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Morph Bark
2011-10-30, 10:53 AM
Due to ErrantX not having been able to put up a voting thread due to personal responsibilities, I've taken up the duty of putting it up now. Sorry it took so long too, was without internet for a while myself and couldn't find earlier vote threads, nor the chat thread! But since I have now, here is the voting thread!

Vote once, bold your vote for ease of viewing for me, and if you can, please say why you voted for it. (This is some really critical feedback; say why you liked it! It helps the homebrewers.) Sadly, three of the entries were incomplete and thus are illegible for voting.

Voting begins Sunday October 30th, and will close 9:00 PM GMT Sunday November 6th (1:00 PM PST, 4:00 PM EST).

{table=head]Author|Prestige Class|Votes!
Xzoltar|Dawn Breaker (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11719884#post11719884)|0
unosarta|Rainbow Thaumaturgist (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11720663#post11720663)|0
Phosphate|Energist (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11721922#post11721922)|0
Morph Bark|Raysailor of Sol Invictus (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11723113#post11723113)|6
Glimbur|Illuminati (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11732676#post11732676)|0
Hyooz|Ikaruga (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11753279#post11753279)|6
Djinn_in_Tonic|Twilight's Guide (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11820875#post11820875)|6[/table]


There was, as you can see, a magnificent, most glorious, THREE-WAY TIE! As such, the winner goes to Errant's pick (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=12191848#post12191848): the Raysailor of Sol Invictus!

Boy this feels awkward to announce this myself. :smallredface:

Magnificent contest, you guys! Mad props!

TravelLog
2011-10-31, 10:31 AM
Raysailor of Sol Invictus

It's unique, flavorful, and has wondeful abilities that can be either used constructively or destructively. Well done.

zagan
2011-10-31, 11:13 AM
Yet again I didn't participate in this one but I follow it and I want to vote.

My vote go to the Raysailor of Sol Invictus because I really like the fluff and the ability grant a lot of versatility.

KaiserWolff
2011-11-01, 03:11 PM
Full-time lurker of GiTP finally comes out of hiding to decide to vote in this contest for the first time :). My vote definitely has to go to the Ikaruga, I really like the concept and the fluff really intrigues me to try it out in one of my games. The abilities seem fairly well balanced, but I do question the full BAB and not medium, that does strike me as being too strong. But otherwise great work Hyooz!:smallcool:

Glimbur
2011-11-01, 06:52 PM
I vote Ikaruga. Interesting direction, varied abilities, and plain cool.

Xzoltar
2011-11-01, 09:59 PM
Beeing different and with a Neutral theme, my vote goes to Djinn in Tonic with Twilight's Guide.

Morph Bark
2011-11-03, 04:08 AM
Votes tallied.

KotserB
2011-11-07, 09:49 AM
I really feel like a tiebreaker (or a tiemaker) at this point.
It makes it even worse that I know morpheus IRL.
but I've managed to make up my mind about what class to vote for.

First of all, I'd like to complement (is that an enligsh word? i want to say something like 'youre awesome) you all on your prestige classes. They're all very original and provide even more versatility (is that spelled correctly?) in D&D 3.5 than there already is. That being said, lets move on.

First of all, the Raysailor of Sol Invuctus.
I really like the idea of using light in many colors and forms to boost your allies. The Use Light ability is very nice; there's a lot of different purposes it can serve and you have to be aware of your blackness all the time.
There's one thing though I don't really like; the first two levels seem a little meh: 1 level of spellcasting and a number of features that dont really add much to your character at that level, where at level 3 you gain 1 level spellcasting and the Use Light ability.
But still, its awesome.

Then Twilight's Guide.
I don't know why, but I dont like this class. The features are great, thats certainly not the point. But reading the requirements makes me think: hm... this seems like a lot of work. I have to be old, take 3 feats and have to put 14 ranks in a skill i dont want to spend 14 ranks on.

And last, the Ikaruga.
Great, just great. The idea of switching between dark and light, certainly at higher levels gives you two different types of characters, even though there's still both roguelike.
One downside: there's nothing you can always rely on, nothing that always applies. Your masterplan of infiltrating might be ruined due to a stupid torch suddenly... you get the picture i hope.

With that al being said, I have concluded that my vote goes to the








Ikaruga.

Djinn_in_Tonic
2011-11-07, 10:17 AM
Then Twilight's Guide.
I don't know why, but I dont like this class. The features are great, thats certainly not the point. But reading the requirements makes me think: hm... this seems like a lot of work. I have to be old, take 3 feats and have to put 14 ranks in a skill i dont want to spend 14 ranks on.


This is what I get for making classes to appeal to my sensibilities of in-game awesome, rather than player practicality.

