Free League Publishing gained massive on this yr’s Ennie Awards, Gen Con’s largest awards program. The Swedish writer pulled in Gold awards for 3 of its marquee tabletop role-playing sport 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 masking Dungeons & Dragons’s OGL fiasco in January. The Gold award for greatest sport went to Fabula Ultima — Core Rulebook.
Each the coveted product of the yr award and the most effective 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 international locations. It’s marked with lavish illustration and excessive manufacturing values, together with luxurious paper inventory and artfully designed cowl therapies. It’s out there each bodily and digitally, on-line at retailers akin to Amazon, and at pleasant native sport shops world wide.
Different standout wins for Free League embrace Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Recreation Core Guidelines, which gained Gold for its structure and design; Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Recreation Starter Set, which gained greatest cartography; and Ruins of Symbaroum — Bestiary, which took house Gold for greatest monster or adversary. One other notable inclusion is Blackbirds, whose over-the-top Servant of the Gods Version gained an Ennie for greatest manufacturing values. Greatest guidelines went to Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Recreation.
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 an expert 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 listing has been created, voting on the ultimate winners is open to all. You’ll find the entire listing of nominees and winners in each class on the Ennie Awards web site.
