XIV Planner Project
STATUS: interest Check
Our goal is to create a curated, collaborative fan-made weekly planner inspired by and celebrating the world of Final Fantasy XIV that can be useful to those who inhabit it!The finished product may contain spoilers for the full game at the time of production.
General FAQ
Q. Will there be an open application phase?
Sorry, no. Due to the nature of the project, the contributors will be limited to those invited by the mod team. Please don't hesitate to promote yourself under the recommendation section of the interest check if you think you'd be a good fit, though!Q. Will the planner be for a specific year?
Nope! We thought it would be for the best not to limit it in that way. It will be styled after the sorts of general-year planners you might see in a store.Q. Will any Warriors of Light be making an appearance?
Only as Meteor! The focus will primarily be on the NPCs and locations of Eorzea and beyond.Q. What about Dawntrail?
For the sake of logistics, nothing from 7.0 on will be represented in the planner proper, but characters from it may appear in the merch bundle!
Moderators
Min
Mads
Jay
☉Worldformula
Art direction, layout, production
well met! i’m min and i’m a freelance illustrator who’s been contributing to zine projects for 6 years! i’ve also self-published my own zines and comics, so i’ve also got experience in manufacturer sourcing, scheduling, shipping, and more under my belt. nice to meet you!
☉Madsengland
Contributor management, socmed, finances
o/ Hello! I'm a freelance illustrator who's self-published over 10 zines and been participating in collaborative fan projects for nearly a decade now. My brain has been devoured by this game and this is the only way left for me to process that.
☉Jay
Co-management, communication
o7 hey there! im jay, a hobbyist artist by night and an event programmer by day. i have over five years of both professional and creative project management experience; from writing workshops, to event programming, to a personal cookbook project coordinated with min. i'll be mostly behind the scenes, but i'm excited to be here!
PROMPT GUIDE
As a baseline, all page artists are invited to create one simple 2-page calendar spread and four 2-page week spreads, to represent a month, though specific months and dates will not be marked, to allow for flexibility on the user end. Each of these spreads are to be drawn over and around standard templates provided for you, with either a calendar grid or days of the week already allocated for you, so the bulk of your illustrations will only have to take up a small portion of the page.
The goal for this planner is for the spreads to loosely chart the chronological events of MSQ. To this end, every page artist will be assigned a prompt for all of their spreads. You will then have a fair amount of freedom to execute your prompt however you choose, working with the mod team to ensure a balanced final project.
| A REALM REBORN | The events and locations of 2.0. Can include Ardbert and Co. if you're so inclined. You'll have to draw a primal or two. |
| HEAVENSWARD | The events and locations of 3.0. You have to draw at least one dragon. |
| HVW PATCHES | The events of 3.1 ~ 3.5. Also includes the Alexander raid series, the void ark alliance raids, and the warring triad questline. |
| STORMBLOOD | The events and locations of 4.0. |
| STB PATCHES | The events of 4.1 ~ 4.5. Also includes the Omega raid series, the Ivalice alliance raids, and the four lords questline. |
| SHADOWBRINGERS | The events and locations of 5.0. |
| SHB PATCHES | The events of 5.1 ~ 5.5. Also includes the Eden raid series, the Nier alliance raids, and the sorrow of Werlyt questline. |
| ENDWALKER PT 1 | The first half of 6.0. Includes Sharlyan/Labyrinthos, Radz-at-Han/Thavnair, Garlemald, and the level 83 trial. Expected to communicate with EDW pt 2 to avoid overlap. |
| ENDWALKER PT 2 | The latter half of 6.0. Includes Labyrinthos, Thavnair, Mare Lamentorium, Elpis, and Ultima Thule. Expected to communicate with EDW pt 1 to avoid overlap |
| EDW PATCHES | The events of 6.1 ~ 6.5. Also includes the Pandæmonium raid series and the myths of the realm alliance raids. |
| DAWNTRAIL | The events of 7.0. Obviously, since none of us know what those are yet, this may result in tighter turnaround time. |
| BONUS PAGES | Additional spreads specifically designed for ffxiv-specific activities such as crafting and raid notes. These will have unique templates, and are not part of our weekly narrative journey, so you will not be tied to representing a specific part of MSQ. |
Regarding splitting multiple spreads between two different prompts: For the sake of keeping all of this streamlined and organized, we will be giving each artist only one expansion for their full allotted number of spreads. However, once assignments have been handed out, you are free to discuss among the other artists and swap pages between each other (i.e. the artist with the heavensward prompt does one of their four pages for dawntrail instead, and vice versa), so long as you clear it with the mod team during the pitch phase.
Our currently planned schedule for the planner. This is liable to change, as the production turnaround may encounter complications or in case of emergency, but we'll be sure to update you if any changes occur.
| June 15: | Contributor selection complete |
| June 30: | Prompt assignments handed out |
| July 21: | Check-in 1 |
| August 11: | Check-in 2 |
| September 1: | Check-in 3 |
| September 15: | Final submissions |
| December 1 - 31: | Preorders open |
| January - March: | Production |
| April: | Orders shipped |
| May (tentative): | Leftover sales |
| June (tentative): | Payout |