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Warpspawned you are a genius. I'd love to be able to contribute to this in some way but im neither witty nor talented in the drawing department. Need a proof reader by chance??
Oh how about a food review type thing?

TASTES OF THE GALAXY
A TYRANIDS GUIDE TO ALL
THINGS EDIBLE IN THE MILKY WAY.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:Dear Play Adept

I never thought this would happen to me but my drop pod was misprogrammed and instead of landing in the Black Citadel of Lord Barbaricus I landed right in the courtyard of the Sacred Convent for the Correction of Wayward Young Ladies. So I jumped out in my armor, my hot bolter clutched both my fists its barrel ready to spill its load on a second's notice when suddenly all these girls in diaphanous white gowns began running towards me... (continued page LXIV)

You sir are a bad, bad man.

H.B.M.C. wrote:I hope the next issue has a safe guide to Power-Fisting.

And you sir are worse.

I can write up a humor section

Just read mah Mighty Morphin Power Primarchs thread for an example
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/341674.page

Gotta ask you. Id love to do some gear stuff for you but if I do id prefer to do it from the Orky point of view. I allready have a title for the segment just need to know if its cool then will start a article up.

Add in those goofy full page ads.
ie 1)turn those stupid almish heaters to almish heat gun made from shabby wood
2) Crazy Calgar's Used Rhinos
3) Instead of the safes with coins: safes with ork teeth
4) New nid slurpie at the Hive11 but same bio mass flavour
5) Goofy mail order gadget page like in the back of old comics

I see good things from this

5) Goofy mail order gadget page like in the back of old comics

Send away for DIY kits for goofy ork guns?

Build your own hovercraft! Plans by Adeptus no wonder it never worked they didnt even know.
Make your own tesla coil by necro maybe illeagel in most sectors.
Have fun with the eldar( empty box)
"Karma sutra, a DE way of life."
Faces of the Galaxy:
Today Im with the iinfamous Khorne. Khorne just how much fun can you have with liquids? Khorne: "Well Jim let me just show ya!"

There could be a magic/psyker section. Headings like how to make paychecks disappear... Play warhammer 40k

I am most pleased with this particular idea and how much laughter it has brought me, and have emailed for position!

You know I'm pretty sure no matter what species is on the cover the Emp has already looked in on it while on his golden throne. The guy is the biggest pervert in the Imperium. How else do you think he didn't see the heresy coming, He was to busy lookin in on the Dark Eldar pleasure rooms. Now he'll finally have some worth while bathroom reading.

Commisar Wolfie wrote:You know I'm pretty sure no matter what species is on the cover the Emp has already looked in on it while on his golden throne. The guy is the biggest pervert in the Imperium. How else do you think he didn't see the heresy coming, He was to busy lookin in on the Dark Eldar pleasure rooms. Now he'll finally have some worth while bathroom reading.

Lol
Man, this stuff is gonna be so bad the IoM would have to mind-wipe whole sectors!

"Lord Protector, ever since this new magazine "The Playadept" came to our planet we have a mass shortage of hand lotion. What shall we do?" (random office flunky)

"Go away I'm busy and get me some more lotion from my personal stock!" (Lord protector through the bathroom door)

+++ANNOUNCEMENT MODE+++

Well, overnight I've had a few PM's and emails and I'd like to welcome the following to the team:

Fiction Editor - DeathReaper
Background Overseer 1/Dark Eldar Sub-Editor - forruner_mercy
Background Overseer 2/Necron Sub-Editor - Azure

I thought I'd take a moment to describe how I see submissions/editorial positions working: When I get a submission I'll forward it (either by email or PM) to the relevant editor for appraisal (although at this stage we'll most likely publish anything that isn't cringe-worthingly "terribad" - just to get up and running) - we'll chat and most likely 'print' said article or else work on it with the original author until all parties feel it's 'right'. Of course, before I post up the edition for download I'll post it to all Editors first - for comments and if anything is glaringly bad, so that it may be changed. I also thought a deadline might be of use (although this is at a much later stage - we don't even have an article yet )

We welcome articles from any races perspective - so if you have an article or even a humble letter (please keep Letters to no more than about 500 words), be it from a Necron Art Critic or a Chaos Lord hell bent on domination with a penchant for "gentleman's" magazines and hobbies - please feel free to PM or email them to me.

Also:

Our new Fiction Editor, DeathReaper, feels 'Playadept' is a good title, but also feels it could stand out more and might be changed to better serve the magazine.

Personally I think it's a slice of pure win from the pizza of genius - but I would say that What about you dear reader's/contributor's - should we change Playadept's name? And if so, with what?

