Screams Amongst The Stars: A Space Horror Role Playing Game

64 Pages·2021·11.437 MB·English

by  Diogo Nogueira

>DIOGO NOGUEIRA<
A SPACE HORROR ROLE PLAYING GAME
Introduction.....................1 7- Spaceships................26
1 - Create a 7.1YourSpaceship.......................26
7.2-SpaceshipRules....................26
Spacer......................................2
7.3-Upgrades.............................26
1.1-Attributes................................2
7.4-SpaceshipʼsDamage.............27
1.2-HitProtection(HP)...................2
7.5-RepairingaSpaceship...........28
1.3-Credits...................................2
7.6-CrewActions........................28
1.4 - Oxygen.................................2
7.7-SpaceTravel.........................28
1.5-Background............................3
8 - Refereeing
1.6-StartingEquipment..................4
1.7 - Details...................................4 Amongst the Stars.....29
1.8-ImprovingYourSpacer............4 8.1-RefereePrinciples..................29
2 - Inventory...................8 8.2-UnderstandingAttributes.......30
8.3-UsingSaves..........................30
2.1-RetrievingItems.......................8
8.4-LuckRolls.............................30
2.2Durability.................................8
8.5-RulingsOverRules................30
2.3-Encumbrance..........................8
9 - Running The
3 - Gear and
Weapons.................................10 Universe..............................31
9.1-Exploration...........................31
3.1-Credits..................................10
9.2-PlanetaryExploration............31
3.2 - Gear....................................11
9.3SpaceExploration..................31
3.3-WeaponsandGuns...............12
9.4-RandomEvents.....................32
3.4-ArmorandSuits....................13
9.5-NPCReactions......................32
3.5-Services................................14
9.6-NPCMorale.........................32
3.6-VehiclesandSpaceships........15
4 - Surviving in 10 - Aliens......................33
10.1-TheEngineers.....................33
Space.......................................16
10.2-TheDreamers.....................36
4.1-RolePlaying..........................16
10.3-TheWatchers......................38
4.2-KeepThisinMind..................16
10.4-TheDevourers.....................40
4.3-Saves...................................16
10.5-TheDoppelgangers.............42
4.4-Combat................................17
4.5-Stress...................................20 11 - Humanity.................44
4.6-Conditions............................21 11.1-Governments.......................44
4.7-Rest&Healing......................21 11.2-Corporations.......................45
4.8-Hazards...............................22 12 - Frontier
4.8 - Time....................................23 Toolkit.................................46
4.9-OverlandTravel....................23
12.1-Colonies.............................46
5 - Followers & 11.2-TheWeird...........................48
Hirelings...........................24 11.3-AlienRuins..........................52
11.4-JobIdeas............................56
5.1-NPCMorale.........................24
11.5-ImpendingCatastrophe........56
6 - Detachments...........25 11.6-RandomEvents....................58
6.1-DetachmentRules..................25
Character Sheet..........60
Copyright 2020 by Diogo Nogueira
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Screams Amongst The Stars is a space horror
survival role playing game (RPG). You and 2-5
friends play make-believe, creating a shared
o narrativeofagroupofspacersdoingtheirjobs
in the frontier colonies while terrible and
horrifying things occur around and with them.
i Theruleshelpkeepthestoryyoutellconsistent,
interestingandchallenging.
Youplayaspacer,apersonwholivesandworks
t in space, who finds themselves in a terrible
situation (or maybe youʼre one of these few
people that seek those situations). You could be
space-truckerswhoaccidentallyopenupacrater
c
thatshouldneverhavebeenfilledwiththatsinister
alienplant.Ormaybeyouʼreagroupofscientists
sent to study a newly found planet that contains
u alien ruins, where other groups have already
disappeared.Youcouldevenplayasagroupof
soldiers sent to a distant planet to capture a
d dangerous alien being after it killed all the
inhabitantsoftheminingcolonyestablishedthere.
This book contains all the rules players and
o Refereesneedtoplaythegame,aswellasmany
tools and tables to create adventures, locations
and much more. However, it assumes you know
whatanRPGisandbasicallyunderstandhowto
r
playone.Ifyoudonʼt,aquickGooglesearchwill
provide you many answers and watching a few
actualplaysonYouTubewillclarifyalotofthings.
t But in the end, the best way to learn is to ask
someonewhohasplayedone(usetheinternet)!
