SHOOT FOOTAGE, NOT GUNS! Play as a scrappy documentary film crew within the Mothership universe. Put your lives and sanity on the line as you make a movie in an alien infested kill zone... and maybe get paid?
ARKYVR - ENNIE AWARD NOMINATED BEST SUPPLEMENT OF 2025
Celebrate the ENNIES with our 2025 Nominated Supplement ARKYVR and the entire Alewood Games catalog, fully available here for a limited time and at limited quantities!
ARKYVR + OMENDROME
ARKYVR is a multimedia MOTHERSHIP 1E setting & toolkit to play documentary filmmakers in space for 1-4 players and 1 GM.
Equipped with only their camera gear, ARKYVRs will attempt to document life in space and expose corporate client atrocities while surviving the void’s unspeakable horrors. Players will make ends meet through corporate media contracts but with each assignment they will also find horrible truths hidden just under the surface of their mission. If the ARKYVR crew survives their film shoot, they must then decide how to distribute their footage. Some clients will pay a handsome price to cover up their atrocities while others will use it to lead a revolution. How will players use their recorded stories to shift the balance of power? Will they even live long enough to tell the story? Created by and in collaboration with industry filmmakers! ARKYVR is a 68-page zine that brings a unique vision to deadly space adventures through the lens of a camera!
You will need a copy of Tuesday Knight Games’ MOTHERSHIP 1E or knowledge of its core rules to run this setting. This zine features new game mechanics, skill trees, gear, and character classes specifically for film production and media restoration. There are also plenty of guides, story seeds, and tables to help facilitate horrific documentary style adventures.
“The universe is monstrously indifferent to the presence of man.” -Werner Herzog
Toolkit Features
Assigned with a Shot List of audio and video deliverables; documentary crews will venture into dangerous locations to capture its sights, sounds, and stories.
ARKYVR will feature...
Existing module compatibility
Authentic film protocols and on-set dynamics
New character classes, gear, and skills
New pre-production, production, and post-production character actions
Customizable post-production facility options for your ship
Hackable lore to add corporate propaganda and intrigue into your games
Legacy media tables containing flavorful multimedia excerpts from humanity's past
Randomized filming conditions, capture failures, industry backgrounds, and much more!
Amplifier Worshipers
SHOOT FOOTAGE, NOT GUNS
ARKYVR adds a new level of creative teamwork to your Mothership games. Featuring 4 new classes-
Appalling TV requires appalling subjects! OMENDROME is a pirate shock-TV station operating in secret and outside of the law. They broadcast the worst that the universe has to offer, and their sick audience is morbidly growing. They need freelance filmmakers to risk health and sanity to capture the best worst footage of humanity’s decaying existence.
OMENDROME's call sheets are out and it’s up to YOU to find these eccentric (and often criminal) film subjects. Decode the leads, find the target, and capture your client's cinematic deliverables... how hard can it be?
OMENDROME
Follow your target's exploits and capture their awful moments for a chance at grand viewership. Will you let events naturally unfold and become an accomplice to their crimes or manipulate the circumstances and become the real monster? Take control of the narrative with your camera and shape the story any way you want.
OMENDROME Call Screens
Featuring 14 filmmaker centered mini-adventures on an 8.5" x 8.5" saddle-stitched zine that can easily slide into your current story or jump start a brand new campaign. Each bounty profile is split between the front and back facing pages. Players use the front-side computer monitor to decipher clues and locate their bounty. Wardens use the back-side notes to execute horrible adventure twists and deadly character abilities.
Warden Tools - NPC Dossiers
Patchwork Fez Games Mini-Scenario Collaboration "Stage Fright"
Commemorate your love of horror by supporting 2 ENNIE Award Nominee titles and get a free mini-scenario that combines modern UK horror with a documentary filmmaker twist - "Stage Fright!" We're collaborating with Patchwork Fez Games to gift a free system-neutral PDF adventure that combines themes from Darkened Hill & Dale with ARKYVR for folks who support both of our Ennie Emporium campaigns.
