Some thoughts on round three


RPG Superstar™ 2011 General Discussion

RPG Superstar 2011 Top 16 , Star Voter Season 6

While it should go without saying that we're all interested to see what each of the top 16 have come up with, I'll be equally interested to see which headshots were selected. I'm curious about the breakdown of everyones selection, which were picked, which were avoided and which were duplicated.

Many of the headshots can easily be villains, while others are quite a stretch. Did villainous looking pics get avoided in favour of a longer stretch? Did the judges consider how easy/difficult a particular selection was while doing their commentary? Did duplicated pics get similar treatments from both submissions, or did each contestant see something really different? How many duplicates (or triplicates) will there be? Maybe there are 16 different treatments for the same pic :P

I see so much other potential in all of these pics, and am really looking forwards to participating in discussion of what could/would have been. What cool ideas did people come up with and then leave behind? What trends will be evident in these discussions?

Naturally all of this will have to wait until next week but I can see the discussion threads on this round being active for a long time. I just can't get over how cool this round is!

Sovereign Court RPG Superstar 2013 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2011 Top 16 , Dedicated Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7 aka primemover003

I want to say at least one pic got duplicated, but my gut says three! This weekend was like a spa day away from the pressure cooker and 24 hours out I'm feeling the tension creep back in like a playtest ninja.

--Electro-Vrock Therapy

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

Scott Fernandez wrote:

I wanrt to say at least one pic got duplicated, but my gut says three! This weekend was like a spa day away from the pressure cooker and 24 hours out I'm feeling the tension creep back in like a playtest ninja.

--Electro-Vrock Therapy

Hm. We taking pool bets here? I'm going to go with... two duplicate portraits, but one of those two was used in three separate entries.

RPG Superstar 2011 Top 16 , Star Voter Season 6

I'll take a chance and say only one duplication, though the portrait will be pretty gender-neutral, so one entry will have opposite genders.

Now of course when this comes true I'll be booted as a cheaters, or revered as a psychic.

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

Nick Bolhuis wrote:
I'll take a chance and say only one duplication, though the portrait will be pretty gender-neutral, so one entry will have opposite genders.

That would be kind of awesome.

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Now of course when this comes true I'll be booted as a cheaters, or revered as a psychic.

Being psychic IS cheating! Isn't that in the fine print somewhere?

Paizo Employee Director of Brand Strategy

Sean McGowan wrote:
Being psychic IS cheating! Isn't that in the fine print somewhere?

Not yet, but the fact that you knew we planned to add it in the next round is telling...

Liberty's Edge RPG Superstar 2008 Top 32, 2011 Top 16 , Star Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9 aka JoelF847

Mark Moreland wrote:
Sean McGowan wrote:
Being psychic IS cheating! Isn't that in the fine print somewhere?
Not yet, but the fact that you knew we planned to add it in the next round is telling...

Luckily, I'm not psychic, I just have thoughts projected into my brain by psychics.

Contributor, RPG Superstar 2009, RPG Superstar Judgernaut

Joel Flank wrote:
Luckily, I'm not psychic, I just have thoughts projected into my brain by psychics.

::stares really hard at Joel while projecting menacing thoughts::

Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

Neil Spicer wrote:
Joel Flank wrote:
Luckily, I'm not psychic, I just have thoughts projected into my brain by psychics.
::stares really hard at Joel while projecting menacing thoughts::

He said psychics, not psychotics.

RPG Superstar 2011 Top 4 aka Scipion del Ferro

Piscodaemons?

Contributor, RPG Superstar 2009, RPG Superstar Judgernaut

Vic Wertz wrote:
He said psychics, not psychotics.

What's the fun of being a psychic if you can't get a little psychotic?


Neil Spicer wrote:
Vic Wertz wrote:
He said psychics, not psychotics.
What's the fun of being a psychic if you can't get a little psychotic?

Not using a Vancian magic system.

:D

Shadow Lodge Star Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 9

Cody Coffelt wrote:
Piscodaemons?

Discodaemons


Kerney wrote:
Cody Coffelt wrote:
Piscodaemons?
Discodaemons

...

Krevlorneswath?

"No longer do the dance of joy, Nanfar!"


As a teen, my mom often referred to me as "psycho-ceramic".


Scotchua wrote:
As a teen, my mom often referred to me as "psycho-ceramic".

Now I'm just picturing you as an angry coffee mug.

Well done, Top 8!

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