Open Call

[Craig Shackleton]

Sebastian wrote:

Fatespinner wrote:

Am I the first person to notice that "James Jacobs" and "Eric Mona" are actually Sebastian?

I honestly hadn't noticed...

I admit it, I was fooled. What do you want it's after midnight in my time zone...

[Nicolas Logue]

I win!!!!!!!!!!

Sweeeeeeeeet!

I'm so glad to hear Daryl "Kibbles" Wade, pool shark and gator hunter will be featured in the next path too!!! He's pretty kewl as NPCs go!

Wait...WHAT!!! PETT!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOO

[mwbeeler]

This is quite possibly the fastest updating post I've seen here.

Personally, I think you should cement in the winners (preferably figuratively), let everyone know you know, and then hold off until Monday anyway.

By then, easily half of them will have exploded.

[DitheringFool]

I just got a flippin' email from The Le Games - scared me to death!

[Louis Agresta]

James Jacobs. wrote:

And the winner of the first annual Paizo Open Call is...

DUDE - you totally caught me. Nice.

[Louis Agresta]

Nicolas Logue wrote:

I win!!!!!!!!!!

Sweeeeeeeeet!

I'm so glad to hear Daryl "Kibbles" Wade, pool shark

But is it a laser shark? ;)

[Fatespinner]

They must've gone home by now. To continue working 5 hours after "closing time" when they've given themselves until the 15th to give us an answer seems.... unnatural.

[NotJeff]

Maybe they're working online together?

[Eyebite]

Fatespinner wrote:

They must've gone home by now. To continue working 5 hours after "closing time" when they've given themselves until the 15th to give us an answer seems.... unnatural.

And they haven't posted for some time.

Annnnd they do deserve to sleep (occasionally).

It's probably not an easy task to weed 150 down to 30 (which they've done), and then weed 30 down to 10. Might take a few days.

But then again, I really have no idea what the hell I'm talking about. :D

[Fatespinner]

It just seems cruel to not let us know that they're going to finish up and give us the answer tomorrow. :(

I won't be able to sleeeeeeeeeep!!!!

[Craig Shackleton]

What the..? This thread went off the hot topics for like 10 minutes!

[Fatespinner]

Rambling Scribe wrote:

What the..? This thread went off the hot topics for like 10 minutes!

I know! That's so weird.

[drunken_nomad]

Hot Topic is NOT punk rock. Oh wait, wrong thread. Goin to bed...unless this is how the eds are picking the 10. Last ten people still awake and posting every so often get to send in outlines. Tricksy editors, yesssssssss.

[Fatespinner]

drunken_nomad wrote:

Hot Topic is NOT punk rock. Oh wait, wrong thread. Goin to bed...unless this is how the eds are picking the 10. Last ten people still awake and posting every so often get to send in outlines. Tricksy editors, yesssssssss.

Hehe. *sets up a caffeine IV drip and calls off work* Suckers...

[mwbeeler]

Fatespinner wrote:

*sets up a caffeine IV drip and calls off work* Suckers...

Ha, that's the exact reason I became an EMT!

[Nicolas Logue]

Louis Agresta wrote:

Nicolas Logue wrote:

I win!!!!!!!!!!

Sweeeeeeeeet!

I'm so glad to hear Daryl "Kibbles" Wade, pool shark

But is it a laser shark? ;)

YOU'RE A LASER SHARK LOU!!! ;-)

[Ed Healy]

F5

[Fatespinner]

It is now 11:15 on the West Coast. I'm beginning to believe that we may have to wait until tomorrow in earnest.

:*(

[Jason Bulmahn]

Just so everyone knows,

I sent out confirmation to all of the winners before I left work. If you did not get the email, then I am afraid you did not advance.

Jason

[Jason Bulmahn]

Just Kidding

They will get sent out in the morning.

Jason

PS: James.. now that is how you do cruel. I am the king.

[Fatespinner]

Jason Bulmahn wrote:

Just Kidding

They will get sent out in the morning.

Jason

PS: James.. now that is how you do cruel. I am the king.

Ha! Well, at least I can sleep now. Thanks!

[Jason Bulmahn]

drunken_nomad wrote:

Hot Topic is NOT punk rock. Oh wait, wrong thread. Goin to bed...unless this is how the eds are picking the 10. Last ten people still awake and posting every so often get to send in outlines. Tricksy editors, yesssssssss.

<<Talks into wrist communicator>>

We've got one that can SEE!

Jason Bulmahn
+1 bonus point for the first person to ID the quote

* Bonus points are of no value...

[mwbeeler]

Sounds like "They Live" with Roddy Piper.

"...and I'm all out of bubblegum!"

[Jason Bulmahn]

mwbeeler wrote:

Sounds like "They Live" with Roddy Piper.

Wow.. that was quick.. I am gonna have to go a bit deeper next time.

Jason

[mwbeeler]

Sad really. Just sad. I'm married; honest. To a woman! Not on the internets either...

[Talion09]

Jason Bulmahn wrote:

Just so everyone knows,

I sent out confirmation to all of the winners before I left work. If you did not get the email, then I am afraid you did not advance.

Jason

You sir picked a fitting avatar.* Chaotic Evil halfling indeed.

*Note that my use of Belkar says nothing about my personality or how I play the OotS boardgame ;-)

[Mothman]

Jason Bulmahn wrote:

Just so everyone knows,

I sent out confirmation to all of the winners before I left work. If you did not get the email, then I am afraid you did not advance.

