'', '' The Spectre'' and '' JLA''. He provided the artwork for one chapter of the graphic novel ''JLA: Riddle of the Beast'' (2003).Solomon, Rizal (26 February 2003). "Parallel lives", ''The Malay Mail'', p. 30. His work as an int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Fiegenschuh
Emily Fiegenschuh is an artist and children's book illustrator whose work has also appeared in role-playing games. Early life and education Emily Fiegenschuh attended art school at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, and graduated with honors and a BFA from the Illustration program in 2001. Career Fiegenschuh has provided illustrations for a variety of published works, including the Young Adult novel series, ''Knights of the Silver Dragon'', ''The Star Shard'', by Frederic S. Durbin ( Cricket Magazine), ''A Practical Guide to Dragons'', ''A Practical Guide to Monsters'', and ''A Practical Guide to Faeries'', and several ''Dungeons & Dragons'' rulebooks for Wizards of the Coast, including ''Draconomicon'' (2003), ''Races of the Wild'' (2005), and '' Dungeonscape'' (2007). She has painted illustrations for the Inuit Mythology Initiative, and received positive reviews for her illustrations of ''The Shadows That Rush Past: A Collection of Frightening Inuit F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne England
Wayne England (d. 9 February 2016) was an English artist whose work regularly appeared in role-playing games, wargaming rulebooks and magazines and was used on cards for collectible card games such as ''Magic: The Gathering''. He died on 9 February 2016. Fellow ''Magic: The Gathering'' artist Christopher Rush died a day later. Works England produced interior illustrations for '' Games Workshop'' since Realms of Chaos books, many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books, and did the cover for '' Lords of Madness'' (2005). He also produced artwork for other games such as '' The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game'' (Wizards of the Coast) and ''Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay'' (Hogshead Publishing and Black Industries), as well as for ''White Dwarf'' magazine. He illustrated at least 108 different cards for 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 gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Cavotta
Matt Cavotta is an American artist and writer. His artwork is focused on the fantasy genre, with notable contributions to popular games such as ''Magic: The Gathering'' and ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Career Cavotta wrote a weekly column for MagicTheGathering.com called "Taste the Magic" from February 2005 to September 2007. The column focused on development of the world, art, characters, and other intellectual property for ''Magic'', the first to do so comprehensively. He has also written and illustrated three unpublished children's books, and provided interior illustrations in ''Oriental Adventures'', ''Manual of the Planes The ''Manual of the Planes'' (abbreviated MoP) is a manual for the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' role-playing game. This text addresses the planar cosmology of the game universe. The original book (for use with ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 1st Ed ...'', and '' Deities and Demigods''. Cavotta is the second of three children born to his parents Mike ("Finn") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bircham
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
