This Year the Winner is Bringing the Axe!

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

The winner of RPG Superstar 2015 is Monica Marlowe! She will be writing an adventure for our Pathfinder Modules using her winning adventure pitch for Down the Blighted Path, which will release next January!

Monica first won over judges and voters with a magic weapon that helps a cleric aid her party members when they face off against incorporeal undead, an idea drawn from her own experience as a player. She followed that up with the map for a dwarven lady’s stronghold, a new take on a classic "headless" monster, a battle in a vile "hanging garden" of trapped cages and undead, and finally an adventure that brought many of those elements together into a tale of vengeance, undeath, and duty. At each stage she came up with an interesting and unexpected idea and left the voting public wanting to see more. We’re very excited to begin working with her to develop her vision for a Darklands adventure, and congratulate her on winning RPG Superstar!

Thanks and congratulations also go out to all the contestants, staff, judges, and especially the voters who picked an awesome set of finalists! RPG Superstar wouldn't be possible without the community's participation, and we're grateful for the ongoing support the contest receives.

Owen K. C. Stephens
Developer and RPG Superstar Host

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Champion Voter Season 6, Champion Voter Season 7, Champion Voter Season 8, Champion Voter Season 9

Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories, Starfinder Society Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

Congratulations, Monica! Way to go! :D

Paizo Employee Developer , Dedicated Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9

Congratulations, Monica!

We went through this competition with style and grace! You deserve this win!

Dark Archive Star Voter Season 9

Congratulations Monica!! I cannot wait to play your module and to see your future work.

Paizo Employee Developer

Congrats, Monica! Can't wait to see what you have to offer in what I'm sure will be a long and fruitful career writing for Pathfinder.

RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8

Hurrah!! Well deserved! Big congratulations, Monica. You've had an amazing run in your first and only year as a RPG Superstar contestant, and it's been a pleasure and a honor to follow you on this wild ride.

RPG Superstar 2015 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16 , Star Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8

Well done Monica. Congratulations!

Star Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9

Congratulations Monica!

I really look forward to this :)

Scarab Sages Modules Overlord

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HUGE Congratulations to Monica, who I just informed of her victory by phone.
And yes, Monica. You need to learn all the rules now. :)

Paizo Employee Creative Director

WOO! Congratulations, Monica!!!

RPG Superstar 2015 Top 8 , Star Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8

Owen K. C. Stephens wrote:

HUGE Congratulations to Monica, who I just informed of her victory by phone.

And yes, Monica. You need to learn all the rules now. :)

More guidelines, right? :-)

And congratulations, Monica!!!


Congratulations!

Dark Archive

Congratulations!!!

RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Dedicated Voter Season 9 aka motteditor

Congratulations, Monica.

Great piece of (placeholder) art for that cover. And it's out in January, so better get started writing! :)

Star Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9

Congratulations Monica! Superstar!


Congratulations Monica.

Looking forward to reading it.

Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8

Pathfinder Adventure, Adventure Path, Lost Omens Subscriber

w00t! Congratulations, Monica! :-D


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Congratulations!!! I've loved and voted for every one of your entries, and I can't wait to see them in print. Your imagination makes me happy! Thanks for all the time and effort you put into making cool stuff for us gamers.

On a related note, I'm glad that so many of the voters and judges and I seem to have similar tastes in what we want to see in Pathfinder. It makes me excited to see where Pathfinder/Golarion will go in the future. Following this competition has just made me that much more of a fan.

Grand Lodge RPG Superstar 2015 Top 32, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8 aka Jiggy

Congrats Monica! Totally voted for you. :)

Dedicated Voter Season 8, Dedicated Voter Season 9

Congratulations

Liberty's Edge RPG Superstar 2013 Top 32, RPG Superstar 2010 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7 aka Draconas

Let the congo-rats run free. Way to go, Monica!

Grand Lodge Dedicated Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8

Congratulations, Monica. You did an awesome job, and I Iook forward to running this when it is released.

RPG Superstar 2015 Top 8 , Star Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8 aka DeathQuaker

MONICA!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!


Congratulations, Monica!

