Modiphius Entertainment is a

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and

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publisher based in

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, London that is known for licensed adaptations of established media. Notable titles include '' Star Trek Adventures,

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the Roleplaying Game,'' ''

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: Adventures in the Imperium, Terry Pratchett’s Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork,'' and the ''

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'' 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

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to create ''Achtung! Cthulhu'', a tabletop RPG set in the

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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

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. 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 ''

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''.

''Fallout''

In 2017 the company acquired the license for Bethesda property ''

'' 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

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. ''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 ''

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''. 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

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''Dune: Adventures in the Imperium'' and ''Fall of the Imperium''

In May 2021, Modiphius released ''Dune: Adventures in the Imperium,'' based on

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. 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

campaign to fund the project in October 2024.

''Mass Effect''

In 2024, Modiphius announced pre-orders for a ''

'' board game.

Other franchises

* In 2014 the company released ''Thunderbirds'', a co-operative board game designed by

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based on the British children's TV show '' Thunderbirds''. * In 2015, the company announced a licensing deal for Robert E. Howard's

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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

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to produce a board game based on the children's films ''

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''. * In 2018, they announced a

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roleplaying game and line of supporting material, based on the early-1900s pulp science fantasy series by

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. * In 2022, they collaborate with Shawn Tomkin, '' Ironsworn'' creator, to publish a deluxe edition of its sci-fi supplement, ''Starforged''.

References

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