OK, I can see why people like you. But my friend, you are a plot device.
There's one item I keep seeing that I very much like... but the imp of the perverse keeps whispering in my ear "It needs a line about how its weakness is gust of wind..."
And another that hijacked my inner soundtrack with Rossini... that's not a bad thing... and I like the item...
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Aren't death rays usually meant to be fired while shouting "I'll show them, I'll show them all!"? It may be more effective if you don't make Top 32.
How are you going to make that death ray without the massive and steady income of a Paizo freelancer, though? Duh.
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Do you really believe that I could achieve Champion voter status without a sense of humour?
A self-deprecating one, at that.
I mean, what kind of loser would waste spend that much time voting to get to that level in the first place?
(Eyes own Marathon status warily. <_<)
I think I've seen enough swarm items to last me a while. That angle has been played out over the last few years of Superstar.
I think I've seen enough swarm items to last me a while. That angle has been played out over the last few years of Superstar.
I mostly like the few swarm items I've seen this year.
AGGG! And again! Two in a row!
Algorithm, why do you hate me? Have I not shown great enough respect?!?
That might have been a subtle hint you have voted enough this year.
Those of us who can vote a lot and do tend to take our voting very seriously and try not to let loyalties cloud our judgements. So we aren't voting as a block and even then we couldn't change the overall opinions of the voters. This system has been designed to keep that sort of ballot stuffing from happening.HYPERBOLE THEATRE PRESENTS: THE VOTING CABAL
"Thank you all for coming. As you know, RPGSS starts tomorrow."
"Brubarubarubaruba!"
"Settle down, settle down. Now we've all shared items and we know whose is whose. What I need each of you nine friends to do is spend the equivalent of a 30 hour a week job over the next month clicking voting buttons in the hopes of randomly seeing a fellow Cabal member's item and upvoting it."
"Brubarubarubaruba!"
"Quite. As you know, using your annual holiday to sit in front of a computer screen clicking one of two buttons for hours on end will ensure an slightly greater than average chance that at least one of the Cabal's items will, through nepotistic voting, rise an increment or two in the overall rankings."
"Bruabrubarubaruba!"
"Indeed! Our masterful plan could then marginally affect the judges' opinions of said item, leading to it receiving an immeasurably smaller advantage over the general non-Cabal pool of items, when time comes for selection of the Top 32!"
"MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
*curtain*
Actually the most workable plan would probably involve hiring a large number of spam monkeys that would downvote the better items in the hope those items would be lost to the Cull and never seen by judges, allowing the Cabal's own items to compete with the worse items.
It might need a big number of spam monkeys, though, to work as planned.
It might work a bit better if the aforementioned spam monkeys would submit lots of their own bland items to ensure a large supply of mediocre items that would constitute the majority of final opposition.
I think I've seen enough swarm items to last me a while. That angle has been played out over the last few years of Superstar.I mostly like the few swarm items I've seen this year.
None of the swarm-related items I've seen this year are bad. However, I'm seeing very few that are treading any new ground compared the various swarm items of past competitions. The ones that are are filling the gaps. I think next year someone would be hard-pressed to design a swarm item that would have me saying "that's a new way to incorporate swarms into design."
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...meh. I don't have to live with her.
Sorry mama. I have to be honest in my voting. :(
That's okay, I'm knitting a voodoo doll next ;-)
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None of the swarm-related items I've seen this year are bad. However, I'm seeing very few that are treading any new ground compared the various swarm items of past competitions. The ones that are are filling the gaps. I think next year someone would be hard-pressed to design a swarm item that would have me saying "that's a new way to incorporate swarms into design."I think I've seen enough swarm items to last me a while. That angle has been played out over the last few years of Superstar.I mostly like the few swarm items I've seen this year.
One difference is that this year there seem to be more that utilize vomit swarm -- not that that is much of a difference.
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This. I have seen mamaursula's item about nine or ten times through my voting. I usually vote it up because it is well made. But there are occasions where I vote the other way.
blush Thank you.
While it is nice to hear that, in the end, the opinion of three people are all that matters. I have voted for items I felt were stronger than pit crew's items. I'm not sure they were more or less "superstar" but I don't make that final call.
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That rod looks a lot like a pair of boots...
*twitch*
Misspelled word in name of item...
*twitch*
No, but I've seen that one. No item name in the text, just in the title bar.
It's not exactly a common word, and might not be in the dictionary of a website or word processing program, but if it comes up with a wavy red line under it when you type it, you might want to check a dictionary or run a spell check, just in case.
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Oh my gosh, I made it to Marathon!
Why can't I seem to stop voting still?
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Oh my gosh, I made it to Marathon!
Why can't I seem to stop voting still?
Congratulations! And may I just say...
