A Grimdark Fantasy Roleplaying Experience

The Frontier Herald

This roleplay element is a means to document and promote stories and events in the game world - both past, present and upcoming. Staff also uses the platform to tee-up events and content by planting story hooks in NPC articles for characters to gain organic knowledge about the world and its happenings. To reward in game engagement, some content - including lore, limited time vendors, and unique story events and opportunities, will ONLY be available in the paper.

Players can write and advertise in the paper and be rewarded through a variety of ways; money, legacy points, NPC reactions to the content, as well as the ability to contribute to the overall shard’s history. All previous editions can be read in game located in the Frontier Herald Archives located in the basement of the Fort Praesidium Library.

The Newspaper is sold on NPCs in various player hubs at the cost of 1 silver. When a new issue is out, it is advertised as an in-game broadcast as well as discord and the Frontier Herald forum thread.

Newspapers are issued generally monthly, but can be more or less frequent depending on events and player submissions.

Once out of circulation, each paper is archived in Fort Praesidium’s library for anyone to read back on previous events.

This element is currently owned by the Foundry.


History

The Frontier Herald was first issued in 1346 AS by local enterprise Renatus and Thrupp. Through shrewd, contentious negotiation, they worked out a deal with the Foundry to use their printing press at a diminishing cost with the intention to break free from the Foundry’s chokehold as they grew in wealth and notoriety.

All the while, a litany of other happenings around the First Province plagued Renatus and Thrupp causing insurmountable tensions with other factions in the Province, and the tale of the late-editor ended violently.

The Foundry seized the opportunity to buy out their budding competitor from the surviving members of the company, and have held the property ever since. There are three full time reporters who staff the Herald.

Under the current editoriship - so long as you don’t speak ill of the Republic, or wish to print anything heretical, they are lenient with what is printed. Rumor has it the editor was put in place against her will, only accepting the job because she knew if it wasn’t her, it would’ve been their propagandist.




Rules & Considerations

The Foundry will not tolerate the publishing of any heretical or anti-Republic rhetoric, nor be responsible for the material printed otherwise - any grievance against a written article rests solely on 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 Frontier Herald Offices, located in Fort Praesidium Library, 2nd Floor.

(PM Harlow's Forum Account or open a player-relations ticket in the Requiem discord to submit content or meet with the NPC)


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


Article Submissions

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.


Rewards & Payment


Word Count Content Payout
300+ Words Any/Misc 40 Silver
300+ Words Current Events: Any 50 Silver
300+ Words Current Events: Player Content 65 Silver
500+ Words Any/Misc 60 Silver
500+ Words Current Events: Any 65 Silver
500+ Words Current Events: Player Content 1 Gold


Any Contributor of an article will be rewarded 5 Legacy Points at the time of print


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 Scale
Tier II
3+ Articles 50 Silver Bonus
3+ Advertisements 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