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The Shadowfell
''The Shadowfell: Gloomwrought and Beyond'' is a supplement for the 4th edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents ''The Shadowfell'' contains the information a Dungeon Master needs to run adventures set in the plane known as the Plane (Dungeons & Dragons)#Parallel Planes, Shadowfell with details on locations such as the Darkreach Mountains, Dead Man's Cross and the House of Black Lanterns, Gloomwrought, Letherna, the Oblivion Bog, and Thyrin Gol. The boxed set edition included a 32-page encounter booklet, a 128-page booklet presenting the fully-detailed city of Gloomwrought and the surrounding area, die-cut tokens, a foldout battle map, and one 30-card Despair Deck. Publication history ''The Shadowfell'' was written by Andy Clautice, Erik Scott de Bie and Matt Goetz (game designer), Matt Goetz. It was officially released in May 2011. The boxed set was the second supplement Wizards of the Coast published with the theme of shadows in 2011. It was pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Scott De Bie
Erik Scott de Bie (born July 18, 1983) is an American fantasy author and technical writer who has authored several ''Forgotten Realms'' novels. He has a degree in English composition and literature from Willamette University in Oregon. Bibliography Novel series Forgotten Realms series These titles are in the ''Forgotten Realms'' universe published through Wizards of the Coast. *''Ghostwalker'' (2005, , Wizards of the Coast) *''Depths of Madness'' (2007, , Wizards of the Coast) *''Downshadow'' (2009, , Wizards of the Coast) *''Shadowbane'' (2011, , Wizards of the Coast) *''Shadowbane: Eye of Justice'' (2012, , Wizards of the Coast) Hellmaw series *''Blind Justice'' (2015, , Hellmaw) The World of Ruin *''Shadow of the Winter King'' (2014, , Dragon Moon Press) *''Shield of the Summer Prince'' (2015, , Dragon Moon Press) *''Mask of the Blood Queen'' (2017, , Dragon Moon Press) *''Scourge of the Broken World'' (2021, , Dragon Moon Press) Standalone novels *''Scourge of the Realm'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free RPG Day
Free RPG Day is an annual promotional event by the tabletop role-playing game industry. The event rules are fairly simple: participating publishers provide special free copies of games to participating game stores; the game store agrees to provide one free game to any person who requests a free game on Free RPG Day. History Shannon Appelcline discussed the comic book ''Crisis in Raimiton'' (2004), which was "an 'Adventure Guide to D&D' that Wizards gave away on Free Comic Book Day '04. It told the story of gamers playing '' D&D'', and then the story of the characters they created. Wizards' interest in the free giveaway foreshadowed the industry's interest in a free giveaway day of their own: Free RPG Day." Appelcline noted that for the game distributor Impressions Advertising & Marketing, their "most successful advertising program is one that continues today: Free RPG Day. Beginning in 2007, Impressions has every year coordinated the give-away of original RPG products in game s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayback Machine
The Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the World Wide Web founded by Internet Archive, an American nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California. Launched for public access in 2001, the service allows users to go "back in time" to see how websites looked in the past. Founders Brewster Kahle and Bruce Gilliat developed the Wayback Machine to provide "universal access to all knowledge" by preserving archived copies of defunct web pages. The Wayback Machine's earliest archives go back at least to 1995, and by the end of 2009, more than 38.2 billion webpages had been saved. As of November 2024, the Wayback Machine has archived more than 916 billion web pages and well over 100 petabytes of data. History The Internet Archive has been archiving cached web pages since at least 1995. One of the earliest known pages was archived on May 8, 1995. Internet Archive founders Brewster Kahle and Bruce Gilliat launched the Wayback Machine in San Francisco, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secrets Of The Astral Sea
Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. Secrecy is often controversial, depending on the content or nature of the secret, the group or people keeping the secret, and the motivation for secrecy. Secrecy by government entities is often decried as excessive or in promotion of poor operation; excessive revelation of information on individuals can conflict with virtues of privacy and confidentiality. It is often contrasted with social transparency. Secrecy can exist in a number of different ways: encoding or encryption (where mathematical and technical strategies are used to hide messages), true secrecy (where restrictions are put upon those who take part of the message, such as through government security classification) and obfuscation, where secrets are hidden in plain sight behind complex idiosyncrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manual Of The Planes
The ''Manual of the Planes'' (abbreviated MoP) is a manual for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. This text addresses the planar cosmology of the game universe. The original book (for use with ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 1st Edition) was published in 1987 by TSR, Inc. For 2nd Edition, concern over inclusion of angels and demons led TSR to forgo the release, though they compensated years later with the Planescape campaign setting. A third edition version of the ''Manual of the Planes'' was published in 2001 by Wizards of the Coast, while a new version for 4th Edition debuted in 2008. ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' first edition The original ''Manual of the Planes'' was written by Jeff Grubb, with a cover by Jeff Easley and interior illustrations by Stephen Fabian with Easley, and was published by TSR in 1987 as a 128-page hardcover. Easley's cover featured an illustration of a creature named in the book as an "ethereal dreadnought", although the book had no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Gate (magazine)
