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RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 , Dedicated Voter Season 8 aka artofcheatery

Jeff Harris 982 wrote:
dare I attempt Champion status....

Well, it is a nice row of titles you have. Technically you should wait til next year to get Champion.

RPG Superstar 2011 Top 32 , Dedicated Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8 aka Isaac Duplechain

Been seeing a lot of barbed rings that tighten - at least 4 unique ones.

Star Voter Season 8

Whoa, such useful mid level armor for just 5k gp?

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

got yourself an rather impressive tag yourself Mr. Alexander Bennett, well done there.

Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2015 Top 16 , Dedicated Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9 aka Rusty Ironpants

new themes on my voting page:

weapons sharp enough to cut reality open and trigger teleport effects
weapons that alter/change selff the wielder when they stab somebody
hide armor of a specific type of aminal

hey, hello star voter tag

Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2015 Top 16 , Dedicated Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9 aka Rusty Ironpants

just voted for a tentacle item.
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I feel violated. :P

Scarab Sages

OK, what have I missed?

1044 posts?
Ain't nobody got time for that!

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
Snorter wrote:

OK, what have I missed?

1044 posts?
Ain't nobody got time for that!

Considering it's mostly venting, you're not missing much. :)

Star Voter Season 8

Not yet Star Voter, and already saw one item for the 5th time.

RPG Superstar 2014 Top 32, RPG Superstar 2013 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8

I dedicate this post to the templates that were harmed during this competition.

RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16, RPG Superstar 2013 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9 aka RainyDayNinja

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Why yes, I would like a full-color illustration of your item. I need a tie-breaker factor.

RPG Superstar Season 9 Top 32 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Champion Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 aka GM_Solspiral

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Sorting thru my folder (I'm pack ratting everything) I see the racist item. An unfortunate choice and likely accidental racism but yeah down
vote.

Beware of designing off of a real life culture and emphasizing the worst stereotypes about them.

Dedicated Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8

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Adding new bingo square to next years bingo sheet. Armour of fitting in.

Dedicated Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8

Looking for that perfect gift for evil bloodless wizards this season? Come on down to RPGSuperstore for all you soul sucking rod needs!

Hard to shop for Lich on your list, what a bout a rod of Innardsnibbling!?
shy Fighters lurking in your foyer? What about armour of bob, yes they can get comfortably lost in the crowd at your New Years party!
And for the little ones clockwork gnome Combes that'll have their hair standing on end!

So when you think of Chrizmas think of me, the Sheild with a snake on my face vomiting out gifts for your whole party!

Dedicated Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8

Pretty sure I've seen that pairing before as a pairing.

Sovereign Court

"Gnarl" and all iterations of it, seems to be a polular word.

Also, no lie, I literally just got goose bumps reading the description of one ring. Bravo to you, and I would be hard pressed to upvote anything that ring goes up against. Bravo.

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

Jeff Harris 982 wrote:
got yourself an rather impressive tag yourself Mr. Alexander Bennett, well done there.

I'm with Alexander, you should wait on the Champion until next year! :)

RPG Superstar 2014 Top 32 , Star Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 aka Ixxix

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Did the dwarfs of golarion discover a million tons of mithril when I wasn't paying attention? There's no reason to make that from mithril

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

That's not fair! Your magic item description shouldn't be allowed to make me cry!

...

Spoiler:
Upvote, I guess...

Marathon Voter Season 8

RainyDayNinja wrote:
Why yes, I would like a full-color illustration of your item. I need a tie-breaker factor.

If only the author had spent as much time reading the formatting requirements as they did the illustration...

Contributor , Dedicated Voter Season 8, Dedicated Voter Season 9

Of course i want to spend 100,000's of gold on something that may kill me just as well as kill my enemy.

Dedicated Voter Season 8

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Summary from my last two voting sessions:

So now I think I've seen most things enough that the trends are starting to cancel each other out for me.
Oh, there's another one that does that. Well, do you do it better than the others then? Not really? Well, you can't be blamed for the others doing it well. Blah. Whatever. What do you ACTUALLY do that makes you not just this spell.

Honestly though I am starting to get some situations where I look once at each item, frown at one of them, red them both and then frown some more. Usually at the timer, because obviously I'm going to be voting for that one. Again.
There are about as many items that I have seen more than one, as there are items that I have seen only once.

Positive themes: Special materials that ACTUALLY make sense with what this one does. Move things around in innovative ways. Change something from what it usually does in a subtle but neat fashion.

