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sam “over and under” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 16h

on Tuesday, October 14th, as a part of Mothership Month 25, I'm going to launch another real-time play-by-post wargame, open to the public, called OVER/UNDER. the server will open to players on Monday the 13th, but in the meantime you can read about it here: samsorensen.blot.im/mothership-m...

Mothership Month 2025 Wargame: OVER/UNDER - Sam Sorensen

Starting on October 14th, as a part of Mothership Month 2025—the annual group-crowdfunding campaign and general season of celebration for

samsorensen.blot.im

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Eryk ☭ (but make it Red Scare for Halloween) @peregrinecoast.press · 23h

Rites of Renewal: a neo-pagan folk horror sandbox for Mothership RPG - crowdfunding next week!

Featuring words by @jlcable.bsky.social and hand-made lino art from @pickledpennies.bsky.social. Will you join in the revelries?

www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

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The Aleks (they/them) @thealeks.bsky.social · 1d

Hello #horror #ttrpg enthusiasts. Would you be interested in a new game, written and illustrated by yours truly, a fellow human who is #notAI, and is also an #lgbtqa+ icon? Check out Shores Of Night!

PS: I could REALLY use your help boosting this.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Shores Of Night

The hot, new, rules-medium take on weird, surreal, and cosmic horror roleplaying (no gods, no kings, no sanity mechanics, all cubes)!

www.kickstarter.com

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therewolfgames.bsky.social @therewolfgames.bsky.social · 2d

One week 'til we're live! Come celebrate Mothership Month - we have such delights to show you...

therewolfgames.bsky.social @therewolfgames.bsky.social · Sep 9

Hey all, I am ecstatic to announce No Gods, No Masters, a heightcrawl through a corporate tower on Prospero’s Dream!

Break in.

Climb for your life.

Face the monsters at the apex.

Burn it all down.

Going live as part of Mothership Month ’25.
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Get Ready for No Gods, No Masters

From Therewolf! Games - Get Ready for No Gods, No Masters

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Joshua Kramer @joshua-kramer.itch.io · 3d

We are speeding towards 400 followers! Help us crack that number y'all!

Joshua Kramer @joshua-kramer.itch.io · Sep 9

Pleased to announce my next project, part of MOTHERSHIP MONTH 2025 - introducing GRIM MERCHANTS! Four new vendors aboard Prospero's Dream. Make and spend your credits in new, sometimes fucked-up ways. Follow to learn more! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Prepare for Grim Merchants - A Suite of Vendors for Mothership RPG

From Joshua Kramer - Prepare for Grim Merchants - A Suite of Vendors for Mothership RPG

www.backerkit.com

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therewolfgames.bsky.social @therewolfgames.bsky.social · 7d

A gymnasium would be perfect because you could hang the minis from rafters to simulate movement in three-dimensional space!

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therewolfgames.bsky.social @therewolfgames.bsky.social · 9d

Only two weeks 'til we go live!

therewolfgames.bsky.social @therewolfgames.bsky.social · Sep 9

Hey all, I am ecstatic to announce No Gods, No Masters, a heightcrawl through a corporate tower on Prospero’s Dream!

Break in.

Climb for your life.

Face the monsters at the apex.

Burn it all down.

Going live as part of Mothership Month ’25.
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Get Ready for No Gods, No Masters

From Therewolf! Games - Get Ready for No Gods, No Masters

www.backerkit.com

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SpicyTunaRPG @spicytunarpg.bsky.social · 10d

Stoked to announce that we are publishing an adventure written by DG Chapman for Mothership Month 2025!!

Breathe Easy is a sandbox adventure setting centered around a slickworld racing game and oxygen smuggling onto Prospero's Dream!

See more here:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

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therewolfgames.bsky.social @therewolfgames.bsky.social · 11d

Phenomenal work - I'm stoked to read this whenever it's ready!

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Beccas can't be choosers @beccanical.bsky.social · 12d

"Abolish ICE" is the compromise position. you're not allowed to talk about the actual position

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therewolfgames.bsky.social @therewolfgames.bsky.social · 11d

I got my copy a week back and the graphic design and layout work in this is off the charts. This is a work of art and deserves to be on the shelf of anyone who loves Mothership, or just really fantastic design in general.

RA Creedon(She/her)🏳️‍⚧️ @raccomputing.bsky.social · 11d

Oh hey! Straight Arrows looks really fucking good! Get it when it's available in stores!
Also, check out my next thing with @ghosttropic.org:
Sunlit Path
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 13d

Help me boost the signal if you can

RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 13d

Looking for playtesters for an upcoming sci-fi horror game kind of like shadowdark meets ten candles meets mothership.

If you want to test it with your group, send me a DM on Bluesky and I’ll send you a free copy.

