Worldbook Submission Process

Ready to dive in? Wyrmstone is a vast canvas, wide open to expansion by creative authors. However, there is one baseline request which we ask of all authors adding to the World Book:

Scenario Matching--If you want to contribute to the Worldbook, there should be scenarios to match the Worldbook contributions you are creating (They can be any type: Gold, Silver and Copper). Even if you don't create them yourself, but drum up somebody else to create them, great! We just want to see the play opportunities expanding along with the world book. Thanks!

If there is a section of the world where you would like to work, first see if anybody is currently working in that area. If not, contact the World Council and propose the skeleton of your idea. They may be likely to suggest alterations or different areas where it is a better fit.

Scenario Submission Process and Timeline

Note: this process only applies to Silver and Gold Scenarios! You can publish Copper scenarios directly to the website yourself, without using this process!

If you are interested in writing a Gold or Silver Scenario, please review this entire document and follow the specified process.

1. Proposal

Before you consider writing a Scenario, please read the Mission Basics section of the Spycraft Rulebook (pg 423 in the FP 2.0 Rulebook) and the Suggested Practices section of this Writers Guide.

The first step when writing a scenario for Wyrmstone is to create a proposal using Scenario Proposal Template, then review the outline in the context of this complete Writers Guide and it's suggestions. After you have done this, if you feel that the outline is compelling, email the proposal to the Scenario Proposal Address with a subject 'Wyrmstone Scenario Proposal'. Please do not include the proposal as an MS-Word document, but rather just include it as the text of the email.

The proposal should be reviewed by the Wyrmstone Council in a timely manner, but if you have not heard back from the Wyrmstone Council within one month, review your submission and make certain you followed the proper submission format, then contact them again.

There is a Scenario Proposal Document Template located in the Scenario Writers Pack, which is located in the Download Section.

2. Approval (1-Year before Premiere)

If your scenario proposal is approved, you will be provided with a time frame for when it is to be submitted and released. This will likely be at least a year away, but may be closer or further depending upon the circumstances. The approval process may involve requested changes to the proposal, and several rounds of reviewing/re-submitting the proposal. The most important date is the Submission Date.

3. Initial Draft (6-Months before Premiere)

The initial draft should be completed at least halfway between the approval and the Submission Date. It MUST be built on top of the latest Scenario Template document file. The latest Scenario Template can be found in Downloads Section of the Wyrmstone Website. The initial draft MUST follow the Formatting and Editing Requirements found in this Wyrmstone Writers Guide.

The Initial Draft should include most of the bulk of the text for the mission, but can skip detailed stat blocks or more in depth rules (It should include rough place-holders for the stat blocks, including scene breakdowns and statistics.

The Wyrmstone Council may request a copy of the Initial Draft three to six months before the Submission Date, to review in the context of the proposal. It is possible that changes to the mission may be requested at this time.

4. Semi-Final Draft (2-Months before Premiere)

The Semi-Final Draft should be complete one to two months prior to the Submission Date. The Semi-Final Draft should include most of the rules and bulk of the scenario.

5. Final Submission (1-Month before Premiere)

The month between the Semi-Final Draft and the Final Draft should be spent reviewing the mission, making final tweaks and polish before the Final Submission.