XENOARCHEOLOGY

Xenoarcheology is a solo excavation log ttrpg. 
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My Patrons (all tiers) get this game for free, so if you want to check it out, here's the link for my Patreon.
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A human expedition has arrived before you to this distant point in this distant Solar System, and they have found some rather conclusive evidence regarding the last life forms to ever inhabit the surface of the planet Atis. This remarkable discovery prompted the International Space Association to assign you as the lead investigator and archeologist on a new expedition, whose goal is to uncover the mystery behind the disappearance or extinction of this species. the fact that the local species have disappeared, moved on, or gone extinct. Scans indicate that Atis, located in its system’s goldilocks zone and possessing a nitrogen-oxygen heavy atmosphere, is a terraforming candidate planet to support human life, making it a priority to investigate further. There are clear signs that another sentient species with the capacity for social organization and language lived on this planet long ago

You’re the first xenoarcheologist to set foot in Atis. Your objectives are as follows: - investigate the archeological remains of this species - catalog these remains - keep them safe and in a state of preservation so they can be studied in a lab - formulate a hypothesis based on your findings - formulate a theory, if possible, about the previous inhabitants 

REQUIREMENTS

This game is for one person, it takes approximately an hour and a half of playing, it needs a d6, something to write down on, and a set of cards, and it has a legacy feature in case you can't get a theory on your first run. 

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A GIFT TO Y'ALL:   Sam Leigh has made a wonderful commissioned playlist for the game, you can find it here 

Spotify: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7sNEGtSHJoS8qpcsNpAdLl?si=011981eb93fb4883&nd=...

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwfG3TXKHogRHf3k2XGzY6GuLDBUO_BQw

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Here you can see an actual play by Jack

Here you can see Heesan Yongdi talking about the game! 

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Here's an actual play (in Spanish) of the ashcan
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This is an Interview with RPGInternationale about this game and other stuff

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If I get over 150 USD I will add more tables to have more options at the moment of creating the logs. Mapping rules  FUNDED ON THE FIRST DAY 250 USD: The fantastic Misha Panarin will add some flavorful hard sci-fi related to atmospheric, astronomical, and geological aspects that will affect the results of the excavation! FUNDED ON THE SECOND DAY

300 USD: The amazing Theta Chun happens to be an expert on astrobiology and they will write an intro on the subject for our delight! FUNDED ON THE SECOND DAY

350 USD:  getting a "standards and guidance" document from the magnificent Andreas Puhl, who happens to be an archeologist and obviously knows much more than me about this. FUNDED ON THE THIRD DAY At this point, the game is complete. BUT it would be nice to get to 550 USD, that's the point at which by industry standards I'd get paid for writing the game.