Begin Transmission

Command Centre:

BEGIN TRANSMISSION
  >> EXPLORE ~> RIDGE / HILL;
  >> SCAN ~> STRUCTURE; 
  >> COLLECT ~> ARTIFACT; 
  >> TRANSMIT ~> AUDIO; 
END TRANSMISSION

Rover:

BEGIN TRANSMISSION
  >> HILL ASCENT INITIATED; LOCATION: RIDGE ALPHA. VISIBILITY: 33%;
  >> SCAN COMPLETE; STRUCTURE IDENTIFIED: DOME-SHAPED; MATERIAL: UNKNOWN;
  >> ARTIFACT RECOVERED: METALLIC ORB; ENGRAVED WITH GEOMETRIC SYMBOLS; EMITS LOW-FREQUENCY HUM; 
  >> AUDIO TRANSMISSION: SOUND VIBRATIONS EMANATING FROM ARTIFACT; SIGNAL STRENGTH: GOOD; TRANSMISSION SUCCESSFUL;
END TRANSMISSION

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*** NOTE: SOLO RULES ARE IN THE WORKS ***

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THE GAME

BEGIN TRANSMISSION is a two-player letter-writing roleplaying game about planet exploration. One player takes on the role of an autonomous Rover exploring distant, unknown planets. The other plays the Command Centre, issuing mission instructions and documenting the rover’s findings.

The game was written with sending physical letters in mind to simulate the duration a transmission will take to reach their destination when communicating with a rover on a distant planet. However, nothing stops you from using a digital method of correspondence if you want a quicker play, or if sending physical mail is not convenient.

The Round:

1. The Command Centre draws cards and consults the tasks tables to create the mission instructions and send them to the Rover.
2. The Rover receives the instructions and writes a report based on them, using their imagination and/or the examples from the task tables at the end of the book and sends it back to the Command Centre.
3. The Command Centre receives and logs the report and sends new instructions back to the Rover.
4. Continue the exchange using the steps 1-3.

Game Details:

• Game Type: Letter-writing game
• Players: 2
• PDF length: ~11 pages (including covers)

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MATERIALS NEEDED

• A standard deck of cards with the jokers removed (Command Centre only)
• Required materials for your preferred method of correspondence such as paper, envelopes and pen/pencil.

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CREDITS

• Cover Photo by Casey Horner on Unsplash
• Space Station Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay
• Rover Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay 
• Astronaut Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay

Written by Koke RPGs

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CONTACT

📬 Contact me at: koke.makes.games@gmail.com or koke.rpgs@gmail.com.

Any feedback, questions, comments and ratings are welcomed. 

Thanks!

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