Based on the award-winning board game Terraforming Mars and officially licensed by FryxGames, Terraforming Mars the tabletop role-playing game takes the board game experience to the next level.
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MARS LOGBOOK UPDATE: TERRAFORMING PROJECTS
Dear Terraformers,
The missions to achieve the greatest milestone in the history of Humanity continue their development under the ...
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Shadowlands Games
about 2 months ago
Mission Logbook Update: About Crew Dynamics
Mission Logbook Update: About Crew Dynamics
Dear terraformers,
We continue to make steady progress on Terraforming Mars: The Roleplaying Game, and we would like to share a ...
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Shadowlands Games
3 months ago
Tarsis City reporting: Intense testing and some hints
Tarsis City reporting: Intense testing and some hints
Dear backers
The base in Tarsis City is reporting positive results! Our terraforming process has moved beyond the tri...
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Shadowlands Games
5 months ago
DARKNESS BEYOND SPACE... MORE FROM SHADOWLANDS
Dear backers,
While preparing the next update on the status of Terraforming Mars (with design and development news), we want to share with you fresh news from Shadowlands Gam...
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6 months ago
PROJECT STATUS AND DEVELOPMENT DIARY (SEPT 2025)
PROJECT STATUS AND DEVELOPMENT DIARY
Hello backers!
Message from the surface of Mars. The first settlement continues to develop at a good pace. In fact, the authors share w...
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8 months ago
ENDING JULY ON MARS: NEW UPDATE
ENDING JULY ON MARS: NEW UPDATE
Hello, Terraformers!
We hope the rigors of these months find you well on Mars. Although these are the best months to be on the equator, re...
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Terraforming Mars - the official tabletop role-playing game offers you an ultimate science fiction experience in the epic, risky and confrontational race for dominance in the conquest and terraforming of Mars... and beyond!
You are the hope of humankind. The expansion and the survival of our species depends on you. Only you and your team can make this fight work for everyone.
Put your name down on human history as a pioneer - one of the first martians.
Live the greatest feat through stunning temporal adventures or as part of your own incredible generational saga across the terraforming eras of Mars.
Get ready to face:
Confrontation between corporations to take control over the Red Planet and space's resources and influence.
Extreme exploration and action where any mistake can be fatal.
The struggle for survival in a new, surprising lethal environment.
Planetary catastrophes and terrible events.
Competitive research and development to transform the planet.
The influence and interests of the powers from Earth.
A robust, agile and multi-layered system.
Enhanced character customization through traits, skills and masteries.
Unique rules designed for special actions, encouraged linked actions, fight, cooperation and competition.
New mechanics developed for the threats and lethal dangers of Mars, as well as the space environment of asteroid colonies.
A new iteration of the Estirpe system to encourage generational rules and the development of team projects.
And lots of adventures… for sure!
Terraforming Mars: the role-playing game, is designed and developed by an epic, multidisciplinary team ready to make history on Mars.
Kenneth Hite A renowned role-playing game designer and writer, with a great and acclaimed production. He has written over a hundred RPG books and wrote the Lovecraft column for the Hugo Award-winning incarnation of Weird Tales magazine. During his career, he has work with publishers like Pelgrane Press, Chaosium, Wizards of the Coast, White Wolf, Evil Hat… He has designed and contributed to many games that have won 17 gold and 15 silver ENnie awards, two Golden Geek Awards, and six Origins Awards, including the double-Origins-winning Fifth Edition of Vampire: the Masquerade, for which he was lead designer, Night’s Black Agents and its major awarded campaign The Dracula Dossier, Trail of Cthulhu and supplements, Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-Playing Game, several GURPS supplements… The list will not end.
Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan A great author and game designer who has worked in many known and awarded projects from Pelgrane Press, Cubicle 7, Mongoose Publishing, Free League, Rowan, Rook and Decard… Many awards and nominations complete the list, including 2 ENnies and 6 Ennie and Origins nominations. He has collaborated with Kenneth on celebrated campaigns including The Dracula Dossier and The Borellus Connection. He wrote Cthulhu City for the first edition of Trail of Cthulhu, and co-wrote the second editions of The Esoterrorists, Fear Itself, and Mutant City Blues RPGs. He has written a host of other books including Moria for the One Ring RPG, The Laundry Files RPG, The Heart of the Wild, Traveller Core Rulebook, The Dagger in the Heart, Deus Vult setting for RuneQuest, oversaw the writing for Paranoia.
You are the hope of our species. Join the crew. Reach Mars and beyond!
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