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:
So close!
almost 6 years ago
– Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 08:11:22 AM
Hey everyone
We are inching ever closer to having full-colour art... progress is coming in fits and starts but we are nearly there.
Since my last update, there's some new stuff to report!
First, I made a little video explaining the core rules to Flotsam. If you've been wondering how it all works, you can get an overview here:
I have also had a couple of interviews recently that you might be interested in. One was with Angel of Hijos Del Rol:
The second was with Jason Cordova of The Gauntlet:
Both were really great interviews, where we got into general discussion about game design as well as Flotsam in particular. Check them out!
Cheers
Josh
Flotsam actual play
almost 6 years ago
– Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 12:42:47 PM
Hello everyone!
There are now over 300 of you, and we're halfway to our first stretch goal. More are joining every day, which is wonderful. I'm excited to see the game with full-colour illustrations - a little over £1000 to go and we'll unlock it!
I thought you'd like to know that Becky Annison (co-designer of Lovecraftesque, designer of When the Dark is Gone, and my other half) has recorded an Actual Play of Flotsam with our friends Simon and Isa. It's only an hour and a half, including initial rules teaching and setup. If you want to get straight to the first scene, it kicks in around about the 18 minute mark.
It's great to be able to share an Actual Play. If you play the game and have feedback, or would like to share an AP of your own, get in touch - I'd love to see it.
Cheers
Josh
Ask questions!
almost 6 years ago
– Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 01:35:09 PM
Hi all
I wanted to let you know that I'll be interviewing with Hijos Del Rol tomorrow (Tuesday) at 8pm UK time (that's 3pm EST). If you'd like to know more about Flotsam, check the interview out - and if you're around tomorrow then come along and I'll answer your questions.
