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Mind's Eye Theatre
''Mind's Eye Theatre'' is a live action role-playing game (LARP) based on the White Wolf World of Darkness universe and shares the setting with the tabletop role-playing game '' Vampire: The Masquerade'', among others. In most editions of the game, conflicts and skill challenges involving random chance were settled with a "rock, paper, scissors" system often referred to as "throwing chops" or "hand jamming". In the 2005 release of ''Mind's Eye Theatre'' and ''Mind's Eye Theatre: The Requiem'', this was removed in favor of a random card-draw mechanic to generate a random number between 1 and 10, usually using the Ace and 2 through 10 cards from a standard playing card deck. This mechanic was removed for the 2013 release of ''Mind's Eye Theatre: Vampire the Masquerade'' which returned to the rock, paper, scissors conflict resolution system from earlier editions. The game possesses rules both for gameplay and player safety. An advantage of the live-action gameplay is the ability t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Rein·Hagen
Mark Rein-Hagen, stylized as Mark Rein•Hagen (born 1964), is an American role-playing game, role-playing, card game, card, video game, video and board game designer best known as the creator of ''Vampire: The Masquerade'' and its associated ''World of Darkness'' games. Along with Jonathan Tweet, he is also one of the original two designers of ''Ars Magica''. Career Late 1980s: Lion Rampant and ''Ars Magica'' Rein-Hagen and Jonathan Tweet founded game publisher Lion Rampant (game publisher), Lion Rampant in 1987 while attending Saint Olaf College; there they met Lisa Stevens who later joined the company. Rein-Hagen and Tweet designed ''Ars Magica'' over a period of nine months, publishing it in 1987. Lion Rampant encountered financial difficulties in 1990, but after Stevens pitched a merger to Rein-Hagen and Stewart Wieck, they decided to merge White Wolf and Lion Rampant forming the new White Wolf Game Studio company, with Rein-Hagen and Wieck as co-owners. Of his experience a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CCP Games
CCP ehf., doing business as CCP Games (short for Crowd Control Productions), is an Icelandic video game developer based in Reykjavík. Novator Partners and General Catalyst had previously collectively owned a majority stake in the company, and in September 2018, CCP was acquired by South Korean video game publisher Pearl Abyss for US$425 million (which is approximately US$530 million in 2024). CCP Games is best known for developing '' Eve Online'', which was released in 2003 and has since been maintained. History CCP Games was founded in June 1997 by Reynir Harðarson, Þórólfur Beck Kristjónsson and Ívar Kristjánsson for the purpose of making MMORPGs. Harðarson was working at a metaverse company called OZ Interactive who had developed an engine for distributed 3d simulations over the internet, but not for gaming. Wanting to use the technology to build MMOs, Harðarson left OZ, to found CCP with Beck and Kristjánsson, bringing over key people, including CEO Hilmar Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ascension
Ascension or ascending may refer to: Religion * "Ascension", the belief in some religions that some individuals have ascended into Heaven without dying first. The Catholic concept of the Assumption of Mary leaves open the question of her death, while in Eastern Christianity the Dormition of the Mother of God presumes her death. In Mormonism, Translation is equivalent to Ascension. * Ascension of Jesus * Feast of the Ascension (Ascension day), an annual day of feast commemorating Jesus' ascension; a public holiday in several countries * ''The Ascension'', another title for the Old English poem '' Christ II'' * Ascension Cathedral (other) * The Ascension, Lavender Hill, an Anglo-Catholic church on Lavender Hill, Battersea, South West London Places * Ascensión Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico ** Ascensión, Chihuahua, a city and capital of the municipality * Ascensión de Guarayos, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia * Ascension Island, in the southern Atlantic Ocean * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kindred Of The East
''Kindred of the East'' is a tabletop role-playing game book and game line. It was released by White Wolf Publishing in February 1998 for use with their horror game '' Vampire: The Masquerade''. It is a part of the ''World of Darkness'' series, and is the first and main entry in the ''Year of the Lotus'' line of Asia-themed books released throughout 1998. The book covers Asia as it is portrayed in the series' setting, with a focus on China, and introduces Asian vampires called kuei-jin as player characters. These subsist on '' chi'', and are created from humans who have done evil during their lives and return to their bodies after death. Following paths of enlightenment in the hopes of attaining a higher state of being, they participate in kuei-jin courts and oppose the demonic Yama Kings who are anticipated to rule the world in the coming sixth age. The game was designed by Robert Hatch, with art direction by Lawrence Snelly, who took visual inspiration from manga. It was sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wild West
