KingOfChaos
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Realms of Evil Games Publishing is opening its second Open Call for submissions now that the open call for Mortis Arcanum has officially ended as of today.
Blaphemous Bestiary is a monster manual, but also a little more. The book will contain monster deities, monster prestige classes, and monster cultist prestige classes, all with a seriously twisted and evil bent to them (no watered down baddies here
) Please, no evil-lite monsters for this book. 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.
Please note that I will not accept any monsters that are less than 800 words in size (minus the main statistics block, meaning the introduction, combat, and additional areas must equal at least 800 words in size). An example for the 3.5 format we are using is included below and all submissions will be needed in this particular format.
We have 79 actual monsters and 15 templates already developed for this book, but are looking for at least 121 more monsters and at least another 15 templates to make the book worth buying. Templates are normal 3.5 when it comes to their formatting.
Submission Rules and FAQ
Art Description: I need a fairly well detailed description for your monster's illustration. Do not include background elements. However, props such as weapons, dead bodies, etc. are accepted. Give your monster real character by adding a decent sized art description and save me the headache of having to write one for your submission in addition to 79+ monsters of my own.
Format and How to Send: All monsters 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 Blasphemous Bestiary 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 January 1st 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 Blasphemous Bestiary 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.
Revised 3.5 Monster Manual Format: This is the format we are using for our monsters, so be sure and to make note of the changes to it when writing your submission.
Monster Name
Monster Type and Size
Hit Dice:
Initiative:
Speed:
Armor Class:
Base Attack/Grapple:
Attack:
Full Attack:
Space/Reach:
Special Attacks:
Special Qualities:
Saves:
Abilities:
Skills:
Feats:
Environment:
Organization:
Challenge Rating:
Treasure:
Alignment:
Advancement:
Level Adjustment:
Normal introduction text which includes the creature's appearance.
Combat: Prefered combat explained then each individual item from the special attack and special qualities explained. Do not explain common qualities like dark vision, undead qualities, etc.
Habitat/Ecology: Explain where this creature lairs, what it normally eats, its life cycle, whether or not it reproduces, etc.
Adventure Hooks: I want at least three adventure hooks for each creature explained here. Doesn't matter what they are, just that each one is seperated into its own paragraph.
3.5 Template Format Use the standard template format found in the 3.5 version of the monster manual.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask
Blaphemous Bestiary is a monster manual, but also a little more. The book will contain monster deities, monster prestige classes, and monster cultist prestige classes, all with a seriously twisted and evil bent to them (no watered down baddies here
) Please, no evil-lite monsters for this book. 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.Please note that I will not accept any monsters that are less than 800 words in size (minus the main statistics block, meaning the introduction, combat, and additional areas must equal at least 800 words in size). An example for the 3.5 format we are using is included below and all submissions will be needed in this particular format.
We have 79 actual monsters and 15 templates already developed for this book, but are looking for at least 121 more monsters and at least another 15 templates to make the book worth buying. Templates are normal 3.5 when it comes to their formatting.
Submission Rules and FAQ
Art Description: I need a fairly well detailed description for your monster's illustration. Do not include background elements. However, props such as weapons, dead bodies, etc. are accepted. Give your monster real character by adding a decent sized art description and save me the headache of having to write one for your submission in addition to 79+ monsters of my own.
Format and How to Send: All monsters 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 Blasphemous Bestiary 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 January 1st 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 Blasphemous Bestiary 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.
Revised 3.5 Monster Manual Format: This is the format we are using for our monsters, so be sure and to make note of the changes to it when writing your submission.
Monster Name
Monster Type and Size
Hit Dice:
Initiative:
Speed:
Armor Class:
Base Attack/Grapple:
Attack:
Full Attack:
Space/Reach:
Special Attacks:
Special Qualities:
Saves:
Abilities:
Skills:
Feats:
Environment:
Organization:
Challenge Rating:
Treasure:
Alignment:
Advancement:
Level Adjustment:
Normal introduction text which includes the creature's appearance.
Combat: Prefered combat explained then each individual item from the special attack and special qualities explained. Do not explain common qualities like dark vision, undead qualities, etc.
Habitat/Ecology: Explain where this creature lairs, what it normally eats, its life cycle, whether or not it reproduces, etc.
Adventure Hooks: I want at least three adventure hooks for each creature explained here. Doesn't matter what they are, just that each one is seperated into its own paragraph.
3.5 Template Format Use the standard template format found in the 3.5 version of the monster manual.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask
