Awaiting The Burning Gods

A sci-fi tomb-crawl of shifting sands, ancient machines, and difficult choices for the Mothership RPG.

Indiana Jones meets Stargate in this high-tension desert delve where rival factions race to uncover alien secrets buried on a dying world.

A once-in-a-generation sandstorm has uncovered something impossible on the forsaken planet Ma’at: a colossal alien monolith looming over the ruins of a forgotten city. Multiple factions vie for the treasures sealed within. With a great storm bearing down once more, what your crew chooses to uncover, smuggle out, or seal away before it arrives will change the sector forever.

Awaiting the Burning Gods is a 44-page sci-fi exploratory horror adventure for the Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG, blending pulpy discovery with lethal consequences and hard decisions.

• Survive the burning heat, collapsing ruins, ancient machines, hostile factions, and a catastrophic sand-cyclone.
• Solve the mystery of a failed alien utopia and the terrible purpose of the monolith beneath the sands.
• Save priceless relics, alien cultures, or an entire world through the choices your crew makes under pressure.

For a limited time, the zine edition includes a physical copy of The Smuggler’s Guide to 1365, a 48-page companion toolkit that connects Awaiting the Burning Gods into a full-fledged criminal campaign. The bonus zine includes:

• A custom Smuggler class for Mothership
• Tools to fence stolen relics and illegal tech
• Generators for black market contacts and deals gone wrong
• An alternate campaign path focused on raids, blockades, and life on the fringe

Use it to turn Ma’at into the opening score of a long-running Outer Rim crime saga.

Soon the sands will reclaim Ma’at. What your crew uncovers before they do is up to you.