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General Malhavoc News

* Malhavoc Wins 3 ENnie Awards! -- August 26, 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...."

* Malhavoc Receives 3 ENnie Nominations! -- August 5, 2004
"The ENnie nominations are out! Malhavoc Press is honored to be nominated in three categories this year...."

* Do You Want Fries With That? -- June 7, 2004
"Today we're announcing a new business deal regarding the sale of our electronic products. Starting today, our PDFs will be distributed exclusively through a site called DriveThruRPG.com....."

* Malhavoc Press Signs on With New E-Book Site -- June 7, 2004
"Malhavoc Press, one of the first publishers of PDF roleplaying products, has entered into an exclusive agreement with DriveThruRPG.com to offer Malhavoc electronic products as secure e-Books on this new site, game designer Monte Cook announced today. ....."

* Download Our Catalog -- May 27, 2004
"Download the Sword & Sorcery 2004 third quarter product catalog, including info on Book of Hallowed Might II, Hyperconscious, and Children of the Rune ...."

* Happy Birthday, Malhavoc! --May 20, 2004
"Celebrate Malhavoc's birthday and save! The company's third anniversary is May 25, so from May 20-26 you can save 30% on all Malhavoc Press PDF titles...."

* Dundjinni to Feature Eldritch Might and Arcana Unearthed Content -- May 20, 2004
"Recently the folks over at Fluid Entertainment started taking orders for their new Dundjinni software. I like how, through a simple interface, you can use Dundjinni to create very professional looking maps. We've entered into an agreement with them, which you can read all about at their site...."

* Malhavoc Gen Con Schedule 2004 -- May 6, 2004
"Sue and I have a lot of interesting games, seminars, and workshops going on at Gen Con this year. 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...."

* Malhavoc Press Wins 4 Pen & Paper Fan Awards -- April 8, 2004
"We're proud to announce that Malhavoc Press has won four 2003 Pen & Paper Fan Awards in the second annual competition sponsored by Pen & Paper.net...."

* Malhavoc Press Updates Key Books -- January 22, 2004
"Starting today, Malhavoc Press is making available upgrades that convert some of its best-selling electronic products to v. 3.5 of the d20 System rules..."

* Download Our Catalog -- December 18, 2003
"Download the Sword & Sorcery 2004 first quarter product catalog, including info on Chaositech, Arcana Unearthed, The Complete Book of Eldritch MIght, and our new 3.5 version of The Book of Hallowed MIght..."

* Designer Mike Mearls Joins Malhavoc -- 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...."

* Download Our Catalog -- October 16, 2003
"Download the Sword & Sorcery 2003 fourth quarter product catalog, including info on The Diamond Throne, Cry Havoc, Anger of Angels, and our $1,000 contest...."

* Gen Con SoCal 2003 Schedule -- September 25, 2003
"Game Designer Sean K Reynolds was nice enough to offer to run a couple of Malhavoc Press events at Gen Con So Cal this year. We have a preliminary schedule for you...."

* Malhavoc Press Wins 4 ENnies! -- July 28, 2003
"Malhavoc Press was named Best Publisher and won three other awards at the 2003 Gen Con & d20 System EN World Awards for the year's best game products...."

* Malhavoc Receives 5 ENnie Nominations! -- July 3, 2003
"We were nominated for five ENnies! The Gen Con & d20 System EN World Awards are given out by ENWorld for the year's best game products...."

* Happy Birthday, Malhavoc! -- May 15, 2003
"Celebrate Malhavoc's birthday and save! The company's second anniversary is May 25, so from May 15-29 you can save 30% on all Malhavoc Press titles available through RPGNow.com...."

* Download Our Catalog -- May 8, 2003
"Download the Sword & Sorcery 2003 second quarter product catalog, including Bruce's Mindscapes Top 10 and some Eldritch Might Q&A with Monte...."

* Gen Con 2003 Schedule -- May 1, 2003
"Sue and I have a lot of interesting things going on at Gen Con this year...."

* Download Our Catalog -- January 31, 2003
"Download the Sword & Sorcery 2003 first quarter product catalog, including an interview with Monte...."

* Malhavoc and Monte Win at the ENnies! -- August 12, 2002
"If Thoughts Could Kill won the Best Adventure award at the 2002 EN World d20 System awards, and Call of Cthulhu d20 Roleplaying Game netted the Best d20 RPG award at a presentation held Friday night at Gen Con...."

* Malhavoc Press Nets 3 ENnie Nominations! -- July 12, 2002
"The nominations are in for this year's Gen Con & EN World d20 System Awards, and Malhavoc Press is proud to announce that If Thoughts Could Kill and MONTECOOK.com have been recognized...."

* Red Cross Efforts Raise $880! -- October 1, 2001
"All of us together raised $880 for the Red Cross through sales of The Book of Eldritch Might during the last few weeks...."

* Our Products Now Available at RPGNow.com! -- October 1, 2001
"I wanted to let you know that Malhavoc Press products are now for sale at RPGNow.com in addition to here at our own site. RPGNow is a brand-new 'e-mall'..."

* Malhavoc Press and You Can Help Relief Effort -- September 16, 2001
"To help in relief efforts following the recent tragic terrorist attacks, Malhavoc Press will donate all the rest of the month's proceeds from sales of The Book of Eldritch Might to the American Red Cross...."

* The Book of Eldritch Might Wins 3 EN World Awards! -- July 30, 2001
"Malhavoc Press is thrilled, proud (and surprised) to announce that our premiere release, The Book of Eldritch Might, has won three EN World d20 System Awards...."

* The EN World Awards: Malhavoc Snags 4 Nominations in New Competition -- July 21, 2001
"Monte Cook and The Book of Eldritch Might were honored yesterday as nominees for four EN World d20 System Awards, a new competition designed to recognize quality and excellence among today's licensed d20 products and publishers...."

