MAGIC AND LIFE AMONG THE STARS.

But every now and then, problems crop up;

Humans and spirits have lived on this generation broken pipes, lost crops, or even wayward spirits!
ship for longer than anyone can remember. For To maintain the peaceful lives you're all used to,
the most part, life is good. it's important to see to these problems ASAP.

►Locales. ►Folks.

1. An inter-hamlet schoolhouse 1. Bug, the kind old doctor.

2. A rowdy tavern 2. Woze, the friendly art professor.
3. A blighted field where crops can't grow 3. Junior, the rambunctious little tyke.
4. A network hub with thousands of cables 4. Roach, the eccentric chef.
5. The garage of the best mechanic around 5. Movrak, the introspective healer.
6. An archive where all the stories are kept 6. Liwen, the aloof wayward spirit hunter.
7. An abandoned construction site 7. Nikola, the traveling clown.
8. A huge pit that goes deep into the hull 8. Angelika, the sturdy hullscrapper.
9. A town where spirits are always tangible 9. Hanno, the elusive scout.
10. A hull cave where music is always playing 10. Filiki, the pleasant farmer.
11. An orchard of flame-colored fruit trees 11. Makatala, the joyous dancer.
12. A mysterious ghost hamlet 12. Namdar, the wise old spiriturge.
13. A mechanical "graveyard" of lost mechs 13. Xanim, the jack of all trades.
14. A trade hub near the center of the ship 14. Sewati, the traveling trader.
15. A traveling carnival with electronic games 15. Elias, the manipulative lorekeeper.
16. The entrance to the ship's engine room 16. Mikael, the overworked architect.
17. A shrine to the oldest spirit onboard 17. Lohcca, the knowledgeable engineer.
18. A town where "goes" magic went haywire 18. Dhuni, the quiet maintenance worker.
19. A wizard's tower full of spirits and secrets 19. Arsha, the spirit teacher.
20. The best pie shop in the galaxy. 20. Xiao, the boisterous athlete.

►Oddities. ►Spirits.

1. Storm in space that affects ship functions. 1. Omen, a psychic spirit made of metal.
2. Nebula that obstructs navigation. 2. Cinder, a flame spirit that wants hugs.
3. Spirit so powerful it claims to be a deity. 3. Stellin, the spirit of one of the ship's suns.
4. Radio signal from alien life. 4. Sophon, a spirit of communication.
5. Community of alien, interstellar spirits. 5. Warden, a spirit of protection and strength.
6. A Boltzmann brain. 6. Kappa, a water spirit that helps crops grow.
7. Two-dimensional bubbles in 3D space. 7. Angellik, a divine spirit from the old world.

