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Writer & Project Manager: Rhodrick Magsino

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Editor: Samantha Leigh
Guest Writers: Elliott Davis, Adam Good
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Title Artist: Dirk Ober
Character Profile Art: Logan Espartero
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You will need a copy of Tuesday Knight Games’ MOTHERSHIP 1E or knowledge

of its core rules to run this zine. ARKVYR is a sci-fi/horror rpg setting & toolkit
to play documentary filmmakers in space. Equipped with only your camera gear,
you will attempt to capture compelling footage of life in space and navigate a
dystopian corporate hellscape while surviving the void’s unspeakable horrors.
Record inconceivable sights and sounds that will alter humanity’s awareness of
the Universe, expose the atrocities behind aggressive corporate expansion, and
choose how to use your recorded stories to shift the balance of power.

This zine features new game mechanics, skill trees, gear, and character classes
specifically for film production and media restoration. There are also plenty of guides,
story seeds, and tables to help facilitate horrific documentary style adventures.

Things to keep in mind while playing ARKYVR:

You’re no space marine.
You will probably die.
Search for truth.

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 Character Creation
ARKYVRs all have their reasons for
chasing a story: art, knowledge, money,
validation, justice, sometimes even
survival. Use the ARKYVR character
sheet and follow these steps to create
your film documentarian. A copy of
MOTHERSHIP 1E will cover all basic
system mechanics and give full skill
customization options.
ARKYVR Character sheets available at
https://alewoodgames.itch.io/arkyvr

1d10 Industry Background

1 Propagandist “You are not immune.”
2 Marketer “I’ll give them what they THINK they want.”
Hollywood Union “It’s all together or nothing at all! Also, what’s an
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Member invoice?”
4 Indie Auteur “Directions are open to interpretation.”
“Hold your ground. We are standing on the
5 Activist
shoulders of those who fought before us!"
6 Ghost Hunter “Whoa, wait, scroll back! Did you hear it?!”
Wildlife
7 “Witnessing this is incredibly humbling.”
Documentarian
8 War Correspondent “We all have blood on our hands.”
9 Event Producer “Hell yeah, this is gonna be cosmic!”
10 Media Therapist “Allow me to explain how you actually feel.”

Film Philosophy
Roll 1d10 to determine your preferred viewpoint that they believe should be
documentary style. A “fly on the documented. How will you engage your
wall” will try to capture a story as subjects? Will you disagree with your
authentically as possible - never directly crewmates during production?
influencing the conflicts or outcomes of
their subjects. A “hornet that stings” will 1d10 Film Philosophy
stage or manipulate their subjects and 1-5 Fly on the wall
environment in order to tell a compelling
6-10 Hornet that stings

Class
Use the next few pages to choose 1 of
the 4 ARKYVR classes and complete
your character sheet using their unique
class attributes, saves, and bonuses.

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Producer
Dossier
Dossier
Stat Bonus +10% Speed
Save Bonus +20% Sanity
"Ten-one!" Advantage to next
Save if the entire
crew works together on
a course of action.
Trauma Gain 1 Stress when
Response anyone in your crew
Panics

Wounds & Armor

Wounds 2
Standard Crew Attire [Armor] 1
Vaccsuit [Armor] 3

Starting
Starting Gear
Gear
First-Aid Kit
Lock-Pick Set
Tech Notes
Flashlight
Live See and hear everything
Stun Pistol
Monitors your crew is recording to
[1d10 DMG + Body Save or Stun 1 Rnd]
ensure quality and confirm
Standard Crew Attire their trauma.
Vaccsuit Remote See Storage Backup pg. 22
5d10*10 Credits Backup
Holo 3D projection in a 1m/1m/2m
Projector of space.
Movement Tracks motion with a 50
Description Pulse meter radius.
Producers are skilled pillars of the Beacon
operation. They act as the face, the
point-of-contact, the friend, and at
times, the bully. They will do anything Duties Include
to give their film crew that perfect Persuading the locals, Gaining access to
shot and can inspire as strongly as filming locations, Obtaining gear for the
they can manipulate. Need to extract crew, Leading ARKYVRs to complete the
compelling information from your Shot List, Communicating to corporate,
interview subjects? Need access to that Negotiating payment rates, Tracking
high-security room? Need to find an people/assets, Crowd control
extra memory card while floating in an
asteroid belt? The Producer will get it
done.
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 [PEM] Tactical Field Monitors
Action Live Monitors
Action Remote Backup [90%]
Action Hack
Mode Monitor
Mode Computer
Mode Screen Projector
Mode Holo Projector [2cubic/m]
Features Movement Pulse Beacon
Ruggedness [80%]
Zero-Atmo Proof
Waterproof
Dust Proof

