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John Scott Tynes
John Scott Tynes (born 1971) is an American writer best known for his work on role-playing games such as ''Unknown Armies'', '' Delta Green'', '' Puppetland'', and for his company, Tynes Cowan Corporation. Under its imprint, Pagan Publishing, Tynes Cowan Corp. produces third-party books for the '' Call of Cthulhu'' role-playing game under license from Chaosium as well as fiction and non-fiction books under its imprint, Armitage House. Career John Tynes founded Pagan Publishing in 1990 at the age of 19 in Columbia, Missouri, with a volunteer staff. Tynes founded Pagan's '' The Unspeakable Oath'' magazine. Dennis Detwiller reached out to Tynes after seeing an issue of ''The Unspeakable Oath'', and then began volunteering with Pagan. Tynes designed the board game '' Creatures & Cultists''. Tynes began working at Wizards of the Coast in May 1994, when Jonathan Tweet was the new role-playing game department lead. Tynes was the first content lead on the '' Magic: The Gathering'' t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Scott Tynes, Imagine Cup Competition Manager, Microsoft (cropped)
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Tweet
Jonathan Tweet (born 1965) is an American game designer who has been involved in the development of the role-playing games ''Ars Magica'', '' Everway'', '' Over the Edge'', ''Talislanta'', the third edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and '' 13th Age'', and the collectible miniatures game '' Dreamblade''. In 2015 Tweet released '' Grandmother Fish'', a full-color, full-sized book about evolution aimed at preschoolers. In 2018 Tweet released ''Clades'' and ''Clades Prehistoric'', two card games for children and adults which demonstrate the concept of a clade. Early life Native to Rock Island, Illinois, Tweet is the son of Roald Tweet, an Augustana College professor emeritus and local historian, and Margaret Tweet. Jonathan Tweet started playing ''D&D'' in the 1970s, when his father gave him his first ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game. He then formed his own gaming group by recruiting classmates. Tweet graduated from Rock Island High School class valedictorian in 1983. He majored in ps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D20 System
The d20 System is a role-playing game system published in 2000 by Wizards of the Coast, originally developed for the Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition, 3rd edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The system is named after the Dice#Common variations, 20-sided dice which are central to the core mechanics of many actions in the game. Much of the d20 System was released as the System Reference Document (SRD) under the Open Game License (OGL) as Open gaming, Open Game Content (OGC), which allows commercial and non-commercial publishers to release modifications or supplements to the system without paying for the use of the system's associated intellectual property, which is owned by Wizards of the Coast. The original impetus for the open licensing of the d20 System involved the economics of producing role-playing games (RPGs). Game supplements suffered significantly more diminished sales over time than the core books required to play the game. Ryan Dancey, Brand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feng Shui (role-playing Game)
''Feng Shui'' is a martial arts-themed role-playing game, designed by Robin Laws, published first by Daedalus Entertainment and now by Atlas Games. The game shares its setting with the collectible card game '' Shadowfist''. The system is simple, with most detail being in the game's combat system. Combat is made to flow quickly, moving from one action scene to another very quickly. It was inspired and based on Hong Kong style action movies. The characters begin at a high level of skill, as appropriate for protagonists in the source films. After a successful Kickstarter, Atlas Games released a Second Edition of Feng Shui in late 2015, on the eve of the game's 20th anniversary of publication. Overview The name ''Feng Shui'' refers to one of the central themes of the game: those who control places with powerful Feng Shui control the world. These people find that events go in their favour more often than would be explained by chance. The outcomes of all major historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Laws
Robin D. Laws (born October 14, 1964 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian writer and game designer who lives in Toronto, Canada. He is the author of a number of novels and role-playing games as well as an anthologist. Career Robin D. Laws has been a professional game designer and an author since the early 1990s. Game designer Robin D. Laws has been playing role-playing games since he was a teenager and has worked as a game designer since the early 1990s. John Nephew of Atlas Games convinced Jonathan Tweet to publish a game which he had been writing about in '' Alarums & Excursions''; Laws corresponded with Tweet about the game in ''A&E'' and when the game was being works on for publication Laws made contributions to the game as well, the result of which was '' Over the Edge'' (1992). Daedalus Games got its start when Laws came to Jose Garcia in 1993 with an idea for a role-playing game based on Hong Kong action cinema; while Garcia liked the idea, his first priority wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hogshead Publishing
