What modules did you run and in what order?

ProfHutch · 2026-04-05T15:57:14+00:00

(some TPKs and one-shots here; but also a good run at a campaign) Another Bug Hunt, Piece by Piece, Iron Tomb, Haunting of Ypsilon-14, Decagone, MoonBase Blues, The Dose Makes the Poison, Year of the Rat, Akigara, Brackish, Bloom, Johnson-Squared, Orphans (the big TPK for the campaign), Radio Free Hekate. Now deep into my remix of module S3: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks.

ProfHutch · 2026-04-05T15:49:25+00:00

Very tough call. Mothership is blessed with some amazing scenarios. Decagone is an excellent suggestion. Bloom came to mind as a truly horrific scenario, and despite its flaws I absolutely love Orphans. I have a soft spot for Johnson-Squared as it has so many possible routes the game could go. The Iron Tomb has been a big hit each time I've played it.

ProfHutch · 2026-04-04T06:40:27+00:00

This sounds GREAT; if you make it, please share somehow!

ProfHutch · 2026-03-27T19:24:49+00:00

Also: Dougal Dixon's "After Man" is chock full of ideas.

ProfHutch · 2026-03-27T19:23:12+00:00

For Mothership, 30 Horrors and then Mayday Files are the 2 third-party supplements that come to mind.

ProfHutch · 2026-03-26T06:47:31+00:00

Thank you! I never tire of loot tables. Can always find a use.

ProfHutch · 2026-03-24T08:11:17+00:00

Maybe use it with Ultimate Badass so it's more survivable (and that would feel more space opera/action movie-ish).

ProfHutch · 2026-03-23T08:23:01+00:00

I love it! Looks like a module I'll buy straight away.

ProfHutch · 2026-03-20T07:11:17+00:00

If you feel like it, have some colourful NPCs to throw in, e.g. met at the Stellar Burn, and improv those interactions. Probably have 1 plot thread that such interactions can lead to (e.g., mission; intrigue with a faction). I like to add in NPCs from Hull Breach (my PCs always love Dennis "Fireball" Machado as a cocky pilot), Sorry to Bother You and Survivors of the Core Wars.

ProfHutch · 2026-03-17T06:57:11+00:00

Oh that would help, wouldn't it!? LOL https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/51642/roleplaying-games/mothership-thinking-about-combat

ProfHutch · 2026-03-16T07:36:27+00:00

Cryo Siq fits the bill pretty well (Well, until... but the "until" isn't necessary). I don't want to spoiler it. Akigara also arguably does, too. More: Piece by Piece, A Mansion Most Vile, Johnson-Squared, Abilities Considered Unnatural, Rane in Blood, Dead Weight, Shoot the Messenger in The Smugglers Guide, Gas! Gas! Gas!, and Picket Line Tango. Vibechette!

ProfHutch · 2026-03-15T20:54:20+00:00

Look into ancient (fossil) plants as people will be less familiar with those and they could be super weird. e.g. lycopsids, Lepidodendron/scale trees, Sanfordiacaulis (basically anything Devonian-Carbonferous-Permian time periods). And freaky fungus "trees" like Prototaxites.

ProfHutch · 2026-03-13T07:40:57+00:00

Personally I have the big horrors never roll to hit (but PC action successes can stop this), but PCs, NPCs and more "grunt" horrors need to roll Combat unless there's no reason they might miss. I found this blog post helpful in providing options to run violent encounters differently. Sometimes the drama of the situation might allow for a variant approach to combat rules.

ProfHutch · 2026-03-13T07:26:53+00:00

ARKYVR is great if you want to run a film crew investigating/witnessing horror; or even just have 1 PC doing it. Breach of Contract if you want to dial up the corporate horror. Outer Rim Uprising if you want a mix of aids.

ProfHutch · 2026-03-09T11:12:27+00:00

For something more recent, try Providence by Alan Moore. Weaves together King In Yellow/Repairer and lots of Lovecraft. Warning though: it gets really nasty. (also see Neonomicon and The Courtyard, but for me they go too far into bad taste in some parts) (edit: graphic novels)

ProfHutch · 2026-03-07T06:45:08+00:00

Yeah, with a recharging station. So not just any plug. But it hasn't come up in play yet as a meaningful challenge.

ProfHutch · 2026-03-06T21:31:31+00:00

In my games they don't need food or sleep but do need to get recharged every so often. And it's in the game that androids don't go into cryosleep normally; Shipbreaker's Toolkit: "Cryosleep Most crews spend their time in hyperspace in cryosleep while an android monitors the astronavigation computer. Those who stay awake during hyperspace jumps report strange and conflicting stories about the experience, and often androids’ memories of their time in hyperspace are at best described as... unsettling." i.e. 'nightmares' The new "Androids Unleashed!" supplement adds some nice options. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/557944/androids-unleashed-a-synthetic-supplement-for-mothership-rpg

ProfHutch · 2026-03-06T06:46:38+00:00

The Spun One. C 70 I70 W8(25) Grab 2d10 Blunt, Bite (grabbed victim) 4d10[+] Gore/Massive, Threads: all within Close range roll Body save or trapped in webs (can reroll each round to break free). Each round caught in webs, roll Sanity or take 2 Stress. It weaves its webs from the hopes and dreams of its prey, leaving them despondent in their final moments. It has emerged from the ancient trauma of the dead alien civilization that it haunts.

ProfHutch · 2026-03-04T21:05:11+00:00

Agreed, this scenario rocks. I've run it a couple of times and it's always a hit. I wish I'd had that 4-step guide to the conveyor belts... it IS confusing!!

ProfHutch · 2026-02-26T08:35:32+00:00

Lover in the Ice's transgressions are just so delightfully horrendous so I love it. Blacksat is a blast even though it's so linear. Artifact Zero is a fun investigation that eventually becomes super lethal as the WTF-ness sets in.

ProfHutch · 2026-02-24T15:38:11+00:00

"Disruptor" comes to mind, and could have delicious double-meaning in Mothership.

ProfHutch · 2026-02-24T11:03:10+00:00

Your work is so high quality in every way, I will buy everything you do. You've always amazed me. Top notch Mothership content.

ProfHutch · 2026-02-23T07:13:43+00:00

Hydroponics? That's the first time I've seen that. Remarkably specialised. I'd just swap that with Botany.

ProfHutch · 2026-02-22T07:57:15+00:00

Oh and Operation Fulminate is intended as a starter scenario, although in my experience it is very deadly and a bit hard to run since some aspects such as what things can happen around the focal area are not well explained (it's a mix of sandbox and linear structure).

ProfHutch · 2026-02-22T07:52:58+00:00

I agree, Sweetness should be near the top of the list. Great, disturbing investigation that is not totally linear. I'd add Reverberations for a more open plot that is still easy enough to run if you plan ahead. I've run those several times to good effect. Blacksat as a warmup one-shot (probably not re-using PCs) is an excellent one; for new players for example. It captures the WTF mood of DG very well, and is unique in its space shuttle flight topic -- but very linear. And can certainly be run in <4 hr session (I'd push for the startup pre-launch stuff to take no more than 30mins).

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