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NEW MALHAVOC BOOK TO BE A "PLANESCAPE(r) REUNION"
Four Authors and Artist Reunite for Beyond Countless Doorways
December 18, 2003 (Renton, Wash.)-Four writers and an artist from the much-loved Planescape setting have come together to create a new planar book for Malhavoc Press. Malhavoc owner Monte Cook reunites with his fellow Planescape(r) authors Wolfgang Baur, Colin McComb, and Ray Vallese to pen a new book of planes, due out next year. The book, called Beyond Countless Doorways, features a cover by veteran Planescape artist rk post.
"I'm thrilled to be able to work on the planes with some of my old friends again," Monte said. "This feels just like the good old days when we all worked on Planescape."
Everyone was excited to journey through the planes one more time. "Much of the Planescape material has entered the SRD and d20 canon," Wolf said. "Getting to visit and describe a few new planes was a great chance to cut loose and write an extremely alternate history, and a few other planes that didn't fit into the original Great Wheel cosmology."
Colin also seized the opportunity to dig into some new concepts. "I am truly grateful for the chance to explore themes and ideas I never got around to doing with Planescape," said Colin. "It has been way, way too long. Working with these talented authors and dear friends is an honor indeed."
Ray recalls that he spent most of his TSR career writing and editing for the Planescape line. "There's nothing quite so satisfying as friends working together to create something cool," he said, "and now we get the chance to do it again. Look out!"
Beyond Countless Doorways is a collection of 18 modular new planar locales, with a foreword by Planescape campaign setting originator David "Zeb" Cook. Each plane is fully described and ready for exploration; together they form a complete cosmological framework for any d20 System campaign. The book also contains dozens of new monsters, NPCs, magic items, and spells unique to these planes. The 224-page sourcebook is projected for a summer 2004 electronic release, with a print edition to follow in the fall.
During his time in TSR's classic Planescape group (from 1995 to 199 , Monte wrote or co-wrote 10 products for the line, including Dead Gods, Hellbound, and the popular Planewalker's Handbook. The last Planescape title, Faction War, was published by Wizards of the Coast in 1998. After the line ended, Monte went on to codesign Dungeons & Dragons(r) 3rd Edition, while some of his coauthors drifted into other careers.
Game designer Wolfgang Baur is known not only as the coauthor of In the Cage, Planes of Chaos, and Planes of Law, but also for his many well-received Al-Qadim(r) roleplaying titles and as the former editor of Dungeon(r) and Dragon(r) magazines. After he codesigned the Dark¥Matter(r) campaign setting with Monte, Wolfgang left Wizards of the Coast to work as an editor at Microsoft. He continues to write d20 products for Green Ronin Publishing, Wizards of the Coast, Chaosium, and Paradigm Concepts.
While a designer at TSR, Inc., Colin McComb wrote or co-wrote eight Planescape products, including Planes of Law and Planes of Conflict. He also worked on the award-winning computer game Planescape: Torment for Black Isle Studios and co-authored the Birthright(r) campaign setting. After four years as a computer game designer and three as lead writer for a technology development incubator, Colin recently started HM Interactive, an interactive media development company, with his wife Robin Moulder. He is also working on a novel and a collection of short stories.
Fans know Ray Vallese as the designer or codesigner of Uncaged: Faces of Sigil, Something Wild, and Faction War. In addition, Ray served as a longtime Planescape editor, with 10 editing credits to his name in the line. He is contributing to both the writing and editing of Beyond Countless Doorways. Currently, Ray is a media/communications specialist at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, though he continues to work on Wizards of the Coast's Star Wars Roleplaying Game product line and website.
Cover artist rk post was one of the main Planescape cover artists. He illustrated five covers for the line, including two of Monte's books, The Great Modron March and Dead Gods. He now works as a freelance illustrator and has recently published an art book: Postmortem: The Art of rk post.
Malhavoc Press is the publisher of the award-winning The Book of Eldritch Might and the bestselling Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. Hallmarks of Malhavoc products include unusual magic, monsters, and evocative elements that go beyond traditional fantasy, as well as a mastery of the d20 System rules. Current Malhavoc Press titles are available in electronic format at <www.montecook.com>. Print versions are published by Sword & Sorcery(tm).
(c)2003 Monte J. Cook. Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeon, Dragon, Dark¥Matter, Al-Qadim, Birthright, Planescape, and Wizards of the Coast are registered trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Sword & Sorcery is a trademark of White Wolf Publishing, Inc. Malhavoc and Eldritch Might are trademarks of Monte J. Cook. Unearthed Arcana is a trademark of Wizards of the Coast, Inc., in the USA and other countries. Arcana Unearthed is used with permission from Wizards, and all rights are reserved.
