Nominated

Besides being an absolute mouthful to write or say, Experience Points: The Lost Chapters from Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is also up for an ENnie this year. You can vote for it at that link, should you be so inclined.
I didn’t write Experience Points. Stu Horvath did that, with an able assist by Ed Coleman for one chapter. It is, as the subtitle suggests, a zine made up of chapters excised from his absolutely phenomenal history of the tabletop RPG, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground. I didn’t write that either. Stu did.
But I worked on both books, as a line editor. And Stu, being Stu, has been generous enough to act as though all of us who contributed, in any form, to the formation of the book are also deserving to share in its accolades. So, go vote for Experience Points in the ENnies before GenCon arrives, and help us not get beaten by [checks notes] a plush kobold (that is clearly actually an orange goblin).
Despite my work as line editor on both Monsters, Aliens, etc. and Experience Points, this really has very little to do with me. This is all about Stu and his wonderful books. But it may also be as close as I ever get to winning an award like an ENnie – then again, who knows?
Regular readers are probably aware that I have written considerably for Privateer Press, including much of the new Iron Kingdoms: Requiem roleplaying game. The latest Kickstarter that I worked on for them will be launching in the next few days, in fact, and it’s about IK’s very own ghost busting crew, the Strangelight Workshop. So, if you’re interested in that sort of thing, you’ll want to sign up today.

That said, the future is uncertain, at least where my involvement in the Iron Kingdoms is concerned. Recently, Privateer Press sold Warmachine, the Iron Kingdoms, and all attendant properties to Steamforged Games. Such a pivotal decision raised a lot of questions that don’t yet have answers, including what the role of freelancers like myself will be in the development of future products.
Regardless of how the cards fall, however, I hope that the Iron Kingdoms are in good hands, and I remain proud of all the work I’ve done there. With any luck, this will only be the beginning of many more things I do for the setting. But either way, I wish it the best, and look forward to what comes next.