Round 5 rules


RPG Superstar™ 2011 General Discussion

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Just in case I don't get the R5 rules to Ross in time for him to post them today, I want to let you know:

This year's Round 5 challenge is basically the same as the 2010 Round 5 challenge.

The twist is that your adventure proposal must be for level 4 characters.

Why level 4?

1) Because if we allow any level in the proposal, high-level proposals tend to overshadow low-level proposals simply because the high-level ones can be more WAHOO, which unfairly biases voting.

2) Oddly enough, there is a shortage of Paizo adventures at that level. There are a lot at 1st-level, and a lot in the "sweet spot" of 6th-7th, but very few at 4th level.

One thing to remember about Round 5:

If you've made it to Round 5, congratulations—you're going to write something for Paizo, whether a Pathfinder Society Scenario or a Pathfinder Module. That's pretty cool.

You now have a whole weekend to work on your proposal. Don't wait until we post the vote results on Tuesday... get started! And good luck!

Scarab Sages

Does this mean that the proposals they submit will be the basis for either PFS Scenarios or the Mod?

Paizo Employee Director of Brand Strategy

No, the proposal should be for a Module. The three runners-up will be contacted later with an assignment for either an outlined PFS scenario or for a closed call with guidelines.

But the winner of RPG Superstar gets to write the adventure they propose in the contest as a 32-page Module. So if everyone proposes 16-page PFS scenarios, the winner wouldn't be able to turn that into a Module.

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

They should all be aiming for the Module! There can be only ONE... even if there are runner up prizes. I"m guessing the scenarios will have some suggestions like write something interesting for Nirmathas or send the Pathfinders into the Shackles.

--Vrock the Vote

Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

Kevin Mack wrote:
Can we assume that the lvl requirment will be manditory for superstar from now on?

You can assume anything you'd like!

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