RPG Superstar 2015 Top 32
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Star Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7, Star Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9
aka CalebTGordan
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Maps are done and submitted, and now we 32 are taking a breath and have some time before the rules for round 3 are posted.
My plan doesn't have to be anyone elses but here it is.
Sit down an look at my schedule, find the times each day I can spend on the contest while avoiding possible neglect to other areas of my life. There is much I can set aside in my life for this contest and as much as I like trying to grab a culture win in Civilization V, or finish my wife's slime farm in Minecraft, those are largely distractions and entertainments. There are also personal projects I can put on hold. As much I want to meet a friend's challenge to create an Attack on Titan RPG with non-transitive dice sets, that isn't important.
But I have to keep some of my life. Obviously work, school, and marriage needs to be priority over the contest. I have a Skull & Shackles game that I am playing in, and it helps me keep fresh with the rules of Pathfinder and keeps me grounded in the basics. I also started playing a Mwangi wendo possessing the body of a previous character and it is just too much fun to pass up.
Jacob pointed out several times that sleep is important and I completely agree.
There are other activities to set aside or keep, so this isn't an exhaustive list of what will and will not be set aside for the contest.
Once I have that finished and a schdule is figured out, I need to jump on monsters, begin thinking of encounters, and start polishing up my adventure pitch skills. I was told by people in my pit crew that I have to start thinking about future rounds now and avoid thinking about each round only once the rules for it are posted. I agree.
I am fortunate to have Flying Pincushion as a pit crew. Frank Gori and Jeff Harris put together an amazing team over there, including past RPG Super Star contestants. They have been great in pushing and stretching me, giving me advice, and pointing me in the right direction for research. If you do not have a pit crew, a group of people you can bounce ideas off of and who can offer good advice, find one.
Between now and the rules for round 3 being posted I plan on designing one monster a day to warm myself up, passing them along to my pit crew, and trying make all my mistakes with these practice pieces. Once the rules are posted I hope to be ready for that round.
I also plan on working on rough and quick maps for round 4, studying encounter design, and writing an adventure pitch once a week each.
If I don't make it to round 3, I still want to work on pitches because I want to be able to start sending them out once the contest is finished for me. The Pathfinder Society open call is an opportunity I should have jumped on two years ago, and I am long over due to take advantage of it.
Good luck to everyone, and I hope we have the best year yet.
What are you plans to ensure you are doing your best each round?