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The Codex Arcanis, the setting source book for the critically-acclaimed Arcanis: the World of Shattered Empires campaign setting, was named as the Best Role Playing Game Supplement by the attendees of the Origins Games Fair. We at Paradigm Concepts are honored by the award which incorporates the opinions of all aspects of the game industry. We would like to thank the jury members that chose the Codex as a semi-finalist, the retail store owners that selected it as a finalist, and the gamers that voted for Codex Arcanis as their favorite RPG supplement.

A list of authors for the Codex Arcanis follows, without their work, this award would have not been possible: Scott Charlton, J. Brian Dalrymple, Jared Fenell, Matt Forebeck, Sean Havranek, Henry Lopez, William Simoni, and Eric Wiener.

Most of all, Paradigm Concepts would like to thank the fans of Arcanis: the World of Shattered Empires, and the players of Living Arcanis. Without the support of the fans, we could not afford to produce products for Arcanis: the World of Shattered Empires.

Paradigm Concepts is pleased to announce our new releases for Origins 2008!

PCI 2402 "The Grand Tome of Adversaries"

"After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast--terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns." - Daniel 7:7

As the ancient Seal of Solomon has slowly faded over millennia, more denizens of the Invisible World slip once again into the world of man. Only the gifted ranks of Witch Hunters, amazing mortals that stand against the forces of the Adversary, are equipped to face terrors beyond human understanding.

This invaluable guide to the fearsome monsters of the Invisible World provides everything needed by the Grand Masters to challenge cadres of intrepid Witch Hunters with the foulest minions of the Adversary.

PCI 2403 "A Child's Game"

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour." - 1 Peter 5:8

A child, blessed by the Almighty with visions to aid the fight against the foul Adversary has been spiritually assaulted by vicious devils of all sorts. Taken to the famed Court of Whispers, birthplace of the accord, Witch Hunters from throughout Europe have attempted to aid her to no avail.

The characters are compelled to follow her visions across the ocean to the New World. Can they triumph against the forces of the Adversary before the veil between worlds is torn asunder and Devils walk the earth?

PCI 2404 "The Witch Hunter's Journal"

"What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?" - Luke 9:25

For those brave few chosen to defy the dreaded Adversary, there is no greater tool than knowledge. One who would hazard the life of the Witch Hunter must never forget who he is and from whence he came.

Therefore it is common for Witch Hunters to keep a journal, so that they might be forever reminded of the past, and so that those that would follow them in the great struggle might glean some advantage from their experience.

PCI 1011 "The Year of the Fall"

Pride goeth before the Fall

Illiir's children, guarded for millennia and favored above all others, have grown decadent upon the Alabaster Throne. Their empire, though still a mighty land, is in decline, and their Emperor would return it to its past glory. Advised by a foreign Queen, and guided by a divine being, the Emperor sets in motion a plot to place all of Onara under his dominion. All those that would threaten his domination must either fall or be brought to heel.

Thrust into this web of intrigue, the heroes must navigate a treacherous landscape of plot and counter-plot, and choose the side of right before all is lost. *

Paradigm Concepts is thrilled to announce that the Gathering, the home for Origins' finest role-playing game events, will feature more than six hundred games in five days. 2008 marks the third year that Paradigm Concepts has sponsored and administered the highly-successful event. More than twenty-five hundred seats were sold in 2007 and this year looks to be even larger.

In addition to the adventured submitted by other companies and campaigns, Paradigm Concepts is contributing sixteen adventures and three special events for Living Arcanis, Tales of the Caliphate Nights, and Witch Hunter: Dark Providence.

Paradigm Concepts is pleased to announce that the Origins Award nominated Codex Arcanis is now available in PDF. This 256 page setting source book contains everything one needs to launch countless adventures in the World of Arcanis.

Turmoil grips the lands of Onara. It is the end of an era and the dawn of a new age. It is an age of struggle against the end of existence; and age, which shall witness the rise of history's greatest champions. Will the world of Arcanis pass into Oblivion or will her heroes raise her up to new heights?

The Codex Arcanis is the essential tome for the critically acclaimed Arcanis: the World of the Shattered Empires campaign setting. Within one will find:

The history and geography of Onara's greatest nations.
Races, feats and prestige classes - all approved for use with Living Arcanis.
A complete pantheon, unlike any fantasy religion in that it is left to mortals to interpret the commandments of faith.
Thousands of people world-wide play in the World of the Shattered Empires and now's your chance to join them.

The Grand Tome of Adversaries, the next exciting supplement for the critically-acclaimed Witch Hunter: the Invisible World, is coming soon. This week we are happy to present one of the terrifying menaces of the Invisible world.

"Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, 'We should by all means go up and take possession of [this land], for we will surely overcome it.' But the men who had gone up with him said, 'We are not able to go up against the people, for they are too strong for us.' So they gave out to the sons of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, 'The land through which we have gone, in spying it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great size. There also we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak are part of the Nephilim); and we became like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.'"
Numbers 13:30-33

One True Nephilim that is said to live beneath the waters of the Aegean Sea is Iapetus, one of the last of the Hecatonchires. This being is said to be a swarm of one-hundred heads upon an oozing mound of pulsating flesh and arteries. At his whim, Iapetus manifests one-hundred limbs to pull his massive form about the ocean floor. Iapetus has a number of cults throughout the world who worship him. It is said that he can communicate with his followers through powerful rites of the flesh.

Paradigm Concepts is pleased to announce that the Codex Arcanis Hardbound, the guide to the award-winning Arcanis: the World of Shattered Empires campaign setting, has been nominated for an Origins Award. Both Codex Arcanis and Witch Hunter: the Invisible World were selected as semi-finalists by a jury of industry professionals for consideration by the attendees of the GAMA Trade Show, held this week in Las Vegas, Nevada and the attendees selected Codex Arcanis as a finalist. The winner will be determined at the Origins Games Fair, held June 25th through June 29th, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio.

Blood is Life, and Blood is Death

Discover the darkest secrets of maho, the foul magic of the Bloodspeakers! New rules for maho temptation and mass sacrifices, a huge list of more than 40 new maho spells, four Bloodspeaker prestige classes, and details of both the four Bloodswords of Yajinden and the four Masks of Iuchiban!

This sourcebook also contains the complete Bloodspeaker adventure, "Written in Blood." Players face off against the servants of Iuchiban, whose influence extends far beyond the lands of the Scorpion, Crane, and Phoenix, into every corner of the Empire. A blood sorcerer has found an ancient secret, and threatens to use it to destroy a clan from within. Defeat the threat of the Ruby of Iuchiban, or watch the Bloodspeaker corruption undermine the throne of Rokugan!

Blood will Rise to the Throne

* A compiled Bloodspeaker history, from Iuchiban to Daigotsu
* Details of the cult's organization and leaders
* A complete listing of all maho spells (and 40 new ones!)
* Statistics for famous Bloodspeakers - including Iuchi Shahai and Jama Suru!
* Official d20 and d10 game statistics for Iuchiban himself
* A complete Oriental castle map and area descriptions based on Himeji Castle

The complete adventure is for characer level 5, and includes a floor plan for a major family castle in Phoenix lands. The player must defeat hidden cultists with smarts, magic, and a willingness to bend the rules! Only superior magistrates and stellar swordsmen need apply.

Our online store is now back up and running--if you tried to log in during the past two days and encountered an annoying endless login loop, please accept our sincere apologies. The store is working just fine again, so you can stock up on your Arcanis: The World of Shattered Empires books in our Complete Your Set Sale.

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Missing that last title to complete your collection of Paradigm Concepts' award-winning Arcanis: the World of Shattered Empires books? Need that final tome to fill the gaps in your OGL Interlock library? Well, it's now your chance.

Running from today until the first day of Origins, Paradigm Concepts is offering the complete your set sale. Available exclusively at the Paradigm Concepts online store, the following titles can be had for half price!

PCI 1006 In the Shadow of the Devil
PCI 1007 City of Secrets: the Adventurer's Guide to Nishanpur
PCI 1107 Slaves to the Moon: the Essential Guide to Lycanthropes (OGL Interlock)
PCI 1108 Legacy of Damnation
PCI 1109 Ssethregore: In the Coils of the Serpent Empire
PCI 1111 Magic of Arcanis
PCI 1112 Theocracy of Canceri
PCI 1113 Forged in Magic: Revised and Expanded
PCI 1115 Codex Arcanis Hardbound
PCI 1116 Psionics Unbound
PCI 2301 Tales of the Caliphate Nights (True 20)

The Grand Tome of Adversaries, the next exciting supplement for the critically-acclaimed Witch Hunter: the Invisible World, is coming soon. This week we are happy to present the first of the great forbidden societies of the Invisible world.

Of all the Forbidden Societies in the world, the Coven of the Dark Canticle is perhaps the most feared. Not even the Orders of Solomon themselves strike up as much trepidation as this age-long sisterhood does. When their name is spoken, I find peasants usually do so with a glance placed over the shoulder, or with a sign against the evil eye. Whenever they arrive, these beings create legends and folklore in their wake. There are sites across the world that are known simply because a member of this society worked her magic in that place, or said a few passing words to a complete stranger.

Little is publicly known about this society, for when the Dark Canticle works their machinations, it is usually from the shadows and the darkness. However, the evidence of their work can be seen on just about every continent on earth. They are behind such events as the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, the rise of Vlad Tepes, and the fall of Babylon.

Ironically, this society is responsible for the very birth of Witch Hunters, for it was this sisterhood that caused the corruption of the Great Seal of Solomon. For that reason alone, most Witch Hunters steel themselves when they hear the name of this most dreaded circle of witches.