Basically, what Anthony Adam said. We make an initial pass through all the items, quickly attempting to sort them into Keep and Reject piles. To do that, a majority of judges need to agree it's either a Keep or a Reject. Sometimes, one of us will still override the majority by flagging something as a potential "golden ticket." More on that in a second. But, all you really need to know is that we're going item by item, getting enough judges on record to make an initial Keep or Reject decision, and clearing out the submission folder so we can turn our attention back to the Keeps.
We always have more than 32 items (or 36 counting potential alternates) in the Keep folder. And, when we circle back to assess it, we basically double check how many items had unanimous or mostly unanimous agreement as being Top 32 worthy. Usually, that's a number that's less than 32 items, which means we can quickly cull those items and make them "locks" for a spot in the Top 32. For the remaining spots, we go back and "haggle" over the rest of the items in the Keep folder. If necessary, we divvy up "golden tickets" dividing them evenly between the judges. We then establish a drafting order by which we spend those "golden tickets" and elevate an item we wish to see in the Top 32. And, we go round robin until all the "golden tickets" are spent and the Top 32 (plus 4 alternates) have been filled. The rest of the items still in the Keep folder then get rejected and cleared out of the forum so our guest judges can come in and comment on the items we chose to include in the competition. And, once they're done, that forum gets opened up for the public to...
Fantastic! Thank you for that thorough explanation. A Top Notch Effort to all of you. As GM I grant you 450xp per wondrous item reviewed, unfortunately you will have to do that math yourself to see if you gained a level of experience!
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Fantastic! Thank you for that thorough explanation. A Top Notch Effort to all of you. As GM I grant you 450xp per wondrous item reviewed, unfortunately you will have to do that math yourself to see if you gained a level of experience!
But Paizo doesn't yet have an epic rules set. ;-)
I am looking forward to either receiving an e-mail declaring that I'm part of the Top 32, an alternate, or bar that, having my item publicly vivisected.
Preferably the first two options.
I do understand some people's reluctance, mostly due to theoretically being humiliated, but if you didn't make the Top 32, why wouldn't you want to see where you went wrong and how you can improve for next year?
The fact that you needed to include that spoiler is hilarious.
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The fact that you needed to include that spoiler is hilarious.
2013! 2013!
Total number of entrants? Never enough! Seriously, how many thousands upon thousands of people play this game? How many times have you and your group tried out new ideas you created, whether class options, magic items, optional combat rules, spells, monsters, etc? I bet nearly every one who plays a RPG has got a little bit of designer in them and this contest is the chance to bring it out. It served me well :).
Total number of entrants? Never enough! Seriously, how many thousands upon thousands of people play this game? How many times have you and your group tried out new ideas you created, whether class options, magic items, optional combat rules, spells, monsters, etc? I bet nearly every one who plays a RPG has got a little bit of designer in them and this contest is the chance to bring it out.
So true!
I'm very proud to have coerced one of my gaming group's players into submitting an item this year (Nice job, Ed!). My goal next year is to have the other 3 send something in as well.
Another Browns Fan? Matt are you near Cleveland lol?
I is near West Side Market!
Total number of entrants? Never enough! Seriously, how many thousands upon thousands of people play this game? How many times have you and your group tried out new ideas you created, whether class options, magic items, optional combat rules, spells, monsters, etc? I bet nearly every one who plays a RPG has got a little bit of designer in them and this contest is the chance to bring it out.So true!
I'm very proud to have coerced one of my gaming group's players into submitting an item this year (Nice job, Ed!). My goal next year is to have the other 3 send something in as well.
Cool! I'm with you on that. One of my former players (he moved) submitted as well but the rest of my current players just looked at me like I was crazy. Like you, I will try again to convince them next year.
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Another Browns Fan? Matt are you near Cleveland lol?
I is near West Side Market!
Columbus here. I joke that my love of the Browns is masochism to balance my sadism.
Q When the Bengals play the Steelers, who does the Browns fan root for?
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Another Browns Fan? Matt are you near Cleveland lol?
I is near West Side Market!
Columbus here. I joke that my love of the Browns is masochism to balance my sadism.
Q When the Bengals play the Steelers, who does the Browns fan root for?
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Browns fan here, misplaced in Minnesota. I root, and always have, for the Bengals. Only because I despise the Steelers so much. I grew up in the Akron/Kent area about 45 minutes from Youngstown, so there was, strangely enough, lots of Steeler fans at school.