You know, I am going to second a few things here. Spells are difficult to look through from the browsing sense. I'm a first level wizard, and I need to pick out my spells.
Either put the type of spell as a keyword in the upper left, or use a symbol after the name of the spell denoting which list it is on. Maybe even a colored dot for the spell-casting tradition. I.E. Red = Arcane, Blue = Divine, Green = Primal, Black = Occult I would break it out by level, and alphabetical that way, for easier searching in the full spell description section. You don't have to, that's just a personal thing for me. It makes it easier to read through the 2nd level spells and find what I want, without flipping pages and referring to the nice list you have made several pages away. I would separate out powers from spells. Unless you can cast a power as a 1st level spell of the appropriate tradition. That seems counter to what you are going for, but I can see that as being a bonus to the versatility of the pure spell-casting classes. Minor things, I know.
There could be a whole invasion from Eox, or better yet, extra-dimensional followers of the Elder Gods which brings in psion abilities/classes/creatures.
Spoiler alert: Everyone dies. Seriously though ... an invasion from the Elder Gods that starts out subtle and you have to stop some grand summoning of an avatar of one of the Elder Gods would be pretty epic, and fun. --------- Another option is always political intrigue amongst the Pact Worlds, find out who the real puppet master is, when the Pact is nearly shattered by well planned calamitous events occur, and certain factions suddenly rise to power advocating a more isolationist movement threatening planetary withdrawal from the Pact. --------- Golarion has disappeared, but perhaps the Star Stone is found in the Diaspora. Have a whole AP trying to find the star stone, then getting it to safety, while fighting off the minions of more nefarious beings. This could be a multi-AP arc that might eventually bring back Golarion itself.
You know, Old School could refer to a Conan-esque theme. That would make the Land of the Linnorm Kings camp happy. Or, Old School could refer to a more Tolkien epic Good vs. Evil theme - which could be far reaching across much of the Inner Sea region - bringing together many races to stand against an army of Zon-Kuthon. So Nidal building armies and making an alliance with Belkzen to cause chaos and destruction. Or it could be Dragons, good and evil, much akin to a Dragonlance theme. I think I could enjoy any such "Old School" AP's. But one day, now that there are occult classes Jalmeray and Vudra would be just as fun as an end to end Tien-Xia.
As long as I don't have to read "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in the original Klingon, I'll be fine. Seriously, though, I am surprised by those who do come to the table without reading Yates or Aurthurian Legends, or Beowolf, or having exposure to some element of these classics. Well, OK, Beowolf is hard, I will allow watching "The 13th Warrior" instead.
Yo, ho! Yo, ho! A pirates life for me!
I think an Organization round would be nice. That shows some writing chops aside from mechanics and allows the entrants to add a little bit of flair in a round. Honestly, I thought the last organization round was fun, and was looking forward to it. Well, that and I am better at coming up with, and writing things along those lines, than something needing a heavier mechanics hand. If you could do freelance work for Flavor alone ... I would be a happy camper. But you can't, obviously. So I try to come up with ideas with each round, and improve myself. However, I really would like to see the organization round make a comeback.
Leave it to gamers to be adept at sorting spreadsheets and Google Docs!
Total Spell-In-A-Can, I know. And the last +5 to stealth ... I don't know what I was thinking. Foolish, that. However, what I want to know is what I could have (if anything) done to tighten this up, and make it interesting and printable. Kana'ti Fetish
The wearer of the Kana'ti Fetish must spend 10 minutes to ritually braid the horse-hair chord before the fetish can activate. Once a creature has spent the time to braid the chord, they can remove and replace the fetish as many times as they like – however, one must wear the Kana'ti Fetish to gain use of its magical abilities. Another wearer must complete the braiding ritual before the fetish will grant any benefits. Only one creature may make use of the fetish at a time. The Fetish grants its wearer a +10 enhancement to their base land speed. In addition, the wearer is able to cast 'Darkvision' once a day. Finally, the Kana'ti Fetish provides the wearer with a +5 competence bonus to Stealth. Construction
Hurray for three Top 32! And Belladonna Blue ... unless I am mistaken you are the only one of female persuasion. Not to add any more pressure .... Show those boys up! ;)
I cast every vote I could for the Cheese Wheel of Fortune. You're welcome. Sadly, there is no Zagyg in Golarion, or he would be proud. I assure you. -Amy
opening monologue and musical number Which musical number will it be? "Little Baggie, You're The One?"
