Awaiting the Burning Gods: a Module for Mothership RPG

Awaiting the Burning Gods: a Module for Mothership RPG

Indiana Jones meets Stargate in this desert delve to uncover ancient alien secrets before they're lost forever beneath shifting sands. Includes a smuggler's toolkit for continued adventures in the desert and across the Outer Rim.
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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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A storm has uncovered more than just sand on the forsaken planet Ma’at.

Beneath the shifting dunes, a colossal monolith towers over the ruins of a forgotten city, its dark secrets waiting to be uncovered. Landis University has dispatched a team to investigate, but they are not alone. Sunray Interstellar, the mission's sponsor, has its own hidden agenda, and the race is on to claim the lost world’s treasures—or to bury them forever.

Will you uncover the mysteries of Ma’at, or will its deadly secrets consume all those who dare seek them?


Awaiting the Burning Gods is 32+ pages of sand-choked, sun-scorched, ruin crawling, sci-fi horror for MOTHERSHIP. It blends the intrigue and daring feats of Indiana Jones with the cosmic peril of Stargate to deliver a high-stakes, race against time scenario in which your player characters explore alien ruins, unearth dangerous relics, and fight for survival in the shadow of a massive oncoming sandstorm.

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  • Stunning, Original Artwork: full-colour art by Daniel Vega aka Codex Noirmatic.
  • Professional, Stylish Layout: Crafted by DAI Shugars.
  • Mini-Campaign: 3-5 session adventure with high tension, driven by the storm catastrophe countdown.
  • 10 Unique Artifacts: Each brimming with power and dark promises.
  • Clashing NPC Factions: The ambitious Landis University researchers, Sunray Interstellar’s elite commandos, and the secretive scavengers of Smoking Darkness Reclamations.
  • Three Mapped, Keyed Areas: From the sun-scorched surface ruins to the tomb vault and necropolis below where unimaginable dangers await.
  • Dual Starting Scenarios: Discover secrets with the Landis/Sunray team, or raid the ruins as smugglers with Smoking Darkness Reclamations.
  • And Finally, the Machines: Beware towering, scorpion-centaur robots stalking the sands!

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Choose your fate from five streamlined, reward-packed pledge levels:


Digital Gods (PDF): 10 CAD (7 USD)

 Perfect for online Wardens and at-home printers.  
  • Awaiting the Burning Gods PDF
  • Warden’s Reference Screen PDF
  • Poster Map PDF 
  • All Digital Stretch Goals

Physical Gods (Zine): 20 CAD (15 USD)

Add a pristine physical copy of the brand-new Awaiting the Burning Gods zine to your collection.
  • Awaiting the Burning Gods Physical Zine + PDF
  • Warden’s Reference Screen PDF
  • Poster Map PDF 
  • All Digital Stretch Goals

Deluxe Gods (Boxed Set): 65 CAD (46.50 USD)

A box set built for unforgettable game nights and packed with a deluxe assortment of premium game aids and warden tools. 
  • Awaiting the Burning Gods Print + PDF
  • Warden’s Reference Screen Print + PDF
  • Poster Map Print + PDF
  • D100 + D20 Dice Set
  • Custom Character Sheet Pad
  • Sunray Interstellar Iron-on Patch
  • Bespoke ~152 x 228 x 40mm (6 x 9 x 1.5 inch) Box
  • All Physical and Digital Stretch Goals 

Double Deluxe Gods (Double Box Set): 120 CAD (85 USD)

A perfect pairing, with the double box set you get both the brand new Awaiting the Burning Gods boxed set and its critically acclaimed twin, the Nirvana on Fire Expanded Edition boxed set. Both include the titular adventures as well as our high quality physical Warden aids, custom-coloured dice and iron-on patches. 
  • Awaiting the Burning Gods Boxed Set + PDFs
  • Nirvana on Fire Expanded Edition Boxed Set + PDFs
  • All Physical and Digital Stretch Goals

Mega Gods (Megabundle): 160 CAD (115 USD)

The best deal for the consummate collector of everything Magnum Galaxy Games. The Megabundle rounds out your collection including both our box sets and our back catalogue of 5-star adventure modules. There’s enough here for years of adventure in Nakatomi Sector 1365. 
  • Awaiting the Burning Gods Boxed Set + PDFs
  • Nirvana on Fire Expanded Edition Boxed Set + PDFs
  • Dying Hard on Hardlight Station Print + PDF
  • The Horror on Tau Sigma 7 Print + PDF
  • decrypted.the.nakatomi.papers Print + PDF
  • The Cleaning of Prison Station Echo Print + PDF 
  • All Physical and Digital Stretch Goals
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Additional Modules: 20 CAD (15 USD) each
Save on shipping and grab copies of our 1E updated adventure modules for 20 CAD each. Or 10 CAD for PDFs. 
  • Dying Hard on Hardlight Station. Our signature adventure! Die Hard meets Alien in this thrilling escape from a hijacked station. 
  • decrypted.the.nakatomi.papers. An in-world supplement for Hardlight Station packed with strange locales, unique NPCs, and adventure hooks hidden around every claustrophobic corner.
  • The Cleaning of Prison Station Echo. Another night at a dead-end job turns into a mad scramble for the exits in this hallucinatory prison crawl.

