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So, I've been kind of busy this week, but I wanted to point out to all contributors attending PaizoCon this year that we are going to have a smaller Meet and Eat for Wayfinder participants of #10 & #11. I've posted it as an event on the Wayfinder Facebook Page. If you aren't on Facebook, but would definitely be interested in attending, say so here, and I will post more details.
After our Wayfinder dinner, many of us will join the larger Meet and Eat event at the AFK.
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Looking forward to hearing the news coming out of that. :)
Also, looking ahead at #12(WOO!), I was wondering:
Are writer/artist collaborations allowed for submission? That is, is sending artwork in along with the corresponding article kosher, or does the editing/formatting process make that unfeasible?
(I can't recall if I've asked this before or if I've only thought about asking...huh, brain)
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Tim may want to modify my answer, but I consider this to be a different situation from submitting two linked articles. In those situations, if the presence of one article forces us to accept the other, both will be automatically rejected. However, I think submitting a piece of art with your submission is different.
My initial response would be that you are welcome to submit art along with your article. However, if the article is accepted, we reserve the right to choose not to use the art you submit. Most of the art that we do is ordered after the articles have been chosen. As long as you can be okay with that, then feel free to share your vision with us.
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I was wondering:Are writer/artist collaborations allowed for submission? That is, is sending artwork in along with the corresponding article kosher, or does the editing/formatting process make that unfeasible?
(I can't recall if I've asked this before or if I've only thought about asking...huh, brain)
Paris has the right of it.
No, I do not have an problem with articles having art accompanying it. If I like it, and think the artist has: 1) rendered an illustration that fits well with the style of the fanzine, and 2) has drawn something that really reflects that article, then I'm going to actually be quite happy. That is one less illustration I have to assign, AND I have picked up a potential artist that might be willing to illustrate something else too (which is why, yes, I would need the contact info, and perhaps link to the online gallery, of the artist).
I do, however, reserve the right to NOT use the illustration, if I feel that it hasn't met those 2 criteria. Wayfinder has started to serve as a launching point for freelancers, both the writing kind as well as the art kind. As such, the level of the bar, so to speak, has been continually raised, and we are getting artists that are perfectly ready to illustrate for the gaming industry, and really do generate interest from publishers.
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In doing out proofreading run for Wayfinder #11, an issue has come up that I should have resolved long before now. However, now that it *is* resolved, I thought it worth sharing with you folks.
The dilemma...Chelish or Chelaxian?
Just so everyone knows, Paizo's absolute official stance which they spell out in guidance to freelancers is as follows:
1) Place: Cheliax
2) Noun: Chelaxian ...a person from Cheliax (as in, "The Chelaxian looked at him quizzically")
3) Adjective: Chelish
4) Languages: Common (aka Taldane) and Infernal.
You will probably see it used differently in some publications, but that's because we freelancers sometimes make mistakes. I can say that I owe my developers some apologies after looking through the guidelines after the fact and realizing there was stuff I didn't do correctly.
Along those same lines, since we're gearing up for Osirion in issue #12, here are the rules for that:
1) Place: Osirion
2) Noun: Osirian/Osirians (as in, "The Osirian looked at him quizzically.")
3) Adjective: Osirian
4) Language: Osiriani
I hope that helps folks.
So, I've been kind of busy this week, but I wanted to point out to all contributors attending PaizoCon this year that we are going to have a smaller Meet and Eat for Wayfinder participants of #10 & #11. I've posted it as an event on the Wayfinder Facebook Page. If you aren't on Facebook, but would definitely be interested in attending, say so here, and I will post more details.
After our Wayfinder dinner, many of us will join the larger Meet and Eat event at the AFK.
Too bad, I'll be at the wrong side of the Pacific at that time, would've loved to meet some of the fine folks helping in making WF the success it is!
Maybe next time. Enjoy!
Ruyan.
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In doing out proofreading run for Wayfinder #11, an issue has come up that I should have resolved long before now. However, now that it *is* resolved, I thought it worth sharing with you folks.
The dilemma...Chelish or Chelaxian?
Just so everyone knows, Paizo's absolute official stance which they spell out in guidance to freelancers is as follows:
1) Place: Cheliax
2) Noun: Chelaxian ...a person from Cheliax (as in, "The Chelaxian looked at him quizzically")
3) Adjective: Chelish
4) Languages: Common (aka Taldane) and Infernal.
I told the party we shouldn't crack open the pyramid of Kaus'Mo the First, but did a single Pathfinder listen to me? "Oh, no, you're jus' a gob, wadda you know?" Now his daemonic curse has fallen upon us all!
