Pathfinder Grab Bag Competition Chat Thread

[Deviston]

Playgrounders ASSEMBLE!
A Day in the Life
Saturday Morning Nostalgia
On the Origins of Species

[Tanuki Tales]

{table=head]Previous Theme|Concept|Votes
Creepy Crawlers|Arthropods, Swarms and Hive Mind Mentality|0
Playgrounders Assemble!|Avengers, Their Villains, Affiliated associations, Deadpool and Superheroes in general|2
A Homebrew by any other Name...|Something based on entrant's GitP username|0
A Day in the Life|Specialized contest where you came up with an original race and several other mechanics to go with it (archetypes, feats, etc.)|1
Saturday Morning Nostalgia|Animated programming that aired between 1990 and 1999|2
On the Origins of Species|Prehistory, Primeval Environments and Evolution|2
Homebrew! I choose you!|Pokemon|1


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[gr8artist]

1. Playgrounders Assemble!
2. Homebrew, I choose you!
3. Creepy Crawlers
4. On the Origins of Species

[Tanuki Tales]

{table=head]Previous Theme|Concept|Votes
Creepy Crawlers|Arthropods, Swarms and Hive Mind Mentality|1
Playgrounders Assemble!|Avengers, Their Villains, Affiliated associations, Deadpool and Superheroes in general|3
A Homebrew by any other Name...|Something based on entrant's GitP username|0
A Day in the Life|Specialized contest where you came up with an original race and several other mechanics to go with it (archetypes, feats, etc.)|1
Saturday Morning Nostalgia|Animated programming that aired between 1990 and 1999|2
On the Origins of Species|Prehistory, Primeval Environments and Evolution|3
Homebrew! I choose you!|Pokemon|2


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[gr8artist]

Are we allowed to discuss plans, such as what we might like to make for the contest? I wasn't sure, regarding the "not found anywhere else on the forums" rule... I suppose it might hurt the competitive nature of the contest, but I'm kinda wanting to post a list of things I'm considering, and seeing which one people would rather I did.

Edit: Nevermind, thanks for the feedback. I'm going to keep a running list of my possible ideas here. Let me know what you'd like to see most!

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Strategist - Chess - Probably a PrC or ACF that deals with tactics, battlefield control, teamwork, etc.
Hadou Master - Street Fighter - Monk/Fighter PrC that shoots energy from his hands, defies physics, and unleashes super attacks.
Blue Mage - Final Fantasy - Base or PrC that focuses on learning enemy's SLA's
Juggler - FFTA - Bard or Rogue ACF that throws items to create effects (beneficial or otherwise)

[Tanuki Tales]

Are we allowed to discuss plans, such as what we might like to make for the contest? I wasn't sure, regarding the "not found anywhere else on the forums" rule... I suppose it might hurt the competitive nature of the contest, but I'm kinda wanting to post a list of things I'm considering, and seeing which one people would rather I did.

[If allowed, I'll put a spoiler here and my list inside it. That way, people can still be surprised if they want to.]

The rule only means it can't be an actual cyber-physical 'brew that already exists out there somewhere on the net. Feel free to brainstorm and sound board off one another all you want.

[TheWombatOfDoom]

Playgrounders assemble
A Homebrew by another name
Saturday Morning Nostolgia
Homebrew, I choose you!

[Tanuki Tales]

{table=head]Previous Theme|Concept|Votes
Creepy Crawlers|Arthropods, Swarms and Hive Mind Mentality|1
Playgrounders Assemble!|Avengers, Their Villains, Affiliated associations, Deadpool and Superheroes in general|4
A Homebrew by any other Name...|Something based on entrant's GitP username|1
A Day in the Life|Specialized contest where you came up with an original race and several other mechanics to go with it (archetypes, feats, etc.)|1
Saturday Morning Nostalgia|Animated programming that aired between 1990 and 1999|3
On the Origins of Species|Prehistory, Primeval Environments and Evolution|3
Homebrew! I choose you!|Pokemon|3


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[DawnbringerSO]

A day in the life
Creepy crawlers
playgrounders assemble
Homebrew i choose you

[Tanuki Tales]

{table=head]Previous Theme|Concept|Votes
Creepy Crawlers|Arthropods, Swarms and Hive Mind Mentality|2
Playgrounders Assemble!|Avengers, Their Villains, Affiliated associations, Deadpool and Superheroes in general|5
A Homebrew by any other Name...|Something based on entrant's GitP username|1
A Day in the Life|Specialized contest where you came up with an original race and several other mechanics to go with it (archetypes, feats, etc.)|2
Saturday Morning Nostalgia|Animated programming that aired between 1990 and 1999|3
On the Origins of Species|Prehistory, Primeval Environments and Evolution|3
Homebrew! I choose you!|Pokemon|4


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[SamBurke]

I don't have a set of votes, really.

[Tanuki Tales]

I don't have a set of votes, really.

Can't choose?

And I'll be doing a run-down on your Deepcaster soon.

[SamBurke]

Can't choose?

And I'll be doing a run-down on your Deepcaster soon.

Yeah, can't choose, and it doesn't matter a whole lot to me... none of the themes jump out, so I'll probably be taking a break.

ANd I can't wait!

[Tanuki Tales]

I'm sorry it comes so late (sudden things cropped up), but here is a rundown on the Deepcaster!

