That Old Guy |
Thanks for entering RPG Superstar—good luck!
Your submission was received 5 minutes ago
And now? Now, I pummel myself with all the doubting madness of how stupid it was to post so early and why I didn't have <name a random acquaintance here> proof it beforehand and how it should've been sexier somehow and how I'm sure I've jinxed myself by submitting while sick and...
How `bout I just breathe, get some sleep, and start putting my archetype to paper, hmm?
How about you?
DM_aka_Dudemeister Dedicated Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8, Dedicated Voter Season 9 |
I'm giving myself time to edit, reconsider, step away, come back to and re-edit my idea before submission. There's plenty of time and I'd hate to submit something that didn't get me into the next round because I wasn't careful enough taking all this time.
The next few rounds have a rapid turn over, so having such a long deadline is a rare buffer to enjoy so I'm making the most of it.
Until I go crazy from over thinking it and submit so it's out of my hands already.
Sean McGowan RPG Superstar 2010 Top 32, 2011 Top 4 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 aka DankeSean |
The Thingie wrote:Thanks for entering RPG Superstar—good luck!
Your submission was received 5 minutes agoAnd now? Now, I pummel myself with all the doubting madness of how stupid it was to post so early and why I didn't have <name a random acquaintance here> proof it beforehand and how it should've been sexier somehow and how I'm sure I've jinxed myself by submitting while sick and...
How `bout I just breathe, get some sleep, and start putting my archetype to paper, hmm?
How about you?
If it's any consolation, waiting to submit results in long nights lying awake in bed turning your item over and over in your head and resisting the urge to get up at 4 AM to do another edit because you might have figured out a way to rewrite sentence #6 just a SMIDGEN of a bit clearer while you were half asleep.
You are also spared a few weeks of having beads of sweat pop up on your forehead every time a judge so much as obliquely mentions having read some really good entries in the past day or two and convincing yourself that, that's IT, I've missed my shot, even if I submit it TOMORROW I've probably already missed my chance at being an early favorite and I'll be lucky if the judges even give it a second glance. (Even though that's not even remotely how the judging works, it's still easy to convince yourself of that...)So yeah. There's massive psychological issues resulting from either side of the coin. Don't sweat it. At least it isn't dangling overhead anymore.
Mikko Kallio Contributor , Dedicated Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9 |
I think I'll give myself another week to rewrite my item and listen to any advice the judges may give based on received submissions. Seven days, and I'll hit the submit button... unless I change my mind. :D
It's funny how I had ideas for over ten wondrous items, but the one I picked is the first item I wrote.
Good luck, everyone!
Eric Morton RPG Superstar 2009 Top 16, 2012 Top 32 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 aka Epic Meepo |
Mark Moreland Director of Brand Strategy |
The only advice you're likely to see from us are things we wouldn't ding you for anyway, like the previous suggestion to make sure your item name is both the name of the thread and in the body of the post. We won't be telling people not to make certain item types or to steer clear of any design pitfalls based on things we're seeing among the entries.
Marie Small RPG Superstar 2011 Top 16 , Star Voter Season 6 aka Shadow-Mask |
vikking |
Anyone else feel the world dropped out from underneath them or break out into a cold sweat once you could no longer take back the submission for "one more review?" Or am I a hopelessly anxious case? ;)
Nope, felt the same way. I hit submit and felt I needed to reread it for the 12th time to make sure I didnt miss something....lol
That Old Guy |
Shadow-Mask wrote:Anyone else feel the world dropped out from underneath them or break out into a cold sweat once you could no longer take back the submission for "one more review?" Or am I a hopelessly anxious case? ;)Nope, felt the same way. I hit submit and felt I needed to reread it for the 12th time to make sure I didnt miss something....lol
Ditto both. I sat on the preview/edit page for an hour before I just finally snapped and hit the button.
Additionally, I'm pretty sure my keyboard isn't going to survive my archetype work... Going to paper. :)Tanner Nielsen |
And now? Now, I pummel myself with all the doubting madness of how stupid it was to post so early and why I didn't have <name a random acquaintance here> proof it beforehand and how it should've been sexier somehow and how I'm sure I've jinxed myself by submitting while sick and...
How `bout I just breathe, get some sleep, and start putting my archetype to paper, hmm?
How about you?
*Puts on armchair-psychologist hat*
You are experiencing anxiety related to opportunity cost, or the worrying and stress that accompany doubts as to whether or not the decision you made maximized your possible gains and minimized possible losses.
It is a very normal feeling to have, as a human.
Tanner Nielsen |
Tanner Nielsen wrote:Great stuff, Tanner... Coincidentally, I'm kind of a professional armchair psychologist (which is to say that I do psych work for a living but am not a PhD) out here in the 3D world.
*Puts on armchair-psychologist hat*
Great to hear! I'm about half-way through a doctoral program in clinical psychology, myself. Looking to practice in forensic examination.
Cody Coffelt RPG Superstar 2011 Top 4 aka Scipion del Ferro |
George Cunningham RPG Superstar 2013 Top 32 , Star Voter Season 6 aka Electric Monk |
Set |
I find that, once the submission is done, the stress and anxiety ends, and I go into this strange state where I kind of forget the whole thing, until the winners are announced.
I second-guess myself to hell and back up until I submit, but once it's done, it's out of my hands, and I'm super relieved to just take all that stuff and wad it up and toss it behind me.
