Out of Orbit — A troupe survival TTRPG by Andrew Beauman

Out of Orbit is a troupe survival TTRPG by Andrew Beauman funding as a part of Kickstarter’s Zine Quest during the month of February. The project aims to raise $3,000 to produce the book and pay for the labor to design, write, layout, and edit the game.  

Crash Landed on an Alien World

Stranded far off course, with no hope of immediate rescue, take control of a group of survivors—crew and passengers of a crashed starship—on an uncharted and alien world.

In Out of Orbit, survival is paramount. Meet your survivors, build your camp, explore the planet, and endure the impending threat of the local life forms as your group struggles to find your way off the planet - or build a new home. 

In this troupe survival RPG for 3-6 players and 1 gamemaster, you’ll collectively roll to generate characters, manage resources at camp, and send multiple teams of survivors out on missions to explore the planet.

Out of Orbit is a game for three to six players and one gamemaster, featuring the Entwine RPG system, emphasizing collaboration, improvisation, and teamwork. The game flows through a dynamic cycle of dangerous missions and vital downtime as your survivors gather resources, uncover mysteries, and face the mounting tensions of a fractured community.

Will you band together, break apart, or adapt to your new reality? The choice is yours.

About the Game

• A 100-page book with all the rules you need to play.
• Uses the Entwine RPG system from Battle School by Andrew Beauman
• Rules for characters, a camp/mission cycle, flashbacks, and exploration
• Troupe-style gameplay where players share ownership on a large group of survivors that they deploy on missions into the wilds of the planet they crashed on.
• Inspired by shows like: LOST, The Expanse, and Scavengers Reign
• Inspired by games like: Band of Blades, Microscope

Credits

Game Designer, Artist, & Layout: Andrew Beauman (Battle School)

Editor: Will Jobst

Will Jobst is an award-winning game designer, publisher, and editor, with previous projects including This Discord Has Ghosts in It, TORQ, Black Mass, and more. Find their games at goodluckpress.co

Links

You can find all of Andrew’s updated links and information on the game at andrewbeauman.com

Interview on Matt Caulder’s Whatcha Doing? Podcast

Social Media Links

You can find Andrew Beauman on Bluesky and Youtube

You can listen to Andrew’s podcast, One Shot’s Tavern, here

Art Assets

The primary art & promotional assets for Out of Orbit can be found here.