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<blockquote data-quote="Egg Embry" data-source="post: 7756517" data-attributes="member: 6808965"><p>For many gamers, the dream is to play great games. Within that group, there’s a subset that dreams of making great games, being paid to create content for tabletop RPGs. For them, bringing joy to gamers while covering their bills is the goal. For any gamer looking to make the jump (and even those that already have), finding jobs can be a challenge. To that end, we’re curating a list of some of the gaming companies that are looking for freelancers and permanent employees to create content, fiction, and art.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]</p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]100463[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9721/Bloat-Games&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>Bloat Games</strong></a></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Type of employment:</strong> Freelance short story author </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Assignment:</strong> 2,500 to 16,000 word superhero short story </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Rate of pay:</strong> $0.01 per word </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Deadline:</strong> TBD </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Note:</strong> <strong>Bloat Games</strong> is asking for the “[n]on-exclusive rights to publish the story. Writer retains all other rights and Intellectual IP and can resell the story to other publishers.” </li> </ul><p>After successfully funding their superhero OSR, <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ericfrombloatgames/survive-this-vigilante-city-tabletop-roleplaying-g" target="_blank"><strong>SURVIVE THIS!! Vigilante City Tabletop Roleplaying Game</strong></a> on <strong>Kickstarter</strong>, <a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9721/Bloat-Games&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>Bloat Games</strong></a> issued an open call for short story superhero fiction to go into their <strong>Vigilante City </strong>anthology. They are looking for stories set in the near future revolving around “gritty, street-level,” non-powered vigilantes. While the rate for this is low, the terms favor the creator over the publisher as they’re only asking for the “[n]on-exclusive rights” to the story. Since <strong>BG</strong> is not asking for full rights, you are being paid a modest sum on fair terms that allows you to retain and exploit your work as you see fit. For more details, read their <a href="http://tesseraguild.com/press-release-bloat-games-is-excited-to-announce-tales-from-vigilante-city/" target="_blank">press release here</a>.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]100574[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/10100/Happy-Gnome-Publishing&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank">Happy Gnome Publishing</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/10100/Happy-Gnome-Publishing&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"></a></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Type of employment:</strong> Freelance writer </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Assignment:</strong> Content for <strong>Agents of A.A.R.F. Adventure Path</strong> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Rate of pay:</strong> $0.03 per word </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Deadline:</strong> Not disclosed </li> </ul><p><strong><a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/10100/Happy-Gnome-Publishing&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank">Happy Gnome Publishing</a></strong> is a third party publisher that specializes in <strong>Pathfinder 1e, D&D 5e,</strong> and <strong>Starfinder</strong> adventures. The company tends toward the lighter side of tabletop with titles like <strong>Redshirts: Adventures in Absurdity</strong> and <strong>The Howling Mine (Agents of A.A.R.F)</strong>. Having the ability to combine humor with action/adventure is likely going to be a plus. The submission involves “a short (1 paragraph) proposal” where you get to shine without investing too much in a pitch. To read the post and apply, check out their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/authorT.J.Lantz/jobs/491509201250564/?source=attached_post_homepage_stream" target="_blank">original listing here</a>.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]100464[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/5523/Ginger-Goat&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>Ginger Goat Press</strong></a></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Type of employment:</strong> Freelance short story author, OR freelance poetry author </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Assignment:</strong> Up to 6,000 word short story, OR a poem </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Rate of pay:</strong> $0.06 per word for a short story, OR $30 flat fee for a poem </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Deadline:</strong> September 30[SUP]th[/SUP], 2018 </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Note:</strong> “All protagonists must be racially marginalized. […] At least one space is reserved for an unpublished self-identified author of color or ethnically marginalized author.” </li> </ul><p>Recently funded on <strong>Kickstarter</strong>, <strong>Ginger Goat Press’</strong> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1080999837/john-silence" target="_blank"><strong>John Silence</strong></a> RPG and collection of short stories and poems offers a non-violent, racially-positive, supernatural alternate history of America. The project is an RPG that involves talking out issues combined with collections of stories and poems featuring marginalized protagonists. The setting for the game and fiction is based on a variation of Algernon Blackwood’s 1908 novel, <strong>John Silence, Physician Extraordinary</strong>, and focuses on “black, indigenous, and/or people of color (BIPOC) psychic detectives.” Its creator, Josh Jordan, is on a mission to get first time, minority creators, as well as veteran authors, in print. Through the <strong>John Silence </strong>collection of short stories and poems, he is insuring underrepresented voices can tell stories, or read stories that feature individuals of color as well as religious minorities. For more details, read the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1080999837/john-silence/posts/2253948" target="_blank"><strong>Kickstarter</strong> update here</a>.