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You’ve only got five days so go and put your bids in now to spend time with your favorite publisher during the 2009 ENnie Awards as well as support the ENnie Awards itself!

Box Ninja: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180393586762

Cubicle 7 Entertainment: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180393589880

Fantasy Flight Games: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180393589419

Malhavoc Press: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180393588825

Order 66 Podcast: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180393588180

Paizo Publishing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180393587607

White Wolf Publishing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180393590535

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http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?p=10706037

http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=28433.0

http://www.therpgsite.com/showthread.php?p=317616

http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?p=19169356

http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/paizoPublishing/pathfinder/general/eNniesMeetYour2010ENniesJudgeNominees

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http://forums.white-wolf.com/cs/forums/t/10493.aspx

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http://www.therpghaven.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=561&start=0

http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/259962-meet-your-2010-ennies-judge-nominees.html

http://www.ennie-awards.com/nominations/2010judges.asp

Once you’ve looked them over, you can vote here:

http://www.ennie-awards.com/voting/jvoting.asp

If you haven’t voted yet, what are you waiting for?! If you have voted, thank you! We, and all of the nominees, truly appreciate your support. Now go tell others to vote!

http://www.ennie-awards.com/voting/voting.asp

And if you’re thinking of running to be a 2010 ENnies judge, you’ve still got three days to nominate yourself. This Friday, July 31, at midnight is the deadline.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=ckQtTWZwVkhyMzhOekhFZXd5b1I0M1E6MA

Tony Law
ENnies PR Coordinator

The voting booth is open!
Voting for this years ENnie nominees can now commence. The booth will be open until the end of the day, Saturday, August 1st. Tell all your friends!

http://www.ennie-awards.com/voting/voting.asp

Judges can start campaigning!
If you’re interested in becoming a judge for the 2010 ENnies, you can now officially throw your hat into the ring. Prospective judges have until midnight EDT on July 31 to visit the link below and fill out the form. After that, go out and spread your campaign far and wide, telling people to come back and vote for you starting Sunday, August 2nd.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewf…ZXd5b1I0M1E6MA

Polyhedrals to Perform at the 2009 ENnies Awards
The Polyhedrals are America’s ultimate gaming comedy troupe. Combining gamer culture with live theater for a truly peculiar experience, the Polyhedrals will soon have performed live for more than 50 people for over five minutes. Don’t miss them at this year’s ceremony!

http://twitter.com/ENnies

Next Friday, July 24, is a very important day in the life of the ENnies. First, it’s the day the polls open so the fans can vote for their favorite nominees. If you haven’t been there yet, make sure you visit the ENnies site to see the list:

http://www.ennie-awards.com/nominations/nominees.asp

Second, next Friday is the day that fans can also throw their hats into the ring and can register to officially run for a position as a 2010 ENnies judge.

If you are thinking about running, here is the criteria you’ll need to remember. All judges must:

• be at least 18 years of age as of August 14th, 2009 and able to enter into a legal contract;
• not have any professional relationship with any RPG publisher during the period from January 1st, 2008 to August 1st, 2010. Such relationships include unpaid work and work on free products;
• declare any relationship with any publisher (including EN Publishing, except for the Ceramic DM line) in which they receive money, product, or special consideration in exchange for their services;
• be able to read English and communicate clearly therein.

If you have a relationship any with a publisher, even as a playtester, it is important that you notify the ENnies board of this so that they may determine whether you are eligible to seek a judge position. In cases of rule violation, conflict of interest, misrepresentation or other factor(s) detrimental to the awards, the Board of Directors retains the right to alter the composition of the judging panel at any time.

Physical location is irrelevant- so long as you can accept packages year-round.

When you apply, you will be expected to fill out a questionnaire to help people best gauge how well they think you’ll work as a judge. Here a couple of sample questions:

• What styles and genres of RPGs do you enjoy most? Are there any styles or genres that you do not enjoy? Which games best exemplify what you like? Do you consider yourself a particular system’s, publisher’s or genre’s “fanboy/girl”?
• How would you like to see the ENnies change (categories, policies, etc)? What should remain inviolate?

