Monte Cook Announces Book Of Experimental Might

Many thanks to this scoop courtesy of this Paizo forum thread. It seems Monte Cook will be releasing another gaming book after all... if only in PDF form. The Book of Experimental Might is a collection Monte has been being pushed to release for a while - a collection of his own house rules.

It's always fascinating to see what little nudges game designers put into their own games, and I'm sure the many folks who have been pressuring him to release this book must be thrilled to tears (I've no doubt that many of the 4e naysayers fall into this group). I have to admit, I wish he was releasing this in print rather than as a PDF book... which will limit its availability. At any rate, with a release date of February 21, we should be hearing more about this one soon, but here is some of what the website has to say:

This book also includes an entirely new base class, the runeblade, for players wanting a character that combines magic and martial skill without the use of spells. New rules for wizards, clerics, druids, paladins, and rangers are provided, offering each class magical disciplines like Godhammer, Eldritch Bolt, and Nature's Senses. And, of course, the book also offers dozens of new spells, feats, and magic items.

Inherent within all the rule changes in this book is the idea that characters should be able to keep adventuring longer than the rules currently allow. Disciplines, more ample healing, and the other experiments in this PDF exclusive help bring down the barriers -- like casters running out of spells and characters running low on hit points -- that traditionally make parties stop to rest before they really want to.

[via Paizo]