One-Shot Initiative: The Expanse, Lost But Not Alone

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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PLAYER INFORMATION
Experience required: None
Age: 18+
Number of seats available: 6
Character Sheets: Pregenerated character sheets will be provided.
Link to the System!

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
While exploring the source of a distress signal originating from a moon on a distant world beyond a ring gate, the crew discovers the wreckage of a ship reported missing several months ago. What begins as a possible salvage operation becomes a desperate rescue mission and a fight for survival.

ABOUT THE SYSTEM
The Expanse: Transport Union Edition, based on the award-winning science fiction novels by James S.A. Corey, is a roleplaying game set in the far future of humanity. This Quickstart for the new edition contains a set of condensed rules and an adventure designed to get you playing right away. We hope you and your friends will visit The Expanse and give the game a try!

While the first edition of The Expanse RPG focused on the first three novels of the series, this new edition brings the timeline forward to the Transport Union era, the 30-year period between the end of book 6 and the beginning of book 7. This era is largely unexplored in The Expanse novels, leaving ample room for the player characters to be at the center of the action. If you’ve played The Expanse RPG before, you’ll find that the core rules and character creation are intact and completely compatible with the original. However, the new edition will be full of expanded information to include the history of the Transport Union era and plenty of new rules, ships, and technology!

The Expanse is designed for you to play out adventures and stories set in the solar system described in The Expanse novels by James S.A. Corey—a future where humanity has expanded throughout the solar system and to the 1300 worlds beyond the ring gates. The discovery of the protomolecule and the creation of the Ring gate changed everything, destabilizing the solar system in unimaginable ways. Multiple recent wars and conflicts have left devastation in their wake, and Earth is still struggling after being targeted by several massive asteroids manipulated by a radical wing of the OPA. However, hope for humanity lies in the future. The Transport Union, which rose from the ashes of the Free Navy Conflict, has finally given the people of the Belt and the Outer Planets an equal footing with the Earth-Mars Coalition.

GAME MASTER INFORMATION
Name: Sylvana
Pronouns: She/Her
12 years as a Game Master

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
WHAT YOU NEED:

• A Pencil
• D6s

WHAT I PROVIDE:

• Pregenerated Character Sheet
• Pencils

GAMEPLAY DETAILS:

• Rules as Written
• Core Book Only
• Learning Session-Gameplay Questions encouraged

CONTENT WARNINGS:

• Adult Language
• Descriptions of Alcohol Use
• Descriptions of Drug Use
• Descriptions of Gore/Violence
• Body Horror

PROHIBITED CONTENT:

• Murder Hobos
• Abortion
• Sexual Assault
• Torture

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

AFTER THE GAME:

• Aftercare
• Highlight Reel and Wrap Session

CHARACTER SHEETS:
Pregenerated character sheets will be provided.

PLAYERS CAN EXPECT:

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