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<blockquote data-quote="d20Dwarf" data-source="post: 5240478" data-attributes="member: 314">Yes, I do...finally!Hi everyone, I thought I'd throw a new wrinkle into the process late in the game. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp;ENnies judging panels have a long history of excellent reviewers, lifelong gamers, and active members of the roleplaying community. However, because of the stickiness and ease of entry into the gaming industry following the d20 license and the emergence of the PDF marketplace, the judging panels have been light on those with direct experience in the industry. I aim to change that with my nomination.&nbsp;An active participant in online gaming culture for almost 20 years, I spent 2001-2008 working in the industry in a variety of positions, most notably as a freelancer and full-time employee at Fantasy Flight Games and Steve Jackson Games. My last projects in the industry were in 2008 as blogger, writer, and (p)reviewer for Wizards of the Coast's collectible miniatures game, Dreamblade, and as author of War of the Burning Sky #11.&nbsp;Since then I have focused on grad school, engaging in a different kind of writing and publishing altogether. I hope the fans will give me this opportunity as a way to dip my toe back into the world of roleplaying (as something more than player and DM) and contribute the skills and knowledge I obtained in giving seven years of my life to pursuing one of my life's passions.&nbsp;I believe the perspective of a lapsed professional is one piece of the puzzle that will nominate the best products in each category in a way relevant to our wacky population of gaming enthusiasts.&nbsp;Thanks for reading. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp;Wil Upchurch</blockquote>

[QUOTE="d20Dwarf, post: 5240478, member: 314"] [b]Yes, I do...finally![/b] Hi everyone, I thought I'd throw a new wrinkle into the process late in the game. :) ENnies judging panels have a long history of excellent reviewers, lifelong gamers, and active members of the roleplaying community. However, because of the stickiness and ease of entry into the gaming industry following the d20 license and the emergence of the PDF marketplace, the judging panels have been light on those with direct experience in the industry. I aim to change that with my nomination. An active participant in online gaming culture for almost 20 years, I spent 2001-2008 working in the industry in a variety of positions, most notably as a freelancer and full-time employee at Fantasy Flight Games and Steve Jackson Games. My last projects in the industry were in 2008 as blogger, writer, and (p)reviewer for Wizards of the Coast's collectible miniatures game, Dreamblade, and as author of War of the Burning Sky #11. Since then I have focused on grad school, engaging in a different kind of writing and publishing altogether. I hope the fans will give me this opportunity as a way to dip my toe back into the world of roleplaying (as something more than player and DM) and contribute the skills and knowledge I obtained in giving seven years of my life to pursuing one of my life's passions. I believe the perspective of a lapsed professional is one piece of the puzzle that will nominate the best products in each category in a way relevant to our wacky population of gaming enthusiasts. Thanks for reading. :) Wil Upchurch [/QUOTE]

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