#05 Mothership Sci Fi Horror RPG: Our impressions and where to start!
Release Date: 01/06/2024
#24 Movie Review: Strange Harvest
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Ho-ho-horror movie! Something different this time--a little surprise under your Christmas tree. We review the indie horror film "Strange Harvest", an eerie mockumentary thriller investigating a series of ritualistic murders and its elusive culprit, Mr. Shiny. This episode is spoiler-free (and long overdue!). Let me know what you think of the occasional movie or wargaming/boardgame-focused episode on this show. But don't worry, the next episode WILL be Mothership or Cyberpunk-focused! Content Warning:Violence (mentioned) Film Reviewed:📼 "Strange Harvest" (2025) is directed by Stuart...
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#23 Review: Iron Tomb || Mothership RPG
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We review the Mothership RPG adventure scenario, “Iron Tomb". This episode is player-friendly (no spoilers). Would you like to run this or will you ask your GM to run this? TTRPG Material Used:🔹“Iron Tomb" is written by Owen O'Donnell, with art by Lettuce and editing by DN Wilkie. It can be found on DriveThruRPG.com at. (I have not thoroughly reviewed "Year of the Rat" yet, but here is too, if you wanted to treat yourself some more--you work hard!). Using our affiliate links helps the show via commission without drawbacks for you--please consider it! Other Mentions:...
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#22 Review: Lone Star, Solo Rules for Mothership RPG
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We review “Lonestar, Solo Rules for Mothership RPG”. Houston, we have some problems... Find out what works and what doesn't! More Mothership and solo-related content coming... TTRPG Material Used:🔹“Lone Star: Solo Rules for Mothership RPG” is written by Peter Rubin-Burgess from Parts Per Million. It can be found on DriveThruRPG.com at. 🔹"A Fistful of Spore Pods" is written by Joel Hines from Silverarm Press. It can be found on DriveThruRPG.com at. Using our affiliate links helps the show via commission without drawbacks for you--please consider it! Visit ...
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#21 Debrief: The Seed Vault (and Land of Cicadas Hexcrawl) || Cloud Empress RPG
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Reflections on the experience of running the Seed Vault and the hexcrawl to it, and tips/lessons learned for fellow GMs. Players, tune in for the first part of this episode, then share it with your GMs. GMs, stay awhile and listen... TTRPG Material Used“The Seed Vault” is a scenario written by Samantha Leigh for the Cloud Empress Ecological Science Fantasy RPG created by watt. The journey toward the Seed Vault was based on material from watt’s Cloud Empress hexcrawl setting book, “Land of Cicadas”. Both can be found on DriveThruRPG.com at the following affiliate...
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#20 Actual Play: Salvation at the Seed Vault Pt 9, FINALE || Cloud Empress RPG
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Part 9, FINALE. Around a crackling fire, hearts and loyalties are put on the table and, as farmerlings might say, the henducks come home to roost. Has Casper found his cure? A departure. The end of an adventure... ++ Plus: Get your official Escape Vector x Came To Play Podcast Bingo Card(tm) ready, since in a shocking twist, we have some foot-stuff this episode! Footclan(?), come grab your fanservice and have a seat next to the furries and pee-pee-posse. Don't worry, you can find God later--you have this banger of a finale to enjoy! This is an Actual Play mini-series that...
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#19 Actual Play: Salvation at the Seed Vault Pt 8 || Cloud Empress RPG
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Part 8. Berry sorry for the delay, my dearest listeners... Be(e)hold, the penultimate episode! The Seed Vault is a mess, and so are its occupants (recent guests included). In awe and terror of the Imago's presence, the party attempts a daring escape with their new traveling companion and cargo--time to #LegIt4TheExit. Hog has an idea. Some survivors speak ill of the dead. Neon Genesis Empress-gelion 8.0: Things Might (Not) Be OK. ++ Plus: We have some hot mikes in the cold open and body of the episode--Trevor leaves his camera and mic on for too long... We have a bit of...
