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This was a really tough round. I really liked at least one monster from each entry. I've changed my votes around several times, but always come back to:

In the bleak midwinter - The variety of monsters means that I could use them in several different types of encounters. The writing was clean & evocative, and each one stuck in my mind.

Mind the Machine - The organization & writing of the entry impressed me. I knew exactly what I was dealing with after the intro, and my mind immediately started generating ideas that used these monsters as I was reading the details.

Kakuen-Taka, The Hunger that Moves - It took a while to wrap my head around this one, but in the end the ideas wowed me too much to neglect it. It needs a lot of polishing, but I would just love to run (or play in a game against) these monsters.

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Jack, I hope that you will take a look at the Ul-Shadai: Director's Cut - with a little luck, he could be used in your game immediately.

I took a second look, and then decided to pore over your original stat block without dismissing it after reading psionic prestige class. To my surprise, it was extremely easy to read and I could definitely use this, even as originally stated. In fact, I'll probably be looking at the rest of the SRD on psionics to see if there's other stuff that's immediately transferable without learning the Power Point mechanic.

I now am really hoping that the exit polls in this thread are accurate and we'll see you in the next round.

I had a hard time deciding on this one. I have never used psionics, and wouldn't want an adventure that required me to use them. That said, I thought that Arthelia "Lady of Legends Undone", Abzirael Ul-Shadai, the Cackling Whirling, and Voeren van Premie, Herald of Than Aivel were all in my top 5 villains to read about. But in the end, my votes were cast for villains I would use in a game:

Voeren van Premie, Herald of Than Aivel - He was the only one of the psionic villains that really made me want to learn the system.

Onuyaka, the All-Seeing Eye - A villain that could easily pop up in any world. Fun to play, fun to visualize.

The Haunter of the Hills - Not a recurring villain without a bit of work, but a cool concept that really gets my imagination going. And I think James is possibly the strongest writer in the group.

Torquil Wiesel, Ghost of the Stoneburg - Villains don't need to always be over the top evil, but he could definitely be a persistent thorn in the PCs side if they thwart his plans. And there are a few fun adventures that he would be the centrepiece of.