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Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed

* Play The Severed Oath at Gen Con So Cal—October 14, 2004
Game designer Sean Reynolds is running The Severed Oath Arcana Unearthed adventure at Gen Con So Cal on Saturday, December 4, from 4 to 8 p.m. See the event listing at the Gen Con website.

* The Severed Oath Free Adventure—September 30, 2004
"This adventure, which debuted as a tournament at Gen Con Indy 2004, is designed for 5th-level characters using the Monte Cook’s Arcana Unearthed variant player’s handbook...."

* Arcana Unearthed Wins Best d20 Game Award—August 12, 2004
"Sue and I are proud to announce that Malhavoc Press won three 2004 Gen Con & EN World d20 System Awards last week at the Gen Con Game Fair—including the coveted Best d20 Game Gold Award for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. (And check out the Line of Sight for a little about our annual tournament.)"

* Happy Birthday Arcana Unearthed!—August 12, 2004
"We were delighted to hear from many of you who frequent our official fan site, diamondthrone.com, about how you've been using Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed in your games. Now that the book is one year old, it's high time we found out how your campaigns are going. Take a look at the latest respondants in our players spotlight page."

* Variant Player's Handbook Earns 2 ENnie Nominations!—August 5, 2004
"The ENnie nominations are out! Find out about Malhavoc Press' three nominations right here, including two for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. Keep checking back at EN World, too, because soon you will be able to vote for all your favorite nominated game products."

* Free Adventure!—July 1, 2004
"This week we've got a great new free adventure for fans of Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. Mike Mearls presents 'The Thrice-Cursed Crown,' the story of an ancient artifact that has brought woe and ruin to all who have claimed it...."

* Arcana Unearthed Now Available as a Single PDF—June 17, 2004
"Many of you have told us that you really want the whole variant player's handbook book in electronic form...."

* Eldritch Might Spell List for Arcana Unearthed—April 29, 2004
"’By popular demand, we’ve taken spells from The Complete Book of Eldritch Might to offer here in spell list form fully compatible with Monte Cook’s Arcana Unearthed...."

* Pen & Paper Fan Award—April 22, 2004
We're proud to announce that Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed won the 2003 Pen & Paper Fan Award for Best Roleplaying Game in the second annual competition sponsored by Pen & Paper.net. Check out our full winners list for other products that were recognized!

* Weird Gamewyrd Game Award News -- March 19, 2004
This just in... Monte Cook’s Arcana Unearthed won the “Possessor of the Wow Factor” award in the Weird Gamewyrd Game Awards. Read all about it at the Gamewyrd awards page. I also won the “award” of being the author most likely to be a Caffeine Powered Robot. Hmm….

* Arcana Unearthed Nominated for InQuest Fan Award -- March 5, 2004
The nominations are in for this year's InQuest Fan Awards, and we're proud to announce that Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed has been recognized.

* New Spells for Mage Blades, Runethanes, and Witches -- February 5, 2004
The following spells are specifically intended for mage blades, runethanes and witches: They affect athames, runes, and witchery powers. Also included are a few new touch spells for use with the new spells lesser spell's edge and greater spell's edge.

* Arcana Unearthed ranks as a "Top RPG Proprty" -- January 22, 2004
The latest issue of ICv2's Retailer's Guide to Games has rated Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed as a "Top RPG Property." We're really glad that so many of you have come to enjoy the Lands of the Diamond Throne, and we're looking forward to publishing more great support products in 2004.

* New Causes to Champion -- December 11, 2003
One of the more dynamic classes in Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed is the champion, because its abilities depend so much on the cause the character chooses to champion, and the number of causes is almost limitless. Here are two more causes to champion that you can add to those found in the rulebook.

* Convention News -- November 14, 2003
If you're planning to attend Gen Con SoCal 2003, find out how you can play in an Arcana Unearthed session with Malhavoc designer Sean K Reynolds.

* New Magister Spells -- November 14, 2003
While spells in Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed are not specific to any one class, the new spells offered here apply to magisters and other casters of complex spells and users of staves.

* Rules FAQ -- October 2, 2003
Since the release of Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed, a few questions have come up more than once, suggesting that additional clarifications might be helpful. This Rules FAQ is a collection of these clarifications based on answers I've offered. Thanks to Søren K. Thustrup for compiling this!

