It occurred to me that they could make each round anonymous until voting is over. I wonder how that would affect the outcomes?Popularity is the American Idol portion of RPG Superstar. They want to find someone that can resonate with the community. The person may become a closer part of the Paizo family and they may not want a person that is generally unliked or just a meanie. I think anonymity may lead to a better subjective community review of the submission, but personality can sell goods.
Quite true. How we performed in previous rounds and how we conduct ourselves on the forums have a BIG impact on future rounds. For instance, I suspect Eric will get a lot of votes from people who are curious to see what he will do in the monster round, because of his previous work with home-made monsters on the forums.
Likewise, a lot of people will vote for the creator of the item they liked best, even if their round 2 submission might not be stellar.
On a second note, I just reread my organization, and I feel relieved that it's actually pretty interesting (but really lore-heavy. It might be Greek to people not familiar with the setting. :/). I was in such a state when I submitted it that I wasn't sure until now.
One of the things I really struggled with in this round was how much to demonstrate knowledge of the setting vs. going for more mojo. I had one that was very intrinsically connected to Golarion and one that I thought just had a little more "kewl" factor and I was trying to figure out what judges and voters would most respond to.
Wow - I go away for the weekend to a beach house with no Internet, and when I get back there's 300 posts and a smvrf infestation! Time to catch up...
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Ah so I'm taking a break from our Pathfinder game* and just got a minute to read your reviews on the 20 you've done so far.
Thanks for the kind words I hope to live up to every one of them, cause your going to be serious competition in the next two rounds.
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Andrew, if only he'd had a clockwork conscience.
I'm gonna skip invoking the Blue Ones, as being called Smurphy is a family burden I bear.
GM v player? I like both a lot, though outside of Society play, I haven't run in years. However, my group is running Kingmaker now, then we're taking turns in the GM chair, doing Serpent's Skull, Carrion Crown, then I get to run Jade Regent. We estimate I will be GM in less than three years. When I read that, it sounds like a long time. But three years of gaming is a lovely fate to contemplate.
EDIT: I still got blue-faced!
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Andrew, if only he'd had a clockwork conscience.
That would have worked for a round, unfortunately she had him for 5 days. It was over an hour at the table before someone finally remembered that the rogue had a wand of break enchantment, I didn't even knew we had.
It was quite a bit of fun anyway the other player and I kept bickering ICly.
**Edit: Yay leveling. Boo exploding boiler room demons. Welcome to Cheliax.
Anyone have a good suggestion for checking if a monster idea has been done before? (Google turned up nothing, which is good I guess)
I know what you mean, Steve! By the nine hells, I HOPE beyond hope that my organization is original! I know Pathfinder has only been out for five years now, but Paizo has produced a LOT! I'm not complaining. I own most of it and have read about half of it. It's hard to keep track of what's already out there!
Sorry I haven't posted here in the Guildhall for a while. Life is just busy. Family, work, church. Crazy! I had a lot to catch up on! :) You guys all rock, by the way! I'm glad to know ya! Hopefully tomorrow I'll finally get to read the other half of the Round 1 entries.
I'm relieved to have Round 2 submitted and hope it goes over well with the voting public, lol. It's got to be better received than my magic item was! I don't think it helped that I was first alphabetically. Although if I write something better (which I hope I did)...
Time to begin my monster research. Admittedly, I think this might be a hard round for me. I think I'm better at fluff than crunch. But you know, where there's a will, there's a way. And I'm not going to psych myself out. I'll take a good idea largely realized and well-written any day! Let's just hope the muses keep the inspiration flowing. I KNOW I'll keep the Dr. Pepper flowing!
Oh, and as far as I can remember, I'm a smurf virgin...
EDIT Oops! Not anymore! :) Speaking of Smurf virgins, have you noticed how many boy smurfs there are? Smurfette's virtue may have been compromised. Just sayin'!
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EDIT Oops! Not anymore! :) Speaking of Smurf virgins, have you noticed how many boy smurfs there are? Smurfette's virtue may have been compromised. Just sayin'!
Or maybe Smurfette is just a boy smurf with a penchant for wigs and dresses?
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Oh and by the way, thank you very much for the reviews, Mark and Eric! I appreciate both the praise and constructive criticism! :)
I wish it was already Tuesday. After Thursday when I submitted, I had not even looked at it, but today I read it again, and I'm proud to say I still am very happy with what I submitted! I just hope that other people like it too... :)
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I wanted to get all 32 items done last night, but once it hit midnight, I realized I was going to be gibbering in post form. I got the remaining 4 this morning. Yay! I focused on what made the item stand out for me as cool--nothing terribly insightful, just a reaction upon reading through.
