KingOfChaos
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Due to the fact that many of the submissions we originally recieved for Mortis Arcanum were lost when my inbox on AOL was deleted, I have decided to do another open call for Mortis Arcanum in order to restore some of the lost work.
This gives the writers who lost work the opportunity to resend their submissions to me as well as giving new writers a chance to submit something as well.
What're We Looking For
We're looking for spells, magical items, magic related prestige classes, meta-magic feats, core classes centered around a magic concept, as well as new undead and constructs with a death magic theme to them. Keep in mind that the theme of this book is evil, so submissions should reflect that in flavor. Thanks to the SRD being updated, we're also looking for epic level material to add to Mortis Arcanum. So send in those evil epic crunchies you may have created for a high level villain NPC
The only thing we ask you not to include is graphic depictions of sexual activities (rape, etc.) since such material will lower the chance of the manuscript going to actual print since the D20 STL was rewrote.
We're also looking for talented writers who can come up with a good amount of fluff for the flavor text. However, these writers wouldn't be needed until after the crunch was selected for the open call.
The Deadline: April 15th, 2004 by 12:00 AM Midnight
Format and How to Send: All submissions must be sent to me in .RTF or .TXT format, because I cannot open anything else. Do not format (bold, tab, italics, tables, ANYTHING) your submissions. Do not send your submissions in the body of your e-mail. I lost quite a few submissions for Mortis Arcanum because AOL decided to purge my Inbox without asking. If you send an actual attachment, I can download it to the Mortis Arcanum folder on my hard drive. Please attach as many submissions in one file as you can. Multiple files are accepted, but discouraged since they make final selection of work disorganized and difficult. Send all submissions to: roetyrant@aol.com
Spelling/Grammar Check!: Use them. Most modern word processors have them built in. They are your friend and may save my editors their sanity and what hair they have left. I will not accept a submission that requires an almost total rewrite due to bad english unless it has a brilliant and unique concept.
Scan Your Computer!: Anyone sending me a virus ridden submission will not only not have their submission added to the book, but they'll also be forever forbidden from submitting anything else to RoEG Publishing. I have a lot of work stored on this computer from all my books and projects and the last thing I need is a macro virus which destroys all that hard work in a few seconds. So make sure and SCAN your hard drive and submissions BEFORE sending them to me.
Is my Submission Accepted?: Do not hope for an approval or disapproval of your submissions until AFTER the April 15th deadline. Until that time, you will only recieve a message stating that your submission was indeed downloaded by myself. Also, if you ask a question and no one awnsers you here for a few days, then please e-mail me question.
How Much Will I be Paid?: Since this will most likely be a PDF, you will only be paid if you submit at least 10% of the material for Mortis Arcanum and then only a percentage of what we make for profit after the artists are paid. However you will still gain a contributor's copy. If our imprinter likes the book (thats a fairly moderate IF since we have no concrete deal with our imprinter to publish all our books, only the ones they like), then we will go to print with the manuscript and writers will be paid anywhere from 1 cent to 3 cents a word for the work they had accepted. More experienced writers will be paid more money than inexperienced writers.
Formatting: Please use the same format for spells, magical items, etc. as found in the 3.5E SRD. This also includes epic level material. When writing epic level spells, make sure you have the correct Spellcraft DC for the spells or as close as you think it should be (since assigning DC is more of an art than a science).
This gives the writers who lost work the opportunity to resend their submissions to me as well as giving new writers a chance to submit something as well.
What're We Looking For
We're looking for spells, magical items, magic related prestige classes, meta-magic feats, core classes centered around a magic concept, as well as new undead and constructs with a death magic theme to them. Keep in mind that the theme of this book is evil, so submissions should reflect that in flavor. Thanks to the SRD being updated, we're also looking for epic level material to add to Mortis Arcanum. So send in those evil epic crunchies you may have created for a high level villain NPC
The only thing we ask you not to include is graphic depictions of sexual activities (rape, etc.) since such material will lower the chance of the manuscript going to actual print since the D20 STL was rewrote.
We're also looking for talented writers who can come up with a good amount of fluff for the flavor text. However, these writers wouldn't be needed until after the crunch was selected for the open call.
The Deadline: April 15th, 2004 by 12:00 AM Midnight
Format and How to Send: All submissions must be sent to me in .RTF or .TXT format, because I cannot open anything else. Do not format (bold, tab, italics, tables, ANYTHING) your submissions. Do not send your submissions in the body of your e-mail. I lost quite a few submissions for Mortis Arcanum because AOL decided to purge my Inbox without asking. If you send an actual attachment, I can download it to the Mortis Arcanum folder on my hard drive. Please attach as many submissions in one file as you can. Multiple files are accepted, but discouraged since they make final selection of work disorganized and difficult. Send all submissions to: roetyrant@aol.com
Spelling/Grammar Check!: Use them. Most modern word processors have them built in. They are your friend and may save my editors their sanity and what hair they have left. I will not accept a submission that requires an almost total rewrite due to bad english unless it has a brilliant and unique concept.
Scan Your Computer!: Anyone sending me a virus ridden submission will not only not have their submission added to the book, but they'll also be forever forbidden from submitting anything else to RoEG Publishing. I have a lot of work stored on this computer from all my books and projects and the last thing I need is a macro virus which destroys all that hard work in a few seconds. So make sure and SCAN your hard drive and submissions BEFORE sending them to me.
Is my Submission Accepted?: Do not hope for an approval or disapproval of your submissions until AFTER the April 15th deadline. Until that time, you will only recieve a message stating that your submission was indeed downloaded by myself. Also, if you ask a question and no one awnsers you here for a few days, then please e-mail me question.
How Much Will I be Paid?: Since this will most likely be a PDF, you will only be paid if you submit at least 10% of the material for Mortis Arcanum and then only a percentage of what we make for profit after the artists are paid. However you will still gain a contributor's copy. If our imprinter likes the book (thats a fairly moderate IF since we have no concrete deal with our imprinter to publish all our books, only the ones they like), then we will go to print with the manuscript and writers will be paid anywhere from 1 cent to 3 cents a word for the work they had accepted. More experienced writers will be paid more money than inexperienced writers.
Formatting: Please use the same format for spells, magical items, etc. as found in the 3.5E SRD. This also includes epic level material. When writing epic level spells, make sure you have the correct Spellcraft DC for the spells or as close as you think it should be (since assigning DC is more of an art than a science).
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