PK49 - A Psychokinetic Adventure for the Mothership RPG

PK49 - A Psychokinetic Adventure for the Mothership RPG

An experimental Military-grade pharmaceutical known as PK49 has leaked onto the black market. It is rumored to unlock powerful psychokinetic abilities fueling a race against the clock as street gangs and military factions fight to control the supply.
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This project is part of MOTHERSHIP MONTH 👽, which runs from November 12th - December 11th 2024. Learn more →

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Intro

PK49 Rewards


NOTE: If you need a plain text version of any of the text or images in this campaign, that can be found here.
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Content Warning



While this is designed to be a lower Stress adventure than most Mothership adventures, it is still a horror roleplaying game. As such, please be aware it may contain elements of the following:

Body Horror, Child Endangerment, Narcotics, Violence
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AI-Free Declaration



This work is AI-Free. It does not include content or media that was AI or Machine Generated. Supporting this work means supporting real people.
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About



Set against the backdrop of a single corner of the Orbital Banlieue Space Station, PK49 is an action-adventure supplement for the Mothership Sci-Fi Horror Roleplaying Game. In it, your players will encounter an experimental Military-grade pharmaceutical known as PK49, rumored to unlock powerful psychokinetic abilities. Once leaked onto the black market it fuels a war between street gangs and military factions, fighting to control the supply.

Cover Mockup - Artwork Not Final


Designed to be played as an extended one-shot or micro campaign, PK49 is a tower crawl through a space station ghetto. As your players explore two, interconnected towers they can experience:

  • Bizarre alien animals
  • Deteriorating and hazardous infrastructure
  • A zero-gravity rave
  • And more!

The Digital tier comes with:

  • 16-24 page (approx.) setting and adventure module
  • Monotone art with spot coloration
  • Art heavy, 'control-panel' spreads
  • 6+ new NPCs 
  • 10+ new items including the eponymous PK49
  • 10 Psychokinetic abilities and…
  • All included Digital Stretch Goals!

Early-concept sketches from Mykell Pledger

The Physical tier comes with all of the above plus:

  • Professionally printed, staple-bound digest (5.5” x 8.5”) zine

And if you back at this tier within the first 48-hours you’ll also get a free, in-universe patch!

NPC Art from Mykell Pledger

The Physical+ tier comes with everything listed so far as well as:

  • All included Physical Stretch Goals!

Interior Mockup - Art and Layout Not Final - Architecture by Nikolai Fletcher
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Achievements (Stretch Goals)



And if ALL MOTHERSHIP MONTH PROJECTS FUND, there will be another secret physical reward for all backers at the Physical and Physical+ Tiers. 
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Crew



Lone Archivist Game and Graphic Design
Lone Archivist is a game and graphic designer based out of Southern California. His work includes writing and design for a handful of third-party Mothership modules such Primeval, What We Give To Alien Gods, and In Other Waters: Tidebreak. When not working on games he can be found crate-digging for a new Jazz record or adding yet another book to the TBR list.

Jarrett Crader Dev and Copyediting
Jarrett Crader has helped edit and develop and write and design and help bring into the world over 600 rpg books/modules/systems/pamphlets/pdfs/what-have-yous and keeps working on more all the time! He loves playing games and talking about games and thinking about games and making games and GAMES GAMES GAMES!!! When not GAMES!!! he can be found chilling with his partner and their cats and running Space Penguin Ink.

Nikolai Fletcher Illustration
Nikolai Fletcher is a visual artist and designer from Vancouver Island, Canada, known for his hyper-detailed environments using both 2D and 3D techniques. Machinery, dystopian architecture, and leftfield electronic music are the central sources of inspiration in his work.

Mykell Pledger Illustration
Mykell Pledger is an American illustrator and comic book artist. You can see examples of his work in Autopsy, a dreamlike dystopian sci-fi horror comic published in Koguchi Magazine & the recently released science fantasy RPG Ruthless Heavens, Boundless Fate developed by Blackoath Entertainment


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Timeline

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Fulfillment



Digital Fulfillment will be completed through Backerkit.