Hogshead Publishing was a British game company that produced role-playing games and game supplements. History In October 1994, James Wallis founded Hogshead Publishing, a company which specialised in role-playing and storytelling games. Wallis based the company in the UK, and got a license from Phil Gallagher at Games Workshop to publish books for ''Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay''. Wallis and Andrew Rilstone changed the name of the magazine ''Inter*action'' to '' Interactive Fantasy'' due to trademark concerns beginning with its second issue, which was also Hogshead's first publication; the magazine only lasted two more issues after that. ''Warhammer'' sold well, but Hogshead had problems with their distributor, and Wallis had to let go of all the company's staff. By the end of 1997, cashflow had improved so Wallis moved the company to an office, and hired Matthew Pook. Phil Masters contributed adventures to Hogshead Publishing's licensed version of ''Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlas Games
Atlas Games is a company which publishes role-playing games, board games and card games. Its founder and current president is John Nephew. History When Atlas Games did not have the finances to publish '' On the Edge'' (1994), they partnered with Jerry Corrick and Bob Brynildson and formed a new corporation called Trident, Inc. to publish the game. Eventually Atlas subsumed into Trident; Brynildson, Corrick, and their store - The Source Comics & Games - continued to support Atlas with their business experience and perspective. The company published the periodical '' EdgeWork'' for four issues. Games published Role-playing games * ''Ars Magica'' (The 5th edition won the 2004 Origins Award for Best Role-Playing Game.) * ''Feng Shui'' (The 2nd edition won the Gold ENnie Awards in 2016 for ''Best Rules'' and ''Best Setting''.) * '' Furry Pirates (Swashbuckling Adventure in the Furry Age of Piracy)'' * ''Magical Kitties Save the Day'' * ''Northern Crown'' * '' Over the Edge'' * '' Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over The Edge (game)
''Over the Edge'' is a surreal role-playing game of secrets and conspiracies, taking place on the mysterious Island of Al Amarja. It was created by Jonathan Tweet with Robin Laws, and published by Atlas Games. ''Over The Edge'' departed from the model of predefined character attributes and skills, in favour of player-chosen traits; and was among the first to be based on the dice pool, where the number of dice rolled, rather than how they are interpreted, is determined by the characters' abilities. Both ''Over the Edge'' and '' Vampire: The Masquerade'' were based upon a project between Jonathan Tweet and Mark Rein·Hagen which followed their development of ''Ars Magica'' for Lion Rampant. They share the concept of a dice pool, which they presumably inherit from that initial design. This game mechanic had previously been seen in West End Games' ''Ghostbusters'' and ''Star Wars,'' and FASA's Shadowrun roleplaying games. While ''Vampire'' has achieved far more popularity, ''Ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Stolze
Greg Stolze (born 1970) is an American game designer, writer and novelist, whose work has mainly focused on writing for role-playing games and related intellectual properties. Career Stolze began his career writing role playing games professionally when he was chosen by Jonathan Tweet to write for the '' Everway'' storytelling game; the ''Spherewalker Sourcebook'' was Stolze's first full-length RPG book. Subsequently, he was commissioned to write the original ''Usagi Yojimbo Roleplaying Game''. Stolze had met John Scott Tynes when they collaborated with Robin Laws to write ''Wildest Dreams'' (1993), a supplement for Tweet's '' Over the Edge''. Stolze and Tynes later co-designed the roleplaying game '' Unknown Armies''; Stolze helped write the mechanics for the game, based on a setting Tynes had been developing for a few years. Although Atlas Games expressed interest in ''Unknown Armies'', Tynes chose to go with Archon Games. Then, Tynes and Stolze learned that founder Lisa Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countdown
A countdown is a sequence of backward counting to indicate the time remaining before an event is scheduled to occur. NASA commonly employs the terms "L-minus" and "T-minus" during the preparation for and anticipation of a rocket launch, and even "E-minus" for events that involve spacecraft that are already in space, where the "T" could stand for "Test" or "Time", and the "E" stands for "Encounter", as with a comet or some other space object, like a spacecraft. Other events for which countdowns are commonly used include the detonation of an explosive, the start of a race, the start of the New Year, or any anxiously anticipated event. An early use of a countdown once signaled the start of a Cambridge University rowing race. One of the first known associations with rockets was in the 1929 German science fiction movie ''Frau im Mond'' (English: ''Woman in the Moon'') written by Thea von Harbou and directed by Fritz Lang in an attempt to increase the drama of the launch sequence o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Scott Glancy
Adam Scott Glancy is an author and game designer known for co-developing ''Delta Green'', as well as penning game settings, source books, short fiction, and essays related to the H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos. Career Adam Scott Glancy, with John Scott Tynes and Dennis Detwiller, developed the ''Delta Green'' (1996) supplement to '' Call of Cthulhu'' for Pagan Publishing Pagan Publishing is a role-playing game publishing company founded by John Scott Tynes in 1990. It began by publishing a '' Call of Cthulhu'' role-playing game fanzine, '' The Unspeakable Oath''. In 1994, the company moved from Columbia, Missouri ...; they grew their setting further in 1999 with ''Delta Green: Countdown''. On January 1, 2001, Tynes advised his partners that he was leaving the roleplaying industry, and Glancy became the president of Pagan Publishing. Eos Press published a d20 version of ''Delta Green'' (2007) with Glancy, and were able to use the Pagan Publishing trademark. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