I'm going to skip even looking over the grammar at this point since this entry has so much mechanics and fluff and that needs to be gone over more than spelling or punctuation.

• I love the quote.
• The save DCs are weird, running from 10+Int to 16+Int. This makes them weaker than any other ability, but I'll read more to see if this is shored up somewhere else.
• You can chain your Runes and thus set up attack/defense combos all in the same round of actions. I really like this concept and wish it existed more in d20 games period, but I'll need to see how powerful Runes and Designs are to really sink my teeth into this.
• Favorite Designs reminds me of one of the things I despised about 3.5 edition and Pathfinder: The removal of names. I loved the flavor and mystery attached to those spells left in the lexicon of the new adepts from mages who strode the world before them like titans of myth. It was something you could strive to achieve with your mage characters, to create a spell that would live as your legacy once you left the world.
• Well, the Depths do help to shore up the Save DCs, as I thought would happen somewhere in the class, but I don't know if it is enough when competing with spells. There are a ton of methods out there to bump up DCs for spells (though I wonder if you could take Ability Focus for Deepcasting).
• I don't understand what the Cunning Rune does exactly.
• Binding is a Dweomer, not a Sigil.
• What exactly is the duration/limit on Beacon?
• I'm assuming you meant for "Additional Effects" to be "Tiers", right?
• For the Linkbender, what is a Link?
• I absolutely love this class. I really, really, really, hope that you end up posting this after the contest is finished. I'd love to see it evolve to replace all other casting classes and forms of magic. I definitely prefer its mechanics and approach over Vancian casting.

And that's it for now!

[DawnbringerSO]

Ok I've made changes to the dimensional dervish and given it lots of options to choose from, as suggested.

[The Tyler]

Hi all! I'm new around here, so how does this work? Do I have to vote if I want to enter, or do I have to enter a competition before voting? Or does it not matter?

[Tanuki Tales]

Hi all! I'm new around here, so how does this work? Do I have to vote if I want to enter, or do I have to enter a competition before voting? Or does it not matter?

Well, the voting in this thread right now is for June's theme, so feel free to vote on that!

As for entering, no, there are no prerequisites or required tasks. Just go hog wild!

[The Tyler]

I was hoping that was the response, but I wanted to ask first.

My votes are:
A Homebrew by any other name
On the Origins of Species
Saturday Morning Nostalgia
Creepy Crawlers

[Tanuki Tales]

{table=head]Previous Theme|Concept|Votes
Creepy Crawlers|Arthropods, Swarms and Hive Mind Mentality|3
Playgrounders Assemble!|Avengers, Their Villains, Affiliated associations, Deadpool and Superheroes in general|5
A Homebrew by any other Name...|Something based on entrant's GitP username|2
A Day in the Life|Specialized contest where you came up with an original race and several other mechanics to go with it (archetypes, feats, etc.)|2
Saturday Morning Nostalgia|Animated programming that aired between 1990 and 1999|4
On the Origins of Species|Prehistory, Primeval Environments and Evolution|4
Homebrew! I choose you!|Pokemon|4


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[Tanuki Tales]

Last day for "Spell it Out for Us" everyone!

[Tanuki Tales]

{table=head]Previous Theme|Concept|Votes
Playgrounders Assemble!|Avengers, Their Villains, Affiliated associations, Deadpool and Superheroes in general|0
Saturday Morning Nostalgia|Animated programming that aired between 1990 and 1999|0
On the Origins of Species|Prehistory, Primeval Environments and Evolution|0
Homebrew! I choose you!|Pokemon|0


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Time for the Semi-finals!

You get 2 votes this time and voting will remain open until 11:59 pm EST on Friday!

[The Tyler]

Saturday Morning Nostalgia
On the Origin of Species

[Tanuki Tales]

{table=head]Previous Theme|Concept|Votes
Playgrounders Assemble!|Avengers, Their Villains, Affiliated associations, Deadpool and Superheroes in general|0
Saturday Morning Nostalgia|Animated programming that aired between 1990 and 1999|1
On the Origins of Species|Prehistory, Primeval Environments and Evolution|1
Homebrew! I choose you!|Pokemon|0


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[Tanuki Tales]

Voting thread for last month's contest is now up and the first post is updated!

[DawnbringerSO]

Playgrounders Assemble
Homebrew I choose you.

[Tanuki Tales]

{table=head]Previous Theme|Concept|Votes
Playgrounders Assemble!|Avengers, Their Villains, Affiliated associations, Deadpool and Superheroes in general|1
Saturday Morning Nostalgia|Animated programming that aired between 1990 and 1999|1
On the Origins of Species|Prehistory, Primeval Environments and Evolution|1
Homebrew! I choose you!|Pokemon|1


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[iTookUrNick]

On the Origins of Species
Homebrew! I choose you!

[Tanuki Tales]

On the Origins of Species
Homebrew! I choose you!

I'll count this just because we needed a tie breaker.

Edit:

Actually, does anyone terribly mind if I have Saturday Morning Nostalgia in the finals instead of Homebrew, I Choose you!? Pokemon was a 90s show, so you can do Pokemon for that theme as well.

[gr8artist]

I dont mind. My votes would have been
Playgrounders Assemble! and Homebrew! I choose you!

[Ilorin Lorati]

I'm trying to get the dual and triple tech rules down before I go too far into this class. Am I allowed to post chunks here for feedback, or does it all have to be in the main submission thread?