I find it odd that we both hit champion so close to the same time.I am using a tablet right now so I can't hover over the voter tag. Does it say votes over 5000 times still? Maybe they decided to change it. I have found voting from my phone a pain. And next year, I am going to specifically take time off to vote. I don't know why, but I have enjoyed it thoroughly this year! So I am going to try for at least marathon next year!
That is up to you. However, this is a competition to help Paizo fond more game writing talent, thus an understanding of game mechanics, formatting, etc. and a willingness to work within the set limits is important.
Woo! Finally found the Jar!
Ok every time I read the name of one of the consumables I'm like that's magical viagra it's got to be. New from Paizo and Pfizer - Little Blue Pill of Wondrous Item Creation! For when the RPG Superstar time is right!
You all go to bed! No sitting in front of computer! *hangs head and pouts* But MOOOOOOOMMM... I'm just waiting for the husband to get home so we can go on a date!
summon land sharkSummon bigger fish? summon monster's mother At least that works with my kids. "I'm mom, I win." "... okay."
That's it. Next year I am creating a spreadsheet on Google Drive to keep track of stuff, too!
Unrelated ... somewhat, to Tokaz ... I'm off to prep dinner for El Hubino to make ... while I get to go to work until 11pm, and then go to work again at 7am tomorrow! YAY! I love retail.
Ah! I have an item I made last year for this year's RPGSS ... and promptly forgot about it .... I could work with it. Indeed I could.
What the Flippers? I KNOW! Some of them TOTALLY need flippers! Then they would be Epic Superstar!
You have some flaws in writing, but I like the idea. It makes me tilt my head, then smile. Upvote!
Hey! My item isn't that bad! Sheesh! Meanie! ;)
I know I'm hitting the good part of the contest when the items are both so good, I have to decide based on which designer's monster I think would be more interesting. Monster? Monster?Which contest are you voting on? EDIT: Oh wait, I get it now.
o/~ Family History, I am doing it! o/~ o/~ Once there was a snowman, snowman, snowman! o/~o/~ Give said the little stream, give oh give, give oh give! o/~ --
And there is my item again, in all it's beautiful blandness!
Now I've got the rap version of popcorn popping stuck in my head. Muahahahahaha!
Hug the cat! Wonderful idea! *muffled struggle* I'll love you, and hug you and squeeze you ...
*sighs* And I just downvoted my own item, because I thought the other one was a little better and despite some minor flaws in aura, etc. Mine just fell flat. I am now depressed. Where is my chocolate?!
Now I have a children's religious song running through my head because of one item. And no, it's not 'Popcorn Popping'.
OK, what's with the cats? One of mine is now demanding attention. They held a Cat-epathic conference and decided they were fed up with us paying so much attention to Paizo. After formulating a plan, they are now implementing it. Devious creatures, cats.
Lions and bears, but no tigers, oh my. But there are SQUIRRELS!
Apparently my cat likes this item ... she just licked the screen. Okay, I'll upvote you.
I hate it when that happens! (Because it's been happening to me, too.)
This year was interesting for me. It started with one mechanic - I wanted my item to be this but MORE! Started figuring out the mechanics, costs, etc. Reworked. Made sure the item was generally useful. Cut a few things. Reworked. Added some flavor. Changed the name to match the flavor. Changed the abilities to more be in line with the name and flavor. And ended up with something rather different than I started with. Which, in the end, was a GOOD THING.
Another item with multiple auras of various strength. I wonder how they do that? Well ... when a Mommy Aura and a Daddy Aura love each other VERY MUCH ...
Just put together a rough concept for my play-along bestiary entry. Let's get that blog post! ;)I need to get started on these, but all I want to design right now is a reaper who casts fear and plays cowbell. How about planning out a cowbell that summons a skeletal undead with a cloak and a scythe for next year's RPG Superstar!
Grrr.
I want to make a comment ... but this item is unique and so my comment will destroy the anonimity. *flail*
Hmm. I really do not care for this item and have down voted it the previous times I have seen it. It has, however, made it past the cull. So there is hope.
YOU have no life? HA! ;)I did not enter at all, it's against my religion. But I have several that I have decided I like from voting and a few that I am rooting for. I'm just here as the fangirl cheerleader. As I've said before, I really have no life.One of my keeps showed up post cull, I am tickled. Still looking for the one that matters.You entered multiple times with different items? What about those of us that have too much of one ... or rather our kids do and we play chauffeur?
Basically. A good many of us are going to be pulling an all-nighter voting just to find our own items. Darn you Paizo and your excellent marketing strategies!
That's called dating.
You, my painful sounding friend, are actually very clever and fascinating. I shall vote for you without remorse.
... Rock on, Dude!
Tear vs. Tear
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