I have it on good authority that round three involves creating a new STD.
And Sebastian is a good authority.
The winner better make it nasty enough to scare dragons. Paizo folks (used to?) hate all those half-dragon submissions.
On second thought, if it can prevent the outbreak of half-dragons on Golarian you might have something they want.
So, we won't see him posting for a couple days, or do you folks have an in-house psych-ward? :)
Neither, most creative people are at their best when a little crazy.
Neither, most creative people are at their best when a little crazy.
Yes I am.
::rolls eyes::C'mon...it was just a little outpatient surgery. ;-PYeah, when I'm trying to drum up sympathy, I omit the "outpatient" part and focus on the METAL WIRES THEY RAN THROUGH MY BLOOD VESSELS TO BURN OUT A SECTION OF MY HEART RAWR AND I WAS AWAKE FOR IT AND WENT HOME THE SAME DAY BECAUSE I AM SO BADASS RAWR BRAWNDO MAKES YOU WIN AT HEART SURGERY!!!
It's got electrolytes! It's what plants crave!
RPG Superstar 2009 Top 8
aka Tarren Dei
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Haunts. I'd like a round featuring haunts. After quick re-working of the haunt mechanics from RotRL to work with PRPG released on a free 'playtest' PDF, I'd like to see what kind of haunts the Top 32 could come up with.
I come up with haunts all the time. I scare the hell out of myself. When are we going to see the re-working of the haunt rules?
Haunts. I'd like a round featuring haunts. After quick re-working of the haunt mechanics from RotRL to work with PRPG released on a free 'playtest' PDF, I'd like to see what kind of haunts the Top 32 could come up with.
I come up with haunts all the time. I scare the hell out of myself. When are we going to see the re-working of the haunt rules?
I think in the GameMastery Guide. Unfortunately with no revised rules out at this time, this would be like writing for the Beta Classes.
Unless of course they released the Haunt Rules as a Community wide preview and told the contestants, "Now use them."
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RPG Superstar 2009 Top 8
aka Tarren Dei
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Haunts. I'd like a round featuring haunts. After quick re-working of the haunt mechanics from RotRL to work with PRPG released on a free 'playtest' PDF, I'd like to see what kind of haunts the Top 32 could come up with.
I come up with haunts all the time. I scare the hell out of myself. When are we going to see the re-working of the haunt rules?
I think in the GameMastery Guide. Unfortunately with no revised rules out at this time, this would be like writing for the Beta Classes.
Unless of course they released the Haunt Rules as a Community wide preview and told the contestants, "Now use them."
Yeah. I'd like that. I don't think it will happen but it would make me squeee.
RPG Superstar 2013
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Dedicated Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9
aka Steven T. Helt
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Haunts. I'd like a round featuring haunts. After quick re-working of the haunt mechanics from RotRL to work with PRPG released on a free 'playtest' PDF, I'd like to see what kind of haunts the Top 32 could come up with.
I come up with haunts all the time. I scare the hell out of myself. When are we going to see the re-working of the haunt rules?
HA! I love haunts. Then my haunts got fired right out of the first draft of my first Paizo gig!
Oops!
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::rolls eyes::C'mon...it was just a little outpatient surgery. ;-PYeah, when I'm trying to drum up sympathy, I omit the "outpatient" part and focus on the METAL WIRES THEY RAN THROUGH MY BLOOD VESSELS TO BURN OUT A SECTION OF MY HEART RAWR AND I WAS AWAKE FOR IT AND WENT HOME THE SAME DAY BECAUSE I AM SO BADASS RAWR BRAWNDO MAKES YOU WIN AT HEART SURGERY!!!
'Badass' would be doing it yourself with a shocking grasp and a mechanical pencil ;)
Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Champion Voter Season 8
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1) A Great Villain
2) A Great Location
3) A Compelling Plot
4) Cool Minions
5) An Awesome Reward
Here is my fist of awesome sauce.
1) A Great Villain An Ice Skating Medusa.
2) A Great Location A frozen underground water fall, feeding a frozen lake of fire (lava) that used to heat a small hamlet.
3) A Compelling Plot Bring life back to the area by solving the source of the cold. Man against nature, and the supernatural.
4) Cool Minions Literally, yes.
5) An Awesome Reward I've been a fan of phat loot, but lately I find plot rewards rather...rewarding. Being treated as a hero, like in Burnt Offerings after defeating the goblin attacks, was a nice touch. I think earning renown to be a cool reward still, but perhaps a cool reward would be a frozen dragon egg they can hatch and train to be a companion, mount, npc ally.
