The other day, I browsed the Internet for a freely available adventure setting that takes inspiration from sci-fi B-movies. Unfortunately, the search was not fruitful. Since then, my mind has been churning with ideas. I’ve even started to write a draft that is slowly taking shape.
Below is a blurb that both players and Game Masters would be encouraged to read to sell them on the adventure:
A haunting, piercing whistle can be heard on the wind. Meteors of all colors streak across the sky — even visible during the daytime. Something weird is going on in the Valley Under Mesa; the inhabitants of the Settlement can feel it. They would know, for outsiders always comment on the strangeness of the Valley. Those that stay and call the Settlement home are accustomed to a certain level of the unusual. The recent events are making even the inhabitants nervous.
There are already rumors of flying disks, self-replicating creatures made of metal, and bizarre other-world humans in tight pants. What made a blacksmith’s tools stick to the ceiling? Why are the royal guardsmen grumbling about missing comrades? How did Farmer Luem’s cow get that extra head?
Those in the Valley (and the areas beyond it) are used to magic. The practitioners of that art are common enough. These happenings are different. They’re something more than just magic.
Things are bound to change a lot between now and a completed draft (I’m not sold on the town being called “the Settlement” for one), but the above should give an idea of what I’m going for here. The plan is to share this adventure freely once it’s finished.
There’s still lots to be done before the draft could even be shared for feedback, but it’s great to see the ideas on (digital) paper.