* Between Life and Death Free Adventure -- October 2, 2003
To support The Diamond Throne, we’ve got a free 16-page adventure for you called Between Life and Death set in the Floating Forest.

* Generate Names for Arcana Unearthed Characters! -- September 4, 2003
I'm excited today to share a cool new online tool with all of you: a name generator for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed.

* August 14 Chat Transcript -- September 4, 2003
I was pleased to welcome almost 40 of you to our very own chat room last week to answer your questions about Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed!

* Official Errata List -- September 4, 2003
Every time a new rulebook is published, there are always a few things you wish you'd caught before the book went to press. While we're happy that we've found relatively few errata points in Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed...

* The Reviews Are In! -- August 28, 2003
Read the Arcana Unearthed reviews at Mortality.net, RPG.net, and d20 Zines! And another one at at RPG.net.

* Arcana Unearthed Electronic Titles Debut! -- August 28, 2003
Today Monte Cook makes selections from his hot new rulebook Arcana Unearthed available to the PDF roleplaying audience. Read the official press release, check out the PDF previews, and see some overviews.

* Monte's Gen Con Journal -- August 21, 2003
Arcana Unearthed just blew out through the doors at Gen Con. Life here in Malhavoc Land is good. If you're interested, I wrote a detailed journal of my Gen Con experiences in my Line of Sight this week.

* Akashic Class Preview -- August 21, 2003
Check out a preview of the akashic class in the August issue of Game Trade Magazine, now available at game and hobby stores everywhere!!

* Arcana Unearthed Breaks Records! -- August 21, 2003
A powerful debut at the Gen Con Game Fair this past weekend and strong initial retail sales make Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed from Malhavoc Press the roleplaying game title to watch this season.

* Take a look at our new art gallery, featuring illustrations from Sam Wood, Toren "MacBin" Atkinson, David Hendee, Jennifer Meyer, and Stephen Shepherd.

* Create your own character with the official Arcana Unearthed character sheet. Download now! (52k PDF)

* Monte announced the forthcoming three Arcana Unearthed electronic editions in his Line of Sight a few weeks ago. Now see the covers for these PDFs, available now.

* Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax has already named Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed a winner!

* Download These Characters -- July 29, 2003
"As we get ever closer to the release date of Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed, we have some free characters for download. They showcase more of the new book, but you can use them in your own games as well. Includes the verrik mind witch, giant champion of life, and the quickling unfettered/totem warrior."

* Arcana Unearthed Trailer! -- July 24, 2003
Wanna see something cool? Check out the new Arcana Unearthed trailer created for us by Mark Byer with music by Jammin' Grooves. This link takes you to a page where the trailer (about 300k) will begin to play immediately.

* Arcana Unearthed in Sight! -- July 17, 2003
"This week, we got the Arcana Unearthed proofs back from the printer. Proofs are what the printer sends you to show that everything's all set up, and they're ready to start printing...."

* "The Giants" -- July 10, 2003
"This four-page preview for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed contains the entire giant racial entry, along with related artwork by Sam Wood. You'll see: These are not the giants you're used to!."

* "The Greenbond " -- July 3, 2003
"This five-page preview for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed contains the entire greenbond character class, along with related artwork by Sam Wood and Jennifer Meyer."

* Introducing the Council of Magisters -- June 19, 2003
"I found myself overwhelmed. Arcana Unearthed was garnering far more attention than I had ever expected, from both gamers and publishers...."

* Arcana Unearthed Features at The Gaming Report! -- June 12, 2003
Read an interview with Monte, plus view an exclusive Arcana Unearthed art preview.

* The Art of Arcana Unearthed -- June 5, 2003
"The book's interior artwork was all completed back in April. We asked the artists to reflect back and tell us which of their contributions they were most pleased with...."

* Arcana Unearthed Sneak Peek -- May 8, 2003
"We are really lucky to have had so many terrific artists to illustrate Arcana Unearthed, and we're pleased to unveil some of the first pieces in this sneak peek...."

* Download Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed consumer ad (246k PDF) -- May 29, 2003

* First-ever Sneak Peek with art and designer commentary! -- May 8, 2003

* Download Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed teaser ad (320k PDF) -- May 8, 2003

* Monte's April 2 chat chat transcript and April 12 chat transcript -- April 17, 2003

* Download Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed retailer brochure (1 MB PDF) -- March 27, 2003

* Why Do Arcana Unearthed? -- November 27, 2002
"Well, it's not because I think the existing Player's Handbook is bad -- I helped put that together, after all -- or that traditional fantasy is bad. In fact, one of the most interesting things..."

