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Every Life Worth Saving — A Dark Matter 5e One Shot
Only the smartest, quickest and most determined will survive the evacuation of Kiron. Are YOU up to the challenge?
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Once / Sunday - 8:00 PM UTC
Feb 8
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
3 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
🚑 Every Life Worth Saving — Dark Matter 5E Sci-Fi Horror Kiron was meant to be a new beginning. A lush, resource-rich world drew explorers and colonists from across known space. Then people started disappearing. Entire settlements vanished into the alien forests. And something beneath the planet began to THINK. Now Kiron is collapsing. As evacuation signals flood the comms, your crew responds to a desperate distress call from the medical ship Caladrius, stranded while attempting a last-ditch rescue. What awaits is worse than anyone imagined: parasitic psi-worms, possessed colonists, and a terrifying hive intelligence capable of coordinated psionic assault. Every Life Worth Saving is a tense, character-driven Dark Matter 5E adventure focused on survival, investigation, and quick thinking. Who can be saved? What lines will you cross to save them? And when time runs out… whose lives matter most? Answer the call. Not everyone will make it out.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Dungeon Crawl
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(23)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
42 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Knows the Rules, Storytelling
Average response time: 5 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Looking for unforgettable adventures — not just another session? You’ve come to the right table. With 42 years of GMing experience, I’ve run everything from classic dungeon crawls to hard sci-fi thrillers and cinematic horror. My focus is always the same: immersive storytelling, player agency, and moments you’ll talk about for years. Whether you’re delving into D&D 5E, facing terror in ALIEN RPG, delving deep in Shadowdark RPG, or exploring other systems and worlds, every session is crafted for engagement, pacing, and fun. What You Can Expect: • Decades of Experience: 42 years of running and designing campaigns across multiple systems • Professional Delivery: Clear communication, strong pacing, and polished prep • Player-Focused Play: Storylines that evolve with your group’s decisions • Flexible Offerings: One-shots, ongoing campaigns, or private group sessions • Digital Mastery: Smooth, cinematic play on FoundryVTT • From heroic fantasy to deep-space horror, I bring the same level of professionalism, creativity, and passion to every table. Reserve Your Seat on StartPlaying.games — let’s tell a story worth remembering. #TTRPG #DnD #AlienRPG #FoundryVTT #StartPlayingGames
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Creating your character
We will use pregens for this adventure.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Bring your wits and your willingness to play! You will need a mic, an internet connection, and a computer able to run Foundry VTT in a browser.
What Robert brings to the table
I will provide the adventure and Foundry server as well as the pregen characters.
Homebrew rules
We will play more or less rules as written, although I tend to honor natural 20s and natural 1 on skill checks.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Robert creates a safe table
We will have the X card module installed on Foundry. I will ask for lines and veils at the beginning of the game.
Content warnings
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