One-Shot Initiative: Mothership, Do You Fear What I Fear?

PLAYER INFORMATION
Experience required: None
Age: 148+
Number of seats available: 4
Character Sheets: A completed character sheet or a device to access the Mothership Companion app for fast character creation
Link to the System!

2 seats in every guild one-shot are reserved for the monthly supporter lottery. You may see players in a game's attendee list before guild-wide RSVPs open.

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PRICING

• It is $10/per player to play this game at Groundswell Startups.
• It is $8/per player if you are a paid monthly supporter of the Guild (via our Ko-Fi or Patreon).

ABOUT THE ADVENTURE
Happy Holiday season, and what better way to celebrate than with some cold blooded death! The party has been invited onto your company's Christmas Party on their comet/ship. Secretly, each of you has been given a mission! Revive an extinct reindeer? Get a Christmas card for a loved one? Ride your most favorite ride ever? Whatever it is, it is the season of giving, and you ought to be given what you want! Let's explore this magical Christmas Station Comet, and all the wonders that await us!

ABOUT THE SYSTEM
Winner of the 2019 Gold ENnie for Best Game!

Winner of the Ramanan Sivaranjan Excellence in Gaming Best G** D*** Books of 2018 award!

Mothership is a sci-fi horror roleplaying game where you and your crew try to survive in the most inhospitable environment in the universe: outer space! You'll excavate dangerous derelict spacecraft, explore strange unknown worlds, exterminate hostile alien life, and examine the horrors that encroach upon your every move.

GAME MASTER INFORMATION
Name: Jonah
Pronouns: He/Him
8 years as a TTRPG Player
8 years as a Game Master

ABOUT YOUR GAME MASTER
I've been playing TTRPGs for 8 years after stumbling my way through running the 5e starter set for my partner and her friend. Since then I've found a passion for discovering interesting systems and using them as an outlet for my love of storytelling. I usually run science fiction games because I am a massive scifi nerd, but I also enjoy running fantasy, cosmic horror, and just about anything else.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
WHAT YOU NEED:

• A completed character sheet or a device to access the Mothership Companion app for fast character creation

WHAT I PROVIDE:

• Pencils/pens
• Polyhedral dice
• I will bring backup pregens in case anyone is unable to make a character or someone dies

GAMEPLAY DETAILS:

• Rules Loose- Rule of Cool
• Learning Session- Gameplay questions encouraged

CONTENT WARNINGS:

• Adult Language
• Descriptions of Alcohol Use
• Descriptions of Drug Use
• Descriptions of Gore/Violence
• Body Horror
• Psychological Trauma
• Loss of Player Agency
• Self-harm
• Suicide

PROHIBITED CONTENT:

• Sexual Themes

SAFETY TOOLS USED
Sometimes games have content or situations where a player or GM may feel stressed out, unsafe, or otherwise not having fun. Safety tools are a way for players and GMs to communicate and check-in before, during, and after a game in order to make sure everyone is still having fun, and to provide the right support when needed.

Information on Safety Tools

DURING THE GAME:

• Lines and Veils
• Open Door
• Breaks

PLAYERS CAN EXPECT:

• Combat/Tactics: (Medium)
• Roleplay: (High)
• Exploration: (High)
• Puzzles: (Low)