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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Teflon Billy" data-source="post: 2412725" data-attributes="member: 264">I'm glad the judging is over and that I can now get back to my regularly scheduled life <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />That said, this years overall level of quality was easily the equal of last years (and last year was considered by several of the Judges to be the beginning of a "Golden Age") so, though the workload was heavy, it was certianly not a "painful slog through mediocre work" or anything like it.The sheer variety of stuff that got entered this year was refreshing (many, many non-D20 companies chose to submit their work) and, in much the same fashion as least year was "the Year of the Monster Supplement", this year could easily be called "The Year of the Setting"...which is fine, as settings are where my tastes lie anyways<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I'm donating the balance of my review stuff to Piratecat (who intends to distribute it to the EN World volunteers), but I will likely hold a contest or two, as well as see that local Gaming Conventions recieve some of it as prizes.Certain items you'll have to pry from my cold, dead fingers<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Anyway, big thanks to my fellow judges...Crothian: Who this year blossomed into an organizational demigod.I kid you not, the guy not only managed the mailout better than I have ever seen it done, but took it upon himself to monitor what still needed to be voted on in every category--and keep his fellow judges informed--until it was finished. All while maintaining a reading schedule that almost flattened, well, me<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Piratecat: Who, in the face of near constant personal tragedy (it 's been a terrible year for you Kevin) managed to not only get his reading done, but contribute meaningfully to the discussions. It sounds like I am just recounting the job description, but given what else he had going on in his real life, anyone would've forgiven him had he dropped the ball.He didn't <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> AlsiH2o: Not only was brought in as a replacemtn for Joe G Kushner on short noticve, Not only recieved his products late (cutting deep into his reading time) due to an inter-state change of residence, but managed to keep his sense of humour and get the job done when told "Tough Crap/Get to Work" when we were informed about his difficulties.Cthulu's Librarian: I think that Rich was the only one for whom there was no outside crisis or "other than Judging" duties to throw him off the course (that we knew of anyways). He was, (like Charles Greathouse before him) the "rock" by which I steered my ship (i'm not going to call you a "Star" buddy). If Rich was not panicking, then there was no need to panic. If Rich thought the job was getting done in good time, then I could believe it was. So yeah. To anyone reading this, I'll say : Start thinking of Haikus that have to do with Roeplaying. I'm leaning towards that as my "Product Disposal" contest again this year.</blockquote>

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