The 2023 ENnie Awards were presented on August 4 at GenCon.
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.
BEST ADVENTURE
Gold
- Vaesen RPG – Seasons of Mystery, Free League
Authors: Gabrielle de Bourg, Tomas Harenstam, Andreas Marklund, Kiku Pukk Harenstam
Silver
- Journeys through the Radiant Citadel, Wizards of the Coast
Authors: Justice Ramin Arman, Dominique Dickey, Ajit A. George, Basheer Ghouse, Alastor Guzman, D. Fox Harrell, T.K. Johnson, Felice Tzehuei Kuan, Surena Marie, Mimi Mondal, Mario Ortegón, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Pam Punzalan, Erin Roberts, Terry H. Romero, Stephanie Yoon
BEST AID/ACCESSORY – DIGITAL
Gold
- Rimspace Planet Generator, Anodyne Printware
Silver
- The Session Zero System, Mythic Grove Productions, Authors: Gabe Hicks & Elise Rezendes
BEST AID/ACCESSORY – NON – DIGITAL
Gold
- Decuma: the R&D for your RPG, Golden Lasso Games
Silver
BEST ART, COVER
Gold
- Historica Arcanum: The City of Crescent, Metis Creative
Artist: Yağmur Kiyak
Silver
- Swords of the Serpentine,Pelgrane Press
Artist: Jérôme Huguenin
BEST ART, INTERIOR
Gold
- Vaesen RPG – Mythic Britain & Ireland, Free League Publishing
Artists: Johan Egerkrans, Anton Vitus, Gustave Dorr
Silver
- Seven Sinners, Mana Project Studio
Artists: Domenico Cava, Mirko Failoni
BEST CARTOGRAPHY
Gold
- Blade Runner RPG Starter Set, Free League Publishing
Christian Granath
Silver
- Claw Atlas: New Maps for Beak, Feather, & Bone, Possible Worlds Games
Jonathan Yee
BEST ELECTRONIC BOOK
Gold
- Brindlewood Bay, The Gauntlet Gaming Community
Authors: Jason Cordova, David Morrison, Calvin Johns, Petra Volkhausen, Steffie de Vaan
Silver
- Host and Hostility: Three Regency Call of Cthulhu Scenarios, Miskatonic Repository
Author: SR Sellens
BEST FAMILY GAME / PRODUCT
Gold
- Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game Starter Set, Magpie Games
Authors: Sharang Biswas, Elizabeth Chaipraditkul, Brendan Conway, James Mendez Hodes, Yeonsoo Julian Kim, Simon Moody, Lysa Penrose, Mark Diaz Truman, Daniel Kwan, Sen-Foong Lim
Silver
- The Goblings, Slowquest
Author: Bodie Hartley
BEST FREE GAME / PRODUCT
Gold
- Root: The RPG Talon Hill Quickstart, Magpie Games
Author: David Castro
Silver
- Shrine of the Jaguar Princess, Trident Gamebooks LLC
Author: Sersa Victory
BEST GAME
Gold
- Fabula Ultima – Core Rulebook, Need Games, Rooster Games
Author : Emanuele Galletto
Editing/Sensitivity : Nicola Degobbis, Courteney Penney, Marta Palvarini
Art : Moryo, Christian Benevides, Lorenzo Magalotti, Susu Nonohara, Catthy Trinh, ExtantLily, Ben Henry, Sascha Anderer, Lorc
Silver
- Trophy RPG, The Gauntlet Gaming Community, Hedgemaze Press
Author: Jesse Ross
Editing : Lauren McManamon, Jason Cordova, David LaFreniere
Art : Anna Zee, Rian Magee, Anton Cheykin
BEST LAYOUT AND DESIGN
Gold
- Blade Runner RPG Core Rulebook, Free League Publishing
Christian Granath
Silver
- Frontier Scum, Games Omnivorous
Chalkdown
BEST MONSTER/ADVERSARY
Gold
- Ruins of Symbaroum – Bestiary, Free League Publishing
Authors: Mattias Johnsson Haake, Mattias Lilja, and Jacob Rodgers
Art: Martin Grip
Silver
- Fateforge Book 5 – Creatures 2 Netherworld, Studio Agate
Author: Araine “Linden Oliver” Clovis, Diana “Kjarllan” Lutton, Etienne “Etmer_Fachronies” Mercier, Frederick “Atorgael” Pilling, Joelle “ Iris” Deschamp, Nicola Bernardelli, Thomas “ Kaer” Navarro, and William Perceval “Merlin” Huber
BEST ONLINE CONTENT
Gold
- Linda Codega’s io9 RPG reporting, Gizmodo / io9
Silver
BEST ORGANIZED PLAY
Gold
- Under the Cover of Stars
Authors: Marik Montalvan, Jens Sundqvist
Silver
- Cat’s Paws, Neo Tokyo Project
Author: Jason Koh
BEST PODCAST
Gold
Silver
BEST PRODUCTION VALUES
Gold
- Blackbirds RPG: Servant of the Gods Edition, Andrews McMeel Publishing
Silver
- Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay – The Enemy Within: Empire in Ruins Collector’s Edition, Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd
BEST RPG RELATED PRODUCT
Gold
- Owlbear Plush, Metal Weave Games
Silver
- Dragonbond: Dragons of the Red Moon, Draco Studios
BEST RULES
Gold
- Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game,Magpie Games
Author: Sharang Biswas, Elizabeth Chaipraditkul, Brendan Conway, James Mendez Hodes, Yeonsoo Julian Kim, Simon Moody, Lysa Penrose, Mark Diaz Truman, Daniel Kwan, Sen-Foong Lim
Silver
- Rivers of London: The Roleplaying Game, Chaosium Inc.
Authors: Ben Aaronvitch, Graeme Barber, Paul Fricker, Adam Guantlet, Llyod Gyan, Lynne Hardy, Gavin Inglis, Mike Mason, Keris McDonald, Lucya Szachnowski
BEST SETTING
Gold
- Vaesen RPG – Mythic Britain & Ireland, Free League Publishing
Authors: Graeme Davis, Mathew Tyler-Jones, Dave Semark
Silver
- Swords of the Serpentine, Pelgrane Press
Authors: Kevin Kulp and Emily Dresner
BEST SUPPLEMENT
Gold
- Barkeep on the Borderlands, Prismatic Wasteland
Authors: W.F. Smith, Anne Hunter, Ava Islam, Ben Laurence, Chris McDowell, Emmy Verte, Gus L., Luka Rejec, Marcia B., Nick LS Whelan, Ty Pitre, Zedeck Siew
Silver
- Into the Cess and Citadel, Wet Ink Games, LLC
Author: Charlie Ferguson-Avery and Alex Coggon
BEST WRITING
Gold
- Swords of the Serpentine, Pelgrane Press
Authors: Kevin Kulp, Emily Dresner
Editing/Sensitivity: Tim Gray, Cathriona Tobin, Misha Bushyager
Silver
- The Wildsea: RPG, Mythopoeia Games
Author: Felix Isaacs
Editing/Sensitivity: Ryan Khan, Ellan Aldryc
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Gold
- Vaesen RPG – Mythic Britain & Ireland, Free League Publishing
Silver
- Fabula Ultima – Core Rulebook, Need Games