Help Paizo Take the Gauntlet

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

We here at Paizo take gaming seriously, and when we heard about an opportunity to play games for charity, we just could not resist. On May 18th, a four-member team of elite goblin commandos will descend upon Card Kingdom in Seattle to do battle with other teams for the right to claim The Gauntlet, a truly epic trophy made from an actual gauntlet. With foes like Bungie, GeekGirlCon, the Lady Planeswalkers, Wizards of the Coast, and Penny Arcade, we are going to be facing off against some serious opponents. That is where you come in. You can help us achieve victory for the goblin horde!

From now until May 18th, you can donate to the Child's Play charity, a great organization that donates toys and games to children in hospitals all around the world. Money that you donate can help the Paizo team earn "Power Ups" during the tournament, giving us the edge we need to win! Make sure to put "Donated to the Paizo team" in the comment box so it is applied to our team.

Ready to Donate? Follow this link!

We've got an exciting team of goblins ready to do battle in this event. We've been hunting horses and burning down villages for weeks in anticipation of this tournament (that will be an event right?). Here's a look at the Paizo team!

Jason Bulmahn

"The Giant"
Lead Designer of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and overall troublemaker, Jason Bulmahn has been with Paizo since the days of Dragon and Dungeon magazines. Renowned among all the tribes, this massive goblin made a name for himself by devouring anybody who beat him at a game. He is also the only goblin with reach, which is pretty handy.

Erik Mona

"The Suit"
Erik Mona is the Publisher at Paizo, a former editor of Dragon, Dungeon, and Polyhedron magazines, and a co-creator of the Pathfinder world. These days he spends more time on business than on games, but like any corporate mastermind, he can stab you in the back at a moment's notice, gaining the upper hand in any challenge. With a coat, vest, and tie, Mona swears to put his evil powers to good use in the vicious scrum for the Gauntlet. For charity. But most importantly, for the children.

Jessica Price

"The Whip"
Jessica Price is the Project Manager at Paizo, where she keeps the wheels of progress turning. In former lives, she was a games writer at Microsoft Studios, an editor, an animated series showrunner, an alternate reality game designer, and other things that she may or may not admit to if you bribe her with chocolate. She plans to triumph in the Gauntlet—for the children, of course—through logic, skill, planning, and occasional devious manipulation, which should make it just like her day job.

Stephen Radney-MacFarland

"The Antipaladin"
Stephen Radney-MacFarland is a designer at Paizo, where he regularly inserts more evil into everything he touches. When reached for comment, he just began to chant the following: "Burn 'em! Bite 'em! Cut ‘em to tiny bits! Long ago, someone told this goblin games were fun for everyone. That someone gone now. Games only fun for the one left standing!"

Thank you for donating to this great cause. For more information on The Gauntlet, go to their webpage at thegauntlet.me. We will be updating our progress through this blog and on facebook as we get closer to the event, but we need your help now to secure an edge! Donate Today!

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Paizo Employee Lead Designer

Help us bring home the Gauntlet!!!

If we win, I promise plenty of photos of us wearing it while making important rules decisions!

Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer

Project Manager

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Also, I will use it as a literal iron fist.

Designer

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If we raise enough money* for the charity, and we win, I promise to punch Jason in the face with the gauntlet, record the deed, and post it on YouTube.

*It's only fair that Jason gets to decide the amount, since he is the one getting punched.

Paizo Employee Lead Designer

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Stephen Radney-MacFarland wrote:

If we raise enough money* for the charity, and we win, I promise to punch Jason in the face with the gauntlet, record the deed, and post it on YouTube.

*It's only fair that Jason gets to decide the amount, since he is the one getting punched.

Well.. it is for the kids, so lets go with $1,000. That seems like enough for me to take a gauntlet to the face.

Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer

Project Manager

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Well, that's hardcore.


OH COOL HOW CAN I HELP
oh by giving money to child's play which I already do anyway

...I was ready for adventure :(

RPG Superstar 2008 Top 32

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I'm not sure that's covered by Paizo's dental and/or medical plan. Or worker's comp.

RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16, RPG Superstar 2013 Top 16

Wait, what is the actual competition? I have no idea what game(s?) you're actually playing here.


More info to come as we get closer to the day. The games are Magic: the Gathering, Ticket to Ride, Ugg-Tect and Suspend. As well as a round of trivia


Ross Byers wrote:
I'm not sure that's covered by Paizo's dental and/or medical plan. Or worker's comp.

I'm sure with how much you pay him he can afford a little grill work himself out of pocket, it is for the children after all;)

also can anyone reach his face to punch it ;D
of course as my dad always says "where there's a will, there's a way"

Paizo Employee Publisher, Chief Creative Officer

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FOR THE CHILDREN

Project Manager

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HELP US HELP THE CHILDREN PUNCH JASON IN THE FACE.

Wait, I think I got that wrong somehow.

Paizo Employee Publisher, Chief Creative Officer

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Oh, no. You got it right for sure.

Paizo Employee Lead Designer

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I am beginning to regret this decision....

Designer

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Just think of Jason as an adorable piñata. The harder we hit him, the more candy will fall out! FOR THE CHILDREN.

Jason's made out of candy, right?


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Wait... so $1,000 is worth a gauntleted punch in the face.... Stretch goals?

Silver Crusade

Stephen Radney-MacFarland wrote:

Just think of Jason as an adorable piñata. The harder we hit him, the more candy will fall out! FOR THE CHILDREN.

Jason's made out of candy, right?

Well whisky... Which is candy for adults so it's all good!