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#18 Actual Play: Salvation at the Seed Vault Pt 7 || Cloud Empress RPG
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Part 7. This one is for the furries. Hog has a new arm. Bek has a person-of-interest in her grasp. Casper... does, too. Will the party lose their grip? Of course, things get complicated. This is an Actual Play mini-series that combines a hexcrawl and an adventure supplement. Hop on your Packsquab and explore the world of Cloud Empress with us! Content Warning: Sexually Suggestive Themes, Language, Jokes about Disfigurement; Fictional Violence, Giant Psychic Bugs, Sick Children (Mentioned), Chronic Illness, Body Horror (Skin). CAST: GM: the voice of the Escape Vector...
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#17 Actual Play: Salvation at the Seed Vault Pt 6 || Cloud Empress RPG
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Part 6. Violence breaks out. Someone gets jinxed. No one is safe. Loyalties are tested. Things will never be the same again. Neon Genesis Empress-gelion 6.0: Do (Not) Panic. ++ Plus, brief bonus content at the start and very end: Trevor assesses the exalted bard, Taylor the Swift; the Escape Vector pushes an NPC performance too far and Dakota says something. This is an Actual Play mini-series that combines a hexcrawl and an adventure supplement. Hop on your Packsquab and explore the world of Cloud Empress with us! Content Warning: Sexually Suggestive Themes, Language, Jokes about...
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#16 Actual Play: Salvation at the Seed Vault Pt 5 || Cloud Empress RPG
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Part 5. Bud's proposition has Casper blushing. A suspicious Bek plays chaperone. The haunting investigation continues anyway. The plot and tension (sexual or otherwise) thicken. [Plus: Kait laments the Archive of Our Own (A03) outage and Dakota reports on fanfiction!] This is an Actual Play mini-series that combines a hexcrawl and an adventure supplement. Hop on your Packsquab and explore the world of Cloud Empress with us! Content Warning: Sexually Suggestive Themes, Language, Jokes about Disfigurement; Fictional Violence, Giant Psychic Bugs, Sick Children (Mentioned), Chronic...
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#15 Actual Play: Salvation at the Seed Vault Pt 4 || Cloud Empress RPG
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Part 4. Deals. Desperation. Desires. DILFs. This is an Actual Play mini-series that combines a hexcrawl and an adventure supplement. Hop on your Packsquab and explore the world of Cloud Empress with us! Content Warning: Sexually Suggestive Themes, Language, Jokes about Disfigurement; Fictional Violence, Giant Psychic Bugs, Sick Children (Mentioned), Chronic Illness, Body Horror (Skin). CAST: GM: the voice of the Escape Vector Podcast Casper Cloudshot (Magician) is played by Trevor Brookes Bek Fallows (Sellsword) is played by Kaitlyn Meloche Ratz Hog Heartbreaker (Courier) is played by...
info_outlineCurious about playing or running Mothership Sci Fi Horror RPG? We give you an overview of what you need to know, from the perspective of having run it for a year and throughout the draft updates. Plus, we offer important cautions about 0E (aka Zero Edition, the beta version).
Although we talk about the overall experience of running Mothership 1E (aka First Edition, the latest version), in future episodes we’ll talk about specific scenarios, adventures, and campaigns...
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++ At the time of episode release, Mothership Sci Fi Horror RPG 1E (First Edition) has officially released. Kickstarter backers and pre-order purchasers should have received digital versions of the game (we have) and should be receiving physical goods soon. Visit https://www.mothershiprpg.com/ or the Mothership DriveThruRPG.com page [affiliate link] for more info on Mothership, and other Mothership content.
++ The Mothership Companion App, created by Andrew Sheridan, is an incredible tool to generate and manage player characters. It is free but you can pay a one-time fee to unlock premium features like ultra rapid character randomization and unlimited character slots. I think it's more than worth it but try out the free version to see if you like it and might want to support it that way. It can be found on the Apple and Google Play mobile app stores. It helps to add "Sheridan" as a search term. While it is still totally usable, at the time of episode release, it has not yet been fully updated for the final release draft of First Edition (1E)--users may still see things like old damage values (e.g., see the shotgun or frag grenade). The dev, Andrew is working on updating the app.
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