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
This is a list of individuals who have designed one or more role-playing games, including live-action role-playing games but excluding role-playing video games (see List of video game industry people and its children for video game creators). A ...
, and
Ed Healy. Currently run by Mr. Vasilakos, Eden Studios is best known for ''
Conspiracy X'', 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 R ...
'',
''
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 massively multiplayer online role-playing games. It is headquartered in Los Gatos, California and was a wholly owned Perfect World subsidiary, and is now owned by Embracer Grou ...
'
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 character (of ...
''
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 inc ...
'' (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 ins ...
''
* ''Beyond Human''
* ''
Conspiracy X''
* ''Eden Studios Presents'' (''
Unisystem'')
* ''
Ghosts of Albion Roleplaying Game
The ''Ghosts of Albion Roleplaying Game'' is a role-playing game published by Eden Studios, Inc. in 2008.
Description
The ''Ghosts of Albion Roleplaying Game'' is based on the animated BBCi films '' Ghosts of Albion'' created by Christopher Gold ...
'', based on the
Ghosts of Albion
''Ghosts of Albion'' is a series of fantasy films, books and role-playing games created by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden. Set in England, the storyline focuses on two siblings, Tamara and William Swift. The series started as a computer-ani ...
property
* ''Hack!''
* ''Odyssey'' (''
d20 system'')
* ''
Rail Empires: Iron Dragon''
* ''
Terra Primate
''Terra Primate'' is an American role-playing game, designed by Patrick Sweeny, David F. Chapman, Al Bruno III and C.J. Carella, and published by Eden Studios, Inc.
''Terra Primate'' () uses the ''Unisystem'' and is based on movies such as ''P ...
''
* ''
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'', 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 '' RuneQue ...
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