Malhavoc Press
sue@montecook.com
NEW MALHAVOC BOOK TO BE A "PLANESCAPE(r) REUNION"
Four Authors and Artist Reunite for Beyond Countless Doorways
December 18, 2003 (Renton, Wash.)-Four writers and an artist from the much-loved Planescape setting have come together to create a new planar book for Malhavoc Press. Malhavoc owner Monte Cook reunites with his fellow Planescape(r) authors Wolfgang Baur, Colin McComb, and Ray Vallese to pen a new book of planes, due out next year. The book, called Beyond Countless Doorways, features a cover by veteran Planescape artist rk post.
"I'm thrilled to be able to work on the planes with some of my old friends again," Monte said. "This feels just like the good old days when we all worked on Planescape."
Everyone was excited to journey through the planes one more time. "Much of the Planescape material has entered the SRD and d20 canon," Wolf said. "Getting to visit and describe a few new planes was a great chance to cut loose and write an extremely alternate history, and a few other planes that didn't fit into the original Great Wheel cosmology."
Colin also seized the opportunity to dig into some new concepts. "I am truly grateful for the chance to explore themes and ideas I never got around to doing with Planescape," said Colin. "It has been way, way too long. Working with these talented authors and dear friends is an honor indeed."
Ray recalls that he spent most of his TSR career writing and editing for the Planescape line. "There's nothing quite so satisfying as friends working together to create something cool," he said, "and now we get the chance to do it again. Look out!"
Beyond Countless Doorways is a collection of 18 modular new planar locales, with a foreword by Planescape campaign setting originator David "Zeb" Cook. Each plane is fully described and ready for exploration; together they form a complete cosmological framework for any d20 System campaign. The book also contains dozens of new monsters, NPCs, magic items, and spells unique to these planes. The 224-page sourcebook is projected for a summer 2004 electronic release, with a print edition to follow in the fall.
During his time in TSR's classic Planescape group (from 1995 to 199 , Monte wrote or co-wrote 10 products for the line, including Dead Gods, Hellbound, and the popular Planewalker's Handbook. The last Planescape title, Faction War, was published by Wizards of the Coast in 1998. After the line ended, Monte went on to codesign Dungeons & Dragons(r) 3rd Edition, while some of his coauthors drifted into other careers.
Game designer Wolfgang Baur is known not only as the coauthor of In the Cage, Planes of Chaos, and Planes of Law, but also for his many well-received Al-Qadim(r) roleplaying titles and as the former editor of Dungeon(r) and Dragon(r) magazines. After he codesigned the Dark¥Matter(r) campaign setting with Monte, Wolfgang left Wizards of the Coast to work as an editor at Microsoft. He continues to write d20 products for Green Ronin Publishing, Wizards of the Coast, Chaosium, and Paradigm Concepts.
While a designer at TSR, Inc., Colin McComb wrote or co-wrote eight Planescape products, including Planes of Law and Planes of Conflict. He also worked on the award-winning computer game Planescape: Torment for Black Isle Studios and co-authored the Birthright(r) campaign setting. After four years as a computer game designer and three as lead writer for a technology development incubator, Colin recently started HM Interactive, an interactive media development company, with his wife Robin Moulder. He is also working on a novel and a collection of short stories.
Fans know Ray Vallese as the designer or codesigner of Uncaged: Faces of Sigil, Something Wild, and Faction War. In addition, Ray served as a longtime Planescape editor, with 10 editing credits to his name in the line. He is contributing to both the writing and editing of Beyond Countless Doorways. Currently, Ray is a media/communications specialist at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, though he continues to work on Wizards of the Coast's Star Wars Roleplaying Game product line and website.
Cover artist rk post was one of the main Planescape cover artists. He illustrated five covers for the line, including two of Monte's books, The Great Modron March and Dead Gods. He now works as a freelance illustrator and has recently published an art book: Postmortem: The Art of rk post.
Malhavoc Press is the publisher of the award-winning The Book of Eldritch Might and the bestselling Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. Hallmarks of Malhavoc products include unusual magic, monsters, and evocative elements that go beyond traditional fantasy, as well as a mastery of the d20 System rules. Current Malhavoc Press titles are available in electronic format at <www.montecook.com>. Print versions are published by Sword & Sorcery(tm).
(c)2003 Monte J. Cook. Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeon, Dragon, Dark¥Matter, Al-Qadim, Birthright, Planescape, and Wizards of the Coast are registered trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Sword & Sorcery is a trademark of White Wolf Publishing, Inc. Malhavoc and Eldritch Might are trademarks of Monte J. Cook. Unearthed Arcana is a trademark of Wizards of the Coast, Inc., in the USA and other countries. Arcana Unearthed is used with permission from Wizards, and all rights are reserved.