ScreamsAmongstTheStarsisinspiredbyallthe
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spacehorrormovies,comicsandseriesIʼveever
This game contains themes
consumed(Alien,EventHorizon,Apollo18,Life,
and mechanics simulating
Pitchblack, Solaris, and others), as well as
some events appearing in
I games Iʼve read and played (Into the Odd, Space Horror movies. These
ElectricBastionland,Mausritter,IntotheBronze, arenotrepresentativeofreal
Alien RPG, Abismo Infinito, Call of Cthulhu, issuespeoplelivewith.Things
Mothership,andothers).Iʼvetakenallthatand arefarmorecomplexinreal
mixed it with my own experiences to make a life and canʼt be reduced to
quick, simple and resourceful space horror dierollsandgameplay.
survivalRPG!
1.1 - Attributes
Your spacer has three attributes
a r determining their basic strengths
andweaknesses.
▶ Strength(STR):Physicalprowess
e andendurance.
▶ Dexterity (DEX): Agility and
hand-eyecoordination.
e c ▶ Willpower (WIL): Force of will
andcharisma.
For each of these attributes roll
t a 2d6+3inorder,swappinganytwo.
a p
1.2 - Hit
e S Protection (HP)
Roll 1d6 for your HP—how much
damage your spacer shrugs off
r beforeactuallygettingwounded.
Humanity has left Earth centuries
C ago. Overpopulation, pollution and 1.3 - Credits
the XXII centuryʼs wars devastated
the planet and made the expansion Roll 1d6 and multiply the result by
intospacepracticallymandatory.So 10. Thatʼs how many Credits you
here you are. You live, work and begin the game with. You can use
playintheblack.Atleastfornow... Credits to buy new gear, secure
food and lodging and even repair
- yourspaceship.
1.4 - Oxygen
You begin the game with 1d6
Oxygen canisters. You use them to
1 breathe in space and atmospheres
lackingtheseimportantmolecules.
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1.5 - Background
Cross reference your HP and Oxygen If desired, you can create your own
values on the Background table Background.Comeupwithanoccupation
determiningwhatyourspacerdoesfora andtworelateditemsandyouʼreset!
livingmostofthetime.
HP O2 Background Item A Item B
1 1 AcademyStudent Tablet Fireworks
1 2 CantinaCooker Pans(1d4) FlammableOil
1 3 Inmate Saw(1d6) 10FtChain
1 4 SpaceHippie Incense Herbs
1 5 Welder Welder SteelPlate
1 6 LawEnforcer ShinyBadge Manacles
2 1 DeliveryAndroid Tablet LockedCase
2 2 DroidTechnician SetOfTools WireRoll
2 3 Bartender BeerBottles Corkscrew
2 4 Scientist ScienceKit Tablet
2 5 Mechanic CanOfLubricant MechanicTools
2 6 Electrician Multimeter SmallGenerator
ReinforcedJumpsuit
3 1 Cleaner CanOfSolvent
(Def1)
3 2 Priest Incenser HolyBook
3 3 Navigator StarMaps SpaceshipMiniatures
3 4 Scavenger TrashHook SpareParts
3 5 GraphicArtist SketchbookAndPens Tablet
ElectroshockWeapon
3 6 SalesPerson BoxOfMerchandise
(1d6DexDmg)
4 1 SpaceDocker Hook MechanicalJack
4 2 Veterinarian MedKit TranquilizerAmpoules
4 3 Mercenary WarrantPapers FlaskWithBooze
4 4 CorporateRep BusinessCards ResearchPaper
4 5 SpaceshipPilot PilotingGloves BoxOfCigars
4 6 FrontierFarmer Shovel WaterproofOveralls
5 1 Engineer SpaceshipsBlueprints MeasuringTape
5 2 Journalist TapeRecorder Tablet
5 3 CorporateSaboteur Crowbar PlasticExplosives(D12)
5 4 CustomsOfficer Tablet SealingTape
5 5 UnionRepresentative Pamphlets BigHammer(1d6)
5 6 Medic MedKit PainPills
6 1 RockStar SignedPhotos Guitar
6 2 Comedian Notebook SixpackOfBeer
6 3 SpaceMarine TacticalArmor(Def2) SwissArmyKnife
6 4 AsteroidMiner PunchingBag StoneCrusher
6 5 Grifter MakeUp FakePapers
6 6 MovieStar LargeAward(1d6) Camera
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1.6 - Starting
Equipment
Yougrabbedwhatyoucouldandjumped
intoaspaceship.Yourspacerstartswith:
▶ Flashlight.
▶ Personalitem(yourchoice).
▶ 1d6Oxygencanisters(see1.4).
