SMASH & GRAB

A real-time mothership misadventure

This is a two-page, print-at-home trifold module.

It can be purchased at drivethruRPG.com!

THE JOB

You've been hired for what should be a routine extraction: a perfectly safe "smash and grab" survey mission on an uninhabited asteroid. Use standard-issue equipment to excavate valuable assets from rock formations, and gather them for extraction.

But time is running out. The asteroid is headed toward a brown dwarf, and extraction becomes impossible after three hours.

Played in real time.

FEATURES

• Real-time mining adventure: Use actual stopwatches or our optional online timer tool to create mounting tension as players race against the clock.
• High-risk, high-reward gameplay: Will your crew escape with their lives and valuable xenominerals, or become another casualty of corporate greed?
• Complete Mining Discovery Roll table: 100 unique and bizarre xenomineral discoveries that could make your crew rich—if they survive.
• Detailed temple map: Explore the tip of an ancient space-faring ziggurat with ten distinct areas.
• Deadly guardian: Face "The Last Caretaker," a cybernetically augmented priest-guardian who will protect the temple's secrets at any cost.
• Easy-to-run drilling mechanics: Simple equipment usage rules keep the focus on exploration and survival.
• Compatible with Mothership 1E: Designed for the award-winning Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG.

CONTENTS

• Complete "Smash & Grab" trifold module (two letter-sized pages front and back)
• Mining Discovery Roll table with 100 unique xenomineral findings
• Detailed map of the ziggurat temple complex
• NPC stats for "The Last Caretaker"
• Equipment rules for mining operations
• Optional free online timer tool (QR code included)

CREDITS

• Writing & Game Design: Dave Thaumavore (Itch, Bsky, YouTube)
• Illustrations & Title: ░ (Itch, Bsky)
• Map: Akuma (Itch)
• Editor: Myrmidont (Itch)

Initially released as part of the TripTech Gamejam May 2025.

It can be purchased at drivethruRPG.com!