* Arcana Unearthed Design Diary -- December 5, 2002
"In this column, I cover issues that come up during the process of writing Arcana Unearthed: The Malhavoc Handbook. Some are specific design issues, while others are somewhat more esoteric...."

* View the cover illustration by Mark Zug -- November 22, 2002

* Read the FAQ -- November 22, 2002

* Presenting Arcana Unearthed -- November 22, 2002
"In August of 2003, Malhavoc Press will release Arcana Unearthed: The Malhavoc Handbook. This 256-page hardcover product is a 'variant player's handbook,'..."

 

DM's Screen and Player's Guide

* DM's Screen and Player's Guide Flash Demo -- September 11, 2003
Our first product to support Arcana Unearthed is now available in stores! Take a closer look at the screen's color artwork in our new Flash demo.

* DM's Screen and Player's Guide Preview -- September 4, 2003
As a free preview of this product, we offer you one of the character sheets to download: the akashic sheet.

* DM's Screen and Player's Guide Debuts! -- August 28, 2003
Today Monte Cook makes the electronic version of his new DM's Screen and Player's Guide available to the PDF roleplaying audience.

* DM's Screen and Player's Guide Overview -- August 28, 2003
Read through the table of contents for a look at all that's in the Player's Guide.

View Panel 3 of the screen, illustrated by Sam Wood

View Panel 2 of the screen, illustrated by Sam Wood

View Panel 1 of the screen, illustrated by Mark Zug

 

 

The Diamond Throne

* The Diamond Throne Data Set on Sale -- August 26, 2004
Code Monkey Publishing has just released the official PC Gen data sets for The Diamond Throne and Legacy of the Dragons.

* Contest Winners Announced! -- February 5, 2004
"The results are in, the judges are finished, and it's all over but the celebrating. I think I speak for all the other judges as well when I say it was a hard contest to judge..."

* Create a character. Send it in. Get paid $1,000. -- November 14, 2003
"Malhavoc Press is sponsoring a contest open to all fans. To win, the first thing you have to do is create a character for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed setting, the Diamond Throne—something that's already a lot of fun, right?"

* Free Adventure for The Diamond Throne! -- November 14, 2003
”The Diamond Throne is on its way to your local game stores, and we want you to be ready to play! So, thanks to designer Tom Lommel, we have a 23-page free adventure to offer you as a web enhancement. Find out more about The Depths of Hunger in The Stuff and download it today!"

* The Reviews Are In! -- October 2, 2003
”The Diamond Throne has been out a week now, and we're bowled over at the response. Thanks so much for helping to make the launch of the PDF version so successful. If you're still on the fence, read this review or this one. And an even newer one."

* New Monster: The Dark Warden -- September 18, 2003
"Here's a sneak peek at one of the 12 new monsters you'll find in The Diamond Throne: the Dark Warden."

* The Diamond Throne Overview -- September 11, 2003
"This 96-page campaign setting is uniquely tailored to Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. Here's a look at what's inside."

* The Diamond Throne Press Release -- September 11, 2003
”The Diamond Throne can enhance your campaign whether you use the Arcana Unearthed rules or the standard d20 System."

* Magic Items in The Diamond Throne -- September 4, 2003
"Magic items in Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed and in The Diamond Throne sometimes require a little bit of thought on the DM's part. Using them isn't a problem, and there are really no conversion issues from d20 books."

* Diamond Throne Art Gallery -- August 21, 2003
"The setting for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed comes to vivid life in the new sourcebook The Diamond Throne. That's in large part due to the gorgeous art from illustrators Eric Lofgren, Jennifer Meyer, and Kieran Yanner....."

* The Diamond Throne Sneak Peek! -- August 21, 2003
"This week I've prepared an excerpt from The Diamond Throne. As I've said previously, it was my design choice to spend most of the gazetteer portion of the book on the general aspects of the world...."

* Designing a World -- August 21, 2003
"In last week's Design Diary I discuss the scope of The Diamond Throne..."