▶ Twoitemsfromyourbackground. 1.7 - Details
▶ Aweaponofyourchoice(see4.1)
Roll or choose a physical detail and a
▶ Standardvacsuit.
personality trait. Choose a name,
IfyourspacerʼshighestAttributeis: pronouns and any other important traits
youwanttodefineforyourspacer.
▶ 8 or 9: roll on the Background table
againandtakeeitherItemAorB.
▶ 7orless:takeboth.
1.8 - Improving Your Spacer
As your spacer survives more encounters with whatever is out
there and gets through Crisis Events (see 4.5) they become
hardierandmoreexperienced.
Their eyes
Were cold
As the
Vacuum of
Space...
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d66Physical Detail d66Physical Detail
11 Bow-legged 41 AcidBurns
12 DelicateHands 42 Bronze-skinned
13 CallousedHands 43 One-eyed
14 SharpNails 44 AlwaysSmiling
15 TattooedBody 45 NineFingers
16 BurnScars 46 Gap-toothed
21 StrangeBirthmark 51 FullLips
22 LongBraids 52 BroadNose
23 Dreadlocks 53 CrookedNose
24 ColorfulHair 54 PointyNose
25 Mohawk 55 DoubleChin
26 Goatee 56 WolfishEyes
31 Bald 61 HairySkin
32 Old-fashionedSideburns 62 PimplySkin
33 ThinLips 63 VeinedSkin
34 PiercedTongue 64 UnrulyEyebrows
35 BodyModification 65 LankyEyes
36 MissingLimb 66 BlearyEyes
d66Personality Traits d66Personality Traits
11 Adaptable 41 Questioning
12 Ambitious 42 Reserved
13 Competitive 43 Realistic
14 Dominating 44 Scrupulous
15 Emotional 45 Sarcastic
16 Enigmatic 46 Sensitive
21 Fanatical 51 Tolerant
22 Fatalistic 52 Thoughtless
23 Guileless 53 Treacherous
24 Haughty 54 Uncaring
25 Impressionable 55 Uninhibited
26 Lazy 56 Unpredictable
31 Loyal 61 Vivacious
32 Malicious 62 Vindictive
33 Non-committal 63 Venomous
34 Old-fashioned 64 Weak-willed
35 Pedantic 65 Witty
36 Power-hungry 66 Wishful
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d100Masculine Names d100Masculine Names
1 ShawnCrossley 51 JürgenMeyer
2 EricOakes 52 IngoSchultz
3 RyanMurdock 53 ThomasWagner
4 JeffreyBryum 54 FrankKrämer
5 StephenZander 55 DanielMalzer
6 MichaelConoly 56 DirkKöhler
7 CraigCrookston 57 AndreasMüller
8 JacksonGreto 58 KaiMetzner
9 CedrickParsh 59 DennisSchmidt
10 AdamHarkness 60 BerndFörster
11 Amral-ʼAbartaʼi 61 BrendanMurphy
12 Baqaral-Katib 62 KyleOʼSullivan
13 Ibrahimal-Saghir 63 NolanDoyle
14 Sharifal-Wasiti 64 ConorMcCarthy
15 Yusufal-Kabir 65 RossCampbell
16 Tahiral-Sufi 66 OwenMurray
17 Zayadal-Rumi 67 LiamOʼConnor
18 Ghazial-Tuluni 68 RoryO'Neill
19 Ghassanal-Kasrawi 69 DeclanSmith
20 Umaral-Najjar 70 AidanGallagher
21 RuiMoraes 71 VitoRicci
22 EduardodaCosta 72 CarloCaputo
23 ArlindoCasteloBranco 73 FrancoSavino
24 PedroGonçalves 74 AldoVicenzi
25 AntônioAmaral 75 FrancoPaolucci
26 TiagodaMata 76 NinoDomenico
27 CarlosAndrade 77 GiorgioZucco
28 RicardoCardoso 78 PasqualeMarchese
29 FernandodaSilva 79 SalvatoreBruno
30 MaurodeAlbuquerque 80 PietroCandelora
31 LiHui 81 SaburoArakawa
32 SungJin 82 AkiraYamamoto
33 XieMeng 83 KojiMurata
34 TongKehui 84 ShogoEndo
35 HuiZhili 85 TenyuUchida
36 XiaoShisun 86 DaisukeUeda
37 PengLei 87 YukioSugihara
38 WuHaocai 88 MotokiNakajima
39 ChangZhongyu 89 RikuTsukehara
40 TaishiXilong 90 HitoshiTakagi
41 EtienneCabot 91 BorisYegorov
42 PascalDubois 92 IvanKuznetsov
43 RémyChevalier 93 SergeiPetrov
44 BenoîtRoux 94 OlegMaltsev
45 DidierDurand 95 AlexanderGerasimov
