Calling All Artists, Writers, and Mappers!

    Have you ever wanted to expand your portfolio and/or have your work published? If you are a talented artist or writer, or like to draw maps in Campaign Cartographer, AND you have a little bit of time to devote to a really cool project, keep reading. If not, click a button in the left panel and move on. If you're still reading, WoL™ will assume that you meet the requirements listed above, and you're interested in participating in the WoL™ project as a member of the Developer Team. Following are more details about exactly what we're looking for, the qualifications you must have to participate, legal requirements for participating, and the Rewards Program which is in place for those who make significant contributions. WoL™ is excited to be able to offer the players of the gaming world the great opportunity to help create this new and exciting fantasy role-playing game! Join Us, and Be A Part of the Adventure!
 
 

READ OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY HERE!

Artists

    What We Need: We need Black and White (ink - sorry no pencil sketches) or Color artwork no larger than 8.5"x11". The artwork can be sent to us in either paper form via snail mail or scanned and sent electronically via email. All artwork must be original in concept and have never been published before. Content should not contain "player character" types or other humanoids other than those which are the basic "European Middle Ages" type (humans only - no elves, dwarves, etc.).  WoL™ cultures (races) other than that are likely to look somewhat different from or wear clothing other than what you may be used to in traditional fantasy. Content should contain landscapes, village scenes, buildings (of all traditional fantasy types as well as other real world cultures), monsters (traditional and original), spell effects, battle scenes, domestic and wild animals, and any other "fantasy" concepts you can dream up.

  Do You Qualify? The only way to find out if your artwork is what WoL™ needs is to submit something. Read the section below on making submissions for more details. DO NOT SEND ORIGINALS! THEY WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO YOU UNLESS YOU PROVIDE A POSTAGE PAID RETURN ENVELOPE! Artwork must be approved by both the WoL™ Project Coordinator and the WoL™ Art Director in order to be accepted for the final product and qualify the artist for points in the reward program.

Writers

  What We Need: Right now, WoL™ needs very short pieces of fiction (2000 words or less) that are somewhat related to our campaign worlde. For now, just send us something that demonstrates your ability to write fiction. We need short stories, epic poems, song lyrics, etc. We will also need Legends and Myths about the people and places and deities and cultures of the worlde, but those can come later, after we read your work and determine if it is of appropriate style for the Worlde of Legends™ project. Be creative, but also know that your work will be edited. Some of your content, if your work is accepted, is very likely to be changed. We know the campaign  worlde better than anyone and will do our best to retain your original work and meet the requirements of the project. 

  Do You Qualify? The only way to find out if your writing style is what WoL™ needs is to submit something. All work must be submitted in a plain text file (*.txt) via email. No paper submissions will be accepted. Read the section below on making submissions for more details.  All creative writing must be approved by both the WoL™ Project Coordinator and the WoL™ Creative Director in order to be accepted for the final product and qualify the author for points in the reward program.

Mappers

    What We Need: Plain and simple - WE NEED MAPS!!!!!  Starting out, we need maps of buildings - everything from cabins to mansions to taverns to inns to merchant shops to keeps and castles. Later we will need cities, towns and villages, but those will be assigned to the better mappers of those on the developers team. Hand drawn maps will be accepted for consideration via snail mail or scanned and sent electronically. Computer created maps will be accepted for consideration via email only.

  Do You Qualify? The main qualification for becoming a Mapper member of the WoL™ Developers Team is that you can draw a map. The 2nd most important thing, which is preferred but not required, is that you have a copy of Profantasy Software's Campaign Cartographer 2 version 5+ (preferably 6+).  Read the section below on making submissions for more details.  All maps must be approved by both the WoL™ Project Coordinator in order to be accepted for the final product and qualify the author for points in the reward program.

Rewards Program

DEVELOPER TEAM REWARDS

    That's right! You're not really working for free! Those of you who make a significant contribution will be rewarded for your time, your patience, and your effort. 
 

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION

    Every submission you make, which is accepted by the WoL™ Design Team for the final product, earns you points. In order to be considered as having made a "significant contribution", you must earn a minimum of 25 points to qualify for anything. There are three levels of rewards - Journeyman, Expert, and Master. In addition, all qualifying developers will be automatically entered in a random drawing to win a $100.00 U.S. Savings Bond. Following are the three Reward Levels and their required submission points.
 
