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"Who
Is This Monte Guy?"
MONTE
COOK
The
game designer
Monte Cook started working professionally in the game industry
in 1988. In the employ of Iron Crown Enterprises, he worked
with the Rolemaster and Champions games as
an editor, developer, and designer, working on the Planescape
and core D&D lines. When that company was purchased
by Wizards of the Coast, he moved with the company and eventually
became a senior game designer. At Wizards, he wrote the
new Dungeon Master's Guide and served as codesigner
of the new edition of the Dungeons & Dragons game.
In 2001, he left Wizards to start his own design studio,
Malhavoc Press, with his wife
Sue. Although in his career he has worked on over 100 game
titles, some of his other credits include Return to the
Temple of Elemental Evil, The
Book of Eldritch Might series, the d20 Call of
Cthulhu Roleplaying Game, The Book of Vile Darkness,
and Monte Cook’s Arcana
Unearthed. He also writes the Dungeoncraft
column in Dragon Magazine. In recent years, Monte has been
recognized a number of times by game fans in the ENnies
Awards, the Pen & Paper fan awards, the Nigel D. Findley
Memorial Award, the Origins Awards, and more.
The
author ...
A graduate of the 1999 Clarion West writer's workshop, Monte
has published two novels, The Glass Prison and
Of Aged Angels. Also, he has published the short
stories "Born in Secrets" (in the magazine
Amazing Stories), "The Rose Window" (in the anthology
Realms of Mystery), and "A Narrowed Gaze" (in the
anthology Realms of the Arcane). In 2004 Malhavoc
Press is publishing a collection of short fiction based
around Arcana Unearthed called Children
of the Rune, including two stories by Monte. Also
look for his continuing Call of Cthulhu fiction series,
"The Shandler Chronicles," every month in Game
Trade Magazine.
The
geek ...
In his spare time, Monte runs games, watches DVDs, builds
vast dioramas out of LEGO building bricks, paints miniatures,
and reads a lot of comics.
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More About (and from) Monte ... |
·on the Wizards of the Coast Website |
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Ghostwalk
Designers Interview.
Ghostwalk
Sneak Peek.
Even
More Archfiends Book
of Vile Darkness web enhancement
Thicker
Than Water D&D adventure
Personality
Spotlight on the Book of Vile Darkness
Book
of Vile Darkness excerpt
Issue 1 of "Magic Mouth," WIZARDS.COMmunity
newsletter
A
Question of Ethics D&D adventure
Black Rain D&D adventure
All
You Need Is Lovecraft: How to "Cthulhu Up"
Your Dungeons
Call of Cthulhu d20
Roleplaing Game interview with John Tynes
Call
of Cthulhu d20 Roleplaing Game art gallery
commentary
Call
of Cthulhu d20 Roleplaing Game sneak peek
D&D
Miniatures Playhouse
Eye
for an Eye D&D adventure
Of
Aged Angels author
profile
Return
to the Temple of Elemental Evil
designer interview
Ministry
of Winds
D&D adventure
Of
Aged Angels
sample chapter (download
the PDF)
Return
to the Temple of Elemental Evil
web enhancement: "Caves
of Ancient Secrets"
Send an Of Aged Angels
e-postcard!
Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil sneak
peek
A
Frigid Demise
D&D adventure.
Tower
of Deception D&D adventure
Monte as Bruce R. Cordell's DM
Spellbook:
Bladesong
Dungeon
Master's Guide Exclusive
Preview
Celebrity
Game Table: The Praemal Campaign by Sean K Reynolds
Bring
Gen Con Home: Guidelines by Class
Dungeon
Master's Guide Sneak
Peek
Caves of Shadow D&D
Fast-Play Game
Third Edition Thursday at Gen Con 2000
Assignment: Player's Handbook at Origins
2000
Personality
Spotlight: Rogues (with audio)
Psychotech: A Dark Matter
supplement
"Born in Secrets" Dark Matter story (with
hero dossiers by Andy Collins)
Conspiracy Beckons: A Dark Matter player
aid
Download Monte's chat transcripts
Planescape Demo from Gen Con 1997
Shadow
Elves AD&D description (downloadable file)
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elsewhere on the Web
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Interview
on the
Flames
Rising Interrogations page.
"Eight New Talents"
The Stuff article translated into Portuguese at
RedeRPG.
"Reclaiming the DM's Throne"
DMs Only article translated into Italian at
Terre di Oscuria.
Radio
interview with Monte
on WILL-AM 580 -- download
"The
Impact of Roleplaying Games on American Culture"
from
the station's Morning Edition Focus archive
page.
