Brackish
A downloadable TTRPG module
Flotsam drifts on artificial tides in a remote coastal outpost.
Document what happened to the crew of this sea-struck facility,
or add yourself to the ledger.
Brackish is a 20-page booklet adventure for Mothership featuring:
- A self-contained ready-to-run investigation, with a dense and navigable layout. Each section is tightly organised, and every room has indentation and bolding to make skim-reading mid-session a breeze.
- A dynamic pair of threats. Sections of the facility are trapped in a glacial heartbeat, chambers flooding and draining in a steady rhythm. Something prowls from room to room, hunting interlopers with cold purpose.
- Mandatory documentation. Di-Nobra Investigative Services require a rigorous standard of evidence for all investigations. Take photographs and scribble notes as you uncover the identities of the ill-fated crew, and defend your reasoning during the post-investigation review.
Also included are:
- Diegetic, printable player-handouts. An email from your employer provides an overview of the assignment's requirements. A crew manifest and facility map are attached, and a company-approved camera (with instruction manual) has been provided.
- A 40-miniute ambient-track, by notsure. Ominous mechanical tones carry whispers of the looping flood. Observant investigators can use the sounds to gauge the floodwater's phase
Also available elsewhere:
- Physical copies available at Tuesday Knight Games, and below.
Content Warning: Drowning, Suffocation, Body Horror, Mind Control, Self-Mutilation, Eye Trauma
Writing by C. Bell and Norgad
Illustration, Editing, and Layout by Norgad
Proofreading by A. Rat
This product is based on the Mothership® Sci-Fi Horror Role Playing Game, published by Tuesday Knight Games. This product is published under license. MOTHERSHIP® is a registered trademark of Tuesday Knight Games. All rights reserved. For additional information, visit www.tuesdayknightgames.com or contact contact@tuesdayknightgames.com.
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Hi Norgad - any update on timing for Tuesday Knight to carry the physical zines? Thanks!
Hi! The shipment has arrived at their warehouse; it should be up once they do their next store update (I'm not sure when that is).
Thanks!
Good news; physical copies are up on the TKG store now!
Just saw this and ordered. Thanks!
Norgad, how the hell did you do this to your itch page. You're incredible!
Thank you! I did it by asking itch.io support super super super duper nicely for CSS access, plus a bunch of bodged together code that looks something like this:
@media (min-width: 600px) { .custom-offset1{ transform: rotate(1deg) translateX(-10px); } .custom-offset2{ transform: rotate(-2deg) translateX(-20px); } .custom-offset3{ transform: rotate(1.5deg) translateX(160px); padding-top: 10px; max-width: 350px; } [etc.]So excited to see this be sold physically!
I'm two sessions into this and it's great. Players have taken to the capture device and have just found their first body... And another figure
Glad to hear it's going well! Wishing them the best of luck uncovering the truth.
Wow! What a beautifully designed game! This looks amazing! Will there be more community copies available of this game in the near future? If not, that is totally alright! I'm a little tight on funds at the moment, but would love to eventually try this one!
You're in luck! Someone donated a few, and I added a few on top of those for fun. Let me know if you're able to nab one.
Oh wow! Thank you so much! 😃 I was able to get one! I appreciate all those who donate here for those of us who are going through financial difficulties. I also appreciate your generosity! I can't wait to start playing this one! 😊
After running "Dead Weight" this was an auto-back for me, based mostly on the impressive creativity and execution by Norgad.
I didn't have a chance to run "Brackish" yet, but after eagerly reading my digital copy I can't wait. It is more ambitious than Dead Weight, trying to combine the puzzle of "Obra Dinn" with the horror of "SOMA" - but from my initial reading it seems to hit the mark. Creative, professional, with a geat care for details.
Noticeably, Norgad cares for the Warden and the layout proves their capability at entering the mind of the Warden, providing everything we might need to run even before we realize it. Can't really miss with this one.
Thank you for the review! I'm really happy it's come across so well, and best of luck with the session!
Super cool layout and premise, Norgad.