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Joshua Kramer @joshua-kramer.itch.io · 14d

It is imperative that you help me defeat @norgad.bsky.social in single combat. Follow our project my honor is at stake please www.backerkit.com/c/projects/j...

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therewolfgames.bsky.social @therewolfgames.bsky.social · 14d

It's futile to resist. He has four (FOUR!) merchants. And they are GRIM.

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Chris Airiau @chrisair.itch.io · 14d

Ooh! I'd love to see two more followers on this before I finish dinner, 😁

Flatline on the Blocks, sitting at 498 followers

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therewolfgames.bsky.social @therewolfgames.bsky.social · 16d

Straight Arrows is phenomenally beautiful. Ecstatic to have this book in hand!

RA Creedon(She/her)🏳️‍⚧️ @raccomputing.bsky.social · 16d

#mothershiprpg #mothership

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RA Creedon(She/her)🏳️‍⚧️ @raccomputing.bsky.social · 16d

#mothershiprpg #mothership

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therewolfgames.bsky.social @therewolfgames.bsky.social · 17d

Big haul today - I am enthused!

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sam “over and under” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 17d

what's up gamers, the teaser page for my new Mothership Month '25 project, ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE, is up on backerkit now—this one's about space trucking!!

check it out: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

orange poster with text reading "What lies beyond Prospero's Dream? / Who feeds its denizens? / Supplies its luxuries? / Satiates its hungers? / Ordinary people." with a mockup of a Mothership booklet, also orange

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A. Jordan DeWitt | Glue Trap Games @discodan.bsky.social · 18d

We’ve got some exciting stretch goals planned! Give us a follow to hop on the Red Line early! Just keep an eye out for Sigrund, the cybernetic cannibal space greaser…

A. Jordan DeWitt | Glue Trap Games @discodan.bsky.social · Sep 9

Our #MothershipMonth2025 offering’s teaser page is live! Give us a follow for more updates on ALL ON RED, a sandbox investigation module inspired by medical dramas, 70s political thrillers, and schlocky B-movies: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

All on Red: a new adventure module for Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG

From Glue Trap Games - All on Red: a new adventure module for Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG

www.backerkit.com

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therewolfgames.bsky.social @therewolfgames.bsky.social · 19d

That's a lotta dang fonts!

Chequered Ink - Wishlist Nildigo @chequered.ink · Sep 8

Hi friends! We've put all 1200+ of our commercial use fonts in one big pack for you to use in game dev, book covers, art, TTRPGs, merchandise, videos, and more - and it's 90% off for the whole of September, check it out: ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack 💙📚 🎮 #art #gamedev

Previews of fonts from the all fonts pack, there is a wide range of style across the 1200 fonts included

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RA Creedon(She/her)🏳️‍⚧️ @raccomputing.bsky.social · 19d

Hey folks! Follow this here project of ours and get a dope discount on @ghosttropic.org 's stuff on Itch. You may know them as the creator of Hekate Cassette Archive, Radio Free Hekate, and Analog Survey #1!

Sunlit Path for Mothership RPG

From RAC Computing and Joshua Justice - Sunlit Path for Mothership RPG

www.backerkit.com

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therewolfgames.bsky.social @therewolfgames.bsky.social · 21d

You want more vendors. You NEED more vendors. GET MORE VENDORS.

Also Josh's stuff is just super-slick. Look at that cover!

Joshua Kramer @joshua-kramer.itch.io · 21d

GRIM MERCHANTS has got a Launch Party going for #MothershipMonth2025! We've got a community poll up for you to vote on which vendor we spotlight next in the lead-up to launch, and some new art to unveil if we hit 500 follows! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/j...

Grim Merchants - A Suite of Vendors for Mothership RPG Launch Party

Get excited about Grim Merchants - A Suite of Vendors for Mothership RPG on BackerKit - come join!

www.backerkit.com

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therewolfgames.bsky.social @therewolfgames.bsky.social · 23d

That cover design! Backed so hard.

SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · 24d

Doomspiral launches TODAY!! Can we get to 900 followers before launch?!

This is our #TTRPG of desperate battles, lonely wandering, and wondrous lands.
Put an end to this half-dead world so something good might grow to replace it.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sou...

Kickstarter prelaunch page for Doomspiral showing 893 followers

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nate @grinningrat.itch.io · Sep 9

Hi all!

Certain Fathoms is my next big Mothership module. Part of Mothership Month 2025, the module is a depth-crawl through the sunken ruins of an AI research megacorp packed with experimental tech, weird factions, and even weirder secrets.

Give it a follow!

www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Descend into Certain Fathoms: a depth-crawl of a long-forgotten artificial intelligence R&D megacomplex.

From Grinning Rat Publications - Descend into Certain Fathoms: a depth-crawl of a long-forgotten artificial intelligence R&D megacomplex.

www.backerkit.com

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