* Malhavoc Press Joins Sword & Sorcery: A Note From Monte -- July 6, 2001
"Yes, that's right, Malhavoc is joining forces with Sword & Sorcery. No, that wasn't the plan from the beginning, but trust me when I say this is a really exciting thing to happen...."

* Monte Cook's Malhavoc Press Joins Sword & Sorcery -- July 6, 2001
"Sword & Sorcery, the largest independent publisher of d20 material, is proud to announce the addition of Monte Cook's Malhavoc Press to its stable of fantasy roleplaying studios...."

* Dungeon Master's Guide Author Launches New d20 Imprint -- May 25, 2001
"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...."

 

 

Hyperconscious: Explorations in Psionics

* Sneak Peek: The Plangent Prestige Class—September 3, 2004
"A cerebral lot, psions rarely trouble with the physical. But one psionic tradition sees the value in objects—especially in objects of pure mental structure...."

* Hyperconscious Chat Transcript—July 30, 2004
"Last week in our chat room we discussed psionics and Hyperconscious with designer Bruce R. Cordell...."

* Hyperconscious Web Enhancement: New Psionic Feats —July 15, 2004
"With feats both ostentatious and subtle, psionic characters can enhance their prestige and power in the world, making their will manifest by their extraordinary actions...."

* Preview the Quietus-- July 9, 2004
"The quietus uses the power of her mind to permanently eradicate the consciousness (and life) of other creatures, especially psionic creatures...."

* New Psionics Book Hyperconscious Now on Sale -- July 9, 2004
"D&D psionics guru Bruce R. Cordell offers up more mind-warping creativity in Hyperconscious, a new d20 System adventure-sourcebook...."

* Hyperconscious Art Preview -- July 1, 2004
"New monsters are always cool, and when they're psionic, they're cooler still. We know you'll agree when you take a look at some of the illustration..."

* Hyperconscious Overview -- July 1, 2004
"As a sneak peek into Bruce R. Cordell's new psionics book, here's the table of contents...."

* View Kieran Yanner's cover illustration.

Mindscapes

* 3.5 Upgrade Detail Page -- July 9, 2004
"Those of you who have already bought either of the Mindscapes PDFs can purchase a low-cost upgrade to update your books to the new versions that are compatible with v. 3.5 of the d20 System rules and the Expanded Psionics Handbook...."

* Malhavoc Press Updates Key Books -- January 22, 2004
"Starting today, Malhavoc Press is making available upgrades that convert some of its best-selling electronic products to v. 3.5 of the d20 System rules..."

* Take a look at the transcript from Bruce's Mindscapes chat!

* The Hungry Burrower -- A Mindscapes: Beasts of the Id Web Enhancement -- March 21, 2003
"The preying burrower is an all-new bonus beast of the id created especially for this web enhancement...."

* Preview the Malafide -- March 13, 2003
"Meet the malafide, a sample creature from Mindscapes: Beasts of the Id, along with the related rules for operant creatures and an associated new item: malafide chalkstone...."

* Discover the Beasts of the Id! -- March 13, 2003
"From the chameleonlike chalaziom to the dreadful xenocrysth, Bruce Cordell brings 18 all-new psionic monsters to life in his new bestiary...."

* How well do you know your Beasts? Try this quiz in the Line of Sight.

* New Patches Available -- March 13, 2003
"To bring our psionics books into compliance with the newly updated d20 SRD, we've updated the PDFs. Download your free patch for Mindscapes: A Psion's Guide."

* Beasts of the Id Art Preview -- March 6, 2003
"New monsters are always cool, and when they're psionic, they're cooler still. We know you'll agree when you take a look at some of the illustration..."

* Mindscapes: Beasts of the Id Overview -- March 6, 2003
"As a sneak peek into the second volume of Bruce R. Cordell's Mindscapes, here's the book's table of contents...."

* Bonus Powers -- A Mindscapes: A Psion's Guide Web Enhancement -- February 20 , 2003
"As a special web enhancement to Mindscapes: A Psion's Guide, Bruce R. Cordell offers four bonus powers for psionics-using characters...."

* How good is your psionics vocabulary?

* The Cerebral Rager -- A Mindscapes: A Psion's Guide Preview -- February 13, 2003
"Secret furies shake the mental depths of every living creature. Whereas others suppress their rages, lest their impartiality falter, the cerebral rager directs his white-hot anger through specially forged mental pathways..."

* Bruce Cordell Returns to Psionics! -- February 13, 2003
"New Malhavoc release offers variant combat system and more..."

* Mindscapes: A Psion's Guide Art Gallery -- February 6, 2003
"We're so eager for the release of this book, we decided to give you an advance look at some of the interior art from one of our most popular artists, Kieran Yanner...."

* Mindscapes: A Psion's Guide Overview -- February 6, 2003
"As a sneak peek into the first volume of Bruce R. Cordell's Mindscapes, here's the book's table of contents...."

* Download the book's print ad. (264k PDF)

* Read an interview with Bruce about the book.

* View Alan Pollack's cover illustrations for A Psion's Guide and Beasts of the Id.

* Malhavoc Press Welcomes New Products From Reynolds and Cordell -- April 4, 2002
"In a big day for Monte Cook's d20 imprint Malhavoc Press, Sean K Reynolds has stepped up to join our design ranks, and Bruce R. Cordell announces his next Malhavoc title...."

 

 

If Thoughts Could Kill

* 3.5 Upgrade Detail Page -- July 9 , 2004
"Those of you who have already bought the If Thoughts Could Kill PDF can purchase a low-cost upgrade to update your copy to a new version that's compatible with v. 3.5 of the d20 System rules and the Expanded Psionics Handbook...."

* Malhavoc Press Updates Key Books -- January 22, 2004
"Starting today, Malhavoc Press is making available upgrades that convert some of its best-selling electronic products to v. 3.5 of the d20 System rules..."

