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Endzeitgeist wrote:
Reviewed first on endzeitgeist.com, then submitted to Nerdtrek and GMS magazine and posted here, on OBS, etc.

Thank you for your review.

Not what I hoped for, obviously, but I am going to reach out to Dale to see if there is a chance to clarify certain parts.

RPG Superstar 2013 Top 16

Endzeitgeist did a full review on the Compendium

But below his view on the Wyvarans (see here):

The wyvaran, forged by the Tinkerer from kobolds and wyverns in the magical forge known as Cauldron (no, not the city in the Volcano!) come with a slew of alternate racial traits that include honoring the trapmaking of their kobold forebears, poison glands, better darkvision and fast healing when taking electricity damage - thankfully with a daily maximum to avoid infinite healing exploits.

The class options include the intuitor investigator, who replace Inspiration with Intuition (which is governed by Wisdom, as are other class features). Regulator rangers replace the druid-y components of the ranger with warpriest tricks, while stormlancer cavaliers gain either the Air or Weather blessing and flight-enhancing tricks instead of the whole mount/charge-tree - cool one! Skylord monks lose fast movement and slow fall in favor of better flight options. The wyvern bloodline allows, among other things, a bite and the option to assume a semi-wyvern form at higher levels. Including poison. The racial feat array includes several ones that enhance flight as well as options to use wings defensively and the option to use tail or wings for attacks - cool: These are properly codified as secondary/primary natural attacks.

The equipment section sports shrieking armor (which makes a ruckus when charging) and there are two racial deities provided. Reaper clerics can deliver inflict spells via weaponry and they can use their scythes to generate arcs of energy that are half negative energy and half "pure force" - does that mean force damage? I'm honestly not sure, but either way, losing a domain and channel energy makes for a viable trade-off for these potent tricks. The racial spells include the 9th level pillar of doom, which is pretty damn badass (it can explode or topple) as well as the updraft cantrip, which can help while flying. The magic items this time around are less interesting in my book, offering a crown that causes panic, a morningstar with form of the dragon I - you get the idea.

RPG Superstar 2013 Top 16

Rednal, thank you for the review.

RPG Superstar 2013 Top 16

And also check out this

RPG Superstar 2013 Top 16

You can check out this and if you like it then you could also buy this book

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I like the exit polls, but couldn't add to this one. Suggestion: start sightly earlier with the poll for round 3.

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Jeff Harris 982 wrote:
Whip of Wounding Words

Thanks for the good, bad and ugly.

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Papasteve08 wrote:

Cloak of Nine Lives

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Fine item, but I really hate this: When the wearer has rested for 8 hours, all closed eyes re-open. The rest does not need to be consecutive.

This is a powerful item, so be clear. 8 hours or none at all.

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Jeff Harris 982 wrote:


Thousand Fold Armor

Totally expected folded metal but a nice switch to paper

paper based swarm, the paper theme is still strong

attach scroll to armor, ok still paper-themed.

I find that I am losing interest as the powers keep coming, it costs 17k and I am not feeling that I am getting what I pay for.

Maybe enhance the last power to command activate the attached scrolls?

Item needs more mojo, it is too safe as it stands. Excite me!

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frank gori wrote:
Maurice de Mare wrote:
Whip of Wounding Words

That is rough, a very rough first draft :>

You have given me an idea for next year with your bestow curse and explosive runes idea, but that would be a club not a whip.

Because I think I have broken one of my own rules of RPGSS, the item should be priced to buy. Maybe I should have settled on an acid arrow effect for the branding and a shatter based broken condition for the echoes. That would have been cheaper and more elegant. Ah well. Next year :>

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Just to be clear:

If I liked your item, it is awesome and the public was wrong in their final judgement (but you already know that).

If I respond to your item, it has 'something' and could be salvaged.

If I don't respond, I don't have anything nice to offer.

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Template Fu wrote:


Wing of the Night Monarch

Lot's of template errors :-)

Just kidding, but the main problem of this entry is that you need two fans for it to work.

So either make it a pair and then your second power makes sense or delete the second power entirely.

So lack of focus on the item itself killed you + the links to the PRD :-)

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OK, let's do this.

Spoiler:

Whip of Wounding Words
Aura moderate evocation and necromancy; CL 7th
Slot none; Price 58,302 gp; Weight 2 lbs.
Description
Crafted from several shadowy strands, this black whip shifts and coils in answer to a rhythm it alone can sense. Each strand contains an echo of the words that created the multiverse. Caught in twisting shadow, these echoes of creation now wound reality.