Interview
with Monte
and Malhavoc Gen Con report at
Silven Crossroads
Interview
with Monte
at GameGrene
Video clips from an interview at the Dead Gentlement's
website
Interview with Monte Cook
at The Gaming Report
Q&A
Session with Monte Cook
at Silven Crossroads
Litorians,
Ochremeshk, Magic Items FAQ, and other articles from
this site
(in Italian)
Magic
Items FAQ
(in Russian)
Prestige
class on-line design workshop (in
Russian)
Monsters
as Characters
(in Russian)
Mortality
Radio
audio interviews (download Shows #21 and #37 from
the Show Archives)
OgreCave
interview
covers Malhavoc and more
Prestige classes
for Dark Nebulae
O Grimorio interview
covering Call of Cthulhu d20 (in
Portuguese)
O
Grimorio interview
covering Call of Cthulhu d20 (in
English and Spanish)
D20 Gurus
interview Monte in April 2002
DMG
interview
on EN World
Review
of Beyond the Veil
from DM's Haven
Monte
and John Tynes on d20 Call of Cthulhu
on the Shoggoth network
Interview:
Planescape and Beyond
Interview
at the home of Gord the Rogue
Ministry
of Winds review
O
Grimorio interview
(in Portuguese)
Developer
Quest magazine interview
Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil review
at Geek Speak Weekly
Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil review
at Epinions
Cook
to Design Beyond the Veil for Atlas Games'
Penumbra Line
Interview by Eric Noah
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| Game
Design Credits |
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 Beyond
Countless Doorways, Malhavoc Press,
2004 (with Baur, McComb, and Vallese)
Book of HaIIowed Might II: Portents and Visions,
Malhavoc Press, 2004 (with Mearls)
Legacy of the
Dragons, Malhavoc
Press, 2004
(with Mearls)
The
Complete Book of Eldritch Might, Malhavoc
Press, 2004
Chaositech,
Malhavoc Press, 2003
The Diamond Throne,
Malhavoc Press, 2003
Arcana Unearthed DM's
Screen and Player's Guide, Malhavoc Press,
2003
A
Plague of Dreams, Fiery Dragon Productions,
2003
(with Bell and Secord)
Monte
Cook's Arcana Unearthed: A Variant Player's Handbook,
Malhavoc Press, 2003
Ghostwalk,
Wizards of the Coast, 2003 (with Reynolds)
The
Book of Hallowed Might,Malhavoc Press, 2002
Book
of Eldritch Might III: The Nexus,
Malhavoc Press, 2002
The
Book of Vile Darkness,Wizards of the Coast,
2002
HeroClix:
DC Comics Collectible Miniatures Game,
WizKids, 2002
Requiem for a God,
Malhavoc
Press, 2002
 The
Banewarrens,
Malhavoc Press, 2002
HeroClix:
Marvel Comics Collectible Miniatures Game,
WizKids, 2002
d20
Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying Game,
Wizards of the Coast, 2002
Queen
of Lies, Fiery Dragon Productions,
2002
The Book of Eldritch Might II: Songs and Souls of
Power, Malhavoc Press, 2002
Beyond
the Veil, Atlas Games, 2001
Demon
God's Fane, Malhavoc Press, 2001
The
Book of Eldritch Might, Malhavoc Press,
2001
Return
to the Temple of Elemental Evil, Wizards of
the Coast, 2001
D&D
Third Edition Dungeon Master's Guide, Wizards
of the Coast, 2000
Dark
Matter, Wizards of the Coast 1999 (with Baur)
The
Inner Planes, TSR, Inc. 1998 (with
Connors)
 Vecna
Reborn, TSR, Inc., 1998
Tales
From the Infinite Staircase, TSR, Inc., 1998
Faction
War, TSR, Inc., 1998 (with Vallese)
A
Paladin in Hell, TSR, Inc., 1998
Planescape
Monstrous Compendium III, TSR, Inc., 1998
Dead
Gods,
TSR,
Inc., 1998
Review
and evaluation of Alternity science fiction
roleplaying game system, 1997.
The Great Modron March,
TSR, Inc., 1997 (with McComb)
Research and development
of War Banners, an unpublished miniatures
game for TSR, 1996.
A Guide to the Astral Plane,
TSR, Inc., 1996
A Hero's Tale,
TSR, Inc., 1996
Hellbound: The Blood War,
TSR, Inc., 1996 (with McComb)
Planewalker's Handbook,
TSR, Inc., 1996
Labyrinth
of Madness, TSR, Inc., 1995
Windriders of the Jagged
Cliffs, TSR, Inc., 1995
Glantri, Kingdom of Magic,
TSR, Inc., 1995
Elminster's Ecologies,
TSR, Inc., 1994
Champions
Universe, Iron Crown Enterprises, 1992
Spell User's Companion,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1992
Rolemaster Companion V,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1991
European Enemies,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1991
Rolemaster Companion IV,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1990
Champions in 3-D,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1990
Rolemaster Character Records,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1991
Dark Space, Iron
Crown Enterprises, 1991
Creatures and Treasures II,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1990
Numerous magazine articles in
Dragon, Iron Crown Quarterly, Adventurer's Club, Challenge,
and Grey Worlds,
1990 to present.
 Industry
Awards
Monte
Cook, 2003
entry into the Pen
& Paper Fan Award
Hall of Fame.
Monte
Cook's Arcana Unearthed,
2003 Pen
& Paper Fan Award
for Best
Roleplaying Game.
Monte Cook, 2003
Pen
& Paper Fan Award
for
Fan Favorite Author/Designer.
Malhavoc Press,
2003
Pen
& Paper Fan Award
for
Fan Favorite Publisher.