* If Thoughts Could Kill Now Available in Italian!
"Malhavoc Press is pleased to announce...."

* New Patches Available -- March 13, 2003
"To bring our psionics books into compliance with the newly updated d20 SRD, we've updated the PDFs. Download your free patch for If Thoughts Could Kill. The new version of If Thoughts Could Kill also features an updated layout and additional material from this website that was featured in the book's print edition."

* Malhavoc and Monte Win at the ENnies! -- August 12, 2002
"If Thoughts Could Kill won the Best Adventure award at the 2002 EN World d20 System awards, and Call of Cthulhu d20 Roleplaying Game netted the Best d20 RPG award at a presentation held Friday night at Gen Con...."

* Malhavoc Press Nets 3 ENnie Nominations! -- July 12, 2002
"The nominations are in for this year's Gen Con & EN World d20 System Awards, and Malhavoc Press is proud to announce that If Thoughts Could Kill and MONTECOOK.com have been recognized...."

* If Thoughts Could Kill Errata and Clarifications -- January 16, 2002
"The patch for If Thoughts Could Kill is just a file that you download, then execute. The program will automatically change your PDF copy of the book to reflect the changes we have made...."

* If Thoughts Could Kill Patch Now Available -- January 16, 2002
"Your eagle eyes have helped us develop this list of errata points and clarifications. The information here has all been incorporated into the versions of If Thoughts Could Kill currently available for sale or preorder."

* Download Bruce's alternative psionic prestige classes.

* Malhavoc Publishes First d20 Psionics Title -- November 30, 2001
"The first d20 psionics support product, If Thoughts Could Kill, is released today in electronic format..."

* If Thoughts Could Kill Psionic Lich Preview -- November 30, 2001
"Psionic liches are undead psionics users who have interred their mentality into the necrotic tissue of their once-living bodies, thus preserving their existence indefinitely...."

* If Thoughts Could Kill Art Preview! -- November 16, 2001
"As we get closer to the release of Bruce Cordell's new psionics adventure/accessory If Thoughts Could Kill, we thought we'd give you a sneak peek at some of the book's art from illustrator Toren 'MacBin' Atkinson...."

* Check out Monte's interview with Bruce.

* See the PDF's original cover by the Unseelie Court

* Bruce R. Cordell Designs Malhavoc Psionics Book -- October 31, 2001
"Psionics Handbook designer Bruce R. Cordell has penned a new d20 psionics update book for Malhavoc Press...."

 

 

Beyond Countless Doorways

* 101 Planar Adventure Ideas—October 14, 2004
"We say that the planes are full of possibilities. To celebrate this month's print release of the new planar sourcebook Beyond Countless Doorways, we decided to put our money where our mouths are..."

* Beyond Countless Doorways Chat Transcript—August 18, 2004
"Last week in our chat room we were pleased to see a veritable Who's Who of Planescape designers all gathered to discuss our new book of planes..."

* True Conjunction With Karlectash—August 12, 2004
"This web enhancement describes what might happen if a world were to come into true conjunction with an energy plane called Karlectash..."

* Art Gallery at Mortality.net—August 5, 2004
"See 10 images from the pages of Beyond Countless Doorways exclusively at Mortality,net..."

* Veteran Planescape Designers Reunite—August 5, 2004
"To celebrate the anniversary of the much-loved AD&D Planescape® campaign setting's release a decade ago, four of the line's popular designers have reunited to collaborate on a new book of planes..."

* Sneak Peek: The Titanic Cromungi—August 5, 2004
"The most prominent natural features of Palpatur are the enormous humanoid faces that burst forth from the ground during the demon-devil war..."

* Check Out Our Trailer!—August 2, 2004
"The Beyond Countless Doorways Flash animation movie was created by Mark Byer, with music by Jammin' Grooves..."

* Beyond Countless Doorways Art Gallery—August 2, 2004
"Bringing to life 18 all-new planes is no easy task, but our team of artists rose to the challenge...."

* Beyond Countless Doorways Overview—July 30, 2004
"Beyond Countless Doorways is coming! This 224-page hardcover is something of a Planescape® reunion. Check out the Table of Contents here...."

* Preview: A Look at Kin-Li'in—July 22, 2004
"Kin-Li’in is a hellish plane of extreme heat and frigid cold. Demons cavort among the blasting geysers of fire and frost in a bacchanal of horror...."

* Planescapin' II—July 22, 2004
"I have a lot of great memories about working at TSR back in Wisconsin, and so many of them revolve around the Planescape team...."

* Beyond Countless Doorways Q&A -- January 22, 2004
"I was pleased to welcome almost 40 of you to our very own chat room last week to chat with me and with Sue about some of our upcoming relelases..."

* Planescape Memories -- December 18, 2003
"I've written before about the joys of working on the Planescape D&D line. It amazes me that it's already been five or so years since this product line ended...."

* New Malhavoc Book to Be a "Planescape Reunion" -- December 18, 2003
"Four writers and an artist from the much-loved Planescape setting have come together to create a new planar book for Malhavoc Press...."

* View the cover illustration by rk post -- December 18, 2003

* Planescapin' -- March 8, 2002
"Last week I posted a column about Dave Hargrave's Arduin books. I got a lot of responses from people saying, 'I'm so glad you still revere the "old school" of gaming, Monte.'..."

 

Chaositech

* Harnessing the Natural Laws: Technology in Your Game -- March 5, 2004
"As a free 8-page web enhancement for Chaositech, we present a look at the one thing that can best vanquish it: ordered technology. These new tech weapons, armor, and other devices are perfect for inclusion in your fantasy game...."

* The Surgeon in the Shadows -- February 5, 2004
"DMs looking for a way to incorporate Chaositech into their existing, standard fantasy games need look no further than Kinion Luth, the Surgeon in the Shadows...."

