Dave Allsop is a

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game designer and artist for

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and

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Career

Dave Allsop developed the role-playing game ''

SLA Industries ''SLA Industries'' (pronounced "slay") is a role-playing game first published in 1993 by Nightfall Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The game is set in a dystopian far-flung future in which the majority of the known universe is either owned or indire ...

'' (1993); the Scottish company

Nightfall Games Nightfall Games is a United Kingdom based role-playing game publishing company notable for publishing '' SLA Industries'' and The Terminator RPG. History Nightfall Games was founded by Dave Allsop, Anne Boylan and Jared Earle in April 1993 in ...

was founded to publish the game.

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later bought ''SLA Industries'', but then returned the rights to Nightfall, and they then licensed it to

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 ba ...

; in 2002, Hogshead closed down and returned ''SLA Industries'' to Allsop. Allsop was by then the flatmate of

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, and they formed a new role-playing company in 2003 called

Cubicle 7 Entertainment Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd is an Ireland, Irish games company that creates and publishes tabletop games. Best known for its ''Doctor Who'' and ''Lord of the Rings'' games, Cubicle 7 offers titles covering a range of licensed and self-developed p ...

. Allsop started work on a new release of ''SLA Industries'', but in the Fall of 2004 Allsop pulled out of Cubicle 7 to explore other opportunities. In 2005, Allsop, with Adrian Bott, produced ''The Book of Unremitting Horror'', a book of monsters for the

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, published by

Pelgrane Press Pelgrane Press Ltd is a British role-playing game (pen and paper), role-playing game publishing company based in London and founded in 1999. It is co-owned by Simon J Rogers and Cat Tobin. It currently produces GUMSHOE System RPGs, ''13th Age'', ...

. Allsop returned to Cubicle 7 in 2007 to work as the line editor for ''SLA Industries'', which started publishing new releases again in 2011. He is known for his work on the '' Magic: The Gathering'' collectible card game. He has also contributed art to the digital collectible card game ''

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''. His ''

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'' work includes interior art for ''

Eberron Campaign Setting ''Eberron Campaign Setting'' is a hardcover accessory for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents The ''Eberron Campaign Setting'' book introduces Eberron, and provides the core campaign setting, incl ...

'' (2004), ''Monster Manual III'' (2004), ''

Expedition to Castle Ravenloft ''Expedition to Castle Ravenloft'' is a module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') role-playing game, released in October 2006 by Wizards of the Coast. Contents ''Expedition to Castle Ravenloft'' is a 226-page hardcover book, released a ...

'' (2006), ''

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'' (2006), '' Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells'' (2006), '' Fantastic Locations: City of Peril'' (2007), ''Monster Manual V'' (2007), ''

An Adventurer's Guide to Eberron ''An Adventurer's Guide to Eberron'' is a supplement to the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. Contents ''An Adventurer's Guide to Eberron'' is an accessory for the Eberron setting that is an illustrated 64-page visu ...

'' (2008), the fourth edition ''

Monster Manual The ''Monster Manual'' (''MM'') is the primary bestiary sourcebook for monsters in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game, first published in 1977 by TSR. The ''Monster Manual'' was the first hardcover ''D&D'' book and ...

'' (2008), the fourth edition ''

Manual of the Planes The ''Manual of the Planes'' (abbreviated MoP) is a manual for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. This text addresses the planar cosmology of the game universe. The original book (for use with ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 1st Edit ...

'' (2008), ''

Demon Queen's Enclave ''Demon Queen's Enclave'' is the second part of a three-part series of Adventure (role-playing games), adventures belonging to the 4th edition ''Dungeons & Dragons'' concept of Points of Light (Dungeons & Dragons), Points of Light, a loosely co ...

'' (2008), '' Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons'' (2009), and '' Martial Power II'' (2010). Allsop was the concept artist for One Thumb Mobile, for their game ''Celtic Heroes'', from 2012 to 2015. He returned to freelance work in February 2015.

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