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It's got electrolytes! It's what plants crave!::rolls eyes::C'mon...it was just a little outpatient surgery. ;-PYeah, when I'm trying to drum up sympathy, I omit the "outpatient" part and focus on the METAL WIRES THEY RAN THROUGH MY BLOOD VESSELS TO BURN OUT A SECTION OF MY HEART RAWR AND I WAS AWAKE FOR IT AND WENT HOME THE SAME DAY BECAUSE I AM SO BADASS RAWR BRAWNDO MAKES YOU WIN AT HEART SURGERY!!!
Water? ...from the toilet??
[1) A Great Villain An Ice Skating Medusa.
Does she come with a mook ally that wields a crowbar to take out the other ice skating medusas at the knees? :P
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Does she come with a mook ally that wields a crowbar to take out the other ice skating medusas at the knees? :P[1) A Great Villain An Ice Skating Medusa.
Such a wonderful mental image there: Tonya Harding as a Medusa.
Personally, I'd love to see a Create a Demon Lord round.
Personally, I'd love to see a Create a Demon Lord round.
That's an interesting idea. I think it would have to be an all background material entry. as there are no statblocks for Demon Lords (or Arch Devils) now. However there have been all background rounds before (i.e. Design a Country).
Supplying plot hooks could also be part of the entry. A good name is always challenging too.
I actually there is some merit to all "background material" rounds, as well as those that call for statblocks.
Yea, demonlords are fun to make, combining the coolest features of evil villains and evil religions.
Don't know how I feel about stats for them, though. I've always found archefiend stats fun to read, but (short of epic) not very useful in play.
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Water? ...from the toilet??It's got electrolytes! It's what plants crave!::rolls eyes::C'mon...it was just a little outpatient surgery. ;-PYeah, when I'm trying to drum up sympathy, I omit the "outpatient" part and focus on the METAL WIRES THEY RAN THROUGH MY BLOOD VESSELS TO BURN OUT A SECTION OF MY HEART RAWR AND I WAS AWAKE FOR IT AND WENT HOME THE SAME DAY BECAUSE I AM SO BADASS RAWR BRAWNDO MAKES YOU WIN AT HEART SURGERY!!!
I've never seen plants growing out of a toilet.
Then again, the whole thing sounds dangerous, like riding a pony. Which probably sounds not dangerous, except the pony is 300 feet tall and covered in CHAINSAWS!!!
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I've never seen plants growing out of a toilet.
Then again, the whole thing sounds dangerous, like riding a pony. Which probably sounds not dangerous, except the pony is 300 feet tall and covered in CHAINSAWS!!!
When I was an RA one of the women on staff asked if she could put plants in the urinals as they were not needed for her floor (building was old enough to not have a women's floor when it was built).
The chainsaws in the 300' tall plant was my idea though.
Yeah--they didn't buy it either....
If I make it far enough, I expect to clean up during the Swimsuit Competition.
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RPG Superstar 2013
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Dedicated Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9
aka Steven T. Helt
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If we have a swim suit competition, I have no choice but to cheat.
Maybe if I resolve to cheat, that will forego the swimsuit round altogether. No judge or voter needs that. : }
If I make it far enough, I expect to clean up during the Swimsuit Competition.
Yeah, I am hoping the pumpkin carving round is early.
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RPG Superstar 2009 Top 8
aka Tarren Dei
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If I make it far enough, I expect to clean up during the Swimsuit Competition.Yeah, I am hoping the pumpkin carving round is early.
Damn, what a year to NOT be in the competition.
Nerrat and I decided to do a Paizo goblin for our jack-o'-lantern this year. After we were done carving him up, I ate his brains.
You win the swimsuit competition by being the largest, fleshiest nerd around, right? If so, I should do just fine.
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Nerrat and I decided to do a Paizo goblin for our jack-o'-lantern this year. After we were done carving him up, I ate his brains.
(since it is for a new audience: my paiz O'lanterns :)
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I've never seen plants growing out of a toilet.
Then again, the whole thing sounds dangerous, like riding a pony. Which probably sounds not dangerous, except the pony is 300 feet tall and covered in CHAINSAWS!!!
When I was an RA one of the women on staff asked if she could put plants in the urinals as they were not needed for her floor (building was old enough to not have a women's floor when it was built).
The chainsaws in the 300' tall plant was my idea though.
Yeah--they didn't buy it either....
Why not put plants in urinals that ARE being used? Or equip men's floors with potted plants! Yay druids!
