I received this in some newsletter, and I didn't know what it was. Took me a while. Need more coffee, I guess. Or maybe I was drifting without comms whenever the previous event happened, and I just couldn't know.

But apparently, Mothership Month has returned:

https://www.backerkit.com/c/collections/mothership-month-2025

Basically, it's a bunch of crowdfunding campaigns, all centered on Mothership. Some discounts apply to early backers.

And it seems like some rewards are unlocked depending on the number of campaigns that become funded.

cross-posted from: https://ttrpg.network/post/26908880

For my Mongoose 2E campaign, I made my own custom GM screen, with only the stuff I found myself needing on a regular basis. It's 3 landscape pages, designed to be put in a customizable GM screen.

You can download a PDF copy, and the original Affinity files I created it with, here: https://polyhedralnonsense.com/2025/10/09/a-custom-gm-screen-for-traveller/

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/6261928

Hey there I did a similar event last year for delta green one-shots on the week leading up to Halloween and had a great time.

This year I would like to do some cassette futurism / sci-fi horror. Aliens, Dead Space, etc. are good cultural touchstones.

I use roll 20 as a virtual table top, and discord for voice. I have been running tabletop roleplaying games online for hexbear users for a couple years now with a lot of success.

I use the X-Card and Lines & Veils safety tools.

I will provide all needed information and materials to play the game. I like to have a group of 3-4 players. I'm looking to have a fifteen minute rules introduction, and then about a 3 hour play session with fifteen minutes of aftertalk.

Please DM me or comment if you are interested. I'm flexible on times but prefer to play CET evenings / EST afternoons.

I will repost this in October, Thank you for reading!!!

Monday Oct. 27

Tuesday Oct. 28

Wednesday Oct. 29

Friday Oct. 31

Saturday Nov. 1

• kota
• witty
• trickster

I guess this is great news if you use Roll20's VTT:

https://con.roll20.net/#hs_cos_wrapper_widget_1755613004582

The adventures are:

• Alien RPG: Chariot of the Gods
• Tales of the RED: Hope Reborn - The Angel's Share Addon

Oh, there's also a D&D Eberron module there.

Another Sci-Fi contribution at 2-minute-tabletop; this time a fanmade handout by "Toaster":

https://2minutetabletop.com/sci-fi-handout-sheets-toaster/

I think it's more suitable for use in a VTT than printed out, but hey... what do I know? I don't even have a working color printer. ;)

I reread Mothership’s Player Survival guide and it struck me as odd that it says that “in space you can last 15 seconds without oxygen before falling unconscious”.

And it seems very low. Maybe the key is that it’s only if you are in space? In the cold, vacuum space? Of course I couldn’t help myself and tried holding my breath for 30 seconds and it was very easy with an atmosphere. And I’m no astronaut, athlete, nor scuba diver.

I’m thinking about houseruling that if you’re able to at least take a ~~deep breath~~ few short breaths to oxygenate and then let go beforehand, you should add a number of seconds equal to your Body save. And any previous training would add an advantage.

Does that seem reasonable?

The original post says:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the launch of TravellerMap.

Since I'm lazy, go read the 10th anniversary post for some history.

https://travellermap.blogspot.com/2025/04/and-now-were-20.html

EDIT: And if you haven't heard about TravellerMap, you're in for a treat: http://travellermap.com/

Welcome to the Run Down Motel, a place that has seen better days. This motel is home to shady characters, long-forgotten secrets, and perhaps the occasional crime or two. Staying here for a night is cheap, but you might end up paying in other ways...

This map features two separate buildings- the motel itself and a smaller lobby. The motel features 7 economy-sized rooms and a much larger master suite. The lobby building includes the reception desk, a storage room, and an office.

This map pack includes Modern, Cyberpunk, and Abandoned variants.

Download this map for free here.

Zozer Games' excellent survival horror sci-fi RPG is available on BoH. Everything you need to run and play and more for under $10 or a full set of books for a little over $20.

And they have created a new bundle with extra goodies! Head over for the Hostile Hot Zones bundle to check it out! Going for $13 or $26 depending on choice.

Together with the Starforged bundle ($15, 3 days left), it's a good month to spend on sci-fi RPGs!

In case you didn't know, we have this community (!micro_maps@ttrpg.network) dedicated to tiny hand drawn maps.

And I finally ventured to draw a ship.

cross-posted from: https://ttrpg.network/post/24354147

It's about time, isn't it?

