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ESTTA Tracking number:

ESTTA683224

Filing date:

07/13/2015

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD

Notice of Opposition

Notice is hereby given that the following party opposes registration of the indicated application.

Opposer Information

  • Name
  • CCA & B, LLC

  • 07/11/2015
  • Granted to Date

of previous extension

  • Address
  • 3350 Riverwood ParkwaySuite 300

Atlanta, GA 30339 UNITED STATES

Attorney information
James H. Johnson, Jr. Sutherland Asbill and Brennan LLP 999 Peachtree Street NESuite 2300 Atlanta, GA 30309 UNITED STATES [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Phone:404-853-8395

Applicant Information

  • Application No
  • 86472166
  • Publication date
  • 05/12/2015

  • 07/11/2015
  • Opposition Filing

Date

  • 07/13/2015
  • Opposition Peri-

od Ends

Applicant
Ardwin Products LLC 3017 Prairie Ave Royal Oak, MI 48073 UNITED STATES

Goods/Services Affected by Opposition

Class 028. First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 All goods and services in the class are opposed, namely: Plush dolls

Grounds for Opposition

  • False suggestion of a connection
  • Trademark Act section 2(a)

  • Trademark Act section 2(d)
  • Priority and likelihood of confusion

Dilution Other
Trademark Act section 43(c) Lack of bona fide intent to use the mark

Marks Cited by Opposer as Basis for Opposition

U.S. Registration No.

  • 3533459
  • Application Date
  • 01/10/2008

  • NONE
  • Registration Date
  • 11/18/2008
  • Foreign Priority

Date

  • Word Mark
  • THE ELF ON THE SHELF

Design Mark

Description of Mark
NONE

  • Goods/Services
  • Class 016. First use: First Use: 2005/10/01 First Use In Commerce: 2005/10/01

Children's activity books; Children's books Class 028. First use: First Use: 2005/10/01 First Use In Commerce: 2005/10/01 Dolls and children's books, sold as a unit

U.S. Registration No.

  • 3553223
  • Application Date
  • 03/18/2008

  • NONE
  • Registration Date
  • 12/30/2008
  • Foreign Priority

Date

  • Word Mark
  • THE ELF ON THE SHELF

Design Mark

Description of Mark
The mark consists of the words the ELF on the SHELF". The word "the" appears in red lower-case lettering. Directly below the word "the" appears the word "ELF" which consists of yellow upper-case lettering outlined in red. Directly belowthe word "ELF" appears the words "on the" which consist of red lower-case lettering. Directly below the words "on the"appears the word "SHELF" which appears in yellow upper-case lettering outlined in red.

  • Goods/Services
  • Class 016. First use: First Use: 2005/09/01 First Use In Commerce: 2005/09/01

Children's activity books; Children's books Class 028. First use: First Use: 2005/09/01 First Use In Commerce: 2005/09/01 Dolls and children's books, sold as a unit
U.S. Registration No.

  • 4626171
  • Application Date
  • 10/15/2013

  • NONE
  • Registration Date
  • 10/21/2014
  • Foreign Priority

Date

  • Word Mark
  • THE ELF ON THE SHELF

Design Mark

Description of Mark
NONE

  • Goods/Services
  • Class 003. First use: First Use: 2013/09/01 First Use In Commerce: 2013/09/01

Cosmetics

U.S. Application No.

  • 86276531
  • Application Date
  • 05/09/2014

  • NONE
  • Registration Date
  • NONE
  • Foreign Priority

Date

  • Word Mark
  • THE ELF ON THE SHELF

Design Mark

Description of Mark
NONE

  • Goods/Services
  • Class 011. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0

Flameless candles Class 014. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Jewelry, namely, bracelets, earrings, necklaces and watches Class 016. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Window decor, namely, window cling decals Class 020. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Decorative pillows Class 021. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Vases Class 024. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Blankets, namely, bedding blankets and throw blankets Class 025. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Clothing, namely, sleepwear, underwear,shirts, pants, socks, dresses, hats, hooded blankets, hooded ponchos, wearable throws in the nature of throws with sleeves, headbands, head wraps

Class 026. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0 Hair accessories, namely, hair ties, hair pins and hair clips

U.S. Application No.