HUK-DAWN FONNEX
Type curse, disease (contact); save Fortitude DC 16
Onset 1 minute; frequency 1/day
Primary effect 1d2 Wis damage; secondary effects when making Profession (scribe), Craft (bookbinder), or any Cheliax-related Knowledge checks, must make a DC 16 Will save, failed checks infuse the individual's efforts with a moderate insult to Chelaxians, publishers, and Ostog the Unslain (-4 to Diplomacy checks); tertiary effects idioglossia, logorrhea, aimless procrastination; Cure huk-dawn fonnex can only be cured by successful castings of remove curse and cure disease by either a non-evil dragon or caster that worships Apsu.
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I was wondering:Are writer/artist collaborations allowed for submission? That is, is sending artwork in along with the corresponding article kosher, or does the editing/formatting process make that unfeasible?
(I can't recall if I've asked this before or if I've only thought about asking...huh, brain)
Paris has the right of it.
No, I do not have an problem with articles having art accompanying it. If I like it, and think the artist has: 1) rendered an illustration that fits well with the style of the fanzine, and 2) has drawn something that really reflects that article, then I'm going to actually be quite happy. That is one less illustration I have to assign, AND I have picked up a potential artist that might be willing to illustrate something else too (which is why, yes, I would need the contact info, and perhaps link to the online gallery, of the artist).
*cough*image submitted in proper format*cough*
*cough*that is 300dpi and preferred .psd with layers intact though .jpg/.tiff/.png will work if the resolution is met*cough*
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1) Place: Cheliax
2) Noun: Chelaxian ...a person from Cheliax (as in, "The Chelaxian looked at him quizzically")
3) Adjective: Chelish
4) Languages: Common (aka Taldane) and Infernal.<snip>
1) Place: Osirion
2) Noun: Osirian/Osirians (as in, "The Osirian looked at him quizzically.")
3) Adjective: Osirian
4) Language: OsirianiI hope that helps folks.
Does anybody else smell the beginning of a wonderful blog post with a table of places and four columns called Place, Noun, Adjective, Language...
hint hint.
Bit of an odd one this, so I thought I'd ask publicly as others may have had similar thoughts previously...
This year (October), I am taking my wife for a cruise down the Nile, the upshot being I will become the proud taker of many royalty free Osirion like photo's ;)
Would you be interested in receiving a batch of Osirion themed "scenery" photos or would this timing be a bit late for the issue.
I could zip them up and post in small batches to not blow your mail account, and you could choose any you thought suitable or not as you need?
Are photo's something you might consider for the issue when they are likely on theme?
Cheers for your time.
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Bit of an odd one this, so I thought I'd ask publicly as others may have had similar thoughts previously...
This year (October), I am taking my wife for a cruise down the Nile, the upshot being I will become the proud taker of many royalty free Osirion like photo's ;)
Would you be interested in receiving a batch of Osirion themed "scenery" photos or would this timing be a bit late for the issue.
I could zip them up and post in small batches to not blow your mail account, and you could choose any you thought suitable or not as you need?
Are photo's something you might consider for the issue when they are likely on theme?
Cheers for your time.
That's actually kind of interesting....
I would rather you took all your pictures, enjoyed your trip, and upon return posted them in a gallery or Flickr account, and shared it with us Wayfinder folks to look through. That keeps our inbox clear, and lets us peruse the photos easily.
Have fun!
Tim
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ATTENTION ALL WAYFINDER #11 ARTISTS!!!!!
You may now upload previews of your glorious art on your galleries, FB pages, etc. for all to see! Please provide links here, and if your are on Facebook or Google+, to our pages there.
Let's give fans a taste of Cheliax goodness (or is it badness?)!!!
Tim
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I saw the art for my [REDACTED] Devil (spoilers) while helping proofread this issue, and it looks more inhuman, awesomely weird, and scary than even my slaadish mind had envisioned! I highly recommend Michael Jaecks for all the art commission and RPG jobs he can get.
Edit: Updated with link and artist's name.
ATTENTION ALL WAYFINDER #11 ARTISTS!!!!!
You may now upload previews of your glorious art on your galleries, FB pages, etc. for all to see! Please provide links here, and if your are on Facebook or Google+, to our pages there.
Let's give fans a taste of Cheliax goodness (or is it badness?)!!!
Tim
I can't wait to see the art for my submission. I'll be keeping this thread open in a window—refresh, refresh, refresh.