46 GastonLeblanc 96 ViktorBatkin
47 JacquesVioget 97 PiotrVorapaev
48 PierreBoulanger 98 MikhailZubov
49 HonoréArtaud 99 YakovTrushin
50 MauriceCharbonneau 100 ValentinRokossovsky
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d100Feminine Names d100Feminine Names
1 EmmaHammill 51 ChristinaSchreiber
2 PamelaAraneo 52 SabineMeer
3 JenniferReeves 53 HannaReimer
4 AnnaRoman 54 SvenjaGerber
5 NicoleForrest 55 ElkeWeiss
6 KayleneMinehan 56 RiaKurz
7 GinaKuklenski 57 AstaLustig
8 DoraMaxson 58 VerenaKnopf
9 RebeccaBullert 59 SachaGebaur
10 LaticiaAhalt 60 GeraldineCullen
11 Aʼishaal-Adwani 61 FionaCampbell
12 Banujahal-Badawi 62 BriannaWalsh
13 Faizaal-Ifriqi 63 SheilaQuinn
14 Hibaal-Jaludi 64 PatriciaWilson
15 Izzaal-Basri 65 KayleeKennedy
16 Labnaal-Darir 66 TracyOʼBrien
17 Rabiaal-Hashimi 67 AshlynByrne
18 Sahlaal-Isbahani 68 KiraLynch
19 Surayaal-ʼAttar 69 TaraOʼReilly
20 Zyanabal-Hamdani 70 KathleenMoore
21 AndreiaFerreira 71 CaterinaMalatesta
22 NatáliaBernardo 72 ElenaCarpino
23 LucéliaReis 73 PinaGiacone
24 PaulaMenezes 74 AngelaAmato
25 GabrielaGarcia 75 TeresaFalcone
26 LetíciaLima 76 BelinaVecchio
27 RaquelVasconcelos 77 SilvanaZabatino
28 RosangeladeSá 78 LuciaMaggio
29 MichelleGoés 79 EnzaGuerra
30 IzabelaMendes 80 DonnaBonaduce
31 ChengLihua 81 AyuyMishima
32 LiMei 82 KumieOtani
33 SiuJie 83 YokoYasukawa
34 GaoLuli 84 MariSekigawa
35 WongLili 85 RieOgura
36 HoPaihong 86 HidemiMishima
37 LeungYiping 87 SanaeKomiya
38 KoLing 88 MizuhoHirano
39 KuoQin 89 FumikoGoto
40 MaYa 90 NamieAsai
41 CamilleGalliard 91 OlgaAlexandrov
42 MargueritePerrault 92 EvgeniyaAbakumov
43 AmélieOrleans 93 NatalyaDavydov
44 NoémiRochefort 94 IrinaGravikov
45 CelineHuet 95 YekaterinaSmirnov
46 PauletteJourdain 96 DariyaBabanin
47 ÉlodieMenard 97 SofiaYablokov
48 CapucineThierry 98 TatyanaYurin
49 MadelineReynald 99 LyudmilaEssen
50 VirginieCamus 100 SvetlanaShashlov
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Your spacer can carry STR+5
normalsizeditems.Iftheylosetheir
backpack or similar item they can
carry STRitems.Somelargeritems,
such as two-handed weapons and
bulkyarmor,countas2items.
2.1 - Retrieving
Items
Organize your inventory by putting
the most accessible items in the
character sheetʼs first positions. To
retrieveanitemduringanencounter
youmayspendyouractionandroll
2d6. If your roll ties or exceeds the
itemʼs position you retrieve it.
Otherwise you canʼt retrieve it until
yournextaction.
2.2 Durability
Most items have Durability of 3.
When an item loses a point of
Durability mark a “*” next to it on
your character sheet. After
accumulating 3 “*” next to it it is
depleted or destroyed. “*” are
cleared by being repaired,
rechargedorrefilled.
Items lose a point of Durability
when:
▶ The Referee deems it has been
usedenough.
2.3 - Encumbrance
▶ Rolling a “ 20” when using an
itemandmakinganAttributeSave.
▶ Rolling a “1” on a damage roll If your spacer exceeds their Inventory
capability (see 2) they are
ofaweapon.
Encumbered and cannot run and
▶ Theyʼredepletedwithuse.
makeallSaveswithDisadvantage.
You can replenish 1 point of
Durability by spending 25% of the
item's value in an appropriate
location (fixing it in a shop, buying
morebullets,chargingit).
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