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The Top 32

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 (Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA)—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.)

Round 1 - Open Call: Design a Wondrous Item

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Topic	Posts	Date

Troll Fingers Sat, Dec 5, 2009, 09:02 AM by Tom Phillips	51 posts	Last post: Wed, Feb 3, 2010, 12:28 AM by fredzenon

Snapleaf Fri, Jan 1, 2010, 05:53 AM by Jesse Benner	49 posts	Last post: Fri, Jan 29, 2010, 07:36 PM by Nicolas Quimby

Gloves of the Deceiver Sat, Dec 12, 2009, 05:48 PM by Nick Waln	31 posts	Last post: Wed, Jan 27, 2010, 06:28 PM by Matthew Stinson

Sublime Phial Wed, Dec 30, 2009, 07:12 PM by Chris Mortika	50 posts	Last post: Wed, Jan 27, 2010, 12:00 PM by Chris Mortika

Cacophonous Monkey Thu, Dec 17, 2009, 09:53 PM by Sean McGowan	49 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 06:17 PM by Daniel Moyer

Waters of Transfiguration Wed, Dec 16, 2009, 10:19 AM by RC Higgins	42 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 04:59 PM by Matthew Stinson

Spellstrike Vambraces Fri, Dec 25, 2009, 05:47 AM by Matt Goodall	42 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 04:43 PM by Matt Goodall

Pharasma's Blessing Sat, Dec 26, 2009, 06:12 PM by Dennis Baker	58 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 01:40 PM by Hugo Solis

Muse of the Solemn Vessel Fri, Jan 1, 2010, 01:49 PM by Andrew Sun	38 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 12:41 PM by Andrew Sun

Spell Component Powder (Pixie Dust) Tue, Dec 8, 2009, 06:11 AM by Stephen Sheahan	40 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 12:28 PM by Charles Evans 25

Seducer’s Bane Tue, Dec 8, 2009, 11:26 AM by Jim Groves	64 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 12:03 PM by Hexcaliber

Needles of the Ebon Strand Sun, Dec 6, 2009, 02:08 PM by Richard A. Hunt	48 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 10:08 AM by Charles Evans 25

Gem of Immediate Defense Fri, Jan 1, 2010, 01:22 PM by Tobias Mullen	42 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 08:45 AM by Sean McGowan

Goblin Skull Bomb Wed, Dec 23, 2009, 06:29 AM by Nicolas Quimby	83 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 08:11 AM by dhamma

Crystal Chalice of Dawnflower Dew Thu, Dec 17, 2009, 07:13 PM by Alex Shideler	34 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 06:01 AM by Ian Carey

Amulet of Sparkling Deceit Sun, Dec 13, 2009, 11:21 AM by Jeff Spencer	39 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 04:18 AM by Jeff Spencer

Vessel of the Deep Thu, Dec 31, 2009, 02:35 PM by Seth White	43 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 01:18 AM by Sean McGowan

Tankard of the Cheerful Duelist. Tue, Dec 8, 2009, 04:36 PM by Matthew Morris	65 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 12:46 AM by Sean McGowan

Batrachian Helm Tue, Dec 22, 2009, 01:45 AM by Matthew McGee	59 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 12:33 AM by Sean McGowan

Locket of the Umbral Kiss Fri, Dec 4, 2009, 02:00 PM by Joshua Kitchens	37 posts	Last post: Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 12:19 AM by Nicolas Quimby

Sal's Master Key Fri, Jan 1, 2010, 01:58 PM by Kevin Akemann	45 posts	Last post: Mon, Jan 25, 2010, 11:22 PM by Dennis Baker

Runcible Spoon Mon, Dec 7, 2009, 10:07 AM by James Martin	52 posts	Last post: Mon, Jan 25, 2010, 05:35 PM by Curaigh

Nightingale's Tongue Tue, Dec 15, 2009, 12:51 AM by Joe Wells	31 posts	Last post: Mon, Jan 25, 2010, 03:06 PM by Sean McGowan

Seven Thousand Blossoms Sun, Dec 13, 2009, 11:43 PM by Lief Clennon	90 posts	Last post: Mon, Jan 25, 2010, 02:01 PM by Lief Clennon

Stone of Alliance Thu, Dec 31, 2009, 06:42 PM by Brian Hoffman	41 posts	Last post: Mon, Jan 25, 2010, 07:58 AM by Joe Wells

Lyre of Truth-Telling Sat, Dec 26, 2009, 03:55 AM by Jared Goodwin	48 posts	Last post: Mon, Jan 25, 2010, 02:19 AM by Jared Goodwin

Bracelet of Smoke and Mirrors Fri, Jan 1, 2010, 09:49 AM by Jason Schimmel	31 posts	Last post: Mon, Jan 25, 2010, 02:18 AM by Sean McGowan

Gloves of the Shortened Path Thu, Dec 31, 2009, 09:16 PM by Erik Randall	46 posts	Last post: Mon, Jan 25, 2010, 01:37 AM by Sean McGowan

Hourglass of the Insightful Conjurer Thu, Dec 24, 2009, 08:08 AM by Eric Hindley	49 posts	Last post: Sun, Jan 24, 2010, 07:10 PM by Nicolas Quimby

Steadfast Gut-stone Thu, Dec 31, 2009, 05:12 PM by Benjamin Bruck	74 posts	Last post: Sat, Jan 23, 2010, 07:59 PM by Benjamin Bruck

Scapular of True Devotion Sun, Dec 13, 2009, 08:08 AM by Alexander MacLeod	43 posts	Last post: Sat, Jan 23, 2010, 12:04 PM by cwslyclgh

Starborn Seeds of Manifest Denial Sun, Dec 20, 2009, 05:56 PM by David Posener	51 posts	Last post: Sat, Jan 23, 2010, 11:42 AM by Eric Hindley