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Demons Of The Burning Night
''Demons of the Burning Night'' is a 1989 role-playing game supplement for ''Rolemaster'' published by Iron Crown Enterprises. Contents ''Demons of the Burning Night'' is a supplement in which the setting is the demon city Tarak Nev. Publication history ''Demons of the Burning Night'' was written by Matthew Power, with a cover by Tony Roberts, and illustrations by Jennell Jaquays, and was published by Iron Crown Enterprises in 1989 as a 72-page book. Reception Oliver Johnson reviewed four supplements for RoleMaster set in Shadow World at the same time, in the August 1989 issue (#8) of ''Games International'' magazine: ''Journey to the Magic Isle ''Journey to the Magic Isle'' is a 1989 role-playing game supplement for ''Rolemaster'' published by Iron Crown Enterprises. Contents ''Journey to the Magic Isle'' is a supplement in which the setting is an island near a treacherous Essence flow. ...'', ''Demons of the Burning Night'', '' Quellbourne: Land of the Silver Mist'', and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolemaster
''Rolemaster'' (originally ''Role Master'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game published by Iron Crown Enterprises in 1980. The game system has undergone several revisions and editions since then. Description ''Rolemaster'' is a fantasy role-playing game system that has been characterized as highly complex, with a large number of charts and tables to be consulted for every action. Character creation and development ''Rolemaster'' characters have ten attributes such as physical strength, memory, self-discipline, and agility with scores between 1 and 100. These scores can be determined either through a point-buy system or randomly. Each attribute is then used to relevant skill bonuses. Skills are purchased in Ranks; the more ranks a character has in a skill, the more able they are at actions covered by that skill. Task resolution When a player wishes to attempt an action, the player rolls percentile dice, applies relevant modifiers, and looks the result up on the appropri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Crown Enterprises
Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) is a publishing company that has produced role playing, board, miniature, and collectible card games since 1980. Many of ICE's better-known products were related to J. R. R. Tolkien's world of Middle-earth, but the ''Rolemaster'' rules system, and its science-fiction equivalent, ''Space Master'', have been the foundation of ICE's business. History Early years and ''Rolemaster'' Pete Fenlon was running a six-year ''Dungeons & Dragons'' campaign set in Middle-earth while he was attending college in the late 1970s, when he started developing unique house rules with S. Coleman Charlton and Kurt Fischer (game designer), Kurt Fischer. When most of them graduated from the University of Virginia in 1980, they wanted to make a business out of their special game rules, so they founded Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE), named after a regalia from Middle-earth. Aside from Fenlon and Charlton, ICE originally included Rick Britton, Richard H. Britton, Terry K. Amthor, Bru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Power (game Designer)
Matthew "Matt" Power (October 22, 1974 – March 10, 2014) was an American journalist. Early life and education Power was born October 22, 1974, in Middlebury, Vermont and grew up in nearby Cornwall. His mother was Jane Steele. His father was John Power. He had two sisters, Julie Ruppert and Elizabeth Robison. Power studied at Middlebury College and at Columbia University. He left Columbia before graduating to intern at ''Harper's Magazine''. Career Power worked both as a print and broadcast journalist. His work appeared in such periodicals as '' GQ'', ''Harper's Magazine'', ''Men's Journal'', ''National Geographic'', and ''The New York Times''. His articles were also collected in annual anthologies such as '' Best American Travel Writing'' and ''Best American Spiritual Writing'', and he was a three-time finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists in international reporting. Additionally, WNYC noted Power "was considered one of the most vibrant, young voices in pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Roberts (artist)
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Tony Roberts may refer to: *Tony Roberts (actor) (1939–2025), American actor * Tony Roberts (author), British author of the Casca series of fantasy novels since 2006 *Tony Roberts (footballer) (born 1969), Welsh football player *Tony Roberts (historian), Australian historian * Tony Roberts (poet) (born 1949), British poet * Tony Roberts (racing driver) (1938–2001), winner of the 1969 Bathurst 500 * Tony Roberts (sportscaster) (1928–2023), American sports announcer * Tony T. Roberts (born 1963), American stand-up comedian and actor See also *Anthony Roberts (other) Anthony Roberts (born 1970) is an Australian politician. Anthony Roberts may also refer to: * Anthony Roberts (basketball) (1955–1997), American basketball player * Anthony Roberts (cricketer) (born 1962), South African cricketer * Anthony E. