Erik Mona's WOTC project

[Shade]

From Erik Mona's blog: http://www.superunicorn.com/erik/2005/09/current-obsessions.html#comments

I've also been busy. Here's a brief list of my current projects.

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3. The Wizards of the Coast Hardcover I Was Born to Write
I won't say what it is, but I will say it's a collaboration with James Jacobs and Ed Stark. It's going to be the bestest, and will probably be my last non-magazine professional game credit in a while. I'm itching to move into other mediums and genres, and plan to take a little extra-curricular gaming sabbatical for a while after this one, which will encompass about 50,000 words of text. Status: On schedule.

Erik has confirmed that this is definitely NOT Greyhawk-related. Based on Erik's other interests/focus areas, and the inclusion of James Jacobs, I can only surmise that this is a Draconomicon-style book of Fiends. If so, then I am officially now on Cloud 9.

 

[Psion]

From Erik Mona's blog: http://www.superunicorn.com/erik/2005/09/current-obsessions.html#comments



Erik has confirmed that this is definitely NOT Greyhawk-related.

Well, knowing what I know of Erik, that would have been my first guess.

Based on Erik's other interests/focus areas, and the inclusion of James Jacobs, I can only surmise that this is a Draconomicon-style book of Fiends. If so, then I am officially now on Cloud 9.

indeed.

 

[Sammael]

If that's what it is, I'll pre-order three copies myself.

 

[BiggusGeekus]

I have decided to figure out what the project is by finding anagrams of "Erik Mona"

a irk omen
a mink ore
a monk ire
a monk ire
a rome ink
am no erik (this one disturbs me, it indicates Erik has been replaced with a doppleganger)
amok rein
i ken roam
i monk are (very zen, Erik, very zen)
in or make
irk a omen
ken or ami (Hmmm. Didn't know Erik was a swinger)

I'm sure this narrows things down a bit.

 

[Bobitron]

I'd buy it!

 

[BOZ]

it's possible, but then why have the articles?

 

[Shade]

it's possible, but then why have the articles?

Because the articles just cover the demons.

I'm picturing more of a Lords of Madness-style book, with a chapter for devils, one for demons, one for yugoloths, one for demodands, and maybe another. I picture it more focused on the races as a whole than on the big guys.

Of course this is all speculation/wishful thinking.

 

[Shade]

I have decided to figure out what the project is by finding anagrams of "Erik Mona"

a irk omen
a mink ore
a monk ire
a monk ire
a rome ink
am no erik (this one disturbs me, it indicates Erik has been replaced with a doppleganger)
amok rein
i ken roam
i monk are (very zen, Erik, very zen)
in or make
irk a omen
ken or ami (Hmmm. Didn't know Erik was a swinger)

I'm sure this narrows things down a bit.

Spooky! So Erik is a doppelganger monk who is irked at omens?

 

[BiggusGeekus]

Spooky! So Erik is a doppelganger monk who is irked at omens?

AND he can't decide between Ken or Ami. He's got a whole love triangle thing going on.

Man, that dude is deep!

 

[sad_genius]

Out of left field ... we know Erik and James like S3 Barrier Peaks - How about a tech-fantasy book?