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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. In 1994,
Monte came to TSR, Inc., as a game designer and wrote for the Planescape
and core D&D lines. When that company was purchased by Wizards of
the Coast, he moved to the Seattle area and eventually became a senior
game designer. At Wizards, he wrote the 3rd Edition 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, Monte
Cook’s Arcana Evolved, Ptolus, Monte Cook's World of Darkness, and Dungeonaday.com.
He was a longtime author of the Dungeoncraft column in Dungeon
Magazine. In recent years, Monte has been recognized many 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). His stories have appeared in the Malhavoc Press
anthologies Children of the Rune
and The Dragons' Return, and his
comic book writing can be found in the Ptolus: City by the Spire
series from DBPro/Marvel. His fantasy fiction series, "Saga
of the Blade," appeared in Game Trade Magazine from 2005–2006.
The
geek
In his spare time, Monte runs games, plays with his dog, 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 ... |
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Interview (August - September 2007) with the Sons of Kryos.
Direct from Gen Con 2007: Inside the Game Designer's Studio from Have Games, Will Travel.
Podcast (August 2007) with Gamer Zero on Gleemax.
Announcing Monte Cook's World of Darkness!
Monte on the new Ptolus Comic Book series at
Wizard Universe.
RPG Success Stories at the Dying Earth RPG website.
Post Gen Con 2006 interview with the diamondthrone.com official fan site.
Podcast (August 18, 2006) with The
Sons of Kryos on Gen Con (Almost) Live.
Podcast (June 26, 2006) with The
Gamestas. Click here to play the
whole show.
Podcast (February 22, 2006) on Pulp
Gamer.
Interview on Yog
Radio.
Interview with TreasureTables.org,
a weblog for GMs.
Interview with diamondthrone.com.
Podcast interview with Dragon's
Landing (click on episode 8).
The Sons of Kryos Gen Con interview podcast
(third episode, 8/28).
Audio interview with The
Columbus Dispatch on the evolution of video and pen-and-paper
games.
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 Gentlemen'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
(in Portuguese) 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
Interview: Planescape and Beyond
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
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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
Black Rain D&D adventure
A Question of Ethics D&D adventure
All You Need Is Lovecraft: How to "Cthulhu Up"
Your Dungeons
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 (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
Planescape Demo from Gen Con 1997
Shadow Elves AD&D description (text file)
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Dungeonaday.com, 2009
The Collected Book of Experimental Might, Malhavoc Press, 2009
Dark Tidings, Malhavoc Press, 2009
Book of Experimental Might II: Bloody, Bold, and Resolute, Malhavoc Press, 2008
Volcanic Shrine, SkeletonKey Games, 2008 (with Bourelle)
The Book of Experimental Might, Malhavoc Press, 2008
Vault of the Iron Overlord, Goodman Games, 2007 (with Thustrup)
Monte Cook's A World of Darkness, White Wolf Publishing, 2007
(with Reynolds and Johnson)
Ptolus: Secrets of the Delver's Guild, Malhavoc Press, 2007
Ptolus: Night of Dissolution, Malhavoc Press, 2006
Ptolus, Malhavoc Press, 2006
Player's Guide to Ptolus, Malhavoc Press, 2006
Arcana Evolved Spell Treasury, Malhavoc Press, 2006 (with Dobberpuhl)
Monte Cook's Arcana Evolved, Malhavoc Press, 2005
The Temple of Mysteries, Malhavoc Press, 2005
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
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, TSR, Inc., 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
Book of Experimental Might II: Bloody, Bold, and Resolute, 2008 Gen Con EN World Gold Award for Best Electronic Book.
Monte Cook's A World of Darkness, 2007 Gen Con EN World Silver Award for Best d20/OGL Product.
Ptolus: Monte Cook's City by the Spire, 2007 Gen Con EN World Gold Awards for Product of the Year and Best Setting.
Arcana Evolved Spell Treasury, 2006 Gen Con EN World Silver Award for Best Supplement (with Jeffrey A. Dobberpuhl) .
Monte Cook's Arcana Evolved, 2005 Gen Con EN World Gold Award for Best d20 Game.
Beyond Countless Doorways, 2005 Gen Con EN World Silver Award for Best Supplement.
Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed, 2004 Gen Con EN World Gold Award for Best d20 Game.
The Complete Book of Eldritch Might, 2004 Gen Con EN World Gold Award for Best Revision/Update/Compilation.
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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"Call of Cthulhu"
essay, Hobby Games: The 100 Best, Green Ronin Publishing, 2007
"Dungeoncraft" monthly column, Dungeon magazine, 2004–2006
"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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The Very, Very Secret Book of Conspiracies," Adams Media, 2009.
"Headshot" in Zombie Tales #6" (graphic novel), Boom! Studios, 2008.
"Saga of the Blade," a monthly feature in Game Trade Magazine, 2005–2006.
"Memories and Ghosts," a short story in The Dragons' Return, Malhavoc Press. 2005.
"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, TSR, Inc., 1998.
"The Test of Darkness," a script for the audio CD adventure included in the Glantri, Kingdom of Magic boxed set, TSR, Inc., 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,
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