citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message white wolf publishing inc. type subsidiary industry role playing games founded 1991 headquarters stone mountain ga parent independent 1991 2006 ccp games 2006 2015 paradox interactive 2015 present website white wolf.com white wolf publishing is an american roleplaying game and book publisher . the company was founded in 1991 as a merger between lion rampant 1 and white wolf magazine est. 1986 in rocky face ga ; it later became white wolf inphobia and was initially led by mark rein hagen of the former and steve wieck and stewart wieck of the latter . since white wolf publishing inc. merged with ccp games in 2006 2 white wolf publishing has been an imprint of ccp hf but has ceased in house production of any material instead licensing their properties to other publishers . it was announced in october 2015 that white wolf had been acquired from ccp by paradox interactive . 3 the name white wolf originates from michael moorcock s works . contents 1 overview 2 merger and mmo 3 purchase by paradox interactive 4 the old or classic world of darkness game lines 5 the chronicles of darkness game lines 6 age of sorrows 7 trinity universe 8 other 9 mind s eye theatre larp 10 fiction 11 imprints and labels 12 the onyx path 13 by night studios 14 see also 15 references 16 external links overview edit white wolf published a line of several different but overlapping games set in the world of darkness a modern gothic world that while seemingly similar to the real world is home to supernatural terrors ancient conspiracies and several approaching apocalypses . the company also published the high fantasy exalted rpg the modern mythic scion and d20 system material under their sword & sorcery imprint including such titles as the dungeons & dragons gothic horror campaign setting ravenloft and monte cook s arcana unearthed series . in order to complement the world of darkness game line a larp system dubbed mind s eye theatre has been published . white wolf also released several series of novels based on the old world of darkness all of which are currently out of print although many are coming back into availability via print on demand . white wolf also ventured in the collectible card game market with arcadia rage and vampire the eternal struggle formerly jyhad . v tes perhaps the most successful card game was originally published by wizards of the coast in 1994 but was abandoned just two years later after a revamped base set name change and three expansions were published . white wolf acquired the rights to the game in 2000 even though no new material had been produced for the game in over four years . since then several v tes expansions have been released and the game was the only official source of material for the old world of darkness until 2011 when the 20th anniversary edition of vampire the masquerade was published and the onyx path was announced . 4 video games such as vampire the masquerade redemption and vampire the masquerade bloodlines are based on white wolf s role playing game vampire the masquerade . there are also several hunter the reckoning video games . merger and mmo edit on saturday 11 november 2006 white wolf and ccp games the icelandic mmo development company responsible for eve online announced a merger between the two companies during the keynote address at the eve online fanfest 2006 . it was also revealed that a world of darkness mmorpg was already in the planning stages . 2 this game was cancelled in april 2014 after nine years of development . 5 purchase by paradox interactive edit on thursday 29 october 2015 paradox interactive and ccp announced that paradox had purchased white wolf and all of its intellectual properties . tobias sj gren will serve as the ceo of the revived company which will remain a subsidiary of paradox . martin ericsson formerly a developer on the world of darkness mmo will be serving in the lead storyteller role for the company . 3 the old or classic world of darkness game lines edit the games of this series use white wolf s storyteller system . several games inspired spinoffs in the form of historical period settings such as the dark ages . vampire the masquerade including the spinoffs vampire the dark ages dark ages vampire and victorian age vampire werewolf the apocalypse including the spinoffs werewolf the wild west and werewolf the dark ages dark ages werewolf mage the ascension including the spinoffs mage the sorcerers crusade and dark ages mage wraith the oblivion including the spinoff wraith the great war changeling the dreaming including the spinoff dark ages fae kindred of the east hunter the reckoning including the semi spinoff dark ages inquisitor mummy the resurrection demon the fallen including the spinoff dark ages devil s due orpheus in addition to those game lines a series of books was produced under the title world of darkness . these provided stand alone materials for multiple game lines with the focus on a specific region or theme e.g. wod blood dimmed tides about the oceans wod combat an alternative crossover combat system to resolve contradictory mechanics and add some sophistication wod tokyo and wod mafia . for the third edition of ars magica white wolf hitched that game s pseudo historical setting to the future world of darkness setting . this was a simple adjustment since the core premise of both settings is earth as we know it supernatural fiction is reality and particularly suited to the tremere connection between a clan of vampires from the original vampire and a house of magi in the order of hermes the central organization of ars magica as well as one of the traditions in m ta . the chronicles of darkness game lines edit the games of this series