“What's the use of looking at Mars through a telescope, sitting on panels, writing books, if it isn't to guarantee, not just the survival of mankind, but mankind surviving forever!”
― Ray Bradbury, Mars and the Mind of Man
The TTRPG Mars Colony was written by Tim C. Koppang and is designed for two players. One takes on the role of the colony’s appointed “savior”—named Kelly Perkins—while the other plays the Governor, responsible for all the various problems that are plaguing the citizens of Mars. As the game progresses, the savior faces a constant struggle between competence and failure, honesty and deception.
The show Mars Colony is a fully produced actual play podcast following tech billionaire Kelly Perkins as he is summoned to Mars in an effort to save the failing colony. The series explores how the unyielding demands of capitalism combined with the narcissism of silicon valley put humanity on a path to the red planet long before we were ready.
With the Mars Colony podcast, we took our own fears and anxieties of the present day and just had fun sort of playing around with them. The result is unsettling, even as we laugh through the absurdity of the whole situation. It's easy to listen to, a little cathartic, and gives you something to think about afterwards
Each episode is enhanced for full audio immersion by Dead Ghost co-founder Aram Vartian who also plays the savior of the martian colony, Kelly Perkins. Alex Boer—a professional game master who starred in the “Flumph” and “Aboleth” episode of Kill Every Monster—is the GM for this story
― Alex Boer, co-producer of Mars Colony
GET THE GAME!
- Pick up a copy of Mars Colony from TCK Roleplaying
- Join one of Alex's Start Playing campaigns!
CAST
- Governor: Alex Boer
- Kelly Perkins: Aram Vartian
MUSIC
Listen to the full soundtrack for "Arrival" on Epidemic Sound.
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