''Black Gate'' is a fantasy magazine published by New Epoch Press. It was published in glossy print until 2011, after which it shifted online. History First launched in October 2000 using the slogan "Adventures in Fantasy Literature," ''Black Gate'' primarily features original short fiction up to novella length. It also features reviews of fantasy novels, graphic novels, and role playing game products. This is supplemented by columns and articles reflecting on fantasy literature's past as well as the occasional interview. Every print issue contained the comic ''Knights of the Dinner Table: Java Joint'' by Kenzer & Company of '' Knights of the Dinner Table'' fame. Much of the fiction is by lesser known or new authors, but noted contributors have included Michael Moorcock, Mike Resnick, Charles de Lint and Cory Doctorow. As a semi-regular feature, ''Black Gate'' reprinted rare adventure stories from earlier decades or work from more recent years that the editors feel has been n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbidden Lore
''Forbidden Lore'' is an accessory for the 2nd edition of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, published in 1992 by TSR. Contents The supplement comprises five sections covering Ravenloft lore: lore: "secret societies, magic, the Tarokka, curses and powers, and psionics". It includes a set of Dikesha dice and a deck of Tarroka cards—similar to Tarot. A poster-sized foldout provides floor plans for various buildings. The product provides additional information for the Ravenloft setting, including "new spells, curses, secret societies, items, and psionic rules for campaigns visiting or running in Ravenloft". It also outlines the Tarokka in a manner that reviewer Gene Alloway praised. Publication history The product was published by TSR and written by Bruce Nesmith and William W. Connors. It is part of the AD&D Ravenloft series. Reception Gene Alloway reviewed the manual in a 1993 issue of ''White Wolf''. He provided a positive review, stating that "a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravenloft
Ravenloft is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. It is an alternate time-space existence known as a '' pocket dimension'' or demiplane, called the Demiplane of Dread, which consists of a collection of land pieces called " domains", brought together by a mysterious force known only as the Dark Powers. Each domain is tailored to and mystically ruled by a being called a Darklord who is forever trapped and surrounded by magical mists surrounding the domain. Strahd von Zarovich, a vampire in the original ''AD&D'' ''Ravenloft'' I6 module released in 1983, became the first Darklord, both ruler and prisoner of his own personal domain of Barovia. The story of how Count von Zarovich became Darklord of Barovia was detailed in the 1993 novel '' I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire''. As originally established in the '' Ravenloft: Realm of Terror'' boxed set known as "the Black Box" released in 1990, the Ravenloft campaign setting was located in the Ethereal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Perkins (game Designer)
Christopher Perkins (born February 29, 1968) is a Canadian American game designer and editor who is known for his work on Wizards of the Coast's ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. He retired from Wizards of the Coast in 2025. He then became the Creative Director of Darrington Press in June 2025. Career Under the pen name "Christopher Zarathustra", Perkins got his career start in 1988 writing the adventure "Wards of Witching Ways" for ''Dungeon'' magazine #11. He later officially started working for Wizards of the Coast in 1997, beginning as the editor for ''Dungeon''. A few years later, he was promoted to editor-in-chief of Wizards periodicals. Perkins later became the senior producer for ''Dungeons & Dragons'', leading the team of designers, developers, and editors who make products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. Perkins was the story manager for ''Dungeons & Dragons'' in 2007 before the release of the game's fourth edition. Perkins was working on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ICv2
''ICv2'' is an online trade magazine that covers geek culture for retailers. ''ICv2s main areas of focus are comic books, anime, gaming, and show business products. The site offers news, reviews, analysis, and sales information for retailers and librarians. ''ICv2'' holds an annual trade conference in conjunction with the New York Comic Con; the company also periodically publishes ''ICv2 Retailer Guides'' in hard copy format. The site is produced by GCO, LLC, based in Madison, Wisconsin. Name ''ICv2'' stands for ''Internal Correspondence'' version 2, named after a trade magazine published in the 1980s-1990s by Capital City Distribution. History Capital City Distribution co-founder Milton Griepp published ''Internal Correspondence'', first as a newsletter and then as a magazine, until Capital City was acquired by Diamond Comic Distributors in 1996, retaining rights to the name. He launched ''ICv2'' in January 2001. The ''ICv2 Retailer Guides'' magazines were launched i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes Of Shadow
''Heroes of Shadow'' is a supplement to the 4th edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. This was the first post-Essentials Dungeons & Dragons release and the supplement was designed to be compatible with both the Essentials line and the base game. Contents ''Heroes of Shadow'' is a 160-page supplement focusing on shadow themed classes, races and other options for players. Shannon Appelcline, author of ''Designers & Dragons'', wrote: "''Heroes of Shadow'' introduces a few classes who had been somewhat missing from D&D 4e. The ''assassin'' went MIA starting in AD&D second edition (1989-2000) .. It had returned in AD&D 3e (2000) as a prestige class, but wasn't in the core for 4e, appearing only in ''Dragon #379'' (September 2009). ..The ''blackguard'' is an alternate paladin that's sort of evil. The idea of an anti-paladin dates back to an article called "Good Got You Down? Try This for Evil" in ''Dragon #39'' (July 1980). ..However, anti-paladins had never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
