Oathbound: Open Call

[Jim Butler]

Attention writers! Here is your chance to immortalize yourself in the world of Oathbound! Bastion Press is looking for 2-3 submissions for our upcoming Mysteries of Arena project, each detailing an age-old mystery in the domain of the Feathered Foul Barbello. The below criteria must be followed for each entry:

-- Use or expand upon any idea presented in Oathbound: Arena or Oathbound: Domains of the Forge, or come up with something new. The submission should center solely around the domain of Arena.

-- Topics can include, but are not limited to: remote or hidden locations, enigmatic NPCs (alive or dead), lost magic or weapons, buried treasure, large deposits of precious metals or gems, etc.

-- Please submit a 2-3 sentence summary of your Mystery of Arena. Summaries should be submitted ASAP to: toddlaing@bastionpress.com

-- Each submission should be 2,000 to 3,000 words in length, submitted electronically in RTF format.

-- Winners will receive a free copy of Mysteries of Arena, plus be paid .03/word.

-- Deadline for final submissions is November 30th.

 

[Voadam]

Attention writers! Here is your chance to immortalize yourself in the world of Oathbound! Bastion Press is looking for 2-3 submissions for our upcoming Mysteries of Arena project, each detailing an age-old mystery in the domain of the Feathered Foul Barbello. The below criteria must be followed for each entry:

-- Use or expand upon any idea presented in Oathbound: Arena or Oathbound: Domains of the Forge, or come up with something new. The submission should center solely around the domain of Arena.

-- Topics can include, but are not limited to: remote or hidden locations, enigmatic NPCs (alive or dead), lost magic or weapons, buried treasure, large deposits of precious metals or gems, etc.

-- Please submit a 2-3 sentence summary of your Mystery of Arena. Summaries should be submitted ASAP to: toddlaing@bastionpress.com

-- Each submission should be 2,000 to 3,000 words in length, submitted electronically in RTF format.

-- Winners will receive a free copy of Mysteries of Arena, plus be paid .03/word.

-- Deadline for final submissions is November 30th.

Should the mysteries be story text only or include character stats as well?

For instance, if I submitted the mystery of who shot the bloodlord Montgomery Burns, and decided it was Krusty who is secretly a vampire, would you want just the plot or a statted out Krusty as well?

Second, if our short summary is already covered will we be told not to bother so that we don't waste our time writing it up?

For instance if I send in Krusty shot Montgomery Burns, would you let me know not to bother since it has already been decided and written up, (hint, a child of one of the Bloodlord's employees).

 

[Jim Butler]

Should the mysteries be story text only or include character stats as well?

For instance, if I submitted the mystery of who shot the bloodlord Montgomery Burns, and decided it was Krusty who is secretly a vampire, would you want just the plot or a statted out Krusty as well?

Second, if our short summary is already covered will we be told not to bother so that we don't waste our time writing it up?

For instance if I send in Krusty shot Montgomery Burns, would you let me know not to bother since it has already been decided and written up, (hint, a child of one of the Bloodlord's employees).

You should include character stats, magic items, spells, and anything else that would be necessary for the mystery to be used around the gaming table.

If your summary conflicts with what we're already doing, then we'll tell you not to bother. That's why we want everyone to email their summaries to the design team.

 

[Voadam]

You should include character stats, magic items, spells, and anything else that would be necessary for the mystery to be used around the gaming table.

If your summary conflicts with what we're already doing, then we'll tell you not to bother. That's why we want everyone to email their summaries to the design team.

Great! I'm only about 26 pages into Arena but there are already a bunch of mysteries presented that could be fleshed out.