MOTHERSHIP
Award-winning sci-fi horror RPG where you and your crew try to survive in the most inhospitable environment in the universe: outer space!
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Once / Thursday - 1:00 AM UTC
Sep 18
Session Duration / 3 hours
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
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. Choose from one of four classes: Teamsters, the rough and tumble workers. More versatile at first level, Teamsters can be anything from engineers, to pilots, to asteroid miners. If Ripley from Aliens is your hero, then you'll want to play a Teamster. Scientists, doctors, researches or anyone who wants to slice open aliens (or infected crew members) with a scalpel. Become an expert in genetics or xenobiology - or protect your crew from deadly viruses. Androids are an exciting and terrifying addition to any crew. Powerful due to their supreme intellect, speed, and near-immunity to fear, they tend to unnerve other crew members with their cold inhumanity. Marines are here to shoot bugs and chew bubblegum. They're handy in a fight, and better when grouped together, but be wary when a marine panics because it could spell doom for the rest of your crew.
Game style
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(51)
5 years on StartPlaying
205 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Rule of Cool, Knows the Rules
Average response time: 5 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
I believe that what makes a session memorable is what everyone brings when they sit down together. I believe in the Rule of Cool. When something awesome and cinematic is on the line, I lean into a “yes, and” approach that keeps the momentum going. I’ve run games for all ages and can adjust tone and content for younger players. I’m also experienced with corporate groups and can tailor sessions to fit team‑building or professional needs. The games I run highlight player skill and creativity. It’s not about perfect builds—it’s about how you play, not what you play. I keep meaningful consequences on the table, including injury and death, and I embrace the unknown, the dangerous, and the monstrous. Your choices, your reactions, and how you use the tools you have in the moment are what truly matter. If you enjoy playing imperfect characters, taking risks, and clawing victory from the jaws of disaster, we’ll get along well.
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Creating your character
We will use the Mothership Companion App. The app is free but the paid version will allow you to make multiple characters and is great to have as a resource. Character creation is fast and easy. You can do it on the day or before session. I'll have a number of characters ready as well should you just want to grab one and go. In the event you have a survivor from a prior adventure, you can bring them to the adventure. https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/pages/mothership-companion-app?srsltid=AfmBOopwVOCKY7_32mbbrM63Kzy9FUrU5hE5ioIghc9NZ7RM_Rr0QX9X
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need the companion app https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/pages/mothership-companion-app?srsltid=AfmBOopwVOCKY7_32mbbrM63Kzy9FUrU5hE5ioIghc9NZ7RM_Rr0QX9X You will need access to discord.
What Skulliver brings to the table
I will provide the map and other items through the Mothership Companion App. I embrace the rule of cool and cinematic play. Mothership involves stress, fear and being a fragile meat bag in space (or a synthetic). Be prepared to lose a PC, have them suffer serious injury or behaver erratically out of fear. If your character is killed, we will figure out a way to bring your next character into the game session as soon as possible.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
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Safety
How Skulliver creates a safe table
This is a game about space horror and shady corporations. I want you to feel safe as a player but, I also want to be realistic about the feasibility of making substantial changes to a one shot scenario based on discovered triggers. Sometimes there will be murderous space bugs, sometimes there will be tragically self aware computers, or mutating incurable diseases. There will always be elements of horror and those are, by the nature of the genre, unsettling. Simply put, if you can't handle the themes explored in the ALIEN franchise, this may not be the game for you. If something comes up, we will use the Luxton technique. This is an open floor to discuss issues as they come up. People are free to take breaks as needed and call out Stars and Wishes at the end of a session. No xenophobia or bullying will be tolerated. Contemporary politics and current affairs will not and should not be part of the story. Space provides ample distress and gaming should be a break from real world concerns. Respect the shared space and the people in it and you will do just fine. Fail to do that and you will be removed from game without a refund.
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