Physical Fulfillment will be completed with regional distributors. Due to changes with shipping platforms, rates, and legal requirements over the last few months, shipping will not be included in the backing pledges. Shipping fees will be added on during the pledge management and may vary depending on your location.

This in mind, we’re trying to keep all physical rewards something that can fit into an envelope along with the zine to keep shipping costs down. Between this and digital-only stretch goals or achievements, we’re aiming to keep shipping available worldwide. Please note that, due to the addition of non-book rewards, shipping will not make use of the USPS Media Mail as it would no longer qualify.

We are very aware of delays caused by shipping and fulfillment as well as the potential barriers caused by the manufacturing process and supply issues. This in mind, we’ll be using Backerkit to finalize shipping details to ensure costs match market rates at the time of fulfillment. You’ll be able to use this to update your shipping address as well as upgrade your pledge level, should you wish to do so.

Again, shipping will be collected post-campaign in the Pledge Manager.

Below are estimated costs of Domestic and International shipping.

Estimated Shipping Rates - Subject to Change
Excluded Countries
Our fulfillment partners are unfortunately not able to ship to the following countries: Afghanistan, Belarus, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei, Central African Republic, Chad, Cuba, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Iran, Israel, Laos, Liberia, Libya, Mayotte, Miquelon, Mongolia, Niue, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Reunion (Bourbon), Russia, Saint Pierre, Samoa, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
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Risks and Challenges



The primary risks associated with this project stem from the small team behind it. As each of our collaborators contribute a significant part to the project they are integral to the ultimate completion of PK49.

Should personal or familial emergencies arise it is likely that it will lead to minor delays. Part of the reason for our generous timeline is to factor in and account for unforeseen occurrences outside of our control.

That said, each member of the team behind PK49 has a successful crowdfunding record and history of fulfilling the promises laid out in our campaign.

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MOTHERSHIP MONTH 👽



Brace yourself for Mothership Month—a group-collab project led by Tuesday Knight Games featuring some of the brightest stars from the Mothership third-party publishing (3PP) community. Each 👩‍🚀 creator has launched a brand new adventure filled with criminals, smugglers, and rimspace pirates.


 

Mothership Month Supply Pods

🚀 Back 5+ projects at the physical level and gain access to the SUPPLY PODS. All Supply Pods are now unlocked, so backing just 5 projects will get you all of the below:

  • 🌟 Supply Pod 1 (Unlocked!): 1 pack of Mothership CHARACTER CARDS. Each pack contains 13 pre-made character cards ready for use as pre-gen characters or NPCs. Each pack comes with at least one FOIL card.
  • 🌟 Supply Pod 2 (Unlocked!): +1 pack of Mothership CHARACTER CARDS, 5 foil campaign project stickers.
  • 🌟 Supply Pod 3 (Unlocked!): +1 pack of Mothership CHARACTER CARDS, +5 foil campaign project stickers, and an exclusive Mothership Month 24 pin!
  • 🌟 Supply Pod 4 (Unlocked!): +1 pack of Mothership CHARACTER CARDS, +11 foil campaign project stickers, and Shadow of a Doubt a brand new "reverse murder mystery" pamphlet adventure by Ian Yusem (Hull Breach, The Drain).

All in: if you back 5+ projects you're getting 4 Character Card packs (an entire deck of cards), 21 foil project stickers, an exclusive Mothership Month 24 pin, and a brand new adventure pamphlet.

Are there more Supply Pods to come? We're looking into it now!

Streams, Interviews, and more!

All month long, we're diving into the void with daily streams, unsettling interviews, and exclusive, heart-pounding reveals. Whether you're a veteran spacer or new to the Mothership, join us in celebrating the universe’s bravest survivors…and those who didn’t make it back.

Thanks for joining us on our first ever Mothership Month! 👽
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