Monte Cook Gives You Even More Evil in Demon God's Fane

August 31, 2001 (Renton, Wash.) -- 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, the first adventure from his Malhavoc Press.

For just $5, fans of the d20 System can now buy Monte's new 36-page adventure for 14th-level characters, which uses spells, classes, feats, and items from Malhavoc's award-winning arcane sourcebook The Book of Eldritch Might. Demon God's Fane comes as a full-color, illustrated PDF file with a bonus plain-text version for easy printing.

The Demon God's Fane is a name so old and so obscure that most people no longer remember the terror and the evil it represents. Now, something has slithered its way into the village of Golden Lake, and into the minds and souls of the villagers. Can the old temple to the demon prince Ochremeshk still be a threat after so long? How can it be stopped when the Fane's location remains lost in plain sight? Fans can sample previews of the art and an encounter from the adventure free at Malhavoc's website.

Monte launched Malhavoc Press in May with the publication of The Book of Eldritch Might, which this summer won three EN World d20 System Awards for excellence, voted on by the fans. Malhavoc's website promises a third release, The Book of Eldritch Might II: Songs and Souls of Power, in late January, plus an undisclosed surprise to come later this year. Monte's other forthcoming titles include Beyond the Veil from Atlas Games, d20 Call of Cthulhu from Wizards of the Coast, and Queen of Lies from Fiery Dragon Productions.

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 the game's original designers can offer. All current Malhavoc Press titles are available in electronic format exclusively at <www.montecook.com>. Print versions will follow from Sword & Sorcery, beginning with The Book of Eldritch Might in November.

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 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 and Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. 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.