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David Conyers

2006-02-18T15:39:33Z

Manethon17:

[[Image:david-conyers.jpg|thumb|David Conyers, ''Call of Cthulhu'' author & artist.]]
'''David Conyers''', ''born Sydney, Australia, May 30th 1971. Writer, illustrator and editor.''

An Australian author whose childhood was spent in Oxford in the United Kingdom and the Adelaide Hills. He moved to Melbourne in his late teenage years and attended the University of Melbourne where he completed a degree in Civil Engineering in 1993. Once qualified he worked across Australia on several remote outback construction projects including a foundations project for a casino in Melbourne, a pipeline in the Pilbara, and a mining processing plant in central Western Australia.

In 1995 David travelled to Africa with fellow writer [[David Witteveen]] visiting Zimbabwe, Zambia and Kenya. His exposure to African culture and thier vastly different standards of living had a profound influence on his writing ever since.

In the mid to late 1990s David transitioned from engineering to marketing communications. He married in 2003 and moved to Adelaide with his wife in 2005.

David’s first published Call of Cthulhu scenario was [[Devil%27s Children]], Pagan Publishing’s first professionally bound full colour-cover book, co-written with David Witteveen and David Godley, and released in 1993. It was during this period that he wrote and presented Call of Cthulhu supplements at Melbourne gaming conventions with fellow writers [[Richard Watts]], [[Mark Morrison]], Penelope Love and [[David Witteveen]].

David returned to writing in the early 2000s. He had his first gaming article published in The Black Seal in 2003 and his first Chaosium publication “Darkest Calling” in [[The Stars Are Right! Second Edition|The Stars Are Right!]] in 2004. His next project for Chaosium was to expand Keith Herber’s original [[Spawn of Azathoth Second Edition|Spawn of Azathoth]] campaign. He is the author of the scenario “Beyond the Edges” appearing in ''Secrets of San Francisco''.

As an illustrator for the game David has produced maps and artwork for the supplements [[The Stars Are Right! Second Edition|The Stars Are Right!]], [[Spawn of Azathoth Second Edition|Spawn of Azathoth]], [[Secrets of New York|Secrets of New York]], ''[[Miskatonic University, CoC supplement|Miskatonic University]]'' and ''Secrets of San Francisco''.

Apart from ''The Black Seal'', Call of Cthulhu magazines that have featured his work include ''Book of Dark Wisdom'', ''The Whisperer'' and ''Worlds of Cthulhu''. He collaborated on several of these articles with the Mythos authors [[William Jones]] and Daniel Harms, amongst others.

A speculative fiction author, David also writes tales of the Cthulhu Mythos. His first publication was “Screaming Crawler” in 2003 appearing in the first issue of ''Dreaming in R’lyeh'' and his first professional sale was “Vanishing Curves” appearing in the Book of Dark Wisdom in 2004. Other Mythos fiction has appeared in the anthologies ''Horrors Beyond'', ''Cthulhu Express'', ''Hardboiled Cthulhu'' and ''Arkham Tales''. Many of David’s fictional creations appear in his gaming supplements and vis versa. In 2004 David joined the staff of the ''Book of Dark Wisdom'' as the magazine’s first Associate Editor.

David’s contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos include the Arabian Nights style tome ''The Masked Messenger'', and the ongoing fiction character [[Major Harrison Peel]].

== External Links ==

[http://www.freewebs.com/david_conyers/ David Conyers official website]

[http://www.darkwisdom.com/darkwisdom.htm Book of Dark Wisdom]

[http://www.templeofdagon.com/writers/david-conyers/ Temple of Dagon (online Cthulhu Mythos fiction)]

[[Category:Writers|Conyers, David]]
[[Category:YSDC:Staff|Conyers, David]]

Miskatonic University (Supplement)

2006-02-18T15:36:51Z

Manethon17: /* Back Cover Text */

==Details==

'''Publisher:''' [[Chaosium]]

'''Product Code:''' 2389

'''Publishing Year:''' 2005

'''Pages:''' 256

'''Cover Price:''' $29.95

'''Authors:''' [[Sam Johnson]], with [[Sandy Antunes]], [[Richard Watts]], [[Keith Herber]], [[Alan Matthews]], [[Chris Tutt]], [[Doyle Taverner]], [[Lynn Willis]], and dyvers hands

