Alan Pollack (born 1964 in

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...

) is an American artist whose work has appeared in

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 ...

Works

Alan Pollack produced interior illustrations for many ''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (T ...

'' books and '' Dragon'' magazine since 1994, and did the covers for ''

Shaman Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a Spirit world (Spiritualism), spirit world through Altered state of consciousness, altered states of consciousness, such as tranc ...

'' (1995), ''

Chronomancer Chronomancy is divination of the best time to do something, the determination of lucky and unlucky days, especially popular in ancient China. The term "chronomancy", stemming from the Greek word ''chronos'' (meaning ''time''), and the word ''mante ...

'' (1995), ''

Avengers in Lankhmar ''Avengers in Lankhmar'' is an adventure for the 2nd edition of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Plot summary ''Avengers in Lankhmar'' is an adventure in which the player characters, and three competitor teams of n ...

'' (1995), '' Netheril: Empire of Magic'' (1996), ''

Mind Lords of the Last Sea ''Mind Lords of the Last Sea'' is an accessory for the 2nd edition of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, published in 1996. Contents ''Mind Lords of the Last Sea'' is part of the "Wanderer's Chronicles" line for the Da ...

'' (1996), '' Hellbound: The Blood War'' (1996), ''Servants of Darkness'' (1998), and ''Cormanthyr: Empire of the Elves'' (1998). He has also produced artwork for other games such as '' Werewolf: The Apocalypse'' ( White Wolf) and ''

Shadowrun ''Shadowrun'' is a science fantasy tabletop role-playing game set in an alternate future in which cybernetics, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy and crime, with occasional elements of conspi ...

'' (

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). He has also illustrated cards for the ''

Magic: The Gathering ''Magic: The Gathering'' (colloquially known as ''Magic'' or ''MTG'') is a Tabletop game, tabletop and Digital collectible card game, digital Collectible card game, collectable card game created by Richard Garfield. Released in 1993 by Wizards ...

'' collectible card game. Aside from TSR and

Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games. It is currently a subsidi ...

, Pollack has also worked for Del-Rey, ROC, Tor Books, Baen Books, and Upper Deck.

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1964 births Artists from New Jersey Living people Role-playing game artists {{D&D-stub