Until next year, anyway. :)
Greyhorn |
Hey, my theory is: why have the entry period so long? Because there are a lot of entries and it helps the judges to spread them out -- so we're helping out the judges. Who wants to have a stack of 12,000 magic items to read on New Year's Eve? Also, if you get "kept" early, it will take a better item to knock you out, whereas if you submit later, you can't afford to be equal with an item the judges have already fallen in love with. My two coppers...
Wicht Marathon Voter Season 7 |
ulgulanoth Star Voter Season 6 |
Marie Small RPG Superstar 2011 Top 16 , Star Voter Season 6 aka Shadow-Mask |
I find that, once the submission is done, the stress and anxiety ends, and I go into this strange state where I kind of forget the whole thing, until the winners are announced.
I second-guess myself to hell and back up until I submit, but once it's done, it's out of my hands, and I'm super relieved to just take all that stuff and wad it up and toss it behind me.
Until next year, anyway. :)
:D
That's what happened after I had a moment (or three) to feel like a fibberdy-gibbet. :)
Edit: Nice to know I'm not alone in the brief (or not) moment of "Crap! Too Soon!"
Jerett Schaufele Marathon Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9 |
gbonehead Owner - House of Books and Games LLC , Marathon Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7 |
Good luck to everyone who has submitted so far. I wish I could muster up the nerve to hit the submit button. I've read my entry so many times I'm sure I could recite it word-for-word at this point.
I'd say just submit it. No matter how many times you read it and double-check it, once you submit it you'll read a post on the boards that makes you double-think it again.
So you might as well get it over with :)
Matt Goodall Contributor, RPG Superstar 2010 , Dedicated Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8, Dedicated Voter Season 9 |
I'd say just submit it. No matter how many times you read it and double-check it, once you submit it you'll read a post on the boards that makes you double-think it again.
So you might as well get it over with :)
Or just submit it, forget about it, relax and enjoy your Christmas break then come back in the New Year to a pleasant surprise, hopefully!
Callum Finlayson |
Bother...
I was certain I'd seen "it's okay to do XYZ in your submission" in one of the threads. When I came to submit I couldn't find the post in question, but did XYZ anyway.
In re-reading around it turns out to be closer to "don't do XYZ".
Ah well... I shall claim that were it not for XYZ then my Wondrous Item of Astounding Awesomeness would have been so excessively superlative that I'd have been crowned RPG Superstar 2011 immediately after round 1 without needing to bother with the rest of the competition! :)
How long until the open call for 2012?
:)
Good luck everyone.
Cody Coffelt RPG Superstar 2011 Top 4 aka Scipion del Ferro |
Tom Phillips Contributor, RPG Superstar 2010 Top 16, 2011 Top 32, 2012 Top 4 |
Azmahel |
Scipion del Ferro wrote:Unless it was a wooden feather token of a vomitting squirrel that let you use shocking grasp at will, and can repeat all conversations it overhears as well as giving a +10 to all Use Force checks.You forgot the continuous true strike effect.
and that it gives you 3 levels in the Thief class.
Andrew Christian Dedicated Voter Season 6 |
Tom Phillips wrote:and that it gives you 3 levels in the Thief class.Scipion del Ferro wrote:Unless it was a wooden feather token of a vomitting squirrel that let you use shocking grasp at will, and can repeat all conversations it overhears as well as giving a +10 to all Use Force checks.You forgot the continuous true strike effect.
That always points in you the direction you want to go, randomly determines a 9th level spell to cast during initiative rolling, and allows a DM arbitrary decision on some new creature with complete backstory and racial mythos, that asexually buds from the item.
Matthew Morris RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8 , Star Voter Season 6 |
I find that, once the submission is done, the stress and anxiety ends, and I go into this strange state where I kind of forget the whole thing, until the winners are announced.
I second-guess myself to hell and back up until I submit, but once it's done, it's out of my hands, and I'm super relieved to just take all that stuff and wad it up and toss it behind me.
Until next year, anyway. :)
That's me.
Then I get the 'holy frak! I made it?' shock and the stress starts all over again.
Hope you get to feel the same :P
Michael Raper RPG Superstar 2008 Top 32 aka Sheyd |
Well, I've taken my time, it looks pretty but now that I've submitted it I'm already beginning the 'second-guessing doubts'. At least I'm not on painkillers this year. It made editing it MUCH easier :) last year... "Oh man does 'to' have one silent q in it or three? Woah look at all the purdy colors..." Yeah not good.
Giorgios Abate Star Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8 aka Gio |
Giorgios Abate Star Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8 aka Gio |
really? T_T I was trying to edit it after i realized what i did... no way to fix this? >_<
The date is wrong anyway, i copied what i sent long before i did the post, 'cause my internet went off for some days, so there is no actual way for knowing when i sent my submission if i do not clarify when i copied it. But, still, no way to edit it?, and avoid any confusion?
Giorgios Abate Star Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8 aka Gio |
Noteleks |
i'm new here, could you suggest me one?
Actually Gio you should be able to go in and edit you text. Just go to the top of the box and take out the quote or delete it all together. You should have those options.
There should be several options at the top across from your name. Flag, list, delete, edit, and so on.
Giorgios Abate Star Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8 aka Gio |
Cody Coffelt RPG Superstar 2011 Top 4 aka Scipion del Ferro |
Neil Spicer Contributor, RPG Superstar 2009, RPG Superstar Judgernaut |
No worries, Gio. I've been reviewing items almost as soon as they hit the queue (gotta stay ahead!), so I likely already rendered judgement on it and even if you did manage to out yourself here, I wouldn't have gone back searching for you. So, no biggie. Just make sure you guys hold off on commenting about your item until the deadline. This is another one of thost "tests" on what it's like to be a freelancer.