The nominees for the 2012 Ennies have be announced ahead of Gen-Con. There’s just shy of 40 different publishers, excluding blogs, who have a nomination this year which proves what a diverse and well balanced industry RPG publishing is.
Looking at the publishers with the most nominations we discover that the top five all have five or more entries. Wizards of the Coast beat out Paizo Publishing but neither claim the top spot. The publisher with the most nominations is Pelgrane Press. Pelgrane Press is co-nominated with author Graham Walmsley for a couple of categories, alone on some and Walmsley has a standalone nomination too. Counting only those nominations that explicitly mention Pelgrane Press gives the British publisher a commanding lead with 10 entries.
Publishers with most 2012 Ennie Nominations
- Pelgrane Press: 10
- Wizards of the Coast: 8
- Paizo Publishing: 7
- Green Ronin: 5
- Cubicle 7: 5
That’s the end of Geek Native’s analysis. The official nomination lists are below.
Best Adventure
- Dead Rock Seven (Pelgrane Press)
- Invasive Procedures (Pelgrane Press)
- Madness at Gardmore Abbey (Wizards of the Coast)
- Streets of Zobeck (Open Design)
- The Rending Box (Pelgrane Press)
Best Aid/Accessory
- DungeonMorph Cards (Inkwell Ideas, Inc.)
- GameMastery Chase Cards (Paizo Publishing)
- Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any RPG (Engine Publishing)
- Mutants and Masterminds GM’s Kit (Green Ronin)
- Shadowrun Runner’s Toolkit (Catalyst Game Labs)
Best Art, Cover
- Black Crusade: Core Rulebook (Fantasy Flight Games)
- Cthulhu by Gaslight (Chaosium Inc.)
- Mutants and Masterminds Gamemaster’s Guide (Green Ronin)
- Neverwinter Campaign Setting (Wizards of the Coast)
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box (Paizo)
Best Art, Interior
- Book of Drakes (Open Design)
- Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple (Evil Hat Productions)
- Dragon Age: Set 2 (Green Ronin)
- Legend of the Five Rings, Fourth Edition: The Great Clans (Alderac Entertainment Group)
- The One Ring: Adventures Over the Edge of the Wild (Cubicle 7)
Best Blog
Best Cartography
- Harker Asylum – Virtual Boxed Set (0One Games)
- Madness at Gardmore Abbey (Wizards of the Coast)
- Mass Transit III (Maps of Mastery)
- Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Jade Regent Map Folio (Paizo)
- The Shadowlands Conversion Guide (BlackStar Studios)
Best Electronic Book
- Advanced Encounters: Terrain Toolbox (Sneak Attack Press)
- Cthulhu Apocalypse: The Apocalypse Machine (Graham Walmsley & Pelgrane Press)
- GURPS Social Engineering (Steve Jackson Games)
- Spookybeans: The Gothic Comics RPG (Chapter 13 Press)
- Way of the Wicked Book One: Knot of Thorns (Fire Mountain Games)
Best Free Product
- Black Crusade: Broken Chains (Fantasy Flight Games)
- Dragon Age Quickstart Guide (Green Ronin)
- The One Ring: Words of the Wise (Cubicle 7)
- The Shadowlands Conversion Guide (BlackStar Studios)
- Pathfinder Module: We Be Goblins! (Paizo)
Best Game
- Cosmic Patrol Core Rulebook (Catalyst Game Labs)
- Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple (Evil Hat Productions)
- Hollowpoint (VSCA Publishing)
- Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game (Margaret Weis Productions)
- Savage Worlds Deluxe (Pinnacle Entertainment Group)
Best Miniatures Product
- Dungeons and Dragons Dragon Collector’s Set (Wizards of the Coast)
- Monster Medallions Set 1: Deadly Encounter Groups (Fiery Dragon Productions)
- Pathfinder Battles: Heroes and Monsters (Paizo)
- Serene Fist Set Four: Katana Schoolgirls vs. Zombie Furries (Okumarts Games)
- Steam Tower (Mayhem in Paper)
Best Monster/Adversary
- DC Adventures: Heroes & Villains, Vol. 1 (Green Ronin)
- Deathwatch: Mark of the Xenos (Fantasy Flight Games)
- Hacklopedia of Beasts (Kenzer and Co.)
- Hunter Sheets Issue Two—An SLA Industries Supplement (Nightfall Games)
- Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale (Wizards of the Coast)
Best Podcast
- Haste – The Official Obsidian Portal Podcast
- Iron GM
- Jennisodes
- Law of the Geek
- Role Playing Public Radio
Best Production Values
- Hacklopedia of Beasts (Kenzer & Co.)
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box (Paizo)
- Smallville High School Yearbook (Margaret Weis Productions)
- The One Ring: Adventures Over the Edge of the Wild (Cubicle 7)
- Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition (CCP Games/White Wolf Publishing)
Best RPG Related Product
- Carnival Arcane (Midnight Syndicate Soundtracks)
- Complete Kobold Guide to Game Design (Open Design)
- Cthulhu Wrapping Paper (Gaming Paper)
- Lords of Waterdeep (Wizards of the Coast)
- Tales of the Far West (Adamant Entertainment)
Best Rules
- Bulldogs! (Galileo Games)
- Hollowpoint (VSCA Publishing)
- Lorefinder—The Pathfinder / GUMSHOE Mashup (Pelgrane Press)
- Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game (Margaret Weis Productions)
- Spellbound Kingdoms (T. Shield Studios)
Best Setting
- Ashen Stars (Pelgrane Press)
- Cthulhu Apocalypse: The Apocalypse Machine (Graham Walmsley & Pelgrane Press)
- Cthulhu Britannica: Shadows Over Scotland (Cubicle 7)
- The Investigator’s Guide to Occult London (Pelgrane Press)
- Unhallowed Metropolis, Revised (Atomic Overmind Press)
Best Supplement
- Agents of Oblivion (Reality Blurs)
- Cthulhu by Gaslight (Chaosium Inc.)
- Dungeons and Dragons Player’s Options: Heroes of the Feywild (Wizards of the Coast)
- GURPS Horror, Fourth Edition (Steve Jackson Games)
- Star Hero (Hero Games)
Best Website
Best Writing
- GURPS Horror, Fourth Edition (Steve Jackson Games)
- Panopticon (Posthuman Studios)
- Stealing Cthulhu (Graham Walmsley)
- The Investigator’s Guide to Occult London (Pelgrane Press)
- Your Whispering Homonculous (Open Design)
Product of the Year
- Cthulhu Britannica: Shadows Over Scotland (Cubicle 7)
- GURPS Horror, Fourth Edition (Steve Jackson Games)
- Hacklopedia of Beasts (Kenzer and Co.)
- Hollowpoint (VSCA Publishing)
- Madness at Gardmore Abbey (Wizards of the Coast)
- Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game (Margaret Weis Productions)
- Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any RPG (Engine Publishing)
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box (Paizo)
- Star Hero (Hero Games)
- Stealing Cthulhu (Graham Walmsley)
Judge’s Spotlight Award
- Matthew Muth – ?
- Kennon Bauman – ?
- Kat Boulware – ?
- Jody Kline – ?
- Kurt Wiegel – ?
- You’ll find out at the ceremony!
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