Best PC (Erins)

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Best Male PC (2002–2006)

Awarded to best male player-character in a work of AIF. It is not required that the character has a name.

From the 2005 ballot:

Best character categories: award to characters that were compelling to play (for PC's) or encounter (for NPC's), who contributed significantly to the overall telling of the story and who had some depth and created interest in furthering interaction (sexual or not) with that character.

2002

Note: A "first age game" was written prior to 2000; a "new age game" is one written on or after 2000.

• Best Male PC in a First Age Game: Ricky in An Afternoon Visit (Mkj; 1998; AGT).
  • Honourable Mention: Henry Darcy in Rakish (Nigel Downes; 1998; TADS 2).
• Best Male PC in a New Age Game: Sam Shooter in Sam Shooter II: Through the Dimensional Rift (One-Eyed Jack; 2002; TADS 2).

2003

• Best Male Player-Character: Sam Shooter
  • 2nd place: Brian in Dear Brian (Choices and Christopher Cole; TADS 3).
  • 3rd place: Strayer in Salvation (LyingBastard; ADRIFT 3.9).

2004

• Best Male Player-Character: Sam Shooter in Sam Shooter IV: Children of the Damned (One-Eyed Jack; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: Caradoc in Hell in Highwater (J. Arthur; TADS 2).
  • 3rd place: Bones in Parlour (A. Ninny; TADS 2).
  • 4th place: Wendell in Santa's Little Helper A. Bomire; TADS 2).
  • 5th place: You in Mount Voluptuous (Christopher Cole; ADRIFT 3.9).

2005

• Best Male Player-Character: PC in Tomorrow Never Comes (A. Bomire; 04-Feb-2005; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: Buzz in The Sex Artist (A. Ninny; Jun-2005; TADS 2).
  • 3rd place: David Fever in Fever Cabin (GoddoG; 27-Sep-2005; TADS 2).
  • 4th place: PC in Ideal Pacific Coast University (NewKid; 22-Apr-2005; TADS 3).
  • 5th place: PC in Crossworlds Part 3 - The Final Far Far Away Frontier (BBBen; Jan-2005; ADRIFT).

2006

• Best Male Player Character: Captain in Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: PC in The Camping Trip (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • nominated: PC in Malaise (A. Ninny; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Ron in Ron Weasley and the Quest for Hermione (captainc22; ADRIFT 3.9).
  • nominated: PC in Paradise Hotel (Blue Meanie; ADRIFT 4).

Best Female PC (2002–2006)

Awarded to best female player-character in a work of AIF. It is not required that the character has a name.

From the 2005 ballot:

Best character categories: award to characters that were compelling to play (for PC's) or encounter (for NPC's), who contributed significantly to the overall telling of the story and who had some depth and created interest in furthering interaction (sexual or not) with that character.

2002

Note: A "first age game" was written prior to 2000; a "new age game" is one written on or after 2000.

• Best Female PC in a First Age Game: Emy in Emy Discovers Life (Mkj; 1998; AGT),
• Best Female PC in a New Age Game: Candy Dashwood in Academy of Spies (Adam Hendine; TADS 2).

2003

• Best Female Player-Character: Lara Croft in Lara Croft: The Sun Obelisk (Christopher Cole; ADRIFT).
  • 2nd place: Massassi Cheralol in Planescape: Encounters 1 (Massassi Cheralol; ADRIFT).
  • 3rd place: Samantha Rains in Netherworld: The Depths of Kavonar (Timberwulf; TADS 2).

2004

• Best Female Player-Character: British Fox in British Fox and the Celebrity Abductions (Lucilla Frost; ADRIFT).
  • 2nd place: Laurie in Sam Shooter IV: Children of the Damned (One-Eyed Jack; TADS 2).
  • 3rd place: Janey in Janey's Diary (BBBen; ADRIFT).
  • 4th place: Samantha in Dear Diary 2 - Prom Night (Wotan-Anubis; ADRIFT).

2005

• Best Female Player-Character: Lauren in Lauren's Awakening (TotalDirt2000; Jun-2005; ADRIFT).
  • 2nd place: Melissa in Choices, Decisions, and Options (David Whyld; 2005; ADRIFT).
  • 3rd place: PC in Casting (fellatrix_uk; 06-Jul-2005; Z-code).
  • 4th place: Rachel in Rachel's Bad Day (Sly Dog; 08-Mar-2005; ADRIFT).

2006

• Best Female Player Character: Dania in Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: Magpie in To Cage a Magpie (Lucilla Frost; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Jessica Jones in Crossworlds Part 0: The Girl Next Door (BBBen; ADRIFT 3.9).
  • nominated: Melissa in Consequences (David Whyld; ADRIFT 4).
  • nominated: Clair Veranda in Shamelessly Slutty: Teacher (Rip_CPU; ADRIFT 3.9).

Best PC (2007–present)

In 2007, the awards for Best Male PC and Best Female PC were combined. There was no Erins 2008.

2007

• Best Player Character: Goblin in A Goblin's Life (Burnout and BBBen; ADRIFT 3.9).
  • 2nd place: PC in Crossworlds Part 4 - Scream For Me (BBBen; ADRIFT 3.9).
  • 3rd place: Gerald Manly in The Fiendish Revenge of Baron von Glockenspiel (Girion Voeros; TADS 3).

2009

• Best Player Character: PC in School Dreams 3: School Dreams Forever (GoblinBoy; 2009; TADS 3).
  • 2nd place: Aegis in The Mechano-Menace (A. Bomire; 2009; TADS 2).
  • 3rd place: PC in Last Week Before The Wedding (Raul; 2009; ADRIFT 4).