The Top 16!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

After a record number of votes in this year's Round 2, sixteen amateur game designers have advanced to Round 3 of Paizo Publishing’s RPG Superstar, the largest open-call tabletop roleplaying design contest in history. Ryan Dancey, father of the Open Gaming movement, joined celebrity judges Sean K Reynolds and Mark Moreland from Paizo and RPG Superstar 2009 winner Neil Spicer to critique 400-word class archetype concepts submitted by the top 32 Round 1 survivors, and a public vote resulted in 16 advancing submissions. The finalists must now create backgrounds and Pathfinder RPG stat blocks using one of 32 preselected villain images and an archetype, either from a previous round or from any published Paizo product.

Artus Nemati — Charlatan (Rogue)     Mirrored Lantern of the Pious Seeker Cody Coffelt — Hound Master (Cavalier)     Flask of Five Fifths David Vigil — First World Druid (Druid)     Candle of Viscous Ephemera Eric Hindley — Knife Fighter (Fighter)     Shadow Falconer's Glove Erik Freund — Moon Shaman (Druid)     Corsage of the Captured Voice Ethan Day-Jones — Exalted Armsman (Cleric)     Eye of the Void Jerall Toi — Tengu Blademaster (Fighter)     Phlebotomist's Gloves Joel Flank — Hedge Wizard (Wizard)     Plentiful Pouch

John Bennett — Saboteur (Ranger)     Cocoon Cloak Marie Small — Tactician (Fighter)     Verdant Vine Nick Bolhuis — Champion of Philosophy (Cavalier)     Assassin's Rose Ryan Marsh — Goldfever Alchemist (Alchemist)     Grim Howler Sam Zeitlin — Still-Water Meditant (Monk)     Book of Night Without Moon Scott Fernandez — Grave Robber (Rogue)     Nightmare Boots Sean McGowan — Evangelist (Bard)     Singing Bowl of Redoubled Clarity Trevor Merback — Impaler (Fighter)     Bag of Holes