The 2021 ENnie Nominees and Judges Spotlight Winners are out.

The ENnie Awards are an annual, fan-based juried award system for all tabletop RPGs. The ENnies were created in 2001 as an annual award ceremony, hosted by the leading D&D/d20 system fan site, EN World in partnership with Eric Noah’s Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News.

Winners will be announced online from Gen Con on September 17 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern..

JUDGES’ SPOTLIGHT WINNERS

Amelia Antrim– Anyone Can Wear the Mask
  Author: Jeff Stormer

Di – Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades: Wuxia Roleplaying, Osprey Games
  Authors: Brendan Davis, Jeremy Bai

Salim Hakima – Abracadabra. A Guide to Becoming a Magical Games Master, The Grinning Frog
  Author: Stephen Hart

Shauna Ratliff – Altered Carbon The Role Playing Game, Renegade Game Studios
  Authors: Christopher De La Rosa, Ivan Van Norman

James Surano– SLA Industries 2nd Edition Core Rulebook, Nightfall Games
  Author: Dave Allsop

BEST ADVENTURE

• ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds,  Free League Publishing
    Author: Andrew E.C. Gaska
• Epic Encounters: Hall of the Orc King, Steamforged Games LTD
    Author: Richard August
• Eyes Unclouded, The Secret Cat Shop
    Authors: Anthony Alipio, Tineke Bolleman, C. Michael Chase, Bridie Dutton, Brittney Hay, Kat Kruger, Jacky Leung, Amber Litke, Sadie Lowry, Collette Quach, Toto Joe Sullivan
• OSE: Halls of the Blood King, Exalted Funeral Press
    Author: Diogo Nogueira
• The Waking of Willowby Hall, Swordfish Islands
    Author: Ben Milton

BEST AID/ACCESSORY – DIGITAL

• DNGNGEN, Stockholm Kartell & Ockult Örtmästare Games
• dScryb – Finely Crafted Boxed Text
• Eigengrau’s Essential Establishment Generator, Rhys Gray
• Here Be Taverns, Sword & Source
• Michael Ghelfi – RPG Ambiences & Music, Michael Ghelfi

BEST AID/ACCESSORY – NON – DIGITAL

• Adventurers Tarot: The Empress Deck, Weird Works LLC
• Arium: Create, Adept Icarus
• City of Mist Character Folio Pack, Son of Oak Game Studio
• Roll & Play: The Game Master’s Fantasy Toolkit, Roll & Play Press
• Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game GM Kit, Greater Than Games

BEST ART, COVER

Click here to see the nominees collage

• Cortex Prime Game Handbook, Fandom, Inc.
    Artist: Merilliza Chan
• Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard
    Artist: Felix Miall
• Neverland: A Fantasy RPG System, Andrews McMeel Universal
    Artist: Andrew Kolb
• The Spy Game, Black Cats Gaming
    Artist: Chaim Garcia
• Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying, Free League Publishing
    Artist: Johan Egerkrans

BEST ART, INTERIOR

Click here to see the nominees collage

• Cortex Prime Game Handbook, Fandom, Inc.
    Artists: Reza Afshar, Carol Azevedo, Natalia Bacetti, Zoe Badini, Venus Bambisa, Brett Barkley, Bethany Berg, Alex Jay Brady, Estefany Calderón, CoupleofKooks, Joel DuQue, Jason Engle, Grace P. Fong, Jessica Fong, Hao Shuang, Lisa Heidhoff, Kevin Hong, Fiona Hsieh, Odera Igbokwe, Anthony “RobotPencil” Jones, Giby Joseph, kinixuki, Burak Kirk, Kekai Kotaki, Coey Kuhn, Sabina Lewis, Noé Leyva, Linda Lithén, Tithi Luadthong, Oriana Menendez, Viko Menezes, Julia Metzger, Alexandra Mims Cook, Vanessa Morales, Anna “Sarianne” Neumannová, Jeremy Nguyen, Dominique Ramsey, Rafael Sarmento, Thomas Scholes, Lie Setiawan, Lenka Šimecková, Janna Sophia, Artur Treffner, H. Won, J Yang
• Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard
    Artist: Felix Miall
• Neverland: A Fantasy RPG System, Andrews McMeel Universal
    Artist: Andrew Kolb
• Planet Apocalypse for 5th edition DnD, Petersen Games
    Artists: Helge Balzer, Keith Thompson, Graey Erb, Alyssa McCarthy, Veli Nyström, Cy Zack, Benny Kusnoto, Dynasty Gua
• Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying, Free League Publishing
    Artist: Johan Egerkrans

