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Also, if the item deals with one of the following, it gets some extra scrutiny:

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-Automatically detects something (traps/undead/enemies/etc.)
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As a GM, items that do this make my eyes narrow. It's really easy to forget that a character has an item that detects something. Which can easily lead to mistakes along the lines of "Oh yeah, I should have told you a couple minutes ago that your sword is glowing because there are orcs nearby" right as the orc encounter starts.

If the GM needs to know ahead of time that an adventurer has an item, then that item contributes to GM overload and in the opinion of this GM, not a Superstar item.

I mostly agree with James above in terms of bias.

One bias I have is against items that require additional bookkeeping. Staff charges are exempt because that's how they work, but otherwise, if an item works for X minutes per day or has X charges or uses per day or has effects that continue for X rounds I know it's just going to be one more thing to keep track of at the gaming table. On the other hand, I am good with items that expend spell slots or ki or grit or other existing resources because those resources are already tracked by the player.

@Mikaze: *hugs back*

@mamaursula: I'm not being very clear about the details of the original post because I'm not trying to draw attention to it. But it wasn't yours. Thank you for your kind words. I'll take you up on the other offer via PM.

(The most important rule: Don't be a jerk. It even says it right underneath the Submit Post button.)

I hesitate to submit this thread--because my intent is to not call attention to my post or generate more drama. But I do want to apologize to those affected and do what I can to atone.

I am sorry. When I read the post that triggered my post, I felt like I had been unfairly sniped. And because of the contest rules, I felt powerless to do anything about it. That powerlessness turned into anger, which festered until I made the original post that included the hot-headed response. This is not an excuse--just an attempt at an explanation.

I shouldn't have posted it. It generated heat but not light and injected negativity into this community which is uncommonly, overwhelmingly positive. It reflects poorly on myself, is unprofessional, and serves no purpose. I should have handled it better and failed to do so. For all of this, I am sorry.

I will not let it happen again and have attempted to undo any damage I've done:

- I've apologized to the original target of my rant.
- I asked for the offending text to be removed, which Sean thankfully did.

I'd also like to offer my PM-inbox as a target for anyone needing to privately vent in the future. Better there than to pollute the message boards, and I'll definitely be able to empathize with you. Perhaps in this way I can help prevent someone from making the same mistake I did.

Thank you to everyone for making this such a wonderful community.

My keep file:

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Crown of Royal Command
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The crown of royal command was my submission and it makes me happy to learn that someone liked it, even though it didn't make the cut this year. :-)