Paradigm Concepts, Inc. is a small-press game publishing company located in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale () is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and largest city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth ...
.
They published the award-winning
Arcanis campaign setting and managed the
Living Arcanis
Arcanis was originally a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game, created by Henry Lopez and supported by Paradigm Concepts. It is also the name of the fictional world where the setting takes place. The setting was launched in 2001 a ...
campaign independent of the
RPGA
The RPGA (also called the Role Playing Game Association and the RPGA Network at various times), was initially part of the organized play arm of TSR, Inc and later of Wizards of the Coast. From 1980 to 2014, it organized and sanctioned role-playing ...
.
Previously
Arcanis operated as a
d20 system campaign setting using the rules of
Dungeons and Dragons
''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical Studies Rules ...
.
Arcanis is now featured in Arcanis the Roleplaying Game, being released summer 2011 and the Legends of Arcanis campaign - inheritor of the
Living Arcanis
Arcanis was originally a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game, created by Henry Lopez and supported by Paradigm Concepts. It is also the name of the fictional world where the setting takes place. The setting was launched in 2001 a ...
history.
They previously published the self-developed
Witch Hunter: The Invisible World game-line. The company was founded by Henry Lopez, Nelson Rodriguez, and Eric Wiener in 2000.
Paradigm Concepts Inc. also produces
Spycraft
Spycraft is a d20 and OGL-based role-playing game dealing with superspies and modern action. Originally published by the Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG), it is currently published under licence by Crafty Games.
History
Originally envis ...
,
d20 System,
Legend of the Five Rings and
True 20 books under license.
The company won the 2005
ENnie
The ENNIE Awards (previously stylized as ENnie Awards) are awards for role-playing game (RPG) products (including game-related accessories, publications, and art) and their creators. The awards were created in 2001 by Russ Morrissey of EN World ...
award for Fans' Choice Best Publisher.
Paradigm Concepts is known for an active and very successful
Origins Game Fair
Origins Game Fair is an annual gaming convention that was first held in 1975. Since 1996, it has been held in Columbus, Ohio at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
Origins is run by The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Origins was ch ...
performance and manages the Gathering, the primary
Origins Game Fair
Origins Game Fair is an annual gaming convention that was first held in 1975. Since 1996, it has been held in Columbus, Ohio at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
Origins is run by The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Origins was ch ...
organized
role playing game event.
RPG game settings
*
Arcanis RPG
*
Arcanis5e
*
Rotted Capes
* ''
Witch Hunter: The Invisible World''
Products
* Races of Legend
* SpellDecks
* Spycraft
* Legend of the Five Rings RPG
* True 20
* Arcanis: the World of Shattered Empires
*Arcanis: the Roleplaying Game (Arcanis)
*Arcanis 'Cert Shirts'
*Witch Hunter: the Invisible World
*Witch Hunter: the Invisible World, Second Edition
*Strange Aeons of Cthulhu
*Rotted Capes
Reception
Paradigm Concepts won the 2005 Gold
Ennie Award for "Fan's Choice for Best Publisher".
References
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External links
Paradigm Concepts, Inc. official websiteOrigins Game Fair official website
ENnies winners
Role-playing game publishing companies