use white wolf s newer storytelling system . for over a decade it was also known as world of darkness causing it to be referred to as the new world of darkness or nwod to distinguish it from the prior line of games . in december 2015 it was renamed chronicles of darkness 6 by its new publisher onyx path in order to more clearly distinguish the two given paradox entertainment s intention to reboot the original setting . vampire the requiem werewolf the forsaken mage the awakening promethean the created changeling the lost hunter the vigil geist the sin eaters mummy the curse demon the descent beast the primordial age of sorrows edit exalted trinity universe edit trinity science fiction and psychics aberrant near future superheroes adventure 1920s pulp heroes other edit pendragon scion street fighter the storytelling game engel mind s eye theatre larp edit the majority of the old world of darkness games were adapted into the original mind s eye theatre format for live action roleplaying . product lines in this era include laws of the night formerly masquerade ; based on vampire the masquerade laws of the wild formerly apocalypse ; based on werewolf the apocalypse oblivion based on wraith the oblivion laws of the hunt focusing on mortals as characters the long night based on vampire the dark ages the shining host based on changeling the dreaming laws of the wyld west based on werewolf the wild west laws of ascension based on mage the ascension laws of the reckoning based on hunter the reckoning laws of resurrection based on mummy the resurrection laws of the east based on kindred of the east faith and fire based on dark ages vampire vampire by gaslight based on victorian age vampire subsequently the mind s eye theatre was revamped for the new world of darkness . a core mind s eye theatre rulebook was published as the larp analogue to the world of darkness core rulebook with several mind s eye theatre adaptations following in suit the requiem the forsaken and the awakening each adapted their respective namesakes to the new system of met rules . the license to produce mind s eye theatre content was acquired by by night studios in 2013 . fiction edit in the 1990s white wolf also published fiction . this included novels and anthologies based on white wolf s games as well as general fantasy and horror fiction . 7 white wolf printed several elric of melnibon collections by michael moorcock . 8 the company also put out general fiction collections by harlan ellison as well as several paperback editions of the borderlands anthologies edited by thomas f. monteleone . 9 imprints and labels edit white wolf has different imprints under which various books are published most notably arthaus products for which white wolf serves as publisher not developer black dog game factory adult themed products defunct sword & sorcery products compatible with the d20 system by wizards of the coast black dog game factory was also a fictional company in the world of darkness as detailed in the subsidiaries a guide to pentex game supplement . the onyx path edit main article onyx path publishing at gencon 2012 it was announced that ccp games white wolf would not continue to produce table top rpgs citation needed . onyx path publishing a new company by white wolf creative director richard thomas purchased the trinity games and scion from ccp and became licensee for the production of world of darkness titles classic and new as well as exalted . onyx path does not however hold a license to the mind s eye theatre titles . by night studios edit at midwinter gaming convention in 2013 it was announced that as a result of ccp games discontinuation of publishing by night studios had acquired the license to all mind s eye theatre titles . in may 2013 by night studios launched a successful kickstarter campaign 10 to rebuild the mind s eye theatre vampire the masquerade product specifically for the live action role play audience . by night studios is currently in development of mind s eye theatre werewolf the apocalypse in the same rebuilding fashion as vampire the masquerade . see also edit list of world of darkness articles sword and sorcery studios references edit a brief history of game 10 lion rampant 1987 1990 rpgnet retrieved 14 june 2007 a b home ccp games . ccpgames.com . a b paradox interactive acquires white wolf publishing from ccp games . retrieved 20 november 2015 . white wolf release schedule 2011 2012 . white wolf publishing . retrieved 2011 08 09 . ian g williams . world of darkness the inside story on the death of a game . the guardian . http theonyxpath.com announcing chronicles of darkness neil barron fantasy and horror a critical and historical guide to literature illustration film tv radio and the internet scarecrow press 1999 isbn 0810835967 p. 431 diana tixier herald fluent in fantasy a guide to reading interests . libraries unlimited 1999 isbn 1563086557 p. 20 . monteleone thomas f rancis by don d ammassa in david pringle st. james guide to horror ghost & gothic writers . london st. james press 1998 isbn 978 1 55862 206 7 pp. 414 5 . night studios . mind s eye theatre vampire the masquerade kickstarter . kickstarter . external links edit white wolf official web site . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title white wolf publishing & oldid 740688801 categories white wolf publishingrole playing game publishing companiesgame manufacturerscard game publishing companiespublishing companies established in 1991horror book publishing companies1991 establishments in georgia u.s. state hidden categories articles needing additional references from october 2012all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from october 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged