Eden Studios, Inc. was an American
role-playing game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as 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 ...
publisher founded in 1996 by
George Vasilakos
George Vasilakos is president and art director of Eden Studios, Inc., and manages the company's daily operations.
Early life
As a youth living in Colonie, New York, Vasilakos was a comic book collector who estimated that he had around 3500 comic ...
,
M. Alexander Jurkat, and
Ed Healy. 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 Rul ...
'',
''
All Flesh Must Be Eaten
''All Flesh Must Be Eaten'' or ''AFMBE'' is an Origins Award nominated
survival horror role-playing game (RPG) produced by Eden Studios, Inc. using the ''Unisystem'' game system.
''AFMBE'' is derived from the traditional horror movie depictions o ...
'', ''
CJ Carella's WitchCraft
''CJ Carella's WitchCraft'', or more informally ''WitchCraft'' (), is a modern horror role-playing game published by Eden Studios, Inc. It is based on the ''Unisystem'' game system and had been previously published by Myrmidon Press. In both case ...
'' 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'') is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game originally created by Cryptic Studios prior to the IP’s acquisition by NCSoft. Previously developed by the now-defunct Paragon Studios, it is currently developed ...
''.
Games
* ''
Abduction: The Card Game''
* ''Adventure Maximus''
* ''
All Flesh Must Be Eaten
''All Flesh Must Be Eaten'' or ''AFMBE'' is an Origins Award nominated
survival horror role-playing game (RPG) produced by Eden Studios, Inc. using the ''Unisystem'' game system.
''AFMBE'' is derived from the traditional horror movie depictions o ...
''
* ''
Angel
An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...
'' (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 dark fantasy comedy film directed, co-written, and co-edited by Sam Raimi. The film is the third installment in the Evil Dead, ''Evil Dead'' film series and the sequel to ''Evil Dead II'' (1987). Starring ...
''
* ''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
The d20 System is a role-playing game system published in 2000 by Wizards of the Coast, originally developed for the Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition, 3rd edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The system is named after ...
'')
* ''
Rail Empires: Iron Dragon''
* ''
Terra Primate''
* ''
CJ Carella's WitchCraft
''CJ Carella's WitchCraft'', or more informally ''WitchCraft'' (), is a modern horror role-playing game published by Eden Studios, Inc. It is based on the ''Unisystem'' game system and had been previously published by Myrmidon Press. In both case ...
''
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 tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG or TRPG), also known as a pen-and-paper role-playing game, is a kind of role-playing game (RPG) in which the participants describe their characters' actions through speech and sometimes movements. Participants d ...
used in many Eden Studios RPGs
*
Wonders Out of Time
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