BTW, heard you on Wayfinder: Then and Now—great discussion!
(found it here)
Yes please put links here!!
I saw the art for my [REDACTED] Devil (spoilers) while helping proofread this issue, and it looks more inhuman, awesomely weird, and scary than even my slaadish mind had envisioned! I highly recommend Michael Jaecks for all the art commission and RPG jobs he can get.
Edit: Updated with link and artist's name.
That is indeed awesome! Michael did a great job. I'm looking forward to seeing its entry and stats.
I saw on the Wayfinder FB page that there's gonna be a limited print run of #10, how would I go about getting my hands on a copy? It's my first ever publication in there, and would love to have a physical copy.
Grats, all who made it in!
I saw on the Wayfinder FB page that there's gonna be a limited print run of #10, how would I go about getting my hands on a copy? It's my first ever publication in there, and would love to have a physical copy.
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Per Tim:All editors, contributors, and artists, plus donors, get a complimentary [print] copy. Consider it your payment.
We arrange to have the Paizo Store put the copies in subscription shipments, or just as an order. You just need to pay shipping. Paizo is cool like that.....
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I saw on the Wayfinder FB page that there's gonna be a limited print run of #10, how would I go about getting my hands on a copy? It's my first ever publication in there, and would love to have a physical copy..
Per Tim:All editors, contributors, and artists, plus donors, get a complimentary [print] copy. Consider it your payment.
We arrange to have the Paizo Store put the copies in subscription shipments, or just as an order. You just need to pay shipping. Paizo is cool like that.....
The complimentary print for contributors only applies to the issues that we run print copies of for PaizoCon (the odd-numbered issues). We do limited print runs of the even-numbered issues to raise funds so we can pay for printing of the PaizoCon issues. Unfortunately, we don't have enough funding to do print runs of every issue for all the contributors.
The complimentary print for contributors only applies to the issues that we run print copies of for PaizoCon (the odd-numbered issues). We do limited print runs of the even-numbered issues to raise funds so we can pay for printing of the PaizoCon issues. Unfortunately, we don't have enough funding to do print runs of every issue for all the contributors.
Oops, I knew that, but should have said so... apologies to Tim, Paris, and anyone I misled.
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I saw on the Wayfinder FB page that there's gonna be a limited print run of #10, how would I go about getting my hands on a copy? It's my first ever publication in there, and would love to have a physical copy.
Kris, to get a print copy of #10, you'll need wait until they go up for sale at the Paizo Fans United store page. I will say, however, that most local printing places can do a nice job of it with your PDF copy.
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The art I've seen so far is really great, which makes me even more excited to see the final product.
Just to give you an idea of where we are, now, in the process, I currently have an image in my mind of our fearless Editor-in-Chief standing next to a very large, noisy machine shouting, "Print, d***n you! Print faster!"
We know Paizo better than that.
At the centre, the printer, spitting lava gouts and steam from its vents between each completed issue...
To the left, the lead Webstore Ninja and her "encouragment whip", evil smile and readiness to act...
To the right, the editor in chief nodding when encouragement is needed... gently stroking his small horns and tucking his barbed tail back under his shirt...
And poor Cosmo feeding the printer as fast as he can to avoid the lash :P
Come on... it's a Chelish issue, so get on theme :P
The next one is an escape story -
That is purely a fun title and in no way is it to be taken as truth...
:P
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Man, I was just going to ask about when to expect that paycheck. ;)
Tim's spot on, everyone involved in putting these publications together are all doing this from our love of the game, love of the subject matter , some other driving force that leads one to freely give one's efforts, or a combination of one or more of those things. We get no payment other than well written and honest reviews once the product is released.
What?
Too soon to ask folks to be sure to review #11? ;)
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You're quite likely to be right there.
There's an escaped triops on the loose, somewhere in the building; I think it evolved into an aboleth, or at least Wes thought so, and he'd know.
All the ducts are full of tentacles anyway.Just to be clear....we don't work at Paizo.That statement still leaves plenty of leeway, for some members to be building a nest in the ventilation ducts, and still being 'technically' true.
{typing:} Melisandre: "The ducts are dark and full of tentacles."
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Wayfinder #11 PDF is available for download at the Paizo store! Even if you're at PaizoCon and picked up your print copy, make sure you get your PDF version. You don't want to miss out on the awesome 16 pages of extra content!
Wayfinder #11
Looks like the seducer devil's infernal sacrifice paragraph was put among her special abilities... ^^;
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I just flipped through the PDF and it looks fantastic! Kudos to Tim, Paris and everyone involved. This issue is filled with cool stuff, cover to cover.