  • 86688571
  • Application Date
  • 07/09/2015

  • NONE
  • Registration Date
  • NONE
  • Foreign Priority

Date

  • Word Mark
  • THE ELF ON THE SHELF

Design Mark

Description of Mark
NONE

  • Goods/Services
  • Class 014. First use: First Use: 0 First Use In Commerce: 0

Jewelry

U.S. Application No.

  • 86688533
  • Application Date
  • 07/09/2015

  • NONE
  • Registration Date
  • NONE
  • Foreign Priority

Date

  • Word Mark
  • THE ELF ON THE SHELF

Design Mark

Description of Mark
NONE

  • Goods/Services
  • Class 011. First use: First Use: 2011/05/00 First Use In Commerce: 2011/05/00

Electric night lights; Electrically-lighted yard decorations Class 016. First use: First Use: 2013/10/01 First Use In Commerce: 2013/10/01 Gift bags; Gift wrap; Gift tags; Gift boxes; Stickers; Calendars; Art pictures Class 020. First use: First Use: 2013/08/01 First Use In Commerce: 2013/08/01 Picture frames; Outdoor inflatable decorations; Plastic cake toppers and decorations

Class 021. First use: First Use: 2011/08/01 First Use In Commerce: 2011/08/01 Candy boxes; Drinking cups; Ceramic plates and bowls; Cookie pans, cake molds

Class 024. First use: First Use: 2011/08/01 First Use In Commerce: 2011/08/01 Placemats; Table runners; Cotton and polyester fabric; Textile wall hangings; Fabric elf characters

Class 025. First use: First Use: 2014/09/01 First Use In Commerce: 2014/09/01 Costumes for use in dress-up play Class 026. First use: First Use: 2014/09/30 First Use In Commerce: 2014/09/30 Shoe ornaments Class 028. First use: First Use: 2009/09/04 First Use In Commerce: 2009/09/04 Playing cards; Memory games; Board games; Party games; Puzzles; Christmas tree skirts; Plush dolls; Christmas tree ornaments; Snow globes; Toy miniature buildings; Figurines; Craft kits for making Christmas stockings

Class 030. First use: First Use: 2013/08/01 First Use In Commerce: 2013/08/01 Hot chocolate; Cookies; Gingerbread houses; Candy decorations for cakes; Chocolate

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Certificate of Service

The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of this paper has been served upon all parties, at their address record by First Class Mail on this date.

Signature Name
/James H. Johnson, Jr./ James H. Johnson, Jr.

  • 07/13/2015
  • Date

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD

CCA and B, LLC
OPPOSITION NUMBER:
Opposer,

v.

Ardwin Products LLC
Applicant.
____________________________________

Attn: Trademark Trial & Appeal Board Commissioner for Trademarks P.O. Box 1451 Alexandria, VA 22313-1451

NOTICE OF OPPOSITION

CCA and B, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company with a principal place of business at 3350 Riverwood Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia, 30339 (“CCA&B” or “Opposer”) believes it would be damaged by the registration of the mark THE MONSTER ON THE SHELF for “plush dolls” shown in Application Serial No. 86/472,166 by Ardwin Products LLC (“Ardwin Products” or “Applicant”) and hereby opposes the same.
As grounds for opposition, Opposer alleges as follows:

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PROCEDURAL HISTORY
1. Applicant filed a trademark application assigned Application Serial No. 86/472,166 (the
“Application)” in the United States Patent and Trademark Office to register the mark THE MONSTER ON THE SHELF for use in connection with the sale of “plush dolls” in International Class 28 on December 5, 2014.
2. The Application was based on Applicant’s alleged intent to use the mark THE
MONSTER ON THE SHELF in connection with the sale of Applicant’s goods in interstate commerce; by and through the Application, Applicant seeks registration for THE MONSTER ON THE SHELF as a mark for Applicant’s goods.
3. The Application was published for Opposition in the Official Gazette of May 11, 2015. 4. On May 12, 2015, Opposer timely filed a request for a 30-day extension of time to oppose the Application for Applicant’s mark. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board granted Opposer an extension of time to oppose until July 11, 2015. July 13, 2015, is the first business day following July 11, 2015, which was a Saturday.

BACKGROUND OF OPPOSER
5. CCA&B is a family owned and operated publishing company, founded by Carol
Aebersold with her daughters Chanda Bell and Christa Pitts.
6. In 2005, Aebersold and Bell co-authored a children’s book entitled “The Elf on the Shelf:
A Christmas Tradition,” which continues to be published, marketed, and sold throughout the United States.
7. “The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition” is always sold alongside a plush “Scout
Elf” doll.