If you want to run, here is what is expected of you. All judges shall:

• access the ENnie Awards boards/e-mailing lists (for the purposes of corresponding with judges and interacting with directors and staff);
  • weekly on the designated ENnies forums and sharing an accurate list of what products they have received;
  • daily on the designated ENnies forums during judge deliberations (expected dates for 2010: June 19 – July 11)
• act in a professional and impartial manner;
• sign a non-disclosure agreement;
• in the event that they are removed from office, bear the expense of returning and/or forwarding the products received for review;
• pay any customs duties charged for submissions;
• if they attend Gen Con – Indy, work a minimum of two hours at the ENnies booth
• if they attend Gen Con – Indy, attend the awards ceremony smartly attired.
• report to the Submissions Coordinator and Business Manager.

And, besides being able to say “I’m an ENnies Judge!” what else do you get?

• upon completion of reviewing, retain for personal use or otherwise dispose of products reviewed;
• receive a free Gen Con Indy 4-day pass.

Hopefully this whets your appetite and pushes you over the edge to applying to be a judge. I’ll be back next week with links to the actual form.

Once again, if you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them. You can either reply here or e-mail me directly at pr@ennieawards.com.

So let your voice be heard and, if you don’t like the way things are run, campaign to change those things. If enough people agree with your message, you’ll become part of the process.

And just to give you an idea of what’s expected, here’s the thread on EN World from last year: http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/236438-2009-ennies-judge-selection.html

After going through hundreds of entries, the judges have narrowed the field and selected the nominees for each of the 19 categories. On behalf of the judges and the Board of Directors, please allow me to congratulate each publisher for their nomination(s) for the Ninth Annual ENnie Awards. Voting for the ENnies will begin on July 24th. Until then, feel free to view the nominees and offer your own congratulations.

2009 ENnie Award Nominees

All nominees can visit the ENnies Graphics Page to download images to post on their website, announcing that they have been nominated.

The ENnie Awards — Graphics

You can also do your part to advertise the ENnies. Print out copies of the appropriate flyer linked to below and hand them out at your FLGS.

http://www.ennie-awards.com/pdf/09flyer_Letter.pdf
http://www.ennie-awards.com/pdf/09flyer_Legal.pdf

Best Adventure
Howl of the Carrion King (Paizo Publishing)
King of the Trollhaunt Warrens (Wizards of the Coast)
Lands of Darkness #1: The Barrow Grounds (Expeditious Retreat Press)
Purge the Unclean (Fantasy Flight Games)
The Rose-Bride’s Plight (White Wolf Publishing)

Best Aid or Accessory
D&D Insider (Wizards of the Coast)
Dwarven Sweatshoppe Dice Tray (Dwarven Sweatshoppe)
Hunter Horror Recognition Guide (White Wolf Publishing)
Kobold Quarterly (Open Design)
Mutants and Masterminds Deluxe GM?Screen (Green Ronin Publishing)

Best Art, Cover
3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars (BoxNinja)
CthulhuTech (Catalyst Game Labs)
Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide (Wizards of the Coast)
Howl of the Carrion King (Paizo Publishing)
Scion: Ragnarok (White Wolf Publishing)

Best Art, Interior
CthulhuTech (Catalyst Game Labs)
Dark Heresy RPG (Fantasy Flight Games)
Hellas (Khepera Publishing)
Mutants and Masterminds:?Wild Cards (Green Ronin Publishing)
Mouse Guard (Kunoichi/Archaia Studios Press)

Best Cartography
0One’s Blueprints: The Great City, The Saltshacks (0One Games)
Dungeon Crawl Classics 53:?Sellswords of Punjar (Goodman Games)
Modern Floorplans: Victorian Style Mansion (Fabled Environments)
Pathfinder Second Darkness Map Folio (Paizo Publishing)
Star Wars Saga: Scum & Villiany (Wizards of the Coast)

Best Electronic Book
Blood of the Gorgon (Open Design)
Collection of Horrors: Razorkids (CCP Games)
The Death-Mother (One Bad Egg)
Hard Boiled Armies (One Bad Egg)
Tales of Zobeck (Open Design)