Wild West often refers to the American frontier period of the Western United States in the 19th century. Wild West may also refer to: Films * ''Wild West'' (serial), a 1925 film serial * ''Wild West'' (1946 film), a film featuring Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates and Lash LaRue * ''Wild West'' (1992 film), a film starring Naveen Andrews Games * ''Wild West'' (role-playing game), published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1981 * ''The Wild West'' (video game), a Nintendo DS video game made by Happy Happening Music * ''The Wild West'' (album), a 2006 album by Celly Cel * ''Wild West'' (album), a 1981 album by Dottie West * ''Wild West'' (mixtape), a 2021 mixtape by Central Cee *"Wild West", a 1986 song from '' Big World'' *"Wild West", a 2017 song by Runaway June Television *''The Wild West'', a 2007 BBC documentary mini-series narrated by Michael Praed * ''Wild West'' (TV series), a 2002–2004 British TV sitcom starring Dawn French & Catherine Tate *"Wild Wild West", an episode from ''Fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Night (role-playing Game)
Long Night or The Long Night may refer to: Film and television * ''The Long Night'' (1947 film), a film noir * ''The Long Night'' (2022 film), an American horror film *"Long Night", an episode of ''Please Teacher!'' * "The Long Night" (''Babylon 5''), a 1997 episode from the science fiction series' fourth season * "The Long Night" (''Game of Thrones''), a season 8 episode of the fantasy drama television series *"The Long Night", a 2011 episode of the British drama ''Camelot'' *"The Long Night", a 2008 episode of the British sitcom '' Outnumbered'' Literature * ''A Long Night'' (1986), a novel by Ellen Douglas * ''The Long Night'' (1983), a short story collection by Poul Anderson * ''The Long Night'' (1939), a novel by Herbert Bruncken * ''The Long Night'' (1956), a novel by Martin Caidin * ''The Long Night'' (1997), a novel by Jason Carl, based on '' Vampire: The Dark Ages'' * ''The Long Night'' (1959), a novel by Ovid Demaris Ovid Demaris (6 September 1919 – 12 March 1998 as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Apocalypse
Apocalypse () is a literary genre originating in Judaism in the centuries following the Babylonian exile (597–587 BCE) but persisting in Christianity and Islam. In apocalypse, a supernatural being reveals cosmic mysteries or the future to a human intermediary. The means of mediation include dreams, visions and heavenly journeys, and they typically feature symbolic imagery drawn from the Jewish Bible, cosmological and (pessimistic) historical surveys, the division of time into periods, esoteric numerology, and claims of ecstasy and inspiration. Almost all are written under pseudonyms (false names), claiming as author a venerated hero from previous centuries, as with the Book of Daniel, composed during the 2nd century BCE but bearing the name of the legendary Daniel from the 6th century BCE. Eschatology (from Greek ''eschatos'', last) concerns expectations of the end of the present age. Thus, apocalyptic eschatology is the application of the apocalyptic world-view to the end o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oblivion
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oblivion (role-playing Game)
Oblivion may refer to: Film * ''Oblivion'' (1994 film), an American space Western * ''Oblivion'' (2013 film), an American post-apocalyptic science fiction film Literature * ''Oblivion'' (''Power of Five''), a 2012 novel by Anthony Horowitz * ''Oblivion'' (Stone novel), a 1998 Bernice Summerfield/''Doctor Who'' novel by Dave Stone * ''Oblivion'', a novel by Peter Abrahams * '' Oblivion: Stories'', a 2004 story collection by David Foster Wallace * ''Oblivion'', a 1999 book by Harry Maihafer about the disappearance of Richard Colvin Cox * ''Oblivion'', a play by Carly Mensch Music Artists and labels * Oblivion (metal band), an American band formed in 2007 * Oblivion (punk band), an American band 1988–2000 * Oblivion Records, an American record label 19721976 * Oblivion, a sub-label of the German record label SPV GmbH Albums * ''Oblivion'' (Biff Bang Pow! album), 1987 * ''Oblivion'' (Kaliopi album) or the title song, 2009 * ''Oblivion'' (Orphanage album), 1995 * ''Oblivio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dansky
Richard "Rich" Dansky is a writer and a designer of both computer games and role-playing games. Early life and education Richard was born in Brooklyn, New York, but moved to Cheltenham, Pennsylvania outside of Philadelphia before his 5th birthday. He grew up there and attended Cheltenham High School. In the late 1980s and early 1990s Dansky attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. He graduated with Honors, then received a MA with Distinction from Boston College. Personal life Dansky is an enthusiast of cryptids, and in particular of Sasquatch or Bigfoot. He is also known for his extensive scotch collection and library of horror novels. He is a devotee of progressive rock and the Southern rock band the Drive-By Truckers. Career After staring as a freelancer on books including ''Haunts'' and '' Changeling: The Dreaming'', Richard Dansky worked in-house for four years as a game developer for White Wolf, Inc. where he was the line developer on games such as '' Wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Elder's Revenge
''The Elder's Revenge'' is an adventure published by White Wolf Publishing in 1995 for the horror live-action role-playing game ''Mind's Eye Theatre''. Plot summary ''The Elder's Revenge'' is an adventure written by Jennifer Donaldson and John Flournoy for the ''Mind's Eye Theatre'' live-action role-playing game, itself a spinoff of the table-top horror role-playing game '' Vampire: The Masquerade''. The adventure, which takes the form of a dramatic script, involves the play, ''The Prince'', and the script contains production notes and stage directions. Numerous props such as letters, lyrics and newspaper clippings are included. A full-scale production of the script requires seven principal actors and eight supporting actor/dancers. Reception In the August 1996 edition of ''Dragon'' (Issue #232), Rick Swan thought that given the large cast, the play should be produced by a college drama department rather than a band of role-players: "Better ''Elder's Revenge'' than an umteenth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
