All physical submissions to The Banner become the property of the BayRPS and the BayRPS is under no obligation to return submissions. Physical submissions with appropriate return packaging and adequate postage to return the submission will be returned to the creator whenever possible. The BayRPS is under no obligation to re-transmit electronic material to the author, but will generally attempt to honor such requests whenever possible.

The BayRPS does not and will not generate any revenue in connection with material presented on the Banner or the web pages on the BayRPS website that contain Banner links and/or material.


Original Material
The Banner accepts submissions of completely original written material of 5,000 words or less (although material over 2,500 words might take use awhile to determine whether or not to accept or reject it) "completely original" in this context is defined as material which is NOT a derivative work of other published material or incorporates material from other published material. Written material may be edited to correct grammatical errors and The Banner staff may require some revision before possible publication. Written material should be submitted via rich text format (.rtf) or Acrobat (.pdf) to the contact email posted on the main Banner page: all other file formats will be rejected without inspection or viewing.

The Banner accepts submissions of completely original visual artwork in digital format of up to 1.5 Megabytes. "completely original" in this context is defined as material which is NOT a derivative work of other published material OR incorporates material from other published material. Artwork may be resized, the resolution modified, and color images may be modified to greyscale images in order to fit to match media requirements. Visual artwork should be submitted in .jpg, .png, .eps, .gif, or .swf format. All other formats will be rejected without inspection or viewing.

In general, we strive to keep our content at a true PG to PG-13 level as would be considered by both an American and European viewer. Therefore, we will not post material containing graphic violence, explicit sex scenes, or extreme profanity. Written material containing less extreme levels of mature themes that we feel to be acceptable shall be accompanied by clear 'warning labels.' Visual material will not contain graphic violence or sexual content, including nudity (Editorial Comment: Little wonder why the Puritains were kicked out of Europe, eh? What a bunch of spoilsports.)

All submissions must include the author's name and physical address and a written notice stating that the author is the original creator of this work, has not given the electronic publication rights to another party, and is granting the BayRPS the right to permanently post/distribute this material free of charge on the BayRPS website unless some other agreement has been arranged before submission of any materials to The Banner or the magazine staff. The author retains all other rights (including any and all applicable rights pertaining to derivative works).


Fan-Generate Material for Tri-Stat SystemTM®
The Banner will allow submissions of fan-based material for the Guardians of Order TM Tri-Stat System TM® in full compliance with the company's official Trademark/Copyright Usage Policy.

If you intend to submit such material, please review the company's policy BEFORE submitting your material to us since we will automatically reject any submission that does not conform to it. Please note that their policy does not include details regarding their officially licensed anime products and we will not be able to post works concerning that material.


Fan-Generated Material for Chaosium, Inc.TM® games.
The Banner allows for submissions of fan-based material for the company's ORIGINAL game systems that is in full compliance with the company's Conditions of Use Policy

Please review over the policy BEFORE submitting your material to us since we will automatically reject any submission that does not conform to it. Please note that their policy does not include one of their chief products, which is a separate trademark.


Fan-Generated Material for HERO System TM®
The Banner plans to support fan-generated material for HERO System TM® games, but we are still in the process of establishing procedures to meet the requirements set forth by their Online and Licensing Policies. We anticipate being able to accept such submissions by the middle of August, 2004.


Fan-Generated Material For Wizards of the Coast TM® Products
Due to the complexities of the current policy for fan-generated material based upon/designed for Wizards of The CoastTM® gaming products, we are unable to post any material which uses or is derrived from their material.

The Banner staff is regularly checking their policy and will revise our guidelines should their policy change to one which would be compatible with The Banner's publishing structure.

Fan-generated material for their material may be viewed on their website (www.wizards.com) by following the appropriate page links.


Fan-Generated Material For White Wolf TM® Products
Due to the complexities of the current policy for fan-generated material based upon/designed for White WolfTM® gaming products, we are unable to post any material which uses or is derrived from their material.

The Banner staff is regularly checking their policy and will revise our guidelines should their policy change to one which would be compatible with The Banner's publishing structure.

Fan-generated material for their material may be viewed on their website (www.white-wolf.com) by following the appropriate page links.


Other Game Systems
We are currently researching and formulating our policies regarding fair-use policies for fan-based material and will post those guidelines as soon as possible.


Trademark and Copyright Notices
The Tri-Stat SystemTM® and Guardians of OrderTM® are trademarks of Guardians Of Order, Inc. Used without permission.

The HERO SystemTM® is DOJ, Inc.'s trademark for its roleplaying system. Used without permission. See www.herogames.com for more information.

Wizard of the CoastTM® is a registered trademark of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Used Without permission.

White Wolf TM® is a registered trademark of White Wolf Publishing, Inc. Used without permission.

Chaosium Inc.TM® is the Registered Trademark of Chaosium Inc. Used without permission

Reference to these terms or any and all companies or products on this page is not a challenge to any trademark or copyright concerned.