Universe at Your Door : The Traveller
A downloadable game
Your Mission
You are on a mission to investigate extrasolar planets, gather and share knowledge and do no harm. You live on your ship and venture out onto planets to research and interact.
As the Traveller, specialist, crew member and former earth dwelling human you make a record of your journey for an Earth that may never see it or hear it.
Universe at your door - The Traveller is a Solo journaling game, powered by Sentinel, that explores the life of The Traveller.
Inspired by To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers.
It was written for the Powered by Sentinel jam hosted by Meghan Cross
Currently all purchases of this game are going towards giving the game a full visual makeover, with beautiful art and graphic design from Nala wu Nala J. Wu - Portfolio - Graphic Design (naladraws.com) .
To Play
To play Universe at your door you will need a standard deck of playing cards. a set of polyhedral dice (d4, d6, d8, d10, d20), and a way of recording your logs, written, audio or visual.
Safety
This Game contains themes of
- Loss/Grief
- Temporary body/genetic modification
- Exploration
- Vast open spaces
- Interpersonal relationships
- The Unknown
Community
We collectively worked to make this programme a possibility, came together and made this reach for the stars a reality. A universe explored and learnt for the people. We provided a mandate and we eagerly await the knowledge you've gained, the stories you have to share.
It is our solemn wish that we can share community with each other here, keep each other company whilst those few venture into the unknown.
This community is here for you to share your logs of your play throughs as the traveller, to create and engage with each other.
There is no right way to play this game and we encourage you to explore the game in your own way, but feel free to join us in discussion and building a community that looks to the stars.
This Game is actively about communities building and working together to make beautiful things possible, caring for each other and using collective action to reach the stars. This game and community is not for bigots, incl Nazis, Racists, Transphobes, Homophobes and more. It will always uplift LGBTQIA+ , Disabled and voices of the global majority, just make sure you check your biases too. All non bigots are welcome.
Status | In development |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 total ratings) |
Author | Lola Johnson |
Tags | Itch Funding, journaling, Singleplayer, Solo RPG, Space, Tabletop role-playing game |
Average session | About an hour |
Languages | English |
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $10 USD. You will get access to the following files:
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Community Copies
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