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The Top 32

The 2009 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!

Andrew Judd (Denton, Texas, USA)—Key of Closed Doors Carl Flaherty (Poway, California, USA)—Lordly Pavilion Carl Klutzke (Carmel, Indiana, USA)—Boundary Chalk Casey Smith (Davis, California, USA)—Maw of Urgathoa Craig Johnston (Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia)—Dazzler Doyle Tavener (Richmond, Texas, USA)—Desna's Triptych of Threefold Wisdom Elizabeth Leib (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)—Haunted Shoes Eric Bailey (Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA)—Lens of the Runethief Eric Morton (Normandy Park, Washington, USA)—Veil of the Midnight Vigil Gerald Andrews (Gardner, Massachusetts, USA)—Spell-Catch Gauntlet Jacob Manley (New Hampton, New Hampshire, USA)—Dust of Weighty Burdens James Graham (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada)—Mongoose Claw Jeffrey Scott Nuttall (Hollywood, California, USA)—Twintone Flute Joao Beraldo (Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil)—Heart of Oblivion Joshua Blazej (Simi Valley, California, USA)—Hurricane Gloves Kevin Carter (Aliso Viejo, California, USA)—Spider Hook

Lucas Jung (Dayton, Ohio, USA)—Ethereal Tether Mark Thomas (Brooklyn, New York, USA)—Hammer's Bane Torc Matt Banach (Champaign, Illinois, USA)—Master's Perfect Golden Bell Matthew Morris (Columbus, Ohio, USA)—Bracelet of Shields Matthew Stinson (Jacksonville, Florida, USA)—School of Eyes Mike Speck (Winona, Minnesota, USA)—Blightlady's Bread Neil Spicer (Charlotte, North Carolina, USA)—Last Leaves of the Autumn Dryad Paul Worthen (Willington, Connecticut, USA)—Ancestral Reliquary Philip Snyder (Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, USA)—Temporal Bracers Pieter Simoons (Leiden, The Netherlands)—Withering Hourglass Randy Dorman (Pittsfield, Maine, USA)—Helm of the Golem Master Stefan Schulz (Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)—Abyssal Spurs Trevor Gulliver (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)—Horn of the Dark Hunt Victor Spieles (Eastpointe, Michigan, USA)—Cirroc's Marvelous Crossing Vladislav Rashkovski (Sofia, Bulgaria)—The Scarlet Legionary Banner Wesley Lee (Warner Robins, Georgia, USA)—The Dread Trinket

Brad Menpes, Caith Donovan, Scott & Le Janke, Steve Clarkson, and Weston Prestage were selected as alternates. (Names listed in alphabetical order.)