Best Free Product
BattleRun (Catalyst Game Labs)
Hunter: The Vigil Quickstart (The Hunt) (White Wolf Publishing)
A Song of Ice and Fire Quickstart (Green Ronin Publishing)
Swords & Wizardry (Mythmere Games)
Trial & Terror: SVU (Imagination Sweatshop)

Best Game
CthulhuTech (Catalyst Game Labs)
Dungeons and Dragons 4E (Wizards of the Coast)
Dark Heresy (Fantasy Flight Games)
A Song of Ice and Fire (Green Ronin Publishing)
Starblazer Adventures (Cubicle 7 Entertainment)

Best Miniature Product
The Clone Wars: Starter Set (Wizards of the Coast)
E-Z Terrain: Cliffs and Mountains (Fat Dragon Games)
GameMastery Flip-Mat: Waterfront Tavern (Paizo Publishing)
Halls of the Giant Kings: DU1 – Dungeon Tiles (Wizards of the Coast)
Neo-Markers (Alea Tools)

Best Monster/Adversary
Dungeons and Dragons 4E: Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast)
Dark Heresy: Creatures Anathema (Fantasy Flight Games)
Freedom’s Most Wanted (Green Ronin Publishing)
Night Horrors: Grim Fears (White Wolf Publishing)
Witch Hunter: The Grand Tome of Adversaries (Paradigm Concepts)

Best Podcast
All Games Considered (All Games Considered Podcast)
Brilliant Gameologists (Brilliant Gameologists Podcast)
Voice of the Revolution (Indie Press Revolution)
Order 66 (Order 66 Podcast)
Return to Northmoor (Northmoor Podcast)

Best Production Values
Anima RPG (Fantasy Flight Games)
CthulhuTech (Catalyst Game Labs)
Dark Heresy RPG (Fantasy Flight Games)
Hellas: Worlds of Sun and Stone (Khepera Publishing)
Mouse Guard (Kunoichi/Archaia Studios Press)

Best Regalia
The Art of Exalted (White Wolf Publishing)
BattleTech: The Corps (Catalyst Game Labs)
Hunter: Deadly Prey (White Wolf Publishing)
Planet Stories: Infernal Sorceress (Paizo Publishing)
Worlds of Dungeons & Dragons, Vol. 2 (Devil’s Due Publishing)

Best Rules
Dungeons and Dragons 4E: Players Handbook (Wizards of the Coast)
Dark Heresy RPG (Fantasy Flight Games)
Hunter: The Vigil (White Wolf Publishing)
A Song of Ice and Fire (Green Ronin Publishing)
Starblazer Adventures (Cubicle 7 Entertainment)

Best Setting
The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor (Arc Dream Publishing)
Hot War (Contested Ground Studios)
Pathfinder: Campaign Setting (Paizo Publishing)
Slipstream (Pinnacle Entertainment Group)
Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies (Atomic Sock Monkey Press/Evil Hat Productions)

Best Supplement
CthulhuTech: Vade Mecum (Catalyst Game Labs)
Dark Heresy: Disciples of the Dark Gods (Fantasy Flight Games)
Hunter: The Vigil (White Wolf Publishing)
Scion: Ragnarok (White Wolf Publishing)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Wizards of the Coast)

Best Website
Critical Hits
Dungeon-A-Day
Kobold Quarterly
Mad Brew Labs
Obsidian Portal

Best Writing
Don’t Lose Your Mind (Evil Hat Productions)
The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Magnum Opus Press)
Hot War (Contested Ground Studios)
Hunter Horror Recognition Guide (White Wolf Publishing)
Kobold Quarterly (Open Design)

Product of the Year
Dungeons and Dragons 4E: Players Handbook (Wizards of the Coast)
Dark Heresy: Disciples of the Dark Gods (Fantasy Flight Games)
Don’t Lose Your Mind (Evil Hat Productions)
Hunter: The Vigil (White Wolf Publishing)
Mouse Guard (Kunoichi/Archaia Studios Press)
Scion: Ragnarok (White Wolf Publishing)
A Song of Ice and Fire (Green Ronin Publishing)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Wizards of the Coast)
Starblazer Adventures (Cubicle 7 Entertainment)
Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies (Atomic Sock Monkey Press/Evil Hat Productions)

As always, if you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them. You can either reply here or e-mail me directly at pr@ennieawards.com.

