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WANT!

And yes, that chase scene was fun back in CotCT. Laughed my alps off when one of my players reveled that she could turn into a demon and fly. She caught up with the (chassie?) only to be dazed by DAZE MONSTER. That did give the party enough time to tackle her before she escaped though...

Good times

WANT! What is Third Dawn anyway?

SHROUDS OF THE ANCIENT

I played in a campaign moduel called Shroud of Ancients at Megacon last year. >.>

Only moduel that allowed psychic warriors XD

I guess that's the good news about not being picked; I get to relax. ;p

Grats on the 32 and the alts.

Now to work on next year... I already have a cool idea...

Reins of the Horse Lords
Aura: moderate transmutation; CL: 10th
Slot: Head (animal); Price: 50,400gp; Weight: 1 lb.

Description:
The unforgiving frozen north is the domain of the Horse Lords. These men ride the untamed arctic wilds on powerful, majestic horses that they have personally bred and bonded with in both mind and in spirit.
While the reins are equipped to an animal, of any kind, the rider can shout a command word as a standard action and he and his mount will grow one size category larger as per the spells Enlarge Person and Animal Growth respectively for 10 minutes.
The reins can affect up to four additional humanoids and four additional animals. No two affected creatures can be more than 30 ft apart and all affected creatures must spend a standard action on their turn to join in on the battle roar of the one activating the reins or the spell will not affect them.

Construction:
Requirements: Craft Wondrous Item, Animal Growth, Enlarge Person, Mass; Skill Check Required: Spellcraft or Craft (leather working) DC 15; Cost: 25,200gp, 2016xp

I know I capitalized the spells and I apologize. Is there anything else I did wrong?

Damn, I'm heading out to play D&D tonight :< guess I'll have to check back tomorrow.

Yu Baka wrote:

May the best man win.

*ahem*

Yu Baka wrote:

May the best WOman win.

That's better. ;-)

I was afraid when I wrote that I was going to be a victim of equivocation.

When I said "may the best MAN win," I meant may the best PERSON win, not may best MALE. I apologize for any confusion.

I have a suggestion. Make the Caldndar show both the days and months in our world and in Glorian.

So I can tell all my friends, "Game is on Fireday." : D

Good show old bean.

I would also like to thank everyone that made this contest possible.

Thank you Paizo for having this contest.

Thank you Wolfgang Baur, Clark Peterson, and Sean K Reynolds for being fair, and excellent judges.

Thank you wondrous items for being so fan to create.

And thank you to Red Bull, Vault, Monster, and any other energy drink.

May the best man win.

*fingers crossed

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE!

*apologizes for cruise control, it's something my character would have done : D

OK I just created the placeholder thread.

I predict that this thread is going to get flooded.

That is what Bakardamus says.

Trust me, the forums are better off when people can't just stick whatever they want under their name.

Aw, oh well.

*kicks the photobucket.com

I'd like to post a picture of my item from last year. Maybe even make it my avatar if it's allowed. :D

Here are some more things we are seeing:

I dont remember where I am with numbers so I am pickign up at 20 :)

20. Sleep/dream items.
21. Riding and/or bit/bridle/saddle items that help the mount and/or rider.
22. Soul draining with healing items.
23. Banners or standards or things that help leaders command in combat.

Not sure why we are seeing so many of these. At least three of the four categories had at least one item that we felt was much better than the others of the same kind. Nothing inherently bad with these four item types. Sleep/dream items are not the most sexy items, however, and if recall correctly that was the category that didnt have a real standout.

Last year it was augury items, coin items, camping items, etc. Not sure why it changes year to year. :)

These won't outright disqualify us will it?

Last year, I actually make a sketch of the item I submitted. I was wondering if pictures will be allowed of the wondrous items we submitted.

And if not, anyone want to post pictures or sketches of their wondrous items after this round is over?

I always assumed Word counted WPM, i.e., 5-letter word units. On a typing test, one 20 letter word would be the same as 4 5-letter words.

I believe Word counts words by the actual "words." I remember writing a paper in college and it needed to be 750 words. The final draft came up about 5 words short, so I added a bunch of "a"s "the"s and "of"s.