* View the entire cover illustration by Sam Wood

* Read more about Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed

 

 

Legacy of the Dragons

* Legacy of the Dragons Data Set on Sale -- August 26, 2004
Code Monkey Publishing has just released the official PC Gen data sets for The Diamond Throne and Legacy of the Dragons.

* Narrog the Earth Serpent—June 7, 2004
"’Written by Mike Mearls, Narrog the Earth Serpent is the very first fully detailed dragon for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. Fans of Arcana Unearthed and the Diamond Throne know that dragons are rare and quite a big deal in the setting, so this is pretty cool. It's just a short little PDF, but it's free. You'll be downloading it from our new e-store DriveThruRPG.com."

* The Vallorian, Part III: Society and Culture—May 20, 2004
"’Vallorians are a degenerate, malicious subrace of humanity...."

* The Vallorian, Part II: Living Weapons and Armor—May 13, 2004
"’The strange weapons of the Vallorians represent a fusion between living creatures and carefully designed tools..."

* The Vallorian, Part I: Playing Vallorians—May 6, 2004
"’The foul Vallorians plot the doom of their hated foes from deep within the heart of the world. Using their sickening array of living weapons and armor..."

*The Akashic Seeker Sneak Peek—April 29, 2004
"’Born of akashic nodes, the akashic seeker is a terrible catlike beast that feeds on memory and guards akashic nodes like another creature might watch over a favored watering hole..."

* The Unnamable Web Enhancement—March 26, 2004
"The Unnamable is a new monster designed to be used with Monte Cook’s Arcana Unearthed. However, this free web enhancement gives you all the information you need to insert it in any d20 System campaign...."

* Legacy of the Dragons Chat Transcript -- March 19, 2004
"I was pleased to welcome about three dozen of you to our chat room last week to talk with me and my codesigner Mike Mearls about our new bestiary for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. Sue also chimed in to update you about some of the other products you'll be seeing from Malhavoc Press later this year."

* Interview with Mike Mearls -- March 5, 2004
"Legacy of the Dragons is the first book I've written with codesigner Mike Mearls. If you'd like to know a little more about Mike, check out a new interview with him now live at the Arcana Unearthed official fan site, diamondthrone.com."

* Design Diary: A Monstrous Challenge -- February 26, 2004
"Legacy of the Dragons, obviously, supports Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. However, it's also a book of cool monsters, so it was important to me for this book to be usable by people who don't use Arcana Unearthed..."

* The Night Beast Sneak Peek-- February 26, 2004
"This preview from Legacy of the Dragons takes a look at a type of undead creature said to be intelligent shards of the raw stuff of the Dark..."

* First Bestiary Now Available! -- February 26, 2004
"Dozens of new creatures from the minds of Monte Cook and Mike Mearls await your discovery in Legacy of the Dragons, a new d20 System bestiary for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed on sale today in electronic edition from Malhavoc Press."

* Legacy of the Dragons Overview -- February 19, 2004
"We're very excited about our first bestiary, a 160-page sourcebook packed with new monsters and nonplayer characters...."

* Legacy of the Dragons Art Gallery -- February 19, 2004
"Wow, are we proud of the art in this book. Our first bestiary features the work of illustrators Kev Crossley, Sam Wood, Tyler Walpole, and Jennifer Meyer, and we know you're going to like it...."

* Design Diary: Bestiaries I Have Known -- February 19, 2004
"My first professional game design ever was a book of monsters. Creatures and Treasures II came out in 1989..."

* Design Diary: Monsters and Context -- January 22, 2004
"Legacy of the Dragons is the product I'm finishing up now. It's a bestiary to go along with Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. The monsters are designed to work well in the Diamond Throne setting, but work with any d20 game, as well..."

* View the entire cover illustration by Sam Wood

 

 

 

Children of the Rune

* Unfettered Character: Ranald the Sly—August 26, 2004
"Ranald the Sly is a mid-level assassin with high aspirations. Ranald has used his position in the De-Shamod Element of the Nightwalkers to make connections..."

* Get a Children of the Rune Sneak Peek!—August 12, 2004
"As a preview for the release of the print edition of Children of the Rune, our first-ever fiction anthology, we are serializing one story in email the week prior to release. Find out how to sign up to receive the free story "How it Works" by Monte Cook."

* Champion of Life Character: Hvanen—June 17, 2004
"Hvanen was born 35 years ago in a small verrik town named Irichzal...."

