Monte Cook is a game designer and owner of [wiki]Monte Cook Games[/wiki]
, publisher of [wiki]Numenera[/wiki]
. Prior to this, he has worked for
twice (first on D&D 3rd Edition, and the second time a decade later on D&D Next).
He started working for
in 1992 as a freelancer, with permanent employment coming in 1994. During that time he worked on products such as [wiki]A Paladin In Hell[/wiki]
, and various [wiki]Planescape[/wiki]
supplements. Later, after TSR was purchased by
, he was a senior designer on D&D 3rd Edition along with [wiki]Jonathan Tweet[/wiki]
and [wiki]Skip Williams[/wiki]
.
He left
in 2001 to start [wiki]Malhavoc Press[/wiki]
, a small [wiki]d20 System[/wiki]
publishing company, launching with [wiki]The Book of Eldritch Might[/wiki]
in PDF format. He was one of the first RPG companies to fully embrace electronic publishing. Other notable products from Malhavoc included [wiki]Ptolus[/wiki]
(a massive city campaign setting book), [wiki]Arcane Unearthed[/wiki]
, and [wiki]Iron Heroes[/wiki]
, an [wiki]OGL[/wiki]
game authored by Mike Mearls long before the latter was employed by
.
Returning to
in 2011, he worked briefly on [wiki]D&D Next[/wiki]
under his old freelancer [wiki]Mike Mearls[/wiki]
before leaving again to form [wiki]Monte Cook Games[/wiki]
, the company with which he would launch his Kickstarter project for [wiki]Numenera[/wiki]
, raising over half-a-million-dollars.
, publisher of [wiki]Numenera[/wiki]
. Prior to this, he has worked for
Wizards of the Coast (WotC) is the current publisher of Dungeons & Dragons, having acquired the original publisher, TSR.
He started working for
TSR (Tactical Studies Rules) was the original publisher of Dungeons & Dragons before being acquired by Wizards of the Coast. The company was found by Gate Gygax and Don Kaye in October 1973, and was purchased by WotC in 1997.
, and various [wiki]Planescape[/wiki]
supplements. Later, after TSR was purchased by
Wizards of the Coast (WotC) is the current publisher of Dungeons & Dragons, having acquired the original publisher, TSR.
and [wiki]Skip Williams[/wiki]
.
He left
Wizards of the Coast (WotC) is the current publisher of Dungeons & Dragons, having acquired the original publisher, TSR.
, a small [wiki]d20 System[/wiki]
publishing company, launching with [wiki]The Book of Eldritch Might[/wiki]
in PDF format. He was one of the first RPG companies to fully embrace electronic publishing. Other notable products from Malhavoc included [wiki]Ptolus[/wiki]
(a massive city campaign setting book), [wiki]Arcane Unearthed[/wiki]
, and [wiki]Iron Heroes[/wiki]
, an [wiki]OGL[/wiki]
game authored by Mike Mearls long before the latter was employed by
Wizards of the Coast (WotC) is the current publisher of Dungeons & Dragons, having acquired the original publisher, TSR.
Returning to
Wizards of the Coast (WotC) is the current publisher of Dungeons & Dragons, having acquired the original publisher, TSR.
under his old freelancer [wiki]Mike Mearls[/wiki]
before leaving again to form [wiki]Monte Cook Games[/wiki]
, the company with which he would launch his Kickstarter project for [wiki]Numenera[/wiki]
, raising over half-a-million-dollars.