As a future reference, KotserB (not that I expect this to ever change your opinion, but other may find it interesting), my philosophy on prestige classes is that they are incredibly specific and incredibly focused, requirements be damned. Almost all of my classes are designed to inspire characters, rather than to have an already existing character go "I'd take that." It's weird, but it's what I do.

Sometimes, like here, it backfires. :smalltongue:

KotserB
2011-11-07, 10:26 AM
Kk I understand youre point.
But what I like about PrC's is that, for example the Fist of the Forest, you can pick either a Monk or a Barbarian, which are very different IMO before taking those three levels; picking a prestige class, doesnt determine the rest of your character.

but as I said, I understand your point and there are also prestige classes like that in the books.

Shadow Lord
2011-11-07, 11:49 AM
If voting is still open, I think I'll vote for Twilight Guide. I think it's a really neat class!

Morph Bark
2011-11-07, 12:23 PM
If voting is still open, I think I'll vote for Twilight Guide. I think it's a really neat class!

When I noticed there was a tie between my Raysailor and the Ikaruga, I didn't want to end up being the tiebreaker myself, so I asked my friend KotserB and some others to come look at the PrCs and vote.

As such, this voting thread is still open for an extra day, like happened before in the contest or the base class challenge.

Djinn_in_Tonic
2011-11-07, 12:35 PM
As such, this voting thread is still open for an extra day, like happened before in the contest or the base class challenge.

This seemed big and important.


When I noticed there was a tie between my Raysailor and the Ikaruga, I didn't want to end up being the tiebreaker myself, so I asked my friend KotserB and some others to come look at the PrCs and vote.

Since you extended the deadline a day, I took the liberty of asking a few other prominent (or recently active) homebrewers (no, I didn't pick those who liked my work...I just sent PMs to a bunch of people whose work I've seen around :smalltongue:), because I couldn't help but feel that this contest was very under-voted, and I'd hate to have a contest run off of just 5-6 votes.

NeoSeraphi
2011-11-07, 12:57 PM
Okay, I'm guessing the Devourer of Light was one of the three that wasn't finished, but for Amechra's sake, I'm going to plainly state that if I could vote for it, I would. Presentation is very important, and the description of the class taking the first person is something I have never seen before. This is a brilliant piece of homebrew, Amechra, and I applaud you for making it.

Sorry to say this Phosphate, but while the energist class itself is pretty good, I feel that the link between it and "light" is a little forced and not very strong. Light may be made of energy, but the two things are different in terms of D&D. The abilities themselves are really cool. (Free disintegrate, being able to petrify elementals, fast healing from the warmth and light of the area) but they just don't seem to fit the theme. I do hope you post the class up for real PEACH on its own soon enough.

Morph, I like your class because by raw it can make pebbles weigh 1 pound. You also have a built in prismatic spray-like effect, which is very creative and must have taken a lot of time to come up with. So I'm going to vote for the Raysailor of Sol Invictus

Hyooz
2011-11-07, 01:04 PM
Yeah, the contest is pretty under-voted this time around. Probably a symptom of the lull between entries closing and the voting thread popping up. I'm all for PMing for more voters.

It is interesting to see the reactions to different PrC philosophies, though. Like Djinn said, his are almost always very specific, very flavor heavy, and it's all tightly woven into the mechanics. I really respect this approach, and it's lead to some, frankly, awesome creations. I usually take an almost opposite approach, creating PrCs that are fairly easy to get into and have relatively mutable flavor such that the mechanics are widely applicable. This has a downside of the flavor side of things being relatively unmemorable and sometimes samey, and that's reflected in some previous votes, but I'm ok with that, really. Just design philosophies.

Realms of Chaos
2011-11-07, 01:11 PM
I'm also going for the Twilight Guide. Flavor is thick and rich and the mechanics work out nicely. Seems a bit more like an NPC PrC than like one I or my players would take but I have a soft spot for those.

Djinn_in_Tonic
2011-11-07, 01:14 PM
Yeah, the contest is pretty under-voted this time around. Probably a symptom of the lull between entries closing and the voting thread popping up. I'm all for PMing for more voters.

By all means feel free to do so!

Thrice Dead Cat
2011-11-07, 01:15 PM
Not going to lie, I'm only here because of Djinn!:smalltongue: I've been meaning to get back into the PrC contest for a bit, but without much inspiration for my own ideas, I've let it slip by the wayside.

That said, I may as well throw a vote down, if nothing else for these.

Doing a once over on the contestants, I didn't see much that sparked me on the Dawn Breaker, but Incarnum is always something I have to relearn each time I peak at it. I like the theme going with RAINBOW THAUMATURGIST, even if it feels a tad tongue-in-cheek. The Energist intrigues me, but the alignment restrictions and some of the fluff feels a bit heavy handed. The Raysailor has some nice tricks and a lot of options to choose from, always a plus. If I didn't know Glimbur as well as I do, I'd almost say the Illuminati was a joke, but his work is always light on flavor: that said, giving rogues magical tricks fits. Hyooz and Djinn both have some tasty flavor in their PrCs and hit strongly on the head of the nail of the dual nature of light.

