Paradigm Concepts
Encyclopedia
Paradigm Concepts, Inc. is a small-press game publishing company located in Miami, Florida
.
They published the award-winning Arcanis
campaign setting and managed the Living Arcanis campaign independent of the RPGA
.
Previously Arcanis
operated as a d20 system
campaign setting using the rules of Dungeons and Dragons.
Arcanis
is now featured in Arcanis the Roleplaying Game, releasing summer 2011 and the Legends of Arcanis campaign - inheritor of the Living Arcanis history.
They also publish 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
, d20 System
, Legend of the Five Rings
and True 20 books under license.
The company won the 2005 ENnie award for Fans' Choice Best Publisher.
Paradigm Concepts is known for an active and very successful Origins Game Fair performance and manages the Gathering, the primary Origins Game Fair organized role playing game event.
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
.
They published the award-winning Arcanis
Arcanis
Arcanis was originally a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons game, created and supported by Paradigm Concepts. It is also the name of the fictional world where the setting takes place...
campaign setting and managed the Living Arcanis campaign independent of the RPGA
RPGA
The RPGA , is part of the organized play arm of Wizards of the Coast that organizes and sanctions role-playing games worldwide, principally under the d20 system...
.
Previously Arcanis
Arcanis
Arcanis was originally a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons game, created and supported by Paradigm Concepts. It is also the name of the fictional world where the setting takes place...
operated as a d20 system
D20 System
The d20 System is a role-playing game system published in 2000 by Wizards of the Coast originally developed for the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons...
campaign setting using the rules of Dungeons and Dragons.
Arcanis
Arcanis
Arcanis was originally a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons game, created and supported by Paradigm Concepts. It is also the name of the fictional world where the setting takes place...
is now featured in Arcanis the Roleplaying Game, releasing summer 2011 and the Legends of Arcanis campaign - inheritor of the Living Arcanis history.
They also publish the self-developed Witch Hunter: The Invisible World
Witch Hunter: The Invisible World
Witch Hunter: The Invisible World is an American ENnies-nominated swashbuckling, colonial, horror role-playing game. It was first published by Paradigm Concepts in 2007 and premiered at the Origins Game Fair. The players play witch hunters, otherwise-normal men and women who have left their past...
game-line. The company was founded by Henry Lopez, Nelson Rodriguez, and Eric Wiener in 2000.
Paradigm Concepts Inc. also produces Spycraft
Spycraft
Spycraft is a d20 and OGL-based role-playing game dealing with superspies and modern action. Originally published by the Alderac Entertainment Group, it is currently published under licence by Crafty Games.-History:...
, d20 System
D20 System
The d20 System is a role-playing game system published in 2000 by Wizards of the Coast originally developed for the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons...
, Legend of the Five Rings
Legend of the Five Rings
Legend of the Five Rings is a fictional setting created by the John Wick and published by Alderac Entertainment Group in 1995. The setting primarily involves the fictional country of Rokugan, though some additional areas and cultures have been discussed. Rokugan is based roughly on feudal Japan...
and True 20 books under license.
The company won the 2005 ENnie award for Fans' Choice Best Publisher.
Paradigm Concepts is known for an active and very successful Origins Game Fair performance and manages the Gathering, the primary Origins Game Fair organized role playing game event.
Products
- Races of Legend
- Eldest Sons: the Essential Guide to Elves, 128 page rulebook
- Lords of the Peaks: the Essential Guide to Giants, 96 page rulebook
- Unveiled Masters: the Essential Guide to Mind Flayers, 112 page rulebook
- Slaves to the Moon: the Essential Guide to Lycanthropes, 112 page rulebook
- SpellDecks
- Blessings of the Divine: 360 Cleric and Paladin Spell Cards
- Mysteries of the Arcane: 360 Sorcerer and Wizard Spell Cards
- Songs of the Wild: 360 Bard, Druid, and Ranger Spell Cards
- Spycraft
- Most Wanted: 80 page villain supplement
- Combat Missions: 96 page adventure supplement
- Conspiracies: 80 page sourcebook
- Legend of the Five Rings RPG
- Bloodspeakers: 96 page sourcebook and adventure
- True 20
- Tales of the Caliphate Nights: 256 page historical-based fantasy setting
