Radio Free Hekate
A downloadable game
Deep in the Hekate sector, a Pure Transmission orbital broadcast facility orbits an ice moon. The Crew has been hired by the radical anarchist group Analog Survey to infiltrate the station with a stolen company shuttle. They are to broadcast a coded message via cassette tape to other guerilla operatives. With permission to use any means necessary, it should be a simple job, but that's rarely true in the Hekate sector.
Radio Free Hekate is a pamphlet adventure compatible with the Mothership RPG. It can be ran as a one-shot, as part of an existing campaign or as the first in a series of forthcoming Hekate Sector modules. Featuring original artwork by Amanda Lee Franck, along with editing and development by David Wilkie. The pamphlet also comes with a slew of digital aids and audio ephemera including:
- "Radio Broadcast" mix with over 4 hours of carefully curated music
- Original song by Bonnie Jeanne to be used as the coded message
- 7 air breaks from DJ Satellite Love
- 4 radio advertisements
- 3 station IDs
- VTT map with custom tokens
- Player-facing maps
NOTE: Physical copies now available via TKG!
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This product is based on the Mothership Sci-Fi Horror Role Playing Game, published by Tuesday Knight Games. This product is published under license. Mothership RPG is a trademark of Tuesday Knight Games. All rights reserved. For additional information, visit www.tuesdayknightgames.com or contact contact@tuesdayknightgames.com.
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Some of the songs in the YouTube playlist were delisted.
Other than that, excellent module!
Ah shoot! To be fair, that playlist was created a few years back. All of the module specific videos (like Bonnie’s song, the air breaks and fake ads) should still be available. Here’s a link to a playlist with just those:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD2wVeFQzQNqrfSyGdvzmtLGpOTL9q4n1&si=m0jTnAMAbC4chTtL
Just got this and it looks very cool! Planning to run it soon. Just a couple of questions:
Thanks!
Hey there! Thanks for picking it up. Space limitations make it hard to cover everything in a module, but I’m happy to answer your questions based on how I’ve ran it!
1. The keycard reader on the DJ booth is disconnected, but that has sealed the door. Getting in requires loudly forcing the door, or repairing/jury rigging the reader and using the card. Regarding just waltzing in, that’s possible with enough luck, but as soon as the DJ is freed or broadcast is interrupted, the Radioheads descend in the booth.
2. No, the airlock to the antenna doesn’t require a keycard.
3. The rigging gun damage is to be in line with the Player’s Survival Guide. It does 1d10 dmg on a hit, then 2d10 more damage if removed. I’d rule they also use loose tools, or improvised weapons and have that be 1d10 dmg
4. This is vague in the module, but I was imagining a worker roster stored in the office that lists the number of androids on station, to indicate to the players how many they can expect.
5. The Radioheads attack violently, trying to subdue the Crew and injure any that are directly interfering with the broadcast. Their goal is to restrain any free humans, bring them to the “listening room” in the mechanical rooms, and keep the broadcast going with PTC programming.
6. I’d roll with the situation here. You have some leeway as warden in how you want to handle the androids. I’d say that generally speaking they work to subdue the characters which may involve injuring them first. If crew start destroying equipment or kill/free the DJ, they’ll be more heavy handed.
I hope this helps and you enjoy the session!
Thank you so much! Yeah, no shade, I know fitting and adventure on such a small form factor is no small feat, so major props for having designed this one. It really inspired me, which is why I wanted to make sure to get it right.
And sorry for the rigging gun blunder, I didn't realise that it was a weapon from the PSG, my bad!
No worries at all! I’m happy to help. I’ve shifted to using “(see PSG)” on things that exist in the players guide to avoid this very confusion. I hope you have a good time running it!
Hey, this is currently categorized as a Game instead of a Physical Game here on Itch, which is probably hiding it from a lot of Mothership fans!
I think you accidentally posted the Digital version of this twice.
Is this compatible with Thousand Empty Light?
Great stuff. Can't wait to run this
It means a lot coming from you!
A well laid-out module, a ton-load of assets, and an entire curated soundtrack. If you're reading this - get it!
Thank you for the kind words!
Really killer stuff! I can't wait for more Hekate if it's all gonna be this good.
Thank you so much! I can’t give away too much now, but the next Hekate module will tie directly into this one.
Just ran this as an intro to MoSh for a crew of 5e folks, and it went wonderfully! Can't praise this enough <3
I know you included the QR code, but having an actual URL for the playlist somewhere in the doc would be nice.
Good call! I am adding that to the uploads. You can also click this URL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD2wVeFQzQNqasSG-hFZrDavTbc0WkH2G