▁chosen ▁profession , ▁he ▁was ▁l ured ▁away ▁by ▁the ▁art istic ▁and ▁cre ative ▁freedom ▁offered ▁by ▁P all ad ium ▁Books . ▁While ▁there , ▁Long ▁built ▁his ▁reputation ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁ill ust rat ors ▁in ▁the ▁role - play ing ▁industry . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁having ▁created ▁the ▁dynamic ▁look ▁of ▁various ▁characters , ▁vehicles , ▁and ▁equipment ▁in ▁R ifts , ▁he ▁co - author ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁P all ad ium ▁R PG ▁titles . ▁However , ▁Long ▁left ▁P all ad ium ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁for ▁un spec ified ▁reasons . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁R aven ▁Software ▁h ired ▁Long ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 - D ▁artist . ▁He ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁graphics ▁in ▁H ex en ▁II : ▁Portal ▁of ▁Pra ev us ▁( 1 9 9 8 ), ▁Her etic ▁II ▁( 1 9 9 8 ), ▁Sold ier ▁of ▁Fort une ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁Vo y ager ▁– ▁El ite ▁Force ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁Sold ier ▁of ▁Fort une ▁II : ▁Double ▁Hel ix ▁( 2 0 0 2 ), ▁and ▁Qu ake ▁ 4 ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Long ▁was ▁the ▁Art ▁Le ad ▁on ▁Wolf en stein . ▁ ▁Ro le - play ing ▁game ▁cred its ▁ ▁Works ▁are ▁listed ▁in ▁order ▁of