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Camera
Operator
Dossier
Dossier
Stat Bonus +10% Intellect
Save Bonus +10% Fear
+10% Body
"Rolling!" Advantage to Sanity
Saves when the event
is observed through a
camera lens.
Trauma Gain 1 Stress when a Tech
TechNotes
Notes
Response player next to you fails
their Fear Save High Recording at higher rates will
Frame playback in slow motion and
Rate capture details invisible to
Wounds & Armor the naked eye.

Wounds 2 Time To preserve battery, recording

Lapse contains long time-gaps
Standard Crew Attire [Armor] 1 between frames. It can record
Vaccsuit [Armor] 3 over the span of several days,
if uninterrupted.
16mm Wider focal lens that can
Starting Gear
Starting Gear capture landscapes and large
3 meters of Basic Video Cables areas.

Utility Knife 35mm Narrower focal lens that can

Standard Crew Attire
Vaccsuit
5d10*10 Credits
Description
Camera Operators are rugged masters
of visual aesthetic. Deep space is a
harsh filming environment and it takes
a devoted artist to capture real human
moments out there in the barren black.
The people will only believe what they
see. Camera Ops will gamble with
radiation poisoning while perched on a
starship wing to get the perfect angle.
They'll fix a position at the center of total
carnage to harness the best lighting.
They'll subject their eyes and minds to
unspeakable horrors caught on tape to
learn a greater truth.
capture subjects up close and
create more separation between
foreground/background.
Sound The 50K Digital Camera can
technically record sound but
the quality is so bad in the
field that it is only used for
sync reference.
Duties Include
Capturing visual Takes to fulfill Client
Shot List, Filming sights to expand
human understanding, Managing video
data storage, Editing footage, Analyzing
spectral imagery, Repairing camera gear

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[SEM] Remote Tripod [PEM] 50K Digital Camera
Feature Remote control walk and Action Capture Video
camera movement up to 30 Action Playback/Stream
meters away
Action Download/Upload
Ruggedness [80%]
Zero-Atmo Proof Mode Default
Waterproof Mode Night Vision
Dust Proof
Mode High Frame Rate
Mode Time Lapse
Feature Zoom Lens 16mm-35mm
Feature Movement Sensors
Ruggedness [70%]
Zero-Atmo Proof
Dust Proof

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Sound
Recordist
Dossier
Dossier
Stat Bonus +10% Intellect
Save Bonus +10% Sanity
+10% Fear
"Room Tone!" Advantage to Fear Saves
when the event is heard
through headphones.
Trauma Saves against Sanity are
Response at Disadvantage when
alone.

Wounds
Wounds&&
Armor
Armor
Wounds 2
Standard Crew Attire [Armor] 1 Tech Notes
Vaccsuit [Armor] 3 Tone 1kHz sine wave audio signal
used to calibrate volume
levels across devices.
Starting Gear
Starting Gear Multi Record from 1-6 different
10' of Basic Audio Cables Track sources simultaniously, on
separate tracks.
Utility Knife
Boom Extend handheld microphone
Standard Crew Attire Pole reach to 6 meters.
Vaccsuit Multi Boom pole microphone.
5d10*10 Credits Polarity Cancel noise from any
direction: 50% succcess.
Vaccsuit Transmitter connects
Description Radio to vaccsuit voice box.
Sound Recordists are a class of unsung Trans. Anything said will be
heroes sacrificing their very sanity to transmitted directly to
capture the unseen half of the film. recorder.
Without sound, there is no voice. Their
expertise in signal engineering allows Duties Include
them to cleverly infiltrate secured Capturing sound Takes to fulfill Client
comms, decode hidden messages, and Shot List, Recording alien sounds for
determine the difference between error analysis, Managing audio data storage,
and alien. There’s no question about it. Creating sound effects to enhance
They hear it all; the secrets, the lies, and footage, Analyzing audio recordings for
the screams. What we should be asking source and integrity, Repairing sound
is, when will they reach their breaking gear
point?