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8. In connection with continued sale of its Scout Elf dolls and children’s book, CCA&B obtained a registration from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the word mark THE ELF ON THE SHELF, No. 3533459, on November 18, 2008.
9. The registration for THE ELF ON THE SHELF word mark is valid and incontestable pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §§ 1065 and 1115(b).
10. CCA&B owns a second registration from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the design plus word mark for the stylized version of its THE ELF ON THE SHELF trademark, No. 3553223, registered on December 30, 2008.
11. The registration for THE ELF ON THE SHELF design mark is valid and incontestable pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §§ 1065 and 1115(b).
12. Registrations 3533459 and 3553223 for THE ELF ON THE SHELF are for goods in international classes 16 and 28, covering “children’s activity books; children’s books; and dolls and children’s books, sold as a unit.”
13. In November 2013, CCA&B launched a new THE ELF ON THE SHELF children’s book entitled “The Elf on the Shelf: A Birthday Tradition.”
14. Since launching the Christmas book and doll, CCA&B has been continually expanding its THE ELF ON THE SHELF brand. CCA&B is actively licensing THE ELF ON THE SHELF trademark for use on more than a hundred different licensed products.
15. CCA&B holds a valid trademark registration for THE ELF ON THE SHELF word mark in international class 3 for cosmetics, Reg. no. 4,626,171, and has pending applications for the same mark in classes 11, 14, 16, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 28, and 30 (Apps.

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86/276,5311; 86/688,571; and 86/688,533) for a wide variety of other goods and services, including “plush dolls.”
16. CCA&B has sold “plush dolls” in connection with THE ELF ON THE SHELF trademark since at least September 4, 2009. A true and correct screenshot of CCA&B’s plush doll offered for sale through an authorized Internet retailer is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
17. CCA&B has expended substantial time, effort, and money to advertise and publicize
THE ELF ON THE SHELF, and to foster the public’s identification of its THE ELF ON THE SHELF mark with CCA&B’s products.
18. Opposer’s THE ELF ON THE SHELF brand is primary marketed to families with small children.
19. Products bearing THE ELF ON THE SHELF marks are sold through both brick and mortar retail stores and via the Internet.
20. For the past three years, CCA&B’s Scout Elf doll giant balloon character has directly preceded Santa Claus in the Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, watched by more than 3.5 million live spectators and more than 50 million additional television viewers all over the world. A true and correct copy of NBC Universal’s press release for the 88th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
21. In December 2014, “The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition” reached number one on USA Today’s bestseller list for the second year in a row. USA Today has called THE ELF ON THE SHELF “as ubiquitous as Santa himself.” A true and correct copy of the USA Today article is attached hereto as Exhibit C.

1 App. 86/276,531 has published, received a notice of allowance, and Opposer has filed a Statement of Use with accompanying specimens. Opposer believes the registration for this application will issue during the pendency of the Opposition.

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22. As a result of the extensive promotion by CCA&B, and CCA&B’s careful attention to quality, CCA&B has created substantial goodwill and value in THE ELF ON THE SHELF trademark.
23. By virtue of extensive advertising, promotion and sales in interstate commerce, THE ELF
ON THE SHELF has become widely recognized by the general consuming public of the United States as a designation of source of CCA&B’s products.
24. THE ELF ON THE SHELF is a famous mark.

BACKGROUND ON OPPOSER CCA & B
25. Upon information and belief, Applicant is primarily in the business of manufacturing, marketing, and selling pet toys.
26. Applicant’s pet toys are primarily distributed via direct sales over the Internet, and also at several brick and mortar independent retailers.
27. Applicant is the owner of two registered trademarks, UNBREAKOBALL (Reg. No.
3,940,901) and GOT BALLS? (Reg. No. 4,629,821), both registered in international class 28 for pet toys.
28. Applicant operates a website at <www.unbreakoball.com>, selling its signature
UNBREAKOBALL2 along with various other types of toys, including plush dolls. A true and correct screenshot of Applicant’s website is attached hereto as Exhibit D.
29. Upon information and belief, Applicant is not yet selling any product under the designation THE MONSTER ON THE SHELF.

2 Opposer expresses concern over the fact that Applicant claims on its website that “Unbreakoball is patent pending” when the date of first use in Reg. 3,940,901 is in 2010, and no patent application naming Ardwin Products as assignee, or Thor Ardwin as inventor, has ever published.

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30. Applicant’s priority date for THE MONSTER ON THE SHELF can only go back as early as December 5, 2014, many years after Opposer’s THE ELF ON THE SHELF mark was first used, registered, and became famous.

STANDING
31. Opposer alleges it has a direct stake in the outcome of the present proceeding, and will suffer injury in fact through the registration of the Application.

ARGUMENTS

Likelihood of Confusion – Lanham Act § 2(d) – 15 U.S.C. § 1052(d)

32. Paragraphs 1–31 are incorporated herein by reference. 33. Numberous factors establish the likelihood that Applicant’s proposed mark will cause confusion as prohibited under 15 U.S.C. § 1052(d).
34. Applicant’s mark is in the same format as Opposer’s mark, namely, “THE [SUBJECT]
ON THE SHELF” and shares four of the same five words, presented in identical order.
35. There are no registered trademarks for any other goods in the format of “THE
[SUBJECT] ON THE SHELF” other than those belonging to Opposer.
36. The dominant portion of both Applicant’s and Opposer’s multi-word mark is the arbitrary use of “ON THE SHELF.”
37. The only difference between Applicant’s mark and Opposer’s mark is the use of the word
“monster” instead of the word “elf.”
38. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a “monster” as “a strange or horrible imaginary creature.” A true and correct copy of the Merriam-Webster definition of “monster” is attached hereto as Exhibit E.

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39. Similarly, the Oxford English Dictionary defines “elf” as “a class of supernatural beings .
. . [that] possess formidable magical powers for the benefit or the injury of mankind.” A true and correct copy of the Oxford English Dictionary definition of “elf” is attached hereto as Exhibit F.
40. Dungeons and Dragons, the world’s most popular role-playing game, recognizes an “elf” is one kind of “monster.” The Dungeons and Dragons “Monster Manual” lists “elf” as one of the many “monsters” one might encounter in the game. A true and correct reproduction of the relevant entry in the “Dungeons and Dragons® Monster Manual Core Rulebook III v.3.5” is attached hereto as Exhibit G.
41. “Monsters” are part of a broad group of imaginary creatures, of which an “elf” is one typical kind.
42. THE MONSTER ON THE SHELF conveys to consumers the same overall meaning as
THE ELF ON THE SHELF.
43. Applicant’s mark and Opposer’s mark are similar as to appearance, sound, connotation, and overall commercial impression.
44. Opposer is entitled to a wide latitude of protection for its famous THE ELF ON THE
SHELF mark, which may be “the dominant factor in the likelihood of confusion analysis . . . independent of the relatedness of the goods.” Recot, Inc. v. M.C. Benton, 214 F.3d 1322, 1328, 54 USPQ2d 1894, 1989 (Fed. Cir. 2000).
45. Applicant proposes to use the applied-for mark in connection with the sale of “plush dolls,” which is a similar and/or related (if not identical) good to which Opposer affixes its marks.

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46. Upon information and belief, Applicant offers its current goods, at least in part, to the same, substantially the same, or related classes of purchasers as Opposer, namely families with small children.
47. Upon information and belief, Applicant intends to market its “plush dolls” to the same, substantially the same, or related classes of purchasers as Opposer, namely, families with small children.
48. Applicant’s current goods and Opposer’s goods travel in the same or similar established trade channels, namely, over the Internet.
49. Applicant’s use of THE MONSTER ON THE SHELF is intended to trade off of the goodwill associated with Opposer’s THE ELF ON THE SHELF mark and is intended to evoke Opposer’s mark.
50. Opposer’s THE ELF ON THE SHELF is a strong mark. 51. Upon information and belief, Applicant is unable to establish priority of use or priority of rights in the United States over Opposer in regards to its trademark application.
52. Applicant’s THE MONSTER ON THE SHELF mark so resembles Opposer’s registered marks as to be likely, when used on or in connection with plush dolls, to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive consumers as to the source or origin of the goods.

False Association or Endorsement – Lanham Act § 2(a) – 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a)

53. Paragraphs 1–52 of the Opposition are incorporated herein by reference. 54. Applicant’s mark is the same or is a close approximation of Opposer’s registered trademarks.
55. Upon information and belief, consumers will immediately recognize Applicant’s mark as a close approximation of Opposer’s mark, its business, and products.

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56. Opposer’s registered trademarks are sufficiently famous such that Applicant’s registration and/or use of the applied-for mark is likely to create a presumed connection to Opposer, its business, and products in the minds of consumers.
57. Opposer has no affiliation, association, or connection, past or present, with the Applicant, and has not authorized Applicant to use its trademark, nor does Applicant have the consent, sponsorship, approval or certification of Opposer.
58. Applicant’s use of a mark substantially similar to Opposer’s mark is likely to create a false impression of sponsorship, affiliation, and/or connection between Applicant’s and Opposer’s businesses and/or products.

Dilution by Blurring – Lanham Act § 13(a) & 43(c) – 15 U.S.C. § 1063(a) & 1125(c)

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    DRAGONS Features The Missing Dragons Richard Lloyd A classic article returns with three new dragons for the AD&D® game. Departments 26 56 Wyrms of the North Ed Greenwood The evil woman Morna Auguth is now The Moor Building a Better Dragon Dragon. Paul Fraser Teaching an old dragon new tricks 74Arcane Lore is as easy as perusing this menu. Robert S. Mullin For priestly 34 dragons ... Dragon Dweomers III. Dragon’s Bestiary 80 Gregory W. Detwiler These Crystal Confusion creatures are the distant Dragon-Kin. Holly Ingraham Everythingand we mean everything 88 Dungeon Mastery youll ever need to know about gems. Rob Daviau If youre stumped for an adventure idea, find one In the News. 40 92Contest Winners Thomas S. Roberts The winners are revealed in Ecology of a Spell The Dragon of Vstaive Peak Design Contest. Ed Stark Columns Theres no exagerration when Vore Lekiniskiy THE WYRMS TURN .............. 4 is called a mountain of a dragon. D-MAIL ....................... 6 50 FORUM ........................ 10 SAGE ADVICE ................... 18 OUT OF CHARACTER ............. 24 Fiction BOOKWYRMs ................... 70 The Quest for Steel CONVENTION CALENDAR .......... 98 Ben Bova DRAGONMIRTH ............... 100 Orion must help a young king find both ROLEPLAYING REVIEWS .......... 104 a weapon and his own courage. KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE ... 114 TSR PREVIEWS ................. 116 62 PROFILES ..................... 120 Staff Publisher Wendy Noritake Executive Editor Pierce Watters Production Manager John Dunn Editor Dave Gross Art Director Larry Smith Associate Editor Chris Perkins Editorial Assistant Jesse Decker Advertising Sales Manager Bob Henning Advertising Traffic Manager Judy Smitha On the Cover Fred Fields blends fantasy with science fiction in this month's anniversary cover.
  • Dragon Magazine #205

    Dragon Magazine #205

    Issue #205 Vol. XVIII, No. 12 May 1994 SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS Publisher Secrets abound in the wilderness TSR, Inc. 11 Uncover hidden lore as we spend some time in the great outdoors. Associate Publisher Brian Thomsen The People David Howery Editor-in-Chief 12 Explore a fantasy America-complete with Native Kim Mohan Americans. Associate editor Getting Back to Nature Jon Pickens Dale A. Donovan 26 Improve the distinctive flavor of the druid with these Fiction editor re-aligned spell spheres. Barbara G. Young Arcane Lore Jon Pickens Editorial assistant 34 Add these new (& old) spells to the druids repertoire. Wolfgang H. Baur Art director Larry W. Smith FICTION Production staff Cap Renvoorts Luck Daniel Hood Tracey Isler 76 Making your own luck is a risky proposition. Subscriptions Janet L. Winters REVIEWS U.S. advertising Cindy Rick The Role of Books John C. Bunnell 44 Read this column before Nightfall. DRAGON® Magazine (ISSN 0279-6848) is published tion throughout the United Kingdom is by Comag monthly by TSR, Inc., PO. Box 756 (201 Sheridan Magazine Marketing, Tavistock Road, West Drayton, Springs Road), Lake Geneva WI 53147, United States Middlesex UB7 7QE, United Kingdom; telephone: of America. The postal address for all materials from 0895-444055. the United States of America and Canada except Subscriptions: Subscription rates via second-class subscription orders is: DRAGON® Magazine, PO. Box mail are as follows: $30 in U.S. funds for 12 issues 111, (201 Sheridan Springs Road), Lake Geneva WI sent to an address in the U.S.; $36 in U.S. funds for 12 53147, U.S.A.; telephone (414) 248-3625; fax (414) issues sent to an address in Canada; £21 for 12 issues 248-0389.
  • 51645-Sample.Pdf

    51645-Sample.Pdf

    Sample file 620_17924_Chpt1.indd 1 8/4/04 3:20:28 PM CREDITS DESIGNART DIRECTOR ANDY COLLIINS, BRUCE R. CORDELL DAWN MURIN COVER ARTIST DEVELOPMENT TEAM TOM KIDD JESSE DECKER, ANDREW H. FINCH, MIKE DONAIS INTERIOR ARTISTS THOMAS BAXA, STEVE BELLEDIN, JEFF EDITORS EASLEY, STEVE ELLIS, WAYNE ENGLAND, MICHELE CARTER, CINDI RICE EMMANUELLE HUNTER, JEREMY JARVIS, CHUCK LUKACS, DAVID MARTIN, MICHAEL MANAGING EDITOR PHILLIPPI, STEVE PRESCOTT, WAYNE KIM MOHAN REYNOLDS, BRIAN SNODDY DESIGN MANAGERS GRAPHIC DESIGNER ED STARK, CHRISTOPHER PERKINS DEE BARNETT, DAWN MURIN, TRISH YOCHUM DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ANDREW J. FINCH CARTOGRAPHER DENNIS KAUTH DIRECTOR OF RPG R&D GRAPHIC PRODUCTION SPECIALIST BILL SLAVICSEK ANGELIKA LOKOTZ PRODUCTION MANAGERS IMAGE TECHNICIAN JOSH FISCHER, RANDALL CREWS CANDICE BAKER Swarm-shifter created by Matthew Sernett. Resources: “Among the Dead,” by Michael Mearls and “Blackguards,” by James Jacobs, Dragon #312. Based on the original DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® rules created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and the new DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game designed by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Richard Baker, and Peter Adkison. This product uses updated material from the v.3.5 revision. This WIZARDS OF THE COAST® game product contains no Open Game Content. No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form without written permission. To learn more about the Open Gaming License and the d20 System License, please visit www.wizards.com/d20. U.S., CANADA, ASIA, PACIFIC, EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS & LATIN AMERICA Wizards of the Coast, Belgium Wizards of the Coast, Inc. T Hofveld 6d P.O. Box 707 1702 Groot-Bijgaarden Renton WA 98057-0707 Belgium Questions? 1-800-324-6496 620-17924-001-EN +322-467-3360 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First Printing: October 2004 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, DUNGEON MASTER, d20, d20 System, WIZARDS OF THE COAST, Libris Mortis, Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, Monster Manual, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc., in the U.S.A.
  • The Plane Truth

    The Plane Truth

    From the Notebooks of Fallendor the Mage: I t has happened again. No peace this night or for a fortnight past. I have been cursed, robbed of my rest by a maddening vision the Codex of infinite Planes! It has been lost since before my time, the time of my father the time of all my known ancestors. Yet every night in my dreams, I see the cursed book. It hovers beyond the veil of reality, a dream that has more substance than reality. I try to touch the pages, but every motion forward propels the book away. Frustration fills me and I begin to run. Every night I run faster toward it, but every night I am no nearer to my goal. In the morning, I awaken with new visions filling my mind. I began recording these visions in my notebook as I remember them. They are not the random scenes of dreams but messages, encrypted in a code of images. I am certain they are passages from the Codex of Infinite Planes. I have a theory about the Codex. I do not think it exists yet, at least not as a material thing. It exists only in the world of sleep. There it reveals itself, a page each night, and every morning I dutifully transcribe its pages into the world of flesh. I am no more than another of the great books scribes, like the Archmage Tzunk before me. At first the passages seemed random and meaningless, but now I sense a pattern. The Codexs magic is the magic of words.
  • Monster Manual

