RPG Superstar 2015 Top 16
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UPDATE!!!
As of right now, we have 17 submissions in TOTAL.
We also have 28 days remaining until the end of the Call for Submissions.
We obviously need more submissions to make this issue an actual magazine and not a pamphlet, so distill those ideas into words, and submit by the end of December, OK?
Tim
I just sent in a bestiary entry. I am also working on a side trek seed.
Weal and Woe article sent in awhile ago! Also working on a bestiary entry. Thinking about doing either an archetype or a gazeteer article for my last submission.
I have 1 written just polishing it before submitting. 1/3rd of the way through another. With any luck I should submit 2 pretty soon.
Working on an archetype right now, and have a Weal and Woe half done ... Not sure if I'll get a chance to do a third article, but that's still two more than I managed for the last one.
I've been working on a rogue archetype + talents, but it's been fighting me. Not sure I'll have the energy to finish it, or be happy with the results, in time for this issue. :/
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I have a collection of traits, feats, and items for the River Kingdoms would that fall in line with an appropriate article?
Another one I am working on is some alchemy for fertility. Hear me out. If crops and cattle is what makes a King than those things would be a focus for reasources and that always leads to magical ends. I won't get graphic. You say we can "build" on cannon. Can I list a new use for an old spell?
Submitted what I intended to be a gazeteer for a village, but it was my own creation. I guess it would be considered flavor if it doesn't count as a gazeteer. Also working on a side trek seed.
An idea begins to shape in my mind--hopefully, I can ban it on paper before the deadline...
Ruyan.
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Ack! Time to hop to it, KC! Classes are out and excuses are done!
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Ack! Time to hop to it, KC! Classes are out and excuses are done!
{shakes tiny pom-poms} GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO K C! Yay! Wooo!
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I have a collection of traits, feats, and items for the River Kingdoms would that fall in line with an appropriate article?
Another one I am working on is some alchemy for fertility. Hear me out. If crops and cattle is what makes a King than those things would be a focus for reasources and that always leads to magical ends. I won't get graphic. You say we can "build" on cannon. Can I list a new use for an old spell?
Submitted some feats/traits myself.
You do make a good point. Spells like Plant Growth would be hugely important.
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Hey, would there be any point in me sending in a set of cursed River Kingdoms-themed magic items? Alternatively, a set of magic items with at least one cursed item among them? I know that publications tend to have substantially less interest in cursed items, since they're somewhat less readily-applied to games.
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Hey, would there be any point in me sending in a set of cursed River Kingdoms-themed magic items? Alternatively, a set of magic items with at least one cursed item among them? I know that publications tend to have substantially less interest in cursed items, since they're somewhat less readily-applied to games.
Hey, KC. If you can write an interesting article that includes a few such items and provides hooks for how they could be used in a game, then I think it could be a valuable addition. It would be important to provide some insight about how the items became cursed in a way that connects to the River Kingdoms.
No promises, of course, but I, for one, would be interested in seeing what you could come up with.
I have a couple of ideas for an archetype(s) article, let's see if I'll be able to submit it before the deadline.
Just curious but how many submissions go into an average issue? Like how many do you get verses publish.
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Just curious but how many submissions go into an average issue? Like how many do you get verses publish.
These past few issues, we've typically received 100-120 submissions. Each issue is created from 40-45 submissions, due to the 76 page count limitation.
Tim
If you are lacking in submissions will you consider accepting more than 3 per person?
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Considering they usually get three times as many submissions as they can use, I doubt that'll come up. It always hovers at basically five submissions until the last week.
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Was thinking of incorporating a simplified version of the Hell's Rebels rebellion rules into a Realm Building article ("Rivers Run Rebellious") where the rebellion is seen from the kingdom's side. Instead of running the rebellion the rules would be for hunting down and stopping it using Kingdom Building rules. There are supposed to be rebellions in the River Kingdoms as new fiefdoms rise up and fall, so I figured it'd be fitting. Don't really have the time to finish it, so if anyone wants to submit their own version please feel free to.
Actually, I just got an idea for a story, so I'ma go with that.
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*Patiently waiting for chance to do some brutal, merciless copy editing*
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Actually, I just got an idea for a story, so I'ma go with that.
Ah, River Kingdoms fiction. Just begs for a jazzed up dramatization of someone's Kingmaker session.
My last one involved a goblinoid group attempting to reform the Kingdom of Zog, and the standout character was a goblin fire kineticist named Nurp, who liked to wear fancy dresses (because they made him feel pretty and special) and insist that people call him Princess Nurp, or, later, Queen Nurp.
But it got weird.
Hm...pondering a monk archetype idea. Any preference for unchained versus regular, if I went that route?
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Yay, my first Wayfinder story is away. A big thank you to Curaigh, Kalindlara and the ever amazing Dame Ezmé for their keen eyes and useful feedback. The River Kingdoms are a safer place for your efforts.
And Merry Christmas everyone (only 7 hours to go in this part of the world).