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[SEM] Robot Lavalier [LAVI] [PEM] Sound Recorder Kit
Feature Walking, wireless Action Capture Audio
lavalier microphone Action Playback/Stream
transmitter with basic
intelligence (100 meters) Action Download/Upload

Ruggedness [30%] Action Play Tone

Zero-Atmo Proof Mode Multi-track Recorder
Dust Proof
Mode Voice Filter
Feature Retractable [0.5m-6m] boom
pole (1d10 DMG)
Feature Multi-Polarity
Microphone
Feature 2 x Vaccsuit Radio
Transmitters (100 meters)
Ruggedness [80%]
Zero-Atmo Proof
Waterproof
Dust Proof

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Utility
Technician
Dossier
Dossier
Stat Bonus +5% Strength
+5% Combat
Save Bonus +20% Body
"Striking!" Add +20% Intellect to
Ally Camera and/or Sound
Capture when Assisting.
Trauma Ignore the first Panic
Response check in each session.

Wounds
Wounds&&
Armor
Armor
Wounds 3
Standard Crew Attire [Armor] 1
Vaccsuit [Armor] 3
Tech
TechNotes
Notes
2000 lbs Each leg carries up to
1000lbs
Starting Gear
Starting Gear Intensity Smoothly shift from soft
Heat/Smash Resistant Gloves Fader hazy fill to hard direct
spot.
Goggles
C-Clamps Versitile clamps to mount
50' of Power Cables
onto terrain surfaces.
Standard Crew Attire
Goggles Can protect eyes from
Vaccsuit extreme light sources
5d10*10 Credits inclusing welding sparks,
outdoor lighting rigs, sun/
star luminence.
Description
Utility Technicians are dependable
comrades in the field providing a
real backbone to any ARKYVR crew. Duties Include
Their diverse skill set allows them to Lighting a location for standard Camera
assist both Camera and Sound with Capture, Design moody light textures
incomparable results. They are the for Capture, Building impromptu rigs to
muscle behind the art. Technicians are support Capture needs, Manipulating
a dichotomy; constantly sweating under local technology to best fit the crew’s
the heat of massive machines while needs, Provide muscle support, Help
crafting delicate collages of light in the access difficult locations, Rig power in
harshest of environments. unconventional places

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[SEM] Portable Flood Light [PEM] Exo-Greaves©
Feature Multi-Color Action Mount/Dismount
Feature Intensity Fader Action Walk
Feature C-Clamps Action Hydraulic Kick
Ruggedness [60%] [2d10 DMG/Crit Knockdown]
Zero-Atmo Proof Feature Basic Construction &
Dust Proof Electric Tools
Feature Crowbar (1d10 DMG)
Feature Carries up to 2000 lbs
Ruggedness [90%]
Zero-Atmo Proof
Waterproof
Dust Proof

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 [Pending Art]

ARKYVR Skills
ARKYVR Skills
Trained Digital Knowledge of how to use, maintain, and repair camera
Image gear.
Technician
Trained Public Establish trust through a corporate demeanor,
Relations negotiating with clients, and de-escalating social
situations.
Expert Cinematography Knowledge and ability to film something with stunning or
evocative flavor. Add to Capture Target Number.

Expert Director Articulate artistic goals to people in terms of

speaking, presenting, acting, filming, aesthetic. This
also means you can direct yourself to perform when
needed. +5% to Capture if Director check is successful
and Capture includes the performer.
Expert Editing An understanding of film editing principles and both
the digital/analog techniques to manipulate video/audio
content.
Expert Gaffing Manipulation of light and light design to create
proper filming conditions and/or manipulate atmospheric
tones to trigger emotional responses.
Expert Media Specialized knowledge in restoring and handling ancient
Restoration media and restoring it into a digital format

Expert Sound Ability and knowledge to create sounds using everyday

Design objects that mimic other sounds or induce an emotional
response.
Expert Sound Knowledge of Sound Recording in the field and in a
Engineering studio environment. Add to Capture Target Number.

Master Forensic Audio Decode hidden messages in audio signals or pinpoint

obscure voicing in audio recordings.

Master Interrogation Using anxiety, fear, and manipulation to access

information from people

Master Network Just happen to know enough people in the Sector to

help grant favors, access, discounts or cooperation

Master Spectral Knowledge to decode hidden messages in video signals or

Analysis find obscure things within a recorded image

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 Post ShiP Module
Solaracom provides Class I [light commerical] ships to their ARKYVRs with the
inclusion of a customizable Post Production Facility. Your starting ship includes
10 total units of workspace for unique production equipment storage and post-
production equipment.

