With a Quarter of a Million Votes Cast, the Search for the Next Top Game Designer is Narrowed Today from Hundreds to Just 32
REDMOND, WA (September 1, 2015): Paizo Inc., publisher of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, announces today the Top 32 contestants in Season 9 of the RPG Superstar game design competition.
The Top 32 Finalists for RPG Superstar Season 9 are:
Charlie Brooks Horseshoes of the Storm Rider William Collins Fate-Woven Braid of the Norns
Kalyna Conrad Crow Brother's Cloak Bill Davies Storm's Wrath Jason Evans Starsling Buckler
Shane Fogerty Choker of the Queen Bee Mark Griffin Ebon Fury BJ Hensley Brooch of the Monarch
Vadims Hesins Quill of Leng Mike Hill Purging Lotus Bell Kiel Howell Bottled Cloud Taylor Hubler
Spiraled Madu Joseph Kellogg Banshee's Tongue John Leclaire Hide of the Hagfish Elizabeth Leib
Glaive of the Lion-Hearted Crystal Malarsky Figurine of Wondrous Power, Ruby Butterfly Brian Minhinnick
Lava Lash Kris Newton Gown of Many Graves Mark Nordheim Swindler's Grasp Donald Robinson
Daylight Diadem Chris Shaeffer Caber Twig Walter Sheppard Thornweave Jarrett Sigler Shark Toothed Maw
Jeffrey Swank Boots of Ethereal Wake James Thomas Blade of The Ice Stalker Robert Thomson Phantom Corsair Boots
Brandon Thorne Cloak of the High Plains Wind Philip Tucker Scattertracks Isaac V Wolflord's Fang Nick Wasko
Banshee's Wrath Garrick Williams Shattered Blade Daron Woodson Defender's Door
Alternates
Kim Frandsen Brass Helmsman Frank Gori Iounic Pipes
Robert Guthrie Scallywag's Tooth Stephen Stack Leviathan's Terror
“These contestants won the approval of their fellow fans by accumulating the votes needed to set themselves apart from all other entrants,” says Owen KC Stephens, RPG Superstar’s MC. “Their items will be available for everyone to peruse, and over the next few days our judges will comment on all the items to ensure our contestants get the feedback they need to improve as the contest proceeds.”
“I want to take a moment to issue a big Thank You to all our voters,” Stephens continues. “This year our slate of items was selected entirely by public vote, and nearly a quarter of a million votes went into this selection.”
The winner of RPG Superstar will have their adventure published by Paizo as a Pathfinder Module, a full-color, 64-page, high-quality softcover book, compatible with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (RPG). Also, three runners-up will win assignments to write adventure scenarios for Paizo’s Pathfinder Society Organized Play campaign, offering all four finalists professional writing contracts with Paizo Inc., and an opportunity to begin their game design careers by working on the world's largest fantast roleplaying campaign.
In the best-selling Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil. The Pathfinder RPG is currently translated into eight languages, and the vibrant Pathfinder universe has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, miniatures, plush toys, and apparel, and is being developed into a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.
About Paizo Inc.
Paizo Inc. is publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Pathfinder Tales novels, as well as board games and gaming accessories. The Pathfinder world, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil, is currently translated into eight languages, and has been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, toys, and apparel, and is being developed into an MMORPG. Paizo.com is also a leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world.