Free League Publishing received large on this 12 months’s Ennie Awards, Gen Con’s greatest awards program. The Swedish writer pulled in Gold awards for 3 of its marquee tabletop role-playing recreation strains, together with Vaesen, Blade Runner, and Ruins of Symbaroum. In the meantime the Ennies additionally showered reward on journalist Linda Codega for his or her work in overlaying Dungeons & Dragons’s OGL fiasco in January. The Gold award for greatest recreation went to Fabula Ultima — Core Rulebook.
Each the coveted product of the 12 months award and one of the best setting award got to Vaesen RPG — Mythic Britain & Eire, an enlargement for Vaesen — Nordic Horror Roleplaying. The road was initially based mostly on the work of Swedish illustrator and creator Johan Egerkrans, however has expanded lately to incorporate adventures based mostly on the folklore and myths of different nations. It’s marked with lavish illustration and excessive manufacturing values, together with luxurious paper inventory and artfully designed cowl therapies. It’s accessible each bodily and digitally, on-line at retailers corresponding to Amazon, and at pleasant native recreation shops all over the world.
Different standout wins for Free League embody Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Sport Core Guidelines, which received Gold for its format and design; Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Sport Starter Set, which received greatest cartography; and Ruins of Symbaroum — Bestiary, which took residence Gold for greatest monster or adversary. One other notable inclusion is Blackbirds, whose over-the-top Servant of the Gods Version received an Ennie for greatest manufacturing values. Greatest guidelines went to Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Sport.
The Ennies are distinctive amongst gaming awards, as its judges are volunteers who observe a strict set of moral tips. Chief amongst them is the vow to not have knowledgeable relationship with an RPG writer within the leadup to the awards. These tips assist make sure that the Ennies aren’t only a reputation contest, by winnowing down the handfuls upon dozens of submissions to solely the easiest. As soon as the quick checklist has been created, voting on the ultimate winners is open to all. Yow will discover the whole checklist of nominees and winners in each class on the Ennie Awards web site.