We're working with a local printer to produce made-to-order t-shirts and hoodies for ARKYVR and OMENDROME. Purchase a copy of ARKYVR + T-Shirt or ARKYVR + Hoodie at a discounted price. Clothing items are also available as full price add-ons which can be selected post-campaign when we send your Pledge Manager.
Clothing designs from a bundle pledge and size specifications will be available when you receive your Pledge Manager.
T-Shirt and Hoodie images are prototype displays and not actual clothing materials that will be sent to backers.
T-Shirts will be printed by local Cuban-owned printing company Monzon Print Co. in Northern Virginia. Clothing materials are listed below:
Alewood Games, owned by Rhodrick Magsino, is a POC led ENNIE Award nominated TTRPG publisher based in Baltimore, MD. ARKYVR & OMENDROME were written and designed with over 20 years of industry filmmaking experience giving players a unique opportunity to genuinely learn how to produce a film from start to finish as well as play an unforgettable game. All Alewood Games titles are rooted in themes of anti-colonialism, capitalist horror, self-discovery, and community building.
We are operating out of the United States with our local fulfillment partner Flying Cloud Fulfillment. Pricing and delivery schedules may change for global regions due to shifting accessibility. Our intention is to deploy shipping options that minimize risk and expense for both ourselves and our backers.
All shipping fees will be chargedseparately, AFTER the campaign, during pledge management. The prices below are estimates. If you add-on additional items to your order, your shipping cost may increase.
Estimated shipping costs (for asingle book):
$7 USA
$12 UK (DDP)
$16 Canada (DDP)
$17 Australia (DDP)
$20 European Union (DDP)
$20-60 Everywhere Else (DDP)
Estimated shipping costs (for a book + hoodie):
$12 USA
$17 UK (DDP)
$20 Canada (DDP)
$30 Australia (DDP)
$28 European Union (DDP)
$30-60 Everywhere Else (DDP)
Shipping varies widely across the globe and each country will be charged at their individual rates after the campaign. If you have a question about estimated shipping costs for your country, please ask in the community section and I'll be more than happy to give a more direct estimate.
Pledge Manager
Clothing size, design choice (from the bundle pledges), Add-On selections, and shipping information will be collected AFTER the campaign, during pledge management. After the campaign ends (July 16), BackerKit will require 2 weeks to secure funds. It is after this 2 week period that we will be able to send Pledge Managers out to Backers. Pledge Manager will close 2 weeks after dispatching to ensure our printing and delivery times move quickly. Reminders will be sent 48 and 24 hours on Pledge Manager before closing.
Please contact us should you have any questions or concerns about the post-campaign process.
ENNIES EMPORIUM 2026
🗳️ CAST YOUR VOTE for the 2026 ENNIE Awards now through July 19th!
The ENNIE Awards(the “ENNIES”) are an annual, fan-driven celebration of excellence in tabletop roleplaying games. Dedicated to recognizing outstanding achievement, the ENNIES honor the designers, writers, artists, and publishers whose creativity and passion shape the hobby. As a true people’s choice award, final winners are determined by online votes from the global gaming community.
This year, in collaboration with BackerKit, nominees from 2025 are coming together to further celebrate all the amazing games and products that were part of the ENNIES last year by launching ready-to-ship projects featuring their dominated game/product.
MORE ABOUT THE ENNIES
Founded in 2001, the ENNIES began as an online awards program hosted by EN World, the leading D&D/d20 system fan site, in partnership with Eric Noah’s Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News. Originally owned by Russ Morrissey until 2019, the awards have grown alongside the hobby itself. What started as an internet-based recognition program has evolved into a prestigious annual awards ceremony held at Gen Con.
Over the years, the ENNIES have expanded beyond their d20 roots to celebrate excellence across the full spectrum of tabletop roleplaying games. With categories recognizing everything from core game components to beloved product types, fan-driven websites, and more, the ENNIES provide fans with a meaningful way to acknowledge exceptional work—and to say “thank you”—to the creators who make tabletop roleplaying games extraordinary.
Let’s celebrate these amazing creators one more time, and who knows, you may discover your new favorite game within.
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