BEST CARTOGRAPHY

• ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds,  Free League Publishing
  Christian Granath, Andrew E.C. Gaska
• OSE: Halls of the Blood King, Exalted Funeral Press
  Justine Jones
• Towns and Taverns, Loke LTD
  Matt Henderson, Tam Henderson
• Undying Sands, Games Omnivorous
  Kevin Cannon
• Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound – The Great Parch Map, Cubicle 7
  Jared Blando

BEST ELECTRONIC BOOK

• Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e, Arcanist Press
    Author: Eugene Marshall
• BEOWULF: Age of Heroes, Handiwork Games
    Authors: Jon Hodgson, David Rea and Jacob Rodgers
• Brancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron Games
    Authors: Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani, Edoardo Cremaschi, Giovanni De Feo, Luca Mazza,
  Mala Spina, Alessandro Savino, Jack Sensolini, Umberto Spaticchia.
• Eyes Unclouded, The Secret Cat Shop
    Authors: Anthony Alipio, Tineke Bolleman, C. Michael Chase, Bridie Dutton, Brittney Hay, Kat Kruger, Jacky Leung, Amber Litke, Sadie Lowry, Collette Quach, Toto Joe Sullivan
• Wally DM’s Journal of Puzzles Encounters , Wally DM
    Author: Wally DM

BEST FAMILY GAME / PRODUCT

• Magical Kitties Save the Day, Atlas Games
    Authors: Matthew J. Hanson, Paul Dean, Clio Yun-Su Davis, Jeremy Tuohy, Chris Costello
• Mausritter: Boxed Set, Games Omnivorous, Losing Games
    Author: Isaac Williams
• Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, Greater Than Games
    Authors: Christopher Badell, Cam Banks, Dave Chalker, Philippe-Antoine Ménard, Clark Valentine
• Tales of Xadia: The Dragon Prince Roleplaying Game – Rules Primer, Fandom, Inc.
    Authors: Cam Banks, Dan Telfer
• WyrdScouts, Wicked Clever
    Author: Robert Turk

BEST FREE GAME / PRODUCT

• A| State Nicely Done, Handiwork Games
    Authors: Morgan Davie, Malcolm Craig
• Adventures on a Dime, Dungeons on a Dime
    Author: Brian Tyrrell
• Humblewood: The Wakewyrm’s Fury, Hit Point Press Inc.
    Author: Andrea Bruce, Jordan Richer, Christopher Pinch, T. R. Rowe
• Two Faces, Tin Star Games
    Author: Steve Dee
• Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Wrath & Glory The Graveyard Shift, Cubicle 7
    Author: Robert Buckey, Zak Dale-Clutterbuck

BEST GAME

• Alice Is Missing, Renegade Game Studios
    Author: Spenser Starke
• Cortex Prime Game Handbook, Fandom, Inc.
    Author: Cam Banks
• Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard
    Authors: Grant Howitt, Christopher Taylor
• Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, Greater Than Games
    Authors: Christopher Badell, Cam Banks, Dave Chalker, Philippe-Antoine Ménard, Clark Valentine
• Slayers, Gila RPGs
    Author: Spencer Campbell

BEST LAYOUT AND DESIGN

• Cortex Prime Game Handbook, Fandom, Inc.
    Cam Banks
• Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard
    Jay Iles
• Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, Greater Than Games
    Jennifer Closson, SaRae Henderson, Sarah Kelly
• The Spy Game, Black Cats Gaming
    Mark Whittington
• The Stygian Library: Remastered, SoulMuppet Publishing
    David N. Wilkie

BEST MONSTER/ADVERSARY

• Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard
    Authors: Grant Howitt, Christopher Taylor
• My Dad’s Monster Manual, Introcaso Creative
    Author: James Introcaso
• Planet Apocalypse for 5th edition DnD, Petersen Games
    Authors: David N. Ross, Ron Lundeen
• The Maze, Axo stories
    Authors: M.A Bastarrachea Magnani, Jaime Reyes Mondragon, Alastor Guzman
• Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying, Free League Publishing
    Authors: Johan Egerkrans, Nils Hintze

BEST ONLINE CONTENT

• Crystal Heart #5 – True to Your Heart, Up to 4 Players
• DNGNGEN, Stockholm Kartell & Ockult Örtmästare Games
• dScryb – Finely Crafted Boxed Text, dScryb
• Here Be Taverns, Sword & Source
• Liber Ludorum, Liber Ludorum