* Greenbond Character: Galen Bock -- June 10 , 2004
"Though still a young man, Galen Bock bears considerable responsibility as the sole greenbond and healer in Kebrel's Crossing, an isolated settlement in Verdune...."

* Children of the Rune Story Matching Quiz -- June 10, 2004
"Get to know the stories of Children of the Rune by doing your best to match the story names in the second column with some interesting facts about them in the first column...."

* Malhavoc's First Fiction Anthology Debuts -- June 10, 2004
"Thirteen new stories bring the lands of the Diamond Throne to life in Children of the Rune..."

* Children of the Rune Story Teasers -- June 3, 2004
"Read a little about each of the 13 stories in Children of the Rune, Malhavoc Press' first foray into fiction publishing!..."

* Children of the Rune Author Bios -- June 3, 2004
"Read a little about each of the 13 authors with stories in Children of the Rune, Malhavoc Press' first foray into fiction publishing!..."

* Children of the Rune Q&A -- January 22, 2004
"In our chat room last week, many of you had questions about Children of the Rune, Legacy of the Dragons, and more. Check out Monte's answers in this chat transcript. (Okay, it was really a Chaositech chat, but somehow those Arcana Unearthed questions always sneak in!)..."

* View the product page.

 

 

Mystic Secrets: The Lore of Word and Rune

* Web Enhancement: Maledictions in the Diamond Throne—November 4, 2004
"Rituals are a major part of life in the world of Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. However, not all rituals are benevolent...."

* Chat Transcript —October 1, 2004
"The guys over at White Wolf have posted the transcript from our Mystic Secrets chat with game designer Mike Mearls, which was held in their developers' chat room. Check it out at their site."

* Hounds of Annihilation Web Enhancement—September 30, 2004
"Mystic Secrets introduced the dreaded heralds of annihilation, fearsome nihilists who serve the power known as the Dark. The heralds gather undead minions to their side as allies in their quest to destroy the cosmos...."

* Arcana Unearthed's Magic System Just Got Even Cooler -- September 23, 2004
"Critics and fans alike have praised the magic system from Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. What could make it even cooler? Find out in Mystic Secrets: from game designer Mike Mearls,..."

* The Power of Magic -- September 23, 2004
"If there's magic, it's fantasy. That's one of the simplest ways to describe fantasy in terms of games and fiction..."

* Mystic Secrets Overview -- September 16, 2004
"Author Mike Mearls has been discussing the book's design challenges in his Design Diary. Now you can take a look at the book's Table of Contents to see how he put it all together...."

* Mystic Secrets Art Gallery -- September 16, 2004
"Artist James Ryman took on the task of illustrating the lore of word and rune in Mike Mearls' new sourcebook. His evocative work showcases the uniqueness of the magic of the Diamond Throne lands..."

* Mystic Secrets Revealed: Part 3, Magic -- September 23, 2004
"I have a bit of a confession to make: I don't like designing spells..."

* Mystic Secrets Revealed: Part 2, Runes -- September 16, 2004
"Mike shares with you some of the design challenges of rune magic..."

* Mystic Secrets Revealed: Part 1, Ceremonies -- September 9, 2004
"The ever-prolific Mike Mearls shares some of his thoughts and insights about designing ceremonies for his upcoming book, Mystic Secrets."

* Malhavoc Announces New Designer, New Magic Sourcebook -- December 11, 2003
"Monte Cook proudly announces today that respected d20 System author Mike Mearls will join him on the staff of Malhavoc Press as a game designer in 2004...."

* View the entire cover illustration by J. P. Targete

 

 

Grimoire II

* You Asked For It—September 9, 2004
"Magic is the backbone of fantasy. It is the genre's chief identifier...."

* Official Press Release—September 9, 2004
"The readers demanded it, so we've produced it. The Grimoire II, the latest release from Malhavoc Press, collects more than 250 spells from popular Malhavoc products and adapts them for the Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed rules set. The book is available exclusively in electronic (PDF) editions from Malhavoc Press....."

 

 

Monte Cook's Arcana Evolved

* Official FAQ—September 7, 2004
"Some of you may have heard some rumors about a new product from Malhavoc Press called Arcana Evolved. Here's the official word from Monte on this exciting news..."

