Campaign of the Month: August 2013
Dragons of Autumn
Credits
Code
Wolfhound Jack – Your CSS templates inspired me to improve my campaign site and hone my CSS skills.
Gaaran – Your work on Dark Queen of the West is impressive and your interactive map was the inspiration and source material for my own interactive map.
Kallak – Your code for the alternate character listing saved me loads of design time. Thanks!
Madartiste – Your code for renaming elements in the Navigation Tab bar was a big help and motivated me to design my nested tab containers. What started as a naming preference provided the inspiration for improving the navigation of my wiki. Thank you!
Images
Imagery is a powerful tool for creating memorable associations between what the players experience and the content of the campaign website. I scour the Internet trying to find high-quality representations of the content I relay to my players. If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then the visual art I include on the campaign website is my way of sharing something I find truly beautiful. I owe a lot to the artistic giants upon whose shoulders my website rests.
I try my very best to credit the artist for every image I use. If I use your work and your name is not listed, please let me know so I can tell everyone how awesome you are! If you prefer that I not use your image, again, let me know! Sure, I’ll be kicking stones over not using your awesome art, but I don’t want to rub anyone the wrong way.
Ertaç Altınöz – “Tas,” Digital Art
athirst4blood – “Dragon Attack,” Screenshot from Skyrim
Nick Barfuss – “Riverwind,” Unknown medium
Jules Breton – “Peasant Woman Threading a Needle,” Painting
Clyde Caldwell – “White Magic,” Oil painting
Anna Christenson – “Dwarf- Malia,” Unknown medium
Gustavo Cabral (Ciruelo) – “Dark Dsurion,” Unknown medium
Kim dong-hyuk – “Fantasy Load,” Illustration
Jeff Easley – “Odyssy of Gilthanas,” “Toede,” Unknown medium
Sean Eddingfield – “Dragon Sword,” Digital art
Larry Elmore – Various, Painting – The man. I’m very excited to see the new artbook. I wish I could make it to the bike ride on my Vespa! Congrats on the Kickstarter!
Markus Erdt – Untitled, Drawing on brown paper, dated July 17, 2012
Julius Gopez – Untitled from “Dragons of Spring Dawning,” Comic book
Heri Irawan – “Snooping,” Landscape
Jonik – “Dwarf Fortress,” Digital art
Boyd Kirkland and Mike Bundlie – Theros Ironfeld from “Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight,” Animated film
Sabine Klement – “Chade Fallstar,” Painting
Steve Kurth and Djoko Santiko of IFS – Various panels from “Dragons of Autumn Twilight,” Comic book
Barbara Leal-Juopperi – “Dragonlance Places – Skullcap,” Digital art
Grace Liu – “Arvos Jadestone,” Medium unknown
John Maclean – “Callanish Stones in snow,” Photograph
MG – “Dire Bear,” Concept art
Devvyn Murphy – “Green Mist,” Photograph
William O’Connor – Untitled, Dwarf Mage, Unknown medium
Bre Pettis – Untitled, Uranium marbles for MakerBot Industries, Photograph
ProdigyDuck – “Darkmantle,” Digital Art
Rayph – “Dwarf Invoker,” Digital Art
RedRo – “Delver on look out,” Sketch, (Colorization by Robert Kety)
JB Reynaud – “Human Rogue,” Digital art
Lina K. Ronnback – “Sleeping Dragon,” Drawing
Nickolas Russell – “Harsk,” Digital art (based on Wayne Reynolds’ Harsk)
Sanura35 (Lena) – “Bubble Brew,” Digital Art
ShortbowShinnon – “Mines of Moria LotR: War in the North Concept,” Medium unknown
Karl Simon – Untitled, “I did this one after reading some Lovecraft story,” Medium Unknown
Craig J. Spearing – Spellbook for Paizo, Digital art
Matthew Stawicki – “Dragons of Autumn Twilight,” Unknown medium
Telemachus Stavropoulos – “Ruins,” Icon
Przemyslaw Szymczak – “Fierce dwarves!,” Drawing
Christopher M. Tackett – “Gift of the Wyrmslayer,” Digital Art
Unknown Artist (Shae?) – Untitled, Bozak Draconian, Unknown medium
Unknown Photographer – “Foxtrot Charm” for Madewell, Photograph
Unknown Photographer – Snow-covered cabins at Valley Forge National Park, Photograph
The Weapons Emporium – “Late Roman Officer Jeweled Helmet,” Photograph
Andrew Whyte – “Mountain Plains,” Oil painting
Mark Winters – “Renegade Red Wizard,” Illustration
Zynga – “Camp Fire,” “English Tree House,” “Fall Log Cabin,” “Green Hill I,” and “Ice Castle,” Icon
Group Acknowledgements:
Lindsay Archer, Daniel Bryce, Dennis Cramer, Chris Dien, Jeff Easley (again!), Larry Elmore (again!), Matthew Faulkner, Emily Fiegenschuh, Lars Grant-West, Rebecca Guay, Alan Gutierrez, Heather Hudson, Dennis Kauth, Doug Kovacs, Ginger Kubic, John and Laura Lakely, Rob Lazzaretti, David Martin, Jennifer Meyer, Matthew Mitchell, Vinod Rams, Darrell Riche, Richard Sardinha, Brian Snoddy, Ron Spencer, and Chris Tackett (again!) – Your maps and illustrations make conceptualization of the Dragonlance universe possible.
Glen Angus, Carlo Arellano, Daren Bader, Tom Baxa, Carl Critchlow, Brian Despain, Tony Diterlizzi, Larry Elmore (like I said, he is the man!), Scott Fischer, Rebecca Guay (again!), Paul Jaquays, Michael Kaluta, Dana Knutson, Todd Lockwood, David Martin (again!), Matthew Mitchell (again!), Monte Moore, rk post, Steve Prescott, Adam Rex, Wayne Reynolds, Richard Sardinha (again!), Brian Snoddy (again!), Mark Tedin, and Anthony Waters – Your works bring shape, scope, and life to the monsters and creatures of our imagination
Inspiration
Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, and the fragmented remains of living flesh formerly known as TSR and WotC – Thank you for bringing the Dragonlance universe to the world. These novels were among the first books I read growing up. Discovering the 3e campaign settings has allowed me to play out my childhood fantasies.
Mary Kirchoff – The Defender’s of Magic trilogy is one of my favorite stories on Krynn!
Friends, Family, and other PCs – Thanks for keeping me excited to play!
Fans, Forum Members, and Wayward Googlers – Thanks for stopping by!
The Uninitiated – “One of us… One of us…”
Materials
Obsidian Portal, Micah, et al. – Thank you for creating this website! This resource is a true necessity for GM’s who take their game seriously.
Wizards of the Coast (Hasbro) – Thanks for keeping D&D alive!
Sovereign Press – Thanks for publishing the Dragonlance materials for 3e!
Dungeons and Dragons – Although you are not a formal entity, I must thank you for the great amount of joy you bring to my life.
Chessex – Mats, Dice, and overall bad-assery. Your products keep everyone in the campaign on the same mental page during combat!
Dragonlance Nexus – Everything you wanted to know about the Dragonlance universe, and more!
Dwarven Forge – Congrats on the successful Kickstarter! I can’t wait to use your product to recreate some of the environments on Krynn.
The Hypertext d20 SRD – Every GM with a mobile or tablet owes you for defending them from the rules lawyers of the world.