</p><p></p><p>Does RPG journalism call to you? Would you like to write about tabletop RPGs for <strong>ENWorld</strong>? <a href="http://www.enworld.org/ensider/columnists.html" target="_blank">Check out <strong>EN World’s Columnist</strong> program and let us hear from you</a>. The rate is “$0.04c per word” for 600-word articles.</p><p></p><p><em>This article was contributed by </em><a href="http://tesseraguild.com/egg-embry/" target="_blank"><em>Egg Embry</em></a><em> as part of </em><em>EN World's Columnist (ENWC) program.</em><em> <strong>Do you have a tabletop RPG related job you’d like to share? </strong></em><a href="http://tesseraguild.com/contact/" target="_blank"><strong><em>Contact Egg Embry here to share the details</em></strong></a><strong><em>. </em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Egg Embry, post: 7756517, member: 6808965"] For many gamers, the dream is to play great games. Within that group, there’s a subset that dreams of making great games, being paid to create content for tabletop RPGs. For them, bringing joy to gamers while covering their bills is the goal. For any gamer looking to make the jump (and even those that already have), finding jobs can be a challenge. To that end, we’re curating a list of some of the gaming companies that are looking for freelancers and permanent employees to create content, fiction, and art.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] [CENTER][ATTACH=CONFIG]100463[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [SIZE=3][URL="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9721/Bloat-Games&affiliate_id=814082"][B]Bloat Games[/B][/URL][/SIZE] [LIST] [*][B]Type of employment:[/B] Freelance short story author [*][B]Assignment:[/B] 2,500 to 16,000 word superhero short story [*][B]Rate of pay:[/B] $0.01 per word [*][B]Deadline:[/B] TBD [*][B]Note:[/B] [B]Bloat Games[/B] is asking for the “[n]on-exclusive rights to publish the story. Writer retains all other rights and Intellectual IP and can resell the story to other publishers.” [/LIST] After successfully funding their superhero OSR, [URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ericfrombloatgames/survive-this-vigilante-city-tabletop-roleplaying-g"][B]SURVIVE THIS!! Vigilante City Tabletop Roleplaying Game[/B][/URL] on [B]Kickstarter[/B], [URL="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9721/Bloat-Games&affiliate_id=814082"][B]Bloat Games[/B][/URL] issued an open call for short story superhero fiction to go into their [B]Vigilante City [/B]anthology. They are looking for stories set in the near future revolving around “gritty, street-level,” non-powered vigilantes. While the rate for this is low, the terms favor the creator over the publisher as they’re only asking for the “[n]on-exclusive rights” to the story. Since [B]BG[/B] is not asking for full rights, you are being paid a modest sum on fair terms that allows you to retain and exploit your work as you see fit. For more details, read their [URL="http://tesseraguild.com/press-release-bloat-games-is-excited-to-announce-tales-from-vigilante-city/"]press release here[/URL]. [CENTER][ATTACH=CONFIG]100574[/ATTACH] [/CENTER] [B][URL="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/10100/Happy-Gnome-Publishing&affiliate_id=814082"]Happy Gnome Publishing [/URL][/B] [LIST] [*][B]Type of employment:[/B] Freelance writer [*][B]Assignment:[/B] Content for [B]Agents of A.A.R.F. Adventure Path[/B] [*][B]Rate of pay:[/B] $0.03 per word [*][B]Deadline:[/B] Not disclosed [/LIST] [B][URL="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/10100/Happy-Gnome-Publishing&affiliate_id=814082"]Happy Gnome Publishing[/URL][/B] is a third party publisher that specializes in [B]Pathfinder 1e, D&D 5e,[/B] and [B]Starfinder[/B] adventures. The company tends toward the lighter side of tabletop with titles like [B]Redshirts: Adventures in Absurdity[/B] and [B]The Howling Mine (Agents of A.A.R.F)[/B]. Having the ability to combine humor with action/adventure is likely going to be a plus. The submission involves “a short (1 paragraph) proposal” where you get to shine without investing too much in a pitch. To read the post and apply, check out their [URL="https://www.facebook.com/pg/authorT.J.Lantz/jobs/491509201250564/?source=attached_post_homepage_stream"]original listing here[/URL]. [CENTER][ATTACH=CONFIG]100464[/ATTACH] [/CENTER] [SIZE=3][URL="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/5523/Ginger-Goat&affiliate_id=814082"][B]Ginger Goat Press[/B][/URL][/SIZE] [LIST] [*][B]Type of employment:[/B] Freelance short story author, OR freelance poetry author [*][B]Assignment:[/B] Up to 6,000 word short story, OR a poem [*][B]Rate of pay:[/B] $0.06 per word for a short story, OR $30 flat fee for a poem [*][B]Deadline:[/B] September 30[SUP]th[/SUP], 2018 [*][B]Note:[/B] “All protagonists must be racially marginalized. […] At least one space is reserved for an unpublished self-identified author of color or ethnically marginalized author.” [/LIST] Recently funded on [B]Kickstarter[/B], [B]Ginger Goat Press’[/B] [URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1080999837/john-silence"][B]John Silence[/B][/URL] RPG and collection of short stories and poems offers a non-violent, racially-positive, supernatural alternate history of America. The project is an RPG that involves talking out issues combined with collections of stories and poems featuring marginalized protagonists. The setting for the game and fiction is based on a variation of Algernon Blackwood’s 1908 novel, [B]John Silence, Physician Extraordinary[/B], and focuses on “black, indigenous, and/or people of color (BIPOC) psychic detectives.” Its creator, Josh Jordan, is on a mission to get first time, minority creators, as well as veteran authors, in print. Through the [B]John Silence [/B]collection of short stories and poems, he is insuring underrepresented voices can tell stories, or read stories that feature individuals of color as well as religious minorities. For more details, read the [URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1080999837/john-silence/posts/2253948"][B]Kickstarter[/B] update here[/URL]. Does RPG journalism call to you? Would you like to write about tabletop RPGs for [B]ENWorld[/B]? [URL="http://www.enworld.org/ensider/columnists.html"]Check out [B]EN World’s Columnist[/B] program and let us hear from you[/URL]. The rate is “$0.04c per word” for 600-word articles. [I]This article was contributed by [/I][URL="http://tesseraguild.com/egg-embry/"][I]Egg Embry[/I][/URL][I] as part of [/I][I]EN World's Columnist (ENWC) program.[/I][I] [B]Do you have a tabletop RPG related job you’d like to share? [/B][/I][URL="http://tesseraguild.com/contact/"][B][I]Contact Egg Embry here to share the details[/I][/B][/URL][B][I]. 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