We Are Not Ourselves | Mothership One-Shot | Beginner Friendly!

Creating your character

If you have questions about building Mothership characters or are completely new to Mothership just message me and we will get you set up! Characters in Scientist, Teamsters and Marine classes are allowed for this game. I will allow Android class characters if you wish to play them as humans partially or extensively augmented with cybernetics. All standard class-based trauma response rules apply. Please build your characters in Mothershipcompanion.com (it's free) and export it to PDF and send it to me prior to the game. You will add your character sheet to the Mothershipcompanion.com online session during our game with a short code that I will provide at the time. 🛸You will need a free mothershipcompanion.com account to play this game. To sign up for the app/site you will need to first download the free app from the Apple and Google Play Stores to your phone. Once you've done that you can sign in through the website. 👽I recommend that you use this app to randomly generate a character or you can use it to build one yourself. 👾We will use mothershipcompanion.com to share character sheets and roll dice during our game. 📖Detailed character backstories are NOT needed for my one shots. At the start of the session, we will quickly establish the how and why of your group's adventure.

Preparing for the session

To play this game you will need: 📖The Mothership Player's Survival Guide: a free PDF that you can download from Tuesday Knight Games 👽A free mothershipcompanion.com account 🎮A Discord account 🎤A dedicated microphone attached to your computer 🎧I also recommend that you use headphones or ear buds, which will eliminate audio feedback and distractions for you and everyone else

What Dominic brings to the table

All of my games are open to both brand new and experienced players. If you're "brand new" to gaming or just Mothership, connect with me in Discord well prior to the start of the game so that we can go over a few things! I can ensure you that I will work to make your first Mothership game enjoyable and fun! Also, if you purchased a ticket to this game, you can bring a friend (who has never played in one of my games before) for free! Just message me about that so I can add them and confirm their seat before the start of the game. They will need a SPG, Discord and Mothershipcompanion.com account as well. I will provide: 🗎 All required images and handouts for important or key concepts in the game. 🎶Ambient, space and sc-fi themed music in our Discord Game Chat (you control the music volume) We'll write the story together!

Homebrew rules

We will use the following official "Difficulty Settings" from p. 52 of Mothership's Warden Operations Manual: - Critical Stress Relief: Whenever a player rolls a Critical Success they reduce their Stress by 1 - Impenetrable Wounds: Damage does not carry over after receiving a wound. - Exhaustible Skills: You automatically succeed a skill check using each of your skills once per session.

How Dominic creates a safe table

🦺Mothership is a gritty science-fiction horror game adjacent to the tone and feel of Ridley Scott's Alien franchise. It's not just about space monsters and can include subject matter which is difficult for many of us. But some subjects can prevent some of us from enjoying the game as much as we could otherwise. Let's avoid those! Please check the content warnings on this game listing. I have an open-door policy on discussion of any lines and veils prior and during the game that would allow you to better enjoy this session and can accommodate almost any request. Feel free to contact me about lines and veils at any time. The best place to discuss lines and veils is in Discord. ⚞ My lines: We will strictly omit all themes, topics, story, and plot points depicting sexual abuse, sexual assault, or harm to children. 🚫 I do not tolerate racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, or ableism at my table. 📷 I will have my webcam turned on during the game and will encourage anyone who feels comfortable to do the same. But enabling your webcam is not required. 🚽At the start of the session we will plan bio-breaks but can take them whenever they are needed. After the game we will debrief on the call and have a round of "stars and wishes". Everyone will have the opportunity to ⭐ Give a "star" by describing what they enjoyed most about the game, such as a cool moment, another player's role playing, a tense scene, a clever plan, or a particular ruling or description from the GM. Stars are affirmations and not critiques. 🎂 Express a "wish" by describing things they would like to see more of in the future, such as more investigation, more combat, more spotlight time for a character, a return to a certain plot thread, or a specific tone. Wishes are forward-looking and not complaints about past performances. One-on-one aftercare (debriefing in Discord) is always freely available upon request if needed!