Superstar 2014: Top 32 Revealed!
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Paizo Publishing today announced the finalists for RPG Superstar, the largest open-call tabletop roleplaying game design contest in history. The paizo.com community cast over half a million votes to sort the best gamer-submitted wondrous items using the rules from the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, available in stores and in electronic form at paizo.com. Judges Judy Bauer, Patrick Renie, and Russ Morrissey selected the best 32 items from the highest-voted wondrous items. The Top 32 wondrous items are now on display at paizo.com, complete with judge commentary. Gamers are invited to contribute their own comments to the entries.
"This year's RPG Superstar competition is off to a great start. It's a unique to get RPG industry professionals to scrutinize your work, with the end goal of join Paizo's stable of talented freelance writers," said host and Paizo game designer Sean K Reynolds. "This year's competition has many new faces, but some familiar ones from previous competitions as well. As was the case last year, the public voting on the wondrous items has selected the best items for the judges to review—the zeal and dedication of the Paizo community shows a real commitment to making RPG Superstar a continuing tradition of gaming excellence. Congratulations to this year's Top 32, and good luck in the monster design challenge!"
The Top 32 finalists (and their winning wondrous items) for RPG Superstar 2014 are (in alphabetical order):
2014's alternates are Rich Malena, Robert Hetherington, and Tyler Coveney.
The Top 32 will now be required to design a monster to the specifications of the RPG Superstar judges and submit that concept by 2:00 PM Pacific time on Friday, January 24. These Round 2 submissions will be revealed to the general public on Tuesday, January 28 with judges' comments, and the public will then get to discuss the entries and vote for their favorite. Voting ends on February 3 and the Top 16 by votes will move on to Round 3.
The ultimate winner of RPG Superstar, announced March 11, 2014, will write an adventure for Paizo's Pathfinder Module line to be published in early 2015. The 2013 RPG Superstar champion module, Steven Helt's Tears at Bitter Manor, releases in March 2014.
Sean K Reynolds
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Congratulations! Looks like I gotta work harder next year. :)
Looking forward to the monster round!
Congrats to all of you!
And wow, the number of repeaters! You guys got something special!
Congrats to the top 32 (and alternates!) Looking forward to seeing your monsters.
Pathfinder Adventure Path, Rulebook, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber
Congratulations to the "Top 32 and the alternates"!
Best of luck to each of you.
Now, WOW me with your Bestiary entries! :)
Dean
Congratulations! Now get to work (or keep working) on those monsters!
Congrats and I hope you make the most of it!
Congratulations to you all, and good luck on the next round! ^_^
Wow, there's some really neat stuff here! Congrats to all of you!
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Congratulations to all the winners. :)
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Congrats! :D
Looking forward to those creatures! >:)
Congrats to all the winners!
Mikaze wrote: Looking forward to those creatures! >:) Me too. >:D
Congratulations to the winners! I see several of my favorites made it, so I'll be watching those closely to see how the following rounds go. Good luck!
I'm really pleased to be in such great company! Looking forward to the competition :)
Congratulations Top 32! I see some of my favorite items up there plus ones I hadn't even seen before. Nice spread. Good luck and I can't wait to see your monsters! :)
Congrats to all! This was a tough year, with so many amazing items.
I am looking forward to seeing many great things from all of you.
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Happy to get another chance at a monster round!
Congrats to the others who made it as well, I look forward to competing against your monsters.
Finland represent! Two of us in this year and from the same gaming group no less. :)
Kalervo Oikarinen wrote: Happy to get another chance at a monster round! *envious*
The monster round is the only round in Superstar I'm sure I could win.
EDIT: You've earned it, though. Congrats!
Jersey, represent! Woot!
Good to know an old garage gamer hasn't totally lost touch.
Thanks to everybody who voted, whether or not I earned your vote. Thanks to the judges for your time and feedback.
Congrats to the other finalists! Good luck! I hope we make it even harder in the next round!
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Eric Morton wrote: Kalervo Oikarinen wrote: Happy to get another chance at a monster round! *envious*
The monster round is the only round in Superstar I'm sure I could win. I'm also disappointed over yet another RPG Superstar monster round without the presence of Epic Meepo.
Congratulations to all of you! Good work!
Jacob Trier wrote: I'm also disappointed over yet another RPG Superstar monster round without the presence of Epic Meepo. I may not be eligible to compete after this year, so it wasn't meant to be.
Thankfully, the monster round is in the capable hands of the latest Top 32 finalists!
I don't expect to be disappointed.
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May the odds be ever in your favor!
Congratulations, all! Now, get cracking! The monster round awaits.
Wow! Congratulations all!
I am excited to see so many name I already recognize !
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Gorbacz wrote: May the odds be ever in your favor! Never tell me the odds!
Congratulations, guys! Woo hoo!
Congrats to all winners, and the best of luck in the next round! I am very pleased to see that almost all of my "takers" made into the Top 32, now show me some scary monsters please :)
Good luck, everybody! Now I have to go figure out what I'm going to do with the rest of the next three months. :D
Congratulations to all this round's winners! Looking forward to seeing what awesome baddies you all come up with. ;]
Congratulations! Top 32 out of some very stiff competition this year. Truly brag worthy.
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Congratulations, Top 32! Now seize the moment. Opportunity is staring you in the face. Bring your best effort and make the most of it.
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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! ;)
Amy Gillespie wrote: 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 think the designer of familiar's soulstone (Michele La Barbera) is also female.
Congratulations! Good luck in the future rounds!
congratulations to the top 32, now get to work on them monsters!
Congrats, Top 32!
Rock on!
Oh, yeah... make sure you read my monster advice!
Congratulations Top 32. Bring your A+ game for Round 2. ;)
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Congratulations! Looking forward to the monsters...and voting! ;)
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Excellent work by the top 32 and the alternates. I'm stoked to read more from all of you!
Congrats, Top 32 and alternates!
Wow, what a nice sprinkling of new blood and repeaters ... including two almost three-peats (Kimmel and Kallio). Way. To. Go!
Now is your time in the spot light. Use it well!
I'm kind of sad we don't know where in the world the 32 are...
Matthew Morris wrote: I'm kind of sad we don't know where in the world the 32 are... If memory serves, that kind of info is usually added after a day or two, once Paizo successfully establishes contact with all the contestants.
Yes. Paizo's email asked me if I wanted to share my location. I assume it's coming.
Matthew Morris wrote: I'm kind of sad we don't know where in the world the 32 are... At least 3 of us are in the southern New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia... Which is blowing my mind.
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