All letters shorter then 5 letter units, and they increased my word count 1 for 1. Maybe you can set word to detect word count that way, but it's not the default.

Rules state: The subject line of the submission form should contain only the name of the item. The body of the form should include only the complete item text in the appropriate format (this means the item name will be included in the body as well).

I'm pretty sure we were suppose to put the item name on the title and in the body. Tried to find that page that said that...

I should have guessed he was an asomnia.

Wish I didn't have to sleep as much as I do. Damn this mortal coil!

Yu Baka wrote:

harowlan wrote:

I know this for a fact....there is at least 1!!! Mine, hehe good luck to all.

lol when, then it might be down to you and me Harowlan. Cause I submitted too!

*plays the theme from "the good, the bad, and the ugly"

Two entries enter.

One entry leaves.

Yes, but my submit-fu is stronger!

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

I guess I ain't dead yet till the final 32 are posted.

Sure I made some mistakes, but at least I didn't put definitions in my submission and submit a non-wondrous item :D

Well, I've hit three of the things on the list so far. Dang.

And at the risk of sounding like I'm belittling people, I'm seeing a lot of "alot"s in this thread. :D

Hold on let me check....

Yes, I did submit a wondrous item, so I'm not an idiot that can't follow directions that corrects people's typing :D

I know this for a fact....there is at least 1!!! Mine, hehe good luck to all.

lol when, then it might be down to you and me Harowlan. Cause I submitted too!

*plays the theme from "the good, the bad, and the ugly"

Yeah, I just did a quick breakdown.

Pitfalls:
1. Item Formatting
2. Spell Name Formatting
3. Bad Mechanics
8. Not A Wondrous Item
9. Bad English
12. Home Campaign Item
13. Abusable (Abusive?) Items
16. Adventure-Specific Items

Cliches:
4. Backstory
5. Coins
6. Gateway Chalks
7. Gonzo Items
10. Channeling Items
11. Spell In A Box
14. Beast Shape Items
15. Soul Trapping Items

I think I managed to leap over all the pit falls, but I landed in two cliches in the process (still not sure what a Gonzo Item is). I had a back story one who first USED it, and it may be considered a spell in a can. That's right! I needed more words! I wasn't happy with 155!

Hopefully I pulled it off where it's cool enough that this silly little spell can with a backstory can scratch the top 32 :D

How about the evoker gets d8s for damage dice with evocation? I gives them a slight edge over any other offensive spell caster at lower levels and speeds up their linear damage as they level. I know it only increases their average damage by 1 damage per die, but it'll definitely help with the metamagic feats. Which... still need work in my opinion.

Hey, one of last years top 32 was less than 100 :D

Last year, I had a problem with the 200 word limit. This year, not so much. I started with about 160, and beefed it up to 180 even.

'Scuse me while I flex.

I'm afraid I went with option #1.

I picked an idea and stuck with it, cause I don't think I could have handled being torn between two options, especially when I have no idea how the judges would react to either. I'd feel like "oh, if I submitted the other one, I'd have placed."

I limited myself to only make one so that way I wouldn't tear myself apart over this contest. I'd make more if they allowed multiple entries, but as it stands, I just took the path of least resistance (not laziness).

I have submitted...

...I think.

Lousy bug

Thanks for the encouragement, I feel lots better.

For everyone else that entered, good luck. And may the best 32 win.

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I had my item ready to go, and what got me paranoid was I decided to venture forth and use the word "affect" multiple times.

Of course, being an English Major, I remembered being tripped up by the classic "affect" vs. "effect" conundrum. I think this drove me mad more then anything; having a decent item I made this year, and it may have been thrown out just because of one stupid vowel!

Last year, my item wasn't that powerful. This year I upped the caster level, cause I noticed a lot of the magic items last year were pretty powerful. And, this item is very different for a wondrous item. I never saw anything like it before anywhere, and I'm hoping to get into the top 32.

Here's hoping...

Edit: I even misspelled a word in this post. Some English Major I'll be.

Is there any way to order these pre-painted?