Tony Law
ENnies PR Coordinator

GenCon is fast approaching and the ENnies machine is in full swing. Starting today, July 10, fans can nominate their favorite publisher for the ENnies Fan Award for Best Publisher. To view the form and nominate your favorite, click the link below:

2009 ENnies Fan Award for Best Publisher Nomination Form

All you have to do is input the name of the publisher and your e-mail address. It’s that simple. Just make sure to do it on or before July 17, which is the last day for publisher nominations.

On the heels of that, next Monday, July 13, brings the announcement of the product nominees. Then, on July 24, the polls will open for you to vote on products and publishers.

In the meantime, if you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them. You can either reply here or e-mail me directly at pr@ennieawards.com.

Tony Law
ENnies PR Coordinator

PS: Volunteers are still needed at the ENnies Booth at GenCon, if you’re so obliged.

As you know, the window for submissions has closed. The judges now face the difficult task of picking which products out of the plethora of received material deserve to be nominated. It’s a daunting task, to say the least.

One of the judges, Jeramy Ware, has done an excellent job of listing products that have been submitted. If you wish to see what your favorite company/website submitted, visit this link.

Eventually, the fans will be presented with a list of nominees and can make their voices heard. They will also have the ability to nominate their favorite publishers for the “Fan’s Choice for Best Publisher” ENnie.

In this update, I’ve included a list of dates to put on your calendar. Here’s what you have to look forward to:

• June 1 – Product submissions closed
• July 10 – Fans can start nominating publishers for the “Fan’s Choice for Best Publisher” ENnie.
• July 13 – Nominees for products will be announced
• July 17 – Last day to nominate publishers
• July 24 – The fan voting begins!
• July 24 – Those who wish to take up the mantle of “ENnies Judge” start to officially campaign for the position
• Aug 1 – Last day of fan voting
• Aug 2 – Voting for ENnies judges begins
• Aug 9 – Voting for ENnies judges closes
• Aug 14 – The ENnie Awards ceremony at GenCon

These dates are subject to change, of course, but should never change by more than one or two days.

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting more and more excited about the ENnies, and GenCon itself, by the day! I look forward to seeing most of you come August. If you’re going to be at GenCon and want to volunteer your time at the ENnies booth in the Dealer’s Hall, you can get more information here.

As always, if you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them. You can either reply here or e-mail me directly at pr@ennieawards.com.

Tony Law
ENnies PR Coordinator

Each volunteer should be ready to answer questions from passers-by about EN World and the ENnies. There will be a book at the booth with information such as when the ENnies ceremony will be held, the names of each judge, who the nominees are, etc. Also, some publishers may drop off materials for next years ENnies, so the volunteers will be required to have the publisher fill out a form and give the publisher a receipt. You also have to make sure nothing is taken from the booth, especially on Saturday and Sunday, after the ENnie winners are announced Friday night.

Oh, did I mention the swag bag given to each volunteer?

For more information, visit EN World and sign up: http://www.enworld.org/forum/gencon-2009-game-scheduling-forum/256933-2009-ennies-booth-volunteers-sign-up.html

As you well know, GenCon is right around the corner! And, of course, GenCon is where the ceremony for the ENnie Awards, the annual fan-based celebration of excellence in tabletop roleplaying gaming, is held. For more information about the ENnies, feel free to visit the official ENnies website.

This year, we have five outstanding judges who have volunteered their time and efforts to make this 9th ENnie Awards a success. I cannot stress enough how time-consuming being a judge is and must commend each judge for donating his or her efforts to keep the RPG industry as fan-centered as it truly is.

Gertie Barden (Xath) – The ENnie Awards — Gertie Barden
Gertie has been gaming since high school and never sees herself stopping. She has been working with the ENnies for three years now, and debuted as a judge in the 2008 season.