Star Voter Season 6

Huzzah! Congratulations, Monica! Well done!

I can't wait to see your Axebringer map (and Rep's spiroskeks and Kalervo's dread gluttons) printed up in this awesome adventure of yours! :)

Shadow Lodge RPG Superstar 2015 Top 4 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9 aka mamaursula

4 people marked this as a favorite.

Thank you everyone! Let's get to gaming!

Dedicated Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7

1 person marked this as a favorite.

Way to go, Monica! Now you won't have time to knit.

And congrats to all the finalists on some very nice work. Well done.

Liberty's Edge Astronavigatrix Third Class

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Congratulations, Monica. I've been rooting for you ever since seeing your amazing map in round two!


YAY!!! Congrats, Monica!!!

Star Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8

Pathfinder Adventure Path, Rulebook Subscriber

Monica, Superstar - who in the world ... oh right RPG Superstar.

Congratulations! I very much enjoyed many of your entries and I'm looking forward to delving the depths with you and your module.

Dean

RPG Superstar 2015 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16 , Star Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 8

1 person marked this as a favorite.

Congratulations, Monica! You totally earned it! :D


Congratulations Monica!

Sovereign Court RPG Superstar 2013 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2011 Top 16 , Dedicated Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7 aka primemover003

Congratulations Monica, you are a true Vrock Superstar! A contest well fought and won!

--For those about to Vrock, we salute you


Congratulations Monica! Nice work!! :)

RPG Superstar 2015 Top 32 , Marathon Voter Season 8 aka Angry Wiggles

A well earned and hard fought win. This competition was certainly a rough one, and you have consistently shown your ability round after round as you pushed towards the win. Congratulations!

Champion Voter Season 6, Champion Voter Season 7, Champion Voter Season 8, Champion Voter Season 9

1 person marked this as a favorite.
Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories, Starfinder Society Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber
Treppa wrote:
Way to go, Monica! Now you won't have time to knit.

Nice way to find the negative, Treppa! ;)


Well fought and well won indeed Monica, write sublimely and carry a big axe!

Dedicated Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7

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Feros wrote:
Treppa wrote:
Way to go, Monica! Now you won't have time to knit.
Nice way to find the negative, Treppa! ;)

I do my best!

RPG Superstar 2011 Top 8 , Dedicated Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8 aka John Benbo

Congrats!


Congratulations Monica — well deserved!

Star Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9

Congratulations Monica! Woohoo!

RPG Superstar 2013 Top 4 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7

Yay! Congrats!

Webstore Gninja Minion , Star Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8

2 people marked this as a favorite.

Huzzah! Good game, I can't wait to promote your module further!

Project Manager

Congrats, Monica! :D

RPG Superstar Season 9 Top 16 , Star Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8 aka Cyrad

1 person marked this as a favorite.

It was a pleasure to follow you along for this run. Congratulation, Monica. It was a hard fought and well deserved victory.

It feels pretty special I defended my Master's thesis on the same day of seeing a new friend rise to the top. With awesome placeholder art for the module to boot!

RPG Superstar Season 9 , Star Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9

1 person marked this as a favorite.

A well-fought and well-earned victory for an outstanding designer! Can't wait to see Down the Blighted Path in print!

RPG Superstar 2009, Contributor

1 person marked this as a favorite.

Well, well...

In the words of Gimli, "You have my axe!" And, you had my vote, as well, for every round running.

Well done, Monica!

Star Voter Season 8

Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Rulebook Subscriber

Congratulations! I look forward to reading Down the Blighted Path.

Star Voter Season 8 aka TealDeer

Monica! I'm sorry I vanished from the forums for so long -- I've been super busy freelancing for Adventure A Week and En5ider! I'm SO HAPPY that you won! This is huge, such an amazing accomplishment on your part. Best of luck with the future!

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4 , Star Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7

1 person marked this as a favorite.

I told her she was going to win when this started. I've never been happier to be validated.

Sczarni RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 , Champion Voter Season 6, Champion Voter Season 7, Champion Voter Season 8, Champion Voter Season 9

1 person marked this as a favorite.

Congrats Monica! Now get to work!

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