One of the things I was most looking forward to was seeing the art for my bestiary submission, the Flue Hag. It's awesome—better than I ever imagined. Who did that?
I can't wait to get my hands on a print copy. Unfortunately, I'm not at PaizoCon. The print issue is only one of many reasons I wish I was. I hope you're all having a blast there—happy 4th!
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Hey all
As promised, here is my linked article freebie that didn't make the cut - use or not as you see fit. Yes, the articles were linked, but I did talk to Tim and Paris before creating and sending the submission ;)
The submission consisted of Item, Organisation and Side Trek Seed.
Enjoy (I hope).
Anthony.
Indelible Bindings
Aura faint illusion and divination; CL 7th
Slot none; Price 6,000 gp; Weight —
Description
Shimmering golden letters rise from the pages of historical tomes encased by these scarlet hued leather bindings, shifting and reordering to provide an accurate and true account of the history being described where the written text is incomplete or incorrect.
The bindings can be separated as the spine that would join them has been rent apart, a result of being torn from the original editions of Cheliaxan History. Placing the bindings around any historical tome, results in the changes, additions and deletions since the previous edition of that tome to be made known via the floating text as each page turns. This provides the reader a +4 circumstance bonus to Knowledge checks related to research into noble bloodlines, houses, and history of Cheliax as they occurred rather than how they are now being represented.
Separating the covers over two editions of the same tome will reveal all changes in the rear binding encased tome from the front binding encased tome, providing the same circumstance bonus on the same types of research.
Using the indelible bindings this way conveys writing made in the front binding encased tome to the rear binding encased tome as each sentence is completed. The two bindings must be on the same plane of existence when separated in this manner. Let the writer beware, the truth of what is written is conveyed even if they attempt to mislead by writing false text.
Being caught with these bindings in Cheliax is regarded as high treason, resulting in immediate public execution.
Construction
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, illusory script, witness, creator must be a bard and member of The Way of Indelible Truth; Cost 3,000 gp
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The Way of Indelible Truth
Alignment: N
Headquarters: Two main headquarters exist: Verso, located in Egorian, and Recto, located in Westcrown. Both headquarters are built into the sewers of both cities, each with a sliding wall defense system that can close access to the headquarters in such a way that the sewer channels appear to run naturally without creating suspicious dead ends.
Leader: Verso Folium leads Verso, Recto Folium leads Recto. These hereditary names are assumed on taking office as an identity protection for the leaders.
Structure: Nationalist Hierarchy
Scope: National
Resources: Real property and liquid assets worth tens of millions of gold piece across Cheliax. Sixty percent of this held equally between the two headquarters.
During the treacherous break of Molthune from Cheliax in the year 4632, a number of nobles of Westcrown, fearing the total break up of Cheliax and an end to their own power and holdings, formed an alliance to preserve the ideals, society, treasures and noble lines of the true and powerful Cheliax from which their lines ascended.
The organization was driven underground during the years of the interregnum and the rise of the House of Thrune. During this time, the order has been publicly denounced, reinforcing the members desire to preserve not only the histories of Cheliax, but its noble bloodlines.
In order to provide resilience to the organization’s continued existence during this turbulent time, a second headquarters was formed in the new capital, Egorian. This facilitated closer monitoring of the activities of the House of Thrune and expedited the discovery of noble lines in danger of being deposed in the new capital.
Over the years, the order came to realize that historical artifacts were being perverted or destroyed by the ruling houses, effectively removing the proof of the old histories. These acts were seen as abhorrent by the members of this order, reinforcing their determination to preserve all aspects of the true history of Cheliax.
Today, they continue to work tirelessly behind the scenes, bringing those of true noble blood, survivors and strays loyal to the old ways to the safety of their hidden safe houses; preparing those they save to spread dissension, to plot and grow in power, to build their bands and armies in secret with the final aim of tearing down the House of Thrune and restoring the original Cheliax order.
Structure and Leadership
The two leaders each have a tome encased between two halves of a matched pair of indelible bindings, facilitating secret two way communication between them when needed. These tomes are reverently referred to as the bifolium.
Reporting to the leaders are the chapter house heads dispersed throughout all major towns and cities of Cheliax, referred to collectively as the quire. Order heads in villages and towns have four subordinates, known as quarternion, cities have eight, known as octernion. Although their title may differ, for all intent and purposes, they are regarded with equal status irrespective of their title.