- Arcanis: the World of Shattered Empires
- Spear of the Loghin: 32 page adventure
- Blood Reign of Nishanpur: 32 page adventure
- Bloody Sands of Sicaris: 32 page adventure
- Carnival of Swords: 80 page adventure
- In the Shadow of the Devil: 80 page adventure
- City of Secrets: 80 page adventure
- Year of Ill Harvest: 128 page adventure
- Year of the Fall: 160 page adventure
- Hand of the Master: 20 page adventure
- Unpaid Debts: 19 page adventure
- Shadows of a Forsaken Past: 300 page adventure campaign
- Arcanis Character Folio: 16 page character record
- Codex Arcanis: 192 page campaign setting sourcebook
- Codex Arcanis, Hardbound: 256 page campaign setting sourcebook
- Player's Guide to Arcanis: 320 page rulebook
- Player's Guide to Arcanis, Soft Cover: 384 page rulebook
- Holy Champions I: Order of the Philosophic Warrior: 6 page class sourcebook
- Holy Champions II: Bearers of Woe: 6 page class sourcebook
- Forged in Magic: 128 page magic item supplement
- Forged in Magic: Revised and Expanded: 160 page magic item supplement
- Magic of Arcanis: 224 page rulebook
- Magic of Arcanis, softbound: 224 page rulebook
- Theocracy of Canceri: 128 page setting supplement
- Ssethregore: in the Coils of the Serpent Empire: 160 page setting supplement
- Legacy of Damnation: 128 page setting supplement
- Psionics Unbound: 256 page rules supplement
- For Lesser Gods: 41 page adventure
- Lord of the Pack: 128 page adventure
- Arcanis: the Roleplaying Game (Arcanis)
- Quick Launch: 208 page Beta Core Rulebook - discontinued
- Shattered Empires Action Dial: Accessory
- Temple of Crimson Shadows: 32 page Adventure (forthcoming)
- Arcanis: the Roleplaying Game: 448 page Core Rulebook (July, 25 2011)
- Forged in Magic: 32 page Magic Item Book (September 2011)
- Arcanis Bestiary: 48 page Monster Sourcebook (4Q 2011)
- Chronicler's Codex: Game Master's Guide / Adversary Book
- Hero's Codex: Player's Guide (2012)
- Magic Codex: Player's Guide (TBD)
- Arcanis Codex: Campaign Setting (TBD)
- Arcanis 'Cert Shirts'
- "Stupidity Leads to Character Creation"
- "Can't Crit This"
- "Not Dead Yet"
- "Stupidity Leads to Character Creation #2"
- "This Time for Sure"
- "Carpe Diem"
- "Your Fate is in Your Hands"
- "Heroes are Lucky" (Summer 2011)
- Witch Hunter: the Invisible World
- Witch Hunter: the Invisible World: 274 page core rulebook
- The Grand Tome of Adversaries: 224 page monster supplement
- A Child's Game: 64 page adventure
- Witch Hunter Character Journal: 16 page character sheet
- Gates of Flame: 48 page adventure
- Tide of Darkness: 32 page adventure
- On Silver Wings: 32 page adventure
- The Orders of Solomon: 128 page player's guide
- The Blessed and the Damned: 128 page player's guide
- The Aztec Empire: 128 page setting sourcebook (summer 2011)
- Witch Hunter 2012
- Witch Hunter 2012, 288 page core rulebook (2012)
- Strange Aeons of Cthulhu
- Strange Aeons of Cthulhu, core rulebook (2012)
- The Shadow of Azazoth (forthcoming)
Awards
- 2001 ENnie Awards
- Nominee: Best Adventure, "The Bloody Sands of Sicaris"
- Nominee: Best Setting, "Shattered Empires"
- Nominee: Best Writer, Scott Charlton, "The Bloody Sands of Sicaris"
- 2002 Origins Awards
- Semi-Finalist: Best Adventure, "Spear of the Lohgin"
- 2003 Pen and Paper Fan Awards
- Runner-Up: Best Interior Art: "Bloodspeakers"
- Runner-Up: Best Supplement: "Unveleiled Masters: the Essential Guide to Mindflayers"
- Runner-Up: Best Cover Art: "Unveiled Masters: the Essential Guide to Mindflayers"
- 2003 Weird GameWyrd Game Awards
- Nominee: The RPG or Supplement Most Likely to Amuse Evil GMs: "Most Wanted"
- 2005 ENnie Awards
- Winner: Fans' Choice Best Publisher
- 2006 ENnie Awards
- Nominee: Fans' Choice Best Publisher
- 2006 Origins Awards
- Nominee: Best New Product, "Tales of the Caliphate Nights"
- 2007 ENnie Awards
- Nominee: Fans' Choice Best Publisher
- Nominee: Best Production Values, "Tales of the Caliphate Nights"
- Honorable Mention: Best Product, "Tales of the Caliphate Nights"
- 2008 Origins Awards
- Semi-Finalist: Best Role Playing Game, "Witch Hunter: the Invisible World"
- Winner: Best Role Playing Supplement, "Codex Arcanis"
- 2008 ENnie Awards
- Nominee: Fans' Choice Best Publisher
- Nominee: Best Product, "Witch Hunter: the Invisible World"
- Nominee: Best OGL/D20 Product, "Codex Arcanis"
- Nominee: Best Game, "Witch Hunter: the Invisible World"
- Nominee: Best Supplement, "Codex Arcanis"
- Nominee: Best Rules, "Witch Hunter: the Invisible World"
- 2009 Origins Awards
- Semi-Finalist: Best Role Playing Supplement, "Grand Tome of Adversaries"
- Nominee: Game Accessories, "Living Arcanis Cert Shirt"
- 2009 ENnie Awards
- Nominee: Best Monster or Adversary Product, "The Grand Tome of Adversaries"
- Nominee: Fan's Choice Best Publisher