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Savage Species
''Savage Species'' is a sourcebook for use as a supplement in the 3rd edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game, detailing the use of monstrous races as PC races. Contents ''Savage Species'' introduces classes and outlines rules for playing monstrous races as player characters, and introduces taking racial levels in the player character's race instead of in a given class. Publication history ''Savage Species'' was written by David Eckelberry, Rich Redman, and Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, and was published in 2003. Cover art was by Jeff Easley, with interior art by Dennis Cramer, Brian Despain, Emily Fiegenschuh, Jeremy Jarvis, John and Laura Lakey, Alan Pollack, Vinod Rams, Wayne Reynolds, David Roach, Scott Roller, Mark Sasso, Arnie Swekel and Sam Wood. Wilkes proposed the project in 2000, "after a closing seminar at Gen Con in which a number of players suggested a supplement book about playing monsters as characters". The project was approved in early 2001 and the design ... [...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] |
Jeremy Jarvis
Jeremy Jarvis is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. Early life and education Jeremy Jarvis grew up in a small town in Alabama, and moved to New York City right after high school just before his eighteenth birthday. There, he attended Pratt Institute as a Fine Arts major, graduating Summa Cum Laude. His work has been included in The Spectrum Awards and The Society of Illustrators' Annual Exhibition. Works Jeremy Jarvis produced interior illustrations for many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books and ''Dragon'' magazine, as well as cover art for '' Stormwrack'' (2005). He has also produced artwork for other games including '' Werewolf: The Apocalypse'' (White Wolf Publishing) and ''Iron Heroes'' (Malhavoc Press). He also illustrated cards for the ''Magic: The Gathering'' and ''Legend of the Five Rings'' collectible card games. He works as an art director for Wizards of the Coast, and was nominated for the Chesley Award for Best Art Director The Chesley Award for Best ... [...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] |
Non-player Character
A non-player character (NPC), or non-playable character, is any character in a game that is not controlled by a player. The term originated in traditional tabletop role-playing games where it applies to characters controlled by the gamemaster or referee rather than by another player. In video games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer (instead of a player) that has a predetermined set of behaviors that potentially will impact gameplay, but will not necessarily be the product of true artificial intelligence. Role-playing games In a traditional tabletop role-playing game such as ''Dungeons & Dragons'', an NPC is a character portrayed by the gamemaster (GM). While the player characters (PCs) form the narrative's protagonists, non-player characters can be thought of as the "supporting cast" or "extras" of a roleplaying narrative. Non-player characters populate the fictional world of the game, and can fill any role not occupied by a player character. Non-player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Wood (artist)
Sam Wood is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. Works Sam Wood did his first work for Wizards of the Coast in 1995, and later became a staff illustrator. Wood's earliest work in the game industry was for the ''BattleTech'' TCG, and he went on to work on games like ''Dungeons & Dragons'', ''Magic: The Gathering'', ''Alternity'', ''Doomtown'', ''Legend of the Five Rings'', and ''Chainmail''. He collaborated with Todd Lockwood on ''D&D'' and concept work on many of the ''Chainmail'' miniatures. Wood has continued to produce interior illustrations and cartography for many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books and ''Dragon'' magazine since 1997, as well as cover art for ''Deities and Demigods'' (2002), ''Underdark'' (2003), ''Frostburn'' (2004), and '' Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss'' (2006). He has also produced artwork for many other games including ''Star*Drive'' ( TSR), ''Deadlands'' (Pinnacle Entertainment Group), and ''Wheel of Time'' (Wizards of the Coast), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnie Swekel
Arnie Swekel is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. Background Swekel was born May 2, 1964, and grew up in River Rouge, Michigan. After graduating high school he briefly attended The Center for Creative Studies (now called College for Creative Studies) in Detroit but left after only one semester. Swekel's interest in art continued unabated, however and, while largely self-taught, began his career as a professional artist at age 27. Swekel currently works as a principal artist at the computer game company Raven Software and lives in the Madison Wisconsin area with his wife and three children. Works Arnie Swekel has continued to produce interior illustrations for many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books and ''Dragon'' magazine since 1992, as well as cover art for ''Return to White Plume Mountain'' (1999), ''Psionics Handbook'' (2001), ''Manual of the Planes'' (2001), and ''Epic Level Handbook'' (2002). He has also produced artwork for many other games including ''Pendrag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Sasso
Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Finnish markka ( sv, finsk mark, links=no), the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 * Mark (currency), a currency or unit of account in many nations * Polish mark ( pl, marka polska, links=no), the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924 German * Deutsche Mark, the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002 * German gold mark, the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 * German Papiermark, the German currency from 4 August 1914 * German rentenmark, a currency issued on 15 November 1923 to stop the hyperinflation of 1922 and 1923 in Weimar Germany * Lodz Ghetto mark, a special currency for Lodz Ghetto. * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Roller
Scott Roller is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. Career His ''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 ...'' work includes interior art for ''Monster Manual II'' (2002), ''Savage Species'' (2003), ''Arms and Equipment Guide'' (2003), ''Ghostwalk'' (2003), the revised 3.5 ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' (2003), ''Complete Divine'' (2004), ''Races of Stone'' (2004), ''Red Hand of Doom'' (2006), and ''Tome of Magic'' (2006). References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roller, Scott Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Role-playing game artists Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Roach (comics)
David Roach is a British comic book artist and writer based in Wales, United Kingdom. Roach actively illustrates for many companies, including '' 2000 AD'', Panini Comics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Topps, and the gaming company Wizards of the Coast. Career Roach started comic book illustration in the 1980s, self-publishing the ''Hellfire'' fanzine. Since 1988 Roach has worked as an inker and penciller for '' 2000 AD'' on such titles as ''Nemesis the Warlock'', ''Judge Anderson'', ''Judge Dredd'' and ''Synnamon''. In the 1990s, Roach started producing work for DC Comics, drawing ''Batman and Demon'' and inking ''Challengers of the Unknown''. Roach contributed to the Dark Horse Comics' '' Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi''. Roach is associate editor of the U.S. based magazine Comic Book Artist, which is dedicated to the historical representation of comic-book characters. Roach was co-editor of ''The Warren Companion: The Definitive Compendium to the Great Comics o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Reynolds
Wayne Reynolds is a British artist whose work has appeared in comics and role-playing games. Early life and education Wayne Reynolds was born in Leeds, UK. He attended art college in Dewsbury and Middlesbrough. Games Wayne Reynolds has continued to produce interior illustrations for many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books and ''Dragon'' magazine since 1999, as well as cover art for ''Deep Dwarven Delve'' (1999), ''Reverse Dungeon'' (2000), '' Complete Warrior'' (2003), and several books for the Eberron campaign setting. He has also produced artwork for many other games including ''Pendragon'' (Chaosium), ''Rolemaster'' (Iron Crown Enterprises), and the ''GameMastery'' line (Paizo Publishing), and illustrated cards for the ''Magic: The Gathering'' collectible card game and the video game '' Hearthstone''. Reynolds has also produced numerous covers for the ''Pathfinder Roleplaying Game''. Comics Reynolds has also done work on British comics, in particular at '' 2000 AD'' on stories lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinod Rams
Vinod Rams is an American artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. Early life and education Vinod Rams attended the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan. He did product design at the Franklin Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Career Vinod Rams did freelance fantasy art for Wizards of the Coast before working at Raven Software in Madison, Wisconsin. He did the cover and interior art for '' Dragonlance: The New Adventures''. He was an illustrator for various supplements to the '' Star Wars Roleplaying Game'', including ''Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds'', ''Galactic Campaign Guide'', ''Ultimate Adversaries'', and ''Jedi Academy Training Manual''. His work also includes the illustrations for the 2004 children's book ''Temple of the Dragon-slayer'', with text by Tim Waggoner. In 2013, he created the cover art for the role-playing game ''Edara: A Steampunk Renaissance''.Harrison, Carlton and Ryan Schoon. ''Edara: A Steampunk Renaissance''. Caelestis Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
