Monte Cook

Adventures! (Numenera Product Line-Up, Part 2)

Monte Cook — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:00:02 +0000

There’s a well-accepted “truism” in the tabletop industry nowadays: Adventures don’t sell. There’s only one problem with this bit of truth–it’s not true at all. Many, if not most, of the bestselling tabletop products of all time are adventures–Keep on the Borderlands, Ravenloft, etc. I think adventures are important for many reasons. First and foremost, …

Game Mastering Numenera

Monte Cook — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:15:22 +0000

The Numenera corebook’s design and development are complete. There’s still a lot of editing to do, a few illustrations and maps to complete, and layout’s only just begun, but things are moving along quite quickly now. It’s very exciting to see it pull together. In coming weeks, you can expect to see a number of …

Numenera Now and in the Future

Monte Cook — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:46:06 +0000

No, this isn’t a post about a billion years from now. But about stuff happening now, this summer, and next year. First of all, the Kickstarter for Torment: Tides of Numenera is wrapping up on Friday. You’ve got a couple days then, to get involved and secure a copy of the coolest computer rpg out …

David “Zeb” Cook

Monte Cook — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:55:12 +0000

I’m overwhelmed with the success of the Torment: Tides of Numenera Kickstarter. It’s amazing and I cannot wait to work on it, as the guys at inXile are really a great bunch. It’s got me thinking a bit about the original Planescape: Torment game, which was fun (although I never actually worked on it, I enjoyed …

Bringing Ptolus Back to Print

Monte Cook — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:50:33 +0000

As many of you know, in 2006, I came out with Ptolus, a massive, deluxe, mammoth campaign setting product compatible with d20 games. It was the game setting I used when I was working on 3rd edition D&D, and the place where most every Malhavoc Press product was playtested. Because it was big, and in …

Numenera Product Line-up (Part 1)

Monte Cook — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:35:06 +0000

This weekend, I finished making the last few adjustments to the Numenera rules based on playtester feedback. Sean Reynolds, the developer, has taken a pass through most of the rules now too, and editors Shanna Germain and Ray Vallese are now editing some of the initial material. We’re also looking at some initial page layout …

Numenera News!

Monte Cook — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:21:31 +0000

First of all, I know it’s been a while since I’ve written here. But I’m not going to apologize, because it’s mainly been because I’ve been really hard at work on the Numenera corebook. I’m so excited how everything’s coming together. The rules are being developed, the official playtest is winding to a close, and …

Art!

Monte Cook — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:56:03 +0000

Starting today, we’re going to be showcasing some of the new art that’s coming in for Numenera over on numenera.com. The first piece is from Kieran Yanner. Check back tomorrow and thereafter for future sneak peeks from our other great artists!

Exciting News!

Monte Cook — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:01:16 +0000

Numenera is now going to be a computer game as well as a tabletop RPG! I recently made a deal with Brian Fargo of InXile Entertainment to make Numenera the basis for the new Torment game. The lead designer is my old friend (and fellow Planescape designer) Colin McComb. Here’s more information in the form …

Glaive, Jack, and Nano

Monte Cook — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:29:58 +0000

So awesome it almost makes me weep.