It's a hard call here. A lot other abilities the contestants offer feel overly similar, but that happens from time to time and is probably due to this theme. I'm torn between unosarta's painful to type RAINBOW THAUMATURGIST :smalltongue:; Hyooz's weird, "aggressive" light/dark assassin-y Ikaruga and Djinn's very NPC-fitting, flavorful wise old man Twilight Guide.

End of the day, though, the Ikaruga gets my vote.

Zeta Kai
2011-11-07, 01:18 PM
Dawn Breaker: Suffers from formatting issues, is tied to incarnum which is hard to use IMO, & was generally just not that interesting compared to other options.

Rainbow Thaumaturgist: Very fun, very flavorful, & absolutely skittle-tastic. A close second.

Energist: A little too overpowered for my taste; I'd love to play one, but I'd be afraid of the DM getting "creative" to deal with my power.

Raysailor of Sol Invictus: Again, a bit too overpowered, but more importantly, it was positively stuffed with abilities & options, too many IMO. A very cool & flavorful class, but it should probably be spread out over 12 or 14 levels, or suffer a pruning of powers.

Illuminati: Very interesting, very fitting to the theme, & well balanced. The idea of a light-based rogue-like class is a fun dichotomy.

Ikaruga: The duality of this class is wicked cool. Like the Illuminati, this makes use of light to aid a rogue-like class, but this one takes it to the next level. Its abilities are fun, flavorful, & well-written, & while its powers are many, it never felt like I had too much to work with. I loved the video game (despite the epic challenge), & I'm sure that I'll like this class.

Twilight's Guide: Not bad, although the class is rather short for a contest like this. Also, each ability has a long block of complex rules, which are a bit wearying to read. If the power cannot be succinctly described, then perhaps it should be changed to a more concise option.

Again, great crop of classes this time, so the decision was actually rather hard (sorry Illuminati), but my vote goes to the Ikaruga.

Morph Bark
2011-11-07, 03:16 PM
Since you extended the deadline a day, I took the liberty of asking a few other prominent (or recently active) homebrewers (no, I didn't pick those who liked my work...I just sent PMs to a bunch of people whose work I've seen around :smalltongue:), because I couldn't help but feel that this contest was very under-voted, and I'd hate to have a contest run off of just 5-6 votes.

Exactly. Heck, if I would have closed the voting at the time I put down, I would have felt sour over the very few votes that still caused a "winning" tie.


Also thanks for the bolding and inviting people to vote. :smallsmile:



You also have a built in prismatic spray-like effect, which is very creative and must have taken a lot of time to come up with.

Thanks! Yeah, that was a very hard part to think up and get right in the end indeed.


Raysailor of Sol Invictus: Again, a bit too overpowered, but more importantly, it was positively stuffed with abilities & options, too many IMO. A very cool & flavorful class, but it should probably be spread out over 12 or 14 levels, or suffer a pruning of powers.

The thing I was mainly worried about was the potentially huge addition of spells to the list. I was actually afraid I might not have enough things because people so often complain about the loss of caster levels and spells. :smalleek:


EDIT: Also, votes tallied. Had to recount a few times because I counted Thrice Dead Cat's vote for Rainbow Thaumaturgist due to the colouring.

Furthermore, I will close the poll when I get up in the morning, just so y'all know. Need my sleep tonight. xD

Thrice Dead Cat
2011-11-07, 03:33 PM
The thing I was mainly worried about was the potentially huge addition of spells to the list. I was actually afraid I might not have enough things because people so often complain about the loss of caster levels and spells. :smalleek:

I may throw you a full on PEACH for the class later, as I really was out of the loop this contest, but gaining access to random spells from obscure lists can be damned useful. I personally have the bad habit of treating Unseen Seer like a diviner for getting weird spells onto the wizard spell list.



EDIT: Also, votes tallied. Had to recount a few times because I counted Thrice Dead Cat's vote for Rainbow Thaumaturgist due to the colouring.

Sorry about that, Morph Bark. I was a bit undecided while editing, and after making sure I got the formatting on that right, I felt like it should have been left in.:smallbiggrin:

Zeta Kai
2011-11-07, 03:57 PM
I was a bit undecided while editing, and after making sure I got the formatting on that right, I felt like it should have been left in.:smallbiggrin:

After all that work to get the colors correct, it would seem wrong to just revert to an uncolored version.

Djinn_in_Tonic
2011-11-07, 04:29 PM
Twilight's Guide: Not bad, although the class is rather short for a contest like this. Also, each ability has a long block of complex rules, which are a bit wearying to read. If the power cannot be succinctly described, then perhaps it should be changed to a more concise option.


