Baldur's Gate : The Sword Coast Chronicles : NWN2 Persistent World

-Articles should be written from a neutral, third-party perspective. Writers should avoid the usage of "I" "we" and "our" when describing an event - even if they were personally involved in it.

-Articles should be written as well as possible to reduce the workload of the editor. Please proofread work before submitting it.

-Any subject matter is permissible as long as it is newsworthy, informative, educational, or entertaining. Exception: smut / lascivious content will not be accepted. The Gazette is intended to be read by both adventurers and farmers and their families.

-Opinion pieces are welcomed and encouraged. However, to ensure the objectivity of the Gazette, all articles that contain personal opinions instead of factual information will be clearly marked. The Gazette will not publish opinion pieces speaking in favor of any activities that have been deemed illegal or inappropriate by the officials of Baldur's Gate.

-Articles should be written in the Common tongue. Other languages can be included, but translations must be provided. Any translation in a language unknown to the editor will be verified for accuracy prior to publication.

-In order to have a chance at inclusion in the upcoming edition, all submissions are due no later than the evening before the date of publication. Publication dates will be announced as they approach.

-The editor reserves the right to modify articles as he deems fit. If there is a particular portion of an article that the writer does not want changed, he or she should let the editor know as soon as possible.

-Plagiarism will not be tolerated. The editor expects all work published in the Gazette to be original. Writers are expected to give credit to any sources they may use in their submissions. Anyone discovered to be plagiarizing will be publicly discredited and barred from writing for the newspaper.

-Gold/XP is paid for published articles. Articles that are not published in the edition for which they were submitted may be included at a later date. If the editor cannot use an article, she will return it to its writer.

-Publication of any material is at the sole discretion of the editor.

Pinochet Fauchs publicly announces that contributors to The Baldur’s Gate Gazette will be paid in gold ((and XP)).

Article contributions, whether they are news, leisure, educational, or advertisements, will earn their writers payment.

News Articles

What qualifies as a news article? A news article is an article that is written about any current IC happenings that are different from everyday life. Examples: any event where a DM is involved; major altercations or interactions between factions.

325 words or greater: 1000 XP and gold
225 words: 750 XP and gold
125 words, minimum: 500 XP and gold

Important note: Payment is given based upon the published version of the article. Any attempts to make the editor's life harder by filling articles with superfluous words will result in no payment and a very irritated editor! Please adhere to the regular guidelines for articles (( see previous post )).

Leisure / Educational Articles

What qualifies as a leisure / educational article? Any article that tells about area lore or past events qualifies as a leisure / educational article. Examples: a guide to the Cloudpeak Mountains or an article about the latest fashion trends in the Western Heartlands.

Opinion pieces, as long as they abide by the regular guidelines, are included in this category. Original artwork falls into this category as well, but it is excluded for the words requirement.

200 words, minimum: 500 XP and gold

Organization / Event Advertisements

What qualifies as a organization / event advertisement? If any new or existing groups want to spread the word about themselves, then they are encouraged to submit an advertisement. Special events, such as a public meeting, debate, or performance also constitute an advertisement.

100 words, minimum: 250 XP and gold

Important note: once an organization has been advertised, it cannot be advertised again for six (( RL )) weeks. Recurring events (such as a weekly meeting) can be advertised, but they will only receive payment once every six (( RL )) weeks.

Shared Credit / Split Credit

Not everyone is a writer, but even non-writers can earn credit! Characters who want to share news IC with Pinochet Fauchs (or any other writers) will receive shared credit (and payment) with whomever writes the article. In order to receive credit, the character has to make it known that he or she wants an article written for the Gazette.

Many writers enjoy writing news from a first-person perspective, but this perspective constitutes an "opinion" piece. Lengthy news / opinion pieces will be paid an amount equal to the average between them. For example: a news article that would normally earn 1000 gold/XP for its length is written in an opinion piece style, which is only worth 500 gold/XP. The amount of credit received for this piece would be 750 gold/XP.

The Baldur's Gate Gazette is officially re-opened for business!

The guidelines are laid out above! PM me your submissions, and let's roll out this publication!

The publication date of Volume III: Issue 1 is slated for ((Saturday, June 24))!

Pinochet Fauchs has revised the payment system for the Baldur's Gate Gazette. The new system can be viewed here:
http://bgtscc.net/viewtopic.php?p=219493#p219493

Articles must be in by this Friday for publication in Saturday's issue!
Late articles are eligible for publication in later issues.

Volume III: Issue 1
Isabella Duveen, news article: 500 gold and XP PAID
Mia Desdemona, advertisement and news article: 250 gold and XP, 750 gold and XP PAID
Valqis Sanejmeh, educational article: 500 gold and XP PAID