The Substratum Expedition Launches Soon!

On March 26th, the campaign begins for The Substratum Protocol TTRPG!

Hello!

Our next game is primed for launch: The Substratum Protocol, the apocalyptic mystery TTRPG! Join the expedition of scientists heading to the center of the Earth to stop whatever is splitting our planet open.

Join us on Tuesday, March 26th at 8AM Pacific (10AM Eastern) for the launch of the campaign and delve into the apocalyptic world (and get your hands on the free preview PDF)!

We have spent the last 8 months working on Substratum Protocol, and are incredibly excited to get this scifi and cosmic horror mystery game into your hands.

Welcome to the Expedition Briefing, Scientist.

A Free Preview During the Campaign

Make sure to stop by the campaign page at launch and grab your free preview copy of the Substratum Protocol!

The free preview contains the first 38 pages of the game, which includes the rules, character creation, and more. Perfect if you want to get a head start on playing the game now, or you just want to read up on the cool ways we use degrading dice and playing cards for actions and your exosuit powers.

Updated Cover Art

Those who signed up for the campaign earlier in the year may not have noticed that we commissioned a new cover by Galen Pejeau! The new illustration shows the Fracture Observatory, overlooking the massive fracture that is splitting open the Earth.

A New Creature Appears

The Substratum Protocol comes with a small bestiary. It includes a rapid lookup table along with longer descriptions, we call Field Notes. The goal of the bestiary is to provide hooks and interesting creatures for players and the GM to discover and build details for collaboratively. Many creatures have explicit dangers, while others contain hints to powers or abilities. 

Regardless of their descriptions, we always encourage players to add their own ideas about the creatures based upon the themes of their game and what sector the creature is discovered in.

Name: Geobear
Rapid Description: Mineral colony. Slow. Strong.
Field Notes: A large, lumbering creature created from colonies of minerals and microorganisms taking on a bear shape, the Geobear is slow moving, incredibly strong, and endlessly patient.  As they grow, they develop additional legs to carry their incredible weight. Recently discovered stylized drawings of Geobears have been interpreted as symbols of the constant flow of time.

Actual Plays and Reviews!

Actual plays and reviews are already beginning to drop, make sure to check out the following videos as people play through the game and give their reviews.

Going Questing does a deep dive overview of the rules and their thoughts along with character creation. It’s definitely worth watching!

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Thank you for all your support for our games. We couldn’t do this without you!

Andy Boyd
Pandion Games

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