Superstar 2014: Don't Fear the Reaper

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Hello, gamers, and welcome back to RPG Superstar 2014!

We've had a week of public voting for the Round 1 wondrous item submissions, and now we have enough data to evaluate which are the least popular items in the submission pool. In order to help focus the voters on evaluating the better items, today we culled many of the the lowest-ranked items. For your information:

  • So far we've had nearly 200,000 votes cast.
  • The culled items had 60% or more votes against them (in other words, 60% of the time, a voter voted for the other item it was paired against).
  • The culling removed the bottom 20% from the pool of available submissions.

We greatly appreciate the hard work of all the voters. By removing the lowest-ranked items from the pool, you can look forward to seeing the better items paired against each other, and your votes are what jockey the best items into the top of the hierarchy. Remember, there's still plenty of time to earn a message board title for casting 100, 500, 1,000, or even 5,000 votes.

Voting closes at 2 p.m. PT on January 14th, at which time the judges will look at the highest-voted items and pick the Top 32, who will be revealed on January 21. Those 32 competitors advance to Round 2: Create a Bestiary Entry (the rules for which will be posted soon)!

Good luck, competitors! And thanks again, voters!

Sean K Reynolds
Host, Designer, Former RPG Superstar Judge

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Champion Voter Season 6, Champion Voter Season 7, Champion Voter Season 8, Champion Voter Season 9

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So basically, to get past the cull, an item had to be voted up almost as many times as it was voted down or better. Very cool way to do this!

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200,000 votes cast already.

25% of them by Feros.

:)

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Cthulhudrew wrote:

200,000 votes cast already.

25% of them by Feros.

:)

Cute. Real cute. ;)

Sczarni RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Dedicated Voter Season 9 aka Arkos

Uh-oh... now I need to vote until I find my item post-cull! I forgot about that. Maybe I will hit Champion...

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I saw mine just 6 minutes after this was posted! :D

Silver Crusade RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16 , Dedicated Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 aka Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan

I'm counting on Feros to have seen my item post-cull and posting such on the 22nd!

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Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan wrote:
I'm counting on Feros to have seen my item post-cull and posting such on the 22nd!

Umm...I'm not keeping track of what I see post cull that I saw pre-cull. Should I?

Silver Crusade RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16 , Dedicated Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 aka Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan

Feros wrote:
Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan wrote:
I'm counting on Feros to have seen my item post-cull and posting such on the 22nd!
Umm...I'm not keeping track of what I see post cull that I saw pre-cull. Should I?

People want to know if they made it through the cull!

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Feros wrote:
Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan wrote:
I'm counting on Feros to have seen my item post-cull and posting such on the 22nd!
Umm...I'm not keeping track of what I see post cull that I saw pre-cull. Should I?

some of us did last year (in fact I didn't even start keeping track until after the cull last year).

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Oh, no! Now my scavenger hunt for infamous items mentioned in the Voters' Incessant Ramble thread may never be completed. I knew I should have voted more. :P

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Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan wrote:
Feros wrote:
Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan wrote:
I'm counting on Feros to have seen my item post-cull and posting such on the 22nd!
Umm...I'm not keeping track of what I see post cull that I saw pre-cull. Should I?
People want to know if they made it through the cull!

*Sigh*

OK, I'll start making a note each time I see an item.


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That's the spirit!


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Bonus points for blogpost title.

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Only 20% removed, but the difference to voting is palpable. On the whole, the pairs of items I am seeing now are much more evenly matched.

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Shadders wrote:
Only 20% removed, but the difference to voting is palpable.

20% of items show up 36% of the time. (20% on the left, 20% on the right, overlapping 4% of the time), so it does make a very noticeable difference.

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This is the most diabolically perfect plan for people like me. We want to see if our item made it through, and the only way to do that is to keep voting <.<


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Basically.

A good many of us are going to be pulling an all-nighter voting just to find our own items.

Darn you Paizo and your excellent marketing strategies!

Grand Lodge

Excellent. I'm excited for the blog on Round 2: Create a Bestiary Entry. After reading some of the other item entries, I have no dillusions about making top 32 this year, but I intend to craft my own entry for the experience!


xebeche wrote:
Excellent. I'm excited for the blog on Round 2: Create a Bestiary Entry. After reading some of the other item entries, I have no dillusions about making top 32 this year, but I intend to craft my own entry for the experience!

You are not the only one. I need the experience, myself. I, therefore, plan on doing the same.

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Amy Gillespie wrote:

Basically.

A good many of us are going to be pulling an all-nighter voting just to find our own items.

Darn you Paizo and your excellent marketing strategies!

I think that every time they come out with a new book.

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xebeche wrote:
Excellent. I'm excited for the blog on Round 2: Create a Bestiary Entry. After reading some of the other item entries, I have no dillusions about making top 32 this year, but I intend to craft my own entry for the experience!
Amy Gillespie wrote:
You are not the only one. I need the experience, myself. I, therefore, plan on doing the same.

Goooood, gooooood. *rubs hands together*

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My item survived the cull. I saw it just now.

Sczarni RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Dedicated Voter Season 9 aka Arkos

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DARN IT, SEAN! I've had Blue Oyster Cult stuck in my head all afternoon!! I'm going to start saying "seasons don't fear the reaper" every time I vote for an item.

