2016 – Mindjammer Press

Mindjammer: BLUE now available!

We’re delighted to announce that the new Mindjammer adventure BLUE is now available for order, in physical version (with complimentary PDF) and PDF version. You can buy the physical version + complimentary PDF from the Modiphius webstore here, and the PDF version from DriveThru / RPGNow here. The physical version will be available in your friendly local game store in the new year.

ADVENTURE IN THE RUINS OF AN ALIEN WORLD

Blue. A beautiful yet alien world. Until six hundred years ago it was the home of an unimaginably advanced alien species, poised in splendid isolation on the brink of transcendence, refusing even to communicate with the lesser intelligences which had colonised its planetary twin. That’d be us—homo variens, the diverse and curious descendants of the colonists from Old Earth. Even our probes and telescopes were deflected, leaving us with tantalising glimpses of wonders beyond our ability to understand.

Then, six hundred years ago, the alien civilisation fell. Almost overnight: the lights on the surface of the planet Blue went out, the aliens’ structures seemed to dissolve, and the barrier which had protected them from prying eyes for millennia collapsed. But where had they all gone? Amid magnificent ruins we found devolved life forms, as confused and as uncomprehending as we.

None of us ever knew what had been lost. Until now. Now the Blues are back—and no one knows if even the Commonality can resist them. Let’s hope they want to be friends…

There’s been a murder on the fallen world of Blue, a planet of ragtag survivors and curious human colonists researching the remains of a near-transcendent alien civilisation. But the culprit is stranger than anyone had imagined; and, as factions manoeuvre for influence and control, a mystery is uncovered which threatens to change the Commonality forever!

BLUE includes:

Two whole alien worlds: maps, ecosystems, exointelligences, cultures, and more;
A multi-session adventure of intrigue, conspiracy, and mystery spanning an entire star system;
Secrets of the Commonality and the Mindjammer setting!

Buy your copy of BLUE today, in physical version + comp PDF copy, or in PDF-only version. The Commonality salutes you!

BLUE – Adventure in the Ruins of an Alien World.

Softback, 80 pages.

A Mindjammer adventure.

Mindjammer Press at the Utopiales in Nantes (29-30 Oct 2016)

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This weekend (29 and 30 October 2016), Mindjammer Press’s Sarah Newton is going to be at the Utopiales convention in Nantes, one of the biggest science-fiction festivals in France. She’ll be doing signings at 10am Saturday and Sunday, as well as two panel discussions on Saturday 29th:

12 noon: Steampunk, Dieselpunk, and Cyberpunk (in Mr Spock’s Forum)
2pm: Crowdfunding (in Mr Spock’s Forum)

We’ll be selling copies of the Mindjammer RPG core book, the Mindjammer novel, and the supplements Hearts and Minds, The City People, and Dominion. And of course Sarah will be wandering the halls in search of friends and the latest books and games, so if you spot her please say hi!

We look forward to seeing you there!

BLUE “thoughtcast edition” pre-release PDF

Blue Cover The “thoughtcast edition” pre-release PDF of the new Mindjammer adventure BLUE is now available for Kickstarter backers to download!

If you backed the Kickstarter, you’ll be receiving an automated email with download links shortly, and you can also access it from your Backerkit account at https://mindjammer-the-roleplaying-game.backerkit.com/

This is a multi-session adventure / mini-campaign by Sarah Newton and John Snead set among the ruins of a near-transcendent alien civilisation, and takes your characters deep into the unknown.

Read the update here:

Here’s a landscape shot of the world of Jessila, the second garden world in the system.

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Mindjammer Press at UK Games Expo, 3-5 June 2016

Sarah Newton is going to be at the UK Games Expo this coming weekend, representing Mindjammer Press at the Modiphius booth. She will be arriving mid-morning on Saturday 4th June and will be there until the end of Sunday.

There will be hard copies of the Mindjammer RPG, Hearts and Minds, The City People, the Dominion Quickstart, and even the Mindjammer novel.

We’re also hearing rumours in the Mindscape that Graham Spearing will be planing in from the Far Havens too – keep an eye out for the co-author of the brand new Mindjammer campaign pack launching this month! Please stop by and say hi, and chat about our product lines and what’s in the pipeline!

