playing games board games science fiction fantasy founded 2002 headquarters redmond washington key people lisa stevens erik mona james jacobs f. wesley schneider james l. sutter jason bulmahn products pathfinder planet stories website paizo.com paizo publishing is an american publishing company in redmond washington that specializes in game aids and adventures for the world s oldest fantasy roleplaying game 1 dungeons & dragons and its flagship spin off game and setting pathfinder . paizo also runs an online retail store selling role playing games gaming aids board games comic books toys clothing and other products and has an internet forum community . the ceo of paizo is lisa stevens . the company s name is derived from the greek word paiz which means i play or to play . in 2014 the company changed its name to paizo inc. citation needed contents 1 d & d and pathfinder 2 other products 3 references 4 external links d & d and pathfinder edit paizo formerly produced dragon and dungeon magazines 2 both published under license from wizards of the coast . publisher erik mona is former editor in chief of dragon . the former editor in chief of dungeon is james jacobs who is now creative director overseeing various pathfinder accessories . in early 2007 it was announced that the license had lapsed and would not be renewed effective september 2007 . 3 4 5 paizo announced on march 18 2008 that they would be launching the pathfinder roleplaying game . 6 through the new product line paizo would modify update maintain and publish the 3.5 system reference document under wizards of the coast s open gaming license . the pathfinder roleplaying game would also support paizo s pathfinder chronicles campaign setting . in march 2008 paizo also announced that it was introducing an organized play program called pathfinder society organized play . the program was loosely modeled on the rpgas living campaigns . it releases 28 scenarios each year two each month four in july and august for members to purchase . scenarios are short adventures meant to be completed within four to five hours . paizo s flagship product line pathfinder adventure path continues the adventure path concept featured in dungeon . additional products set in the pathfinder campaign setting include pathfinder modules pathfinder campaign setting pathfinder tales novels and pathfinder player companion . other products edit the company started producing a bimonthly magazine called undefeated in 2003 7 and in 2004 resurrected the venerable science fiction title amazing stories . 8 the two publications were placed on hiatus in 2005 and finally canceled in 2006 . 9 other paizo product lines include the titanic games line of board games such as kill doctor lucky 10 and the planet stories line of classic fantasy science fiction and science fantasy novels . 11 in may 2016 paizo announced a new sci fi roleplaying game starfinder . the new game is scheduled to release in august 2017 . 12 references edit http paizo.com pathfinderrpg julie bartel 2005 07 01 . features the good the bad and the edgy check url value help . school library journal . p. 35 . paizo publishing to cease publication of dragon and dungeon . wizards of the coast . 2007 04 19 . retrieved 2007 04 19 . press release magazine publishers of america 2003 . defunct or suspended magazines 2007 . mpa website the definitive source of the magazine industry . magazine publishers of america . retrieved 2008 02 05 . paige wiser 2007 07 01 . found a subscription for happiness in life . chicago sun times . p. a18 . paizo publishing announces the pathfinder rpg . retrieved 2008 07 10 . magazine publishers of america 2003 . new & noted 2003 magazines january december 2003 . mpa website the definitive source of the magazine industry . magazine publishers of america . retrieved 2008 02 05 . ben bova december 26 2004 . local action can change the world one word at a time . naples daily news . retrieved 2008 02 05 . amazing stories ends run . sci fi weekly 563 . march 27 2006 . archived from the original on january 1 2007 . retrieved 2008 02 05 . edwin wong 2008 01 19 . oddball diversions . new straits times local . p. 16 . john baichtal 2008 02 05 . geekdad planet stories revives the best of pulp fiction . wired news . retrieved 2008 02 09 . announcing the starfinder roleplaying game . paizo.com . external links edit paizo publishing a brief history of game 2 paizo publishing 2002 present by shannon appelcline v t e dungeons & dragons basics general controversies editions gen con popular culture related products retro clones rpga sources and influences gameplay adventures alignment dungeon master game mechanics magic miniatures creators dave arneson keith baker ed greenwood jeff grubb gary gygax tracy hickman robert j. kuntz mike mearls frank mentzer jim ward margaret weis companies grenadier models hasbro judges guild paizo ral partha strategic simulations tsr wizards of the coast licenses game system license open game 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