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#1 strand0 Aug 13, 2009 0:55:48	Wednesday, August 12 12:00 AM ET Wizards of the Coast Taps Stephenie Meyer to Write Monster Manual III By Brian Briggs follow me on Twitter. Renton, WA - Yesterday Loren Greenwood, President and CEO of Dungeons and Dragons maker Wizards of the Coast, announced that the company had agreed to a deal with Twilight author Stephenie Meyer to create Monster Manual III for the 4th edition of the game. "Ms. Meyer has shown an ability to create new and exciting ways to envision traditional monsters. We wanted to bring that new way of thinking to the Dungeons and Dragons universe," said Greenwood. "Attaching Ms. Meyer to D & D will put the game in front of a whole new audience of game players. That can only be good." Meyer felt excited about creating a whole new realm of monsters for the game. "The most joyful time writing the Twilight series was when I transformed the vampire and werewolf mythos into something exciting and new. No longer were vampires tethered to the legends of the past," said Meyer. "I can't wait to do the same thing with dragons, trolls and purple worms." The book subtitled, Stephenie's Sanctum, will offer players new and updated monsters to encounter. One idea for an entirely new creature is the Uniman. "I've got this idea for a half-hunk man, half-unicorn creature that shoots scorching rainbow beams out of his eyes," said Meyer. In addition to the normal stats such as HP initiative modifiers, creatures in Stephenie's Sanctum will also be given a new attribute called the "Sparkle Factor." This stat ranges from -10 to +10, and determines how bright the creature sparkles in the sunlight. For instance a creature with a sparkle factor of +10, like the bone devil, will blind any creature who dares attack it in direct sunlight. Wizards did release some text from Meyer's description of the classic human zombie: The zombie strides confidently across the lands. Denied love because of his hideous leathery smell, the zombie longs to eat the hearts of fair maidens. Zombies are muscular creatures with excessive hairiness. They have dark smoldering eyes, and usually sport a goatee or other sexy facial hair. Sparkle Factor +5 The book will be available in the fourth quarter of 2009 with preorders starting in late September.
#2 owls_and_more_owls Aug 13, 2009 1:03:57	Please... Please tell me this is a hoax... because only that would stop my screaming.
#3 Xeadin Aug 13, 2009 1:05:09	Um... huh? I feel as if this Stephenie Meyer gal is about to become the next 'Madame Humphrey' of D&D...
#4 tiwaztyrsfist Aug 13, 2009 9:10:46	Please... Please tell me this is a hoax... because only that would stop my screaming. Noep, this r totally lejit, reelly.
#5 zombie_babies Aug 13, 2009 9:21:13	Noep, this r totally lejit, reelly. Yeh. Toadally reel en jonk. Sprkle fctr ftw! t0015. :P
#6 Klirshon Aug 13, 2009 9:38:50	I thought it was funny. Imagine how many would have spat (especially while drinking) on their monitor upon reading that.
#7 zombie_babies Aug 13, 2009 9:49:55	It started out kind of believable and then fell completely apart. I found it amusing. I find it even more amusing that some may still think it's legit. :D
#8 Klirshon Aug 13, 2009 10:11:58	I didn't even know who Briggs was until I checked. The article even has a note that says 'satire'...
#9 pigknight Aug 13, 2009 10:36:38	I lol'd.
#10 1_ton_ghost Aug 13, 2009 14:26:54	Initially, I thought, “Oh, man, here we go…1st Gary, then Dave, now this…” I should’ve smelled a rat sooner, particularly whenever I see “Twitter” in it as that often equates to more BS. I could see them trying some pie-in-the-sky ideas like this to get more sales. I just hope to God they’re not trying to milk this hack of a writer for another quick buck.
#11 Xeadin Aug 13, 2009 19:49:04	Initially, I thought, “Oh, man, here we go…1st Gary, then Dave, now this…” I should’ve smelled a rat sooner, particularly whenever I see “Twitter” in it as that often equates to more BS. I could see them trying some pie-in-the-sky ideas like this to get more sales. I just hope to God they’re not trying to milk this hack of a writer for another quick buck. Those are my fears exactly...