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Best Cover Art
Awarded for the book containing the best cover artwork. |
Mutants & Masterminds: Mastermind's Manual, Green Ronin Publishing
A new world of options for your M&M game.
Cover: Udon Comics with Chris Stevens
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Monte Cook's Arcana Evolved: Spell Treasury, Malhavoc Press
A magic sourcebook with spells for Arcana Evolved
Cover Artist: Michael Komasck
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Pendragon- Fifth Edition, White Wolf Publishing
An epic roleplaying game in King Arthur's Britain in which characters are powerful knights.
Cover Artist: Michael Phillippi
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Rifts Ultimate Edition, Palladium Books
The completely rewritten and updated game where magic, horror, and the supernatural co-exist with science, high technology and the ordinary. Spanning countless dimensions, anything and everything is possible.
Cover Painting: Scott Johnson
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VII, White Wolf Publishing
An exploration of the mysterious vampires known as VII, and how to fit them into your chronicle.
Cover Artist: Daren Bader
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Best Interior Art
Awarded for the book containing the best artwork between the covers. |
Artesia, Archaia Studios Press
A full color illustrated book describing the known world seting of the comic book series "Artesia" and rules for fuzion-based epic fantasy roleplaying.
Art: Mark Smylie
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Dark Legacies Campaign Guide, Red Spire Press
Campaign setting and expanded rules for the low-magic, dark fantasy world of Dark Legacies.
Artists: Paul Davidson, John Gravato, Ted Pendergraft, Adrian Smith, Jonathan Standing
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Legend of the Five Rings Third Edition, Alderac Entertainment Group
The L5R RPG returns to the Roll & Keep system first released in 1996. R&K best simulates the tension, reality, & lethality of Samurai drama.
Artists: Chris Appel, Steve Argyle, Matt Armstrong, Drew Baker, et al
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Low Life: The Rise of the Lowly, Great White Games
Post-apocalyptic adventures in a world inhabited by the descendents of cockroaches, snack cakes, and radioactive sludge.
Artist: Andy Hopp
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Mutants & Masterminds: Mastermind's Manual, Green Ronin Publishing
A new world of options for your M&M game.
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Best Cartography
Awarded for the individual product containing the best cartography (art or technique of making maps or charts). |
0one's Blueprints: The Great City, 0one Games
An old style big map (25.5" x 22') featuring a complete fantasy city with six distinct wards, with customization capabilities.
Cartographer: Mario Barbati
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Dragonlance: Tasslehoff's Map Pouch: The War of the Lance Sovereign Press
Cartographic treasures recovered from Tasslehoff Burrfoot's map pouch. Includes a dozen map sets during the Fourth Age of Krynn as well as a poster map of Ansalon.
Cartographer: Sean MacDonald
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Masterwork Maps: Chasbin Keep, Darkfuries Publishing
This extensive medieval stronghold is showcased with detailed illustrations, characters and background, magical and mundane defenses, garrish regulars and elite troops, and adventure plots.
Cartographer: Brian Moseley
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The Shackled City Adventure Path, Paizo Publishing
A 400-page, full-color hardbound tome compiling, updating and adding to Dungeon magazine's twelve-adventure Shackled City Adventure Path. Includes 100+ pages of supplementary information and handouts, map book, and double-sided poster-map.
Cartographer: Chris West
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Wilderlands of High Fantasy Box Set, Necromancer Games
The most detailed fantasy setting of all time. Home to the City State of the Invicible Overlord and other classics, the Wilderlands is the ultimate epic high fantasy.
Cartographers: Rob Lee & Craig Rant
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Honourable Mention: Knights of the Grail: A Guide to Bretonnia, Black Industries
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Best Production Values
Awarded for the book exemplifying the best production values, from graphicdesign and layout, editing, paper, binding- all the factors that combine to create the look and feel of the product. |
Artesia, Archaia Studios Press
A full color illustrated book describing the known world seting of the comic book series "Artesia" and rules for fuzion-based epic fantasy roleplaying.
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A Game of Thrones, Guardians of Order
George R.R. Martin's best seller comes alive. Now, the knights and nobles, politics and poisons, creatuers of darkness and powers of blood of Westeros and beyond are yours to discover- and make your own. |
Legend of the Five Rings Third Edition, Alderac Entertainment Group
The L5R RPG returns to the Roll & Keep system first released in 1996. R&K best simulates the tension, reality, & lethality of Samurai drama. |
Serenity RPG, Margaret Weis Productions
Role-playing game based on the Joss Whedon movie, Serenity.
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The Shackled City Adventure Path, Paizo Publishing
A 400-page, full-color hardbound tome compiling, updating and adding to Dungeon magazine's twelve-adventure Shackled City Adventure Path. Includes 100+ pages of supplementary information and handouts, map book, and double-sided poster-map. |
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Best Writing
Awarded for the book containing the best prose and descriptive text (ie."cream" or �fluff�). |
Artesia, Archaia Studios Press
A full color illustrated book describing the known world seting of the comic book series "Artesia" and rules for fuzion-based epic fantasy roleplaying.
Written By: Mark Smylie
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Baba Yaga: The First Setting in Rassiya, Dog Soul Publishing
Based on Russian folklore, this book sets the stage for players to experience the wonder of the legendary Russiya
Lead Writer: Michael Fiegel
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Mage: The Awakening, White Wolf Publishing
A Storytelling game of modern sorcery set in the occult world of the Awakened for use with the World of Darkness
Lead Writer: Bill Bridges
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Pulp Hero, Hero Games
Hero's guide to the thrilling adventures of the pulp genre, a thorough and masterful study of action in the Twenties and Thirties.
Lead Writer: Steve Long
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VII, White Wolf Publishing
An exploration of the mysterious vampires known as VII, and how to fit them into your chronicle.
Cover Artist: Daren Bader
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Best Rules
Awarded for the book containing the best (innovative, creative, workable) game design and mechanics (ie. "crunch"). |
Aces and Eights: Showdown Kenzer and Company
This exciting product features impressive Old West skirmish rules for miniature and rpgs, with the innovative silhouette and Shot Clock overlay game aids.
Authors: Jolly R Blackburn, David S Kenzer, Mark Kenzer, Brian Jelke, Steve Johansson, Mark Plemmons
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Dread, The Impossible Dream
Diceless. Numberless. Horror.
Lead Writer: Epidiah Ravachol
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Mutants & Masterminds Second Edition, Green Ronin Publishing
"The world's greatest superhero RPG!"
Lead Writer: Steve Kenson
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Shadowrun 4th Edition, FanPro
The shadows have evolved. Man meets magic and machine in 2070. The world is not only Awakened, it's wired.
Lead Writer: Rob Boyle
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Spycraft Roleplaying Game Verson 2.0, Alderac Entertainment Group
Spycraft 2.0 refines the rules set, and provides the platform for any modern scenario you can envision!
Writers: Alex Flagg, Scott Gearin, Patrick Kapera
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