The nominations for the 2013 ENnies are out. These are a big set of awards in the roleplaying publishing world.
Counting by hand, I reach 57 publishers nominated and that’s up from just shy of 40 from 2012.
Paizo Publishing and Pelgrane Press lead the pack with 7 nominations each, with Cubicle 7 in third place with 6 nominations and Wizards of the Coast, Privateer Press, Hero Games and Green Ronin next with 5.
That’s the second year in a row Pelgrane Press has enjoyed the first position.
Here’s the full list, by category.
Best Adventure
- Achtung! Cthulhu – Three Kings (Chronicle City/Modiphius Entertainment)
- Deadlands Reloaded: The Last Sons (Pinnacle Entertainment)
- Enemy Within (Fantasy Flight Games)
- Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition (Paizo Publishing)
- The Zalozhniy Quartet (Pelgrane Press)
Best Aid/Accessory
- All We Have Forgotten—Music for Ashen Stars (Pelgrane Press)
- Night’s Watch (Green Ronin)
- The One Ring Loremaster’s Screen & Lake-town Sourcebook (Cubicle 7)
- Protodimension Magazine Issue 13 (Kinstaff Media LLC)
- The Unspeakable Oath (Arc Dream Publishing)
Best Art, Cover
- Champions Complete (Hero Games)
- Iron Kingdoms (Privateer Press)
- The Magnificent Joop van Ooms (Lamentations of the Flame Princess)
- NPC Codex (Paizo Publishing)
- The Whole Hole Volume 01: Keister Island (Mutha Oith Creations)
Best Art, Interior
- Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster’s Forgotten Realms (Wizards of the Coast)
- Night’s Black Agents (Pelgrane Press)
- Night’s Watch (Green Ronin)
- Shadows of Esteren Book 1 (Agate Editions)
- The Whole Hole Volume 01: Keister Island (Mutha Oith Creations)
Best Blog
Best Cartography
- Ancient Temple Interior (DramaScape)
- Deep Blues: Nautilus (0One Games)
- Drake Starship Map (Blackwyrm Games)
- The Lands of Ice and Fire (Random House)
- Sprawl Sites: High Society and Low Life (Catalyst Game Labs)
Best Electronic Book
- Curse the Darkness (Growling Door Games, Inc.)
- Deadlands Reloaded: The Last Sons (Pinnacle Entertainment)
- The Deadly Seven (paNik productions)
- Experimental Paradigm of Cinematic Horror (EPOCH) (Imaginary Empire)
- Hobomancer (Hex Games)
Best Family Game
- Doctor Who: Adventures in Time & Space—11th Doctor Edition (Cubicle 7)
- Hero Kids—Fantasy RPG (Hero Forge Games)
- Mermaid Adventures (Third Eye Games)
- Project Ninja Panda Taco (Jennisodes)
- Wandering Monsters High School (Bold Pueblo Games)
Best Free Game
- Mazes and Perils RPG (WG Productions)
- Phantasm (2010) (End Transmission Games LLC)
- Nights of the Crusades (Aetheric Dreams)
- Silent Memories (Morning Skye Studio)
- Throwigames Simple Roleplaying System (Throwigames)
Best Free Product
- Battletech: A Time of War Quick-Start Rules/Shadowrun Quick-Start Rules (Catalyst Game Labs)
- EPOCH: Road Trip (Imaginary Empire)
- Fools Rush In (Privateer Press)
- Night in the Seyvoth Manor (Darklight Interactive)
- Wayfinder #8 (Paizo Fans United)
Best Game
- Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea (North Wind Adventures, LLC)
- Broken Rooms (Greymalkin Designs, LLC)
- Champions Complete (Hero Games)
- Iron Kingdoms (Privateer Press)
- Night’s Black Agents (Pelgrane Press)
Best Miniature
- Dungeon Command: Blood of Gruumsh (Wizards of the Coast)
- Freeblades: Black Rose Bandits (DGS Games)
- Pathfinder Battles: Shattered Star Gargantuan Blue Dragon (WizKid Games/NECA)
- Pathfinder Bestiary Box (Paizo Publishing)
- Spot of Bother Set One: Royal Highland Guards (Okumart Games)
Best Monster/Adversary
- Champions Villains Vol. 3: Solo Villains (Hero Games)
- DC Adventures Heroes & Villains Vol. 2 (Green Ronin)
- Inner Sea Bestiary (Paizo Publishing)
- Mutants and Masterminds Threat Report (Green Ronin)
- NPC Codex (Paizo Publishing)
Best Podcast
- Atomic Array
- Indie Talks
- Haste: The Official Obsidian Portal Podcast
- TableTop: Dragon Age
- Transmissions from the Ninth World
Best Production Values
- Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea (North Wind Adventures, LLC)
- Doctor Who: Adventures in Time & Space—11th Doctor Edition (Cubicle 7)
- Iron Kingdoms (Privateer Press)
- Rimward (Posthuman Studios)
- Shadows of Esteren Book 1 (Agate Editions)
Best RPG Related Product
- Edition Wars (Gamer Nations Studios)
- Eighth Day Genesis: A Worldbuilding Codex for Writers and Creatives (Alliteration Ink)
- The Express Diaries (Innsmouth House Press)
- Kobold Guide to Wordbuilding (Kobold Press)
- The Lands of Ice and Fire (Random House)
Best Rules
- Champions Complete (Hero Games)
- Dungeon World (Sage Kobold Productions)
- Experimental Paradigm of Cinematic Horror (EPOCH) (Imaginary Empire)
- Iron Kingdoms (Privateer Press)
- Night’s Black Agents (Pelgrane Press)
Best Setting
- Broken Rooms (Greymalkin Designs, LLC)
- Magnimar: City of Monuments (Paizo Publishing)
- Menzoberranzen: City of Intrigue (Wizards of the Coast)
- Midgard Campaign Setting (Kobold Press)
- Mythic Iceland (BRP/Chaosium)
Best Software
- The Crawler’s Companion (Purple Sorcerer Games)
- Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia (E-book Edition) (Arc Dream Publishing)
- Dice & Dragons – 3D Dice Roller (simpleFun)
- PCGen (PCGen)
- Roll20 (The Orr Group, LLC)
Best Supplement
- Dark Roads & Golden Hells (Kobold Press)
- Doctor Who: The Time Traveler’s Companion (Cubicle 7)
- Night’s Watch (Green Ronin)
- Menzoberranzen: City of Intrigue (Wizards of the Coast)
- Shadowrun 2050 (Catalyst Game Labs)
Best Website
Best Writing
- Doctor Who: The Time Traveler’s Companion (Cubicle 7)
- Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding (Kobold Press)
- Never Unprepared: Guide to Session Prep (Engine Publishing)
- Night’s Black Agents (Pelgrane Press)
- Wolsung Steam Pulp Fantasy (Kuźnia Gier/Studio 2 Publishing)
Product of the Year
- Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea (North Wind Adventures, LLC)
- Broken Rooms (Greymalkin Designs, LLC)
- Champions Complete (Hero Games)
- Doctor Who: The Time Traveler’s Companion (Cubicle 7)
- Experimental Paradigm of Cinematic Horror (EPOCH) (Imaginary Empire)
- Iron Kingdoms (Privateer Press)
- Menzoberranzen: City of Intrigue (Wizards of the Coast)
- Night’s Black Agents (Pelgrane Press)
- NPC Codex (Paizo Publishing)
- Shadows of Esteren Book 1 (Agate Editions)
Judges’ Spotlight Winners
- Hooper – Leviathans (Catalyst Game Labs)
- Matthew Muth – School Daze (Sand & Steam Productions)
- Jakud Nowosad – Deniable Asset (Random Encounters)
- Megan Robertson – Killshot: Director’s Cut (Broken Ruler Games)
- Kurt Wiegel – Eldritch Skies (Battlefield Press, Inc.)
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