* Chaositech Chat Transcript -- January 22, 2004
"I was pleased to welcome almost 40 of you to our very own chat room last week to chat with me and with Sue about our new release, Chaositech..."

* Body Implants: A Chaositech Preview -- December 11, 2003
"One of the most interesting sections in Chaositech is Chapter Three: Betrayal of Flesh. Here we learn about living chaositech devices ready to be grafted, implanted, or otherwised attached to a host creature...."

* Chaositech Overview -- December 11, 2003
"We've been talking about this new sourcebook of chaos-fueled items and creatures for months. Now it's finally here, and we want you to be as excited about it as we are...."

* Chaos Rules! -- December 11, 2003
"Law and order have more to fear than ever today, as Malhavoc Press releases Chaositech, the newest d20 sourcebook by Monte Cook..."

* Art Gallery -- December 4, 2003
"This is some of the weirdest artwork we've shown you in a long time. To properly illustrate the oh-so-unnatural chaositech monsters and the very intrusive chaositech devices, our artists had to take a walk on the macabre side...."

* Design Diary: Playtesting -- December 11, 2003
"Chaositech is one of those products that came directly out of my campaign. The concept was not meant originally to have anything to do with a product..."

* Design Diary: Campaign Paradigms -- October 30 , 2003
"An important thing for all DMs to keep in mind is that once a campaign is up and running, the basic flavor -- the underpinnings of the whole campaign structure -- usually should not change...."

* Design Diary: Developing a New Subsystem -- October 2, 2003
"Probably one of the biggest challenges that faces a designer when working on a book like Chaositech is the delicate way that you have to institute a whole new subsystem...."

* On the Horizon: Chaositech in the Design Diary -- September 11, 2003
"If you'll indulge me, I'm going to divert the Design Diary's contents to what I'm working on now: a book called Chaositech...."

* View the cover illustration by rk post -- September 4, 2003

 

 

Anger of Angels

* Urihiel: Patron of the Order of the Golden Chalice—January 8, 2004
"An Anger of Angels web enhancement by Sean K Reynolds offering the statistics for an angel who helped found the Order of the Golden Chalice—an angel who later fell...."

* Anger of Angels Free Preview-- December 18, 2003
"The print edition of Anger of Angels by Sean K Reynolds is now available in stores. Here's a free preview of a new monster and several new spells from the book..."

* "Journey of Sorrows" -- December 11, 2003
"Anger of Angels hits store shelves this month. To give you a look at it from a new angle, we asked the designer, Sean Reynolds, to pen a piece of fiction about some of the characters, situations, and themes he introduces in the book..."

* Modern angels web enhancement in The Stuff! -- October 2, 2003

* Read a transcript of the chat about the book with author Sean K Reynolds! -- October 2, 2003

* Previews from Anger of Angels -- September 25, 2003
"These sections by Sean K Reynolds offer previews of the cherubim, one of 11 angelic races featured in Anger of Angels, and the new concept of dominion feats, including three samples...."

* Malhavoc Book Takes You to Heaven and Hell -- September 25, 2003
"Today game designer Sean K Reynolds introduces us to the holy, the fallen, and the damned in his new d20 sourcebook Anger of Angels, on sale now from Malhavoc Press...."

* Anger of Angels Panel at Gen Con SoCal 2003 -- September 25, 2003
"Game Designer Sean K Reynolds was nice enough to offer to run a seminar about his Anger of Angels book at Gen Con So Cal this year. We have a preliminary schedule for you...."

* Anger of Angels Overview -- September 18, 2003
"This 128-page sourcebook is packed with information on angelic characters -- and they're a lot more likely to be wielding a +4 holy flaming longsword than playing the harp! Whether you want to play angels as characters, run them as NPCs, or find out more about angelic/demonic locales and magic, here's a look at what's inside...."

* Anger of Angels Art Preview! -- September 18, 2003
"The atmospheric work of David Hendee, Sam Wood, and Kieran Yanner helps bring the celestial races of Anger of Angels to life. Here is a sampling of their illustrations from the book...."

* Read about the Ultimate Archangel competition! -- September 4, 2003

* View the cover illustration by Alan Pollack -- September 4, 2003

 

 

Skreyn's Register: The Bonds of Magic

* 3.5 Upgrade Detail Page -- April 15, 2004
"Those of you who have already bought Skreyn's Register: The Bonds of Magic in PDF or print editions can purchase a low-cost upgrade to update your copy to a new version that's compatible with v. 3.5 of the d20 System rules...."

* Malhavoc Press Updates Key Books -- January 22, 2004
"Starting today, Malhavoc Press is making available upgrades that convert some of its best-selling electronic products to v. 3.5 of the d20 System rules..."

* Deities of The Faithful -- November 27, 2002
"Throughout the second half of Skreyn’s Register: The Bonds of Magic we mention a number of deities that figure into the lives of the book’s divine-magic-using characters...."

* Get a free patch for vol. 2, The Faithful.

* The Bonds of Magic: The Faithful Web Enhancement -- November 2, 2002 (by Sean K Reynolds)
"Read all about the Order of the Golden Chalice in this free web enhancement by the book's author...."

* The Bonds of Magic Web Enhancement -- October 24, 2002
"This web enhancement lists all the book's spellcasters by level and CR...."

* The Bonds of Magic: The Faithful Preview -- October 24,, 2002
"As a preview of the second volume of Skreyn's Register, here is a sample druid and cleric from the book...."

* The Bonds of Magic: The Faithful Now on Sale! -- October 24, 2002
"On sale today, Malhavoc's new d20 character book, from game designer Sean K Reynolds...."