Ironically, those are the succinct versions. :smalltongue:

What can I say? I like complexity when I feel it's appropriate. :smallbiggrin:

Eldan
2011-11-07, 04:43 PM
I'm a notable homebrewer now? :smallbiggrin:

Anyway, I'll give it a read tomorrow, if that's still in the time limit.

Djinn_in_Tonic
2011-11-07, 04:45 PM
Anyway, I'll give it a read tomorrow, if that's still in the time limit.

I think that's just outside the time limit, actually. :smalltongue:

Eleven
2011-11-07, 04:52 PM
I've got my money on (and my players will be meeting an NPC with) the Ray Sailor PRC. It's a great class and looks like a lot of fun.

Good work to everyone.

Karoht
2011-11-07, 04:55 PM
My vote is Raysailor. Thematically it was the one that caught my attention the most. The rest from there was just well designed. It was the one I was most interested in playing, other than an Energist or the Ikaruga.

DracoDei
2011-11-07, 05:00 PM
...my allergies are really acting up, and it is making me grumpy... can y'all tell?


Dawn Breaker:
Sorry, this could be great at its core, but I am low on time, and don't feel like spending it on something with formatting for the wrong... format, grammar errors (you are probably a non-native speaker, so this is only marginally your fault), and for a system I am not familiar with (not your fault).

RAINBOW THAUMATURGIST
1 level dip might be some nice bonuses in exchange for putting 8 skill points into a skill that everyone can use some of.
Lose a caster level to gain spontanious casting of one school at -1 spell level? Makes the trade-offs look mighty sweet for a wizard since this and a feat or two are all you lose to take it to 8th level. Going to need to keep an eye on things to see if there is a good reason why an Illusionist WOULDN'T take this PrC.
Don the Rainbow is nice, if a bit short-lived. The Deflection bonus (a bit better than a 2nd level clerical spell IIRC) is probably the major draw here, since the effects are pretty minor... although that "pushed back 5 feet" can break a full-attack after the first hit in some cases.
Eyes of Light: Nice bonuses... Not super-powerful, but probably worth at least one of the two feats you lose to take it to 8th level.
Wield the Rainbow: Class is designed for Arcane entry, so melee attacks are of dubious value, especially by the time you get this.
Master of Var....:This needs to be worded more clearly perhaps. Does it effect the previous class abilities? If so, being able to consistently deal 2 con damage per touch attack ALMOST worth doing if you Haste yourself.
Taste the Rainbow:Lose another caster level, get lots of healing and a defense. Not bad, but generally not worth it.
Corona: Fast Healing... extra spells are good for sorcerers (and wizards already got spontaneous casting).

Tentative verdict: Eh... balance is in the right BALLPARK maybe, most abilities are... uninspiring actually since you are better off just casting stuff than using them.


ENERGIST
Entry requirements are "Throw me in that briar patch" for wizards.
Gather Information seems a bit out of place at first glance, but we shall see.
Understanding of Energy: Ouch... VERY dipable for a Transmuter who bans Evocation.
Burst: Seems like a desperation move only until 10th (or maybe 9th) level. I think most wizards avoid enlargement, so it doesn't seem like the blinding will come up much, unless you quicken it (and it IS a Transmutation spell) specifically to be able to enhance your panic button.
Radiant Renewal: Nice bonus... save the healer some spells, or even get some in-battle healing sometimes.
Glimmering: Note that the fast healing can work in total darkness. If (and only if) they can see out of this, this is a very powerful ability since it gives a 50% miss chance to most foes. They probably can so... yeah, permanent Displacement versus anything without Darkvision or better. The lighting use is nearly useless by this level.
Quantum Photon Scatter a few measely hitpoints to start his first turn next to the enemy for a full-attack? Any full BAB class will take this, a rogue might, and a Scout might if the skirmish rules work that way.
Wavelength Equilibrium: Needs rules for using this outside of encounters... really really broken, since the first round of a combat it is basically spending a standard action from an ally to cast a transmutation spell without expending a spell-slot. After that... well you just opened up a LOT of options for that ally with no additional cost, and you can keep doing it every round.
I am going to stop here... this thing is cheese, and I don't have time or energy to investigate further since I think I only have an hour and a half left to vote in.