Why not put plants in urinals that ARE being used? Or equip men's floors with potted plants! Yay druids!
Two words: splash damage.
Why not put plants in urinals that ARE being used? Or equip men's floors with potted plants! Yay druids!Two words: splash damage.
Ewww :P
Worst... alchemist... bomb... ever.Why not put plants in urinals that ARE being used? Or equip men's floors with potted plants! Yay druids!Two words: splash damage.
"I don't know. The idea's kinda growing on me...heh."
"I don't know. The idea's kinda growing on me...heh."Worst... alchemist... bomb... ever.Why not put plants in urinals that ARE being used? Or equip men's floors with potted plants! Yay druids!Two words: splash damage.
I will never think of yellow mold the same way again!
1) A Great Villain An evoker who suffered a horrible accident and must now wear a robe of ice to stay alive.
2) A Great Location An alchemy lab kept at a chilly -30 degrees Fahrenheit.
3) A Compelling Plot The evoker must build a criminal empire in order to raise the funds necessary to reverse his horrible condition. Oh, and save his wife.
4) Cool Minions Dudes on ice skates in blue suits with freeze ray guns--er wands.
5) An Awesome Reward You get to use an Austrian accent and say things like, "You're not sending *me* to the cooler!" and "Mercy!? I'm afraid my condition has left me *cold* to your pleas of mercy!" And if that's not enough of a reward, I don't know what is.
Best. Worst. Batman. Ever.
Worst. Mr. Freeze Ever.
The storyline in the animated series was awesome, as was Freeze's voice actor. Ahnold really couldn't do the character justice.
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Hey, FW, did you enter this year?
Nope, I sat in front of my parent's PC with no connectivity and got very frustrated with myself for all the prior procrastination. Didn't get home until after the deadline and am hoping my one good idea will last until the next competition.
Anyway good luck to everyone that did get their act together.
Cheers
Arnold as Freeze was a very interesting casting. Not necessarily good, but interesting.
The animated Freeze was so good that he was a hard act to follow. Same with Lex Luthor, for that matter.
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Arnold as Freeze was a very interesting casting. Not necessarily good, but interesting.
The animated Freeze was so good that he was a hard act to follow. Same with Lex Luthor, for that matter.
It was likely an attempt to get non-comic fans to watch the movie. For a while, any movie that had Arnold in it was gauranteed to sell more tickets.
Gene Hackman will always be the perfect Lex Luthor
Gene Hackman is one of those rare actors who can turn a bad movie good, and a good movie unforgettable.
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Star Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 9
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1) A Great Villain An evoker who suffered a horrible accident and must now wear a robe of ice to stay alive.
2) A Great Location An alchemy lab kept at a chilly -30 degrees Fahrenheit.
3) A Compelling Plot The evoker must build a criminal empire in order to raise the funds necessary to reverse his horrible condition. Oh, and save his wife.
4) Cool Minions Dudes on ice skates in blue suits with freeze ray guns--er wands.
5) An Awesome Reward You get to use an Austrian accent and say things like, "You're not sending *me* to the cooler!" and "Mercy!? I'm afraid my condition has left me *cold* to your pleas of mercy!" And if that's not enough of a reward, I don't know what is.
Woo hoo! This will be my next PFS Scenario query.
I know that last year was mostly villains, so they're more likely to swing in the opposite direction, but it'd rock if this year was TWO villains.
I.e, a "design a villain round" followed by a "design another villain who is arch enemies with the first villain" round.
Or "who works with the first villain".
Or even "design a villain tag-team".
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Contributor, RPG Superstar 2008 Top 4, Legendary Games
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If I make it far enough, I expect to clean up during the Swimsuit Competition.Yeah, I am hoping the pumpkin carving round is early.Damn, what a year to NOT be in the competition.
Nerrat and I decided to do a Paizo goblin for our jack-o'-lantern this year. After we were done carving him up, I ate his brains.
That rules! Daytime and night versions.
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I fully imagine with the trend in previous years, that one round is going to be "design a villain". I'm hoping for "design a lair/villainous haunt" because artwork is more my specialty. Hey! can I get bonus points for sketching out my wondrous item (doubtful, but can't blame me for trying). I'm kinda hoping maybe one round will be "design a rival adventurer party". I'm hoping intelligent item designing is out, I hate having to deal with items that talk back (I imagine I'd be like dealing with my 8 going 16 year daughter).
A reasonable variant on "design a villain" is "design a henchman". Especially for an adventure where the villain might need a strong person to assist them in committing their evil.