Hmm.. I dont read instructions very well. In particular this bit: "Make sure to put "Donated to the Paizo team" in the comment box so it is applied to our team."

Who should I email to correct that oversight? Jason deserves something out of this.

Project Manager

Hmm, try this contact form: http://www.thegauntlet.me/#!map/c1nxe

Project Manager

Only $155 until we're in first place!


Jessica Price wrote:
Hmm, try this contact form: http://www.thegauntlet.me/#!map/c1nxe

Thanks, Jessica. Hopefully they can clear that up. :)

Project Manager

Gosh, I hope so. :-) We're close!


Wait, Jessica...you mean to tell me you don't actually have long green hair!? 0_o


Axial wrote:
Wait, Jessica...you mean to tell me you don't actually have long green hair!? 0_o

I was devastated too.

Project Manager

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<wry> This is why I try to keep pictures of myself off the web. Everyone's inevitably disappointed by my blondeness.


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They updated the graphic - Paizo's now at about $1,500 and close to a grand ahead of the next highest.

Project Manager

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Holy crap. :-o That was incredibly fast.

I guess we're going to punch Jason!

Silver Crusade

Jessica Price wrote:
<wry> This is why I try to keep pictures of myself off the web. Everyone's inevitably disappointed by my blondeness.

Yes, yes I was. But as light as you hair is you could swim in a pool and the chlorine would probably tint it green for you. Problem solved :3


The picture shown is obviously a mask she wears to catch less odd looks out in public. Green hair, pointy ears, etc.

Paizo Employee Creative Director

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Jessica Price wrote:
<wry> This is why I try to keep pictures of myself off the web. Everyone's inevitably disappointed by my blondeness.

Same thing happened to Shalelu.

Silver Crusade

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James Jacobs wrote:
Jessica Price wrote:
<wry> This is why I try to keep pictures of myself off the web. Everyone's inevitably disappointed by my blondeness.
Same thing happened to Shalelu.

Can't she borrow some dyes from Ameiko?

Shadow Lodge

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Gods those pictures....THOSE BEADY EYES...

Grand Lodge

Pathfinder Adventure, Rulebook Subscriber
Stephen Radney-MacFarland wrote:
Jason's made out of candy, right?

Only if whiskey counts as candy.


Jessica Price wrote:

That was incredibly fast.

I guess we're going to punch Jason!

He clearly underestimated Paizonians' taste for blood.

Project Manager

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Our fans are clearly better than those other teams' fans, she said smugly.

Silver Crusade

dottan for when funds on hand have :)

Steve Geddes wrote:
He clearly underestimated Paizonians' taste for blood.

Surprising considering the popularity of dhampir!

Paizo Employee Lead Designer

Wow.. just wow folks. That is an amazing response. You guys have really given us an edge in the upcoming tournament. Now I just need to find a way to make sure we don't come in first.. so I don't get punched by a gauntlet.


Jason Bulmahn wrote:
Wow.. just wow folks. That is an amazing response. You guys have really given us an edge in the upcoming tournament. Now I just need to find a way to make sure we don't come in first.. so I don't get punched by a gauntlet.

NO sabotaging your team! Think Of The Children!!

Contributor, RPG Superstar 2010 Top 4

Jason Bulmahn wrote:
Wow.. just wow folks. That is an amazing response. You guys have really given us an edge in the upcoming tournament. Now I just need to find a way to make sure we don't come in first.. so I don't get punched by a gauntlet.

A plentiful dose of the scotch you keep in your desk will grant you a +4 alchemical bonus on Will saves to disbelieve the aforementioned punch.

Spoiler:
WARNING: Gauntlets seen through scotch bottles are closer than they appear.


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Why is Jason so worried about elves shooting the food?

Dark Archive

Jason Bulmahn wrote:

Help us bring home the Gauntlet!!!

If we win, I promise plenty of photos of us wearing it nekkid and dancing while making important rules decisions!

Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer

Fixed that for ya, Jason! ;)

Silver Crusade

Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber

Aren't you folks a little short for Stormtroopers?


D'oh! Forgot to add the "donated to the Paizo team" part. Bugger...


Heine Stick wrote:
D'oh! Forgot to add the "donated to the Paizo team" part. Bugger...

See the contact information Jessica posted up-thread.


Joseph Wilson wrote:
See the contact information Jessica posted up-thread.

I suppose reading the entire thread does have its advantages...

Thanks, man. :)

Scarab Sages

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Is it just me, or do Jason, Erik, and Jessica seem to have Goa'uld glow going on the photos above.

Project Manager

Cell phone pics in suboptimal lighting. Had to brighten them up a bit. :-)

Grand Lodge

Im glad Im not the only one who thinks those pics are terrible. :P


Jason Bulmahn wrote:
Wow.. just wow folks. That is an amazing response. You guys have really given us an edge in the upcoming tournament. Now I just need to find a way to make sure we don't come in first.. so I don't get punched by a gauntlet.

Wait, who said anything about needing to come in first?

I thought the condition was we just needed to raise a $1000, which we have done.

Sorry Jason.

Spoiler:
No I’m not.

Grand Lodge RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32

Hobbun wrote:
Jason Bulmahn wrote:
Wow.. just wow folks. That is an amazing response. You guys have really given us an edge in the upcoming tournament. Now I just need to find a way to make sure we don't come in first.. so I don't get punched by a gauntlet.

Wait, who said anything about needing to come in first?

I thought the condition was we just needed to raise a $1000, which we have done.

Sorry Jason.

** spoiler omitted **

The idea was to punch him with the gauntlet, which will only be available if they win.

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