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 & Dragons'' modules ''Dark Tower (module), Dark Tower'' and ''Caverns of Thracia'' for Judges Guild; the development and design of conversions on games such as ''Pac-Man'' and ''Donkey Kong'' for Coleco's ColecoVision, home arcade video game system; and more recent design work, including the ''Age of Empires'' series, ''Quake II'', and ''Quake III Arena''. One of her best known works as a fantasy artist is the cover illustration for TSR, Inc., TSR's ''Dragon Mountain (Dungeons & Dragons), Dragon Mountain'' Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons), adventure. Raised and educated mostly in southern Michigan, Jaquays and friends were early adopters of the ''D&D'' game, starting a game club which published a role playing fandom newsletter ''The Dungeoneer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow World (role-playing Game)
''Shadow World'' is a high fantasy campaign setting situated on the fictional planet of Kulthea. Originally produced for the Rolemaster role-playing game system, Shadow World is fairly compatible with other d100 games such as High Adventure Role Playing (HARP), Middle-earth Role Playing (MERP) or Against the Darkmaster. The setting blends traditional fantasy elements, such as elves, dwarves, and magic, with science fiction, including such elements as space and time travel, and, to a degree, futuristic technology. As with Rolemaster and HARP, Shadow World is owned by Iron Crown Enterprises (often referred to as I.C.E.). It was maintained by the primary author of the setting, Terry K. Amthor of Eidolon Studio (who also holds the trademark for Shadow World, and copyrights for non-gaming fiction related to the world), until his death. Themes ''Shadow World'' is a fantasy and science fiction environment that deals with a number of topics, including the path of the hero, in a fan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Games International
''Computer Games Magazine'' was a monthly computer and console gaming print magazine, founded in October 1988 as the United Kingdom publication ''Games International''. During its history, it was known variously as ''Strategy Plus'' (October 1990, Issue 1) and ''Computer Games Strategy Plus'', but changed its name to ''Computer Games Magazine'' after its purchase by theGlobe.com. When it closed down in April 2007, it held the record for the second-longest-running print magazine dedicated exclusively to computer games with 197 issues, behind only ''Computer Gaming World''. In 1998 and 2000, it was the United States' third-largest magazine in this field. History The magazine's original editor-in-chief, Brian Walker, sold ''Strategy Plus'' to the United States retail chain Chips & Bits in 1991. Based in Vermont and owned by Tina and Yale Brozen, Chips & Bits retitled ''Strategy Plus'' to ''Computer Games Strategy Plus'' after the purchase. Its circulation rose to around 130,000 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey To The Magic Isle
''Journey to the Magic Isle'' is a 1989 role-playing game supplement for ''Rolemaster'' published by Iron Crown Enterprises. Contents ''Journey to the Magic Isle'' is a supplement in which the setting is an island near a treacherous Essence flow. Publication history ''Journey to the Magic Isle'' was written by Timothy Taylor (game designer), Timothy Taylor, with a cover by Tony Roberts (artist), Tony Roberts, and illustrations by Harry Quinn (artist), Harry Quinn, and was published by Iron Crown Enterprises in 1989 as a 64-page book. Reception Oliver Johnson reviewed four supplements for RoleMaster set in Shadow World (role-playing game), Shadow World at the same time, in the August 1989 issue (#8) of ''Games International'' magazine: ''Journey to the Magic Isle'', ''Demons of the Burning Night'', ''Quellbourne: Land of the Silver Mist'', and ''Tales of the Loremasters''. Collectively, he concluded "too much of it is of the ‘seen it and done it all before’ variety" and that "Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Of The Silver Mist
Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of Earth not submerged by the ocean or another body of water. It makes up 29.2% of Earth's surface and includes all continents and islands. Earth's land surface is almost entirely covered by regolith, a layer of Rock (geology), rock, soil, and minerals that forms the outer part of the Earth's crust, crust. Land plays an important role in Earth's climate system, being involved in the carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, and water cycle. One-third of land is covered in trees, another third is used for agriculture, and one-tenth is covered in permanent snow and glaciers. The remainder consists of desert, savannah, and prairie. Land terrain varies greatly, consisting of mountains, deserts, plains, plateaus, glaciers, and other landforms. In physical geology, the land is divided into two major categories: Mountain ranges and relatively flat interiors called cratons. Both form over millions of years through p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
