$25.00 / week
The sudden appearance of a spaceship wasn’t the strange thing. The fact that nobody responded to the communications… that was. So you’ve been called upon to explore the ship, salvage any materials, and discover what happened to the crew and any survivors. Nothing could have prepared you for the anomaly, or the insanity that now threatens your body and mind. Will you make it out alive?
This Dead Space campaign is a short campaign (approximately 8-10 sessions).
How to Prepare
This game will teach you how to play from the ground up. No prior experience is necessary. You may wish to consider: what are your character’s primary motivations for living and working in deep space. Do they have family with them? Do they have family left behind? What skillset do they provide? These questions are merely to kickstart your imagination. Feel free to come to the first session with nothing but a desire to play.
The only thing you need to be concerned about preparing is your audio/video components on your computer. Cameras are not required, but they are recommended. Microphone is necessary.
You don’t need to be familiar with the world of Dead Space, but it doesn’t hurt. Feel free to play one of the video games to set expectations.
Materials Provided
All materials that you need in order to play will be provided. If you prefer physical dice, you may use them as long as the rest of the table agrees. If you do, you’ll need six d6 dice (the normal dice). Everything else you need will be provided: characters, character sheets, maps, digital dice, rules, etc.
This game will use Alchemy RPG (VTT) to facilitate play. You will need to create an account with Alchemy.
This game runs on a combination of the rules from ALIEN RPG and Coriolis: The Third Horizon. You do NOT need to be familiar with the rules before playing, everything will be explained as needed.
Who will like this game?
Fans of the Dead Space video games or the Prometheus-Alien universe will enjoy this game.
TTRPG players who enjoy the deadly, challenging encounters but don’t want to die immediately will enjoy this game.
TTRPG players who are looking to unearth a deadly mystery and balance sanity with power will enjoy this game.
Players may not enjoy this game if they have a deep fear of outer space, the unknown, violence, body horror, or character death.
Character Creation Guidelines
You will be provided direction for creating characters prior to and during Session Zero. Pregenerated characters are also available.
Gameplay themes/Content Warnings
This game exhibits gameplay for mature audiences (17+). The content may include graphic gore and violence, body horror, betrayal, substance abuse, and themes of deep space.
I recently had the pleasure of joining a Delta Green one-shot, led by the exceptional EJ Boston. At the beginning, he did a fantastic job introducing both roleplaying and the specific game we were playing. As a newbie to both, this was particularly helpful, and made me feel much more confident starting the game. During the game, he masterfully led us through the narrative style of play, deftly balancing the time spent on different scenes/characters so we could each pursue different aspects of the mystery. It was such a fun game, and we all had a blast! Couldn’t recommend him enough!
Highly recommend call of Cthulhu and EJ as a GM! Fun, fair, witty and overall a great experience.
Played Delta Green for the first time, and EJ made it a breeze to get to the core of the rules and hop right into the narrative. EJ employs a multimedia experience and it helps greatly with setting the mood of the scene.
I had the good fortune of having EJ as the GM for my first ever game of D&D, and I couldn’t be happier. EJ was kind, patient, and knowledgeable as he guided us through the immersive three-day adventure. He explained game dynamics and character abilities, pivoted with ease to the decisions our group made throughout the campaign, and he was responsive both during and outside the set game times. EJ also ensured each party member had an opportunity to fully participate.
As a brand new player I appreciated that I could ask questions without being made to feel silly or that I was holding up the game. Credit also goes to the great group of adventurers on the Crusty Barnacle without who the experience would have been very different.
I highly recommend EJ as a storyteller and guide for new and experienced players alike. Bonus: he really seems to enjoy himself alongside the players!
EJ led us through a great game that felt like it was right out of a thriller movie. I felt like I was in the action and EJ’s materials storytelling really kept all of us immersed in the story. He was also great at guiding us newcomers to how the game works and it felt like the right balance between tutorial and gameplay.
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