Shadow Lodge

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Arkos wrote:
DARN IT, SEAN! I've had Blue Oyster Cult stuck in my head all afternoon!! I'm going to start saying "seasons don't fear the reaper" every time I vote for an item.

n0r d0 the wind, the sun, and the rain....

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Ross Byers wrote:
Shadders wrote:
Only 20% removed, but the difference to voting is palpable.
20% of items show up 36% of the time. (20% on the left, 20% on the right, overlapping 4% of the time), so it does make a very noticeable difference.

60% of the time, it works every time.

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I would really love to find out if my item made it past the cull. I guess I'll keep voting and pray.

I only saw it once pre-cull.

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Feros wrote:
Cthulhudrew wrote:

200,000 votes cast already.

25% of them by Feros.

:)

Cute. Real cute. ;)

Gee, I hope this Feros guy likes my item.

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Don Hastily wrote:


Gee, I hope this Feros guy likes my item.

I think that's all any of us want, really.

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My very first post-cull vote was my item! Good omen??

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For all the younglings....

Don't Fear The Reaper

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I'm sure plenty of younglings are familiar with the need for more cowbell. ;)

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I have yet to see my item, but I have faith!


I've got a fever, and the only cure is more cowbell!

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Superstar could use more cowbell.

Grand Lodge

Andrew Black wrote:

For all the younglings....

Don't Fear The Reaper

Thanks! I played this for Arkos. I'll quote him: "NOOOOOooooooo!"

Silver Crusade Star Voter Season 7

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worriedly votes four times after hearing about the cull

D:

...

!

STILL IN THE FIGHT

Silver Crusade RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16 , Dedicated Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 aka Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan

I haven't seen mine yet in 500 votes, but that's how random works. I'm fairly certain it was up before the cull, no Idea now though.

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Amy Gillespie wrote:
xebeche wrote:
Excellent. I'm excited for the blog on Round 2: Create a Bestiary Entry. After reading some of the other item entries, I have no dillusions about making top 32 this year, but I intend to craft my own entry for the experience!
You are not the only one. I need the experience, myself. I, therefore, plan on doing the same.

I think playing along is a great way to still participate in the later stages of the contest.

I apologize if this is a noob question: Does Paizo release the specs of the assignments to the public, or just to authors that make the cuts?

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Voice Of Reason wrote:
I apologize if this is a noob question: Does Paizo release the specs of the assignments to the public, or just to authors that make the cuts?

They'll be made public, much the same way the Round 1 rules are/were. When they go live after ther top 32 are announced, you'll be able to access them from the RPG Superstar main page.

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Took me three hours of voting, but I have confirmed that my item made it through the cull! Woot!!!

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Cthulhudrew wrote:
Voice Of Reason wrote:
I apologize if this is a noob question: Does Paizo release the specs of the assignments to the public, or just to authors that make the cuts?
They'll be made public, much the same way the Round 1 rules are/were. When they go live after ther top 32 are announced, you'll be able to access them from the RPG Superstar main page.

Thanks for the fast reply.

I will be fun to follow along.

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cartmanbeck wrote:
Took me three hours of voting, but I have confirmed that my item made it through the cull! Woot!!!

Congratulations! I'm still looking for mine, but I get (almost) as excited when other people find theirs as I will be when I find mine. :)

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Treyson wrote:
cartmanbeck wrote:
Took me three hours of voting, but I have confirmed that my item made it through the cull! Woot!!!
Congratulations! I'm still looking for mine, but I get (almost) as excited when other people find theirs as I will be when I find mine. :)

Then I'll say I found mine post cull.

Grand Lodge

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Just put together a rough concept for my play-along bestiary entry. Let's get that blog post! ;)


Liz Courts wrote:
xebeche wrote:
Excellent. I'm excited for the blog on Round 2: Create a Bestiary Entry. After reading some of the other item entries, I have no dillusions about making top 32 this year, but I intend to craft my own entry for the experience!
Amy Gillespie wrote:
You are not the only one. I need the experience, myself. I, therefore, plan on doing the same.
Goooood, gooooood. *rubs hands together*

Pssst, your Marketing Evil Ninja Badge is showing...

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xebeche wrote:
Just put together a rough concept for my play-along bestiary entry. Let's get that blog post! ;)

I need to get started on these, but all I want to design right now is a reaper who casts fear and plays cowbell.


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Arkos wrote:
xebeche wrote:
Just put together a rough concept for my play-along bestiary entry. Let's get that blog post! ;)
I need to get started on these, but all I want to design right now is a reaper who casts fear and plays cowbell.

How about planning out a cowbell that summons a skeletal undead with a cloak and a scythe for next year's RPG Superstar!


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Grim reaper riding skeletal cow?


YES!

Grand Lodge

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Amy Gillespie wrote:
Arkos wrote:
xebeche wrote:
Just put together a rough concept for my play-along bestiary entry. Let's get that blog post! ;)
I need to get started on these, but all I want to design right now is a reaper who casts fear and plays cowbell.
How about planning out a cowbell that summons a skeletal undead with a cloak and a scythe for next year's RPG Superstar!

These are both competition ending ideas. Let's call RPG Superstar 2014 right now.

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