BEST ORGANIZED PLAY

• A Rough Guide to Glamour, Jonstown Compendium
  Authors: Chris Gidlow, Mike Hagen, Nick Brooke, Michael O’Brien, Jeff Richard, Greg Stafford
• Citizens of the Lunar Empire , Jonstown Compendium
  Author: Chris Gidlow
• Hand of Glory, Type 40
  Author: Allan Carey
• My Immortal Loneliness, Jessica Marcrum
  Authors: Ally Sulentic, Jessica Marcrum
• Shadows Under Ice, Jaspers Game Day
  Authors: Jasper’s Game Day, Ma’at Crook, Chris Maxwell

BEST PODCAST

• Asians Represent!
• Party of One
• Tales of the Voidfarer
• The Sixth Ring, a Trophy podcast
• The Letters Page – The Sentinel Comics Podcast

BEST PRODUCTION VALUES

• Adventurers Tarot: The Empress Deck, Weird Works LLC
• ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds,  Free League Publishing
• Broken Compass: Adventure Journal, Two Little Mice
• Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound Rulebook Collector’s Edition, Cubicle 7
• Weird Horror, Solarian Games

BEST RPG RELATED PRODUCT

• Adventurers Tarot: The Empress Deck, Weird Works LLC
• Book of Dice – Elvish Tales, Q Workshop
• Into the Dungeon: A Choose Your Own Adventure, Andrews McMeel Universal
    Author: Hari Conner
• Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game Coloring Book, Greater Than Games
• Worldbuilder’s Notebook, Swordfish Islands
    Author:  Jacob Hurst

BEST RULES

• Alice Is Missing, Renegade Game Studios
    Author: Spenser Starke
• Cortex Prime Game Handbook, Fandom, Inc.
    Author: Cam Banks
• Fiasco 2E, Bully Pulpit Games
    Authors: Jason Morningstar, Steve Segedy
• Slayers, Gila RPGs
    Author: Spencer Campbell
• The Spy Game, Black Cats Gaming
    Authors: Sam Webb, James Barry, Eric Campbell, Oz Mills, Virginia Page, Rob Wieland

 BEST SETTING

• Brancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron Games
    Authors: Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani, Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani, Edoardo Cremaschi, Giovanni De Feo, Luca Mazza, Mala Spina, Alessandro Savino, Jack Sensolini, Umberto Spaticchia
• Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard
    Authors: Grant Howitt, Christopher Taylor
• The Maze, Axo stories
    Authors: M.A Bastarrachea Magnani, Jaime Reyes Mondragon, Alastor Guzman
• The Stygian Library: Remastered, SoulMuppet Publishing
    Author: Emmy ‘Cavegirl’ Allen
• Undying Sands, Games Omnivorous
    Authors: Adriana Oliveira & Andre Novoa

BEST SUPPLEMENT

• Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e, Arcanist Press
    Author: Eugene Marshall
• Arium: Create, Adept Icarus
    Authors: William L. Munn, Natasha Ence, Drew Gerken
• MÖRK BORG CULT: Feretory, Free League Publishing
    Authors: Pelle Nilsson, Johan Nohr
• Wally DM’s Journal of Puzzles Encounters , Wally DM
   Author: Wally DM
• Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Enemy Within Campaign – Volume 2: Death on the Reik Companion, Cubicle 7
    Author: Graeme Davis, Andy Law, Jim Bambra, Claus Thorn Ekström, Phil Gallagher,  Ciarán O’Brien

BEST WRITING

• Brancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron Games
    Authors: Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani
• Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard
    Authors: Grant Howitt, Christopher Taylor
• Planet Apocalypse for 5th edition DnD, Petersen Games
    Authors: David N. Ross, Ron Lundeen
• The Stygian Library: Remastered, SoulMuppet Publishing
    Author: Emmy ‘Cavegirl’ Allen
• WyrdScouts, Wicked Clever
    Author: Robert Turk

PRODUCT OF THE YEAR

• Adventurers Tarot: The Empress Deck, Weird Works LLC
• Alice Is Missing, Renegade Game Studios
• Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e, Arcanist Press
• Arium: Create, Adept Icarus
• Brancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron Games
• Cortex Prime Game Handbook, Fandom, Inc.
• Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard
• Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, Greater Than Games
• Slayers, Gila RPGs
• The Stygian Library: Remastered, SoulMuppet Publishing