The whip of wounding words serves as a +1 whip. In addition, the whip can be used to brand victims with wounding words and to unleash the sundering echoes of creation.

Branding: as a standard action the wielder can make a single, ranged touch attack with the whip. On a success, the shadowy strands of the whip burn words of unmaking upon the target. Treat this effect as inflict serious wounds (DC 16). The whip of wounding can be used to brand a target three times a day.

Echoes of Creation: as a standard action, the wielder can whirl the whip around him. Whispers fly from the shadowy strands, forming harsh echoes that sunder reality. Everyone and everything caught in the 15 feet radius of effect is hit by an effect that combines shatter (DC 16) and sound burst (DC 16). The shatter effect is total and complete, the wielder does not have to choose effects. The echoes of creation break brittle, nonmagical objects, they sunder all solid, nonmagical objects and they damage crystalline creatures in the area of effect. This effect can be used once per day.

Construction
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Heighten Spell, inflict serious wounds, shatter, sound burst; Cost 29,302 gp

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Trekkie90909 wrote:
Maurice de Mare wrote:
Trekkie90909 wrote:

Whip of Wounding Words

Thanks for the review, but now I am curious what the minor template issue was.
Double checked the issues I saw and they aren't actual issues. I had assumed after checking armors and shields (Format: slot armor, slot shield) that the CRB format convention for weapons was slot weapons. This is not the case the weapon convention is slot none. The other thing was a brain fart on my part I read heighten spell and for some reason did not compute that it was a feat :P.

Alrighty then, nothing for Template Fu :->

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Trekkie90909 wrote:

Whip of Wounding Words

Thanks for the review, but now I am curious what the minor template issue was.

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Fiendish Zen wrote:

Snowfall

Creatures native to the Plane of Fire, with the Fire Creature template or vulnerability to cold have a particular dislike of this weapon, and where possible will always choose to target the wielder with their attacks over any other opponent.

The above killed the weapon for me, it feels as if you are unsure of the power level of your item and are hedging your bets. Either use a cool mechanic or strip it all away for a better result.

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Trimalchio wrote:


Whispering Blade

I liked it, it was a good fit for the Whispering Tyrant lore, but as a pure evil item and as you yourself noted, really expensive, you shot yourself in the foot there.

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RyanH wrote:


Boiling Heart Gauntlet

I upvoted this a few times against horrible template offenders and a few real items.

It is very steampunk and monster body parts are always a favorite, so you have that going on.

As a blood and gore item you cleverly avoid the blood, but you embrace the gore, however I am still conflicted about the mephit. Take a look at my avatar, if I am conflicted how will Joe Public respond to your item?

So well done, dial slightly back on the evil abuse of mephits and next year you'll have a winner.

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edduardco wrote:


Bloodseeker Sword

Template issues (Strong necromnacy) should be lowercase

Where is the danger? You give yourself temporary hitpoints which you can spend on a bleed effect, so no real danger involved, thus as a mechanic it fails.

For the price you could almost give all the power away without including the hitpoint / bleed mechanic.

You have made a swiss army knife of blades, which isn't very superstar.

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Bill Novak 514 wrote:
Maurice de Mare wrote:
Bill Novak 514 wrote:

Please give me your opinions.

Array of the Winged Knight

Kate Elliott, the item reminded me (too much) of her excellent series and downvoted this often because it wasn't original enough in my mind. Maybe not fair but that was the feeling evoked.

So you succeeded at that, you evoked a feeling, which is excellent writing so there is that.

Sorry, I've never read Kate Elliot. My inspiration was actually historical. Polish knights wore wings attached to the back of their armor in medieval times and there were legends of the sounds that they made as they charged across the battlefield.

I am sorry, but the metal feathers left no other conclusion.

Things learned: (1) Kate Elliott also did her research (2) Google is your friend, research what you are trying to sell

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Feros wrote:

Once more unto the breach, dear friends...

Crystal of the Gathered Mind

Total respect for the 20k of votes you placed in the last four years.

That said, I saw this once or twice and I liked it.

1) too much focus on it being a spell focus. Saying that it could be used in conjunction with any spell etc etc that is mind affecting could have saved you words. Also, GMs could start to wonder if the item only functions with spell that require a spell focus + mind affecting.

