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I'm currently starting an Information Communication Technology assignment that requires me to make a magazine about something I like.

My question is this: Would anyone be interested in having a magazine.

If yes, what would you like and would you help to attain it? As I kinda need information and pics to go into a magazine, which would be bout 15 - 20+ pages.

If no, then I will crawl into a corner and cry.

Cheers

It certainly sounds like a good idea.

Nemesis Article
Battle Report
Hobby Article
Painting Article
Strategy Article
Warmaster/Mordheim/Bloodbowl Article

Here are a few ideas.

All for the idea!

If you want inspiration from a truly excellent GW fan magazine, go to http://www.warseer.com and look for their 1st and second issues of "Firebase", the 40k magazine.

It'd be nice to have some original artwork for it too.

As far as trial rules go, I'd personally like to see some rules for immortals that we can all agree are fair and balanced (and check them off with players outside of the CD community.)

W00T! I'm actually gonna check with my teacher to make sure I can do this, but I cant see why not.

This is my draft layout I have to include the following:

Because this could very well be the beginning of a new magazine series devoted to a particular aspect of Warhammer, there should be some "official" messages from the forum operators.

2x Feature Articles (AKA say an Article about Immortals, with fluff, short story and rules to go with them; and an Army Showcase)

A Battle Report between Chaos Dwarf maniacs!

Short Stories

Advice Columns - say army composition and tactics

Conversion Article (Perhaps that awesome convert BFSP Dwarf one?)

Horoscopes ("Divining the Darkness" by the "Priest of Hashut")

Preview for next month

Thats what I have in mind so far.

Cheers ppl.

Hehe.  Cool thoughts.  We'll see what Crimson has in mind in terms of scheduling.

Ok, I have a full term to do this, (10 weeks). I know! Volumous amounts of time considering ICT is the easiest subject in Australia.


I would like two short stories, so Dragon's Bane is a good one and if someone can write another awesomest one then great!

I am really looking forward to contributing to this forum, to bring the Dawi Zharr a great magazine that will hopefully attract more enthusiastic members and send the message to Games Workshop that we are still here.... or we have just arrived (in my case).

Cheers.

The horrorscope reminds me of "Calls for Cthulhu" on utube, great show.

hmmm. I was thinking about the horoscopes, thinking that perhaps that each month presents are particular curse from the favoured of Hashut, from the army book Lore of Hashut, and those considered highly regarded in CD society.

For instance, say March; "Mortals fear the great Bull Centaur as they grind your bones unto paste, and feed your carcasses unto the Furnace of Hashut, for they are his messangers and your misfortune and torment has only initiated. Your fortunes will become like fire, consumed in an inferno, and your loved ones taken away in chains to Zharr Naggrund. And they will come, slave chains and scourges in hand, to submit your soul to the Father of Darkness in the raging dark of the Temple."

That would be non Chaos Dwarfs side.
This would be the Chaos Dwarfs side.

"Rejoice, Dawi Zharr, for the slave trains will be a plenty, laden with treasure, all for the glory of Hashut. His favour will show in the battlefields and workshops, as the Rune of Hanbeh will bind many a daemon to the great warmachines of Zharr Naggrund. The grounds will be sow with the blessings of fire and death, as the slaves toil unending in the pits. Glory to Hashut!"

If anyone can think of really cool ones, then awesome power will be yours to command.

I am a Taurus. *sunglasses*

I assume it is up to Crimson Prophet to organize this.  We will be adding a section to the forums, for Projects such as this, very soon.  Once created we can start making threads of the content that is being considered for the first issue.

Sounds like a great idea!

Would it be available to all of us here at the forum by electronic means?

Alrighty then, if theres going to be a section dedicated to this, then good. I'm working out what and how and where everything is going to go, but I must warn you, this will be my first magazine. However, hopefully I will be able to structure it in a suitable way, that appeals to one and all. So, what I need from you valued contributors and awesomest people is what you can do, how creative you are and some examples if you could please.

I will be doing the basic building of the magazine, working out interviewer questions regarding the Army Featurette, some of the Hororscopes, a short story, and help around with fluff regarding the Immortals, which will hopefully be the end product for a true army book that could be "published" by the forums in pdf format.

Later on, I'll attach a concept design of the front page, last and contents.

Cheers

isn't the whole point of his assignment to do that?
I'm assuming in a layout program like quark?

Although, incidently, i could.

Grimsnikk raises a good point.  What software do you intend to use to make the Mag?

I am required to use Microsoft Word. At home, I do not have the proper software to produce a pdf file, however, if some does, I would gladly send the finished works to them once my assignment is complete and proper assimilation into this community is avaliable.

Cheers

Sorry hobgobbler, as I kinda missed your message while checking my emails and being linked to a older version of this thread. Umm. I hope it will be electronic, however, that will be for the glorious Administration to decide.

I would like to add that when the addition of the projects to the forum, I (or Admin) will establish threads for contributions and volunteering, informing me and whosoever will aid in the assimilation of the magazine, before emailing the completed work as to prevent sneak peeks . As it is first issue, I am require to do a lot of the planning, designing, etc myself, as it is a High School assignment. Afterwards, it can be added onto to allow others to contribute to the "First Issue" and made worthy of Hashut himself.

As a question: Do you all follow your unofficial army book rules, cause that would be cool, having "unofficial" tournaments away from games-workshop in order to prove to them that Chaos Dwarfs are once again viable. I know that you can have your own rules as Druchii.com does in their magazine, unofficially of course.

Ps. Because of the amount of support that this has gotten so far, I am proud to say that I joined this forum. (*whispers* is it too obvious that I'm trying to suck up and appeal to everyone's vanity?)

*single tear*  That's what I am trying to promote!  Innovation and continued creativity!  

I just opened the Chaos Dwarf Project section at the bottom of the forum.

Crimson, create a new Topic with all your laid out plans, I will sticky that new topic and we can get this ball rolling.

Some kind of project like this could draw sooooooo many people to Chaos Dwarfs! Gogogogo!