Indifferent themes: Unstoppable force (/teleportation). Unmovable wall (/typically shields). Wind/mist and the void seems to be interchangeable (bit sad, but all three are themes I like). Ooze. Blood. Snakes. Plants.

Annoying themes: Exaggerated gore for no good reason. Goblin item (honestly, I love Goblins, but what's with throwing goblin flavor on something for no obvious reason? It WILL NOT make me vote for an item that does nothing I haven't seen in the Core Rulebook only with goblin flavor attached). Angel/good force item for no purpose other than it's shiny.

Rods somehow do not annoy me. At least not a few of them, which seem to do the thing they do really well, and for which, honestly, sure, it could be a wondrous item, but a rod makes fine sense.

Finally have seen some staff that don't just make me go: "yeah, but like every other staves, I want to like you, but I just plain don't need you for anything, ever".

Armors and weapons seem to be fairly random.

Rings I seem to dislike more than I like them. There's good rings, but there's far between those.

Shields do some nice things, but there's also some sad ones.

Marathon Voter Season 8

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Why do so many of these armors that sprout wings and grant flight seem to have perfect maneuverability? It makes no sense to me. If you're going to be able to perfectly maneuver, don't give me something as clumsy as wings. Just give me a badas.. er, awesome aura, and let me zip all over the place....

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

Weak name vs gross name.

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

If your item is part of a "set", ie. a complete suit of armor of "someone specific" exists out there somewhere without this [redacted] item or this is one of "x number" of rings/rods/staves, then you do not have the correct type of item for this contest. You have created a unique item or an artifact.

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

Thank you, I didn't know that word could be used in that way, now I do. The dorsal part of my brain thanks you.

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

Moik wrote:
Next year someone should make a divorce-themed item and get all the exasperation upvotes.

Don't all the weapons count?

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

Luthia wrote:

So now I think I've seen most things enough that the trends are starting to cancel each other out for me.
Oh, there's another one that does that. Well, do you do it better than the others then? Not really? Well, you can't be blamed for the others doing it well. Blah. Whatever. What do you ACTUALLY do that makes you not just this spell.

And this, my friends, is the design space where Super Stars are made.

Liberty's Edge Star Voter Season 8

Overpriced vs. hilariously underpriced. Overpriced it is.

Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan wrote:
You cannot name an item that and expect me to vote for it, even if the context of the name isn't what I expected.

I think I saw this one! I rather liked it and voted for it. :)

Dedicated Voter Season 8

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Oh, and enough with the items that are so clearly cursed - in which I include items which do something nice that's really powerful, but also something really horrible (like, say kill you?) - it's either cursed, artifact or at best an item plot device, which provides a short cut to something, that I (GM mode) would never let a player do with just one item. There's a reason it's a plot or sub-plot: I don't actually intend for it to happen without something interesting happening along with it...

And items that only ever work if you're wearing/using them when you die. Chances are, an item that does nothing until you die will get one look, tossed in the bag and sold or left there. Most people would probably prefer an item that gave them a slightly better chance of surviving to something, that did something weird once they died.

Aaand that's enough for now.

RPG Superstar 2013 Top 32 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9 aka Phloid

Deadmanwalking wrote:
Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan wrote:
You cannot name an item that and expect me to vote for it, even if the context of the name isn't what I expected.
I think I saw this one! I rather liked it and voted for it. :)

I totally just got this item. Well it was one that would fit these lines, though there are probably more than one. Seriously, why would you name any item that, let alone that one? Maybe there is pun in there that I'm missing? I don't get it. It definitely tips the balance to the item it is paired with.

RPG Superstar Season 9 Top 32 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Champion Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 aka GM_Solspiral

Oh no! You're a very well designed shield that got stripped of formatting because you don't know the forum formatting and didn't use the template!

You got my upvote, I hope others take the time to read you.

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

Jeff Harris 982 wrote:
dare I attempt Champion status....

Slacker! You should have hit Marathon yesterday! Yo are well on track to hit 5k, but do you have what it takes? Do you?

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

Luthia wrote:

Oh, and enough with the items that are so clearly cursed - in which I include items which do something nice that's really powerful, but also something really horrible (like, say kill you?) - it's either cursed, artifact or at best an item plot device, which provides a short cut to something, that I (GM mode) would never let a player do with just one item. There's a reason it's a plot or sub-plot: I don't actually intend for it to happen without something interesting happening along with it...