 

	Journeyman Level 25 Submission Points 3 - 10 Submissions Retail Value of Rewards = $55.00 (est.)
	Expert Level 50 Submission Points 5 - 20 Submissions Retail Value of Rewards = $65.00 (est.)
	Master Level 100 Submission Points 10 - 40 Submissions Retail Value of Rewards = $95.00 (est.)

QUALIFYING TO BE A DEVELOPER TEAM MEMBER

    In order to be a qualifying member of the WoL™ Developers Team and be eligible for the rewards program, you must have either snail mailed (or otherwise non-electronically submitted) the Creative Images Publishing Confidentiality Agreement to us complete with appropriate signature(s) and information or emailed to us the Creative Images Publishing Confidentiality E-Agreement complete with your name, address, and telephone number. The printable version of this document can be found in the file named CIP_confidentiality-agreement.wpd. The e-mail version is in the file named CIP_confidentiality-agreement.txt. Both files are available by clicking on their links above as well as on the Legal page of the WoL™ website (http://wol.s5.com/). 
 

EARNING POINTS

    Map - Building, Dungeon, Cave, or Other Floorplan 2.5 points per entity
    Map - Village, Hamlet, Town, City, etc.   5 points per entity
    Writing - Technical or Creative (2 pages or less) 5 points per topic/title
    Writing - Technical or Creative (more than 2 pages) 10 points per topic/title
    Artwork - Ink Illustrations   5 points per topic/title
    Artwork - Full Color Illustrations   10 points per topic/title

    You can mix and match across categories as approved by the WoL™ Design Team. You will be informed of your Current Total Submission Points in every submission acceptance email you receive.
 

JOURNEYMAN REWARDS

    1 Free Copy of the Final Worlde of Legends™ CD-ROM Product
    1 8.5" x 11" personalized certificate (done in WoL™ Scroll Illumination Style)
    Automatic entries in the drawing to win a $100.00 U.S. Savings Bond 
 

EXPERT REWARDS

    1 Free Copy of the Final Worlde of Legends™ LIMITED EDITION CD-ROM Product (details below)
    1 8.5" x 11" personalized certificate (done in WoL™ Scroll Illumination Style)
    Automatic entries in the drawing to win a $100.00 U.S. Savings Bond 
    *1 Free Worlde of Legends™ Ganda Game
    *1 Free Set of WoL™ Battlemat Enemy Markers
 

MASTER REWARDS

    1 Free Copy of the Final Worlde of Legends™ LIMITED EDITION CD-ROM Product (details below)
    1 11" x 17" hand-drawn personalized certificate (done in WoL™ Scroll Illumination Style)
    Automatic entries in the drawing to win a $100.00 U.S. Savings Bond 
    *1 Free Worlde of Legends™ Ganda Game
    *1 Free Set of WoL™ Battlemat Enemy Markers
    *1 Free Worlde of Legends™ Embroidered Polo Shirt
 

SAVINGS BOND DRAWING

    In order to be eligible for entries into the Worlde of Legends™ $100.00 U.S. Savings Bond drawing, you must be a WoL™ Approved member of the WoL™ Developer's Team who has earned a minimum of 25 Submission Points. Each accepted submission will place one entry into the drawing for you. If you make 10 submissions which are accepted for the final product, you will have 10 entries into the Savings Bond drawing. The drawing will be held within 30 days from the date that Creative Images Publishing is no longer accepting Developer Team submission for the Worlde of Legends™ product. The actual date of the drawing and date of winner notification will be announced at the same time it is announced that no more submissions are being taken. The Savings Bond Winner will be notified by telephone and/or email.
 

LIMITED EDITION CD-ROM

    The LIMITED EDITION CD-ROM will be a special first press only version of the Worlde of Legends™ product limited to only 150 copies. The cd-box cover insert will have burnt edges giving it an old worlde document look, and it will be hand numbered and signed by all of the design team members. In addition, the cd itself will also be numbered and have a label which is different from the standard product. Get your 50 reward points to ensure you get one!

