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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Keeper of Secrets" data-source="post: 3336953" data-attributes="member: 13836">1. How do you think price factors when evaluating a product?Price is something I would reference, certainly.  However, one of the problems with evaluating price (other than 'is it worth it') is, well, a good product is a good product.  Price is important but hardly factors in when evaluating a product on its merits.2. Do you have a favourite system, or particular dislike of one? Why? How will this affect your ability to judge products?I have systems I prefer but it has more to do with settings.  I believe that any product can be used depending on the tastes of the group.3. How do you feel about PDFs? Inherent advantages and/or disadvantages?PDFs are great!  It is the democritization of the gaming industry.  Anyone's voice can be heard with pdfs!4. Mutant or troll?Mutant, of course!5. mechanics or concepts? if you find too many errors in mechanics or in the writing will you fault the submission?No.  It would take numerous erros for me to fault something.  Typos vs misunderstands on the part of the writer have to be considered, too.6. are you in a long term relationship or a job which requires you to be on call or have little free time? how much time are you willing to spend to see this project to completion? are the outside factors going to effect your commitment? (a non gaming SO, a sick child, an aging parent, a new job, a move, planning a marriage, etc...)No.  My job is extremely flexible with my gaming.  I work with a lot of gamers.7. what are you gonna do with your stuff when all is done?Honestly, I had not thought about it much.  Probably give it away.  Or keep something if I can use it.8. 4e - Now, Soon, Later, or Never?Later.9. Which is your favorite Beatle?Ringo.10. Software. What role do you see for software in DnD? Do you use software in DnD (more than Word/PDF etc)? Are minis more important than software?Minis are more important because anyone can use a mini. Not everyone can understand or use software.11. Are any of you offering cash incentives, beer, and/or incriminating photographs of Morrus in return for my vote?If you promise to keep it a secret I can offer incriminating photos of me!12. What game(s) are you playing in now / have played in in the past year?Call of Cthulhu, D&D, Mutants & Masterminds, Warhammer Fantasy, X-Crawl, d20 Modern13. How long have you been gaming? Does that affect the perspective you will be bringing to the judging table?I have been gaming since about '82 or so.  It brings a perspective in the sense that I have seen a lot, know what can work and what cannot and have been around enough gaming groups to tell the difference between mass appeal and limited appeal.14. How much game design experience do you have? I don't mean published, I mean in general- 10 years of homebrewing? Have you created your own systems? Do you think this affects your level of qualification as a judge?I have never put together my own system - but tweaked a few that resulted in streamlining processes.  I have written a published adventure and written several 'freebie' adventures so I can appreciate the work that goes into design.15. Do you think that the ENnies should have a codified set of rules for how they should be run, including a specific list of points that the judges should use for each category? Or do you think that the ENnies should be like they are currently, and the judges voting on the rules each year? And to either answer, why?Either, if enforced, would work.  But this is an industry that revolves around personal tastes.  The judging should reflect that and be the personal tastes of those judging.  16. Do you think that the ENnies being so intimately tied to the World's Largest d20 Fan Site might mean that the basic voting pool for the ENnies might be a bit biased towards d20 products in general?No.  I know enough people around here who love d20 but are hardly biased towards it.  Though, basic familiarity with a broad variety of products is, in my opinion, preferred.17. Do you think that the ENnies should move everything over to their own, independant website (which they already have), to have all aspects of the ENnies in 1 single central location? Why or why not?Sounds good to me.  It creates an air of independance.18. Do you think moving the ENnies off EN World would cause a drop in the overall number of voters? Most likely.  Keeping it here makes for a nice pool of voters.</blockquote>

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