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The Top 32

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The 2010 RPG Superstar contest drew in hundreds of entries from around the world in a contest to crown the ultimate new roleplaying game design talent. The judges spent the better part of six weeks whittling down the entries to a top 32 finalists and 4 alternates. With their hard work done, the onus now rests on the public to crown the next RPG Superstar!

Alexander MacLeod (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)—Scapular of True Devotion
Alex Shideler (Springfield, Virginia, USA)—Crystal Chalice of Dawnflower Dew
Andrew Sun (Springfield, Missouri, USA)—Muse of the Solemn Vessel
Benjamin Bruck (Boise, Idaho, USA)—Steadfast Gut-stone
Brian Hoffman (Altoona, Wisconsin, USA)—Stone of Alliance 
Chris Mortika (Coralville, Iowa, USA)—Sublime Phial
David Posener (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)—Starborn Seeds of Manifest Denial
Dennis Baker (Stockton, California, USA)—Pharasma's Blessing
Eric Hindley (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)—Hourglass of the Insightful Conjurer
Erik Randall (Missoula, Montana, USA)—Gloves of the Shortened Path
James Martin (Durham, North Carolina, USA)—Runcible Spoon
Jared Goodwin (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada)—Lyre of Truth-Telling
Jason Schimmel (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA)—Bracelet of Smoke and Mirrors
Jeff Spencer (Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands)—Amulet of Sparkling Deceit
Jesse Benner—Snapleaf
Jim Groves (Ontario, Oregon, USA)—Seducer’s Bane
Joe Wells (Saint Louis, Missouri, USA)—Nightingale's Tongue		 Joshua Kitchens (Centerville, Georgia, USA)—Locket of the Umbral Kiss
Kevin Akemann (Hartford, Wisconsin, USA)—Sal's Master Key
Lief Clennon (Garberville, California, USA)—Seven Thousand Blossoms
Matt Goodall (Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia)—Spellstrike Vambraces
Matthew McGee (Davis, California, USA)—Batrachian Helm
Matthew Morris (Columbus, Ohio, USA)—Tankard of the Cheerful Duelist
Nick Waln—Gloves of the Deceiver
Nicolas Quimby (Anson, Maine, USA)—Goblin Skull Bomb
RC Higgins (Stanton, Kentucky, USA)—Waters of Transfiguration
Richard Hunt (Plano, Texas, USA)—Needles of the Ebon Strand
Sean McGowan (New York, New York, USA)—Cacophonous Monkey
Seth White (Plymouth, Minnesota, USA)—Vessel of the Deep
Stephen Sheahan—Spell Component Powder (Pixie Dust)
Tobias Mullen (Boulder, Colorado, USA)—Gem of Immediate Defense
Tom Phillips (Orange Park, Florida, USA)—Troll Fingers

Andrew Black, Bill Dodds, Blake Davis, and Patrice Lazure were selected as alternates. (Names are listed in alphabetical order.)

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Congrats to you all!
Sovereign Court Dedicated Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7
Mairkurion {tm} wrote:
Congrats to you all!

Indeed! I can't wait to see the details of these items. Congrats all!

Scarab Sages
Mairkurion {tm} wrote:
Congrats to you all!

Indeed.

At least I can console myself for not having won with being able to vote for Mortika from now on. Go Chris!
Dedicated Voter Season 6

Way to go!
Liberty's Edge

Just combing through 32 items seems daunting.

I have a new respect for the judges.

Congratulations to all, and thanks to the judges for puting in time to look at our submissions.

May the best geek win!!
Tom Baumbach wrote:
Mairkurion {tm} wrote:
Congrats to you all!

Indeed.

At least I can console myself for not having won with being able to vote for Mortika from now on. Go Chris!

I object to that Mortika feller being in the contest. He knows too much!

alas, my item did not make the final cut.

Congrats to the winners!

Congrats to you even if I don't know who you are and you don't know who I am.
The Exchange

You guys only made it to the Top 32 because...

Spoiler:
You deserve it!

Congrats to all of you.
Scarab Sages
Mouthy Upstart wrote:
I object to that Mortika feller being in the contest. He knows too much!

Meh, the laymen of the world need a celestial to compete against in order to fulfill their potential; so it was so it shall be.

RPG Superstar 2010 Top 16 aka tejón
The Thing from Beyond the Edge wrote:
Congrats to you even if I don't know who you are and you don't know who I am.

Oh, I know who you are... a potential voter! :D

So hey, how about that topic relevant to your interests, eh? Eh?

Congratulations to all the winners, as well as everyone who didn't make it.

To the 32, I would like to say that I much anticipate your next creations (there were some truly wondrous items in there). Thanks for the goodness that I will certainly inject in my home game in the coming months! ;)

To the unfortunate ones, I would like to say "chin up!" For now, try to go out of your way (but in a gentle and friendly manner) to collect feedback on your item, and get ready to compete again next year. In the meantime, do as I do and unofficially join the next rounds in the sidelines; forcing oneself to be creative within the given closing dates is really good exercise!

Again, kudos to you all!
The Exchange RPG Superstar 2010 Top 16

(weak, confused smile) Um, thanks, Tom. Um, ... huh?
The Exchange RPG Superstar 2009 Top 8 aka Tarren Dei

Congratulations to the Top 32. You've had a night to think about it. Hope your nightmares brought you the monsters you needed.

I bet Mortika's monster is going to be some sort of Confusion Monster...with wavy hair!
The Exchange RPG Superstar 2010 Top 16

I don't know about the wavy hair, but I do requests.

Congrats to all 32 (plus alternates)!

... but only two Canadians, two Aussies, one Netherlander with the rest being Yanks? :p

(Don't worry, I'm not criticising!)

I guess it just means there were a great deal more US entries than non-US.
Liberty's Edge RPG Superstar 2010 Top 8 aka AWizardInDallas
ericthecleric wrote:

Congrats to all 32 (plus alternates)!

... but only two Canadians, two Aussies, one Netherlander with the rest being Yanks? :p

(Don't worry, I'm not criticising!)

I guess it just means there were a great deal more US entries than non-US.

...and only one from the great state of Texas! I hope that doesn't mean I'll have trouble finding Pathfinders in the future? :)

Richard

OT:
I live in North Dallas, off Central, for future reference.
Liberty's Edge Contributor, RPG Superstar 2012 , Star Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 9

Congratulations to the top 32! You deserve it, and I am greatly anticipating what you cooked up for the monster round.
The Exchange
taig wrote:

Congratulations to the top 32! You deserve it, and I am greatly anticipating what you cooked up for the monster round.

Only so you can feed them to the dreaded Krenshar-pei.

Liberty's Edge RPG Superstar 2010 Top 8 aka AWizardInDallas
Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

Richard

** spoiler omitted **

Cool. Your welcome to contact my through my blog if you'd like? :)

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