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Someone was listening to Robin Laws (about the 9:30 mark). https://www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com/index.php/episode-536-a-box-somewhere-in-scotland/

That's a different edition. From the Kickstarter "The game has been in development since 2017 and has won numerous awards since its release. This Boxed Set updates our early release edition and completes it, making this the official First Edition."...

That wasn't 1e, it was essentially an ashcan.

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I'm not sure about this one, but seems like Pendragon 6e might not qualify since the Starter Set came out in 2023? The core isn't out yet though so it might (it's been a game I'm anticipating for ages, so I don't mind the nom).

Amboria has had delays due to illness, but I think it'll make 2024. Other than that, stuff like Pendragon 6, Cohors Cthulhu, and Shadow of the Weird Wizard but those have all been nominated already.

Interesting. That makes quite a bit of sense. I've puzzled a lot about how to use Momentum/Threat in solo games and this isn't a solution I'd thought of.

So it sounds like it doesn't really incorporate Threat and Momentum then?

Godspeed.

TOO MUCH

Interesting. But DoD spun off of RuneQuest didn't it? And if not from RQ, whence the ducks?

There might be more of a story, but what I know is that because RuneQuest was an early popular game in Sweden and RuneQuest has ducks, ducks became a running thing in Swedish rpgs. There's even a bonus/gag duck race in Symbaroum.

I wouldn't read too much into it being a "different game." Free League is of course going to say this. But while TOR2E is definitely a new edition of the game, it's still very much useable with TOR1E. I can't imagine two versions of a 5E adaption would be less compatible than that. And Jacob...

The journey mechanics in TOR2E are heavily influenced by the AiME mechanics, so I imagine they won't be that different.

Interestingly, when Free League first announced they'd picked up DoD, they were adamant that it was only for their Swedish market. I kept seeing people begging them to bring it out in English and they kept saying no, but clearly they must have heard enough requests to persuade them to try. It...

So this is rather confusing, but I'll do my best to explain. Back in the early aughts, White Wolf nuked the entire World of Darkness line with a big world ending metaplot event and then launched the "New World of Darkness." The focus was more on building a horror toolkit than big world...

True, but I'm still interested in how the mechanics and themes differ, since Vigil at least can serve as a perfectly good horror toolkit.

My one question is what they submitted. I know there was one year Chaosium chose not to submit anything to give other people a chance to compete when they'd been winning a lot. What I'm not sure about is if submission for consideration is by category or overall. Clearly Free League at least...

I can't speak to the judges, but I get the sense that a lot of people are trying to studiously avoid Twilight 2000 because it feels a bit too contemporary right now. Regardless, Free League aside there are some strange choices this year. To give two examples (in addition to your correct...

I think people who are keyed into the Ennies enough to pursue being judges are probably at least as keyed into the previous winners of the ENNIES as we internet randos.