ENnies Predictions, Anyone...?

[Mark]

The ENnies Ceremony should be starting up soon. Does anyone want to venture any guesses as to the outcome...?

Best d20 Game

• Armageddon 2089 (Mongoose Publishing) - Author: Ian Sturrock
• Farscape RPG (AEG) - Authors: Ken Carpenter, Keith RA DeCandido, Gavin Downing, Lee Hammock, Kelly Hill, Christina Kamnikar, Rob Vaux
• Mutants & Masterminds (Green Ronin Publishing) - Author: Steve Kenson
• Sidewinder (Citizen Games) - Authors: Eric A Burns, W.B. "Bat" Masterson, W Jason Peck, and Geoff Spakes
• Sláine RPG (Mongoose Publishing) - Author: Ian Sturrock

Best Adventure

• The Banewarrens (Malhavoc Press) - Author: Monte Cook
• Necropolis (Necromancer Games) - Originally written by: Gary Gygax; Additional Material: Bill Webb, Scott Greene, and Clark Peterson
• Splintered Peace (Atlas Games) - Author: David Chart
• Tales of Freeport (Green Ronin Publishing) -Author: Graeme Davis
• The Vault of Larin Karr (Necromancer Games) - Author: W.D.B. Kenower

Best Campaign Setting

• Dark Inheritance (Mythic Dreams Studios) - Authors: Sam Witt, Wil Upchurch, Chad Justice, Aaron Rosenberg, Jason Olsan, Gareth Hanrahan
• Freedom City (Green Ronin Publishing) - Author: Steve Kenson
• Midnight (Fantasy Flight Games) - Authors: Jeffrey Barber, Wil Upchurch, Greg Benage
• Nyambe: African Adventures (Atlas Games) - Author: Christopher W. Dalunt
• Oathbound (Bastion Press) - Greg Dent

Best Art (Interior)

• Freedom City (Green Ronin Publishing) - Artists: Greg Kirkpatrick, Dan Panosian, Ramon Perez, and Craig A. Tailefer
• Midnight (Fantasy Flight Games) - Artists: Thomas Denmark, Andy Brase, Mitch Cotie, Elizebeth Danforth, Allen Douglas, Anthony Hightower, Tony Hough, Stephanie Law, Jim Nelson, Michael Rauw, Hian Rodriguez, Brian Schomburg, Scott Schomburg, and Tyler Walpole
• Monsternomicon (Privateer Press) - Artists: Brett Huffman, J. Michael Kilmartin, Jon Thompson
• Sanctuary (Auran d20) - Artists: Jason Robson, Bob Jones
• Sláine RPG (Mongoose Publishing) - Artists: Glenn Fabry, Simon Bisley, Massimo Belardinelli, Greg Staples, Angie Mills, Dermot Power, Mike McMahon, Nick Percival, Jim Murray, Rafael Garres, Wayne Reynolds, Steve Tappin, Paolo Parente, Clint Langley, Jason Brashil, Siku, Julian Gibson, Phil Renne, Anne Stokes, and Chad Sergesketter

Best Cartography

• Lock and Load (Privateer Press) - Cartographer: Todd Gamble
• Midnight (Fantasy Flight Games) - Cartographers: William McAusland, Ed Bourelle
• Necropolis (Necromancer Games) - Cartographer: Rob Lee
• Sacred Ground (Atlas Ganes) - Cartographer: Scott Reeves
• Sanctuary (Auran d20) - Cartographers: Jon Sommariva, Bob Jones

Best Setting Supplement

• Book of Taverns (Necromancer Games) - Author: Chris Jones
• Book of the Righteous (Green Ronin Publishing) - Author: Aaron Loeb
• The Hornsaw: Forest of Blood (Sword & Sorcery Studios) - Authors: Joseph D. Carriker and Rhiannon Louve
• Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe (Expeditious Retreat Press) - Authors: Suzi Yee, Joseph Browning
• Requiem for a God (Malhavoc Press) - Author: Monte Cook

