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Just wanted to start a quick thread to congratulate all of the past RPG Superstar items that made an appearance in Ultimate Equipment. I know many of you (us) have some other stuff published in the meantime (looking at you especially, Spicer), but I wanted to make sure people saw that even a top 32 appearance could mean a publishing credit in a Paizo hardcover.
So enter when RPG Superstar 2013 comes up!

Jacob Trier RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8 |

Veiled Nail |
Matt Banach (master’s perfect golden bell)
Chad Bartlett (gloves of reconnaissance)
Jesse Benner (snapleaf)
Alexander Bennett (dust of darkness)
Benjamin Bruck (steadfast gut-stone)
Will Cooper (ghostvision gloves)
Ethan Day-Jones (eye of the void)
Scott Fernandez (nightmare boots)
Jim Groves (seducer’s bane)
R. C. Higgins (waters of transfiguration)
Erik Hindley (shadow falconer’s glove)
Brian Hoffman (stone of alliance)
Sean Huguenard (smuggler’s collapsible robe)
Jerry Keyes (martyr’s tear)
Samuel Kisko (migrus locker)
Carl Klutzke (boundary chalk)
Joseph LaMothe (ampoule of false blood)
Elizabeth Leib (haunted shoes)
Jacob Manley (dust of weighty burdens)
Jonathan McAnulty (stubborn nail)
Matthew McGee (batrachian helm)
Tom Phillips (iron collar of the unbound coven)
Nicolas Quimby (goblin skull bomb)
Erik Randall (gloves of the shortened path)
David Ross (clockwork conscience)
Marie Small (verdant vine)
Neil Spicer (last leaves of the autumn dryad)
Matthew Stinson (school of eyes)
Paul Worthen (ancestral reliquary)
I was actually looking for this very thing. And I was pleased when I saw it clearly labeled on the Credits page as "numerous RPG Superstar contributors (see page 387)"
Edit: And it even includes the stubborn nail, which didn't quite crack the top 32 (but did make SKR's "really good" list)!

Jacob Trier RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8 |

Thanks, Veiled Nail - and a big congratulations to everyone who got their item published.
Now I just have to keep telling myself that the Sunrise shawl would totally have made the list if UE hadn't already been deep in development during RPGSS 2012.
@Eric Hindley - I'm especially pleased your Shadow falconer's glove made the cut. It is one of my favorite items from all the past RPGSS's.

Curaigh Star Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 |

Jacob Trier RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8 |

Now I just have to keep telling myself that the Sunrise shawl would totally have made the list if UE hadn't already been deep in development during RPGSS 2012.
Matt Banach (master’s perfect golden bell)
Chad Bartlett (gloves of reconnaissance)
Jesse Benner (snapleaf)
Alexander Bennett (dust of darkness)
Benjamin Bruck (steadfast gut-stone)
Will Cooper (ghostvision gloves)
Ethan Day-Jones (eye of the void)
Scott Fernandez (nightmare boots)
Jim Groves (seducer’s bane)
R. C. Higgins (waters of transfiguration)
Erik Hindley (shadow falconer’s glove)
Brian Hoffman (stone of alliance)
Sean Huguenard (smuggler’s collapsible robe)
Jerry Keyes (martyr’s tear)
Samuel Kisko (migrus locker)
Carl Klutzke (boundary chalk)
Joseph LaMothe (ampoule of false blood)
Elizabeth Leib (haunted shoes)
Jacob Manley (dust of weighty burdens)
Jonathan McAnulty (stubborn nail)
Matthew McGee (batrachian helm)
Tom Phillips (iron collar of the unbound coven)
Nicolas Quimby (goblin skull bomb)
Erik Randall (gloves of the shortened path)
David Ross (clockwork conscience)
Marie Small (verdant vine)
Neil Spicer (last leaves of the autumn dryad)
Matthew Stinson (school of eyes)
Paul Worthen (ancestral reliquary)
Well, don't I feel foolish...way to represent, fellow 2012'ers. I'm man enough to admit I feel a little bit jealous.