* 2005 Cover Previews -- September 3, 2004
We previewed some of our newest cover art for next year's lineup at our "Arcana Unearthed Update" seminar at Gen Con a couple weeks ago. I promised the audience that we'd be posting the art here on the site for everyone to see—and now we have. Two are final illustrations and one is a sketch, but together they give you some insight into where the supplements for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed are going in 2005. It's pretty exciting stuff!

 

Other News

* Complete Spell List -- October 14, 2004
Did you know that diamondthrone.com has created a complete spell list compiling all the spells from the Grimoire II, this website, the DM's Screen and Player's Guide, Arcana Unearthed, and other tie-ins? Download this grandaddy of all spell lists at their site.

* Miniatures Greens Gallery for September -- September 16, 2004
Iron Wind Metals is releasing four new Arcana Unearthed miniatures for September: two new characters (litorian female greenbond and warmain in definitive harness) and two new monsters (vuldrog and Navver's curse).

* New Data Sets on Sale -- August 26, 2004
Code Monkey Publishing has just released the official PC Gen data sets for The Diamond Throne and Legacy of the Dragons.

* Miniatures Greens Gallery for July -- July 22, 2004
This week, a new batch of Arcana Unearthed miniatures have become available. Look for the Male Human Akashic, Male Quickling Faen with Bow, Akashic Seeker, and the fearsome Slassan in stores now. Get a glimpse of the sculpts, too, in our July Greens Gallery. We also have four new figures to announce for September release. For the full schedule, see our miniatures page.

* Anniversary Contest at diamondthrone.com -- July 9, 2004
Our friends over at diamondthrone.com, the official fan site for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed, are celebrating their first anniversary. Can you believe they've been around a whole year? They've teamed up with Iron Wind Metals, producers of Arcana Unearthed miniatures, for a great new contest with $250 worth of prizes. Find out all about it at diamondthrone.com.

* Miniatures Greens Gallery for June -- June 2, 2004
Iron Wind Metals is releasing four new Arcana Unearthed miniatures any day now. See them here first: litorian male champion, verrik female magister, dream hunters, and male alabast.

* Arcana Unearthed at Gen Con Indy! -- May 6, 2004
Sue and I have a lot of interesting things going on at Gen Con this year, including an Arcana Unearthed update panel and our first-ever LARP with GM Sean K Reynolds. As last year, you'll often be able to find us during exhibit hall hours in the Sword & Sorcery booth next to White Wolf's...

* Download 2004 Product Brochure! -- May 6, 2004
This 4-page brochure introduces Malhavoc Press' main releases of 2004, including new followups to Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. Download the brochure (416k PDF)

* Tell Us! -- April 29, 2004
There's a new feature available on the Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed official fan site, diamondthrone.com. It's a feedback form that enables you to tell us a little about your Arcana Unearthed campaign and even send us a picture of your group. We're going to post a selection of these submissions from now throughout the summer, so we can all see some of the faces of Arcana Unearthed gaming. After you log in, you will see a new link in the navigation menu called "Tell Us!" So sign on to diamondthrone.com (create a login if you don't have one), and tell us about your game!

* July Miniatures Announced -- April 2, 2004
Looking for cool new character and monster miniatures like a male human akashic and an akashic seeker? And what would you say to a slassan? These new releases and more are coming from Iron Wind Metals in July. Check out our miniatures page for the full roster.

* New Miniatures Greens Galleries -- March 19, 2004
Next week a new set of Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed miniatures from Iron Wind Metals hits stores. We give you a look at them in our March Greens Gallery, plus take a look at some recent ones in our January gallery. Cool new characters and monsters.

* Free Fiery Dragon Web Enhancements -- March 19, 2004
Fiery Dragon Productions has a couple interesting free items on their site for those of you who own their support products for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. Visit their front page and scroll down till you see the covers of Plague of Dreams and Counter Collection IV. There you can download a free monster identity sheet and Plague of Dreams maps!

* Arcana Unearthed in Israel -- March 11, 2004
Ben Shalom, one of the winners of the Diamond Throne Character Contest, has recently translated our preview of the Giants section into Hebrew. Check it out at his website. Ben tells us there will be a big Arcana Unearthed adventure at this year's BIGOR, one of Israel's main conventions. Read more about the event at his site as well.