Best Rules Supplement

• Airships (Bastion Press) - Author: Sam Witt
• Dynasties & Demagogues (Atlas Games) - Author: Chris Aylott
• From Stone To Steel (Monkey God Enterprises) - Author: Aaron Stimson
• Heroes of High Favor: Elves (Bad Axe Games) - Author: Benjamin R. Durbin
• Toolbox (AEG) - Authors: Dawn Ibach, Jeff Ibach

Best Monster Supplement

• Liber Bestarius: The Book of Beasts (Eden Studios) - Author: Matthew Colville
• Monsternomicon (Privateer Press) - Authors: Rob Baxter, Colin Chapman, Andrew Flynn, Brett Huffman, J. Michael Kilmartin, Joseph Miller, Doug Seacat, Matt Staroscik, Jon Thompson, Matt Wilson
• Monsters of the Endless Dark (Goodman Games) - Author: Jon Pollom
• Plot and Poison (Green Ronin Publishing) - Author: Matthew Sernett
• Tome of Horrors (Necromancer Games) - Author Scott Greene

Best Aid or Accessory

• Campaign Suite (Twin Rose Software) - Programmers: Chris Johansson and Dee Peterson
• Counter Collection III - Modern (Fiery Dragon Publishing) - Artists: Claudio Pozas and Jay Stephens
• Gamer's Satchel (Charon Productions) - Designer: Andrew J Lucas
• GM Mastery: NPC Essentials (RPG Objects) - Author: Johnn Four
• Kingdoms of Kalamar DM Shield (Kenzer & Co.) - Designers: David S Kenzer and Don Morgan

Best Non-Open Gaming Product

• Epic Level Handbook (Wizards of the Coast) - Authors: Andy Collins, Bruce R Cordell, and Thomas M Reid
• Todd Gamble's Cartographica: Journal of Maps (Green Ronin Publishing) - Designer: Todd Gamble
• Fury in the Wastelands: The Orcs of Tellene (Kenzer & Co) - Author: Paul "Wiggy" Wade Williams
• Spaceship Zero (Green Ronin Publishing) - Author: Toren "Macbin" Atkinson
• Unknown Armies 2nd Edition (Atlas Games) - Authors: Greg Stolze and John Tynes

Best Publisher

• Bastion Press
• Green Ronin Publishing
• Malhavoc Press
• Necromancer Games
• Wizards of the Coast

Best Graphic Design & Layout

• Farscape RPG (AEG) - Designer: Steve Hough
• Freedom City (Green Ronin Publishing) - Designer: Sean Glenn
• Monsternomicon (Privateer Press) - Designer: Mike South
• Monsters of the Endless Dark (Goodman Games) - Designer: Andy Hopp
• Nyambe: African Adventures (Atlas Games) - Designer: Steve Reeves

Best Electronic Product

• Blood & Relics (RPG Objects) -Author: Charles Rice
• Magical Medieval City Guide (Expeditious Retreat Press) - Authors: Suzi Yee, Joseph Browning
• Swords Into Plowshares (Sean K Reynolds) - Author: Sean K Reynolds
• West Wood Barony (Fiery Dragon Publishing) - Author: Todd Secord
• Mindscapes (Malhavoc Press) - Author: Bruce R Cordell

Best Free Product or Web Enhancement

• Feast of the Gobbler (Necromancer Games) - Author: Casy W. Christofferson
• Initiative Cards (The Game Mechanics) - Designer: JD Wiker
• Magical Medieval City Guide (Expeditious Retreat Press) - Authors: Suzi Yee, Joseph Browning
• Monster's Handbook Web Enhancement (Fantasy Flight Games) - Author: Mike Mearls
• Netbook of NPCs (FANCC) - Authors: Paul W. King, Paul Bartlett and Bryan Gillispie

Best Art (Cover)

• Denizens of Freeport (Green Ronin Publishing) - Artist: Wayne Reynolds
• Heroes of High Favor: Elves (Bad Axe Games) - Artist: Brad Kelley, Andrew Hale
• Midnight (Fantasy Flight Games) - Artist: Thomas Denmark
• Monsternomicon (Privateer Press) - Artist: Brian Snoddy
• Sláine RPG (Mongoose Publishing) - Artist: Greg Staples

