Description
A frozen planet.
A remote research facility.
A crew desperate to survive.
Cryptobiosis is a multiplayer sci-fi horror module for Mothership 1E. Your crew is stranded on the frozen planet Somnus, holed up in a research facility engulfed by a deadly ice storm. Wait, what sorts of things were these scientists up to? Studying an alien parasite? Of course. One that escaped confinement? One that is perfectly suited to the desolate conditions here? Of course! Can you remain human, battling the infected, in an effort to survive long enough to meet the rescue mission? Or will you give yourself over to an alien mind, adapt to the cold, and risk losing yourself in the process?
Module contains everything your crew needs to win (or lose, or, at least, tell a good story): an easy-to-follow framework bursting with classic sci-fi/horror beats, fleshed-out NPCs, printable maps and character tri-folds, 5mm dot grid pages for warden notes, and stat modifiers (for those who choose the parasite). Cryptobiosis is a module, though, so you’ll need the Mothership 1E rules to play. Don’t own those? They’re available for free right here.
- 22-page, half letter-size b&w zine
- Survival-horror vibes for fans of The Thing (and its X-Files homage where there’s a parasitic worm from an ice core sample)
- ZINE IS A MODULE – requires Mothership 1E to play (AVAILABLE FOR FREE, CLICK THE LINK)
