Monster Manual 2
''Monster Manual 2'' is a supplement to the 4th edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. Contents ''Monster Manual 2'' presents hundreds of monsters for ''D&D'' campaigns. Monsters such as centaurs and frost giants make their first 4th Edition appearance here. In addition, this book includes new monsters to challenge characters of heroic, paragon, and epic level. Publication history ''Monster Manual 2'' was written by Rob Heinsoo and Chris Sims, and published in 2009. The book features art by Dave Allsop, Zoltan Boros, Christopher Burdett, Brian Despain, Brian "Chippy" Dugan, Jesper Ejsing, Steve Ellis, Wayne England, Jason Engle, Adam Gillespie, Tomas Giorello, Lars Grant-West, Des Hanley, Ralph Horsley, Andrew Hou, Jeremy Jarvis, Bob Jordan, Todd Lockwood, Warren Mahy, James Nelson, William O'Connor, Steve Prescott, Vinod Rams, Chris Seaman, Gábor Szikszai, Mattias Tapia, Mark Tedin, Francis Tsai, Brian Valenzuela, Franz Vohwinkel, Eva Widermann, Eric ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Role-playing Game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, 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 these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making regarding character development. Actions taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal role-playing game system, system of rules and guidelines. There are several forms of role-playing games. The original form, sometimes called the tabletop role-playing game (TRPG), is conducted through discussion, whereas in live action role-playing game, live action role-playing (LARP), players physically perform their characters' actions.(Tychsen et al. 2006:255) "LARPs can be viewed as forming a distinct category of RPG because of two unique features: (a) The players physically embody their characters, and (b) the game takes place in a physica ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tomas Giorello
Tomas may refer to: People * Tomás (given name), a Spanish, Portuguese, and Gaelic given name * Tomas (given name), a Swedish, Dutch, and Lithuanian given name * Tomáš, a Czech and Slovak given name * Tomas (surname), a French and Croatian surname * Tomás (surname), a Spanish and Portuguese surname * Tomaš (surname), a Croatian surname * ''Tomas.'', taxonomic author abbreviation of Ruggero Tomaselli (1920–1982), Italian botanist Places * Tomaš, Croatia, a village near Bjelovar * Tomaș River, a tributary of the Gârbăul Mare River in Romania * Tomas District, Peru Other uses * Tropical Storm Tomas (other), numerous storms * ''Tomas'' (novel), 2009 novel by James Palumbo * Convento de Santo Tomás (Madrid) See also * Thomas (other) Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chris Seaman
Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name *Chris Abani (born 1966), Nigerian author *Chris Abrahams (born 1961), Sydney-based jazz pianist *Chris Adams (other), multiple people *Chris Adcock (born 1989), English internationally elite badminton player *Chris Albright (born 1979), American former soccer player *Chris Alcaide (1923–2004), American actor *Chris Amon (1943–2016), former New Zealand motor racing driver *Chris Andersen (born 1978), American basketball player * Chris Anderson (other), multiple people *Chris Angel (wrestler) (born 1982), Puerto Rican professional wrestler *Chris Anker Sørensen (born 1984), Danish cycler *Chris Anstey (born 1975), Australian basketball player * Chris Anthony, American voice actress *Chris Antley (1966–2000), champion American jockey *Chris Archer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vinod Rams
Vinod Rams is an American artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. Early life and education Vinod Rams attended the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan. He did product design at the Franklin Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Career Vinod Rams did freelance fantasy art for Wizards of the Coast before working at Raven Software in Madison, Wisconsin. He did the cover and interior art for '' Dragonlance: The New Adventures''. He was an illustrator for various supplements to the '' Star Wars Roleplaying Game'', including ''Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds'', ''Galactic Campaign Guide'', ''Ultimate Adversaries'', and ''Jedi Academy Training Manual''. His work also includes the illustrations for the 2004 children's book ''Temple of the Dragon-slayer'', with text by Tim Waggoner Tim Waggoner is the author of numerous novels and short stories in the Fantasy, Horror, and Thriller genres. Education Waggoner graduated from Wright State University in 198 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Steve Prescott (artist)
Steve Prescott is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. Early life and education Steve Prescott grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and he graduated with a BFA in Illustration from Columbus College of Art and Design. Works Steve Prescott has produced interior illustrations for many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books and '' Dragon'' magazine, as well as cover art for books such as '' Fortress of the Yuan-Ti''. He has also produced artwork for other games such as Paizo Pathfinder, World of Warcraft TCG, '' Werewolf: The Apocalypse'' ( White Wolf) and ''Shadowrun'' (FASA Fasa ( fa, فسا, Fasā, also Romanized as Fassa) is a city and capital of Fasa County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 110,825, in 33,379 families. Fasa is the fourth most populous city of the province. The city dat ...). Most notable, he has worked on the popular collectible card game Magic: The Gathering since 2006 both in card art form as well as conceptual design. Refer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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William O'Connor (artist)