Raysailor of Sol Invictus
Well, this already got some votes... that proves hopeful that it will be worth my consideration for my vote, rather than feeling like a work in progress by someone who needs to learn to create flavorful stuff that gets USED without feeding munchkins.
Spontaneous casting and lots of knowledge skill requirements, plus craft and profession... ok, it actually costs something to get into this class. Good.
Control Light: Fun and fluffy...
Guiding Lantern: The first use is nice., the second is very tactical. I like.
Lighten Up: I am going to assume you get the first use of this at 2nd level... hardly spectacular unless you are playing a kobold or something... oh, wait... you can spam this during down-time... that is actually halfway useful! The secondary 8 charge use of it is very nice for helping the barbarian haul the big solid gold idol out of the temple of eeeeeviiiil to be melted down for more noble (and profitable!) ends.
The third use basically means that you can sub in mithril chain shirt for bracers of armor +4, and similar things. Shoot, when you hit 7th level you can start churning out suits of full-plate to sell to arcanists who don't mind ACP... ok, so this class just broke the economy... lots of classes do that. No big.
Advanced Learning: Adding all spells creates a problem in that they are thematic, but you want to learn as FEW of them as possible the normal way, since you get the most spells in the long run that way... weird. Oh, wait, it is LIST, not KNOWN. That works.
Take Light: Ok, so you probably build lots of torch-bracket into your ship, that you can relight after putting them out. When in a dungeon, you can just strike a bunch of sunrods if you don't want to bother with lighting 1 cp torches.
Solar Sails needs to specify a climb-dive rate, and maybe say that forward speed and turning maneuverability are as if it was sailing on an ocean (is it still dependent on wind?).
"he turn after you have used your Destructive Red Light, you may use its Reverse, blasting the same area as before," <-Same shape, or the same exact set of squares? Does this require you to remain in the same place you were as last round? If not then the answer to the first question becomes more important.
"If you take at least 10 points of cold or fire damage from any source, you may make a Spellcraft check DC 15 + 3 * the effective spell level of the source as an immediate action." <-What is the effective spell level of putting on the barbarians helmet and having him throw a wine bottle of alchemists fire at the back of your head? Zero? PCs will DO stuff like this you know... they are just CRAZY like that (and that is exactly the way it should be!)
...my allergies are telling me to move on, and come back later if I need a tie-breaker.



Illuminati: The allergies speak to me... the tell me "don't bother reading something that is 5 votes down from the lead... your vote couldn't mean anything at this late stage..." this sadden's me, but I can not deny the wisdom...

(Posting this to avoid it being lost... will edit with further comments...)

Glimbur
2011-11-07, 05:03 PM
It's ok. I don't usually get many votes, it's most likely due to my irreverent writing style. However, I am a co-winner of the First GitP Pairs Contest (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=216168), so I have enough accolades for now. Was there anyone I intended to PEACH and didn't? Also, I should probably post stuff like this in the chat thread, but it's kind of voting related.

Morph Bark
2011-11-07, 05:18 PM
Votes tallied.

Depending on how late Eldan gets up, he may be within the time limit. :smalltongue: I'm known for sleeping in and he's in the same timezone as I am.


Raysailor of Sol Invictus PEACH (snip)

Thanks for the PEACH. I'll take it to heart when I tweak it for posting it in its own thread. :smallsmile: But yes, it's important to note that the spells added aren't spells KNOWN but the available LIST. Hence why it is handiest for Beguilers/Dread Necros/Warmages.

Temotei
2011-11-07, 05:19 PM
This is a tough choice, but I'm voting for the Raysailor of Sol Invictus.

Also, thanks to Djinn, who tipped me off to this thread. I always miss the voting threads. :smallsigh:

Morph Bark
2011-11-07, 05:27 PM
Say, Djinn, who did you PM anyway? I linked the homebrewers I am DMing a PbP campaign for (Welkneir, Pyromancer, Realms of Chaos, Bhu and Owrtho), but a PM would likely serve the purpose of alerting them to voting better.

I do wonder how many people actually look at people's signatures though, considering I've had the link in my sig for a week and only five votes were cast in that time. o.O

Djinn_in_Tonic
2011-11-07, 05:42 PM
Say, Djinn, who did you PM anyway? I linked the homebrewers I am DMing a PbP campaign for (Welkneir, Pyromancer, Realms of Chaos, Bhu and Owrtho), but a PM would likely serve the purpose of alerting them to voting better.

DracoDei, Karoht, Kobold-Bard, The Tygre, Twilight Muse, Gnorman, Golden-Esque, GuyFawkes, Mulletmanalive, T.G. Oskar, Deth Muncher, Eldan, ideasmith, JoshuaZ, Person_Man, DracoDei, Kellus, Owrtho, Temotei, Zeta Kai, boomwolf, NeoSeraphi, Realms of Chaos, Thrice Dead Cat, Ziegander...


...and a few others just now. :smallbiggrin:

Mulletmanalive
2011-11-07, 07:06 PM
Ok... Brief feelings on those I'm not going to give my vote to but came really close...


I really liked this. You were beaten out by discriptive text, if you can believe that. The class is nice, clean and interesting from day one with two useful abilities at each level.

I wasn't a fan of the recharge mechanics, though, i would have preferred it to be a ritual, simply to bring it into line with other classed; in my games, hiding to gather a bit of sun power would work nicely as there are universal recharge mechanics, here, it suffers in that it feels pointless and then you don't get that "five minutes to catch my breath" feel that other encounter recharge classes have, which is awesome.


