Paizo announced the 32 geeks who’ve made it through to the next round of their annual, worldwide and open-call game design competition. The winner will get to publish an official Pathfinder RPG module.
The first round of RPG Superstar was announced in December. Gamers had to design an original magic item from one of the following categories; suit of armour, shield, weapon, staff, ring or rod.
The phase one winners are:
Gabriel Almer – Staff of the Prime Mover
John Laffan – Staff of the Thieving Magpie
Charlie Bell – Crook of the Unseen Forces
Monica Marlowe – Spectre Blight
Charlie Brooks – The Hero’s Breath
Matthew Morris – Psychopomp’s Crosier
Russ Brown – Ice Fang
Kalervo Oikarinen – Fate-binder
Christopher Donnangelo – Staff of the Vanara King
Ben Parkin – Magrim’s Mountain Crusher
Brian Fruzen – Pyrolastic Spike
Anthony Pennington – Depth Charger
Mark Hart – Venom’s Kiss
Newton Philis – Breach Barrier
Jeff Heikkinen – Flowing Fortress Armour
R Pickard – Harvestweal
David Higaki – Earthcracker
Olivier Raye’- Lalonde – Ring of the Investigator
Dana Huber – Ophidian Coil
Justin Riddler – Mountain Stance Armor
Taylor Hubler – Fist of Havoc
Matt Roth – Rimewinder
Ben Iglauer – Fool’s Scepter
Chris Shaeffer – Hide of the Vibrant Frog
Jason Keeley – Rod of Exorcism
Marina Smolina – Shield of Stormwall
Jacob Kellogg – Soulshifter Staff
Frankie Trombetta – Interrogator’s Ally
Patrick Kilcullen – Swarm-strike Caster
Christopher Wasko – Windstrider Mail
Scott LaBarge – Keyhole Stiletto
Benjamin Wilkins – Staff of the Trusted Physician
These 32 (or any of the lucky four alternates who can step up if there’s a dropout) now have to make a map. This is a proper challenge. I know I could design a magic item (which may or may not be good) but I don’t have the visual design skills for a map!
You can follow the details over at Paizo.com/RPGSuperstar.
The full-page map must cover a previously unmapped fantasy-themed location in Golorion. Owen Stephens, RPG Superstar MC and Pathfinder designer, said;
The map itself is the entry, so it is important to make it interesting and creative,”
“The map should spark the imagination, and lead to exciting encounters.”