William Matthew O'Connor (September 22, 1970 – January 31, 2018) was an American artist whose work appeared in role-playing games, books, video games and concept art. Early life and education William O'Connor was born on Long Island, New York. He enrolled at the age of ten at the Huntington School of Fine Arts (HSFA), and after high school he attended Alfred University, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree cum laude in 1992. He also enrolled in illustration programs at the School of Visual Arts and Parsons School of Design in Manhattan. Works William O'Connor produced interior illustrations for many '' Dungeons & Dragons'' books from 1995, and also cover art for the ''Living Greyhawk Gazetteer'' (2000). He also produced artwork for other games including several game systems by White Wolf, such as ''Ars Magica'' and ''Trinity''. O'Connor produced a majority of the illustrations for the Star Wars ''New Essential Guide to Alien Species'' (2006). He also wrote ins ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jim Nelson (artist)
Jim Nelson is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. Career His ''Dungeons & Dragons'' work includes ''Races of Stone'' (2004), ''Races of Destiny'' (2004), ''Sandstorm'' (2005), ''Lords of Madness'' (2005), ''Stormwrack'' (2005), ''Player's Handbook II'' (2006), ''Monster Manual IV'' (2006), ''Complete Mage'' (2006), and the 4th edition ''Monster Manual'' (2008). He is known for his work on the ''Magic: The Gathering'' collectible card game. His art also appears in the digital collectible card game ''Hearthstone ''Hearthstone'' is a free-to-play online digital collectible card game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. Originally subtitled ''Heroes of Warcraft'', ''Hearthstone'' builds upon the existing lore of the ''Warcraft'' series by ...''. References External links Jim Nelson's website* Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Role-playing game artists Year of birth missing (living people) {{D&D-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Warren Mahy
Warren Mahy is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games and other fantasy works. Early life and education Warren was born in the small sea side town of Whakatane in New Zealand. He grew up surrounded by the wonders of the Pacific Ocean and the native New Zealand bush. This influenced his life towards a career in design and illustration. Career After finishing school Warren went on to complete a trade certificate in offset printing and then eventually found his way via an old school friend, Ben Wootten, to Weta Workshop Ltd where Ben and he were employed as concept designers during the Lord of the Rings, King Kong and Narnia films. Warren then freelanced from his studio/home in Tauranga working on storyboarding and illustrations for the RPG and Trading card industry. He currently works as a teacher for Graphic Designs at a secondary school. Warren has been a freelance concept designer, story board artist and production illustrator for the film, TV and gaming indus ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Todd Lockwood
Todd Wills Lockwood, (born July 9, 1957 in Boulder, Colorado, United States) is an American artist specializing in fantasy and science fiction illustration. He is best known for his work on the role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'', and for his covers for the books of R.A. Salvatore. His art has also appeared in books from Tor Books, DAW Books, and on magazine covers, including Satellite Orbit magazine in 1984-1985, ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', '' Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact'', ''Realms of Fantasy'', '' Dragon Magazine'', and ''Dungeon Magazine''. Biography Todd Lockwood was born in Boulder, Colorado. Lockwood received his education at The Art Institute of Colorado, in Denver, Colorado, and went to work immediately in the design and advertising world. Lockwood worked for a design agency for a year and a half, and won numerous awards in the Art Directors Club of New York's annual show. He then focused his career on illustration, doing freelance illustration fo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bob Jordan (artist)
Robert Jordan (1948–2007) was the American author of The Wheel of Time fantasy series. Robert Jordan, Bob Jordan, and Bobby Jordan may also refer to: Law *Robert H. Jordan (1916–1992), Georgia Supreme Court Justice *Robert Leon Jordan (born 1934), U.S. federal judge *Robert E. Jordan III (1936–2010), U.S. General Counsel of the Army *Robert W. Jordan (born 1945), American lawyer and diplomat Sports *Robert Jordan (baseball) (1867–1931), Negro leagues first baseman * Robert F. Jordan (1927–2004, Bobby), American bridge player * Robert Jordan (American football) (born 1986), free agent wide receiver Others *"Bob Jordan", (a pen name of Fletcher Hanks, 1889–1976), American cartoonist * Robert Furneaux Jordan (1905–1978), English architect, architectural critic and novelist *Bobby Jordan (1923–1965), American actor *Robert B. Jordan (1932–2020), lieutenant governor of North Carolina *Bob Jordan (newscaster) (born 1943), American television newscaster * Bob Jordan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jeremy Jarvis
Jeremy Jarvis is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games. Early life and education Jeremy Jarvis grew up in a small town in Alabama, and moved to New York City right after high school just before his eighteenth birthday. There, he attended Pratt Institute as a Fine Arts major, graduating Summa Cum Laude. His work has been included in The Spectrum Awards and The Society of Illustrators' Annual Exhibition. Works Jeremy Jarvis produced interior illustrations for many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books and '' Dragon'' magazine, as well as cover art for ''Stormwrack ''Stormwrack'' is a supplemental source-book for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents The book has detailed information and descriptions on various types of both realistic and fantastical watery env ...'' (2005). He has also produced artwork for other games including ''Werewolf: The Apocalypse'' (White Wolf Publishing) and ''Iron Heroes'' (Malhavoc Press). He also ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andrew Hou
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the el, Ἀνδρέας, ''Andreas'', itself related to grc, ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew. Popularity Australia In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. Canada Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for male ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |