@Timitius: Sounds good. Once you have everything figured out drop me a line if you'd like something made.
I have some new ideas I put down...but they don't relate much to the "underground" cultures of Golarion. Can we submit articles for general ideas or that may work on a future issue? Or would you rather us wait until the next call comes out for the next issue?
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I have some new ideas I put down...but they don't relate much to the "underground" cultures of Golarion. Can we submit articles for general ideas or that may work on a future issue? Or would you rather us wait until the next call comes out for the next issue?
Articles should try and fit the theme for the issue. They don't necessarily have to fit strongly, but they should be relatable.
But, it depends, really. Generally, I'd suggest that if your ideas can't apply in some way to the Darklands, then you hold off sending it until another time. If it's a cool class or archetype idea that a drow warrior could be seen taking (even if it's not all decked out in Darklands themes), then I'd probably consider adding it.
If it's a cool class or archetype idea that a drow warrior could be seen taking (even if it's not all decked out in Darklands themes), then I'd probably consider adding it.
Basicly: one is a new magus archtype, and the other is a new sorcerer bloodline...could work anywhere, just not flavored for the Darklands. Drow could definately use them.
The last thing I want to do is waste your time. Any idea when the next call is going up, and any hints to it's theme?
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If it's a cool class or archetype idea that a drow warrior could be seen taking (even if it's not all decked out in Darklands themes), then I'd probably consider adding it.Basicly: one is a new magus archtype, and the other is a new sorcerer bloodline...could work anywhere, just not flavored for the Darklands. Drow could definately use them.
The last thing I want to do is waste your time. Any idea when the next call is going up, and any hints to it's theme?
Next Call will go up at PaizoCon in July. No idea what the theme for Issue #10 will be.
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Wayfinder #10 ... double digits ... dang ... it'll have to be something special, something monumental, something out of this world, something with no equal, something ... well you get the idea. :)
Distant Worlds themed?!
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Wayfinder #10 ... double digits ... dang ... it'll have to be something special, something monumental, something out of this world, something with no equal, something ... well you get the idea. :)Distant Worlds themed?!
shhhh ... ;)
Actually, I really have no idea. I have given one suggestion to Tim, but I'm not saying what it was. And I'm sure he won't be making any decision on what the theme will be until we get closer to PaizoCon (since the announcement will need to go out prior to or in association with WF#9).
As to the concept of Distant Worlds, I would love to see Paizo put out some outer worlds stuff (and mechanics for inter-planetary travel ... yes, I was a Spelljammer fan). That could lead to countless possibilities ... for home games and future issues.
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Oh, I'd love Distant Worlds...
Submission for Wayfinder is in.
Prestigious: Secretkeeper of Norgorber
The "Side Trek" submission will be in later this month.
Dotted and drafts being made...
Hello! I just found out about Wayfinder, and it just so happens I was thinking about getting my writing feet wet. This sounds great!
Is an article on options for underground race players ok? Kind of an expansion on the stuff from the ARG.
If I submit an article here, is the content forever locked into Wayfinder, or could I use some if it in a different writing project, like PFS Quests or RPG Superstar?
What would people like to see in this issue?
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Hello! I just found out about Wayfinder, and it just so happens I was thinking about getting my writing feet wet. This sounds great!
Is an article on options for underground race players ok? Kind of an expansion on the stuff from the ARG.
If I submit an article here, is the content forever locked into Wayfinder, or could I use some if it in a different writing project, like PFS Quests or RPG Superstar?
Hey ThorGN, always great to hear that someone else has discovered Wayfinder! I think your idea for an article sounds just fine. One of the things that I am always a bit puzzled by is people submitting articles that just flat-out ignore our stated theme. As long as you stick to our Darklands theme for this issue, you are still in the running. Another is the word count targets. Come as close to the target word count as you possibly can. If we ask for 1500 words, 1282 or 1824 words is not 1500, and may be grounds for rejection. Guidelines are there for a reason.
As for what you can or cannot do with article content accepted by Wayfinder....I will say that we HAVE printed content that was originally posted here on the boards. It's our way of giving those ideas a different medium to be shown in. So, there's the flip-side. Now, if you wanted to trot that out for RPG Superstar or PFS Quests, that's probably fine. However, for Superstar, you'd be sort of showing your hand a bit too much by using content already published. If you really want to use something for RPG Superstar, I'd rather you saved it for that. If you use content from your Wayfinder article in another publication, then we'd need you to credit Wayfinder in the OGL section 15, just like every other publication. (There may be other legal language I'm not savvy with, so I leave it open for correction).
I might have half of a Weal & Woe article.
As should surprise no one, the Woe part is in the can, but I'm stuck on the Weal part. :)
That sounds eerily familiar.
I don’t see why the Weal part of the article is so hard. They’re round, sometimes have spokes, can be made of wood or metal...
I can’t imagine how much time the organizers put into this, and without getting paid. Mad props, guys!
I’m currently considering writing up an article detailing an abandoned underground settlement, and a Side Trek. My idea is that these two articles will be complete in themselves, but written in a way where they fit nicely together. If a GM wants to adventure in the settlement, he also has a ready made encounter for the setting.
Of course, this is assuming they both get in, which is not assured. I will write them to stand on their own merits.
I made up my mind on the main character- my short fiction will be there soon along with some new feats/spells. ^_^
Aaaah write faster, Twodee! Write faster!
I have to admit that the DOC requirement is a deal killer for me.... If I do write up the Dark lands city I was thinking about, I'll just post it on the web.
Really? The format is a deal killer? Why? Most publications require specific formats in order to ease the transition from submission to publication.
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...I know. DOC isn't a format that's natural for me, alas. (Also, there are philosophical implications -- see http://xkcd.com/743/. I know, however, that most people don't grok this issue, and indeed react like the second person in the comic-- believe that there's something wrong with somebody like me who might see this as a philosophical issue worth thinking about.) Fortunately for me, the places where I have to send things in for publication generally accept things in the text processor I prefer to use.
If I were being paid, or if it were part of my job, I'd consider using a word processor or typesetting package that's not what I'm comfortable using. But for a hobby thing, even though I might want to do the writing, it's just not worth it to me to muck about with WYSIWYG word processors for anything of substantial length.
You can write it whatever format you prefer and convert it to a DOC format. The reason the DOC format is specified makes it easier to deal with when importing the files into InDesign for layout.
And submission away! I really like the Darklands theme, it allows for a really wide range of ideas.
Digging around a bit, there do seem to be some folks out there who've had luck trying to convert LaTeX into DOC files; I may give it a try. (I don't suppose InDedign can import LaTeX directly?)
It's more than just layout to consider: the editor needs to have the file in a DOC format so they can review it and make changes (if necessary).
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Digging around a bit, there do seem to be some folks out there who've had luck trying to convert LaTeX into DOC files; I may give it a try. (I don't suppose InDedign can import LaTeX directly?)It's more than just layout to consider: the editor needs to have the file in a DOC format so they can review it and make changes (if necessary).
I'm familiar with LaTeX, and no, that format would not be easy for me.
Simply put, I need your submission to be a simple text format. No crazy formatting. No wacky tables. Just simple paragraphs and standard headings (Title, by line, heading 1, 2, 3). The stat blocks can get tricky, but following the standard format for organization that Paizo uses is good.
See, when we get a submission, and then accept it, Liz is correct....the editor assigned to it needs it in a format that they can easily open and edit (with track changes). After we get a final edit, we literally strip nearly ALL the formatting out (unless the editor successfully applies our formatting styles). We then go back through and apply our Wayfinder formatting styles via Word. They are defined and standard, so when they are sent along to layout in InDesign, the styles are correctly tagged.
And because we use Word to do it, we need to be able to successfully open it in Word, and view it as it looks. Conversions sometimes do crazy things, and if we have to spend extra time correcting the conversion's mistakes.....
the safest, and EASIEST format is still .doc, .docx. If you can safely convert it to Word...do it. It just prevents us from having to take additional time to make your submission work for us.
Tim
P.S. I really do hope that you reconsider. I want everyone who WANTS to submit their article to do so. I WANT to see them!
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If the philosophical reasons mentioned refer solely on M$ Word not being open source, I would recommend OpenOffice. It is open source and does allow export in .doc format (and it's free).
If the issue is the fact you would be dealing with a WYSIWYG, then i got no solution to offer.
Google Docs can export to dot DOC
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Reread the XKCD for the philosophical argument... it's about using closed proprietary *formats* as part of your infrastructure. I usually just give in on this, since I have to live in the real world where everybody uses Word, and thus either doesn't think about the philosophical issue, or thinks it's stupid and I'm some kind of freak for even having it. Ideally, things we pass around to each other would be in openly defined formats and protocols; in the real world of Microsoft and Facebook and Twitter, proprietary formats rule in many places, even if enough others have reverse-engineered them to fool people into thinking they're standard exchange formats. So, usually, I adapt, but sometimes, like now, I try to make a little noise in a futile hope that I'll make folks aware that there might be an issue in there somewhere.
I'm well aware of OpenOffice, and use it a lot for presentations, drawings, and spreadsheets. Indeed, my experience suggests that it does a better job overall of opening different versions of DOC files than Word itself. However, for writing, I find using word processors of that nature clumsy and inefficient for things other than posters or simple one-page documents. That's my practical issue, even when I've managed to get over my philosophical issue and live in the real world.
Working on an archetype for this at the moment. Initial abilities all selected, just need to put the skeleton together in the right order and bolt the meat on top now.
Does it violate lore to have a monster be in the darklands that hasn't really been there before?
I want to see a thornie from the vegepygmy write-up in Into the Darklands!
You mean like the one in the Tome of Horrors?
BTT: Sent.
Ruyan.
Working on an archetype for this at the moment. Initial abilities all selected, just need to put the skeleton together in the right order and bolt the meat on top now.
Hope to submit by this weekend, it's coming together quite nicely.
Wow, where did the time go? OK, best get my writin hat on!
Working on a piece right now - had to finish another project first.