Burning Gods Faction Patches: 8 CAD (6 USD) each 
  • Sunray Interstellar, Landis University, and Smoking Darkness Reclamations.  Fill your flight jackets! 




Nirvana on Fire Expanded Edition Box Set: 65 CAD (46.50 USD)
  • 36 pages of out-of-control biotech, Machiavellian scheming, and a DNA-melting mystery that threatens to consume everything in its path. Packed with premium goodies expertly produced by Panda Games Manufacturing.
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Our team of contributors includes:

David Kenny: Publisher, Lead Writer. (Dying Hard on Hardlight Station, Nirvana on Fire Expanded Edition, “Helium Hysteria” from Hull Breach, and many more) 
Daniel Vega aka Codex Noirmatic: Artist (Terra Hypnagogia, Hull Breach, Meat Grinder)
Roz Leahy: Editing (Abilities Considered Unnatural, Distress Signals, Vault 5e: Uncharted Journeys)
DAI Shugars: Layout and Design (Resonant, Lorn Song of the Bachelor, Orbital Blues: Afterburn)
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“Every book D. Kenny puts out is better than the last. More ambitious. More streamlined. Burning Gods is a superb addition to an already stellar catalogue.” 

Sean McCoy, Creator of Mothership, Tuesday Knight Games


“Awaiting the Burning Gods is an expertly crafted pulpy vision with retro panache. The module brings a taut faction-filled ruin exploration that blends ever present danger with discovery in equal parts as a ticking clock pushes the PCs onward." 

Joel Hines, Silverarm Press (Desert Moon of Karth, Tide World of Mani). 


“The ticking clock as the massive sandstorm approaches is right down my alley, and a fantastic way to generate tension and push players into desperate action!” 

Daniel Hallinan (Bloom, VR Dead) 


“Alien dungeon heist! ALIEN DUNGEON HEIST! Exploring the weirdness of structures made by non-terrestrial entities is one of my favorite things that Mothership can do. And this time its being done by another of my favorite Mothership designers, D. Kenny.” 

Ian Yusem, Anodyne Printware (Hullbreach Vol.1, The Drain, Moonbase Blues) 

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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! 👽



Special for Mothership Crime Month, your pledge to Awaiting the Burning Gods will also include The Smuggler’s Guide to 1365 containing everything you need to launch a blockade-running campaign from the desert to the Outer Rim.

Including:
  • A deluxe box set edition of the adventure by Panda Games Manufacturing
  • An all new Smuggler class for the Mothership RPG.
  • A fence generator to quickly create markets to sell your ill-gotten goods
  • And much, much more to come as we unlock the campaign achievements!

Plus, as an extra-special bonus, since all 21 Mothership Month projects have successfully funded, all backers of physical tiers will receive this custom Landis University faction patch.


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Additionally, Magnum Galaxy Games is teaming up with Joel Hines of Silverarm to make both our books even better. If both projects fund, Dave will create a d100 table of unique robot personalities you might meet on Interloper, while Joel will expand The Smuggler’s Guide to 1365 with a D100 table of Lost and Legendary Treasures.

Don’t miss out—support both projects to unlock these exclusive rewards!
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Magnum Galaxy Games’ mission is simple: create games our fans will be thrilled to own.  Here’s how we’re making that happen.

The State of the Zine: The manuscript is complete. Art and layout are well underway! 

Physical Rewards: We’re partnering once again with Panda Game Manufacturing to ensure the zines and boxed sets are of the highest quality with sharp printing, durable materials, and a tactile experience that feels as amazing as it looks.


From the Factory to You: In the coming months, we’ll be finalizing the print files and carefully reviewing the production samples to ensure every item meets our high standards. Once production completes, we’ll ship the games to our fulfilment partners who will manage their delivery to you. This process involves meticulous coordination, which is why we’re giving ourselves a generous timeline to do it right. Backers of Awaiting the Burning Gods are expected to receive their rewards by this time next year if not sooner. We'll communicate with regular monthly updates all along the way to make sure you know exactly where we are at in the production process. 
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Shipping will be charged after the campaign, close to when the game is ready to send your way. This helps guarantee that we collect all the shipping costs we need to make sure you get your goods. 

Currently, we’ve secured localised shipping for the USA (Flying Cloud), Canada and the UK (Compose Dream Games). Outside of these areas, depending on your country of residence, you may be liable to pay customs charges on your package. Sales tax (GST) in Canada, if applicable, will also be collected.

All prices are in CAD/USD and are estimated based on current global conditions.

Where We Can’t Ship

Unfortunately, our fulfilment partners cannot guarantee the safe and timely arrival of our rewards to some countries and therefore we can’t ship there. If you reside in one of the countries on the following list please stick to our digital package.

Countries we can’t ship to: 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, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
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Risks and Challenges

Both myself and my fulfilment partners are experienced with delivering crowdfunding rewards. I am confident in the ability of the businesses we are partnering with to deliver your rewards safe and sound.

The zine itself and much of the achievement content is nearly complete which removes the uncertainty and delays that can often occur on the creative side of things. The bulk of what’s left is production and shipping. For production, Panda has a long track record of success in producing and distributing great products the evidence of which can be seen in hobby stores world wide. With shipping, we have time and a network of committed businesses around the globe with decades of experience between them. Together, we will do everything in our power to make sure Awaiting the Burning Gods arrives on time and in good order. 
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