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Modiphius Entertainment is a tabletop role-playing game and board game publisher based in Fulham, London that is known for licensed adaptations of established media. Notable titles include Star Trek Adventures, Fallout the Roleplaying Game, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, Terry Pratchett’s Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork, and the Mass Effect board game.

History

Modiphius was founded in 2012 by husband-wife team Rita and Chris Birch to publish their first game, Achtung! Cthulhu. The company have since published a number of product lines based on independent licenses and established brands.

Games

Achtung! Cthulhu

In 2013 the company raised £177,000 through Kickstarter to create Achtung! Cthulhu, a tabletop RPG set in the Second World War inspired by the work of H.P. Lovecraft. The first series of adventures for Achtung! Cthulhu is called "Zero Point," with the first two chapters called "Three Kings" and "Heroes of the Sea" by Sarah Newton. The game was well-received in the RPG community, and won several awards, including Best Roleplaying Game at the 2014 UK Games Expo. In 2018 a videogame based on the franchise - called Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics - was released by Auroch Digital.

Mutant Chronicles

In 2013 Modiphius released the 3rd edition of popular post-apocalyptic RPG Mutant Chronicles.

Fallout

In 2017 the company acquired the license for Bethesda property Fallout and in 2018 released Fallout: Wasteland Warfare, a tabletop wargame featuring characters and settings from the videogame series. The company announced in 2019 that they would be working on an RPG expansion to Fallout: Wasteland Warfare to be released in the same year.

Modiphius developed a Fallout tabletop RPG using their 2d20 system, called Fallout the Roleplaying Game. The game entered beta in 2019 with a projected release in 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fallout the Roleplaying Game released digitally in March 2021, with a physical release in July the same year.

Star Trek Adventures

In 2017 the company released their first edition of Star Trek Adventures, an RPG series based on the television series Star Trek. In 2024 the company released the quick start guide for the second edition of Star Trek Adventures as a free PDF. The full core rules for the second edition released in August 2024 at Gen Con.

Dune: Adventures in the Imperium and Fall of the Imperium

In May 2021, Modiphius released Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, based on Dune (franchise). It won a Gold ENNIE Award for "Best Writing" with a writing team including Banana Chan. It was also nominated for "Product of the Year.". Modiphius announced an upcoming sequel, Fall of the Imperium, in 2024.

Discworld

In February 2024, Modiphius acquired the license to produce Terry Pratchett’s Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork. Modiphius launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the project in October 2024.

Mass Effect

In 2024, Modiphius announced pre-orders for a Mass Effect board game.

Other franchises

• In 2014 the company released Thunderbirds, a co-operative board game designed by Matt Leacock based on the British children's TV show Thunderbirds.
• In 2015, the company announced a licensing deal for Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian property, with the publication of a roleplaying game, Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of, and an ongoing line of supplements in that setting.
• In 2018 the company announced they would be working with Dreamworks Studios to produce a board game based on the children's films Kung Fu Panda.
• In 2018, they announced a John Carter of Mars roleplaying game and line of supporting material, based on the early-1900s pulp science fantasy series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
• In 2022, they collaborate with Shawn Tomkin, Ironsworn creator, to publish a deluxe edition of its sci-fi supplement, Starforged.

References

1. "Companies House Profile". Retrieved 18 July 2020.
2. ^ "Modiphius Announces 'Star Trek Adventures RPG 2E'". icv2.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
3. ^ Zambrano, J. R. (2024-02-26). "Modiphius Opens Hailing Frequencies for 'Star Trek Adventures 2nd Edition'". Bell of Lost Souls. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
4. ^ Jovanée, Alice (2024-08-21). "Get over 30 campaigns and add-ons for Star Trek Adventures with this $25 bundle". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
5. ^ Carter, Chase (2024-05-01). "Fallout TV show's popularity doubled sales of the series' tabletop games, sold out the official RPG". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
6. ^ Velocci, Carli (2024-02-29). "The first Discworld RPG in nearly three decades is on the way from Modiphius". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
7. ^ Zambrano, J. R. (2024-04-29). "One Day Left In The Fallout RPG Sale At Modiphius". Bell of Lost Souls. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
8. ^ Mekinda, Sean (2021-10-27). "Like the film, Dune's new tabletop role-playing game understands what makes the book great". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
9. ^ "Dune: Adventures in the Imperium RPG review". Dicebreaker. May 6, 2021. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
10. ^ "Gaze Upon The Majesty That Is The Mass Effect Board Game". Kotaku. 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
11. ^ Jovanée, Alice (2024-09-03). "Where to pre-order Mass Effect: The Board Game". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
12. ^ Majumdar, Rahul (2024-03-05). "Mass Effect Is Getting a Tabletop RPG This Year, and It's Looking Promising". Men's Journal | Video Games. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
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23. "The Discworld RPG Kickstarter offers impossible dice and a Tray Of Death". Wargamer. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
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26. "THUNDERBIRDS". Modiphius. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
27. "Modiphius Brings Robert E. Howard's Conan To Tabletop RPGs". VR World. 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
28. "KUNG FU PANDA". Modiphius. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
29. "JOHN CARTER". Modiphius. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
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