* The Bonds of Magic: The Faithful Art Preview -- October 17, 2002
"We're just one week away from the release of volume 2 of Sean Reynolds' character book, Skreyn's Register: The Bonds of Magic. Take a sneak peek at some of our favorite illustrations from The Faithful...."

* Get a free patch for vol. 1, Cabal.

* Cabal Web Enhancement: Father of Fanatrax -- October 5, 2002
"Cabal introduced Fanatrax, who can switch his fire breath weapon to electricity breath and other types. This ability may come from the mixed ancestry of his father, the dragon Farnathrakinax...."

* Cabal Web Enhancement: Handrath's Brothers -- September 27, 2002
"Those of you who have Cabal have already met Handrath Blood-Eye, the half-fiend sorcerer...."

* Sean makes a guest appearance in the Line of Sight!

* Cabal Arcane Monster Templates -- September 19, 2002
"Skreyn's Register: The Bonds of Magic, vol. 1 Cabal puts to work a couple new monster templates that game designer Sean K Reynolds created for use on his website..."

* The Bonds of Magic: Cabal Preview! -- September 19, 2002
"As a preview of the first volume of Skreyn's Register, here are two spellcasters from the book...."

* The Bonds of Magic: Cabal Now on Sale! -- September 19, 2002
"On sale today is Malhavoc's first d20 character book, from game designer Sean K Reynolds...."

* The Bonds of Magic: Cabal Art Preview -- September 12, 2002
"We're just wrapping up production on our very first character book, Skreyn's Register: The Bonds of Magic. Take a peek at some of our favorite illustrations from volume 1, Cabal...."

* View the Bonds of Magic ad.

* Read an interview with Sean about the book.

* Malhavoc Press Welcomes New Products From Reynolds and Cordell -- April 4, 2002
"In a big day for Monte Cook's d20 imprint Malhavoc Press, Sean K Reynolds has stepped up to join our design ranks, and Bruce R. Cordell announces his next Malhavoc title...."

 

The Banewarrens

* The Banewarrens Now Available in Italian!
"Malhavoc Press is pleased to announce...."

* Pactlord Enforcers origami by Joseph Wu in our V-Con photo gallery

* The Banewarrens Web Enhancement: Pactlord Enforcers -- July 7, 2002
"Some of you have asked about Arne Swekel's cool beholder and mind flayer picture that appears in The Banewarrens...."

* The Banewarrens Wizards Live! Chat Transcript -- June 21, 2002
"Monte joined folks in the Wizards Presents chat room at Wizards Live! to discuss his new adventure The Banewarrens and more...."

* The Banewarrens Sneak Peek: What's a Bane? -- June 13, 2002
"Banes are evil given form. They represent a blight on the world -- darknesses that must be destroyed, or at least placed where they can do no harm...."

* The Banewarrens Now on Sale! -- June 13, 2002
"Fans of Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil won't want to miss a trip into The Banewarrens, the new mega-adventure by Monte Cook...."

* The Banewarrens Art Preview! -- June 9, 2002
"As we complete our production of the new mega-adventure The Banewarrens, we thought you might like a taste of some of the new art in the book...."

* Book of Vile Darkness and The Banewarrens Chat Transcript -- May 9, 2002
"Check out this EN World chat transcript covering these and many other topics...."

* GAMA Trade Show and The Banewarrens Chat Transcript -- March 29, 2002
"Monte joined folks in the chat room at EN World to discuss his recent trip to the GAMA Trade Show, as well as his upcoming release The Banewarrens and many other topics...."

* Check out the cover's full illustration by Alan Pollack.

* Download a preview Ptolus map from the adventure!

* See the prototype illustration by Luis Corte Real.

Demon God's Fane

* Get Your Demon God's Fane Free Patch!
"We've been wanting to give our first adventure the same format we use for our other PDFs, so we've updated the product with a new layout and cover design. Download your free patch...."

* Check out the original PDF cover by Luis Corte Real.

* Demon God's Fane Now Available in Italian!
"Malhavoc Press is pleased to announce...."

* Design Secrets: High-Level Adventures -- June 8, 2002
"Read about creating high-level adventures like Demon God's Fane...."

* Demon God's Fane Free Preview -- September 5, 2001
"Take a sneak peek at an encounter from Demon God's Fane...."

* Preview these illustrations: Statue, Lasterash, and Half-Demon.

* Check out this web enhancement featuring the stats and description of the Demon God, Ochremeshk himself! (Included in the print edition.) We also offer stats and a description for Vorm the Unspeakable, one of his foul lieutenants. (Included in the print edition.)

* An interview with cover artist Luis Corte Real appears (in Portuguese) at Grimorio.com.

* You can see game designer Sean K Reynolds' playtest character for the adventure on his site.

* Malhavoc Press Releases First Adventure -- August 31, 2001
"After making a Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, Monte Cook, codesigner of the new edition of the Dungeons & Dragons game, creates a vile new cult in Demon God's Fane...."

 

Cry Havoc

* Cry Havoc Contest! -- October 23, 2003
"Attention all units! Post your unique units to our Cry Havoc contest message board thread and you could win..."

* Cry Havoc Designer Interviews -- September 11, 2003
"There's an interview with Cry Havoc designer Skip Williams at Silven Crossroads. Check out Part One and Part Two."

* Cry Havoc Chat Transcript -- August 15, 2003
"Skip Williams entertains our questions tonight in the Malhavoc Press chat room...."

* Dowload free Cry Havoc sample units: Group 1 (60k PDF) and Group 2 (60k PDF)

* Cry Havoc Sneak Peek -- July 21, 2003
"This excerpt features a broad overview of the book's unit combat system. The beauty of this system is that it maintains the feel of d20 gameplay...."

* Dowload Cry Havoc Unit Record Sheet (60k PDF)

* Cry Havoc Line of Sight -- July 21, 2003
"I get asked a lot, 'Why doesn't the DMG have a mass combat system?' Good question. ...."

* Cry Havoc: The Essential d20 Guide to War! -- July 21, 2003
"Today 3rd Edition codesigner Skip Williams brings us what we've all been waiting for—the definitive d20 mass combat system—in his new event book..."

* Cry Havoc Overview! -- July 21, 2003
"Skip Williams' new event book offers you solid strategies for introducing a war into your fantasy campaign, plus the mass combat system you need to see it through. Take a look at the table of contents and see for yourself...."

* Cry Havoc Art Preview! -- July 17, 2003
"The new mass combat rules in Skip Williams' Cry Havoc bring the adventure of warfare to life for your game. The work of artists Eric Lofgren and Kieran Yanner bring the feel of mass combat to life for readers...."

* Read about our Cry Havoc Gen Con events!

* View the cover illustration by Todd Lockwood

* Skip Williams to Design Malhavoc Book! -- October 11, 2002
"3rd Edition codesigner and Monster Manual® author Skip Williams has agreed to pen a sourcebook on war for Malhavoc Press. This book, Cry Havoc, will include a complete mass combat system for the d20 System when it debuts next summer...."

 

When the Sky Falls

* "Those Who Prey Upon the Weak" -- June 12, 2003
"The sky has fallen. The fist of the gods has struck the earth and now all is in chaos. But who will save the living when they are preyed upon by the dead?"

"The Light That Rent the Night" -- April 24, 2003
"Download this exclusive web enhancement for When the Sky Falls now. It's free!"

* Read the transcript from Bruce's When the Sky Falls chat-- April 19, 2003

* The Memekeeper: A When the Sky Falls Preview -- April 17, 2003
"Inside an engram ark, the cracked, half-shattered control module known as the memekeeper hovers over the Rune Sea...."

* Shake up Your Campaign With When the Sky Falls -- April 17, 2003
"Today Malhavoc Press releases its second event book: When the Sky Falls, by award-winning game designer Bruce R. Cordell...."

* When the Sky Falls Overview -- April 10, 2003
"It's time for a sneak peek at the second Malhavoc Press event book...."

* Art Preview: When the Sky Falls -- April 10, 2003
"When you see these illustrations, we think you'll agree that adventuring has never beem cooler than when it comes streaking down from outer space...."

* View the cover illustration by Alan Pollack

 

Requiem for a God

* Requiem for a God Now Available in Italian!
"Malhavoc Press is pleased to announce...."

* Immortal.. at least for a while: Requiem for a God Recommended Reading

* Thomad the Preserver, a disaffected cleric

* Requiem for a God New Spell Lists -- August 29, 2002
"Here's a handy reference for all of you who just purchased Requiem for a God: a set of spell lists featuring the book's new arcane and divine magic...."

* Requiem for a Game Designer?

* Monte talks more about event books in his Line of Sight column.

* Requiem for a God Sneak Peek: Godsblood -- August 26, 2002
"An unusual consequence of a god's death is the appearance of certain divine remnants left behind in the universe. Characters can make use of these vestiges..."

* Requiem for a God Now on Sale! -- August 26, 2002
"With Requiem for a God, on sale today, designer Monte Cook has created a new type of roleplaying game product: the event book...."

* Requiem for a God Product Overview -- August 22, 2002
"Many of you have asked us to post the table of contents for our upcoming products as a sneak peek -- so here goes!...."

* Requiem for a God Art Preview -- August 15, 2002
"We're pushing into production on our very first event book, Requiem for a God. By waty of a preview, we'd like to show you some of the fabulous art in the book from illustrator Sam Wood...."

* Check out a new ad for Requiem for a God (PDF).

* View the cover's full illustration by Kieran Yanner.

* See the prototype illustration by Luis Corte Real.

 

The Complete Book of Eldritch Might

* 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...."

* Complete Book of Eldritch Might Product Overview -- January 22, 2004
"Here's a look at the table of contents for our compilation of the three Eldritch Might volumes, available only in print edition...."

* Eldritch Origins—January 22, 2004
"I love magic. I love wizards and spells and magic items....."

* Preview of New Art! -- January 15, 2004
"When we decided to compile all the Books of Eldritch Might into one hardcover volume for v. 3.5, we thought we'd include some new art...."

* View the cover's full illustration by Sam Wood.

 

The Book of Hallowed Might

* 3.5 Upgrade Detail Page -- February 19, 2004
"Those of you who have already bought The Book of Hallowed Might PDF can purchase a low-cost upgrade to update your copy to a new version that's compatible with v. 3.5 of the d20 System rules...."

* Malhavoc Press Updates Key Books -- January 22, 2004
"Starting today, Malhavoc Press is making available upgrades that convert some of its best-selling electronic products to v. 3.5 of the d20 System rules..."

* Nactrina Onarsh, Blessed of Thalander -- December 24, 2002
"A Book of Hallowed Might Web Enhancement: One simple, moonless night, in the mountain city of Revar, in the Third-Tier Guildhouse of the Stafflore Guild, newly inducted third-rank wizard Nactrina Onarsh prepared for bed...."

* The Book of Hallowed Might Sneak Peek -- December 19, 2002
"The feats and spells in The Book of Hallowed Might offer many exciting new options to divine spellcasters. Here's a sampling of them...."

* The Book of Hallowed Might Supercharges Clerics! -- December 19, 2002
"Monte Cook finally gives divine-magic users equal time. The new Book of Hallowed Might, a clerical counterpart to his popular Book of Eldritch Might series, is on sale today...."

* The Book of Hallowed Might Art Preview -- December 12, 2002
"We're very excited about the forthcoming Book of Hallowed Might, a divine-magic sourcebook. And we're excited about the terrific art from Arne Swekel as well...."

* The Book of Hallowed Might Overview-- December 12, 2002
"As a sneak peek at The Book of Hallowed Might, here's a look at the table of contents...."