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    CREDITS MONSTER MANUAL DESIGN MONSTER MANUAL REVISION Skip Williams Rich Baker, Skip Williams MONSTER MANUAL D&D REVISION TEAM D&D DESIGN TEAM Rich Baker, Andy Collins, David Noonan, Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Rich Redman, Skip Williams Skip Williams ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADDITIONAL DESIGN David Eckelberry, Jennifer Clarke Peter Adkison, Richard Baker, Jason Carl, Wilkes, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, William W. Connors, Sean K Reynolds Bill Slavicsek EDITORS PROOFREADER Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Jon Pickens Penny Williams EDITORIAL ASSITANCE Julia Martin, Jeff Quick, Rob Heinsoo, MANAGING EDITOR David Noonan, Penny Williams Kim Mohan MANAGING EDITOR D&D CREATIVE DIRECTOR Kim Mohan Ed Stark CORE D&D CREATIVE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR OF RPG R&D Ed Stark Bill Slavicsek DIRECTOR OF RPG R&D ART DIRECTOR Bill Slavicsek Dawn Murin VISUAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR COVER ART Jon Schindehette Henry Higginbotham ART DIRECTOR INTERIOR ARTISTS Dawn Murin Glen Angus, Carlo Arellano, Daren D&D CONCEPTUAL ARTISTS Bader, Tom Baxa, Carl Critchlow, Brian Todd Lockwood, Sam Wood Despain, Tony Diterlizzi, Scott Fischer, Rebecca Guay-Mitchell, Jeremy Jarvis, D&D LOGO DESIGN Paul Jaquays, Michael Kaluta, Dana Matt Adelsperger, Sherry Floyd Knutson, Todd Lockwood, David COVER ART Martin, Raven Mimura, Matthew Henry Higginbotham Mitchell, Monte Moore, Adam Rex, Wayne Reynolds, Richard Sardinha, INTERIOR ARTISTS Brian Snoddy, Mark Tedin, Anthony Glen Angus, Carlo Arellano, Daren Waters, Sam Wood Bader, Tom Baxa, Carl Critchlow, Brian Despain, Tony Diterlizzi, Larry Elmore, GRAPHIC
  • 17026-Sample.Pdf

    17026-Sample.Pdf

    Sample file oUDgeOns&DragonS Campaign Option: Couit~i 0 Roleplaying Dragons in the AD&D®Game! Sample file Design: Bill Slavicsek Editing: Jon Pickens and Dori Hein Cover Art: Brom Interior Art: Amie Swekel {pencils and design) and Glen Angus (inks) Color Art: Amie Swekel cartography: Dennis Kauth fypesetting: Angelika Lokotz Graphic Design: Dee Barnett Art Director: Dawn Murin Thanks To: Wolfgang Baur, nm Beach, Michele Carter, .'. \ Dale Donovan, David Gross, Bruce Nesmith, Ed Stark, Skip Williams, Steve Winter U.S., CANADA, ASIA, EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS PACIFIC & LATIN AMERICA Wizards of the Coast, Belgium Wizards of the Coast, Inc. P.B. 2031 P.O. Box 707 2600 Berchem Renton, WA 98057-0707 Belgium + 1-800-324-6496 +32- 70-23 -32- 77 AovANcEDDuNGEONS & DRAGONS,AD&D, and the TSR logo are registered trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. CouNaL OFWYRMS is a trademark owned by TSR, Inc. All TSR characters, character names , and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. Distributed to the toy, hobby, and comic trade in the United States and canada by regional distributors . Distributed worldwide by Wizards of the Coast, Inc., and regional distributors . This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproductio n or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of TSR. Inc. This product is a work of fiction. Any similarities co actual people, organizations , places, or events is purely coincidental. Q I 994, I 999 TSR, Inc. All rights reserved . Made in the U.S.A.
  • FIEND FOLIO Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matt Sernett, Chris Thomasson, James Wyatt

    FIEND FOLIO Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matt Sernett, Chris Thomasson, James Wyatt