2) try for a little more mojo, its there, but try for some more.

Conclusion: don't introduce doubts (be clear) + more mojo

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Bill Novak 514 wrote:

Please give me your opinions.

Array of the Winged Knight

Kate Elliott, the item reminded me (too much) of her excellent series and downvoted this often because it wasn't original enough in my mind. Maybe not fair but that was the feeling evoked.

So you succeeded at that, you evoked a feeling, which is excellent writing so there is that.

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Whip of Wounding Words
Aura moderate evocation and necromancy; CL 7th
Slot none; Price 58,302 gp; Weight 2 lbs.
Description
Crafted from several shadowy strands, this black whip shifts and coils in answer to a rhythm it alone can sense. Each strand contains an echo of the words that created the multiverse. Caught in twisting shadow, these echoes of creation now wound reality.

The whip of wounding words serves as a +1 whip. In addition, the whip can be used to brand victims with wounding words and to unleash the sundering echoes of creation.

Branding: as a standard action the wielder can make a single, ranged touch attack with the whip. On a success, the shadowy strands of the whip burn words of unmaking upon the target. Treat this effect as inflict serious wounds (DC 16). The whip of wounding can be used to brand a target three times a day.

Echoes of Creation: as a standard action, the wielder can whirl the whip around him. Whispers fly from the shadowy strands, forming harsh echoes that sunder reality. Everyone and everything caught in the 15 feet radius of effect is hit by an effect that combines shatter (DC 16) and sound burst (DC 16). The shatter effect is total and complete, the wielder does not have to choose effects. The echoes of creation break brittle, nonmagical objects, they sunder all solid, nonmagical objects and they damage crystalline creatures in the area of effect. This effect can be used once per day.

Construction
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Heighten Spell, inflict serious wounds, shatter, sound burst; Cost 29,302 gp

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Never saw this, weird.

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frank gori wrote:
Maurice de Mare wrote:

So Frank, does this mean that you won't be doing the good, bad and ugly reviews?

Good Luck and I upvoted this a lot.

I have an alternate (my publishing partner Jeff Harris a.k.a. GM_Beernorg) said he might step in. Depends on if get called up to the big show or not.

I was kidding, you better be mapping right now!

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This was an easy vote, so many times

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Congrats and good luck!

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Upvoted this a lot, good luck!

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Saw this only once, liked it a lot, good luck.

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You whipped my whip, so good luck!

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Liked this one, reminded me of a game I used to play

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So Frank, does this mean that you won't be doing the good, bad and ugly reviews?

Good Luck and I upvoted this a lot.

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Go team 2013!

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Go team 2013!

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I liked this one

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Go time James!

Congrats and go go go!

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Haunted is eerie prescient.

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What? No new theories :-)

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FULL SNARK ON

Neither does Paizo......

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1000 = AWESOME

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Dedicated!

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Feros wrote:

I have a sneaky suspicion as to why my item could get culled. I will obviously not go into detail, but if I'm right...

...well, we'll see. For now, I continue on to get my 4th Champion voter title. They'll take that from my cold dead hands! :D

Your proposal is acceptable........

There are quite a few items that do this I believe

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I will always vote for my item and you will always vote for your item.

This is the most basic truth of RPG superstar.

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32 + alternates territory still (<360)

I think they will put their faith in the very awesome human sorting power and not do another cull.

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Charge!

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Seeing new items, yay

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Well, if 325 items remain I foresee that the culling will stop.

The number is big enough to keep it interesting for the voters and small enough to generate a solid op 32.

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Eric Morton wrote:

I must be in a pessimistic mood.

Every few pages in this thread, I see a statement of condemnation that says something like, "This item spits in the face of everything fun about gaming and makes me question the existence of E. Gary Gygax. I will up-vote a poorly-templated grocery list before I ever allow this piece of garbage to tarnish the game forever with its unforgivably bad mechanics and its unsavory intentions towards my loved ones."

Every time I read a statement like that, I immediately assume it's directed at my item. I don't assume that about any of the mild snark in this thread, just the truly vitriolic stuff.

Have a little faith in your skills, Eric Morton of the Clans.

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I win again, survived the 2nd Cull

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GM_Solspiral wrote:
wow way to combine a classic item and a classic mythos and do neither of them justice...

Saw that one too, at the same time you saw it

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