The Substratum Protocol is a scientific initiative to explore and investigate an unnatural, cosmic portal that has appeared at the very center of the Earth's core. At the time of its arrival, a massive fracture split the planet and swallowed entire cities. The first scientists to attempt any form of data analysis from signals emitted by the portal struggled with their sanity afterwards. Using patented DSPT Mk II exo-suits, a team of scientists will descend into the Fracture and travel to the portal to close it before things get even worse...
This game is WILD! Using the Hints & Hijinx engine which pits *depreciating* step dice skill rolls against a deck of playing cards, stress mechanics which aid understanding the unfathomable at the expense of your die results, and 10 levels of increasingly trippy areas to explore, this game is a blast. I can't wait to bring it to a table and play with others!
Go check out The Substratum Protocol now on Backerkit and keep up with more Pandion Games projects in the future!
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Music in the Episode:
Theme Song written & produced by Dan Pomfret | @danfrombothbands
Dark Continent from TabletopAudio.com
Dying World from TabletopAudio.com
Gravity from TabletopAudio.com
Infernal Machine from TabletopAudio.com
Protean Fields from TabletopAudio.com
Testing Chamber from TabletopAudio.com
Starforged Vault from TabletopAudio.com
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