Erik Mona(born April 1974)[1]is an American game designer who lives inSeattle, Washington.[2]
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| Born | Erik Mona April 1974 (age 50) Minnesota |
| Occupation | Game designer |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Role-playing games |
Career
editMona was the Managing Editor of issues 1 and 2 of theOerth Journal,an online publication devoted to theWorld of Greyhawkcampaign setting,and the Editor-in-Chief from issues 2–7.[3]Mona had the opportunity to talk to designers likeRobert Kuntzon the GreyTalk mailing list in 1990s, where Kuntz shared stories of the early days of theGreyhawkcampaigns.[4]: 242
Mona became the head publisher ofPaizoin April 2006.[5]Mona served as theeditor-in-chiefof theDungeons & Dragonsrole-playing gamemagazinesDragonbeginning in 2004 andDungeonfrom 2004 to 2006;[6]at the time, both magazines were published by Paizo until the license through Wizards of the Coast expired in September 2007.[citation needed]Mona and other editors at Paizo were fans of Greyhawk, and thus featured the setting inDragonandDungeonmagazines while Paizo was publishing the magazines.[4]: 25
He has edited, authored, and co-authored several products forD&D,including theLiving Greyhawk Gazetteer,[7]Faiths and Pantheons,[8]Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss,[9]Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk(a "solid hit" )[10]),Pathfinder Chronicles Campaign Setting,andArmies of the Abyss.[11][12][13]He maintained a blog called Lemuria Press,[14]and made his last post on Lemuria Press on December 25, 2012.[15]
References
edit- ^"Erik Mona discusses Planet Stories".BlogTalkRadio.com.April 2008.Retrieved3 January2018.
- ^"Erik Mona".Facebook.com.Retrieved2016-08-19.
- ^Various pages accessible fromRPGnet RPG Game Index: The Oerth Journal Magazine Cover Listing.Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^abShannon Appelcline (2011).Designers & Dragons.Mongoose Publishing.ISBN978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^"Erik Mona Promoted to Publisher of Paizo Publishing".Paizo.com.
- ^"Paizo Publishing Appoints Erik Mona Editor-In-Chief Of Dragon & Dungeon Magazine".Gamingreport.com. Archived fromthe originalon 2004-10-31.
- ^Bradford C. Walker (2002-08-05)."Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Capsule review)".RPGnet.Retrieved2008-11-22.
- ^Jeff Klingbeil (2002-11-29)."Faiths and Pantheons (Capsule review)".RPGnet.Archived fromthe originalon 2002-12-17.Retrieved2008-11-22.
- ^Christopher W. Richeson (2006-08-25)."Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss (Capsule review)".RPGnet.Retrieved2008-11-22.
- ^"RPGamer review".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-07-09.Retrieved2008-11-20.
- ^"Writing Credits".Pen & Paper RPG Database. Archived fromthe originalon 2005-02-19.
- ^"Goodreads: Erik Mona".Retrieved2008-11-20.
- ^Alan D. Kohler (2002-05-05)."Armies of the Abyss (Capsule review)".RPGnet.Retrieved2008-11-22.
- ^"lemuriapress - Profile".lemuriapress.livejournal.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-04-08.Retrieved2016-08-19.
- ^"Lemuria Press".lemuriapress.livejournal.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-08-16.Retrieved2016-08-19.