Beneath the Ice and Snow

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MediaCorp has just got the tip-off of the decade. An earthquake has collapsed a glacier and  satellite footage has confirmed that there is something beneath the ice and snow. A structure. A structure not built by humans. MediaCorp wants the scoop on this before the government gets there and locks everything down. So they are sending their very best to get in, make a documentary and get out. 

And they are sending you as back-up, just in case. 

BENEATH ICE AND SNOW is a one-shot adventure for the Mothership RPG about exploring a frozen alien ruin armed with nothing but a camera. 

This trifold pamphlet contains:

• Exploration of an abandoned alien facility while being hunted by a creature that feasts on the players dreams.
  
• New light-weight rules for playing as a documentary crew that can be used with any Mothership scenario.
• A high-score system so that different tables can compete for the best documentary.
• Physical copies available!
• An annotated hand-drawn isometric map.
• Hand-drawn NPC and cover art.
• Available in both US Letter format for US printers, and A4 format for UK/European printers.
• No AI.

EXTRA INFORMATION

CREDITS

Design, Art, and Writing by Stuart Harper

Editing and Proof Reading by Elizabeth Shepherd

Proofing by Matt Carbery

Playtested by the kind community at Bulwark Games and the Diversity and Dragons RPG club in Chester. And if you want to be in my games (or others by these fine folks) join their discords: Bulwark Games Discord and Chester Games Club.

ATTRIBUTIONS

This product is based on the Mothership Sci-Fi Horror Role Playing Game, published by Tuesday Knight Games. This product is published under license. Mothership® is a registered trademark of Tuesday Knight Games. All rights reserved. For additional information, visit www.tuesdayknightgames.com or contact contact@tuesdayknightgames.com.

Reading List

This module was inspired by a number of different pieces of other media I was reading/watching/playing during its creation and unlike LLMs, I'm happy to tell you where I stole my ideas from.

If you enjoyed playing as documentarians, you should definitely check out the ARKYVR supplement!

Books: Perdido Street Station, Left Hand of Darkness, and Revelation Space

Movies: Starship Troopers (the first battle sequence being the direct inspiration for crossing Mothership with a documentary crew). 

Games: Lethal Company

Youtube: Kurzgesagt (though not strictly for this scenario, it is a gold mine of ideas).

PHYSICAL + PDF; (UK ONLY)
Printed trifold, £5 including shipping. Fulfilled externally, not by itch.io. Buy a printed copy