What about sourcebooks? I have a great idea for a campaign setting that a friend and I have developed and run. Are you (or anyone else) accepting campaign sourcebook submissions?
----- Original Message ----- From: Clark Peterson Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 11:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ogf-d20-l] Necromancer Games Open Submission Call
John-
In response to your question, I might as well spill a
few beans about Necromancer (and SSS) plans.
You should note that Sword and Sorcery Studio is
accepting open submissions for the Creature Collection
2--The Dark Menagerie. Details can be found on their
web site (www.swordsorcery.com). That is probably the
best opportunity to submit your monsters. There is at
least one other d20 company doing a monster book
(listed on Eric Noah's site, though I dont recall the
name, and it looks pretty cool) but I dont know if
they are taking submission.
Here is the big news:
We havent done a formal announcement yet (that will
come in February), but Necromancer is now accepting
module submissions. I figured I might as well mention
it to the list in case anyone here wants to get a jump
on things. Submission guidelines are in the works but
if you want to get started, here is what we are
looking for:
We are accepting submissions for adventure modules
that will, when completed, run between 32 and 64 pages
in length in print. We want adventures. Dungeons.
Towns. Whatever. Set in a generic fantasy setting.
Just like you would submit to Dungeon Magazine.
We do not want world books or extended supplements.
Nor is Necromancer going to be doing "monster books"
or "spell books." That is the domain of Sword and
Sorcery Studios. We do not want wild rule variants or
compilations of prestiege classes. Of course, you can
feel free to invent items or monsters or spells and
make them a part of the adventure. We want pure d20
stuff.
If you have an idea or even a partially completed
manuscript, here is what we want the submission to
include:
1. A short treatment or summary of the adventure (no
more than 3 or 4 pages) detailing the setting, plot,
characters, NPCs, challenges to be faced,
goals/rewards and appropriate adventurer level. This
is key to us deciding if we like your "idea" so sell
us on that here.
2. Then we want you to fully detail one or two
encounters from the proposed module. Use the
submission guidelines and format from Dungeon
Adventures Magazine (it is posted on their web site,
http://www.wizards.com/dungeon/article.asp?x=submissions).
You probably will want to pick up a copy of a Dungeon
magazine to see the format. This is where you sell us
on your skills as a writer and an adventure designer.
We like combat, so be creative. And dont be afraid to
make it DEADLY. We strive to be very complete in our
descriptions of encounters for our readers, so dont
skimp on the "Tactics" information.
Note: If you already have a more complete manuscript
prepared (more than just one or two encounters) go
ahead and send that, but please do the treatment as
detailed in item 1 above. You dont have to trim your
work for the submission.
3. Keep in mind: our slogan is "Third Edition Rules,
First Edition Feel" so please try to think about and
include elements in your adventure that meet this
slogan. You might also want to explain in your
treatment how that slogan is met by your submission.
4. Please save your submission as a Word document. If
that is a problem, email me and ask for advice on
alternative formats.
5. Attach the document to an email and send it
directly to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] In your email
please put "submission" in the subject line. Also, in
your email please indicate your full name, mailing
address and phone number (optional) where you can be
reached. Also indicate the working title of the
adventure and the page length you anticipate it being
when completed. Use existing modules for comparison.
6. Please do your best to present the submission in a
professional manner, well edited and proofed. You pros
out there already know this, but just in case there
are any "newbies" I cant stress enough that "neatness
counts." We will be making decisions based both on the
content you present and on how you present the
content. Believe me, you can tell alot about an author
by their submissions.
7. Please restrict yourself to a basic font (times,
arial, etc). No funky fonts. Even in the title. We
have layout guys to do all that stuff. Plus it is
harder to read that way.
You retain all rights to your submission and you are
free to submit it elsewhere. Please, however, let me
know if you are doing so. It has no bearing on whether
we decide to accept the submission or not, it just
prevents problems down the line. If any of you are
uncomfortable with this, let me know.
Also, the rate of pay has not yet been decided, though
we will certainly treat our authors well. You also get
author credit right on the cover of the module. For
example, take our modules Crucible of Freya or Rappan
Athuk. They say "by Clark Peterson and Bill Webb."
They would say "by [you]" right on the cover for
submission we accept. We take what is called a
developer and producer role. Necromancer, by paying
you, gets the rights to the work.
We will review the submissions. We may either contract
with you to develop the module or we may offer an
option to develop the idea. Dont be discouraged if it
takes a while to hear back from us.
Remember, this isnt the formalized submission process
yet, it is simply me giving you all (the cool d20
people on this list) the first shot at submissions to
Necromancer Games. Dont worry, you wont be penalized
for submitting under this informal procedure. If
anything, it will work to your advantage since we are
looking for quality stuff right away for release as
early as August of this year!
If you have any questions, please email me directly. I
appreciate the list indulging this open call.
Thanks! And I look forward to your submissions.
Clark Peterson
President
Necromancer Games
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"3rd Edition Rules, 1st Edition Feel"
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