You know what actually lost me on this one? The spellcasting, and for completely different reasons to my usual "i don't like spellcasting" stance. No, in this case, it was that the class features are so freaking awesome and interesting that i adored them. Then i thought about the play experience and felt like it would get sidelined for my spellcasting a lot of the time.

I came clattering to a halt on that. I feel like it's an utter injustice, but if this had beem more limited in its casting [balance i know but feel here] or was using mysteries or invocations, it would have won. As it is, the light of the awesome class features seems to gutter in comparison to the power of D&D spellcasting...



Honestly, because it has one of my pet design peeves in the table, this couldn't get my vote. If you had included the features from the polarity in the table, perhaps with two extra columns to show the light and dark powers, it would have been in the running.

As the point of the table is to help me level up, not telling me things in the table is a bad thing. It's a fine and interesting class, none-the-less.



Damn it Djinn! You just have a talent for writing that wierd mid of dark and slightly hopeful that really sucks me in. I knew this was my favourite entry by the end of the first line and that feels so unfair.

I would have liked to see more scaling on the capstone, and possibly a brief dispelling option [driving a wedge between them as t'were], and it's power level is above my own gaming choices, mostly via telekinesis' spell form, but it's a caster prestige actually worth trading in those spell levels in for [at least to me], so it wins.


I cast for Twilight's Guide

Owrtho
2011-11-07, 07:37 PM
Well, looked through the classes. I think this time I'll vote for the Twilight Guide. I rather like the fluff, and happen to like the concept of guide-like characters, as some homebrew of mine might imply. That said, my one main qualm with it is the wording of the Guarded by Death ability would seem to grant immunity to special attacks and supernatural abilities an undead gains from class levels or other sources completely unrelated to its undead nature, which seems outside the intent.

Owrtho

Mulletmanalive
2011-11-07, 07:47 PM
I do wonder how many people actually look at people's signatures though, considering I've had the link in my sig for a week and only five votes were cast in that time. o.O

If there's a quote in it, i read that and move on. That's it. I think mine is too long but i need the contest link.

Djinn_in_Tonic
2011-11-07, 08:46 PM
Damn it Djinn! You just have a talent for writing that weird mid of dark and slightly hopeful that really sucks me in. I knew this was my favourite entry by the end of the first line and that feels so unfair.


...Wow. This is among the best praise I've ever gotten for a piece of homebrew. :smallredface:

In other news...


Thanks to the many homebrewers who answered Morph Bark and my requests for more votes. It's great to see the community come out in force to support these contests when it's needed, and I hope to see many of you either voting in the future or (better yet) competing. <3 you all! :smallbiggrin:

That being said, The voting ain't done yet. And it's rather neck-in-neck at the moment, so keep 'em coming. :smallbiggrin:

Owrtho
2011-11-07, 09:00 PM
It's great to see the community come out in force to support these contests when it's needed, and I hope to see many of you either voting in the future or (better yet) competing. <3 you all! :smallbiggrin:[/b]

Speaking of competing... (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=221084)

Owrtho

Djinn_in_Tonic
2011-11-07, 09:03 PM
Speaking of competing... (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=221084)

Owrtho

Yep. But my design partner has no internet access for a few weeks at least, so I'm sort of stymied from participating without him. :smallfrown:

GuyFawkes
2011-11-07, 11:16 PM
Meant to vote in here sooner but it was hard to pick one to be the best. There are lots that are very well-made and solid both in fluff and mechanics. Oh well, I'll just have to fall to my bias and vote on the one I'll probably be using first, and that's the Ikaruga.

Edit: Also, it wouldn't be so bad as to send PMs for future invitations to join/vote for these events, as I sometimes fail to find these threads. Even if I can't join (mostly due to RL happenstance) I really love reading through the creations of those who do join, and being new to homebrewing, I really learn a lot.

Thanks.

Tanuki Tales
2011-11-07, 11:27 PM
Pity that the one that caught my eye at first didn't make the cut for the voting thread and I'm honestly flattered that I was contacted for this.

My vote has got to be cast for the Twilight's Guide though.

Morph Bark
2011-11-08, 05:17 AM
...we now have a three-way split in votes. xD (And I am not voting myself for obvious reasons.)

At this point I'm starting to think there is no single winner here.

Momentarily closed while I think of what to do. Feel free to pitch in your thoughts.

Morph Bark
2011-11-08, 05:57 AM
So the choice is now between the following:
Extend voting for another day or two (never needed to happen more than once per voting thread).
Have more than one winner (never happened, voting was always extended in such cases).
Cut off votes past a certain point (unfair to the voters and those they voted for).

