H. Ed Cox is an American artist and fantasy illustrator whose work has appeared in

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 ...

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 the 3.5 ''

Dungeon Master's Guide The ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' (''DMG'' or ''DM's Guide''; in some printings, the ''Dungeon Masters Guide'' or ''Dungeon Master Guide'') is a book of rules for the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' co ...

'' (2003), '' Complete Warrior'' (2003), ''

Frostburn ''Frostburn'' is a supplemental book to the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents ''Frostburn'' provides rules for adventuring in a cold environment as well as an environment known as frostfell, whic ...

'' (2004), ''

Races of Destiny ''Races of Destiny'' is a supplement for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. Contents This book deals with races that live primarily in urban settings, specifically humans, half-orcs, and a new race called the Illum ...

'' (2004), ''

Sandstorm A dust storm, also called a sandstorm, is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions. Dust storms arise when a gust front or other strong wind blows loose sand and dirt from a dry surface. Fine particles are transporte ...

'' (2005), ''

Lords of Madness ''Lords of Madness'' is an official supplement for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy roleplaying game. Contents The book includes new content for aberrations including new aberration monsters and monsters related to them, ...

'' (2005), ''

Tome of Magic ''Tome of Magic'' (abbreviated ToM) is a handbook of rules and guidelines for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. As its name implies, it is a supplement to be used to expand the magical options available in the game. It was first releas ...

'' (2006), ''

Complete Scoundrel ''Complete Scoundrel: A Player's Guide to Trickery and Ingenuity'' is a supplemental rule book for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. Contents The book provides feats, prestige classes, and other options for chara ...

'' (2007), and ''

Magic Item Compendium The ''Magic Item Compendium'' is a sourcebook written for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents The ''Magic Item Compendium'' contains over a thousand magic items used in ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The b ...

'' (2007). He has also worked on the ''

Legend of the Five Rings Legend of the Five Rings (often abbreviated ''L5R'') is a fictional setting created by John Zinser, Dave Seay, Ryan Dancey, Dave Williams, DJ Trindle, Matt Wilson and John Wick and first published by a joint venture between Alderac Entertai ...

'', and '' 7th Sea'' collectible card games. He did the cover art for

Mark W. Tiedemann Mark W. Tiedemann (born 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American science fiction and detective fiction author. He has written novels set in Isaac Asimov's Robot series (Asimov), ''Robot'' universe, and within his own original universe, known as ...

's 2001 novel ''Compass Reach''. He has illustrated box covers for MPC model kits based on ''Star Wars'' and other franchises. He was the guest of honor at the Oasis 17 science fiction literary convention in 2004. Cox was nominated for a

Chesley Award The Chesley Awards were established in 1985 by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists to recognize individual artistic works and achievements during a given year. The Chesleys were initially called the ASFA Awards, but were later re ...

, for Best Monochrome Work – Unpublished, in 1999, for his work "A Hard Act to Follow"."Chesley Award nominations", ''Science Fiction Chronicle'' 20. 5 (Apr/May 1999): 5

References

External links

Ed Cox's website
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