Take the Role of a Starfighter Pilot in Shadow in the Stars
A Solo TTRPG featuring starship combat, tough choices, and wild discoveries
Face unrelenting danger in a battle for survival in Shadow in the Stars, a rogue-like solo rpg featuring starship combat, tough choices, journaling, wild discoveries, and a high score board. It's live now on Kickstarter.
Your mission is simple: destroy the enemy home world using the most advanced weapon in the galaxy.
Shadow in the Stars pilot's manual (aka game book) features the player (you) facing a series deadly hazards, enemy defenses, and challenging bosses at increasing difficulty until you can finally destroy the enemy home world.
Highlights
A Morally Grey Mission: You're tasked with literally ending billions of lives and you're not sure why. Put together the pieces as you attempt to complete the mission. Is your cause just? Or are you a puppet of evil masters?
Tough Choices: Do you launch a missile and increase your stress or play it safe with a regular laser attack? Do you use that last drone to repair your nearly depleted hull or heal yourself? Do you sacrifice health for a major bonus to an attack? These are the kind of tough choices you face while playing.
Journaling: At the end of each stage jot down notes in a mission log to capture and reflect on the often bizarre things you've seen and the revelations you have.
Scoring Points: Earn a high score and try to beat it! Better yet, submit your score to get on the Table Cat Games leaderboard to see where you rank among other players across the globe (more details coming soon).
Rogue Like Gameplay: You'll likely die in a number of horrific ways as you fight your way through waves of enemies, but it's easy and quick to pick right back up and try again.
Inspired by Atari video games and box art, Shadow in the Stars is a tabletop experience that's a love letter to vintage video games.
The game is from Ennie nominated publisher Table Cat Games, run by Paul Vincent Rudolph, creator of Street Wolves and Monster Truckers: Long Haul into the Worstlands, comes Shadow in the Stars. His layout work has also appeared in other works including the Ennie Nominated Uncle Ernie's Summer Catalog from 23rd Century Productions.
Award winning ttrpg designer Cassi Mothwin, creator of Tangled Blessings and Carved by the Garden is serving as a consultant on the (many) story prompts and endings.
Artists include Scragend on cover art and long time Table Cat Games collaborator Sam Van Egteren who provided the starfighter design and art.
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