RPG Superstar 2011 has a winner!

Woo hoo!
Good job!

Congratulations, Sam!

Congrats!!!

Congratulations, Sam. It was a great experience going against you. Now do the class of 2011 proud!

Well done Sam and all the contestants!

Note to self: I must try harder! HARDER! Eye of the Tiger!

I don't think anyone I've voted for has won anything. Let that be a lesson. If you want to win, get me to vote for someone else. ;)

Seriously though, congratulations Sam. You kicked butt this year and deserve the win.

Congrats, Sam! Look for an email from me soon outlining the next steps. I'll give you a day to bask in the glory of winning, but then you have some writing to do. ;-)

This was an incredibly competitive last round, and all four contestants deserve all the praise we can give them. To the three runners-up, I'll be contacting you soon to go over the plans for PFS scenarios.

Again, congrats to Sam and the other three final four contestants. It was a great experience judging for all of you, and I look forward to working with each of you in the coming months!

...stuff...

Shouldn't you be working instead of posting in a blog thread? ;P

Shouldn't you be working instead of posting in a blog thread? ;P

Yes, I'm doing that part of my job which is posting on the messageboards. Also, keeping up a good rapport with four of my brand new freelancers is more important than you might realize. Also, it's my lunch break.

Congrats again, Sam! Please ignore the threadjack all about me.

Great job Sam! I'm looking forward to the finished product.

Now stop basking in glory and start writing it!

Nidal! I'm completely pumped up for this!

And I'll be the first one to ask Hyrum and Mark:

Will this be PFS compatible?

Congrats to you, Sam! Great work!

Congrats Sam, look forward to seeing the finished project.

Yay Sam! Way to go! :D I'm really happy for you, and looking forward to what you've got in store for us.

And kudos to all the final four - I've wrote this elsewhere, but I'll say it again: I was extremely impressed with all the proposals this year. You all had great ideas, and you gave professional, polished, well-considered proposals at a level I don't think this contest has previously enjoyed. And I'm really happy you're all being thrown right into the writing pool - I'm looking forward to the results from every single one of you.

All the best!

Congratulations!

Congratulations, Sam!

And congratulations to all four of the finalists, in fact! As Mark said, this last round was VERY competitive, and it was pretty nail-biting here at Paizo watching the votes come in. Good times! :-)

Congratulations Sam!!!!!!

Way to go!

Looking forward to it!

EDIT: Especially love the Shadows.

Congratulations Sam you captured the imagination of many a Paizonian with your Shadowy goodness!

Good job to Cody, Jerall, and Sean as well. Can't wait to see what you'll do for PFS.

--RPG Vrockstar

Congratulations Sam!

Well done.

Outstanding Sam!

Well Done and Congratulations! Can't wait to see what you have in store for "us" in Nidal.

Take a day and bask in the glory of it all. :D

Also, congratulations to the other top 3, I haven't gotten any PFS scenarios in the past... but based on how much I enjoyed your writing and story crafting I just might need to check out your scenarios when they become available. :)

~Dean

Congratulations Sam, and to the others as well.

Good work and best wishes for the further writing.

Will this be PFS compatible?

Yep! Our goal is to have every module from now on be PFS compatible.

Hyrum.

Great work Sam!!

Grats to you and the other finalists as well.

congratulations!

Congratulations Sam!
I am looking forward to playing your adventure!

I'll add my "two cents"...

Job well done, Sam. You ran the gauntlet and stayed the course. In the end, there can be only one. And you're the last guy standing with the most appealing adventure proposal. Take some time to catch your breath and then gear up for the next stage of a pretty amazing journey into professional freelance game design. I can attest that the ride most certainly does not end here.

Same thing goes for the rest of you. Writing a PFS scenario, in some ways, is even harder to do, because you have a smaller word count...much of which needs to be spent on tiered encounters and faction missions. Everyone pay attention to your developer, Mark, and he'll guide you through. And the Paizo community will be all the richer for it.