Jason

Alright, that one almost had me checking my email. Almost.

[Louis Agresta]

Jason Bulmahn wrote:

Just Kidding

They will get sent out in the morning.

Jason

PS: James.. now that is how you do cruel. I am the king.

Wow! What a sucktastically cruel thing to say, oh king. I'm not sure if I'm mad at you or just mad that you actually got me with that. Remind me to always, always accuse you of being the werewolf next GenCon! :^)

[Dragonmann]

True cruelty would have involved stopping at the "I sent" message

then posting in the am with

"Stupid Outlook..."

that is cruelty

[DitheringFool]

Jason Bulmahn wrote:

Just so everyone knows,

I sent out confirmation to all of the winners before I left work. If you did not get the email, then I am afraid you did not advance.

Jason

Yes, I checked my email at 5am and sat there for a moment before reading:

Jason Bulmahn wrote:

Just Kidding

They will get sent out in the morning.

Jason

PS: James.. now that is how you do cruel. I am the king.

Ouch!

[Jason Bull, man!]

Sebastian,

I only just realized what you did here. Impersonating editors on these boards is a serious offense. You are banned for life.

As a side note, we have decided to skip over the second round and announce that Craig Shackleton, known as Rambling Scribe on these boards, will be awarded the contract for Flight of the Red Raven.

[drunken_nomad]

nuh-unh!

[Sobelia]

Jason Buhlman wrote:

Sebastian,

I only just realized what you did here. Impersonating editors on these boards is a serious offense. You are banned for life.

As a side note, we have decided to skip over the second round and announce that Craig Shackleton, known as Rambling Scribe on these boards, will be awarded the contract for Flight of the Red Raven.

Wow. Rambling Scribe must have included routing codes, account number and pin to his bank account in the body of his text. It would have been nice for 10 people to at least have a shot to expound upon 800 words with their outlines. I'm sure it was a fantastic query, but still, the rules changed. Oh well.

[Jason Bull, man!]

No, he's just so darn good-looking and clever.

[Craig Shackleton]

Don't believe anything on this thread. It might be some jerk pulling your chain...

[Sobelia]

Jason Buhlman wrote:

No, he's just so darn good-looking and clever.

ARRGH!

Nice alias....- funny how aliases don't show up on a treo. Didn't catch it till I was back in the office...

[Jason Bull, man!]

Truth is, most people sent me their bribes in the form of checks. But I couldn't cash any but Craig's because the rest all had my name spelled wrong.

[clockworkjoe]

So what is the official status of the open call right now?

[Curaigh]

EP Healy wrote:

F5

Miss. L3?

[Louis Agresta]

Jason Buhlman wrote:

No, he's just so darn good-looking and clever.

And have you seen him in a utility kilt?

[Talion09]

clockworkjoe wrote:

So what is the official status of the open call right now?

They finished the meeting last night, so they've decided the 10 that advance to the next round. The emails are supposed to go out this morning, but as they were working late last night, and its only ~830 Paizo (Pacific) time... and there are 150 emails to send out... and the names were redacted out, so they have to go back and figure out what query number matched what email address...

I'd assume we won't hear anything for a couple of hours at least.

[Louis Agresta]

Jason Buhlman wrote:

Truth is, most people sent me their bribes in the form of checks. But I couldn't cash any but Craig's because the rest all had my name spelled wrong.

I think I sent mine to the wrong person entirely. Who are you again?

[drunken_nomad]

He's a minotaur. But what's a McArtor?

[Craig Shackleton]

Mike McArtor is the one and only real deal, never to be duplicated. They broke the mold when they made that one. Or at least they gave him a custom avatar.

[Ungoded]

Rambling Scribe wrote:

Mike McArtor is the one and only real deal, never to be duplicated. They broke the mold when they made that one. Or at least they gave him a custom avatar.

Didn't you pronounce his last name "Macator" at Origins?

[Sebastian]

Rambling Scribe wrote:

Mike McArtor is the one and only real deal, never to be duplicated. They broke the mold when they made that one. Or at least they gave him a custom avatar.

You stole my shtick!

Yeah, if Mike hadn't had the custom avatar, I would've posted as him instead.

[Steve Greer]

Sebastian wrote:

Rambling Scribe wrote:

Mike McArtor is the one and only real deal, never to be duplicated. They broke the mold when they made that one. Or at least they gave him a custom avatar.

You stole my shtick!

Yeah, if Mike hadn't had the custom avatar, I would've posted as him instead.

Dude, you've got skill yanking so many chains at the same time. Well done, sir!

[Craig Shackleton]

Ungoded wrote:

Rambling Scribe wrote:

Mike McArtor is the one and only real deal, never to be duplicated. They broke the mold when they made that one. Or at least they gave him a custom avatar.

Didn't you pronounce his last name "Macator" at Origins?

That wasn't me. I don't think... but I don't know what you're talking aboot eh?

Actually, I seem to recall Tim or Nick saying Macator.

[Mike McArtor]

Rambling Scribe wrote:

Actually, I seem to recall Tim or Nick saying Macator.

I heard that story, but I don't recall the protagonist.

Also, our email is down and our messageboards are currently a bit wonky, so don't panic about lack of communication from us. Well... don't panic yet...

[Craig Shackleton]

Mike McArtor wrote:

Also, our email is down and our messageboards are currently a bit wonky, so don't panic about lack of communication from us. Well... don't panic yet...

You're kidding right? There's 150 of us who've been panicking since yesterday afternoon! ;-)