* See the book's print ad or view the cover illustration by rk post.

 

The Book of Hallowed Might II: Portents and Visions

* Web Enhancement: The Ithorid, Bane of the Faithful—July 9, 2004
"Presented for your approval is the demonic ithorid, a worthy foe for any cleric, paladin, or religious-minded character who follows the tenets of the deities presented within Book of Hallowed Might II..."

* Chat Transcript—May 13, 2004
"’I was pleased to welcome about two dozen of you to our chat room last week to talk with me and my codesigner Mike Mearls about our new release..."

* Free Web Enhancement: The Damned Template—April 22, 2004
"’The damned’ is a template, written by Mike Mearls, which you can apply to any victim of Mallock’s personal intervention in the corrupting process initiated by his followers...."

* Book of Hallowed Might II Sneak Peek: Keyed Spell Items—April 15, 2004
"This excerpt is taken from Chapter Five: Mountain of the Voice. At the priory there, followers of the Divine Voice have learned to make a new classification of maigic item...."

* Discover More Divine Magic in New PDF—April 15, 2004
"Discover the majesty of divine magic in Book of Hallowed Might II: Portents and Visions. Sure, Eldritch Might is all well and good, but give your clerics, paladins, rangers, and druids some attention with this book..."

* Book of Hallowed Might II Art Preview —April 8, 2004
"We asked illustrators Eric Lofgren and Jennifer Meyer to bring to life not only a new pantheon of gods but their associated sacred locales as well...."

* The Book of Hallowed Might II Overview—April 8, 2004
"When we set out to produce a sequel to the popular Book of Hallowed Might, we wanted to offer something more...."

* See the book's cover illustration by rk post.

 

The Book of Eldritch Might

* 3.5 Upgrade Detail Page -- January 22, 2004
"Those of you who have already bought The Book of Eldritch Might PDF can purchase a low-cost upgrade to update your copy to a new version that's compatible with v. 3.5 of the d20 System rules...."

* Malhavoc Press Updates Key Books -- January 22, 2004
"Starting today, Malhavoc Press is making available upgrades that convert some of its best-selling electronic products to v. 3.5 of the d20 System rules..."

* Malhavoc Press Gives Fans Free Update to The Book of Eldritch MIght -- November 21, 2002
"On the heels of last week's successful electronic release of Book of Eldritch Might III: The Nexus, Monte Cook's d20 imprint has issued a free patch that upgrades the first book in the popular series...."

* The Book of Eldritch Might Now Available in Italian! -- March 25, 2002
"Malhavoc Press is proud to announce that the popular Book of Eldritch Might is now available in translation for Italian readers...."

* The Book of Eldritch Might Spell List -- December 8, 2001
"Download this free list of all the new spells appearing in the new print edition of The Book of Eldritch Might. Spells are sorted by class and level, just like in the Player's Handbook."

* New Book of Eldritch Might Patch Available -- November 27, 2001
"Alan Card has created a new patch that will update your copy of The Book of Eldritch Might PDF to a new version with bookmarks and a few text corrections...."

* The Book of Eldritch Might Wins 3 EN World Awards! -- July 30, 2001
"Malhavoc Press is thrilled, proud (and surprised) to announce that our premiere release, The Book of Eldritch Might, has won three EN World d20 System Awards...."

* The EN World Awards: Malhavoc Snags 4 Nominations in New Competition -- July 21, 2001
"Monte Cook and The Book of Eldritch Might were honored yesterday as nominees for four EN World d20 System Awards, a new competition designed to recognize quality and excellence among today's licensed d20 products and publishers...."

* A New Store: The Book of Eldritch Might Now Available Via swreg.org -- July 15, 2001
"You’ve probably noticed that there are a lot of changes going on here at Malhavoc Press...."

* The Book of Eldritch Might Patches Now Available -- June 15, 2001
"Alan Card has created a patch (two patches actually) that will update your copy of The Book of Eldritch Might PDF with the listed errata and a few other changes...."

* New Monster Template: Magical Constructs -- June 15, 2001
"This is an excerpt from The Book of Eldritch Might, the premiere release from my new imprint, Malhavoc Press. Take a look...."

* The Book of Eldritch Might Errata -- June 8, 2001
"Thanks to everyone who's written me with questions about The Book of Eldritch Might. Your messages have helped me develop this list of errata points and clarifications...."

* Eight New Feats -- April 28, 2001
"Here are a few new feats. The first is a special one...."

* Take a look at the cover to the print edition, from Brian LeBlanc.

* Download the PDF's original cover by The Unseelie Court and Luis Corte Real (400k PDF)

* Dungeon Master's Guide Author Launches New d20 Imprint -- May 25, 2001
"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...."

 

Book of Eldritch Might II: Songs and Souls of Power

* 3.5 Upgrade Detail Page -- January 22, 2004
"Those of you who have already bought the Book of Eldritch Might II PDF can purchase a low-cost upgrade to update your copy to a new version that's compatible with v. 3.5 of the d20 System rules...."

* Malhavoc Press Updates Key Books -- January 22, 2004
"Starting today, Malhavoc Press is making available upgrades that convert some of its best-selling electronic products to v. 3.5 of the d20 System rules..."

* Book of Eldritch Might II Now Available in Italian! -- January 15, 2004
"Malhavoc Press is pleased to announce...."

* Old Made New -- February 6, 2003
"Our recent patch for The Book of Eldritch Might was very well received.... So we've decided to do the same thing with our second-best-selling product, Book of Eldritch Might II: Songs and Souls of Power...."

* Web Enhancement: New Spellsongs -- August 22, 2002
"The variant bard in the Book of Eldritch Might II: Songs and Souls of Power uses spellsongs rather than spells...."

* Eldritch Extras -- May 3, 2002
"The following information can be used to supplement our products, The Book of Eldritch Might and Book of Eldritch Might II: Songs and Souls of Power...."

