Rodrigo Istalindir
Explorer
Updated the website.
ENNIE Award Winners?
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Jahydin
Hero
Cool to know, thanks!
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
I did not know that. Obviously, good on Morrus for recognizing the potential for a conflict of interest and taking action, and thank you to the volunteers who help make it continue to happen!
D&D is the 800 pound gorilla in the RPG industry. I don't agree with the decisions on all of the ENNIES (which is okay, because judging creative works is hard), but I do agree that they shine a spotlight on products that deserve to get more publicity!
Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you for the providing this update before it got posted on the main site.
While I appreciate Rodrigo's kind characterisation of my decision, it wasn't entirely a selfless act--frankly I got tired of being yelled at every year and told how stupid, incompetent, or corrupt we were (sometimes, disappointingly, from professional peers with whom I thought there was mutual respect), and one year it reached a point where I asked myself why I was doing this; I got nothing out of it and I'd put 18 years in, which I felt was enough, and it was not exactly contributing positively to my mental health. The folks that continue to work on the awards have my admiration and respect because it is not an easy job, it pays nothing, is largely thankless, and they get attacked from all sides. They're a good bunch, and the ENnies bring something positive into an increasingly tough environment. For me, it was always about giving the creators recognition--the artists and writers and editors, etc. The companies get recognition in the form of dollars when they sell the books the creators make; this was always a little way to just say 'thank you, you did a good job' to those who worked on the games we love. That really made it worthwhile for a long time.
I do still mention from time to time that I am the (co) creator of the ENnies, though. I'm not sure what it's worth--a few silver perhaps--but I think I earned that much! I feel we did something lasting and have left a smallish but positive mark on the industry. And those guys continue to do so. Though I'm slightly sad that I can never win one (well, I suppose I technically could, but it would look odd, even after all these years)...
It was the right decision. Now I'm happier, richer, and significantly less stressed.
Lanefan
Victoria Rules
Maybe they should give you a lifetime achievement award or a Hall of Fame nod or something.
Rodrigo Istalindir
Explorer
Some things never change. Frankly, were it not for the happy people posting the day the noms are announced and right after the ceremony, I'd have gotten 'dis-involved' a long time ago.
Since you probably don't hear it enough, thank you so much for putting the work in.
Without people like you putting in the hard and thankless work, we (as a society) wouldn't have all the nice things that we take for granted.
Rodrigo Istalindir
Explorer
Thanks! It can be fun and rewarding, or we wouldn't still do it.
It's just so hard (and contrary to my nature...) not to jump down someone's throat when they post stuff that's not only mean or disparaging but usually wildly wrong. But then you get something like the acceptance speech for Monstrous and it makes it worthwhile.
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