Original Campaigns from Wizards Campaign Creation contest

[Veritas]

I just remember the entry forms and legal documents stating that all entries become the property of WotC. At the time, I thought it a cunning move on Wizard's part to pick the brain of the collective consumer-base in order to get more ideas for products. However, I might have been off in my thinking of it. I assumed that meant that all the ideas presented in the entries became the property of Wizards.

 

[Knight Otu]

Here's the GamingReport article that includes the "Idea Submission Agreement" form. I've quoted the relevant portions below.

Third-Round One Hundred (100) Page Setting Bibles

Should your setting be chosen as one of the approximately three (3) settings Wizards would like to see further expanded, you will be notified and requested to expand your ten-page treatment into a one hundred (100) page setting bible. These entrants will be awarded a one-time development fee of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). All work submitted at this point shall be the sole property of Wizards and entrants will be required to execute an agreement to that effect with Wizards prior to payment. Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) will be awarded upon execution of a work-for-hire agreement with Wizards. The final ten thousand dollars ($10,000) will be awarded upon actual submission of the 100-page setting bible.

3. Waiver

Submittee completely releases and forever discharges Wizards, its past, present and future successors, officers, directors, agents, and employees, from all claims, damages (including but not limited to general, special, punitive, liquidated and compensatory damages) and causes of action of every kind, nature and character, known or unknown, in law or equity, fixed or contingent, which Submittee may now have, or Submittee ever had arising from or in any way connected with the submission of the Initial Proposal or Ten Page Treatment for the Fantasy Setting Search.

Only the settings that reached the 100 page stage became the property of WotC. As far as I understand the lawyer-speak, the submitters had to understand that there might be similarities between their submission and those of others, and that these similarities might surface in the winning entry.

And if you feel like braving the original huge thread about the announcement, here it is.

 

[BigRedRod]

As impressed as I was by Eberron I'd love to read some of the other high ranking settings. A complete list would seem a bad idea, we get enough crappy settings flooding the internet, I'd prefer just to see the cream

 

[Veritas]

Here's the GamingReport article that includes the "Idea Submission Agreement" form. I've quoted the relevant portions below.
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Ah, okay. Thanks for clarifying that for me...

 

[dougmander]

:blink: I thought Atlas was out of the d20 buisness. Regardless, congradulations!

Thanks!

Only their Penumbra line of generic d20 books is on hold -- they never said they were getting out of d20 completely. My campaign world, Northern Crown, is more along the lines of Nyambe -- an original campaign setting with both historical and fantasy elements, but in my case, early colonial North America rather than classical Africa.

 

[Ishmayl]

Congrats to you guys that are actually moving along with your campaigns. .. I've gotten so bogged down with real life in the past year that I haven't had the time to pursue publications, which I was planning on doing at one point.

Jurgen and Dougmander, the problem with that link you sent is that easily 90% of those campaigns listed don't have websites and have very, very little information on them.

 

[Stone Dog]

an original campaign setting with both historical and fantasy elements, but in my case, early colonial North America rather than classical Africa.

Sounds interesting! I have great appreciation for Atlas Products and so far nothing I've seen from them has let me down. Congratulations on being picked up!

 

[LordVyreth]

Well, I'd be happy to post my submissions, even though none of them made it past the first round. I can't really blame WotC, though; all of them were pretty far out there, even compared to ECL 0 construct races and magitech trains. Ah well, at least I was able to turn at least one of them into an adventure for my regular campaign.

 

[Umbran]

an original campaign setting with both historical and fantasy elements, but in my case, early colonial North America rather than classical Africa.

Have you read either Orson Scott Card's Alvin Maker books or J Gregory Keyes' Age of Unreason books? If so, are either one an inspiration? If not, I'd reccommend them. The Card gets a bit dodgy after the third book, but the first couple are winners. Keyes remains solid throughout.

 

[Jürgen Hubert]

Jurgen and Dougmander, the problem with that link you sent is that easily 90% of those campaigns listed don't have websites and have very, very little information on them.

Well, those were only the one-page proposals. Most people didn't develop their settings further after they were rejected...