* Events at I-Con -- March 11, 2004
Bill Collins is planning to run two Arcana Unearthed games at I-Con, March 28-30 in Long Island, New York. You can check the list of Confirmed Games, to read more about Bill's two Arcana Unearthed events.

* New Miniatures for May -- February 19, 2004
Iron Wind Metals has four new Arcana Unearthed miniatures releasing in May 2004: verrik female magister, litorian male champion, dream hunters, and alabast male.

* December Miniatures Greens Gallery -- January 29, 2004
Here is a look at the finished sculpts for the newest batch of figures in the Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed miniatures line from Iron Wind Metals. The stage they are in now is called "greens" -- they're made of a special type of green/brown putty. Molds will be made for the metal figures from these greens. Look for these figures on sale now. All miniatures here are by sculptor John Winter.

* Arcana Unearthed: 2003 in Review -- January 22, 2004
I thought it would be interesting to look back at 2003 in my Line of Sight column, including a review of Arcana Unearthed products and events.

* March Miniatures Announced -- December 29, 2003
We're happy to announce six new miniatures! Check our release schedule for the figures coming in March, including the sibeccai runethane, verrik mage blade, and more. You can always order our current miniatures releases from the Arcana Unearthed miniatures page on the Iron Wind Metals website.

* October Miniatures Gallery -- December 4, 2003
Six new miniatures hit shelves this month. Get a sneak peek at them now in our new Greens Gallery. You can see all the figures currently available for sale now at our category page on Iron Wind Metals' newly revamped website! You can now buy them online there, too.

* Painted Miniatures Gallery! -- October 2 , 2003
And we thought the official Arcana Unearthed miniatures from Iron Wind Metals looked good unpainted! This gallery contains some painting masterpieces by Iron Wind sculptor and painter Drew Williams.

* New Miniatures Announced -- September 25, 2003
Catch the latest release dates for new miniatures from Iron Wind Metals. Monsters are coming!

* Plague of Dreams Preview -- September 4, 2003
Today we have a a four-page section from Plague of Dreams by Monte Cook, James Bell, and Todd Secord. This excerpt, provided by Fiery Dragon Productions, features notes and a map for the town of Gahanis. No spoilers, so DMs need not fear!

* Custom Dice Bags -- August 15, 2003
Start your Arcana Unearthed campaign with a new dice bag, custom made by The Gamer's Bag. You can order special bags embroidered with the Arcana Unearthed logo and more!

* Get Your Arcana Unearthed T-Shirts! -- August 7, 2003
What do you wear to your first Arcana Unearthed game session? The official Arcana Unearthed T-shirt, of course! Look for them now at RPGMall, online at RPGMall.

* Miniatures Greens Gallery -- July 29, 2003
New greens just added! Here is a look at the finished sculpts for the first figures in the Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed miniatures line from Iron Wind Metals. Plus, scroll down to Iron Wind's section on this page for a list of the second barch of figures, releasing in early October.

* Official Fan Site! -- July 29, 2003
"www.diamondthrone.com, a new site produced by our Council of Magisters, is by the fans, for the fans in support of Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. Check it out for fan-created articles, events, contests, and much more."

* Visit artist Claudio Pozas' website to see the first art gallery from Fiery Dragon Production's Counter Collection IV: World of the Diamond Throne.

* Get a sneak peek at Siege on Ebonring Keep from Mystic Eye Games!

* Check out Malhavoc the Magister: The Making of a Miniature pictures and commentary by sculptor John Winter.

* Code Monkey and Necromancer Announce New Arcana Unearthed Tie-Ins! -- May 29, 2003
"Data sets and new modules broaden support for variant player's handbook..."

* A Talk With Arcana Unearthed Sculptor John Winter -- May 15, 2003
"When we asked John Winter, sculptor of the first figures in Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed miniatures line, to tell us a little about himself, this was his reply..."

* Iron Wind Metals to Produce Arcana Unearthed Miniatures -- April 18, 2003
"Game designer Monte Cook is pleased to announce that official miniatures for his Arcana Unearthed variant player's handbook will be available this summer...."

* Malhavoc Partners Add Adventure to Arcana Unearthed -- January 13, 2003
"Game designer Monte Cook follows up the announcement of his forthcoming variant player's handbook with the news that he's partnering with two other companies to produce official adventures based on his Arcana Unearthed: The Malhavoc Handbook...."