Erik Mona (born April 1974) is an American game designer who lives in

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Career

Mona was the Managing Editor of issues 1 and 2 of the ''

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'', an online publication devoted to the ''

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, and the Editor-in-Chief from issues 2–7. Mona had the opportunity to talk to designers like Robert Kuntz on the GreyTalk mailing list in 1990s, where Kuntz shared stories of the early days of the Greyhawk campaigns. Mona became the head publisher of

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in April 2006. Mona served as the

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of the ''

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magazines ''

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'' beginning in 2004 and ''

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'' from 2004 to 2006; at the time, both magazines were published by Paizo until the license through Wizards of the Coast expired in September 2007. Mona and other editors at Paizo were fans of Greyhawk, and thus featured the setting in ''Dragon'' and ''Dungeon'' magazines while Paizo was publishing the magazines. He has edited, authored, and co-authored several products for ''D&D'', including the '' Living Greyhawk Gazetteer'', ''

Faiths and Pantheons ''Faiths and Pantheons'' is a campaign accessory for the 3rd edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'', for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. Contents It details the mechanics of the system established at the end of the Time of Troubles, in wh ...

'', '' Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss'', ''

Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk ''Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk'' is an adventure book for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. The adventure is set in the game's World of Greyhawk campaign setting, specifically in and around Castl ...

'' (a "solid hit")), '' Pathfinder Chronicles Campaign Setting'', and ''Armies of the Abyss''. He maintained a blog called Lemuria Press and made his last post on Lemuria Press on December 25, 2012.

References

External links

Erik Mona's blog
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