My first steps into tabletop gaming came when I bought the Star Trek Starship Tactical Combat Simulator at Waldenbooks. My friends and I loved punching out the chits and figuring out the rules, but I found that I cared more about tossing myself over the couch whenever my ship got hit rather than concentrate on the strategy or the deeper mechanics. Ship books are often my favorite books of any...
When Star Trek: Discovery came out in 2017 it became one of the most polarizing shows in all of Star Trek. Some fans enjoyed the modern take on the story with season-long arcs and big bad villains. Others were upset that it strayed too far away from what had already been established by previous media for a prequel series. I feel that shows like Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks have done a...
At the end of this year, Modiphius' license to publish the 2d20-powered Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of is coming to an end. Taking over with a new roleplaying game will be French publisher Monolith Edition, which already produces the official boardgame. While the license ends on December 31st, you will still be able to buy existing stock until the end of June 2023. Other Conan...
I just recieved my shiny copy of Utopia Planitia, fresh from the Modiphius warehouse. I haven't even had chance to take the shrink wrap off yet, but that's a treat for later -- I'm a sucker for starship construction manuals, from the original FASA Trek one (I have three copies for some reason) to my own WOIN Starship Construction Manual, and this book calls to me in a way that most other TTRPG...
If you're a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and also a fan of Modiphius' Star Trek Adventures tabletop RPG, you can now purchase the game statistics for the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D, including Captain Picard, Commander Riker, Commander Troi, Lt. Commander Data, Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge, Lieutenant Worf, and Lieutenant Yar, as well as the game statistics for the...
Good RPG advice can be hard to find. There are often some nuggets in the GM section of the core book, but those are usually too busy running through the rules for broader topics like theme and feel. Star Trek stories play out in a certain way, usually with a moral quandary in the center, with characters we know and love debating the pros and cons of the issue. Modiphius recently released the...