The instructions for round one were to make a Magic Item. Not a Magic item and New spells.That sounds a little harsh. If an author can only use existing spells and not create original magical effects, how then is a magic item to avoid being a SiaC?
As there have been a few comments about spells, here's how it works. A spell used in construction which provides the same effect from the item is spell in a can.
Nowhere do the rules tell you that it must do so. The idea is to utilise an interesting aspect of a spell in a unique way.
Lets see, a simple example....
A fly spell. Your cloak splits into butterfly wins as the power of flight fills them like a newly hatched butterfly. You can fly perfectly with a fly speed of...
That is spell in a can. Now, what if instead...
Your cloak splits into butterfly wings, catching the air beneath them as they spread allowing you to glide safely down from any fall in excess of 60 feet.
The spell effect is subtely altered in the construction in the same way that flour becomes cake... Does that help?
Two tethering items in a voting pair has me in knots!
Ba-dum Tish!
And it is comments like THIS that makes me say go home Feros, you're drunk.
Yay! Dedicated.
Boo! I have not seen my item.......
100 votes past that too, still no sign of mine... Getting a little nervous now, must keep the faith...
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Two tethering items in a voting pair has me in knots!
Ba-dum Tish!
And it is comments like THIS that makes me say go home Feels, you're drunk.
Nah! I'm serfectly pober!
Wait, can an item end up not making it into voting at all?100 votes past that too, still no sign of mine... Getting a little nervous now, must keep the faith...Yay! Dedicated.
Boo! I have not seen my item.......
If the initial screening detects an automatic DQ, yes.
I have confidence it's still there, it's on the item list, I just havent seen it myself... Last year, I didn't see mine until after the cull, so no major concerns yet.
I'll add in this thread post as well:
OK, getting tired. I had a lot to do today on top of voting. Signing off until tomorrow.
That is one sweet set of armor...
That is one sweet set of armor...
Is it made from candy?
My first legitimately difficult decision.
On the one hand:
You are pretty cool and interesting, but you can't just go and change how staves work. Honesty, I wonder if you're even aware that it is a change, based on the casual way you state it.
On the other:
A ring that's great conceptually for an atypical Pathfinder game, but whose actual effects are suspect, as I don't think there would typically be enough socialites of the necessary level to make this matter.
That is one sweet set of armor...Is it made from candy?
Not exactly.
"It seems to be a sword +2 but in the hands of MY CHARACTER it becomes he most amazing weapon in existence."
There it is. A camping item. I thought people might have been joking, but there it is.
How many gnomish hook hammers?
How many gnomish hook hammers?
They bought them in bulk.
There can't be more hook hammers than there are earthbreakers.
Wow that item is really Divergent
So, it's still the better item, so I have to vote for it, but come on! You can't have a caster level of 9 on an item that requires a 9th level spell! And you definitely shouldn't be requiring that 9th level spell when your item's effect is actually that of a different, 3rd level spell.
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That is eerily similar to one of my earlier brainstorming items. I'm really glad I didn't submit that, because now we can both worry less about accidental cliches making things harder on ourselves.
That being said: Great job! You made that idea work better than I did. I hope you make it to the top. You've certainly got my vote.
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How bad does the other entry need to be before voting for your own. 'Cause this one's horrible.
Always vote for your own item (unless you pulled a me and clicked the other guy by accident.)
I mean, you think you're good enough to submit an item, why would you ever vote against yourself?
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How bad does the other entry need to be before voting for your own. 'Cause this one's horrible.Always vote for your own item (unless you pulled a me and clicked the other guy by accident.)
I mean, you think you're good enough to submit an item, why would you ever vote against yourself?
Well, voting for yourself is verboten in a lot of settings. It's a reasonable concern if you haven't seen the guidance that you can vote for yourself.
This is Sparta!
Yep.
Except it's not. >.<
Guilty pleasure. I voted for you because I really, really, want to shoot katanas at someone.
S&M weapon. Check.
PFFF. Don't you know anything? Blood, ooze, and excrement are OBVIOUSLY what this contest is about. ;)Shouting isn't Superstar?They are shouting the name of there item.DWARVEN URGOSH OF BLASTING ALL THE THINGS!
What? All caps titles are Superstar, right?
BLOODY OOZY POOP URGOSH OF BLASTING ALL THE THINGS!
Do I win now?
If by "win" you mean "earn an automatic downvote," then yes!
Speaking of which, I've seen some items enough that the title reminds me, "oh yes...well, practically anything it's up against wins."
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BLOODY OOZY POOP URGOSH OF BLASTING ALL THE THINGS!
Do I win now?
If by "win" you mean "earn an automatic downvote," then yes!
Speaking of which, I've seen some items enough that the title reminds me, "oh yes...well, practically anything it's up against wins."
My urgosh shall do things to you that will make monkeys cry out for mercy on your behalf. It will be like a toilet-humor-based Mortal Kombat scenario.
TOTAL FECALITY!
BLOODY OOZY POOP URGOSH OF BLASTING ALL THE THINGS!
Do I win now?
If by "win" you mean "earn an automatic downvote," then yes!
Speaking of which, I've seen some items enough that the title reminds me, "oh yes...well, practically anything it's up against wins."
My urgosh shall do things to you that will make monkeys cry out for mercy on your behalf. It will be like a toilet-humor-based Mortal Kombat scenario.
TOTAL FECALITY!
You shall wipe the floor with him!
Or at least wipe something.
No one did hookshots because they'd be too derivative.
You haven't seen this year's hookshot then.
"This Thing will either do really cool stuff for you, or it will totally screw you."
"Alternately, this other Thing will do really cool stuff for you, while simultaneously screwing you."
Tough vote.
A wondrous item doesn't become a weapon just because you hit someone with it.
Does it?
A wondrous item doesn't become a weapon just because you hit someone with it.
Does it?
No.
There were a lot of wondrous items forced to become weapons this contest, methinks.
Chaos and randomness are not my favorites this year.
Let my people GO
Note: not metaphorical.
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Aha! My item has been seen, and I can identify probable good and bad feedback. That trifecta complete, I await the Cull.
Quick challenge for all you voters out there: vote as often post-Cull as you do pre-Cull. Getting to vote more often between items of similar quality is what will create that final top 100 list.
(And yes, the Cull should always be capitalized. Is there a more terrifying moment of the competition then the frantic search for your item afterwards?)
Creepy item.
EDIT: And one that Ol' Blue Eyes would love.
(Not the same item.)
So wait, you mean there's nothing at all inside your [redacted]...?
Oh...oh, you meant the homophone of that word.
Okay, so I've read the item through twice. I'm confident that I completely understand what the item lets its owner do.
Now could someone please tell me why I would ever want to do that!!?! I know you can't, because I can't tell you what item I'm reading, but please people, if your item in any way involves combat tactics, it should not be this hard to figure out why I'd want to do it.
Maybe I'm just brain dead from voting fatigue.
Finally! An item that can accommodate my 9 armed PC! I was starting to thing my needs were going to be neglected forever.Grrr!! I haven't seen this one yet.
Either that, or I'm being particularly dense.
I saw it. I finally saw it! And I even got to vote for it!
Wait...what...?