Monte
Cook's Arcana Unearthed,
2003 Weird
Gamewyrd Game Award
for Possessor
of the Wow Factor.
Monte Cook, 2003 Weird
Gamewyrd Game Award
for "author
most likely to be a caffeine-powered robot (hmmm....)
MONTECOOK.com, 2003 EN
World Award for Best Official Website
Malhavoc Press, 2003
EN
World Award for Best Publisher
The
Banewarrens,
2003 EN
World Award for Best Adventure
Monte
Cook, Fan
Favorite Author/Designer, 2002 Pen
& Paper Fan Awards
The
Banewarrens,
2002 Pen
& Paper Fan Award for Best Adventure
Call of Cthulhu d20 Roleplaying
Game, 2002
EN
World Award for
Best d20 Game (with John Tynes, et. al.)
MONTECOOK.com, nominated
for 2002 EN
World Award for Best Official Website
Return to the Temple of Elemental
Evil, nominated for 2001 Origins
Award for Best Roleplaying Adventure
Of
Aged Angels, nominated for 2001 Origins
Award for Best Game-Related Novel
MONTECOOK.com,
2001 EN
World Award for Best Official Website
Monte
Cook, 2001 EN
World Award for Best Writer
The Book of Eldritch Might,
2001 EN
World Award for Best Rulebook
Third Edition
Dungeons & Dragons
Game Design, 2000 Origins
Award for Best Roleplaying Game (with Jonathan
Tweet and Skip Williams)
Third Edition
Dungeons & Dragons
Player's Handbook, Nigel D. Findley
Award for Outstanding Roleplaying Product of the Year,
from SunQuest Partners, Inc. and MegaCon 2001 (with
Jonathan Tweet and Skip Williams)
Vecna Reborn,
IQ 1998 Fan Award for Coolest Moment: "The Return
of Vecna"
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Abridged
List of Recent Articles
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"Dungeoncraft"
monthly column, Dungeon
magazine, 2004
"Dungeoncraft" monthly column, Dragon
magazine, 2003–2004
"Getting Creative with Monsters," Gaming
Frontiers Magazine, volume 5, 2003
"Agents and Allies" article, Dungeon
magazine, issue 100, 2003
"Dragon Magic" article, Dragon
magazine,
issue 308, 2003
"Real Castles and Caves," Gaming Frontiers
Magazine, volume 4, 2003
"How Far Should You Go?" Dragon
magazine, 2002
"Infest" short adventure, Game
Trade Magazine, 2002
"Making Magic Items" article, Gaming
Frontiers Magazine, volume 3, 2002
"Four in Darkness: A Guide to Elemental Evil,"
Dragon
magazine,
2001
"The Harrowing"adventure, Dungeon
magazine, 2000
"Class Acts" monthly column,Dragon
magazine, 2000
ProFiles interview by Michael Ryan, Dragon
magazine, 2000
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| Fiction
Credits |
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"Not
Without Cost," a
short story in Children
of the Rune, Malhavoc Press. 2004.
"How
it Works," a short story in Children
of the Rune, Malhavoc Press. 2004.
"The
Shandler Chronicles," a monthly feature in
Game Trade Magazine, 2002-2004.
View
the Wizards of the Coast product pages.
"The
Rose Window," a short story in the anthology,
Best of the Realms; Wizards of the Coast, 2003
Of
Aged Angels, a novel; Wizards of the Coast,
2001
The
Glass Prison, a novel; Wizards of the Coast,
1999
"The
Rose Window," a short story in the anthology,
Realms of Mystery; TSR, Inc., 1998
"Born
in Secrets," a short story in
Amazing Stories, 1999
"A
Narrowed Gaze," a short story in the anthology,
Realms of the Arcane; TSR Inc., 1997
"Dead Gods," an unpublished
graphic novella designed to complement the release
of the Dead Gods roleplaying product, 1998.
"The Test of Darkness,"
a script for the audio CD adventure included in the
Glantri, Kingdom of Magic boxed set,
1995.
"Devour," a short story
in Issue #2 of The Stranger, 1991.
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Editing
Credits
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Creatures
and Monsters,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1995
Space Master Companion II,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1994
Sea Law,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1994
Arabian Knights,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1994
Dark Champions,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1993
Champions Presents II,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1993
VIPER,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1993
Oriental Companion,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1993
Arms Companion,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1993
Rolemaster Companion VII,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1993
At Rapier's Point,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1993
Creatures and Treasures III,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1993
Spell User's Companion,
Iron Crown Enterprises 1992
Fantasy Hero Companion II,
Iron Crown Enterprises 1992
Champions of the North,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1992
Cyber Hero,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1992
Normals Unbound,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1992
High Tech Enemies,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1992
Time Riders,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1992
Alchemy Companion,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1992
Rolemaster Character Records,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1991
Rolemaster Heroes and Rogues,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1991
Western Hero, Iron Crown Enterprises,
1991
Road Kill,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1991
Chicago Arcology,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1991
Rolemaster Companion V,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1991
Classic Organizations,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1991
European Enemies,
Iron Crown Enterprises, 1991
Champions Presents,
Iron Crown Enterprises 1991 |
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