It is these individuals that, through the use of adventuring parties and Annalist Bindings, locate and retrieve the articles, treasures and lost nobles who form the true history and lifeblood of Cheliax as they deem it should be. All that work through them are referred to as signatures.
Goals
Their greatest desire is the preservation of the true histories and bloodlines of Cheliax, seeing this as the only way to ensure that Cheliax is kept pure and able to rise once more to its illustrious heights without the need of any pacts with devils or any other external agencies. The order strives to this end, using whatever means necessary: acquiring historical treasures, secreting away survivors of deposed noble lines, subversive activities to undermine the ruling houses, assassinations, thievery, seeding of dissent, and so on.
Public Perception
Those loyal to house Thrune and their view of the future of Cheliax regard members and adventurers working for this organization as traitors, although any noble who finds they have fallen into disfavor will often quickly change their allegiance. Those few who have escaped the bands of slavery see this organization as a life line, an escape from the slaver’s noose, and a cause they can join to re-establish Cheliax to its purest and greatest heights.
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Egorian, Cheliax – House Championship
Plot Hook
If the PCs are playing as loyalists to House Thrune, they are approached by an agent noble house to act as champions in the forthcoming annual house championships held in Egorian’s arena. Should they be working against House Thrune, they are approached by either an agent of House Thrune pretending to be a member of The Way of Indelible Truth or one of that organization's octernion.
They are advised that a deposed noble was captured recently and put to the arena by House Thrune. This noble knows of the location of a sacred artifact of Aroden that must be retrieved – the agent of House Thrune intends to destroy it, otherwise it is to be preserved and secreted away to safety. To that end the PCs must enter the arena, identify the noble, win his trust and keep him alive, making him a member of their party as the rules of championship combat dictate (see background). The noble knows that this information is his only route out of the arena and so will not divulge this information to anyone at any time, even to the PCs.
Arrangements are made that the PCs are taken to the arena 3 days before the grand contest, where they will billet amongst all combatants. It is during this three days they need to locate and identify the target of their search.
Background
Once per year, House Thrune holds a Championship in the Egorian arena, consisting of multiple bouts, some house versus house and some house champions versus slaves. The latter events being a thinly disguised method of cleaning house. Instead of the actual nobles of a house taking part in the arena, they are allowed to proxy champions in their stead, encouraged and approved of by House Thrune as a way of preventing the loss of staunch allies to a lucky blade.
The house versus house results affect a houses rank within the noble hierarchy and their esteem by House Thrune. They are fought fiercely unto the death of all of a house’s champions. The house versus slaves events are fought to the death of all slaves. Rarely, a slave fights so well that the house champions offer them leniency should they elect to join them against the remaining slaves. This must be offered to the slave by a house champion during the contest, a slave asking for this boon is always killed. It is this route that the agent wishes the PCs to take.
Potential Resolutions
Should the PCs fail to identify the noble agent, or they fail to protect him during the championship bouts, he dies resulting in all arrangements to retrieve the PCs from the arena are cancelled. They are left as arena slaves seeking their own route to freedom.
If the PCs successfully protect the noble agent, the resolution depends on whether you chose to play the introduction that the employer was a member of The Way of Indelible Truth or was an agent of House Thrune.
For the former, the PCs and the agent are bought and paid for by an anonymous party who arranges their safe delivery to a safe house where they meet their employer who rewards them for a job well done.
For the latter, only the noble agent is bought out of the arena. The PCs, realizing they have been duped, hear through the slave vine of his summary trial and execution. Should they escape their current predicament, they may plot and enact their revenge.
Stupid question: How do contributors get their free print copy? It's my first publication and I'd like one to caress and drool over.
I'm happy to pay postage, I just need to know how to order it. It's showing as $20 for a physical copy.
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I'm happy to pay postage, I just need to know how to order it. It's showing as $20 for a physical copy.
Contributors to the print issue definitely don't need to buy one. If you want us to mail it directly to you, send us an e-mail with your mailing address at wayfinder.fanzine@gmail.com. Otherwise, let us know that you want to combine it with a subscription shipment and we'll make sure it gets added to the next box that goes out.
The physical copies that are on sale in the store are extras that we give to Paizo. They sell them on the website and donate the money to Wayfinder to pay for printing of the next PaizoCon issue.
Sooo. I just ordered some modules from Paizo but I'm not a subscriber at the moment--is it still possible they'd include my hard copy o WF #11 in the shipment?
Otherwise expect an email by me *smiles*
Ruyan.
Hehe. I was just going to reply with check your private messages, Paris...
Ruyan.
EDIT: Replied to your email, too.