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Thanks, Veiled Nail - and a big congratulations to everyone who got their item published.
Now I just have to keep telling myself that the Sunrise shawl would totally have made the list if UE hadn't already been deep in development during RPGSS 2012.
@Eric Hindley - I'm especially pleased your Shadow falconer's glove made the cut. It is one of my favorite items from all the past RPGSS's.
Thank you for the kind words, Jacob! To be honest, I'm not sure if I would have been the one to start this thread if it hadn't...
You can always get some work freelancing for Paizo and sneak it in someplace, it seemed to work for Jason Nelson... ;)

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Jacob W. Michaels RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Dedicated Voter Season 9 aka motteditor |

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Veiled Nail |
I have some unfortunate news:
ancestral reliquary, iron collar of the unbound coven and clockwork conscience are listed as items that are published in this book - but are not actually in the book, except on the RPG Superstar credit page.
I've already posted about this in the Ultimate Equipment Errata thread, so hopefully there will be some measure of remediation. My previous post was just the listing from the credits page.

Jacob Trier RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8 |

But, on the bright side, that means I won't have to compete against any of you next year, improving my chances. Huzzah! ;)
Hate to burst your bubble, but getting an item published in a paizo book does not automatically exclude you, as long as they don't stick your name on the front page.
1. The contest is open to the general public, with the following exceptions: Employees of Paizo Publishing, their immediate family members, and persons with whom such employees are domiciled are ineligible. Anyone who has been employed full-time as a designer for a game company is ineligible. Anyone with a cover credit on a hardcover RPG book is ineligible. Designers who have cover credits on print editions of Paizo's Pathfinder or GameMastery products are ineligible. The top 8 finalists of all previous RPG Superstar contests are ineligible. Contestants must provide their real names on their paizo.com account. Legal identification must be produced on request.
On the bright side, this means more awesome stuff in the contest if any of these guys decide to run again.

Curaigh Star Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 |

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True, but Dennis has a contributor and Tom is Top 4.
Tom I would really love to see your creation process as you have captured mojo three years running :) Even if it was not in the book. Congrats again for the "honorable mention" :)
Actually... even though I've been published in 3 hardcovers and 3 PFS scenarios I am still qualified to compete. I was seriously debating submitting to last years contest but at the time I was working on God's Market Gamble and Ultimate Combat and figured it was better to leave the 'golden ticket' to new people. Spicer was encouraging me to enter at the time.
If I don't land a module by next RPGSS...

Curaigh Star Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 |

Tom Phillips Contributor, RPG Superstar 2010 Top 16, 2011 Top 32, 2012 Top 4 |

Tom I would really love to see your creation process as you have captured mojo three years running :)
That's three consecutive years to you, mister! ;-)
I don't really have much of a tried and true "process", since my creation methods varied each year. But I'll try to post some of my notes and toss-away ideas from my 2010, 2011, and 2012 Superstar runs.
Even if it was not in the book. Congrats again for the "honorable mention" :)
Thank you!

Neil Spicer Contributor, RPG Superstar 2009, RPG Superstar Judgernaut |

...I'll try to post some of my notes and toss-away ideas from my 2010, 2011, and 2012 Superstar runs.
Don't forget you'll be a guest judge this year for Round One. And it might be worthwhile for you to do some sharing ahead of time, just to prepare those who'll compete for the 2013 title. Same goes for the rest of the Top 4 and other competitors. Do what you can to give back.

Jacob Trier RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8 |

Tom Phillips wrote:...I'll try to post some of my notes and toss-away ideas from my 2010, 2011, and 2012 Superstar runs.Don't forget you'll be a guest judge this year for Round One. And it might be worthwhile for you to do some sharing ahead of time, just to prepare those who'll compete for the 2013 title. Same goes for the rest of the Top 4 and other competitors. Do what you can to give back.
Yes...listen to the nice man and toss out some wisdom for us poor dregs going at it again.

Jacob W. Michaels RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Dedicated Voter Season 9 aka motteditor |

Curaigh Star Voter Season 6, Dedicated Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 |

Curaigh wrote:Tom I would really love to see your creation process as you have captured mojo three years running :)That's three consecutive years to you, mister! ;-)
Thank you!
I do bow before thee, oh great skull of Qadim.
In all honesty I would have voted for you on that credit alone. Fortunately you were not resting on those laurels and gave us great stuff the whole way./fan gush
:)

Chris Shaeffer RPG Superstar 2015 Top 16, RPG Superstar 2013 Top 32, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16 , Dedicated Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9 aka Hodge Podge |