Best Official Website

• Fiery Dragon Publishing
• Green Ronin Publishing
• Malhavoc Press
• Necromancer Games
• Wizards of the Coast

Best Resource Fan Site

• PCGEN
• Thistledown Hall
• 3rdEdition.org
• Community 3E
• SWRPG Network

Best Campaign Fan Site

• World of Inzeladun
• Conan d20
• Thistledown Hall
• ThirdEdition.net
• Talien's Tower (RetroMUD)

Just quote my post, remove the quote tags, and add some color or other to your own predictions OR quote my text, remove the wuote tags and then remove all but the category names and your predictions...

 

[Mark]

Do I have to offer prizes for everything...?

 

[Angcuru]

I predict that whoever gets the most votes will win.

So where's my prize?

 

[Eternalknight]

I don't know much about most of these, but I'll give it a shot (just to keep Marky happy).

Best d20 game: I hope this goes to Slaine. Really enjoyed that book.


Best Campaign Setting: I'm picking Midnight on this one.

Best Publisher: Well Mongoose din't make it, so I'll predict WotC.

Best Resource Site: ThirdEdition.org is my prediction, though not the one I voted for.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I'll just comment on three at the moment.

Best d20 Game..Mutants and Masterminds.

Best Campaign Setting....c'mon Midnight!

And Fan resource site...someone make the SWRPG Network win again. Great site.

 

[Max]

It would be an upset of biblical proportions, but you gotta love Sidewinder: Wild West Adventures even making the final cut for best d20 Game in an industry dominated by fantasy and science fiction. Ok, YOU don't gotta love it, but I do.

Max

 

[Dungannon]

Best d20 Game
Mutants & Masterminds (Green Ronin Publishing) - Author: Steve Kenson

Best Adventure
The Banewarrens (Malhavoc Press) - Author: Monte Cook

Best Campaign Setting
Midnight (Fantasy Flight Games) - Authors: Jeffrey Barber, Wil Upchurch, Greg Benage

Best Setting Supplement
Requiem for a God (Malhavoc Press) - Author: Monte Cook[/list]

Best Monster Supplement
Monsternomicon (Privateer Press) - Authors: Rob Baxter, Colin Chapman, Andrew Flynn, Brett Huffman, J. Michael Kilmartin, Joseph Miller, Doug Seacat, Matt Staroscik, Jon Thompson, Matt Wilson

Best Publisher
Bastion Press

Just a couple I feel comfortable stating in public.

 

[Southern Oracle]

Best d20 Game

• Sláine RPG (Mongoose Publishing) - Author: Ian Sturrock

I own the Farscape rpg and know nothing about the rest, but based on the hype and raves I remember when it was released, I go with the above.

Best Adventure

• The Banewarrens (Malhavoc Press) - Author: Monte Cook

I don't own any of them, but I go with the above for his name recognition.

Best Campaign Setting

• Midnight (Fantasy Flight Games) - Authors: Jeffrey Barber, Wil Upchurch, Greg Benage

I own Oathbound but wasn't too impressed. I don't know anything about the other settings, but I go with the above based on all the recent bruhaha. I really lean toward Nyambe, but I think Midnight was probably fresher in the voters' minds.

Best Art (Interior)
I have no clue, as I have never seen any of these products.

Best Cartography
Again, I've never seen them, so I couldn't say.

Best Setting Supplement

• Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe (Expeditious Retreat Press) - Authors: Suzi Yee, Joseph Browning

I go with the above because of all the rave reviews it got, although I downloaded the free preview and couldn't make heads or tails of it. I don't know anything about the other nominees.

Best Rules Supplement
Never heard of these products. Okay, I heard of Airships, but it didn't interest me.

Best Monster Supplement

• Tome of Horrors (Necromancer Games) - Author Scott Greene

I go with the above just on name recognition. Don't know a thing about the others.

Best Aid or Accessory
I have no clue; don't know a thing about them.

