Memento Mori Theatricks - The Skully Awards

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Lest y'all think it's all gloom and doom here, let me take a moment to present the 2004 Skully Awards for Excellence in Roleplaying Games.

The Best Mormon Gunslinger Game Award goes to Vincent Baker for Dogs in the Vineyard (even though I still dislike the demons).

Todd "Too Sexy" Luikart gets the Multiple Man award for seemingly being in five places in order to write Red Star, Nocturnals, Skull & Bones and also for hawking Key 20 Direct warez and running his annual octaNe game.

The Graphic Design Maven Award goes to Matt Snyder as a kind of "Lifetime Achievement" award for his work on Nine Worlds, Dust Devils and my own games octaNe and InSpectres.

The New Face Award goes to Miss Annie Rush of Wicked Dead Brewing Company for her stellar debut, Run Robot Red!

Luke Crane gets the Human Caffeine Award for his amazing energy and sheer force of personality.

Matt Forbeck wins yet another Nicest Guy in Gaming Award (his mantle must be crowded).

The Uber-GM award goes to Todd Furler for tireless service at yet another game convention.

John Wick gets the Business Partner of the Year award for his superior salesmanship, design sense and friendship at the WDBC booth this year.

The "Can you hear me over the noise?" Award goes to Andy Kitkowski for sticking it out at the way too loud room where the Indie RPG Awards were announced.

The Gaming Gurus Award is split amongst Robin Laws, Jonathan Tweet and Ken Hite.

The Spirit of Martha Stewart is awarded to Jason Volare of Key 20 Direct for his stunning table displays of business cards.

The "Tooth Fairy" Award goes to Burl Zorn for taking our games and leaving us money under the pillow.

And last but not least, the 2004 Skully Award for Awesomeness goes to...me!

	From: metallian	Date: August 24th, 2004 07:03 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Yeah, Luke Crane and Todd Furler are two of the most impressive GMs I've ever encountered.

From: matt_snyder	Date: August 24th, 2004 08:31 pm (UTC)		(Link)

One more from the crowd:

The Stylin' and Profilin' Skully Award goes to Jared Sorsensen and his slick Wednesday duds with secret-decoder rockin' new ring to boot. Wicked Dead Sexy (not that there's anything wrong with that).

	From: brahman_atman	Date: August 24th, 2004 09:12 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Surely you won the 2004 Skully Award for Awfulness, not Awesomeness?

Surely?

From: ptevis	Date: August 24th, 2004 10:07 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Anyone who would design a game for me while signing my copy of octaNe has reached the pinnacle of Awesomeness.

	From: brahman_atman	Date: August 25th, 2004 06:16 am (UTC)		(Link)

A cheap parlor trick that easily amuses the hoi-palloi.

/dismissive wave of perfumed hand

	From: xiombarg	Date: August 25th, 2004 08:07 am (UTC)		(Link)

Don't forget to give yourself the modesty award. ;-D

	From: kabael	Date: August 25th, 2004 10:30 am (UTC)		(Link)

I'm convinced the good Mr. Luikart was spawning clones all weekend, and mearly lurking around his... lurky areas.

How else could he manage to be at the booth _every single time_ I tried to stop in to track down the rumored Jared Sorenson?

How else could he manage to be write The Red Star for Green Ronin and then hang out at Key20 to be at just the right place at just the right time to cunningly lure me into trying to pitch his own game to him?

His "too sexy" veneer is just a disguise to distract you from his maniacal masterminded plans to do... stuff... and things...

	From: signal1101	Date: August 25th, 2004 04:49 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I feel that I may quickly be becoming the Susan Lucci of the Skully Awards...

Dav

	From: memento_mori	Date: August 25th, 2004 04:51 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Holy crap I forgot to give out the Jedi Rock Star Mind Trickster Award!

It's all yours, Dav. You goddamn freak. I love ya.