Grim Merchants is approved by TKG and ready to rock RIGHT NOW! Check the Backers-only section below for some DriveThruRPG links to add Grim Merchants and Androids Unleashed both to your library!
These links might come down once the pledge manager is open and I have other means to distribute files, but for now - enjoy your modules and thank you again for all of your patience! We hope the wait has been worth it!
For Deluxe backers: note that we still plan to ask for your preferred accreditation when we send out surveys. It's just your Backerkit account names listed in the book right now, but rest assured we'll be updating any/all of those names before we go to print!
For No Gods, No Masters crossover backers: we haven't forgotten about you! Digital mission cards are still in the works. Once we are closer to NGNM's release, we'll be able to share more and rest assured you'll have your sweet sweet vendor quests. Hang in there!
The community speaks! Choose the best twelve anomalies to get added to the book.
Keep in mind: Polls on BackerKit have a character limit! That means that in the actual book, the anomalies / breaches will likely be a bit longer—expect something closer to a paragraph in length or longer for each entry.
The community speaks! Choose the best twelve breaches to get added to the book.
Keep in mind: Polls on BackerKit have a character limit! That means that in the actual book, the anomalies / breaches will likely be a bit longer—expect something closer to a paragraph in length or longer for each entry.
Who killed the Professor?
A violent barkeep seeking payment for money owed?
An addict waitress in over her head in debt?
An ex-business partner with a personal vendetta?
A slighted brother sick of living in a shadow?
A gang leader whose not against a little murder?
Or was it Harton herself and this whole event a crazed plot?
We're a week away from Mothership Month 25! So it seemed a great time to throw out a nice little freebie module for those that jump in and follow the project. Those that are already following can grab the module straight from this update. Google Drive link below.
The Call of the Void
The Oculus research station has gone quiet, the staff within succumbing to the paranoia inducing side-effects of what was meant to be protecting them. Can you save the crew? Find the missing Research Reports? Or will you too fall to the call of the Void!
If you're new to Backerkit or its Cross-Collaboration tools. The concept is fairly simple. Back both projects, grab a free reward!
Our Cross-Collab reward is a Brochure Module (print & digital) called Ratcatcher! The module takes the core concepts of Hunters, and slips the thrilling game of cat and mouse into the Slums District of Terminal Directive. Offering a prelude to Hunters or a bonus mission while playing through Terminal Directive.
Hi everyone, welcome to the fourth monthly update.
As a quick reminder, fulfilment for this project is being handled by Tuesday Knight Games. I need to have all materials shipped to their warehouses before July 2026 and I’m happy to confirm that everything remains on schedule.
Colour Scheme
I'm at the stage where I need to lock-in a colour scheme for the module. I've been quite enjoying Backerkit's poll feature - so I thought it would be fun to let you, the backers, vote on the colour scheme.
Writing
I've recently discovered an excellent series of blog posts by Sam Sorensen (from OVER/UNDER) about editing your RPGs. As such, I find myself frequently revisiting the text of Prospero Protocols, making improvements. Those of you who've supported my previous work will know that this will be the biggest zine I've produced by myself, so it's easy to keep feeling like the writing isn't 'finished'.
Artwork
I'm still doing the 'rough' illustrations for the module - this takes a long time as I often have to draw multiple versions of the same image, changing it every time until I find something I'm happy with.
This project has caused me to start learning how to do 3D modelling with Blender. I don't want to replace my current art with 3D models, but rough 3D models would assist me as a guide in drawing non-standard shapes (i.e. spaceships) from interesting angles.
After I reviewed all the artwork I had in the zine, I was kind've disappointed - a lot of the things I wanted to illustrate, I didn't have the space to draw! So, I've added an additional four pages to make room for more artwork. This has pushed back progress a bit, but I think it will be worth it and we're still on schedule.
Pipesong progress continues, the manuscript is about 80% complete. I thought I'd let y'all know where we are at and what's coming next:
The Tangle pipecrawl is almost finished, we wrapped up:
Tangletown, an underground (as in secret) enclave protected by one node of a fragmented supercomputer.
Manufactory, a dangerously irradiated cult compound where their arachnid cyborg leader harnesses the power of an unstable fusion reactor to produce 'completely safe' warp cores at bargain bin prices.
Hazards and 'weather' for the overloaded encounter die procedure for the Tangle
Entrepreneurs and Crews to meet as encounters in the Tangle.
After the Tangle is finished, we will move on to writing the faction and adventure overviews (we wrote those before we started, but I always write them again at the end to capture the most interesting ideas that came out during the process)
And that will wrap up the manuscript! I'm wrapping up school this week and next, so we are targeting end ofmarch for this milestone.
After that I'll move on to an editing & layout pass, seeking to pack as much into the zine as possible.
Concurrently with editing, Levi will be working on beefing out our tables with more Mishaps, Crews, Entrepreneurs, irresponsible criminal Cyberware, and Rumors.
In the evenings, after I hang up my writer's hat, I'll be putting on my 'cool' three fingered glove and ramping up on art.
Expect another update at the end of the month! Until then, I'll Work When I'm Dead
Pledge manager should be up next week. TKG is hard at work organizing 28 different campaigns, so thanks for your patience. I think it's going to be a really cool way to collaborate and change group collabs in the future.
In the meantime!
We have been getting some great feedback from the classes "Beta."
Backers, if you missed it, be sure to check it out below!
We would love to hear back from you on how you managed the risk-reward mechanics of the Pirate Class's trauma response and the SecOps' similar relationship to panicking (which we thought was a fun way to show the natures of the classes)
New Resource Mechanics!
We have also gotten some great feedback (and stories) from the new resource mechanics, Contacts and Req Scrip. These are intended to add new, narrative-focused gameplay elements to the NSR vibe, where MoSh already shines.
Tapes from the Tape Deck
Additionally, I have collaborated with J. Yamil on a new music mixtape, TTRPG. Race a playlist to the end of the mission in this fast-paced rules-lite OSR vibing TTRPG: Tales from the Tape Deck
New Art!
Lastly, here are some of the Cain Crime Family and primary Antagonist (or ally?) in stand\DELIVER. Em is doing an amazing job! Check out more of their art here!