Best wishes, guys. And thanks for a pretty memorable contest this year. I challenge all of you to come back in 2012 and cheer on the next class of RPG Superstars. They'll need your support and wisdom along with all the lessons you've now learned. Give back as you can.

Sincerely,
--Neil

Congrats to Sam, the other Top 4 finalists, and everyone who submitted a wondrous item or a vote this year. Thank you. :)

Congrats to Sam, the other Top 4 finalists.

Awesome! Can't wait to read it in all its glory adn run it for my gaming group! Well done!

Congratulations to Sam, the Top 4, and every competitor, contributor, and commentator for this year's most enjoyable Superstar! Thanks to the honorable Judges and Paizo.

This is a truly wonderful event that over the years has sparked a lot of wonderful things for many people, myself included. Now - everyone - don't wait until next year. The real test of a Superstar is doing the work, adding to the game, and getting yourself out there with something awesome. Whether it is continued excellence in your home game, your next insightful post on the boards, or your first publication:

Good Luck and Game On!

Congratulations, Sam! And a hearty good job to the other three as well. Good luck with the next few months as your new Paizo-ian overlords crack the whips and tighten the chains around your immortal souls! Just kidding. I can't wait to see the Midnight Mirror in all its finished glory in a year's time.

Congratulations, Sam! This is a win that's very well-deserved. Your magic item was one of my favorites, you solidified my fandom with your monk archetype, and I've loved everything you've done since. And this was by far my favorite entry this round (yes, even including my own!) Kudos. Can't wait to see it as a finished product.

Congrats, Sam. You were a worthy opponent. I look forward to working with you and the others on various projects. Hopefully more than just our Scenarios ;) Let's all do awesome!

Congrats Sam! I can't wait to see how this turns out!

Congratulations Sam!! Well done, and I'm proud to say I knew you when ... I saw you posting on a messageboard- but hey, I'll take whatever brushes with greatness I can get ;)

Congratulations also to the top three and all the other contestants! It's really amazing to see what comes out of this contest every year, and I think you all did the people cheering from the sidelines proud.

Sam,

Great Big Congratulations!

congratulations to Cody, Sean, and Jerral too :)

Thanks for the kind words, all! Participating in this has been all kinds of fun, and most of it has been because of the awesome camaraderie between the community and the contestants. I'm grateful for your support (and your votes), and after this initial adrenaline rush fades, I'll be getting to work on making this a module worthy of your expectations.

And congratulations to Jerall, Cody, and Sean; your stuff has been a pleasure to read and awesome throughout. I'm sure I'll be seeing your names on many more things beyond the PFS modules in the months/years to come.

Big time congrats to all 4!!

Big congrats to Sam Zeitlin!!!! WOOT.

And sorry for you other 3 finalists... the thought of not being able to enter this competition again would be a little heartbreaking. :-(

Congrats, Sam!!! This looks very cool...

Congratualations to all 4 finalists and especially Sam Zeitlin

We all hope to hear from all of you soon, be it PFS or Module.

That said, thanks Paizo for another round of this great contest.

Congrats, Sam! Great work all around from all the contestants. Many Kudos.

Congrats Sam! Great work throughout the contest. It's gotta be pretty glorious standing among Christine Schneider, Neil Spicer, and Matt Goodall as the newest RPG Superstar!

I'm really looking forward to seeing your module. Though I didn't pull the lever for your adventure module, it was very, very hard to decide, and I put off voting til the last minute. I know I'll love what you come up with.

Also, congrats to the top 4, and for every one who competed in RPG Superstar 2011. It was a great year. I really enjoyed each stage of the contest.

Congratualtions to the top 32 on up. And congrats to Sam for winning the whole shebang. Look forward to the adventure!

Congratulations Sam! Good show I say.

And to everyone who contributed anything this year, thank you and well done, especially the other top 3. I hope to see everyone back next year for yet another grueling round of top-notch gaming fun :-)

Congratulations Sam. You did some really good work.

Congratulations, Sam! I hope you find Nidal as fascinating as I do!

Congrats Sam! Looking forward to getting your adventure in the mail...I know it will be worth the wait!

/applause

W00t!