'''Artists:''' [[Philip R. Rogers]] (cover painting), [[David Grilla]], [[Alex Thomas]], [[Paul Carrick]], and [[Tom Kalichak]]

'''Interior maps:''' [[David Conyers]]

'''Project and Editorial:''' [[Lynn Willis]]

'''Design and Layout:''' [[Deborah Jones]], [[William Jones]], and [[Charlie Krank]]

'''Cover Design:''' [[Charlie Krank]]

'''Chaosium is:''' [[Lynn Willis]], [[Charlie Krank]], [[Dustin Wright]], [[Fergie]] & various odd critters

'''Setting(s):''' [[1920s]]

'''Format:''' Softcover

==Contents==

'''Contents:''' Introduction, Miskatonic University, People on Campus, Getting an Education, Miskatonic Secrets, [[A Little Knowledge]], Appendices

'''Scenarios:''' [[A Little Knowledge]]

==Front Cover Text==
Dire Secrets & Campus Life

==Back Cover Text==
'''[[Miskatonic University]]''' is a small, seemingly typical New England college nestled in the bosom of conservative [[Arkham]], Massachusetts. A poor cousin to such hallowed institutions as Harvard, [[Brown University|Brown]], and Princeton, Miskatonic nonetheless offers coveted degrees in a wide variety of subjects and boasts high academic standards.
A quiet instituation of higher learning, Miskatonic serves as the home of many of [[H.P. Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft]]'s greatest protagonists, or as the staging ground for daring expeditions into the unknown.

As a symbol of reason, learning, and science, the school represents all that is good, true, and pure in modern civilization. Although Miskatonic is mentioned or figures prominently in most of the stories that form the backbone of the ''[[Call of Cthulhu (RPG)|Call of Cthulhu]]'' game, the college itself remains as ill-defined as many of beasties lurking in the pages of Lovecraft's fiction. While monsters that never shamble into view are often scarier than the ones we can see, Miskatonic University and the professors who walk its halls of ivy and alabaster are part of our normal waking world, and can therefore stand up to the light of day.

Who at Miskatonic can investigators count on to believe their outlandish tales? Just what secrets are and aren't kept in the world famous [[Orne Library]]? What might your investigator bump into while finding out? ''Miskatonic University'' offers some answers, scrutinizing familiar ground with a scientist's vision and a librarian's obsession with detail.

==Comments / Trivia==

==Links==
See also [[Miskatonic University]]

==Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only==
'''Players should not read any further.'''


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Miskatonic University (Supplement)

2006-02-18T15:35:54Z

Manethon17: /* Back Cover Text */

==Details==

'''Publisher:''' [[Chaosium]]

'''Product Code:''' 2389

'''Publishing Year:''' 2005

'''Pages:''' 256

'''Cover Price:''' $29.95

'''Authors:''' [[Sam Johnson]], with [[Sandy Antunes]], [[Richard Watts]], [[Keith Herber]], [[Alan Matthews]], [[Chris Tutt]], [[Doyle Taverner]], [[Lynn Willis]], and dyvers hands

'''Artists:''' [[Philip R. Rogers]] (cover painting), [[David Grilla]], [[Alex Thomas]], [[Paul Carrick]], and [[Tom Kalichak]]

'''Interior maps:''' [[David Conyers]]

'''Project and Editorial:''' [[Lynn Willis]]

'''Design and Layout:''' [[Deborah Jones]], [[William Jones]], and [[Charlie Krank]]

'''Cover Design:''' [[Charlie Krank]]

'''Chaosium is:''' [[Lynn Willis]], [[Charlie Krank]], [[Dustin Wright]], [[Fergie]] & various odd critters

'''Setting(s):''' [[1920s]]

'''Format:''' Softcover

==Contents==

'''Contents:''' Introduction, Miskatonic University, People on Campus, Getting an Education, Miskatonic Secrets, [[A Little Knowledge]], Appendices

'''Scenarios:''' [[A Little Knowledge]]

==Front Cover Text==
Dire Secrets & Campus Life

==Back Cover Text==
'''[[Miskatonic University]]''' is a small, seemingly typical New England college nestled in the bosom of conservative [[Arkham]], Massachusetts. A poor cousin to such hallowed institutions as Harvard, Brown, and Princeton, Miskatonic nonetheless offers coveted degrees in a wide variety of subjects and boasts high academic standards.
A quiet instituation of higher learning, Miskatonic serves as the home of many of [[H.P. Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft]]'s greatest protagonists, or as the staging ground for daring expeditions into the unknown.