Making First-Time Submissions

    ARTWORK

1. Artwork must be black and white ink (no pencil) or color in any medium.
2. Artwork must be 8.5" x 11" or less in overall dimensions.
3. Artwork must be completely original in concept and appearance.
4. Artwork submissions may be sent to Creative Images Publishing (CIP) one of two ways - either paper copy snail-mailed or electronic copy emailed. 
5. No original artwork should be mailed to CIP. Color or Black/White photocopies are acceptable for the review process (electronic scans via email is preferred). 
6. Snail mailed submissions will not be returned to you unless you also send a postage paid self-addressed envelope for it's return.
7. All submissions must not have ever been published before.
8. All submissions must be accompanied by a CIP Statement of Disclosure, whether sent via snail mail or via email. One SoD ONLY is required for the entirety of your project participation.
9. Snail mail submissions must have a signed original Statement of Disclosure, available in WPD format here. If you are a minor, please make sure it is signed by a legal parent/guardian.
10. Email submissions must have the Statement of Disclosure at the top of the body of the email. It is available in TXT format here. Make sure you replace the blanks with appropriate information.
11. Submissions will not be accepted for the final product without the accompanying appropriate legal paperwork.

    CREATIVE WRITING

1. Writing submissions must be 2000 words or less of fiction, which is relative to fantasy role-play gaming.
2. Writing submissions must be completely original in concept.
3. Writing submissions may be sent to Creative Images Publishing (CIP) one of two ways - either snail-mailed on 3.5" floppy disk or emailed. 
4. Snail mailed submissions will not be returned to you unless you also send a postage paid self-addressed envelope for it's return.
5. All submissions must not have ever been published before.
6. All submissions must be accompanied by a CIP Statement of Disclosure, whether sent via snail mail or via email. One SoD ONLY is required for the entirety of your project participation. 
7. Snail mail submissions must have a signed original Statement of Disclosure, available in WPD format here. If you are a minor, please make sure it is signed by a legal parent/guardian.
8. Email submissions must have the Statement of Disclosure at the top of the body of the email. It is available in TXT format here. Make sure you replace the blanks with appropriate information.
9. Submissions will not be accepted for the final product without the accompanying appropriate legal paperwork.

    CC2 MAPS

1. Map submissions may be sent to Creative Images Publishing (CIP) one of two ways - either hand-drawn paper copy snail-mailed or electronic copy emailed. 
2. IF HAND DRAWN: No original-copy hand-drawn work should be mailed to CIP. Color or Black/White photocopies are acceptable for the review process (electronic scans via email is preferred). 
3. IF DONE ON COMPUTER: Maps which are computer generated must be done in CC2 version 5+ in order to be sent to CIP electronically. Maps done in other software must be printed and snail mailed. Computer generated maps should be sent via email in their natural file format (don't compress them by zipping, rarring, or splitting).
4. Submissions will not be returned to you unless you also send a postage paid self-addressed envelope for it's return.
5. All submissions must not have ever been published before.
6. All submissions must be accompanied by a CIP Statement of Disclosure, whether sent via snail mail or via email. One SoD ONLY is required for the entirety of your project participation.
7. Snail mail submissions must have a signed original Statement of Disclosure, available in WPD format here. If you are a minor, please make sure it is signed by a legal parent/guardian.
8. Email submissions must have the Statement of Disclosure at the top of the body of the email. It is available in TXT format here. Make sure you replace the blanks with appropriate information.
9. Submissions will not be accepted for the final product without the accompanying appropriate legal paperwork.

Making Subsequent Submissions

    Once you've made your first submission, and it is accepted, you are made a member of the Worlde of Legends™ Developers Team. From that point on, your submissions will be made slightly differently depending on your situation, and on which member of the design team will be your liaison. These subsequent submission guidelines will be made available to you once you are accepted as a member of the Developers Team.

Got Any Questions, So Far?

    If you have further questions about what you should do next or how something works, please email us! If you are interested in being a part of the developer's team, please email us a sample of your work by clicking here. If you need to snail mail your sample, please click email us by clicking here and request our address so you can make a submission.

* NOTE: CIP and/or WoL™ reserves the right to substitute similar items of equal or greater value for those items marked with a * in the event that the items are not available at the time of reward issuance.