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8. Radio signal from the Old World. 8. Avasha, the spirit of a now-extinct species.
9. Interstellar algae that adheres to the hull. 9. Cobble, a spirit of roads.
10. Wormhole that goes who-knows-where. 10. Slither, a spirit of snakes and bargains.
11. White hole. 11. Krixus, a warrior spirit adapting to peace.
12. Radio signal from another generation ship. 12. Fireheart, the spirit of an ancient tree.
13. Anti-magic zone (doesn't hurt spirits). 13. Grim, a death spirit that foretells tragedy.
14. Ripple in time that affects causality. 14. Codex, the spirit of the ship's archives.
15. Never before encountered element. 15. Gorgon, a spirit of family and stone.
16. Radio signal from a spirit in space. 16. Benzhuo, a clumsy rabbit spirit.
17. Four-dimensional bubbles in 3D space. 17. Thatch, a spirit of community and safety.
18. Neutron star rips spacetime around it. 18. Lucky Envoy, a traveling spirit of luck.
19. Black hole inside a Dyson swarm. 19. Deliph, a dolphin spirit with no ocean.
20. Radio signal from your ship - in the future! 20. Daughter, a shard of the Earth Mother. lo-fi sci-fantasy // harper jay
GENERATION SHIP
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RULES
PLAY: Players describe what their characters do.
The GM advises when their action is impossible,
demands a cost or extra steps, or presents a risk.
Players can revise plans before committing so as
to change goal/stakes. Only roll to avoid risk.
ROLLING: Roll a skill die — d6 by default, higher
with a relevant skill, or d4 if hindered by injury
or circumstances. If helped by circumstances, roll
an extra d6; if helped by an ally, they roll their
skill die and share the risk. Take the highest die.
1–2 Disaster. Suffer the full risk. GM decides
if you succeed at all. If risking death, you die.
3–4 Setback. A lesser consequence or partial
success. If risking death, you’re injured.
5+ Success. The higher the roll, the better.
If success can’t get you what you want (you
reach for the spirit but it's intangible!), you’ll at
least get useful info or set up an advantage
LOAD: Carry as much as makes sense; bulky
items must be carried by a vehicle.
DEFENSE: Say how one of your items breaks to
turn a hit into a brief hindrance. Broken gear is
useless until repaired.
HARM: Injuries take time and/or medical
attention to heal. If killed, make a new character
to introduce ASAP. Favor inclusion over realism.
CHARACTERS
►Skills start at d6.
Charm, Finesse, Focus, Grit, Muscle
►Come up with a name and choose your
character’s vocation. Each starts with an asset
and two pieces of gear.
Farmer: You provide food and animal goods.
Skilled in Grit (d8), start with a Heavy Mech, a
repair kit, and your smoking pipe.
Hullscrapper: You dig scrap out of the ship's hull.
Skilled in Muscle (d8), start with a Light Vehicle,
a crowbar, and a first aid kit.
Scout: You patrol the expanses between villages.
Skilled in Finesse (d8), start with a Light Mech,
binoculars, and your pet.
Spiriturge: You speak to the spirits and aid them.
Skilled in Focus (d8), start with a Spirit Ally, your
arcane tome, and prayer beads.
Trader: You carry much needed goods and gear.
Skilled in Charm (d8), start with a Heavy Vehicle,
Ⓢ
1d4 , and your ledger.
►Choose your starting loadout.
Ⓢ
Start with 2 . During play, you can remove 1 Ⓢ 5. It can possess and control objects.
and declare that you recently purchased an item.
You may trade one piece of gear for a piece of
gear of your choice (with GM approval). Choose
a weapon to defend yourself, just in case.
Describe your clothes.
FEATURES
►Mech features.
1. Its spirit has awakened.
2. It is fitted with extra armor.
3. It has a life support system.
4. It has a useful multitool in its limb.
5. It has radar/infrared/sonar detection.
6. It has a communication device within.
7. It has more than 2 arms or legs.
8. It is fitted with an ejector seat.
►Vehicle features.
1. It has an advanced autopilot.
2. It has even more cargo capacity.
3. It can travel over water.
4. It can fly for limited periods.
5. It has a mounted harpoon/grappling cable.
6. Its engine is completely silent.
7. Its onboard computer is highly advanced.
8. Its cab is comfortable to sleep in.
►Spirit features.
1. It has a corporeal form (it can touch things).
2. It has minor magic capability.
3. It can speak to any living thing.
4. It can awaken spirits within simple objects.
6. It has a smaller spirit ally of its own.
7. It can speak to the ship's hull.
8. It is very old, and very wise.
THREATS &
TALENTS
☐ Commune With Nature. Gain a spirit ally. Give
it a feature.
☐ Frugal. When gaining scrap, gain one more
(gain 1 scrap when taking this).
☐ Garage. Gain a vehicle or mech. Choose light or
heavy. Give it an feature.
☐ Good Friend. When helping, a 2 counts as a 3.
☐ Latent Power. Choose a magical style. You can
roll Focus to perform simple magic.
☐ Lone Wolf. When rolling without help, a 2
counts as a 3.
☐ Ol’ Reliable. Your mech or vehicle will always
get you somewhere safe before breaking down.
☐ Quick-Witted. Whenever determining who acts
first, the answer is you.
☐ Tune-Up. Give one of your assets an extra
feature.
☐ Custom Talent. Work with your GM to create a
unique talent.
►If you can use magic, you can choose Spell
Talents.
☐ Inner Strength. With great effort, you can roll
Focus in place of another skill.
☐ Nature’s Ally. You may magically manipulate
air, fire, and water.
☐ Second Sight. You can see spirits.
☐ Shield. You may roll Focus to take someone
else’s harm.
☐ Telekinesis. You can lift and manipulate light
objects within a few yards.
☐ Custom Spell. Work with your GM to create a

ADVANCEMENT: After an adventure, everyone
➡ ➡ ➡
increases a skill (none d8 d10 d12), gains
Ⓢ
d6 scrap ( ), and chooses a talent.
GM: Lead the group in setting lines not to cross
in play. Fast-forward, pause, or rewind/redo for
pacing and safety; invite players to do likewise.
Describe characters in terms of behaviors, risks,
and obstacles, not skill dice. Present dilemmas
you don’t know how to solve. Move spotlight to
give all time to shine. Test as needed for bad
luck (e.g., run out of energy, or into wayward
spirits) — roll a die to check for (1– 2) trouble
or (3–4) signs of it. Improvise rulings to cover
gaps in rules; during a break, revise
unsatisfactory rulings as a group.
►Customize your Asset.
Invent, choose, or roll to determine a mech,
vehicle, or spirit feature. Roll an extra skill die
when that feature is useful. Heavy assets are
sturdy and can carry two bulky objects, but they
are slow and awkward. Light assets are quick and
maneuverable, but they are less resilient and can
only carry one bulky object. Describe your asset.
Name it, if desired.
►Decide if you can use magic.
If so, choose a style; destructive, curative, or
utilitarian. Roll Focus to perform simple magic.
If not, gain an asset feature and a piece of gear.
JOBS
unique spell.
►Among the hundreds of square miles of farmland and plains, threats both natural and contrived can
arise. The villages are peaceful, but beyond their walls lies danger.
1. A wayward spirit threatens the stability of a local aqueduct. If the aqueduct is destroyed, we might
lose our crops! How can you help the spirit find peace?
2. A hullscrapper recently went missing, and the ship's AI has had all of its senses blocked within the
area. What could be happening there?
3. Animals and people are going missing. They were last seen near a sinkhole that leads into the
ship's hull. What caused it?
4. The spirit of a mech has awakened and taken over the mech itself. It demands to be free. How will
you help it find a new life?
5. A human magician has decided they want to leave the ship! This cannot be done without
damaging the hull. How will you stop them?
6. An interstellar asteroid has hit the ship, and systems are failing all throughout. It feels like the end
of days. What do you do?