As a symbol of reason, learning, and science, the school represents all that is good, true, and pure in modern civilization. Although Miskatonic is mentioned or figures prominently in most of the stories that form the backbone of the ''[[Call of Cthulhu (RPG)|Call of Cthulhu]]'' game, the college itself remains as ill-defined as many of beasties lurking in the pages of Lovecraft's fiction. While monsters that never shamble into view are often scarier than the ones we can see, Miskatonic University and the professors who walk its halls of ivy and alabaster are part of our normal waking world, and can therefore stand up to the light of day.

Who at Miskatonic can investigators count on to believe their outlandish tales? Just what secrets are and aren't kept in the world famous [[Orne Library]]? What might your investigator bump into while finding out? ''Miskatonic University'' offers some answers, scrutinizing familiar ground with a scientist's vision and a librarian's obsession with detail.

==Comments / Trivia==

==Links==
See also [[Miskatonic University]]

==Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only==
'''Players should not read any further.'''


Comment here to Keepers about this book.
Comments on specific Scenarios and Campaigns
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[[Category:CoC:Supplements]]
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Miskatonic University (Supplement)

2006-02-18T15:32:36Z

Manethon17: /* Back Cover Text */

==Details==

'''Publisher:''' [[Chaosium]]

'''Product Code:''' 2389

'''Publishing Year:''' 2005

'''Pages:''' 256

'''Cover Price:''' $29.95

'''Authors:''' [[Sam Johnson]], with [[Sandy Antunes]], [[Richard Watts]], [[Keith Herber]], [[Alan Matthews]], [[Chris Tutt]], [[Doyle Taverner]], [[Lynn Willis]], and dyvers hands

'''Artists:''' [[Philip R. Rogers]] (cover painting), [[David Grilla]], [[Alex Thomas]], [[Paul Carrick]], and [[Tom Kalichak]]

'''Interior maps:''' [[David Conyers]]

'''Project and Editorial:''' [[Lynn Willis]]

'''Design and Layout:''' [[Deborah Jones]], [[William Jones]], and [[Charlie Krank]]

'''Cover Design:''' [[Charlie Krank]]

'''Chaosium is:''' [[Lynn Willis]], [[Charlie Krank]], [[Dustin Wright]], [[Fergie]] & various odd critters

'''Setting(s):''' [[1920s]]

'''Format:''' Softcover

==Contents==

'''Contents:''' Introduction, Miskatonic University, People on Campus, Getting an Education, Miskatonic Secrets, [[A Little Knowledge]], Appendices

'''Scenarios:''' [[A Little Knowledge]]

==Front Cover Text==
Dire Secrets & Campus Life

==Back Cover Text==
'''[[Miskatonic University]]''' is a small, seemingly typical New England college nestled in the bosom of conservative [[Arkham]], Massachusetts. A poor cousin to such hallowed institutions as Harvard, Brown, and Princeton, Miskatonic nonetheless offers coveted degrees in a wide variety of subjects and boasts high academic standards.
A quiet instituation of higher learning, Miskatonic serves as the home of many of [[H. P. Lovecraft]]'s greatest protagonists, or as the staging ground for daring expeditions into the unknown.

As a symbol of reason, learning, and science, the school represents all that is good, true, and pure in modern civilization. Although Miskatonic is mentioned or figures prominently in most of the stories that form the backbone of the ''[[Call of Cthulhu]]'' game, the college itself remains as ill-defined as many of beasties lurking in the pages of Lovecraft's fiction. While monsters that never shamble into view are often scarier than the ones we can see, Miskatonic University and the professors who walk its halls of ivy and alabaster are part of our normal waking world, and can therefore stand up to the light of day.

Who at Miskatonic can investigators count on to believe their outlandish tales? Just what secrets are and aren't kept in the world famous [[Orne Library]]? What might your investigator bump into while finding out? ''Miskatonic University'' offers some answers, scrutinizing familiar ground with a scientist's vision and a librarian's obsession with detail.

==Comments / Trivia==

==Links==
See also [[Miskatonic University]]

==Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only==
'''Players should not read any further.'''


Comment here to Keepers about this book.
Comments on specific Scenarios and Campaigns
go on their respective pages.
Keep DISCUSSION on the talk page.

[[Category:CoC:Supplements]]
[[Category:CoC:Lovecraft Country]]
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