Modiphius Entertainment Explained

Modiphius Entertainment
Type:Private
Industry:Game company
Founded: in London
Founders:Chris Birch, Rita Birch
Location:London, UK
Footnotes:[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] The game was well-received in the RPG community, and won several awards, including Best Roleplaying Game at the 2014 UK Games Expo.[5] In 2018 a videogame based on the franchise - called Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics - was released by Auroch Digital.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] [10]

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.[11] In 2024 the company released the quick start guide for the second edition of Star Trek Adventures as a free PDF.[12] The full core rules for the second edition released in August 2024 at Gen Con.[13] [14] [15]

Dune: Adventures in the Imperium and Fall of the Imperium

In May 2021, Modiphius released Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, based on Dune (franchise).[16] [17] 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.".[18] Modiphius announced an upcoming sequel, Fall of the Imperium, in 2024.[19]

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.[20] [21]

Mass Effect

In 2024, Modiphius announced pre-orders for a Mass Effect board game.[22] [23] [24] [25]

Other franchises

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Companies House Profile. 18 July 2020.
  2. Web site: ABOUT. Modiphius. en. 2019-07-14.
  3. Web site: Achtung! Cthulhu - The WW2 Keeper's & Investigator's Guides. Kickstarter. en. 2019-07-14.
  4. Web site: Discover the Secret History of World War Two in Achtung! Cthulhu – Black Gate . 27 October 2012 .
  5. Web site: ACHTUNG! CTHULHU. Modiphius. en. 2019-07-14.
  6. Web site: Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics on Steam. store.steampowered.com. en. 2019-07-14.
  7. Web site: FALLOUT. Modiphius. en. 2019-07-14.
  8. Web site: Carter . Chase . 2024-05-01 . Fallout TV show's popularity doubled sales of the series' tabletop games, sold out the official RPG . 2024-10-25 . Dicebreaker . en.
  9. Web site: Velocci . Carli . 2024-02-29 . The first Discworld RPG in nearly three decades is on the way from Modiphius . 2024-10-25 . Polygon . en-US.
  10. Web site: Zambrano . J. R. . 2024-04-29 . One Day Left In The Fallout RPG Sale At Modiphius . 2024-10-25 . Bell of Lost Souls . en.
  11. Web site: STAR TREK . 2019-07-14 . Modiphius . en.
  12. Web site: website . Jeff McAleerFounder/Editor-in-chief of The Gaming Gang . Dispatch . host of The Gaming Gang . media . other TGG . any . Jeff tackles . Strategy . All Sorts of Games but Has a Special Fondness for . Sims . Conflict . Plus . roleplaying games . Opinion . He's Certainly Never at a Loss for an . 2024-04-24 . Score the Free Star Trek Adventures 2E Quickstart in PDF - The Gaming Gang . 2024-04-27 . en-US.
  13. Web site: Modiphius Announces 'Star Trek Adventures RPG 2E' . 2024-04-27 . icv2.com . en.
  14. Web site: Zambrano . J. R. . 2024-02-26 . Modiphius Opens Hailing Frequencies for 'Star Trek Adventures 2nd Edition' . 2024-10-25 . Bell of Lost Souls . en.
  15. Web site: Jovanée . Alice . 2024-08-21 . Get over 30 campaigns and add-ons for Star Trek Adventures with this $25 bundle . 2024-10-25 . Polygon . en-US.
  16. Web site: Mekinda . Sean . 2021-10-27 . Like the film, Dune’s new tabletop role-playing game understands what makes the book great . 2024-10-25 . Polygon . en-US.
  17. Web site: May 6, 2021 . Dune: Adventures in the Imperium RPG review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220915033138/https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/dune-adventures-in-the-imperium/review/dune-rpg-review-adventures-in-the-imperium . September 15, 2022 . September 14, 2022 . Dicebreaker.
  18. Web site: 2022 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424173634/https://ennie-awards.com/portfolio-item/2022-nominees-and-winners/ . 2023-04-24 . 2023-04-24 . en-US.
  19. Web site: Mekinda . Sean . 2024-02-22 . Dune: Fall of the Imperium asks players to either confront Muad’dib, or bend the knee . 2024-10-25 . Polygon . en-US.
  20. Web site: 2024-10-15 . The Discworld RPG Kickstarter offers impossible dice and a Tray Of Death . 2024-10-25 . Wargamer . en-US.
  21. Web site: 2024-09-18 . The Discworld RPG lets you play any Terry Pratchett species you want . 2024-10-25 . Wargamer . en-US.
  22. Web site: 2024-08-29 . Gaze Upon The Majesty That Is The Mass Effect Board Game . 2024-10-25 . Kotaku . en.
  23. Web site: Jovanée . Alice . 2024-09-03 . Where to pre-order Mass Effect: The Board Game . 2024-10-25 . Polygon . en-US.
  24. Web site: Majumdar . Rahul . 2024-03-05 . Mass Effect Is Getting a Tabletop RPG This Year, and It’s Looking Promising . 2024-10-25 . Men's Journal Video Games . en.
  25. Web site: Julian . Mark . 2024-03-04 . Modiphius brings beloved sci-fi video game franchise to the tabletop. — GAMINGTREND . 2024-10-25 . gamingtrend.com . en-US.
  26. Web site: THUNDERBIRDS. Modiphius. en. 2019-07-14.
  27. Web site: Modiphius Brings Robert E. Howard's Conan To Tabletop RPGs. 2015-02-11. VR World. en-US. 2019-07-14.
  28. Web site: KUNG FU PANDA. Modiphius. en. 2019-07-14.
  29. Web site: JOHN CARTER. Modiphius. en. 2019-07-14.
  30. Web site: Zambrano . J. R. . 2022-09-16 . RPG: Modiphius Teams Up With the Creator of 'Ironsworn: Starforged' for a Deluxe Edition . 2024-11-16 . Bell of Lost Souls . en.

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