UK Games Expo

NEC Birmingham

North Ave, Birmingham B40 1NT, United Kingdom

Mindjammer Press at the “Comédie Du Livre”, Montpellier, 28-29 May 2016

Sarah Newton of Mindjammer Press, author of Mindjammer, The Chronicles of Future Earth, Achtung Cthulhu, Legends of Anglerre, etc, will be a guest at the literary festival “La Comédie du Livre” in the beautiful French city of Montpellier this weekend, the 28-29 May 2016. She’ll be joining the writers and editors of Deadcrows Studio, publishers of the Capharnaum RPG and translators of the Mindjammer RPG into French, at the Stand Manoir (stand P5A). She’ll be demoing Mindjammer from 10am to 1pm Saturday and Sunday (sign up at the Deadcrows Studio stand), and will be signing books and chatting about Mindjammer, Capharnaum, and lots more at the stand each afternoon!

If you’re at the festival – which promises to be huge this year – please stop by and say hi!

Festival La Comédie du Livre

Montpellier

27-29 May 2016

http://comediedulivre.fr

Announcing the Capharnaum RPG in English and the Mindjammer RPG in French!

Mindjammer Press and Deadcrows Studio announce translation agreements for French-language MINDJAMMER and English-language CAPHARNAUM roleplaying games

20^th May 2016—Mindjammer Press and Deadcrows Studio are delighted to announce their agreements to translate the CAPHARNAUM and MINDJAMMER roleplaying games into English and French respectively.

“The Capharnaum—The Mark of the Dragon RPG line is an absolutely beautiful series of game books focussed on an Arabian Nights-inspired setting with strong elements of ancient worlds mysteries, Crusades, and a Mediterranean fantasy ethos which I’ve loved for many years,” said Sarah Newton, director of Mindjammer Press (Mindjammer, The Chronicles of Future Earth, Monsters & Magic, Burn Shift, Achtung! Cthulhu). “It has the depth, detail, and sophisticated world-building which I love and which fans have come to expect from Mindjammer Press, and I’m proud to have this wonderful opportunity to bring the whole series to English-speaking gamers everywhere. At the same time, after our successful Mindjammer Kickstarter last December, it’s very exciting to have signed our first translation agreement to enable the great people at Deadcrows Studio to bring the Mindjammer RPG and fiction range to the French market. We’re looking forward to a very fertile and productive working relationship!”

“The Mindjammer roleplaying game is a pure transhumanist Space Opera offering unique and unusual adventuring opportunities, mixing exploration, discovery, intrigue, technology, cultural conflict, and epic combat. The richness of the Mindjammer setting opens infinite perspectives,” said Francois Cedelle of Deadcrows Studio (Capharnaum, Venzia, AmnesYa 2K51). “But it’s also a toolbox, permitting GMs to create and manage cultures, civilisations, planets, starships, and more. It contains everything you need to develop exciting and compelling scenarios in a coherent universe—and all driven by the fantastic FATE system.”

“Mindjammer is already a magnificent game line, with a very complete core rulebook and a rich and beautifully illustrated line of supplements,” added Deadcrows Studio’s Stephan Barat. “We’re therefore particularly proud to announce that Mindjammer will be our first translated RPG, and we’re over the moon at the idea of working together with Sarah Newton and the whole Mindjammer Press team!”

Deadcrows Studio will be launching a crowdfunding campaign for the French-language version of Mindjammer in 2016, for publication in 2017. Mindjammer Press expects to release the Capharnaum RPG core book in early 2017, with a range of supplements to follow in 2017 and 2018.

MINDJAMMER PRESS is a British games publisher founded by Sarah Newton (Mindjammer, Achtung! Cthulhu, Monsters & Magic, Legends of Anglerre, Fate Core – Burn Shift, The Chronicles of Future Earth) and Chris McWilliam to produce roleplaying games and related fiction, including: the transhuman science-fiction roleplaying game Mindjammer for Fate Core, and its series of supplements and novels; The Chronicles of Future Earth; and Monsters & Magic. Find out more about Mindjammer Press at http://www.mindjammerpress.com or follow them on Twitter @MindjammerPress or Facebook (www.facebook.com/MindjammerPress), or by email at info@mindjammerpress.com.

