Familiar Magazine is off limits. Technically it could use the word familiar in the title, but that is a grey area I do not wish to pursue. Much like I do not like having the name Dragon in the title because of Dragon/Dragon+ Magazine.
Also Off Limits:
Anything that is part of another's IP.
Or if there is already a magazine or periodical that already has that name.
I think a mascot for the magazine, whatever it may be, would be very nice in any case. Mascots serve for identification and familiarity. So if you take away the name "The Familiar" then lets give the magazine an actual familiar instead! And then that familiar can be included in the name of the magazine.
The familiar could be some kind of snarky beholder, just like the one you meet near the Sahuagin City. The magazine could then be named The Hive. I would make sense : it would be "the hive" of Infinity Engine gamers.
The familiar could be some kind of snarky beholder
Imp, Mephit, Quasit, Pseudodragon, Beholder and their logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Beach LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. A request is served upon you pursuant to Copyright Act of 1976 wherein demand is made upon you to cease and desist your solicitation of trademarks already associated with Wizards of the Beach LLC under pain of prosecution. Or at least that's what I'd suspect we'd get, having witnessed first-hand how certain Cowled Wizards threatened to sue a company daring to use the common English word 'Beholder' as the name of a D&D-like multi-eyed creature in their game
We might want to stay as far away as possible from using any trademark that could be interpreted as falling under those Cowled Wizards' jurisdiction. Kinda pointless to get hyped about a name, design a super cute logo and then have to take it down. Again.
If imps, mephits, quasits and pseudo dragons are under trademark by WotC, than what are they doing in Pathfinder? And I highly doubt that it is even possible to claim a trademark on the words 'imp' and 'pseudo dragon'
Psst @God! Imps are mythological creatures of old folklore. Thus, just like elves and dragons, they are fair game IP-wise. You're right about mephits, beholders and quasits though. Those names were sadly conned by TSR/WotC.
The familiar could be some kind of snarky beholder
Imp, Mephit, Quasit, Pseudodragon, Beholder and their logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Beach LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. A request is served upon you pursuant to Copyright Act of 1976 wherein demand is made upon you to cease and desist your solicitation of trademarks already associated with Wizards of the Beach LLC under pain of prosecution. Or at least that's what I'd suspect we'd get, having witnessed first-hand how certain Cowled Wizards threatened to sue a company daring to use the common English word 'Beholder' as the name of a D&D-like multi-eyed creature in their game
We might want to stay as far away as possible from using any trademark that could be interpreted as falling under those Cowled Wizards' jurisdiction. Kinda pointless to get hyped about a name, design a super cute logo and then have to take it down. Again.
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Also Off Limits:
Anything that is part of another's IP.
Or if there is already a magazine or periodical that already has that name.
This is just to prevent any issues that may arise
S-M-R-T ~ Some Member Reading Things
Imp, Mephit, Quasit, Pseudodragon, Beholder and their logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Beach LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. A request is served upon you pursuant to Copyright Act of 1976 wherein demand is made upon you to cease and desist your solicitation of trademarks already associated with Wizards of the Beach LLC under pain of prosecution.Or at least that's what I'd suspect we'd get, having witnessed first-hand how certain Cowled Wizards threatened to sue a company daring to use the common English word 'Beholder' as the name of a D&D-like multi-eyed creature in their game
We might want to stay as far away as possible from using any trademark that could be interpreted as falling under those Cowled Wizards' jurisdiction. Kinda pointless to get hyped about a name, design a super cute logo and then have to take it down. Again.
Time to sue Geoge R. R. Martin I guess.
What's with the Imps?
I don't want to name the magazine "Cat Magazine." It'd be too confusing to animal lovers.
Keep the suggestions coming. Next weekend (Feb 11) I will pick ten and start a poll.