Tanuki Games

Mothership: Dead Popes

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$3.54 $4.99 In stock

Category: Role Playing Games

CW: blood, gore

Holy shit. You’ve heard rumours about the DEAD POPES, the past CEOs of the infamous Zashmo Corp. ensconced within a lavish cryogenic vessel. And now it’s clear from the crimson crest that the very vessel is free-floating before your eyes.

DEAD POPES is a minimal Mothership module designed to fit on an A4 trifold (roll fold). In truth, the idea for it came to me in a dream.

What if there was a dungeon of reverentially sealed papal apartments... but make it space

The module presents 5 different micro-scenarios to choose from:

  1. Life Support
  2. Cult of the Corp.
  3. Hell Spiral
  4. Unwilling Host
  5. Execute Orders

These scenarios are about as barebones as you can probably get and would be an interesting choice to try to solo using Thousand Empty Light's solo rules. Otherwise, DEAD POPES probably requires a Warden willing to extrapolate and embellish.

It's completely un-playtested. Go ahead and break something. And then tell me about it.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 3 reviews)

Carter P. ★★★★★

The cold-open lore about the dead popes sealed in cryo really hooked me, and the blood-and-gore CW description isn't hype—the writing leans into that darkness without pulling punches. I found myself flipping back through the crimson crest imagery to catch details I'd missed the first time.

Leo ★★★★★

The crimson crest on the cover alone sold me, but the whole dead-CEO cryogenic vibe is so gloriously grim it pulls you in before you even roll dice. Blood and gore warnings aside, the setup’s got that perfect mix of horror and corporate satire that keeps my group arguing over what to do next.

Emily ★★★★★

The cryogenic vessel setting is genuinely terrifying, and the blood-soaked lore around the Dead Popes had my group on edge the whole session. The crimson crest detail alone sparked an hour of paranoid debate. We’re already planning our next run.