Death in Space: Sci-Fi Horror RPG Review

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Adam Waselnuk
Alex Dzuricky
Ballinson
Branden
Craig Chouraki-Lewin
Craig Marais
Dwayne Boothe
fikle
Grant G.
Jesse Handrich
John Case Tompkins
Jose Trujillo
Kevin Harris
Kris Redmond
Kurtis Bright
Paulie
Ricardo Sedan
Robert DeLuca
RollStats
Seymour Butts
SonOfSofaman
Stayton Aschenbrenner
Steven Taylor
Stewart Mohammadi
That One Guy
Tim Imbach
Zix

[seraaron]

I really enjoy sci-fi rpgs with cover art that look like science and maths textbooks.

[paulll]

It doesn't give you the same freedom as Mothership but you can actually run a campaign with it without killing too many players (I played a 4 months long Mothership campaign so I know what I'm talking about), the setting is also pretty fascinating and not limited to horror, it has a more mission driven design but I think it actually work best this way.

[seandalziel]

I recently picked up Desth in Space. I adore the physical presentation of the book with its colored text on black page as well as the art and random tables. It reminds me of a game called Starforged. Death in Space has a more crunchy OSR system where Starforged is more narrative.

I'd combine both if I ran either.
All said, would love to play this game.

[bigblue]

I like how using void points still has a risk in using it and isn't just a free resource or if somebody decides to try and grind for void points they still have to be cautious.

[ts]

If it's that far into the future I would assume most of humanity lives and dies on orbital habitats like O'Neil cylinders. So, just as we have a preference for living on planets, they may prefer to live on hab's, and see planets as a waste of resources. It takes an awful lot of wasted mass to create Earth like gravity that you could be using to make things, like more habitats for people to live in. It's a theory anyway

[TheDungeonDive]

I'm looking forward to a good solo tools overlay for this, similar to Solitary Defilement for Mork Borg.

[lottedowse]

What is that GM screen in the background? It's gorgeous

[Lostcaravanrpg]

We are definitely going to have to try this out! It looks so good, and the art is gorgeous

[shankfish]

You need to review the Hostile RPG using Cepheus Engine.

[noahrice]

I’m not a horror guy, but I actually would quite like to try this. I think it’d be really cool to play with some of my friends, see what crazy cosmic stuff we could get into. I wonder if they’ll come out with any expansions for it down the line? There’s definitely quite a bit of interesting stuff to expand on. It’s definitely got my attention, that’s for sure. Crazy to think that I’m here now just because I spotted it on Amazon once or twice and got curious.

[cravensean]

Lepidoptera is the generic name for butterflies, moths, skippers, and similar insects.

[JasonFuhrman]

Love this game. Ran a couple of adventures on stream. Go watch Outland before running the intro adventure if you haven't.

I wish all RPGs put this much care into the visual design.

[qsviewsrpgs]

Excellent presentation of this book and game. It seems to me that DIS and Mothership may very well complement each other.

[DiscoBarbarian]

is there any compatibility with this and Mothership?

[misomiso]

There's a really cool post on the OSR reddit at the moment entitled 'What is your favourite obscured OSR Game'?

You could do a video where you review all / most of the games mentioned in little 2 to 3 minute segments. Would be cool as a lot of them are VERY obscure!

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[duesexistat]

I almost didn’t click because of the channel name… got wrecked by that card too many times lol 😆 Anyway, thanks for the review.

[CommanDOH-JKU]

Not just this and Mothership out there for Outerspace Horror. Take a look at Alien RPG from Free League, It's a great system...

[nvidiaplay]

yo man check out dark and darker - i think it will interest you

[neilgooge]

This is a stunning looking game for sure, and it is a great system. But for me at least... it's no mothership. As you kind of say, feels a lot less horror and a lot more... adventure, with some drama or danger thrown in with a mechanic to support that.

Still a great game though, and visually stunning.

[zombietotseater]

Dude! You’re doing a most awesome vid on Death in Space, and you mention another great game in Mothership, and I’m sure that Alien rpg needs no mention because it lingers there in the back of everyone’s mind. Brrrah 😱.

But you never mention The Most Excellent “HOSTILE” by Paul Elliot. You should check it out