    FIEND FOLIO Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matt Sernett, Chris Thomasson, James Wyatt ADDITIONAL DESIGN ART DIRECTOR Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Monte Cook, Dawn Murin Andy Collins, Bruce Cordell, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Paul Leach, COVER ART Sean K Reynolds, Steve Winter Brom, Henry Higginbotham DEVELOPERS INTERIOR ARTISTS Richard Baker, James Wyatt Glen Angus, Darren Bader, Thomas Baxa, Matt Cavotta, Dennis Cramer, Larry EDITORS Dixon, Jeff Easley, Scott Fischer, Lars Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Miranda Horner, Grant-West, Jeremy Jarvis, Todd Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Penny Williams Lockwood, Kevin McCann, Raven Mimura, Matthew Mitchell, MANAGING EDITOR Puddnhead, Wayne Reynolds, Richard Kim Mohan Sardinha, Marc Sasso, Brian Snoddy, DESIGN MANAGER Arnie Swekel, Ben Templesmith, Ed Stark Anthony Waters, Sam Wood CATEGORY MANAGER GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Anthony Valterra Dawn Murin, Sean Glenn DIRECTOR OF RPG R&D GRAPHIC PRODUCTION SPECIALIST Bill Slavicsek Erin Dorries VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLISHING PHOTOGRAPHER Mary Kirchoff Craig Cudnohufsky PROJECT MANAGER PRODUTION MANAGER Martin Durham Chas DeLong Playtesters: BILL ANDERSON, GREG ANDERSON, WAYLAND “SKIP” AUGUR, RICH BAKER, JEFF BALL, ROBBIE BALL, JASON BAZYLAK, TED BOLSTAD, ALAN BONNIN, CONSTANCE BONNIN, AARON BORIO, BILL BRAWN, VERN BROOKS, SCOTT BUCHAN, CARI BUTORAC, BARBARA CHANDLER, KENT CHEN, TOM CLARK, WAYNE DAWSON, CHRIS DAUER, JESSE DECKER, VANESSA DELACIO, MATTHEW DOMVILLE, ALAN EATON, TROY ELLIS, ROBERT N. EMERSON, DARRYL FARR, DAVID FULKERSON, CHRIS GARCIA, JOE GARCIA, BEN GEHRKE, MATT GLOVICH, WES GRANT, JOHN GRIGSBY, AUGUST HAHN, CYNTHIA HAHN, BETH HANCKS, RANDY HANCKS, ARTHUR HARRIS, MICHELE HARRIS, MICHAEL HARRIS, STERLING HERSHEY, WILLIAM “BILL” HEZELTINE, PATRICK HIGGINS, MIRANDA HORNER, SHAUN HORNER, ANNE HURST, TYLER HURST, JESSICA JOHNSON, MARY R.
  • A Guide to Sigil

    A Guide to Sigil

    -- •••••-•fev.-;-^*-',"-j?,:.-<-. j Sample file Sample file Q% V \ \ \ Sample file Sample file Where PCs enter city Gate to Fortitude Stone gargoyle • f IMS •* DlS C9N+CN+S AN INTRODUCTION 2 Including the Background of our story, a Summary of the adventure, notes for Preparing to Play, and an overview of the Factions and Nonplayer Characters that may become Involved. CHAPTER I: THE STING 6 In which a Paladin is beset by Fiends, and the Heroes are charged with recovering a dear Object that has been Lost. CHAPTER II: UNDER THE RIBS 14 In which the Heroes may seek Aid from the citizens of Ribcage to ease their Passage through a dark and Evil plane. CHAPTER III: RED JOURNEY 22 In which the Heroes must cross the Perilous wasteland ofAvernus in search of the Doorway to Dis. CHAPTER IV: A CITY THAT BURNS 34 In which the Heroes find the Scorching city of Dis to be as great a Menace as its Inhabitants. CHAPTER V: THE LORD OF DIS 46 In which the Heroes seek and find the Object of their Quest within the treacherous Iron Tower of Dispater. CHAPTER VI: HEARTS AND MINDS 56 In which the Heroes restore the lost Object to its owner and must Resolve the differing Fates of a cunning Fiend, a faithless Paladin, and a shifting Gate-town. AN APPENDIX: ON BAATOR AND THE BAATEZU 64 Including the dark of Magic on Baator, the considerable Powers of the Fiends found there, and the Ways by which they may suffer Harm. Sample file C Rf D I + S Original Design: Steve Perrin • Editing and Additional Design: Ray Vallese Conceptual Artist: Dana Knutson • Interior Artist: DiTerlizzi • Cartography: Rob Lazzaretti Color Plates: Scott Burdick, Ned Dameron, Dana Knutson, Alan Pollack, Sam Rakeland Graphics Coordinator: Sarah Feggestad • Art Coordinator: Peggy Cooper Electronic Prepress Coordinator: Tim Coumbe • Typography: Angelika Lokotz Border Art: Robert Repp • Graphic Design: Dee Barnett, Dawn Murin Proofreaders: David Wise, Tim Beach, Michele Carter Design Review and Special Thanks: Rich Baker, Monte Cook, Colin McComb ADVANCED DUNGEONS ft DRAGONS, ADHD, and MONSTROUS COMPENDIUM are TSR, Inc.