"Launching a fully realized "Canonfire!
Chronicles"(working title) special features format PDF specifically for
featuring fully contained Adventures, select Article collections, Postfest!
compilations, map collections, and similar things.As a part of getting this put
in place, it may be that The Oerth Journal will be re-tasked, similar to what
happened with Dragon Magazine when Dungeon Magazine came onto the scene. As
such, The Oerth Journal would be more like Dragon Magazine, featuring all of
the varied special interest articles that The Oerth Journal has mostly been
known for. Lengthy adventures, really large gazetteer-style offerings that
literally could stand on their own as a supplement book, and anything not
really fitting the format of The Oerth Journal all that well would be relegated
to being featured in Canonfire! Chronicles."
This message was received on this very blog a year ago. Hope
swelled once again, and Greyhawk fans both rejoiced and sighed. This is just
another empty based announcement. Once again nothing has come to fruition. No
schism was in the works to prevent the Oerth Journal from seeing print, nor was
the Canonfire! Chronicles going to become the substitute for the Oerth Journal.
Instead as many of you can see these were joint ventures put about to make sure
the fans get their Greyhawk fix.
The previous Editor-in-Chief of the Oerth Journal Rick
"Duicarthan" Miller did a fantastic job providing us fans with a
quality product. Under his leadership nine Oerth Journals saw publication. Things
have changed for the Oerth Journal as a whole new staff with a few familiar faces
have taken up residence. Myself and Skip "Sir Xaris" Twitchell have
shared editing duties for both the Oerth Journal and the soon to be released
Canonfire! Chronicles. I say shared though truth be told Skip has final say in
the line editing department, while I function more on the managing and content.
Wade "Icarus" K. Nolen remains
as the Art director for the Oerth Journal with his counterpart Mike
"Wolfling" Lowe taking on the Art director duties for the Canonfire!
Chronicles. Rory "Darkherald" Klein has been instrumental in
providing design and layout for the Canonfire! Chronicles, with Mike
"Wolfling" Lowe taking on many of those responsibilities for its inaugural
issue. Design and layout for the Oerth Journal will be the responsibility of
James "Mempter" Tillman working closely with Wade "Icarus" K.
Nolen.
Lastly, I'd like to add that Brian "Cebrion" McRae was
instrumental in making all this possible. While most of his contribution was in
an advisory role, it was definitely value added and appreciated.
Later
Dennis "Argon" Lovatt
