Rules & Considerations:
While we at the Foundry will not tolerate the publishing of any heretical or anti-Republic rhetoric, we will not be responsible for the material printed otherwise - any grievance against a written article rests solely on the reporter. We may permit articles to be written under a pen name if there is a case made that the material could compromise the safety of the reporter.
Pen names and aliases will only be granted at the discretion of the Editor. We will not accept anonymous contributions or unverified submissions without setting a meeting with the Editor to establish an explanation.
Frequency of print will be based on time-sensitivity of the articles.
As the sole owners of the Frontier Herald, the Foundry holds the right to change the above conditions at their discretion and without notice.
The editor of the paper reserves the right to edit submitted articles to conform with public standards.
All interested parties; please leave word for Jeane Harlow located at the Foundry's General Store.
[[Please PM this forum account, or open a player relations ticket to coordinate a meeting with the editor or to submit your content]]
Advertising:
Any enterprise wishing to place advertisements may do so at the cost of 10 copper per word.
[[Advertisement awards 1 LP at the time of print]]
Articles:
Contributions will be compensated based on content with priority and preference given to routine contributors.
Priority will go to time-sensitive material, and after that it will be first come first served.
In the event multiple articles are submitted regarding the same subject, preference will be given to the contributor with the most influence over the paper (see below charts)
All other material priority will be given to time sensitive subjects, and after that articles will be slotted on a first come first served basis.
Frontier Herald New Payment Scale:
Article Submissions:
40 Silver: Any lore-appropriate content, 300+ Words
50 Silver: Commentary/reporting on current events, 300+ Words
60 Silver: Any lore-appropriate content, 500+ Words
65 Silver: Commentary/reporting on current events of players, player factions and player events, 300+ words
75 Silver: Commentary/reporting on current events, 500+ Words
1 Gold: Commentary/reporting on current events of players, player factions and player events, 500+ Words
Any Contributor of an article will be rewarded 5 Legacy Points at the time of print
Sale Bonus:
Article Contributors will receive +20 Copper per issue sold in the first week of sales
Paper Influence: Submissions are tallied and the paper will take into consideration contributors who help make the paper money and provide more benefits. Influence is tallied by looking back at the last six months from the paper issued to determine the Tier of Influence of a contributor:
Tier I
- Normal payment scale as detailed above
Tier II
- 3+ Articles
- 50 Silver Bonus to base pay
- Cost reduced to 8 copper per word
Tier III
- 6+ Articles
- 75 Silver Bonus
- 6+ Advertisements
- Cost reduced to 6 copper per word
Tier IV
- 8+ Articles
- 1 Gold Bonus Pay
- 8+ Advertisements
- Cost reduced to 4 copper per word
Tier V
- 10+ Articles
- 1 Gold, 50 Silver Bonus Pay
- 10+ Advertisements
- Cost reduced to 2 copper per word
NOTE:
All advertisements pertaining to player events and charity can be submitted with no charge.
This is all subject to change as we explore new ways to engage with the game via roleplay tools.