I actually tried to recount the votes several times because so many people didn't bold their votes, making it harder to count them. :/

Zeta Kai
2011-11-08, 06:47 AM
I would, extend the vote for another day & PM others for their opinion, but that's just me.

Djinn_in_Tonic
2011-11-08, 08:13 AM
I would, extend the vote for another day & PM others for their opinion, but that's just me.

Problem is that most of my PMs have already been sent, so most active homebrewers already got a message. That means that we're probably in the realm of personal friends, and I intentionally didn't PM any personal friends. And we can't ask Morph to do the traditional tie-breaker, for obvious reasons.

I vote we try to pull in ErrantX for a tiebreaker, or declare no real winner.

GuyFawkes
2011-11-08, 10:19 AM
I vote we try to pull in ErrantX for a tiebreaker, or declare no real winner.

I vote we try to pull in ErrantX for a tiebreaker, or declare the three as winners. :smallwink:

Hyooz
2011-11-08, 10:39 AM
I'm down for Errant breaking the tie.

But yeesh, a 3 way tie? That's awesome.

Morph Bark
2011-11-08, 11:01 AM
Problem is that most of my PMs have already been sent, so most active homebrewers already got a message. That means that we're probably in the realm of personal friends, and I intentionally didn't PM any personal friends.

I actually didn't think about it that way, but the personal friends I poked who voted didn't vote for me. :smalltongue:


I'm down for Errant breaking the tie.

But yeesh, a 3 way tie? That's awesome.

It truly is. Jolly good sport!

I'm all for ErrantX breaking the tie, if it is possible. The alternative would be something like the first one to break ten votes, or just declare this contest suffered from a case of Tri-Winning.

Djinn_in_Tonic
2011-11-08, 11:40 AM
I'm all for ErrantX breaking the tie, if it is possible. The alternative would be something like the first one to break ten votes, or just declare this contest suffered from a case of Tri-Winning.

The former or the latter seem to be the popular options, with ErrantX breaking the tie seeming a bit more preferred.

Hell, I'm all for declaring a 3-way tie (since that's never happened before and since we all seem agreeable to both options), and just seeing ErrantX's opinion out of general interest. :smalltongue:


It truly is. Jolly good sport!

Indubitably, my good sirs! I think we had, in general, a very fine show of strength in this contest. :smallbiggrin:

Tanuki Tales
2011-11-08, 12:58 PM
In the case of a three-way tie not being allowable and Errant can't be contacted in a timely manner to do a tiebreaker, what about doing a sudden death with the three classes; first one to get a vote from someone who hasn't already voted wins?

Djinn_in_Tonic
2011-11-08, 01:00 PM
In the case of a three-way tie not being allowable and Errant can't be contacted in a timely manner to do a tiebreaker, what about doing a sudden death with the three classes; first one to get a vote from someone who hasn't already voted wins?

Personally, I don't really like this method. It just doesn't seem as fair as the other two.

Eumetazoa
2011-11-08, 01:38 PM
Morph directed me over here 'cause I hear you need another vote.

Right now my brain is stuck in-between his, the Raysailor (admittedly, I like things that may be overpowered), and the Ikagura. Which is probably why there's a tie, because so many people can't resolve the tie in their own heads.

In the end, I know Morph Bark already, so I figure for the purposes of not looking like I signed up just to vote for his, I'll have to go with the Ikagura. And if that doesn't break this tie, I suggest we get the three classes together and have them battle it out. Last one standing wins.

Djinn_in_Tonic
2011-11-08, 01:44 PM
In the end, I know Morph Bark already, so I figure for the purposes of not looking like I signed up just to vote for his, I'll have to go with the Ikagura. And if that doesn't break this tie, I suggest we get the three classes together and have them battle it out. Last one standing wins.

And this is why I don't like the "one more vote from someone other than ErrantX" method. There's something keeping you from voting a particular way, which is why I'd much prefer ErrantX to handle this like he usually handles the other tiebreakers. We do have an approach for such a situation, and it seems silly not to use it.

Tanuki Tales
2011-11-08, 02:33 PM
Personally, I don't really like this method. It just doesn't seem as fair as the other two.

That's why I posited it as Option C, I'd much rather the other two methods.

NeoSeraphi
2011-11-08, 02:41 PM
A 3-way tie? That's...so epic! Way to go you guys! Some top quality homebrew from this contest.

Morph Bark
2011-11-08, 05:09 PM
And this is why I don't like the "one more vote from someone other than ErrantX" method. There's something keeping you from voting a particular way, which is why I'd much prefer ErrantX to handle this like he usually handles the other tiebreakers. We do have an approach for such a situation, and it seems silly not to use it.

Exactemundo.

The only way Eumetazoa's vote would be counted would be if the deadline would be extended, allowing more votes to come in. Sorry buddy. The only way to win or lose is fair and square.