DEADCROWS STUDIO is a French editorial collective, an open team gathering together a wide range of artists, writers, and creatives. They began their venture with the AmnesYa 2K51 RPG in 2005, and have been developing the game line for the Capharnaum—The Mark of the Dragon RPG since 2007. In 2013 they produced their latest RPG, Venzia. Find out more about Deadcrows Studio at http://deadcrows.net or follow them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/StudioDeadcrows.

Ian Liddle joins Mindjammer Press as Operations Manager

Hi everyone! We’re delighted to welcome Ian Liddle to the Mindjammer Press team today as our new operations manager. Ian’s an experienced hand in the roleplaying games industry, having spent twelve years publishing as Applied Vectors, undertaking freelance games conversion, and doing writing and layout work for such luminaries as FASA Games Inc, Battlefield Press, BTRC, Utherwald Press, and most recently Shades of Vengeance.

As Mindjammer Press operations manager, he’ll be immediately taking over the management of our online presence, including the Mindjammer Press website, forums, and social media, as well as assisting with the day-to-day running of the company. Since our successful Mindjammer Kickstarter last December, we’ve been delighted to find ourselves increasingly busy, and can’t wait for Ian to join the team and help pilot Mindjammer Press into the future!

Ian joins me, Sarah Newton (Mindjammer Press director), and Jason Juta (our art director) on the management team, together with our fantastic team of writers, designers, and artists, including John Snead, Graham Spearing, Paul Mitchener, David Donachie, Michal Cross, Andy Wintrip, Ian Stead, Eric Lofgren, and Daniel Voss.

Welcome aboard, Ian!

Two new adventures for the Mindjammer RPG!

We’re delighted to announce the release today of not one but two brand new adventure supplements for Mindjammer – The Roleplaying Game. Funded by last December’s Kickstarter, we’re proud to bring you the thrilling exploration mystery adventure THE CITY PEOPLE, and DOMINION, the quickstart rules and introductory adventure for Mindjammer – a free PDF and special low-price print booklet!

In THE CITY PEOPLE, an event horizon probe has discovered a lost colony world beyond the Commonality Frontier like no one has ever seen before. Join the crew of Maggie, the Magnanimous Intervention sentient starship, and take the light of humankind’s civilisation to the stars. Are you ready to push back the darkness – whatever you may find?

THE CITY PEOPLE includes:

a mysterious and lethal alien world to explore – maps, biosphere, and more;
a deadly multi-session scenario of conflict, investigation, and mystery;
tech specs, deckplans, and details of the Space Force instrumentality;
pregenerated characters, including the chance to play a sentient starship!

DOMINION takes place beyond the borders of the New Commonality of Humankind, in the Sentient Alliance – turbulent worlds where the embers of the Venu War still glow. Even out here, stretched thin, the Commonality still tries to keep the light of civilisation alive: join a team of recruits to SCI Force – the Security and Cultural Integrity Instrumentality – on a mission gone horribly wrong on the cold war frontier with the Venu Successor States. Can you rise to the occasion and save the day before yet another world falls before the encroaching night?

DOMINION includes:

Quickstart rules to enable you to play a Mindjammer game with just this book!
Four pregenerated characters to get started right away;
Descriptions, maps, and plans of a strange alien world with an exotic lost colony civilisation;
A complete action-packed adventure showcasing the Mindjammer setting and rules, playable in one or more sessions.

Both THE CITY PEOPLE and DOMINION are available immediately in print and PDF from the Mindjammer Webstore at Modiphius.com, and in PDF from DriveThruRPG, and will soon be available in friendly local game stores everywhere!

Happy New Year 2016 from Mindjammer Press!

We’d like to wish you all a Happy New Year from all of us here at Mindjammer Press. May 2016 be a happy, healthy, and prosperous one for you all! Thank you for your support, custom, friendship, and encouragement over the past year – and your awesome backing in the Mindjammer Kickstarter which brought the year to an amazing close.

We’re looking forward to working hard for you in 2016 to bring you all manner of great roleplaying game and fiction material, including of course the many books and supplements you enabled us to unlock as part of the Kickstarter. Expect those coming your way beginning later this month and continuing throughout the year. Beyond that we’ve got some amazing other projects in store, including – at last! – the Chronicles of Future Earth RPG, and also a brand new fantasy setting!

We hope you’ll join us as we continue to explore these exciting new worlds of adventure and imagination!

Sarah and Chris, and all the team at Mindjammer Press
January 1st, 2016