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Flotsam: Adrift Amongst the Stars

Created by Josh Fox and Becky Annison

Flotsam: Adrift Amongst the Stars is a roleplaying game about outcasts, renegades and misfits living in the belly of a space station, in the shadow of a more prosperous society. You play through their everyday lives, interpersonal relationships and small-scale drama in the Below, a dangerous world where poverty, social strife and gang conflict sit side-by-side with alien technology and supernatural weirdness. Imagine the Belters of the Expanse watching as Earth and Mars shape their lives, the civilians in Battlestar Galactica living with the decisions made by the military and the folk of Downbelow in Babylon 5, abandoned to destitution and squalor by those who built the station. This game is about characters like that. The game is GMless and diceless, with rules that point your characters at each other and bring their relationships into sharp focus. They help you create a rich setting, flawed characters, and charged relationships which develop over time. You'll watch your characters evolve and change before your eyes. It's really cool.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Artist bonuses
over 4 years ago – Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 11:13:36 PM

Hi all

I just thought you'd like to know that, with Flotsam printed and all Kickstarter copies fulfilled[*], I only ended up spending about 15% of the project contingency budget. Considering that my last Kickstarter project used slightly over 100% of the contingency budget, I'm really happy with this result.

I said at the start of the project that I would give equal shares of any leftover contingency money to myself and each of my artists, so this has meant that I've been able to give sizeable bonuses to Anna, Claudia and Stí. It's wonderful to be able to give them an extra reward for their hard work.

Thanks for helping to make it happen!

Cheers

Josh

[*] Unless you're one of the handful of people who haven't completed your Backerkit survey, you should have your copy now. Get in touch if you haven't!

Scenario packs
over 4 years ago – Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 12:01:03 AM

Hi everyone

The final versions of the Flotsam reference sheets and scenario packs are now available to download on the Black Armada website.

You can get them here: https://blackarmada.com/flotsam-downloads/

That's about it from the Flotsam Kickstarter. Thankyou for all your support and encouragement - I couldn't have made this game without you, the backers.

We've got more great stuff coming in future, so please do follow us on kickstarter, subscribe to our mailling list or (even better) back our Patreon to help us make more fantastic games.

Cheers!

Josh

US rewards are on their way
almost 5 years ago – Fri, Jul 05, 2019 at 02:34:40 AM

Hi everyone

Flotsam has been seen in the wild! I'm aware of books arriving all across Europe, and have travelled as far as Malaysia.

However, there have been some delays with getting the books to US customers. Customs held them up for a week before they even arrived on US soil. After that, due to what I can only describe as communications problems, there was a further delay getting them sent out from my US shipping partner. I had expected them to go out around 17th June, but these problems have added two weeks to that.

The good news is, they're now on their way. Books have started leaving the warehouse, and they should all be despatched by tomorrow. So although I'm not sure how fast US post is, I expect customers will start receiving them in the next week.

You won't have to wait much longer. Just to whet your appetite, here's some pictures of what you'll be getting.

I'm super-pleased with the product and I'm excited that it will soon be in your hands.

Thanks for all your support.

Cheers


Josh

Flotsam PDFs on Drivethru
almost 5 years ago – Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 12:33:18 AM

Hi everyone

With apologies for the flurry of updates recently: I wanted to let you know that, after a backer requested it, I have sent you all complimentary copies of the Flotsam PDF on DrivethruRPG.

You should have received an email to the address you entered in the Backerkit survey with a link to collect your copy. If you have any difficulty accessing it, let me know and I'll see if I can help.

The PDF is exactly the same as the one you already have - it just means you can put it in your DrivethruRPG library, if you want to. If you don't, then you can ignore the email.

Cheers

Josh

Books away!
almost 5 years ago – Fri, Jun 07, 2019 at 01:20:29 PM

Hi everyone

The overwhelming majority of the physical rewards were despatched from the warehouse yesterday. These are in two main groups:

  • A large shipment of books which have been sent to Indie Press Revolution in the US, who will then package and send to US backers
  • All the remaining rewards which have been sent individually

For US backers, I want to make you aware that IPR are going to Origins and this seems likely to delay the onward shipping - probably best to assume they'll be shipped in the week beginning 17th June.

For non-US backers, your rewards are on their way. I imagine UK people will begin to see them show up in the next week, European backers will take a little longer and (as you're no doubt achingly familiar with) elsewhere in the world could take quite a while.

When you receive your rewards, it would be wonderful to see some selfies showing off your loot. If you post them to social media, please use the hashtag #flotsamrpg :)

Cheers


Josh