This may be a stupid question, but is Shalelu going to be in Curse of the Crimson Throne, or is the current picture for this issue just misleading?

Well, at least I know I did that right. I included all the info at the bottem including spells and feats needed, caster level, price, and etc.

Was thinking about cutting it though cause I didn't know if "CL 7th" counted as two or three words.

Glad I kept it, yay! ^_^

The diplomatic response.

Tomorrow will be the big day. Here's to all your guys. I'm hoping for at least a golden ticket here.

Does this help?

Very nice.

by the way has anybody created a virtue version of this runes?

Can we assume that the rune for the heavenly virtue COULD also be the rune to its corresponding deadly sin? That was kind of the Quink's philosophy on the subject that most people got the sihedron rune wrong.

I'm playing a group of 5 right now. They are very tactical and the monsters rarely touch them. The glassworks was kind of hard of them, cause the goblin did do heavy damage to the paladian. For some odd reason, the party made him the main tank despite the fact he was wearing light armor and no shield.

Armor Class is better then Hit Die folks.

Maybe I'll just use the rage of potion for reference.

Can't wait. Loving this adventure path thus far.

Oh man, another thing for me to worry about.

I hope if I get a rejected stamp, that someone would at least tell me what I did wrong... or in kind what I could do better.

3. If your submission is over 200 words, you can relax! The contest is over for you, as you've already been rejected.

Forgive me Erik when I say this doesn't help.

Thank you all, these are some really nasty suggestions, however, it seems like our cleric wants to sell them. If they are appraised will they just appear as a potion of rage with a lv 17th caster level?

Let's talk prices here.

I have a question about a judgement call I had to do. In book #1 of Rise of the Runelords.

Two questions:

1) Was it a good idea to allow this?

2) What would be the market price of those vial of wrath?

No one got rejected because of this. I scrubbed names from every submission because the entry tool was unclear.

/whew

If this round of applause extends to me, thank you. If my entry was garbage, sorry.

/runs away crying

My ranger got a crit with a normal arrow, and I have the critical hit deck made by paizo. He chose to draw two cards and one of them was "Punchered Lung." She rolled a natural 1 on her fortitude save and started drowning. She was still flying over the Runewell at the time, and fell into it.

That's how my party did it.

I had one guy that was at -9 when he wondered into Malfeshnekor's room.

Almost...

I have a real fun group.

Gremio, Tiefling Paladin of Sarenrae from Riddleport. Always seen with a straw hat to hide his outlandish eyes that give away his heritage. He started off with a claymore with a negative Thassilonian rune on it.

Slobad Rattail, Were-rat Goblin Outcast. A genius among goblins, which isn't saying much really. He was chased out of the Birdcruncher tribe for learning how to read and write (as well as his ability to turn into a were-rat). He has a fondness for music and currently follows Gremio who converted him to worship Sarenrae. Slobad plans on taking over the goblin tribes and rule over them.

Leacian, Elven Ranger. A silent and nimble hunter, he traveled to Sandpoint escorting a noble by the name of Adren Foxglove to the Swallowtail Festivel. After his charge was done, he decided to stay and maybe talk to the locals about the hunting in the Hinderlands.

Krusnuc (cross-nook), Shontai Sorcerer. A resilient that hailed from the Axe clan. When his sorcerer powers manifested the elders took them as a sign that he was a demon child and banished him to the wilderness. With the call of magic his only friend, he surrendered to its call and became a sorcerer. His travels brought him to Sandpoint, where he decided to get a drink of ale. Much to his delight, there was free drinks at the Sallowtail Festivel.

Theodore of Gai, Reformed Cleric of the Divine Winds. Ted hardly payed much attention to his father's teaching of becoming a cleric. With his beliefs in the Gods and Goddesses as frauds he instead turned his studies to the local girls then his studies. As punishment, Ted's father sent him to Sandpoint to assist the consecration with the Sandpoint Cathedral. He is still working his personal philosophy and prays that he will find clarity someday.

I wish someone could tell me if I got rejected cause I put my name in the subject title. Cause this waiting is killing me honestly.