Game Designer Monte Cook Publishes First Malhavoc Press Electronic Title

May 31, 2001 (Renton, Wash.) -- Monte Cook, codesigner of the new edition of the Dungeons & Dragons® game and author of the new Dungeon Master's Guide, announces the creation of his own d20 System imprint, Malhavoc Press.

The new imprint begins its release schedule with the immediate electronic publication of The Book of Eldritch Might, a 36-page book of all-new spells, prestige classes, and magic items for the d20 System. The book comes in PDF format and sells for $5.

Why the new imprint? "Malhavoc Press is a way for me to continue supporting the game I love," Monte said. "While my freelance career writing for other companies continues to go forward, I'm also very excited about creating a few products all my own."

The Book of Eldritch Might is followed up by the July release of The Demon God's Fane, a 32-page adventure for high-level characters. Later this year, Malhavoc Press will release its second sourcebook, The Book of Eldritch Might II: Songs and Souls of Power, supported by another follow-up adventure.

Hallmarks of Malhavoc Press and Monte Cook's game design include unusual magic, monsters, and evocative elements that go beyond traditional fantasy, as well as a mastery of the d20 System rules that only one of its original designers can offer. "I want the things I write to be not only entertaining to read," Monte explained, "but more importantly, to make for a really fun and rewarding roleplaying game session."

All titles published by Malhavoc Press will be available exclusively in electronic format at www.montecook.com.

In addition to designing games for the new imprint, Cook continues to write freelance Dungeons & Dragons products for Wizards of the Coast and d20 System products for Atlas Games and Fiery Dragon Productions, with other projects in the works. His next releases are the mega-adventure Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil and the Dark•Matter novel, Of Aged Angels, both coming in July from Wizards of the Coast.

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. In 1994 Monte came to work at TSR as a game designer. As a senior game designer with Wizards of the Coast, he codesigned the new edition of Dungeons & Dragons (the basis of the d20 System) and authored the Dungeon Master's Guide. A graduate of the Clarion West writer's workshop, Monte has also published short stories and two novels. He left Wizards to begin a freelance career in April 2001. To read more biographical information or to sample his recent d20 System work, visit www.montecook.com.