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Thomas Baxa

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and Tom Baxa tie together this aesthetic-first high concept ... the art of Brom and Baxa distills and transmits the themes of the setting without players having to read a single word of the boxed set. ... Baxa's interiors add to this a jagged, mutated sensibility. Together, fix the world of Athas as
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blasted, red, parched, sweaty, and hostile in the minds of players."
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Tom Baxa has continued to produce interior illustrations for many
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Tom Baxa grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. He enrolled at
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Baxa was the Artist Guest of Honor for Gen Con Indy 2010.
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Tom Baxa

Gen Con
American
Fantasy art
role-playing games
Northern Illinois University
Mark Nelson
Dungeons & Dragons
Dragon
Realmspace
Greyspace
Swamplight
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness
Palladium Books
Torg
West End Games
GURPS
Steve Jackson Games
Shadowrun
Earthdawn
FASA Corporation
Magic: The Gathering
Dark Sun
Gerald Brom
"About Me"
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