Quantum Dark, Stellagama Publishing's lightweight 2d6-based horror game, is now on sale on DriveThruRPG during the Cosmic Horror Sale. 25% off.

https://drivethrurpg.com/product/452181/Quantum-Dark

Guarded behind a tall steel wall covered in barbed wire is a small military base home to a small reconnaissance force. This place is characterized by the loud chatter of soldiers, large dust particles in the air, and the overwhelming smell of diesel. Can your players infiltrate this base?

This base includes a control room, officer's quarters, infirmary, chow hall and kitchen, barracks, armory, and a storage room. A couple port-a-potties lie to the south, which are always in use. Two guard towers scan the land for threats.

This map pack includes Modern, Cyberpunk, and a Post-Apocalyptic variant. Each variant also comes with a rooftop.

Download the base map for free here.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34302690

bundleofholding.com

Apparently this is an old Bundle from 2020.

If you're only interested in The Expanse, I'm afraid it's only available in the higher tier,

The lower tier includes: Modern AGE Basic Rulebook, Modern AGE Companion, Threefold, Enemies & Allies, Missions: Warflower, Modern AGE Game Master's Kit

The higher tier includes: The Expanse RPG, Ships of the Expanse, The Expanse Game Master's Kit, The Expanse: Abzu's Bounty, The Expanse: Salvage Op

Stosh I am at Zozer games discord server shared this cool NASA report that can be used to add realism to EVA hazards in your table.

In case your client isn't displaying the link: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/eva-mishaps-technical-brief-ochmo.pdf

cross-posted from: https://ttrpg.network/post/23359423

Largest "Small Craft"

Currently working on designs for some larger "small craft". variant Shuttles, a Marine Dropship, and a larger Marine Assault Carrier. The dropship is 40 dton, and the shuttle variants are 100, 200, and 500 dtons, the assault carrier is probably 400 dtons. What is the range of small craft in your Traveller universe?

Hidden away underneath the ground is a laboratory guarding the most cutting-edge research of the times. This laboratory holds secrets that are still unknown to most of the public, secrets that are capable of altering the fate of the world.

Welcome to the Secret Laboratory! This map features a series of tunnels leading to an office, two containment labs, a top secret vault, storage rooms, and much more. This map pack features 2 additional variants-- a Robotics Lab and a Nuclear Lab.

Download this map for free here.

From Stellagama Publishing:

George Zackrison has created an HTML version of the FTL: Nomad (XD6) SRD! Available FREELY online UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE for your reading pleasure and gaming use!

FTL: Nomad is a rules light, Traveller compatible system.

There's more to the TTA universe, Mr Cowley has fleshed it out quite a bit, but this is the most famous book.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/45111162

https://bsky.app/profile/scifiart.bsky.social/post/3lv5ctucr5k27

cross-posted from: https://ttrpg.network/post/22315439

Several sci-fi entries in both PWYW and bundles.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/post/230142

I liked his cyberpunk deck, so I thought I'd share

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/42926799

Official rules for sneaking, rather than fighting, through a net architecture are now available for Cyberpunk RED. They are straightforward: a contested Interface check between the netrunner and daemons/dwellers in the arch:

To establish stealth in a NET Architecture, you have to spend an additional NET Action when you Jack In. When you do, you roll a contested Interface Check (Interface + 1d10 vs Interface + 1d10) against all Watchers (Demons, enemy Netrunners … and other entities with an Interface Rank) currently in the Architecture. If you beat them all, you successfully establish stealth and enter the system undetected.

Once the netrunner is in, they need to make a similar check against any Black Ice they encounter:

When a Netrunner encounters a Black ICE while in stealth, they roll Interface + any bonus to Cloak Checks + 1d10 vs the Black ICE’s Perception + 1d10 instead of performing a Speed Check.

Once the netrunner fails the perception check, they are no longer sneaking and normal rules apply.

I'm glad there are more options for netrunners now. I hope RTal adds more options in future.

cross-posted from: https://ttrpg.network/post/22820933

Zozer recently released a version of their Kosmos 68 setting for Classic Traveller. It's based entirely on old Soviet sci-fi. The new version used the same page design and style as the original LBBs.

I've made a modified version of my Classic Traveller sheets to match this setting. They're fillable and free to download

https://polyhedralnonsense.com/2025/07/23/kosmos-68-a-character-sheet-for-the-soviet-sci-fi-setting/