Kennon Bauman (The Universe) – The ENnie Awards — Kennon Bauman
My love of games and gaming was born when I first saw an ad for D&D on the back of a comic book. It wasn’t until years later, when introduced to WEGs d6 Star Wars, that I really learned to roll the dice.

Chris Gath (Crothian) – The ENnie Awards — Chris Gath
I have been a Judge five times and a RPG reviewer for seven years. I promise to treat books equally and not be swayed by flashy colored books or perfect looking hard bounds. I look at each category and judge a book then solely on those merits.

Jody Kline (Rodrigo Istalindir) – The ENnie Awards — Jody Kline
A gamer for over a quarter of a century and a self-confessed systems-junkie, I have yet to meet a game I wouldn’t play once. Except for one that shall remain nameless, but you can guess what it is. My philosophy is “It’s the players, not the game.”

Jeramy Ware (Master of the Game) – The ENnie Awards — Jeramy Ware
A gamer for 25 years, I served as a judge in 2007, receiving praise from publishers, fans, and other judges for my work and my blog documenting the process. I’ll dedicate my group of experienced players to judge as much as we can through actual play.

The actual judging of products has not started but will very soon. How soon, you may ask? That would be as soon as tomorrow. That’s right, the date for submissions ends today (June 1, 2009)! If you have not submitted your product yet, you need to get it out the door and get the entry form to Hans Cummings, the Submissions Coordinator, as soon as possible. For more information, visit The ENnie Awards — How To Enter.

Starting tomorrow, here is the order of events for what happens next:

• Once the judges have evaluated the plethora of playable products, they will each submit a list of nominations.
  • That will eventually be pared down to the final list of nominees upon which the fans will vote.
• Before they are announced, though, the fans will be asked to submit nominations for Best Publisher.
• Once those nominations are in, all of the nominees will be announced on the official ENnie Awards website.
• Two weeks later, the polls will be opened to the fans. One week later, they will close and the votes will be tallied.
• The winners will be announced at GenCon during the ceremony on the evening of Friday, August 14th.

That’s it for now. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. You can either comment here or e-mail me directly at pr@ennieawards.com. Thanks for all your support and I look forward to answering any questions I receive.

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There are three reasons I love this picture.

1. The man at the podium is none other than Dave Arneson, one of the co-creators of D&D. He was being presented, appropriately enough, with a lifetime achievement award at the Ennies.

2. The picture is a great image of gaming’s “old guard” and gaming’s “new guard.” I always appreciate the older generation helping the younger generation into the genre.

3. This is my most personal reason: The little boy holding the plaque that he would eventually give to Mr. Arneson is none other than my son. He’s six and already loves to game. I know that he will look back on this picture when he’s older and appreciate that he was able to meet the man who, along with Gary Gygax, gave us so much enjoyment.

So for all of you out there I say this: Teach the youth to play! Show them what it means to game and let them pass it down to their own kids. Keep gaming alive!

My post today is not meant to further the flames on either side of the ENnies aisle but rather to start a dialogue on something that I have been thinking about for at least the last three years. Is the ENnies, in its current form, as fair as it could be to small publishers? Is putting a big publisher in the same category as a small pubsliher and allowing for fans to vote on giving the small publisher a chance at winning?

To answer this, I did a bit of research. I went to the ENnies site and looked at all award winners from the first year, 2001, to the current year, 2008. I used the following categories which were essentially the same from year to year:

1. Best Cover Art
2. Best Interior Art
3. Best Production Values
4. Best Writing
5. Best Rules
6. Best Cartography
7. Best Adventure
8. Best Setting
9. Best Supplement
10. Best Electronic Book
11. Best Game
12. Best d20/OGL Product
13. Product of the Year (started in 2006)

I thought 13 categories would give me a good base for testing and the categories I chose I considered the most prestigious, although any ENnie award in any category is prestigious. I then listed both the Gold and Silver winners for each year except for 2001 and 2002, which only had Gold winners. The following list is of all the winners and the number of times they have won.

