So far I've seen....

[Covent]

Well that was a nice welcome back, up to four in the keep pile now.

[Drejk]

More starknives than I would expect.

[Thunderfrog]

Backstab damage. Havent seen that in awhile.

[Browman]

Saw my first high word count item that actually delivered.

[CalethosVB]

Sebastian Hirsch wrote:

An item can be amazing, but without following the format, or even mentioning a price ... sad.

I just saw an item that was all Description, with no aura, price, etc. It's really good descriptive text, and makes me want it.

[Drejk]

Wounding weapons everywhere!

[Moik]

Weapon-types and damage-types are probably a bit too specific a reference as well.

[goldomark]

Nice gauntlets.

Nice shield idea.

And there is that superstar Bam-Bam item.

[JJ Jordan]

pH unbalanced wrote:

I sincerely hope you voted for your own item regardless.

Heh. Probably.

[Drejk]

Poorly thought description with stylistic issues versus description that make me lose track of what it does. Yay.

[pH unbalanced]

I'm totally convinced that you were always intended to be a ring.

[Matt Morris]

Ouch--potentially sexist item vs. potentially racist item.

I'm noticing lots of blood and gore, but I suppose that is more natural with these item types. Bloody weapons are less icky than bloody wondrous items, I suppose.

[Drejk]

Meh vs Duh

[nkerklaan]

Whoa, awesome staff.

[Drejk]

Staff-staff versus weapon-staff

[CalethosVB]

Ridiculously underpriced item exceeds +10 (enhancement + abilities), versus simple hammer that does cool stuff.

[cwslyclgh]

The object is to make magic items... so why I do I keep seeing masterwork weapons, armor and/or shields that do XYZ? is it too much to give that b%@+! a +1?

[Browman]

nkerklaan wrote:

Whoa, awesome staff.

Any staffs I have seen are either amazing or terrible.

[nkerklaan]

It's getting to where it's really rare I'll get a pair of two items I haven't seen.

[Drejk]

Duh. All +1 weapons are masterwork...

[nkerklaan]

Browman wrote:

nkerklaan wrote:

Whoa, awesome staff.

Any staffs I have seen are either amazing or terrible.

I've seen some boring ones, but no terrible ones.

That said, I haven't really seen a lot of terrible anything. I'm more likely to think something is just kind of dull than really bad.

[Genuine]

First gun! And I get a drink 'cause, well, yeah. No more details. Just drink.

And it was the better item.

[nkerklaan]

nkerklaan wrote:

Browman wrote:

nkerklaan wrote:

Whoa, awesome staff.

Any staffs I have seen are either amazing or terrible.

I've seen some boring ones, but no terrible ones.

That said, I haven't really seen a lot of terrible anything. I'm more likely to think something is just kind of dull than really bad.

Okay, I got a really bad item the second I posted that. Karma.

[Sean Huguenard]

It took me three items to find one that made me crack up laughing.

[Gregory Connolly]

So many weapons, shields, and armors that are priced to craft at exactly half the purchase price...

I'm finding out a lot about I can tolerate and what things are pet peeves.

[Drejk]

Cute in its fiendish way.

Followed by duel of meh-staves.

[Mikael Sebag]

Gregory Connolly wrote:

So many weapons, shields, and armors that are priced to craft at exactly half the purchase price...

There was even a thread about this last week...! -_-

[R D Ramsey]

You know, it's true. The weaker stuff this year isn't anywhere near as bad as the worst of previous years. The average quality has gone up.

Most of my keeps are armor, which I did not expect.

[cwslyclgh]

if your item can only be destroyed in one highly specific way... it is an artifact and doesn't belong in the competition.

[Drejk]

Wind and rain versus thunder...

[Covent]

Well, Well, Well.

At first I think you are a joke item and start to get annoyed. Upon reading you more closely, I find you thematic and flavorful, with your name being completely appropriate. Bravo good sir, Bravo.

Not SuperStar imo, but the first "cute" item I have liked in the last three years. Definitely shows promise.

[Sean Huguenard]

Gregory Connolly wrote:

So many weapons, shields, and armors that are priced to craft at exactly half the purchase price...

I'm finding out a lot about I can tolerate and what things are pet peeves.

It took me a while to figure out what you meant, and now I'm uncomfortably aware that I'm going to trigger that pet peeve in you. Whoops.

[Andrew Marlowe]

I LOVE this item! Not sure it's superstar on its own. The powers are not super exciting but the description/flavor is spot on...and I love it. Good on you designer!

[Drejk]

Second item that plays with barbarian's rage powers.

[Monica Marlowe]

There was apparently a void in Paizo's library of earthbreakers and air based items (none together yet), but apparently we collectively fixed that oversight. Go us! :-)! :-)

[Matt Morris]

cwslyclgh wrote:

if your item can only be destroyed in one highly specific way... it is an artifact and doesn't belong in the competition.

And the same pretty much goes for the creation of items as well. One of my big take-aways last year was that anyone can craft your item, as long as he/she has the appropriate feats/spells/what-have-you.

[Drejk]

Moderately disguised spell-in-a-can.

[Thunderfrog]

I seem to have been put here to judge Earthbreaker hammers that, "when slammed on the ground..."

[pH unbalanced]

Are portals the new filigree?

[Dana Huber]

Oh, cool weapon... that makes me glad I didn't submit my original idea, as this is thematically very similar, but this one is cooler. Really like the 'twist'.

[Isaac Volynskiy]

mamaursula wrote:

There was apparently a void in Paizo's library of earthbreakers and air based items (none together yet), but apparently we collectively fixed that oversight. Go us! :-)

Isn't there an item in the new Smash Bros that IS a giant wind hammer?

[frank gori]

Yeah staffs come in 2 flavors awesome and crap.

[Drejk]

Knowledge of basic math is useful, like knowing that adding a negative number isn't a good thing if you want your final number to be as high as possible.

[Hrothdane]

I just want to see my item....

[nkerklaan]

Quote:

Are portals the new filigree?

Oh good, I thought it was just me.

For awhile it seemed like every pair had an item that opened a something to somewhere.

[Matt Morris]

pH unbalanced wrote:

Are portals the new filigree?

Don't worry, there's still filigree ;)

[pH unbalanced]

No earthbreakers here. But lots of chakrams.

[nkerklaan]

Okay, that's a pretty cool shield. The coolest so far.

[Drejk]

It isn't magic item description. It's idea for a magic item.