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<blockquote data-quote="Dextra" data-source="post: 3018858" data-attributes="member: 5705"><p>No problem!</p><p>(BTW, sorry if I came across as snarky, I really am interested in what people think the definitions should be!)</p><p></p><p><strong>Best Fan Site </strong> - Awarded for a web site run by fans, for fans, ie. not by a publisher. </p><p></p><p><strong>Best Cover Art </strong> - Awarded for the book containing the best cover artwork. </p><p></p><p><strong>Best Interior Art</strong> - Awarded for the book containing the best artwork between the covers. </p><p></p><p><strong>Best Cartography</strong> - Awarded for the individual product containing the best cartography (art or technique of making maps or charts). </p><p></p><p><strong>Best Production Values</strong> - Awarded for the book exemplifying the best production values, from graphic design and layout, editing, paper, binding- all the factors that combine to create the look and feel of the product. </p><p></p><p><strong>Best Writing</strong> - Awarded for the book containing the best prose and descriptive text (ie."cream" or “fluff”). </p><p></p><p><strong>Best Rules</strong> - Awarded for the book containing the best (innovative, creative, workable) game design and mechanics (ie. "crunch"). </p><p></p><p><strong>Best Adventure</strong> - Awarded for a product that is primarily an adventure, adventure ideas, or seeds. </p><p></p><p><strong>Best Supplement </strong> - Awarded for a product which adds supplementary rules or details to the game.</p><p></p><p><strong>Best Campaign/Campaign Supplement</strong> - Awarded for a product particular to a campaign setting. </p><p></p><p><strong>Best Adversary/Monster Product </strong> - Awarded for a product whose primary focus is monsters or adversaries.</p><p></p><p><strong>Best Aid or Accessory</strong> - Awarded for the best product used to complement role playing game play. RPG books are not eligible for this category. Miniatures designed specifically for use as aids or accessories for RPGs are eligible, however miniatures necessary for game play (click games or tabletop war games, for example) are not. </p><p></p><p><strong>Best Free Product or Web Enhancement </strong> - Awarded for the best free product or web enhancement. A company's entire site could be nominated so long as there were considerable updates and content added during the eligibility period. </p><p></p><p><strong>Best Electronic Book </strong> - Awarded for the best book released electronically. Products submitted for Best Electronic Book must have been released exclusively in electronic format to be eligible, although small-run (under 50 copies) Print on Demand will not invalidate an entry in this category. Please note that this is for electronic books only- software in now considered only in the Best Aid or Accessory category. </p><p></p><p><strong>Best Game </strong> - Awarded for the best role-playing game. The Best Game winner brings together art, writing, rules, feeling, playability- everything that makes up a role playing game. Entries in this category must be complete enough to play as-is, from character creation to rules of play. </p><p></p><p><strong>Best d20/OGL Product </strong> - Awarded for the best book using the d20 mechanic. This is open to d20-derived OGL, d20 Licensed games, and products with special D&D licenses. </p><p></p><p><strong>Best Product </strong> - Awarded to the best product. All products submitted will be automatically considered for this category. </p><p></p><p><strong>Best Publisher </strong> - Awarded to a publisher whose body of work during the eligibility period was deemed best overall, with other, often less tangible factors taken into consideration. Customer support, quality and frequency of updates of their web site, their accessibility and contributions to the EN World and gaming-in-general communities will be all part of the qualities of Best Publisher. This is a Fans' Choice Award and the only category in which a publisher who did not submit any product for consideration to the ENnies can qualify (if they receive the nomination).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dextra, post: 3018858, member: 5705"] No problem! (BTW, sorry if I came across as snarky, I really am interested in what people think the definitions should be!) [B]Best Fan Site [/B] - Awarded for a web site run by fans, for fans, ie. not by a publisher. [B]Best Cover Art [/B] - Awarded for the book containing the best cover artwork. [B]Best Interior Art[/B] - Awarded for the book containing the best artwork between the covers. [B]Best Cartography[/B] - Awarded for the individual product containing the best cartography (art or technique of making maps or charts). [B]Best Production Values[/B] - Awarded for the book exemplifying the best production values, from graphic design and layout, editing, paper, binding- all the factors that combine to create the look and feel of the product. [B]Best Writing[/B] - Awarded for the book containing the best prose and descriptive text (ie."cream" or “fluff”). [B]Best Rules[/B] - Awarded for the book containing the best (innovative, creative, workable) game design and mechanics (ie. "crunch"). [B]Best Adventure[/B] - Awarded for a product that is primarily an adventure, adventure ideas, or seeds. [B]Best Supplement [/B] - Awarded for a product which adds supplementary rules or details to the game. [B]Best Campaign/Campaign Supplement[/B] - Awarded for a product particular to a campaign setting. [B]Best Adversary/Monster Product [/B] - Awarded for a product whose primary focus is monsters or adversaries. [B]Best Aid or Accessory[/B] - Awarded for the best product used to complement role playing game play. RPG books are not eligible for this category. Miniatures designed specifically for use as aids or accessories for RPGs are eligible, however miniatures necessary for game play (click games or tabletop war games, for example) are not. [B]Best Free Product or Web Enhancement [/B] - Awarded for the best free product or web enhancement. A company's entire site could be nominated so long as there were considerable updates and content added during the eligibility period. [B]Best Electronic Book [/B] - Awarded for the best book released electronically. Products submitted for Best Electronic Book must have been released exclusively in electronic format to be eligible, although small-run (under 50 copies) Print on Demand will not invalidate an entry in this category. Please note that this is for electronic books only- software in now considered only in the Best Aid or Accessory category. [B]Best Game [/B] - Awarded for the best role-playing game. The Best Game winner brings together art, writing, rules, feeling, playability- everything that makes up a role playing game. Entries in this category must be complete enough to play as-is, from character creation to rules of play. [B]Best d20/OGL Product [/B] - Awarded for the best book using the d20 mechanic. This is open to d20-derived OGL, d20 Licensed games, and products with special D&D licenses. [B]Best Product [/B] - Awarded to the best product. All products submitted will be automatically considered for this category. [B]Best Publisher [/B] - Awarded to a publisher whose body of work during the eligibility period was deemed best overall, with other, often less tangible factors taken into consideration. Customer support, quality and frequency of updates of their web site, their accessibility and contributions to the EN World and gaming-in-general communities will be all part of the qualities of Best Publisher. This is a Fans' Choice Award and the only category in which a publisher who did not submit any product for consideration to the ENnies can qualify (if they receive the nomination). [/QUOTE]
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