of magically created humanoids) and the world of Shanri (both of which have showed up in a previous game, Enemy Gods). The pre-order for the limited edition version of Houses of the Blooded sold out in exactly one week. There were 100 copies available on the Indie Press Revolution website on May 5, 2008 and they were all gone by May 12. Wick was apparently surprised by this turn of events. Wick released a soundtrack with the new game, focusing on "ven blood opera," an in-game element. Songs from the opera can be heard on the Houses of the Blooded website. Wick is keeping an open log of his design of this game in his LiveJournal. He has stated his intention to release several stand alone supplements that will detail various aspects of the world of Shanri. Each book would allow players to play a different role in Shanri and, as he stated in his livejournal, "almost feel as if they're playing a different game." The books mentioned so far are a 'Slumming' book where players play ven nobles from cities (as opposed to 'country' ven detailed in the main book), a Wilderness book where vassals of the ven nobles fight off ork, explore dungeons, and possibly kill dragons, as well as a Suaven book where details regarding the Ancestor worship religion of the ven will be revealed. Wick teamed up with British games publisher Cubicle 7 Entertainment for a mass market release of the game in September 2009. Freemasonry In November 2005, Wick became a Freemason, joining Liberal Arts Lodge of Los Angeles, California. He is a Master Mason. The Awful Lot Wick was a founding member and the drummer for the band The Awful Lot. Awards Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game (Author and Lead Designer) 1997 Origins Award Best Roleplaying Game 1997 RPGA Gamer's Choice Award Best Roleplaying Game Legend of the Five Rings Collectible Card Game (Design Team and Story Editor) 1996 Origins Award Best Collectible Card Game (Battle at Beiden Pass) 1997 Origins Award Best Collectible Card Game Expansion (Time of the Void) 7th Sea Roleplaying Game (Creator, Co-Author, Lead Designer) 1999 Origins Award Best Roleplaying Game 7th Sea Collectible Card Game (Co-Creator, Design Team, Story Editor) 1999 Origins Award Best Collectible Card Game Orkworld (Author and Designer) 2000 Best Game Fiction (How Bashthraka Lost His Spear) (nominated) 2017 Ennies 7th Sea: Best Game