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OK. Christmas Eve, ONE WEEK LEFT, and we have 30 submissions. Because of the intense pressure by all of you (heh), here is the current tally:
Bestiary: 3
Class: 8 (3 alchemist archetypes, 2 bard/skald, and others)
Crunch: 5.5
Fiction: 4
Fluff/Flavor: 4 (2 gazetteers)
Game: 0
Magic Items: 0.5 (half an article is a magic item)
Poetry/Song: 0
Sidetrek Seed: 1
Weal or Woe: 4
Soooooo...what do we need? Basically, EVERYTHING.
While the Class category is looking good, there seems to be quite a bit of overlap among the entries. Monsters are looking thin. More fluff/flavor, a bit more fiction, as well.
We are lacking in magic items, poems, sidetrek seeds. More Weal or Woe articles wouldn't hurt, so we have a wide selection to choose from.
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More Weal or Woe articles wouldn't hurt, so we have a wide selection to choose from.
If you're short, I can always chip in with Weal or Woe contributions. Or even a brief River Kingdoms NPC Codex style of article. Something like an example Daggermark assassin, Gralton noble, Tymon gladiator, Sevenarches hunter, etc.? Maybe even some outside influences like a Razmiran charlatan and Galtan bounty hunter?
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Need any Maps ??
If you do maps, then you need to send me a portfolio or examples of your cartography. If it's a good fit for the magazine, then I can add you to the artist roster (since we are talking illustrations).
That goes for ALL interested artists, as well. If you want to illustrate for Wayfinder, please send a link to your online gallery or portfolio. If you are looking for a way catch the attention of publishers, Wayfinder can help.
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More Weal or Woe articles wouldn't hurt, so we have a wide selection to choose from.If you're short, I can always chip in with Weal or Woe contributions. Or even a brief River Kingdoms NPC Codex style of article. Something like an example Daggermark assassin, Gralton noble, Tymon gladiator, Sevenarches hunter, etc.? Maybe even some outside influences like a Razmiran charlatan and Galtan bounty hunter?
I never even thought of this. I don't want to step on your toes, but I could easily put something like this together (if that's all right with you; it was your idea, after all).
I've started to put together a collection of summer-themed magic items (inspired by Orthos' summer and winter courts for the Kingmaker AP), but doubt I'll be able to fill a whole 750 words in time.
Would anyone be interested in doing a compilation article (either with more summer-themed items, winter-themed items, or whatever comes to mind)?
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I never even thought of this. I don't want to step on your toes, but I could easily put something like this together (if that's all right with you; it was your idea, after all).More Weal or Woe articles wouldn't hurt, so we have a wide selection to choose from.If you're short, I can always chip in with Weal or Woe contributions. Or even a brief River Kingdoms NPC Codex style of article. Something like an example Daggermark assassin, Gralton noble, Tymon gladiator, Sevenarches hunter, etc.? Maybe even some outside influences like a Razmiran charlatan and Galtan bounty hunter?
If you've got the time and Tim's got the page count/word count to spare, have at it. I've got four stat-blocks slapped together for a handful of the NPCs I proposed above. And I brainstormed a couple more for a Pitax bard and a Mivon duelist, but haven't put the numbers together for them.
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If you've got the time and Tim's got the page count/word count to spare, have at it. I've got four stat-blocks slapped together for a handful of the NPCs I proposed above. And I brainstormed a couple more for a Pitax bard and a Mivon duelist, but haven't put the numbers together for them.
This is an interesting idea. I'm wondering what the word count for each NPC is looking like. If this turns out to be an especially lean issue for submissions, we might do a large article (like 4-6 pages/3000 to 4500 words), but not sure how many of these NPCs will fit on 4 pages.
We can see, can't we
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If you've got the time and Tim's got the page count/word count to spare, have at it. I've got four stat-blocks slapped together for a handful of the NPCs I proposed above. And I brainstormed a couple more for a Pitax bard and a Mivon duelist, but haven't put the numbers together for them.This is an interesting idea. I'm wondering what the word count for each NPC is looking like. If this turns out to be an especially lean issue for submissions, we might do a large article (like 4-6 pages/3000 to 4500 words), but not sure how many of these NPCs will fit on 4 pages.
We can see, can't we
I was wondering how wordcount was calculated for statblocks, to be honest - I wasn't sure if wordcount was an accurate representation of their space consumption.
In my head, I imagined an NPC Codex-style one-page-per-NPC structure, which I'm pretty sure is incorrect for Wayfinder.
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I was wondering how wordcount was calculated for statblocks, to be honest - I wasn't sure if wordcount was an accurate representation of their space consumption.In my head, I imagined an NPC Codex-style one-page-per-NPC structure, which I'm pretty sure is incorrect for Wayfinder.
That is sort of the way a Weal or Woe is structured, one per page, but I'd see an NPC codex article more like our bestiary...entries going back to back, since page space is at a premium. Ideally, it would be better to have 1 NPC per column, 2 per page...but those are low level NPCs. Higher level NPCS take up more like 75-80% of the page.
I would assume a mix of low, mid, and high level characters.
Of course, this is sort of a new type of article, but sort of an offshoot of Weal or Woe...where the NPCs are not adversaries, or related in any way. I'm not entirely positive I like this over the Weal or Woe concept at all....but given the them of the River Kingdoms, having a selection of interesting NPCs from the various kingdoms is kind of fitting, at least for this issue.