Or permanently maim you O.O

RPG Superstar 2013 Top 32 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9 aka Phloid

Unremarkable shield with built-in spell ability vs. unremarkable weapon with built-in spell ability.

The positive is that together they are less than 150 words.

Champion Voter Season 7, Champion Voter Season 8, Dedicated Voter Season 9

Pathfinder Adventure Path, Lost Omens, Rulebook Subscriber; Starfinder Charter Superscriber

fire vs ice

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

That's two items with the numbers 0 1 2 and 5 in the name! not in that order.

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

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dances around I saw my item and voted without guilt!

No, really, the item next to it wasn't formatted at all.

Sczarni RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Dedicated Voter Season 9 aka Arkos

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All right, after hitting Dedicated yesterday, I'm taking a break. Dragon Age still needs to be beaten, after all. I'll live with knowing someone else has seen my item.

But I have found my personal pet peeve for the year: unlimited, game-changing, immediate actions. If your entry reminds me of how guilty I felt playing a Panther Style monk, then I'm going to have to look twice at your item to make sure it says AWESOME and not just POWER.

Sovereign Court Marathon Voter Season 8

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

Items, stop just telling me things happen. Saves are a mechanic for a reason. So many items missing them for some mean effects.

I wonder if I get Champion, will I see my item at least one more time.

Rich Malena wrote:
But I have found my personal pet peeve for the year: unlimited, game-changing, immediate actions. If your entry reminds me of how guilty I felt playing a Panther Style monk, then I'm going to have to look twice at your item to make sure it says AWESOME and not just POWER.

Traaaaap caaaards

Silver Crusade Dedicated Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9

Pathfinder Adventure, Adventure Path, Maps, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Maps, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber

Those words really don't mean what you think they do. Is this someone who didn't bother reviewing their item? Or is it someone who isn't yet fluent in English and had to use Google Translate? Does that make a difference?

Oh, looking at the other item, guess not. Not this time!

Silver Crusade Dedicated Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9

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mamaursula wrote:
Luthia wrote:

Oh, and enough with the items that are so clearly cursed - in which I include items which do something nice that's really powerful, but also something really horrible (like, say kill you?) - it's either cursed, artifact or at best an item plot device, which provides a short cut to something, that I (GM mode) would never let a player do with just one item. There's a reason it's a plot or sub-plot: I don't actually intend for it to happen without something interesting happening along with it...

Or permanently maim you O.O

There's some scary stuff in here. What on earth do these peoples' games look like? Are they sure they don't want to play Call of Cthulhu instead?

Sczarni RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Dedicated Voter Season 9 aka Arkos

And by "taking a break" I meant "after voting twenty more times."

Does voting addiction have a saving throw?

RPG Superstar Season 9 Top 32 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Champion Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 aka GM_Solspiral

The google doc I'm using to keep all the items I see is well over 200 pages and it's starting to buckle a little

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

Terminalmancer wrote:

Those words really don't mean what you think they do. Is this someone who didn't bother reviewing their item? Or is it someone who isn't yet fluent in English and had to use Google Translate? Does that make a difference?

Oh, looking at the other item, guess not. Not this time!

Whenever I see an entry that looks like that, I give them the biggest benefit of the doubt that perhaps it was someone who is under 18 and excited to be entering along with dad, mom or another older sibling.

We also do have a lot of ESL entrants, among the notables - Christine Schneider, 2008 Champion from Germany and Jacob Trier, twice Top 16 contender who is Danish. I am certain there are others, but they are the two who I know the names of and their accomplishments off the top of my head, so please do not be offended if I do not know you personally. Introduce yourself to me in a PM!

Star Voter Season 7, Champion Voter Season 8

If that item I voted for 10+ times makes the top 32, it is only polite to send me a thank you card.

RPG Superstar Season 9 Top 32 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Champion Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 aka GM_Solspiral

Ok that item is gettign used in a game soon, it's evil and the party can't use it making it an excellent scene enhancer without adding party wealth bloat. Nice job.

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

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Just remember everyone, if there is a cull, you will need to see you item again...

Marathon Voter Season 8

Lackluster item that I've seen 4 times already (and managed to vote for it all 4 times) vs obviously broken item that had such a good premise, but ultimately is just an underpriced item with possible penalties that should never affect a moderately competent player.

Lackluster item for a fifth time it is!

RPG Superstar Season 9 Top 32 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Champion Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 aka GM_Solspiral

that item description envinces an image of Courtney love but I'm still going to up vote it

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