* Eldritch Musings -- February 21, 2002
"It started with soul magic. I knew I wanted to take this concept that I'd been using in my game and put it into a product. It wasn't quite enough to hang a whole product on, though...."

* Playtest for Malhavoc! -- February 21, 2002
"The following spells are slated to appear in Book of Eldritch Might II. While they serve as an early preview for the sort of material you will find in the book, what we'd really like is for some of you to take this opportunity to put them into play...."

* Book of Eldritch Might II Official Press Release -- February 12, 2002
"If you liked the first Book of Eldritch Might, you won't believe what the sequel has in store!..."

* Book of Eldritch Might II Unholy Riven Preview -- February 12, 2002
"The unholy riven is a particularly deadly foe for arcanists, although an interesting challenge for the whole party...."

* Book of Eldritch Might II Art Preview -- February 9, 2002
"Illustrators Toren 'MacBin' Atkinson and Stephen Shepherd offer a taste of some of the new art coming in Book of Eldritch Might II: Songs and Souls of Power...."

* Desktop Patterns of Power -- February 2, 2002
"Illustrator Luis Corte Real felt inspired to create desktop wallpaper patterns featuring his designs from the cover of our forthcoming Book of Eldritch Might II...."

* Eight New Feats -- April 28, 2001
"Here are a few new feats. The first is a special one...."

* Update your PDF with this free patch.

* Monte on variant bards and sorcerers in DMs Only .

* Original PDF front cover and back cover by Luis Corte Real.

* See the errata and clarifications.

* Check out a transcript from Monte's online chat about the book.

 

 

 

Book of Eldritch Might III: The Nexus

* 3.5 Upgrade Detail Page -- January 22, 2004
"Those of you who have already bought the Book of Eldritch Might III: The Nexus PDF can purchase a low-cost upgrade to update your copy to a new version that's compatible with v. 3.5 of the d20 System rules...."

* Malhavoc Press Updates Key Books -- January 22, 2004
"Starting today, Malhavoc Press is making available upgrades that convert some of its best-selling electronic products to v. 3.5 of the d20 System rules..."

* The Real Dragon Magic Names -- June 5, 2003
"I wrote an article for Dragon magazine, published in issue #208, all about Dragon Magic. Unfortunately, the editors took off the cool draconic names of the spells..."

* A Place for Eldritch Might to Live -- February 13, 2003
"After Book of Eldritch Might II: Songs and Souls of Power came out and was so well received, I wondered whether I should do another one...."

* Putting it All Together -- November 21, 2002
"With the release of Book of Eldritch Might III: The Nexus, we provide seven new settings that you can add to your campaign. I thought it would be fun to think about how to use those locales with our previous products...."

* Sample Four New Spells From Book of Eldritch MIght III: The Nexus -- November 14 , 2002
"The Nexus describes seven unique magical locales to add to your campaign -- along with all their associated characters, spells, feats, powers, and magic items. To give you a taste, here is a passage from Chapter Six: The Tomb of Frozen Dreams...."

* Monte Cook Publishes New Eldritch MIght Book -- November 14, 2002
"The Nexus offers 250+ new spells, magical items, and more!..."

* Book of Eldritch MIght III: The Nexus Art Preview -- November 7, 2002
"Check out six illustrations, by Kieran Yanner and Sam Wood, from the new arcane sourcebook..."

* Book of Eldritch Might III: The Nexus Overview -- October 24, 2002
"For a sneak peek at the forthcoming Book of Eldritch Might III: The Nexus, we decided to post the the table of contents...."

* Take a look at the print ad

* View the cover illustration by Kyle Anderson

 

The Book of Iron Might

* Design Diary: Gambling on Maneuvers -- October 28, 2004
"Writing The Book of Iron Might was an exercise in gambling. This isn't just a cheap excuse to justify my recent trip to New Orleans as a business expense...."

* Setting the Stage 3: Damaging Terrain -- November 4, 2004
"This article looks at terrain that inflicts damage on anyone who crosses it, such as a rivulet of lava or a jagged, spiked rock...."

* Setting the Stage 2: Concealment -- October 28, 2004
"Nothing's more frustrating than having a +19 attack against a puny kobold come up with nothing but air because of smoke, fog, or some other concealing effect...."

* Setting the Stage 1: Stunts, Maneuvers, and Terrain-- October 21, 2004
"Game rules exist only within the context of your campaign. They only come to life when you unroll your battle mat or assemble your Tact-Tiles, bust out the chips and soda, and start rolling dice...."

* Free Cheat Sheets Web Enhancement-- October 14, 2004
"One of the most exciting aspects of Malhavoc Press' latest sourcebook is the inventive combat maneuvers system. These cheat sheets repeat key tables from the book that summarize the different maneuver benefits and drawbacks that you can use in combat...."

* Sample Maneuvers -- October 14, 2004
"This sneak peek gives you a number of sample maneuvers, for both characters and monsters, to show you how to use this system to add more variety to your game...."

* Try Anything You've Ever Wanted in a Fight -- October 14, 2004
"With the combat maneuvers system in The Book of Iron Might, players and DMs now can attempt every move they've ever wanted to try in battle....."

* The Book of Iron Might Art Gallery -- October 14, 2004
"Two imaginative UK-based artists have lent their pen-and-ink talents to The Book of Iron Might. Below is a small sampling of their work from the book...."

* The Book of Iron Might Overview -- September 30, 2004
"This book caused quite a stir when we discussed it with attendees at our seminar at Gen Con. What, a combat sourcebook with a whole new stunt system? With a maneuver system that lets me do ANYTHING I want in combat? And, most unbelievably, with NO PRESTIGE CLASSES? It's all true. See for yourself in the book's table of contents...."

* View the cover illustration by Kieran Yanner