+++ANNOUNCEMENT MODE ENDS+++

I think you're all right about the page length ads - I've been working on a few (along with the usual Imperium-tinged Propoganda) but all ideas/concept sketches are welcome. I was also thinking of doing an Ad for Dakka, as a nod and self-aggrandising gesture to its pure awesomeness

I'm currently having trouble with the general layout of the magazine - its 'style' so to speak, although I think the Covers are spot on (if I get permission from the artists of course). It'll be fairly easy to duplicate Playboy - but it needs a 40k edge to it as well. I'll experiment and post some examples up - if anyone has any comments/suggestions please feel free to discuss them here.

Finally a word on quality - I'm not exactly a photoshop wizard - in fact I'm not even using it - so do you think such a publication would 'need' to be high quality, or do you think it should be relatively 'rough around the edges' as it's often published on the move, away from Inquisitorial pursuit? I have the time to put it all together so that's a positive, but it won't be pristine (until/if I get better at doing it).

Your thoughts?

Personally, I reckon from what I've seen so far the quality is fine.

I don't wanna take away from the feel or awesomeness of the mag but a teensy weensy suggestion that you can feel free to ignore as not being in the spirit of PlayAdept, but it always makes me a li'l sad when the 40k veterans talk about how players used to be able to get their army and their army's fluff featured in WD. What if the very last article of each addition was that, pics and background for someone's army?

And game on for bolters and baebes for the rest?

As for style of mag. Layout follows:
Cover
Letter from Editor- Full Page
Issue specific table of contents- Partial page( For the rest of the break down FP=Full page PP=Partial page
News and rumours-PP ( Have 4 or 5 PP and FP Articles that are always in each issue for the most part, ie How to ______ or your gears stuff.
Issue specific Large feature- Multi Page 2 to 3
Every issue section 2-FP
Issue specific small feature-FP
Continue to alternate between Issue specific and Every issue articles.
Put the Ads and Propaganda sprinkled in randomly ( one to three ratio sounds about right)
You will need lots of Partial page stuff this will help fill in the cracks at the end.
Hope this helps

CadianCommander wrote:Personally, I reckon from what I've seen so far the quality is fine.

I don't wanna take away from the feel or awesomeness of the mag but a teensy weensy suggestion that you can feel free to ignore as not being in the spirit of PlayAdept, but it always makes me a li'l sad when the 40k veterans talk about how players used to be able to get their army and their army's fluff featured in WD. What if the very last article of each addition was that, pics and background for someone's army?

And game on for bolters and baebes for the rest?

Ai, it is sad - I think the 'Dakka Digest' project is still in the air http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/399338.page - if that goes nowhere - I'm sure we could squeeze a feature in if we can get the feel of it right.

Mal the Wolf wrote:As for style of mag. Layout follows:
Cover
Letter from Editor- Full Page
Issue specific table of contents- Partial page( For the rest of the break down FP=Full page PP=Partial page
News and rumours-PP ( Have 4 or 5 PP and FP Articles that are always in each issue for the most part, ie How to ______ or your gears stuff.
Issue specific Large feature- Multi Page 2 to 3
Every issue section 2-FP
Issue specific small feature-FP
Continue to alternate between Issue specific and Every issue articles.
Put the Ads and Propaganda sprinkled in randomly ( one to three ratio sounds about right)
You will need lots of Partial page stuff this will help fill in the cracks at the end.
Hope this helps

Well, that's not quite what I meant - I've got that covered - I meant more the general aesthetic style (what it looks like) rather than the content format. You are exactly right in your content summary though

The problem I'm having is to make it look 40k-ish, without making it too busy - or should we make it look like Playboy but with 40k content (as the project is as much a parody of Playboy as it is of 40k)

How about a battle report spoof in which a 40k character (that wed create) reports on 'fictional battles' that they play out, based on real world our earth news and wars. For instance "player x and player y have been at this game of Gaza strip for 2000 turns now, no ones quite sure how its happened...etc etc".

I've started work on an Escher centerfold. I'll let you know when it's finished.

kitch102 wrote:How about a battle report spoof in which a 40k character (that wed create) reports on 'fictional battles' that they play out, based on real world our earth news and wars. For instance "player x and player y have been at this game of Gaza strip for 2000 turns now, no ones quite sure how its happened...etc etc".

Yeah, why not? I think it'll be best as a side column thing entitled 'In Other Events' or the like. I think it'll best to keep it restricted to a little bit, rather than a main feature though

AlexHolker wrote:I've started work on an Escher centerfold. I'll let you know when it's finished.

Sweet! Look forward to it and thanks!

Personally, I like the style it is now. I like it looking like Playboy, but in 40K
Also, PM me for this answer, but what does a Fluff Overseer do exactly?

+++ANNOUNCEMENT MODE+++

Okay, I'd like to officially welcome KingCracker as our all Ork-Ork.

He'll be doing our Agony Ork column - so if you have any personal issues you want to lay down to our resident Ork, ask the questions here or PM either myself or KingCracker, to have them solved...well...sort of

Well, yeah. KingCracker has to be involved with the Ork aspect of this

For some reason Playadept sounds off to me. it does not seem to fit with the seedy nature of the material within.

Maybe we should try to come up with a different name.

like: Underhive (Or Underhive monthly, or Underhive quarterly, how mane editions we make in a year will determine this) or something.

Also there should be a section titled Archeotechtural digest, it could be the "Tech beat report for all the latest and greatest gadgets of the Imperium"

On the contrary, I like it ! Remember that this isn't p*rn in the 40k universe, it's an appreciation of various figures in the 40k universe, in the same vein as playboy is in our world. I wouldn't call that so much seedy as appreciative (I mean, it's not a XXX Hardcore ******* magazine or anything )

Playadept plays on the Playboy spin quite nicely, suitably 40k, suitable real world, whilst giving the reader a bit of an insight in to the contents just by the name (with the help of the front cover subject titles!)

+++ANNOUNCEMENT MODE+++

I'd like to welcome TNMG (TheNewMexicanGeneral) as our Wargear Editor - so if you have any Wargear articles or things you'd like covered, either send it to the email address or PM him with the material

Also a big welcome to Soo’Vah’Cha - our Tau Editor with a penchant for all things mech - so if you have anything/suggestions for the greater good, either PM him or myself - or else post in thread as normal.

We now have a Wildlife Correspondent - Malroke, who also gets a big welcome, with his 'living-on-the-edge' Ork bringing us all sorts of beast and lethal forna from across known space. He has a rather long, incomprehensible Ork name - so we all just call him ''Steve''.

I've started formatting the issue and have started doing a few feature articles and am hoping to get some artwork permission soon - as that's a pretty essential part to this whole endeavor

The poll at this stage puts the Sister's Repentia as the 'issue' (or at least main feature) people would most like to see (could that have anything to do with the bare-breasted cover and talk of Mistresses he ponders?) - still I'll leave it until Monday morning and see where we're at (honestly I think they all deserve to be covered so it's almost a moot point).

I'll likely post some sample pages at some stage. It's looking like we're going with a 'real-world' format, only with all 40k content at this stage - honestly it's less of a headache for me and I think it has a certain charm to it. If 40k is all grim-dark, think of this as a source of 'attractive-light' (which is as close to the opposite interpretation of grimdark that I can get to)

Finally it seems we're lacking Imperial Editing positions - so if you fancy being an Astartes/Sororitas/Inquisition Editor feel free to PM me - I don't think we need Editors for individual chapters as yet though.

+++ANNOUNCEMENT MODE ENDS+++

Regarding the Title:

Well I think it's going to be about finding a balance between the familar (our world) and 40k. I think the blend of the two is good in one way, as you see 'Playadept' in the Playboy-esque font and you know what you're likely to get from it - and I think that's part of the fun/charm of it all - this is only a semi-serious attempt/experiment at the moment. I agree it is not 'all' 40k though.

I think Underhive (in relation to a "men's" magazine) is a bit too seedy (if not seedy then you just think plain dirty - at least I do anyway ) and too 40k (if this makes any sense?). I'm thinking 'Girls of the Underhive' would be a feature or regular thing though.

I agree about the tech aspect - but don't know if it would be a regular thing - as how often are new gadgets actually made in the Imperium? We're definitely having a 'Wargear' style section - and will definitely have pieces of Archeotech covered.

I hope none of this is too contradictory - but ultimately this is a humour piece with a very strong background for a base. I'd like to adhere to the background as close as possible, whilst making it fun and 'silly' enough to be worth reading for a bit of light-hearted comedy relief. If it's too serious or too silly then it's likely to fail - so think of grim foundations and frame work but with silly decor - like a catherdral with comic-glass stained windows, inflatable clown tombs and statues of scantily clad martyrs.

That's pretty much my thoughts on the title and the direction we'll be taking to start with.

The title is still open to debate though - suggest away folks and we'll see where it goes...

I like the title as it is now

This is amazing. If you need a Chaos Sub-editor, I'm your man.

I could do a column about survival

"Surviving in a hive"
Don't live in one

How about some adverts for a wargame, featuring the forces that the Imperium commonly fights, a Warhammer 40k in Warhammer 40k?