Eden Studios, Inc. is an American
role-playing game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within ...
publisher founded in 1996 by
George Vasilakos,
M. Alexander Jurkat, and
Ed Healy. Currently run by Mr. Vasilakos, Eden Studios is best known for ''
Conspiracy X
''Conspiracy X'' is a role-playing game (RPG) originally released by New Millennium Entertainment in 1996, and since revised and released by several publishers including Steve Jackson Games and Eden Studios, Inc. In all versions, the setting p ...
'', the ''
Buffyverse role-playing games
The ''Buffyverse role-playing games'' - the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' role-playing games - are complementary, officially licensed role-playing games (RPGs) published by Eden Studios, Inc. The ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Core Rule ...
'',
''
All Flesh Must Be Eaten'', ''
CJ Carella's WitchCraft'' and most recently for the ''
City of Heroes Roleplaying Game'', an unreleased adaptation of
Cryptic Studios
Cryptic Studios is an American video game developer specializing in MMORPG, massively multiplayer online role-playing games. It is headquartered in Los Gatos, California and was a wholly owned Perfect World (company), Perfect World subsidiary, a ...
'
MMORPG
A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game.
As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a Player charac ...
''
City of Heroes
''City of Heroes'' (''CoH'') was a massively multiplayer online role-playing game which was developed by Cryptic Studios and published by NCSOFT. The game was launched in North America on April 28, 2004, and in Europe by NCsoft Europe on Febru ...
''. Although there has been no activity or news from the company in over a year, with their Facebook page's last post in November 2020. It is unknown at this time if the company is active.
Games
* ''
Abduction: The Card Game''
* ''Adventure Maximus''
* ''
All Flesh Must Be Eaten''
* ''
Angel
In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God.
Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...
'' (Origins Award winner for ''Roleplaying Game of 2003''
) and ''
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer''
* ''
Armageddon: The End Times''
* ''
Army of Darkness
''Army of Darkness'' is a 1992 American comedy horror film directed, co-written and co-edited by Sam Raimi, co-produced by Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell and co-written by Ivan Raimi. Starring Campbell and Embeth Davidtz, it is the third i ...
''
* ''Beyond Human''
* ''
Conspiracy X
''Conspiracy X'' is a role-playing game (RPG) originally released by New Millennium Entertainment in 1996, and since revised and released by several publishers including Steve Jackson Games and Eden Studios, Inc. In all versions, the setting p ...
''
* ''Eden Studios Presents'' (''
Unisystem
''Unisystem'' is a generic role-playing game system produced by Eden Studios, Inc. It is used in '' All Flesh Must Be Eaten'', the Buffyverse role-playing games, '' CJ Carella's WitchCraft'', '' Conspiracy X (2nd Ed.)'', and several other games ...
'')
* ''
Ghosts of Albion Roleplaying Game'', based on the
Ghosts of Albion property
* ''Hack!''
* ''Odyssey'' (''
d20 system'')
* ''
Rail Empires: Iron Dragon''
* ''
Terra Primate''
* ''
CJ Carella's WitchCraft''
Books
* ''Prometheus Unwound'', Matt Forbeck (Origins Award winner for ''Best Game Related Short Work 2001''
)
* ''Book of Final Flesh'' (Origins Award winner for ''Long Fiction 2003''
)
Eden Studios released ''Enemies Archived'' (2006), a monster manual for ''Armageddon'' in PDF and POD produced in conjunction with
Misfit Studios
Misfit Studios Publishing is a Canadian small press business located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2003 by Steven Trustrum, the company publishes a number of role-playing game products under limited and open license terms.
History
Mis ...
.
See also
* ''
Unisystem
''Unisystem'' is a generic role-playing game system produced by Eden Studios, Inc. It is used in '' All Flesh Must Be Eaten'', the Buffyverse role-playing games, '' CJ Carella's WitchCraft'', '' Conspiracy X (2nd Ed.)'', and several other games ...
'', the
role-playing game system
A role-playing game system is a set of game mechanics used in a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) to determine the outcome of a character's in-game actions.
History
By the late 1970s, the Chaosium staff realized that Steve Perrin's ''RuneQuest ...
used in many Eden Studios RPGs
References
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External links
Eden Studios official websiteEd Healy recounts birth of Eden StudiosInterview with M. Alexander Jurkat founding owner of Eden Studios
Role-playing game publishing companies