Denis Loubet is an artist who has worked on several pen-and-paper

role-playing game A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as 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 ...

s and

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s, including the

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'' Ashen Empires''.

Career

Loubet designed a set of miniatures called '' Cardboard Heroes'' (1980), featuring full-color cardboard figures intended for use with fantasy roleplaying games, published by

Steve Jackson Games Steve Jackson Games (SJGames) is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and (until 2019) the gaming magazine ''Pyramid''. History Founded in 1980, six years after the cr ...

. Loubet,

Jennell Jaquays Jennell Allyn Jaquays (born Paul Jaquays; October 14, 1956 – January 10, 2024) was an American game designer, Game art design, video game artist, and illustrator of tabletop role-playing games (RPGs). Her notable works include the ''Dungeons & ...

, and

Jeff Dee Jeff Dee is an American artist and game designer. He was the youngest artist in the history of pioneering role-playing game company TSR when he began his work at the age of 18. He also designed the ''Villains and Vigilantes'' superhero game. He ...

produced several more ''Cardboard Heroes'' sets.

Richard Garriott Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux (''né'' Garriott; born 4 July 1961) is a British-born American video game developer, entrepreneur and private astronaut. Garriott, who is the son of NASA astronaut Owen Garriott, was originally a game designer ...

commissioned Loubet to paint the cover of ''

Ultima I ''Ultima'', later known as ''Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness'' or simply ''Ultima I'', is the first game in the ''Ultima (series), Ultima'' series of role-playing video games created by Richard Garriott, originally released for the Apple II. ...

'' (1980), and Loubet painted many other covers for games by Garriott thereafter.

Atheism

Loubet is an active member of the

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and has appeared regularly on the live internet radio show The Non-Prophets.

Works

Origin Systems

Cover art, documentation illustrations, tile graphics, 3D sprite and model animations, 3D cinematic animations, etc. * '' Akalabeth: World of Doom'' (AKA "Ultima 0"; actually published prior to the foundation of Origin Systems) * ''

'' * '' Ultima III: Exodus'' * '' Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar'' * '' Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny'' * '' Ultima VI: The False Prophet'' * '' Ultima VII: The Black Gate'' * '' Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle'' * '' Ultima VIII: Pagan'' * '' Ultima IX: Ascension'' * ''

Ultima Online ''Ultima Online'' (''UO'') is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released on September 24, 1997 by Origin Systems. Set in the '' Ultima'' universe, it is known for its extensive player versus player combat syste ...

'' * '' Worlds of Ultima: Savage Empire'' * '' Worlds of Ultima: Martian Dreams'' * '' Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss'' * '' Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds'' * '' Ultima: Runes of Virtue'' * ''

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'' * ''

Wing Commander II ''Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi'' is the first sequel in Chris Roberts' ''Wing Commander'' science fiction space combat simulator franchise of computer games, produced by Origin Systems. Released in 1991, ''Wing Commander II'' r ...

'' * '' Wing Commander: The Secret Missions'' * ''Wing Commander: Secret Missions II'' * '' Strike Commander'' * '' Crusader: No Remorse'' * '' Autoduel'' * ''

Ogre An ogre (feminine: ogress) is a legendary monster depicted as a large, hideous, man-like being that eats ordinary human beings, especially infants and children. Ogres frequently feature in mythology, folklore, and fiction throughout the world ...

'' * ''Tangled Tales'' * ''Omega'' * ''Bad Blood'' * ''Knights of Legend'' * '' Times of Lore'' * ''

Deus Ex ''Deus Ex'' is a series of cyberpunk role-playing video games, set during the mid 21st century. Focusing on the conflict between secretive factions who wish to control the world by proxy, and the effects of transhumanistic attitudes and technol ...

: The Conspiracy''

Pixelmine Games

Co-owner: Promotional and In-Game art and animation * ''Ashen Empires'' * ''Dransik'' * ''Underworlds'' * ''Underworlds 2'' * ''Super Collider''

Pen & Paper
RPG RPG may refer to: Military * Rocket-propelled grenade, a shoulder-launched anti-tank weapon **''Ruchnoi Protivotankoviy Granatomyot'' (Russian: ''Ручной Противотанковый Гранатомёт''), hand-held anti-tank grenade laun ...
s

Cover art, interior art. *

GURPS The ''Generic Universal Role Playing System'', or ''GURPS'', is a tabletop role-playing game system published by Steve Jackson Games. The system is designed to run any genre using the same core mechanics. The core rules were first written by St ...

Hero Games Hero Games (''DOJ, Inc dba Hero Games'') is the publisher of the Hero System, a generic roleplaying rules set that can be used to simulate many different genres, and was the co-developer of the '' Fuzion'' system. History In 1981, George MacD ...

Car Wars ''Car Wars'' is a vehicle combat simulation game developed by Steve Jackson Games. It was first published in 1980 in games, 1980. Players control armed vehicles in a post-apocalyptic future. Game play In ''Car Wars'', players assume control of ...

* G.E.V. * Cardboard Heroes *

Killer A killer is someone or something that kills, such as a murderer or a serial killer. Killer may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Killer, the secondary antagonist of the 1989 animated film ''All Dogs Go to He ...

* Space Gamer Magazine * Thieves' Guild 9: Escape From the Ashwood Mines *''Lands of Mystery'' ('' Justice, Inc.'') (1985) *'' Swordbearer'' (1985) *''Strike Force'' (''

Champions A champion (from the late Latin ''campio'') is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional/provincial/state, national, continental and world championships, and ...

'') (1988)

''Blade of the Avatar'' series of novels

Interior art * ''The Sword of Midras''

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