Tuesday, January 22, 2019

2018 View Awards Results


The results of the 2018 View from Valehaven Players' Choice Awards, as announced and presented at Feast of the Leviathan XXI on January 19th, 2019. 



Best Special Effects
1st: Feast of Blackwood IX
2nd: Invictus Questing
3rd: TOC 25

Best Props/Costumes
1st: Feast of Blackwood IX
2nd: Invictus Questing
3rd: FolkeWood Questing 2018

Best Night Quest
1st: Invictus Questing
2nd: TOC 25
3rd: Feast of Blackwood IX

Best Plot
1st: Folkewood Initiative / New Verai
2nd: Invictus Questing
3rd (tie): Echos of Ragnarok
Yellow King

Non-Feast Event for Great Food
1st: Black & White 2018
2nd: A Very Merry Yule at Uncle 'Crazy' Cecil's Tavern 2
3rd: Rhiassa Presents: The Gilded Lion Summer Festival IV

Best Feast
1st: Feast of Blackwood IX
2nd: Rhiassa Presents: Feast of the Leviathan XX
3rd: Feast Of Verai

Best Dish
1st: Blackwood Meatloaf
2nd: Steak and Cheese Dip (Leviathan)
3rd (tie): Candied Bacon
Hungarian Mushroom Soup (Feast of Blackwood)

Best Tournament Event
1st: Rhiassa Presents: Queen of Hearts XXV
2nd: TOC 25
3rd: Order of the List Invitational 7

Best Quest
1st: Invictus Questing
2nd: FolkeWood Questing 2018
3rd: TOC 25

Best One-Day Event
1st: Rhiassa Presents: Echoes of Ragnarok IV
2nd: G.O.F.E.R. T.H.R.E.E.
3rd: Order of the List Invitational 7

Best Weekend Event
1st: Invictus Questing
2nd: Feast of Blackwood IX
3rd (tie): Ashen Bounty VII
FolkeWood Questing 2018

Best View Article
1st: A Voraniss Adventure by Renee "Kindrianna" Booke (October 2018)
2nd: My Order of the List Experience by Nataliya "Shader" Kostenko (November 2018)
3rd: Food and Feasting In the Realms by Melissa "Aymise" Metzger (April 2018)

Best View Series
1st: Legends of Voraniss (Renee "Kindrianna" Booke)
2nd: The Neden Kazoo (including "I Can't Even") (Justin "Dresden" Theriault)
3rd: What You Missed (Various Authors)

Best View Poem/Fiction
1st: Legends of Voraniss: Vangrim, the First Werewolf by Renee "Kindrianna" Booke
2nd: A Realmsies Lament by Ben "Pilpus" Lacasse and Hannah "Nhadala" Blood
3rd: What You Missed- Folkestone Questing By Eric "Rosetta" Willisson

Best Photo
1st: Major Air by Michelle "Rio" LaPlant
2nd: QoH Bridge Battle by Michelle "Rio" LaPlant

Best Group to NPC
1st: Ashenmark
2nd: Blackwood
3rd: Invictus

Up and Coming Group
1st: Voraniss
2nd: Arken
3rd: Order of the Lunar Aegis

Best Newbie
1st: Adrian "Cronin" Cronin
2nd: Justin "Artair" Mitchell
3rd: Sawyer "Jericho" Judkins

Best Bard
1st: Sarah "Evie" Fournier
2nd: Benjamin "Pilpus" Lacasse
3rd: Michael "Swoop" Zajac

Best Craftsperson
1st: Derek "Higer" Booke
2nd: Arthur "Aiden" Granger
3rd: Callahan "Syruss" Marsden

Best Photographer
1st: Matt "Thon" Norris
2nd: Michelle "Rio" LaPlant
3rd: Dustin "Toah" Mack

Best Artist
1st: Alexa "Kite" Lecko
2nd: Derek "Higer" Booke
3rd: Janna "Iawen" Oakfellow-Pushee

Best Vendor
1st: Realms Outfitters/Chimeron Shop
2nd: Vandoria Vestments
3rd: Arthur "Aiden" Granger

Best Dressed
1st: Sara "Zarine" Jessop
2nd: Alexander "Gavin" Sokolowski
3rd (tie): Derek "Higer" Booke
Renee "Kindrianna" Booke

Best Feastocrat
1st: Lani "Gwen" Jones
2nd: Liz "Matiya" Butler
3rd: Melissa "Aymise" Metzger

Best Servant/Kitchen Staff
1st: Lani "Gwen" Jones
2nd: Liz "Matiya" Butler
3rd (tie): Becky "Kovaks" Baron
Aaron "Rel" Metzger

Best Combat Marshal
1st: Keith "Saegan" Cronyn
2nd: Callahan "Syruss" Marsden
3rd: Josh "Shandar" Learned

Best Magic Marshal
1st: Matt "Mathies" Butler
2nd: Christopher "Janus" Donnelly
3rd: Keith "Saegan" Cronyn

Best Trainer
1st: Keith "Saegan" Cronyn
2nd: Josh "Shandar" Learned
3rd (tie): Callahan "Syruss" Marsden
Steve "Torolf" Nelson

Best Mentor
1st: Renee "Kindrianna" Booke
2nd (tie): Jason "Aeston" Rosa
Josh "Shandar" Learned
3rd (tie): Derek "Higer" Booke
Jon "Trent" Jessop

Best Roleplaying of Magic by a Spellcaster
1st: Jack of Redwall (Shade DeShone)
2nd: Templar Kindrianna (Renee Booke)
3rd: Thoril (Tyler Chase)

Best Roleplaying by a Player Character
1st: Madam Zarine (Sara Jessop)
2nd: Mogar (Jacob Ruggiero)
3rd: Captain Orion Mars (Ryan Welch)

Best Roleplaying of a Single NPC Role
1st: Red Foreman (Jon Jessop)
2nd: The Grey Lady (Beth Tozier)
3rd: Prince Skyros (Nick Quadrini)

Best Grunt NPC
1st: Gregory "Daekara" Falconer
2nd: Keith "Saegan" Cronyn
3rd (tie): Tucker "Temorse" Noyes
Sean "Wil" Veale

Most Honorable in Combat
1st: Keith "Saegan" Cronyn
2nd: Steve "Torolf" Nelson
3rd: David "Vawn" Hayden

Most Dependable Person to Help Eventholders
1st: James "Tao" Murphy
2nd (tie): Patrick "Saka" Bobell
Eric "Randolf" Marques
3rd (tie): Matt "Mathies" Butler
Lani "Gewn" Jones

Best Role Model
1st: Renee "Kindrianna" Booke
2nd (tie): Keith "Saegan" Cronyn
Steve "Torolf" Nelson
3rd: Josh "Shandar" Learned

Greatest Contributor to the Realms
1st: Josh "Shandar" Learned
2nd: Jason "Aeston" Rosa
3rd (tie): Patrick "Saka" Bobell
James "Tao" Murphy