Shadow in the Stars

Solo RPG by Table Cat Games

Battle for survival and try to make sense of the universe and your past in this rogue-like solo tabletop roleplaying game that’s inspired by vintage video game art and gameplay.

Shadow in the Stars is a solo tabletop roleplaying game experience where you are a starfighter pilot with one mission: destroy the enemy home world. 

Face off against powerful defenses and skilled enemies, while flying the most advanced weapon in the galaxy.

But you have a problem. You have no memories and you have no idea who you’re attacking or why.  

The Shadow in the Stars pilot’s manual (aka game book) features the player (you) facing a series deadly hazards, enemy defenses, and challenging bosses at increasing difficulty until you can finally destroy the enemy home world.  

Highlights 

• A Morally Grey Mission: You’re tasked with literally ending billions of lives and you’re not sure why. Put together the pieces as you attempt to complete the mission. Is your cause just? Or are you a puppet of evil masters?
• Tough Choices: Do you launch a missile and increase your stress or play it safe with a regular laser attack? Do you use that last drone to repair your nearly depleted hull or heal yourself? Do you sacrifice health for a major bonus to an attack? These are the kind of tough choices you face while playing.
• Journaling: At the end of each stage jot down notes in a mission log to capture and reflect on the often bizarre things you’ve seen and the revelations you have.
• Scoring Points: Earn a high score and try to beat it! Better yet, submit your score to get on the Table Cat Games leaderboard to see where you rank among other players across the globe.
• Rogue Like Gameplay: You’ll likely die in a number of horrific ways as you fight your way through waves of enemies, but it’s easy and quick to pick right back up and try again.   

Includes 

• Game book
• Printable tokens
• Printable character sheet, map, journal page (mission log)
• Interactive pdf of character sheet, map, journal page (mission log)

Shadow in the Stars is available through DriveThruRPG in PDF.

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