One of Us! One of Us!
;)
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Oh my gosh, I made it to Marathon!
Why can't I seem to stop voting still?
Congratulations! And may I just say...
One of Us! One of Us!
;)
Hahaha! If it weren't a physical impossibility for me to make it to Champion at this point, I might have tried. :) Instead I shall look upon you all with awe!
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Oh my gosh, I made it to Marathon!
Why can't I seem to stop voting still?
Won't stop if I make champion
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I hope all you Champion Voters are voting for my item every time.
Is it me or has the snark on this thread drop drastically after the cut
Alas, poor snark. Let us meet next year, once again.
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Oh my gosh, I made it to Marathon!
Why can't I seem to stop voting still?
You made it!
Now...why am I not a Champion yet? I want to stop...must...sleep.
Time enough for sleep when you're dead! Now vote!
So are Dwarves the most popular race to design items for?
Say rather they are easier to design for with weapons and armor.
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Is it me or has the snark on this thread drop drastically after the cutYou're right. I think the depth of the cut was sobering.
The Cull's energies powered the apotheosis of most of the snarks, who metamorphosed in boojums.
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With eleven friends, he's a regular Nigel Tufnel of social interaction.Good, because my eleven friends who are very real and I were very offended.
He's kind of a big deal around here.
{proudly} I understood that reference.
Oh my gosh, I made it to Marathon!
Why can't I seem to stop voting still?
You made it!
Now...why am I not a Champion yet? I want to stop...must...sleep.
There is no sleep. Only voting!
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Time enough for sleep when you're dead! Now vote!Oh my gosh, I made it to Marathon!
Why can't I seem to stop voting still?
You made it!
Now...why am I not a Champion yet? I want to stop...must...sleep.
Can't sleep, tentacles will pull me through a dimension door*!
*a little snark for those who miss it.
"This Earthbreaker covered in runes, in the hands of a Dwarven Paladin born during an eclipse..."
No filigree?
Too delicate. Filigree is for elves."This Earthbreaker covered in runes, in the hands of a Dwarven Paladin born during an eclipse..."No filigree?
How about obsidian, then? Dwarves like stones, right. Or perhaps mithral.
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Way too much mithral this year. It seems to have become the metal of choice.
So are Dwarves the most popular race to design items for?Say rather they are easier to design for with weapons and armor.
And Beards!
Hay A new Item! and a joke /comedic one at that!
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And Beards!So are Dwarves the most popular race to design items for?Say rather they are easier to design for with weapons and armor.
Sadly, there were no beard shields. I feel like someone really missed a design niche here.
Sadly, there were no beard shields. I feel like someone really missed a design niche here.And Beards!So are Dwarves the most popular race to design items for?Say rather they are easier to design for with weapons and armor.
Or the full beard plate.
Garrett?
Or the full beard plate.Sadly, there were no beard shields. I feel like someone really missed a design niche here.And Beards!So are Dwarves the most popular race to design items for?Say rather they are easier to design for with weapons and armor.
Damn I missed out on that idea. Must work on Beard armor for next year!
Fire and shadow.
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And this is why I don't have a voter tag yet...
Process:
Glance at both items... Like the one on the left's name better... Read it... Like the simple, elegant weapon design and effect... Figure I will probably be voting for it... Start reading the other item... Have eyes start to swim at the massive wall of text and multiple effects... Decide I will definitely be voting for the first item... Give a second glance at the wall of text on the right... Get caught by a nicely worded descriptive phrase... Start actually picturing the item and how it would work... Realize I really like the item's theme and description and the design behind it... Read the wall of text again more carefully... Decide I want that item... Start looking back and forth between the elegant weapon with the pithy description and the intricate staff with the lengthy description... Examine pricing and other construction details... Copy the text of both to a document to save for possible future use... Further consider which is better... Eschew the equal button... Eventually vote for the wall of text on the right, despite my initial assumptions... Wonder if I made the right judgement call... Take the time to post about it here in this thread....
One vote closer to Star! Woo-hoo!
This is also why it takes me forever to grade my students' essays...
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The Cull's energies powered the apotheosis of most of the snarks, who metamorphosed in boojums.Is it me or has the snark on this thread drop drastically after the cutYou're right. I think the depth of the cut was sobering.
In the midst of the word he was trying to say,
In the midst of his laughter and glee,
He had softly and suddenly vanished away—
For the Snark was a Boojum, you see.
*shudders*
A harrowing allegory of humankind's search for truth...
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I made this staff from the leg bone of a giant slug.
What? Slugs don't have legs? Or bones?
Bah! Don't try to tell me about monster anatomy. I'll do what I like! Next you'll try to say I can't make a magical shield out of this ice toad's shell.