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Pen & Paper Fan Awards

Started by Zachary The First, March 30, 2006, 09:46:39 AM

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Zachary The First

March 30, 2006, 09:46:39 AM
Thought folks might be interested in this. Pen & Paper is holding their annual fan awards where you vote for your favorite RPGs, Authors, and a ton more categories for the best of 2005. The vote is write-in, so you aren't constrained by any nomination process. There's really not much for winning, but it's probably a nice warm fuzzy for the winner.
 
http://www.pen-paper.net/awards.php
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Nicephorus

#1
March 30, 2006, 12:27:27 PM
(edit, wrong thread)

Cyberzombie

#2
March 30, 2006, 01:59:29 PM
Oh, come now!  It's not a proper awards if there isn't drama over selecting judges, drama over nominations, and drama from gaming companies big and small!

This just has no potential to cause damage to the gaming community.  It's just not a proper type of awards at all!
 

Nacht

#3
March 30, 2006, 02:14:31 PM
Quote from: CyberzombieThis just has no potential to cause damage to the gaming community.  It's just not a proper type of awards at all!

Would it help if I asked everyone to send me crates of RPG product if they want to win anything? ;)
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Cyberzombie

#4
March 30, 2006, 02:28:51 PM
Quote from: NachtWould it help if I asked everyone to send me crates of RPG product if they want to win anything? ;)
That would definitely help!  Hell, if you don't want to put a lot of effort into it, just doing that should be enough to start up a nice drama firestorm.  :)
 

ColonelHardisson

#5
April 01, 2006, 02:24:24 PM
Quote from: CyberzombieThat would definitely help!  Hell, if you don't want to put a lot of effort into it, just doing that should be enough to start up a nice drama firestorm.  :)

Why that subject was such a sticking point is curious. Relying on the judges or the general public to vote based on what they've bought will really narrow down possible winners, and will give industry juggernaut WotC a big advantage. Some say "so? At least the public got to vote." My reply is that awards like that could simply be given out based on sales figures, then, and the pretense of an awards procedure dispensed with. The public voted with its wallet; why make 'em vote again?
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T-Willard

#6
April 01, 2006, 03:37:35 PM
I don't get all the drama around the awards.

Shit, couldn't you just picture me disentagling from face sucking on some woman, zipping up my pants, staggering up to the stage with a bottle of Wild Turkey in my hand, accepting the award, drunkenly slurring some crap, then later hucking the award at some fucker on the street and screaming profanity?

Shit oh dear, that would be probably how it went.
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Roudi

#7
April 01, 2006, 04:09:55 PM
Good thing too, I voted you up in a couple categories.  Guess I better get a bottle of Wild Turkey ready.

Bagpuss

#8
April 01, 2006, 04:59:30 PM
I am offically boycotting these awards, since I never got my free review copies. Now, I'm off to sulk. :muttering:
 

ColonelHardisson

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April 01, 2006, 06:03:02 PM
Rasyr has been an asshat on many occasions, with his "hat of d20" and proselytizing for HARP (cool game but the guy promotes it by bashing another game system), but I have to sympathize with him on this. If he was supposed to get stuff to review, and didn't get it, how is he supposed to do the job if he gets called on as an alternate?
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4e definitely has an Old School feel. If you disagree, cool. I won\'t throw any hyperbole out to prove the point.

Roudi

#10
April 01, 2006, 06:15:54 PM
Thankfully, Pen & Paper isn't GAMA.

Thankfully it also isn't the ENnies.  Not that I've got something against ENWorld or anything (it IS the place where I sell my products), but it really friggen sucks to have to take a PDF and burn 5 copies of it to CD, then pay for postage for each copy to the US (I'm Canadian), for a free product that's available right on the very site where the awards are being hosted.

Meh.  What can I say?  It ain't fantasy, therefore it's got no shot.

Teflon Billy

#11
April 01, 2006, 10:13:36 PM
Quote from: T-WillardI don't get all the drama around the awards.

Shit, couldn't you just picture me disentagling from face sucking on some woman, zipping up my pants, staggering up to the stage with a bottle of Wild Turkey in my hand, accepting the award, drunkenly slurring some crap, then later hucking the award at some fucker on the street and screaming profanity?

Shit oh dear, that would be probably how it went.

I AM BEGGING YOU: ENTER THE ENNIES.:heh:
 

Roudi

#12
April 01, 2006, 10:17:52 PM
You can nominate him this year, Billy; I do believe they will accept nominations from persons other than the author/publisher of the work.

Teflon Billy

#13
April 01, 2006, 10:28:22 PM
Quote from: RoudiYou can nominate him this year, Billy; I do believe they will accept nominations from persons other than the author/publisher of the work.

I'm a judge dude:)

I don't think I can nominate.
 

Maddman

#14
April 01, 2006, 11:05:55 PM
Heh - someone should.  Hell, I'd buy your bottle of Wild Turkey mang.

Maybe we should do The Nutties again?  I'm sure we can come up with some good categories

Most Pretentious Game Design
Biggest Online Asshattery By A Game Designer
The "Duke Nukem" Award For Gaming Vaporware

Heh, could be fun :)
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