I've managed to come up with at least 5 different reasons why my organization stinks. The extra time makes it easy, but I am a worrier by nature. :)
Good luck to all of you with your organizations!
i'm starting to get really anxious for our organization feedback... partly because since submitting mine i've thought of like 3 other ideas that might have been better...
i have the opposite problem as chad- i'm just hoping to make it through round 2 cause i think i'm a lot stronger with the crunch than with the fluff. well, only like 31 hours to go!
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i'm starting to get really anxious for our organization feedback... partly because since submitting mine i've thought of like 3 other ideas that might have been better...
i have the opposite problem as chad- i'm just hoping to make it through round 2 cause i think i'm a lot stronger with the crunch than with the fluff. well, only like 31 hours to go!
I'm hoping the same thing, that my organization survives, and I can get a chance to create a monster.
i'm starting to get really anxious for our organization feedback...
Me too!
Sometimes the judges pop in and drop an enigmatic "we like and don't like what we've seen" post a day or so before the entries go live. Maybe they'll toss us a bone at some point today.
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Tom, I think that might make it worse, actually! I'm trying to use today to catch up on a bunch of stuff I've been neglecting since last Tuesday (i.e. setting up my website for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraiser I've just started).
I imagine starting tomorrow evening, I'm going to be busy reading everyone's organizations and all the comments ... and forcing myself not to comment on mine ... and to pay attention to the work I'm actually getting paid for.
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Tom, I think that might make it worse, actually!
Well, let me be a tease and make it a little worse for you, then. :->
Sometimes the judges pop in and drop an enigmatic "we like and don't like what we've seen" post a day or so before the entries go live. Maybe they'll toss us a bone at some point today.
Bone tossed.
I like and don't like what I've seen in some of the Round 2 submissions. ;-)
Also, one other important thing the judges noticed is...
Mental note: If I advance, create a monster devoted to killing fey. That'll teach Spicer...
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I'm definitely feeling the jitters as open voting approaches.
Know what? My wife told me what organization she'd make if it were her in the competition instead of me. It's cooler than mine. In about 5-8 words, she pretty much outdid me.
Dammit.
A cold iron golem? :-p
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I'm trying to use today to catch up on a bunch of stuff I've been neglecting since last Tuesday (i.e. setting up my website for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraiser I've just started).
I'm interested in hearing more about this, Jacob. I'm a Cancer Survivor myself. Last year at this time, I was in the final stages of chemotherapy treatment for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. During my sickness, I set up a blog where I told my story and encouraged people to sign up as blood and bone marrow donors.
So, if there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.
Bone tossed.
** spoiler omitted **
Well played, sir.
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I like and don't like what I've seen in some of the Round 2 submissions. ;-)
Surprisingly, that doesn't terrify me much. :P I guess I'm half expecting to see Neil bash my organization because last year on rounds 1 (Whispering Watcher) and 2 (fleshbinder), and this year on round 1 he voted to reject/did not recommend my entries... (good advice, though!)
All right...I posted in the "How did you get here"-thread, filled in my profile, checked all my PbP's, did the dishes. Looks like the only way I can procrastinate from making more practice monsters is by joining the "Review all of the Top 32 items Club".
Incoming fire!
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All right...I posted in the "How did you get here"-thread, filled in my profile, checked all my PbP's, did the dishes. Looks like the only way I can procrastinate from making more practice monsters is by joining the "Review all of the Top 32 items Club".
Incoming fire!
<Ducks>
All right...I posted in the "How did you get here"-thread, filled in my profile, checked all my PbP's, did the dishes. Looks like the only way I can procrastinate from making more practice monsters is by joining the "Review all of the Top 32 items Club".
Incoming fire!
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Well, You'd better...Since I'm also in the bottom of the list, I'm stating from W and moving forward.
All right...I posted in the "How did you get here"-thread, filled in my profile, checked all my PbP's, did the dishes. Looks like the only way I can procrastinate from making more practice monsters is by joining the "Review all of the Top 32 items Club".
Incoming fire!
I plan to finish my reviews tonight. No promises though. I'm doing in reverse order of how many comments you've already got. Those of us in the bottom of that list, with our obscure mechanics, are desperate for comments. Am I right, the 'fewer than 30 comments club'?
Show:EXPLOSIVE RUNES!!!
Why do I feel like I've just been rickrolled?
Jacob T., that's great that you beat cancer. I'd love to see your blog (assuming it's in English...).
I've been raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society since 2007, when I first got involved after getting a pamphlet in the mail. Since then, I've raised about $12,500 and plan to push that total to above $15,000 (plus I was the fundraising mentor for several teams, including one that raised about $100,000).
I hike in memory of a college friend, a sportswriter named Casey Kane, who died in 2004; and in honor of one of my closest friends, Kris, who just celebrated being cancer-free for two and a half years after a bout with Hodgkin's disease. Kris is one of the guys I game with and one of my beta readers for everything you're seeing from me in the contest.