Best Non-Open Gaming Product
All I can say for sure is that the Epic Level Handbook won't get it. I happen to like it, but there was a lot of whining after it was released, and I don't think people forget the whining...

Best Publisher

• Malhavoc Press

Monte will get it because of Arcana Unearthed, even though it's not officially a part of this year's Ennies...

Best Graphic Design & Layout
Couldn't say. I own Farscape but have never seen the others.

Best Electronic Product

• Magical Medieval City Guide (Expeditious Retreat Press) - Authors: Suzi Yee, Joseph Browning
  I go with this again, based on the hype. Believe me, I tried to follow it but it just didn't make sense...
  
  Best Free Product or Web Enhancement
  • Initiative Cards (The Game Mechanics) - Designer: JD Wiker
    THIS should get it, even though the Magical Medieval Society probably will. I use these now in my game and they are now INDISPENSIBLE!
    
    Best Art (Cover)
    Never seen the products, so I couldn't say.
    
    Best Official Website
    • Wizards of the Coast
    I may be biased (for reasons I shouldn't disclose) but this is one great site...message boards, chat rooms, friendly, ever-helpful WizOs, free stuff every day...what's not to love?
    
    Best Resource Fan Site
    Don't know a thing about any of these sites...
    
    Best Campaign Fan Site
    Ditto here...never heard of them.
    
    For what it's worth, I deliberately didn't vote in the Ennies because the majority of the nominees were unfamiliar to me.

 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

I'll just be hapy to see Midnight take home some awards.

 

[coyote6]

I wouldn't call 'em "predictions" so much as "what I'd like to win with some wild guesses for fun".

Best d20 Game

• Armageddon 2089 (Mongoose Publishing) - Author: Ian Sturrock

Best Adventure

• The Banewarrens (Malhavoc Press) - Author: Monte Cook

This next one is a tough one...

Best Campaign Setting

• Midnight (Fantasy Flight Games) - Authors: Jeffrey Barber, Wil Upchurch, Greg Benage

I think I'd like to see Nyambe win, by a hair; but it, Midnight, & Freedom City are all great. I think Midnight gets the edge partly because it's just newer than the others; thus, there's more lingering first-look-excitement.

Best Art (Interior)

• Freedom City (Green Ronin Publishing) - Artists: Greg Kirkpatrick, Dan Panosian, Ramon Perez, and Craig A. Tailefer

Best Cartography

• Lock and Load (Privateer Press) - Cartographer: Todd Gamble

That would be one of those "wild guesses" I mentioned

Best Setting Supplement

• Book of the Righteous (Green Ronin Publishing) - Author: Aaron Loeb

MMS:WE impressed me, but BotR blew me away.

Best Rules Supplement

• Dynasties & Demagogues (Atlas Games) - Author: Chris Aylott
• Heroes of High Favor: Elves (Bad Axe Games) - Author: Benjamin R. Durbin

Can't pick one.

Best Monster Supplement

• Tome of Horrors (Necromancer Games) - Author Scott Greene

Best Aid or Accessory

• Kingdoms of Kalamar DM Shield (Kenzer & Co.) - Designers: David S Kenzer and Don Morgan

Best Non-Open Gaming Product

• Fury in the Wastelands: The Orcs of Tellene (Kenzer & Co) - Author: Paul "Wiggy" Wade Williams

Best Publisher

• Green Ronin Publishing

That's another impossible-to-call category.

Best Graphic Design & Layout

• Freedom City (Green Ronin Publishing) - Designer: Sean Glenn

Best Electronic Product

• Magical Medieval City Guide (Expeditious Retreat Press) - Authors: Suzi Yee, Joseph Browning

Best Free Product or Web Enhancement

• Monster's Handbook Web Enhancement (Fantasy Flight Games) - Author: Mike Mearls

Best Art (Cover)

• Midnight (Fantasy Flight Games) - Artist: Thomas Denmark

Best Official Website

• Wizards of the Coast

The navigation is horrible, but they have lots of free stuff.

Best Resource Fan Site

• PCGEN

Best Campaign Fan Site

• Conan d20