The suggestion of "let them battle it out" also doesn't work since they (or the classes used to enter them) aren't perfectly balanced against one another, making it an unfair fight.


A 3-way tie? That's...so epic! Way to go you guys! Some top quality homebrew from this contest.

I know right? The only thing that saddens me is that the Ikaruga and the Twilight's Guide aren't so compatible. That would have made it perfect. :smalltongue:


EDIT: On that note, has anyone already PM'd ErrantX? I'd rather not PM him if someone else has already done so (yes, I'm looking at you Djinn).

Djinn_in_Tonic
2011-11-08, 05:15 PM
I know right? The only thing that saddens me is that the Ikaruga and the Twilight's Guide aren't so compatible. That would have made it perfect. :smalltongue:

Yeah...ah well. Being able to put all three classes on a single character might have been a bit to much light-theme anyway. :smalltongue:


EDIT: On that note, has anyone already PM'd ErrantX? I'd rather not PM him if someone else has already done so (yes, I'm looking at you Djinn).

I haven't PM'd him, actually. Go for it, boss. :smallbiggrin:

Morph Bark
2011-11-08, 07:06 PM
I suddenly have an urge to put on a uniform.

Either way, I PM'd ErrantX, asking if he has will and time to cast a tie-breaking vote. I say we weight two days or so for him to reply and if he hasn't by then, we call it a shared win.

EDIT: Also, I meant moreso in the sense of that the Raysailor and Twilight's Guide fit so perfectly together in sense of fluff and levels (enter Raysailor at 6th, Twilight's Guide at 16th) and the prereqs for the latter are easy enough to meet with the former, unlike with the Ikaruga.

Does make me think of a Raysailor/Twilight's Guide with an Ikaruga cohort/bodyguard though. "Wherever the Guiding Lantern goes, Death's final light follows."

Eldan
2011-11-09, 07:53 AM
I could still cast a vote if you want...

Though it's damn, damn hard this time. Due to time constraints, it took me forever just to read them all in detail, and I like all three "finalists"...

ErrantX
2011-11-09, 07:09 PM
I feel like the doddering grandfather asleep in the chair that no one wants to wake up to ask a question of :smallbiggrin:

Alright, a tie we have and a tie we must break. So... my tie breaking vote goes to the Ray Sailor of Sol Invictus. Its a tough call, to be honest. While I thoroughly enjoyed all three of the top classes, I looked it at realistically: If I was to play one of these classes in a game with my friends, which one would I personally, as the player, would I have the most fun playing. I had to go with the Ray Sailor as it offers not only great abilities for the player himself, but also helps and benefits his fellow party members in a meaningful way.

I loved the fluff of Djinn's class and the whole feel of the class but I can't imagine actually playing it myself. It makes for an exceptional prestige class for an important NPC in the game. The Ikaruga, while mechanically has some neat stuff... I can't help but make comparisons to the Shadow Sun Ninja, and while the fluff is good, I personally can't see myself playing it when I go to sit at my gaming table, though I know several people who would jump at the chance. Much love to both classes, but the Ray Sailor takes Errant's Pick.

-X

GuyFawkes
2011-11-09, 09:32 PM
And the doddering grandfather has spoken! Three cheers for Morph Bark and his Raysailor!

Djinn_in_Tonic
2011-11-10, 01:05 PM
Congrats, Morph! You are now officially the first person to beat me in a one-man-one-creation Prestige Class Creation Contest. :smallbiggrin:

And I couldn't have lost to a better 'brewer, or to a better creation. Well done!

...though I'll admit I'm glad that I lost on ErrantX's preferences on which he'd use personally rather than an outright "this class is better", as with that criteria I can definitively say that he's right and that's I'd have chosen the same way when looking from the angle of personal use: the Twilight Guide isn't really intended to be a PC Prestige Class. :smalltongue:

The same extends to Hyooz...I mean, a three way tiebreaker? Really? Excellent job all around. :smallbiggrin:

Karoht
2011-11-10, 01:13 PM
Grats to the winner, but grats to the three-way-tie. Good stuff all around.

Morph Bark
2011-11-10, 06:42 PM
I won?! :smalleek: And here I was, coming online all ready to close the voting! Daaaarr--imean thaaaank you granpa Errant! :smallredface:


Congrats, Morph! You are now officially the first person to beat me in a one-man-one-creation Prestige Class Creation Contest. :smallbiggrin:

And I couldn't have lost to a better 'brewer, or to a better creation. Well done!

That's a huge compliment, thanks! :smallredface::smallbiggrin: I also admit I'm glad I won on exactly those terms, tbh.


I have to admit though, this was an awesome round in this contest. Furthermore, the three that were tied were the only ones with votes and they all had six votes.

I now feel the urge to make an Epic NPC with all three classes called Lucifer.

Good sport, ol' chaps!