Fall of the Free Rim: A Space Western Setting for Darkspace.

A space-western sandbox, that takes place at the edge of known space, designed for Darkspace & Shadowdark RPG.

Designed to tug at the heartstrings of your players, this 150+ page sandbox setting walks the morally gray line that only frontier justice can deliver.

The long reaching arm of the earth-born Alada Corp has finally placed a finger on the sand-covered planet of Oster, arriving with industry and a new order. 

The indigenous Kinkari have fought against Alada Corp, for nearly two orbits, and they've just landed their best blow. 

But Santiago Alada seems hellbent on draining this planet of its resources, and he's got deep pockets. 

The choices belong to your players. What they do here will shape the fate of the rim. 

A Living World.

Inspired by games like Secret of the Black Crag and Fallout: New Vegas, Fall of the Free Rim is a sci-fi sandbox that changes, with or without the help of your players.

The setting comes full of lore-rich locations, encounter tables, questline hooks, rumors, and memorable characters that ensure you’ll never play the same game twice.

Each faction has their own goal, their own secrets, and their own vision for this unassuming dust-ball, and as your party progresses in level, the factions progress toward their endgame.

There are level 1, level 3, and level 5 goals for each faction, each ramping up the stakes of the story.

One way or another, a great threat will rise in power. Which one (and if it can be stopped) will be entirely determined by your party.

A Full Saddlebag.

• Oster: A hand-drawn overland travel map (printer friendly, and VTT version).
• A travel guide that promises danger and adventure, with each journey.
• 10 lore-rich locations, tied to quests given along the way.
• Factions, Goals, and Secrets: Three formidable factions. Each is led by memorable and morally-complex characters, who divulge information only to those who are worthy of it. They have their own goals and are working toward them, throughout the game.
• Ruin at Renn's Take: a starter adventure that directly throws your players into the action and sets them off on their journey on the Rim.
• Tables: Encounter tables for each region, rumor tables for each faction (ripe for side-questing!)
• Marauder Manual: Includes stats for unique NPCs, and memorable wandering entities.
• Quickdraw!: A new mechanic that mixes Shadowdark’s lethality with that ‘high-noon duel’ cinematic feeling.
• Weapon & Armor Attachments: Upgrades to your party’s weapons and armor that apply conditions to their targets, change the battlefield, or deal powerful damage, all to fit that space-western flavor.
• Deputized: The first 90 backers within the U.S. can get the Boots & A Badge reward tier that comes with a limited edition vinyl sticker!
   

Stretch Goals

100% Human-Made

Written by (published sci-fi / horror author, huge nerd, and longtime Shadowdark GM) Dan Kirshtein.

Illustrations will be done by (wonderfully talented TTRPG artist) Hugo Benetti

PDF and Print-On-Demand Fulfillment

PDF and Print-On-Demand fulfillment will be handled by DrivethruRPG. When the setting is ready, you will receive an email containing a link to the pdf downloads and Print-On-Demand books.