The View from Valehaven Awards are returning to The Feast of the Leviathan once again!
TLDR:
Nominations open TODAY December 22nd on RealmsNET
Three nominations needed to get on the ballot
Voting opens on December 29th on RealmsNET
Voting concludes on January 11th
Three winners per category
Award presentation at Feast of the Leviathan
Categories listed at bottom of article
Details:
We had a fantastic, full year of events in 2025 and we’re looking forward to recognizing one another’s efforts in this year’s View Awards!
There are some small changes from last year as we continue to try to make the awards process better. so please read below if you want to be well informed.
The View Awards voting is split into two phases: the nominations and the votes.
Nominations:
Nominations open on TODAY, December 22nd and close on Friday, January 11th at 11:59PM.
Nominations Link: https://www.realmsnet.net/surveys/10
Nominations and Voting will both require you to log in to your RealmsNET account.
Returning from last year is the event category: Social event. We decided that there were enough events that didn’t fit in any other category where the main purpose wasn’t specifically feast, questing, or tournaments but rather coming together to socialize with a variety of entertainment options available.
Speaking of event awards, some event awards will NOT require nominations. One Day Event, Weekend Event, Tournament Event, Feast Event, Questing Event, and Social Event will all appear on the voting form with ALL events that meet those definitions able to be voted on. Each event was tagged as either One Day or Weekend and as one of the categories of events mentioned above.
Besides those categories, there is a change in what nominations get on the ballot. For the other Event Awards, the Publication Awards, the Individual Awards, and the Paragon Awards, three nominations must be cast in order for events/people/items to earn a spot on the final voting ballot.
To nominate, fill in the events/people/items that you think should be on the official View from Valehaven Awards Ballot.
There will be one blank provided per category but you can create more by clicking the (+) button to make multiple nominations per category. There is no limit to how many events/people/items you may nominate for each category. You may leave categories blank. You may also submit the form multiple times to nominate further entrants per category if you decide to add more later.
Voting:
Voting opens on December 30th and will close on January 11th at 11:59PM.
On the voting page you will see all of the nominations that were made for each category.
You may vote for up to THREE different events/people/items per category. Each of these votes counts equally.
Winners and Presentations:
The View Awards will be presented at The Feast of the Leviathan after Rhiassan Court.
Rather than a single event/item/person winning best in a category, there will be three winners per category each recognized with equal standing to one another. In cases where there are ties there may be more than three.
The purpose of these awards, as always, is to give the community a way to say “thank you” to its members and event holding teams for going above and beyond in how they enrich our game. By recognizing multiple events as described above it extends our ability to show our appreciation and extend our camaraderie with each other without also having to rank each other’s contributions in contrast to one another.
We look forward to running these awards for the 2025 eventing season and we are honored to be able to present them this year at Feast of the Leviathan.
Find the complete list of voting categories below:
EVENT AWARDS
- Outstanding One-Day Event (no nominations)
- Outstanding Weekend Event (no nominations)
- Outstanding Tournament Event (no nominations)
- Outstanding Questing Event (no nominations)
- Outstanding Feast Event (no nominations)
- Outstanding Social Event (no nominations)
- Event with Outstanding Special Effects
- Event with Outstanding Props & Costumes
- Event with Outstanding Night Quest
- Event with Outstanding Food
- Outstanding Dish at an Event
PUBLICATION AWARDS
- Outstanding IC View from Valehaven Article
- Outstanding OOC View from Valehaven Article
- Outstanding View from Valehaven Series
- Outstanding View from Valehaven work of Poetry, Song, or Fiction
- Outstanding Realms Photograph (please include public link and accurate photographer information)
- (this category will have all Facebook banners from 2025 automatically nominated)
PLAYER AWARDS
- Outstanding Group for Staffing and NPCing
- Outstanding Newbie (under 1 year in Realms)
- Outstanding Younger player (between 1 and 5 years in Realms)
- Outstanding Bard
- Outstanding Craftsperson
- Outstanding Photographer
- Outstanding Artist
- Outstanding Vendor
- Outstandingly Dressed
- Outstanding Feastocrat
- Outstanding Servant or Kitchen Staff
- Outstanding Combat Marshal
- Outstanding Magic Marshal
- Outstanding Trainer
- Outstanding Mentor
- Outstanding Displays of Kindness
- Outstanding use of Support Magic
- Outstanding Roleplaying of Magic
- Outstanding Roleplaying by a Player Character
- Outstanding Roleplaying of a Single NPC Role
- Outstanding Grunt NPC
PARAGON AWARDS
- Outstanding Honor in Combat
- Outstanding in Helping Eventholders
- Outstanding Role Model
- Sapphire Award (awarded to individuals who identify as women or gender minorities who go above and beyond in the community and are outstanding in advocating to advance women and gender minorities in the Realms)
- Outstanding Contributions to the Realms