• 7th Circle – 2
• Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) – 1
• Atlas Games -2
• Atomic Sock Monkey Press – 1
• Black Industries – 6
• Catalyst Games – 1
• Dog Soul Publishing – 1
• Evil Hat Productions – 1
• Exile Studios – 2
• Expeditious Retreat Press – 3
• FanPro – 2
• Fast Forward Entertainment (out of business) – 2
• Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) – 5
• Fiery Dragon Productions – 1
• Goodman Games – 1
• Green Ronin Publishing – 31
• Guardians of Order (out of business) -3
• Hero Games – 2
• Kenzer & Company – 1
• Malhavoc Press – 13
• Margaret Weiss Productions – 1
• Mongoose Publishing – 1
• Necromancer Games – 5
• Paizo Publishing – 9
• PCGen – 1
• Pelgrane Press – 2
• Pinnacle Entertainment Group – 1
• Privateer Press – 11
• Sovereign Press – 2
• Troll Lord Games – 1
• White Wolf Publishing – 14
• Wizards of the Coast – 11

In order to test my theory, I picked companies that I considered to be “big publishers.” Some were fairly obvious to me.

• Malhavoc Press
• Margaret Weiss Productions
• Sovereign press (also partially owned my Margaret Weiss)
• Green Ronin Publishing,
• Paizo Publishing
• White Wolf Publishing
• Wizards of the Coast

Some were not so obvious.

• AEG (Legends of the 5 Rings)
• Black Industries (Warhammer)
• FFG (Grimm, Heresy, Game of Thrones, etc.)
• Hero Games (Hero System, Champions)
• Kenzer & Co. (Aces & Eights, Kalamar, etc.)
• Mongoose Publishing (Babylon 5, Conan, etc.)
• Privateer Press (Iron Kingdoms, etc.)

I see these as “big publishers” because they have the resources to produce multiple hardback books that line the shelves of my FLGS.

Using these numbers, the big publishers win 77.143% of the time. Even if you don’t include the second batch of companies, the big publishers win 57.857% of the time.

To me, the numbers don’t lie. When fans are given the choice of voting, they will pick the products from companies they are more familiar with over three-quarters of the time. To me, that is unfair to the small publishers; the guys who don’t have the resources to put out multiple books over the year or ship multiple copies to FLGS’ throughout the country.

Now bear in mind, I realize how much of an honor it is to be nominated for an ENnie and I realize that, for some small publishers, being nominated gives them more press than they would garner otherwise, but that still doesn’t excuse the fact that these companies have a slim-to-none chance of actually winning. You think being nominated will increase the number of folks willing to look at your products? Imagine what actually winning an ENnie could do for you.

I have also been told that not putting the small publishers in the same category as the big publishers would be an “insult” to the small publishers. It would be as if it was thought that they “couldn’t hang with the big boys.” I disagree. I think it is more insulting to put them in a category against someone whose odds of winning are statistically much, much greater than their own.

As a solution, I submit that the ENnies have some separate categories for both big and small publishers. Look at the number of books sold or shipped to stores to determine what makes a big publisher and what makes a small publisher. I don’t know if that method of distinction would work in the long run, but it’s a start.

Before I finish, I would like to make clear that I have nothing but the upmost respect for the coordinators of the ENnies, from the judges all the way up the ladder to the Business Manager. They do a great job getting the ENnies out there each year and deserve nothing but kudos for it. I simply think that the way it is set up currently is not as fair to small publisher as it could be.

So what do you think? Do you think the ENnies could be more fair to small publisher or do you think it works fine just the way it is?

http://www.ennieawards.com/voting.html

After GenCon, I decided that we should create a PDF supplement and release it for free. With the help of Corey, and Deb Balsam from Dog Soul Publishing, we created Fire and Brimstone! (The Comprehensive Guide to Lava, Magma and Superheated Rock). We found a publisher in Expeditious Retreat Press and released it on November 23, 2007. It was an instant hit.

Keeping F&B in the public eye was not difficult. We released banners for people to insert on webpages and in their signatures on message boards. If you want a copy for yourself, feel free to copy and paste the images below. Make sure to link them to the official F&B web page.

Today, the 2008 nominations for the ENnie Awards were posted. F&B has been nominated for “Best Free Product or Webhancement”. I am extremely excited about this and it is nice to be validated by my peers. I urge everyone to vote starting on July 21st. Let’s win that award!