You can find more information on my fundraising page. (I hope it's OK that I posted that; if not, please feel free to delete it someone.)
You said it, Daniel. I'm still trying to get through everything too, though I'm going in completely random order.
Though I forgot to mention: Eric, you're cracking me up by telling some of us that we're on your list to beat. Aren't we all on all of each other's lists to beat? (Or should I assume since you didn't say that to me, you're already acknowledging your inevitable defeat at my hands. 8-D )
Jacob T., that's great that you beat cancer. I'd love to see your blog (assuming it's in English...).
Unfortunately, it was in Danish only and is no longer online.
I imagine starting tomorrow evening, I'm going to be busy reading everyone's organizations and all the comments ... and forcing myself not to comment on mine ... and to pay attention to the work I'm actually getting paid for.
You and me both, brother.
Know what? My wife told me what organization she'd make if it were her in the competition instead of me. It's cooler than mine. In about 5-8 words, she pretty much outdid me.
Dammit.
Naw, that's just a tiny bit more evidence you married the right person! :P
I plan to finish my reviews tonight. No promises though. I'm doing in reverse order of how many comments you've already got.All right...I posted in the "How did you get here"-thread, filled in my profile, checked all my PbP's, did the dishes. Looks like the only way I can procrastinate from making more practice monsters is by joining the "Review all of the Top 32 items Club".
Incoming fire!
Very reasonable choice! I think I will use this tactic when I finish with work and can focus on the forums--I've been wishing to see what my competition looks like!
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20-20-24 hours to go, I wanna be sedated...
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Rather than review items or work on the later rounds, I have been working on both my campaigns and random jotting ideas. The judges covered more than I think I would have noticed. And why worry too much about the later rounds due to surprises?
Question:
How often did the Judges have to revert to the rulebooks to be able to assess items? Quite a bit I would hazard to guess, but probably only for the keep pile.
Hmmm, it's twenty past midnight and I haven't reviewed a single other item. Oh well. It'll give me something to do tomorrow, as the evening ticks away until the next big reveal...
Good luck everyone!
Trying to think of ideas for the next round, pulled out my Dictionary of Mythology and picked something at random.
palis - an evil gnome
These beings were said to kill those who slept in the desert by licking their feet to suck out their blood.
Maybe this wasn't a good idea.
-Xander
Xander, you shouldn't have given that up, because I'm pretty sure it TOTALLY would have won. Come on, evil gnomes that lick sleeping PCs feet to suck out their blood. That's SOOOO gonzo, it's gold!
17 hours to go until we see the judges' comments...
I'm very glad that I can be asleep for 8 of those hours, and in the gym for one more... so that leaves me only 8 hours of waiting before we get to see the judges comments. Luck, all.
Maaan I'm so doubtful. Did I pick an area of the map that has been covered too much already? Should I have picked a peripheral area like Azlant, Crown of the World, or southern Garund, where there's less content explored and more freedom to make up fun stuff?
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Should I have picked one of my more wild ideas? Some of the ideas I didn't pursue were:
But every time I read my idea, I start to really like it again... it strikes me as something that should exist but doesn't... (or what if it DOES exist and I missed it!? Worry worry worry...)
I suppose I'm concerned that while my concept is pretty solid and useful, it's not all that flashy. Well, we'll see how it resonates with the public. Must build up messageboard reputation as a cool dude to make up lost ground! XD
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Yeah, good luck my fellow 32. I feel a real fellowship vibe here, and I'm so pleased to compete alongside you all. I keep waiting on one of you to be a total tool, so I can feel justified in trying to beat them. Instead, I'm just constantly impressed with the caliber of people you all are. I just want to hang out, toss ideas around, and listen to stories with you all.
It's like being in a group of your favorite gamers, but not being allowed to roll any dice.
May your diety (or philosophy) be with you!
I know we all still have a week but I think the hardest part of not advancing won't even be the fact that there's no potential published gaming credit but that all the energy (and emotion) I'm suddenly putting into the contest will suddenly be sapped out. Obviously I'll still be gaming and following along with everyone's items, but it's going to feel like I've suddenly been dumped, I think...
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Yeah, good luck my fellow 32. I feel a real fellowship vibe here, and I'm so pleased to compete alongside you all. I keep waiting on one of you to be a total tool, so I can feel justified in trying to beat them. Instead, I'm just constantly impressed with the caliber of people you all are. I just want to hang out, toss ideas around, and listen to stories with you all.
It's like being in a group of your favorite gamers, but not being allowed to roll any dice.
May your diety (or philosophy) be with you!
I can't really disagree with any part of the sentiment here. This group of 32 is sharp and entertaining. I'm having a good time. I haven't been able to post as much as I'd like (I keep sneaking peaks at the boards when I'm at work with my kindle but it's not easy to post from...besides it's work and I should't be such a slacker). Hopefully I'll start having more free time again so I can really get involved here.