A game of brooding aliens in a
world of darkness uh, shadows
You're a Martian who escaped the Collapse of
Mars society to chillax on Earth.
Sure, the Sun's too bright on this planet, but
there are perks. You have alien powers. Noone
can hold you back. You own sunglasses now.
And you own the Earth streets.
But the only thing you can't control...
...is yourself.
Creating Characters
1 Choose a caste of Martian: Aihai,
Barsoom, Exigius, Mortax, Twiki, or
Zorotl. (See next page!)
2 Assign 4, 3, 2 to these stats:
• HUMAN (using Earth tech, talking to
humans, maintaining your disguise)
• MARTIAN (doing science, using Martian
tech, talking to other Martians)
• RAVE (strength and stamina, rocking out)
3 Choose four things you're good at
(e.g. science, driving cars, telekinesis,
fighting, being sneaky, socialising, partying
hard) and assign 3, 2, 2, 1 to them.
4 Write down an Attitude, a word or two
that describes how you act.
Doing Things
When you do something risky, roll d10s to find
out how it goes.
Choose a relevant Stat and Talent. Roll +1d for
every point in your Stat, +1d for every point in
your Talent, and +1d if your Caste gives you a
bonus to that thing.
A 7+ is a success. Every 10 explodes: roll +1d.
0 If none of your dice succeed, you
screwed up. The GM says how.
1 With one success, you scrape by. The
GM adds a complication, harm, or cost.
2 With two success, you do whatever
you were trying to do. Nice!
3 With three success, it’s a critical! The
GM tells you some extra effect you get.
4 If you roll more 1s than successes,
you also make a MARTIAN MISTAKE.
Helping: If you want to help someone else,
describe how you help and make your own roll.
If you succeed, give them +1d. If you make a
MARTIAN MISTAKE, it affects them too.
by Ettin
The Conspiracy
Martians are aliens disguised as humans thanks
to advanced alien tech. Each has a "Martian
form" and a "Human form", which they might
like better.
Martian society was destroyed over a century
ago by the Collapse, a psionic disaster that
retroactively erased all traces of its existence.
Most survivors fled to Earth. It's very sad.
Most Martians are either Ravers, who want to
stay here, party, and be human, or Watchers,
who want to learn how the Collapse happened
and either reverse it or settle a new planet.
The rest are the Greys, who disguised as a
different type of alien to secretly influence the
government. Their exact goals are unclear but
they often manipulate the other factions.
Staying Hidden
When you screw up and risk exposing yourself,
+1 Red. When you make a MARTIAN MISTAKE,
+1 Red. You may also get +1 Red to reroll all
your dice in an emergency.
At 5 Red, the Greys send you a warning. At
8 Red, the government takes you. If you do
something very helpful for a human, -1 Red
and roll 1d; if you succeed, -1 Red.

Aihai
The priests of Mars. Aihai are tall and lizardlike,
with extra limb joints. They were once enslaved
by the alien god Vulthoom, who they fear sleeps
somewhere on Earth now.
Bonuses: Earth religion and history, psionically
communing with alien gods for advice, running
and jumping
Barsoom
Barsoomians could be leaders, common
folk, or slaves, but they were thought of as
the warrior-poets of Mars. Their true form is
basically a hot, slightly red Earthling. Most of
them are Ravers.
Bonuses: Feats of endurance, creative arts
(choose one), fighting with cool swords
Exigius
An Exigian has too many eyes and limbs, it's
super weird. But also, they have psi powers!
The Exigians lead the Greys, but can be found
in every faction.
Bonuses: Telekinesis, repairing Martian tech,
creating psionic illusions
Mortax
Literally engineered to be soldiers and pilots,
the Mortax are sinewy, tentacled, and only
slightly humanoid. Most either struggle to fit in
on Earth or get a little too into the rave scene.
Bonuses: Feats of strength, driving vehicles,
fighting with ranged weapons
Twiki
Twiki are robots made to serve Martians. Every
Martian used to have one, kind of like a really
nice cellphone. Since arriving on Earth most
have developed some degree of autonomy.
They can also make and receive phone calls.
Bonuses: Hacking Earth technology, shrugging
off bullets and lasers, helping others
Zorotl
The explorers and researchers of Mars. The
Zorotl's true form is small and blue (da ba
dee). They tend to be Watchers, but are easily
swayed to the Ravers by funky Earth beats.
Bonuses: Building Martian superscience out
of mundane Earth electronics, noticing things,
climbing and dancing
The world is much like our own, only darker.
Be sad about the Collapse. Have Martians
throw themselves into raves to forget about it.
Assume alien conspiracies are at least partly
real, except the ones about how aliens built the
pyramids. Humans know how to stack rocks
on top of each other, Kevin.
martian missions...
1. Throw the ULTIMATE PARTY, yo
2. Run some "errands" for the Greys for a reward
3. Reactivate an ancient, hidden Martian research base
4. Throw some Majestic-12 agents off your trail
5. Investigate a lead on the Collapse's psionic origins
6. Rescue a friend from Area 51
but get a load of this...
1. It turns out (1-3 werewolves 4-6 vampires) are real
2. The Greys mess with you to serve their own ends
3. You also get a chance to have sloppy Earth makeouts
4. You're being chased by a trenchcoat-wearing ufologist
5. A friend (roll 1d6 for caste) needs an urgent favor
6. A human friend/neighbour unwittingly gets in your way
aliens and other supernatural beings...
1. Migou: Kidnap humans, sometimes you by mistake
2. Gillmen: Prehistoric amphibians, grumpy buzz-killers
3. NOVA: Earth military robots built with Martian tech
4. Snakemen: Alien reptiles plotting an Earth invasion
5. Delta Red: Ex-government agents, after the Greys
6. Grays: Forgotten clones of a people you thought dead
7. Futurians: Humans from the future with your tech
8. Mysterians: Blew up their own planet ages ago
9. Xiliens: Evil geneticists who hate good music
10. Flumphs: Dangerous aliens fleeing a greater threat