RPG Superstar 2013 Round 2 Voting and Monster Rules

I have enjoyed reading the previous work on the magic items and the archetypes. I would ask people to vote in each round of the competition.

Perhaps a good question for the judges are what makes an interesting monster? Perhaps we can discuss this as we wait for those who are building the perfect beast, if I may steal a song lyric from Don Henley.

One thing that I think is important is something that is memorable. (For a classic example, I remember playing the old TSR module S1: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks and the shock over the first appearance of what is now the froghemoth.) Another consideration is how useful the monster is going to be for GMs. So, we will see what is being built fairly soon.

As for archetypes, I like good flavor but I also like something that can be used without too much confusion. Rules should be clear to both players and GMs. I think that a designer can have very good flavor and superb mechanics.