Players begin their campaign with 3 Units of workspace of their choice. The
workspace can be filled with equipment that is found, bought, stolen, or rewarded
as long as builds stay within the max unit limit.

Post-Production Units
1 Celluloid Roll on the Discoverable Media table on 1 Unit Cr TBA
Projector the first playback.
2 Magnet Tape Roll on the Discoverable Media table on 1 Unit Cr TBA
Reel-to-Reel the first playback.
3 Digital Disk Roll on the Discoverable Media table on 1 Unit Cr TBA
Player the first playback.
4 Record Player Roll on the Discoverable Media table on 1 Unit Cr TBA
the first playback.
5 Video / Audio Advantage to Forensic Audio, Spectral 2 Units Cr TBA
Editing Station Analysis, and Editing checks.
6 Restoration Module Ignore Ruggedness Checks for 3 Units Cr TBA
[Analog] Discoverable Media playback.
7 Restoration Module Ignore Ruggedness Checks for 2 Units Cr TBA
[Digital] Discoverable Media playback.
8 Signal Advantage to Securty Checks when 2 Units Cr TBA
Encryption transmitting content to Clients outside
of Solaracom.
9 Expanded Add 4x the party’s starting equipment 3 Units Cr TBA
Equipment Storage storage capacity.
10 Repair Bay Advantage to equipment repairs and 3 Units Cr TBA
customization.
Ship Name Generator [ie. Frisky Babbit 36]
1 Frisky Chytilova 1d10
2 Wild Van Peebles 2d10
3 Burning Herzog 3d10
4 Saw Tooth Maysles 1d20
5 Rolling Schank 2d20
6 Asssscat Condit 3d20
7 Clockwork Babbit 1d100
8 Running Hsiao-hsien 2d100
9 Last Fronza 3d100
10 Big Jodorowsky 4d100

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 Lore
[Pending Art]
Humanity's Eyes & Ears
Mankind has been thinly diffused across
the barren black through centuries of
exploration. The only thing keeping
humanity connected was through the
transmissions of their stories.
Documentarians for hire, known as
ARKYVRs, became a lifeline to these
colonies and the corporate entities that
owned them. An ARKYVR's ability to
capture real emotion, real beauty, and
real horror gave their clients the vital
content required to truly inform and
influence their colonies. Media quickly
became a game of power. Whether
motivated by liberation, power, or
wealth every filmmaker became willing
to risk life and sanity to capture the very
best shot.
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Solaracom
Solaracom
The extinction of the human race was
on the horizon. Many groups tried
to spearhead planet saving agendas
but those in power had another idea,
“Humanity’s best chance of survival was
through aggressive expansion to new
planets.” To achieve such an ambition
the world’s research, manufacturing,
finance, and political power merged
into a single mega-corporate entity
called Solaracom. Solaracom launched
humanity in all directions of space
to find, colonize, and excavate new
systems while the company executives
selflessly remained on Earth to act as
humanity’s centralized communication
hub.
Several lifetimes pass, 99% of humanity
is now scattered across the cosmos,
and the unthinkable is beginning to
happen, the Earth is healing. The rich
and powerful live in a growing paradise,
keeping their utopian existence a secret
from those they had once tried to save.
They now manage the drifting colonies
as off-planet resource collectors. Their
society continues to thrive off the rare
material they receive from these distant
planets.
 [Pending Art]
The Great Migration
Through the span of lifetimes, the drifting
colonies slowly evolved their cultures
through their isolation. While their
societies had evolved, their technology
remained stagnant. Limited to tools
they brought from Earth centuries ago,
the colonies can only advance through
the excavation of materials and alien
technologies on accessible planets.
Some colonies are lucky enough to find
artifacts of great power, but most only
find cold darkness.
These drifting tombs endure a
relentless battering of brutal chaos and
unending emptiness. Yet, they carry on
thanks to Solaracom’s reliable stream
of propaganda; that their vigilant
mission to occupy the stars is mankind’s
greatest task.
The Signal
For centuries, humanity embedded
hidden messages within their
communication signals. Even sending
prayers far into the void hoping for an
answer to justify their purpose in the
universe.
Solaracom is one of the few who control
this ancient knowledge. Now, the
unsuspecting colonists in the furthest
reaches of space are beginning to
hear an answer to those prayers. The
consequences are damning beyond
death.
Hackable
ARKYVR lore can be picked, hacked,
and used in any way that best serves
your game. It can exist as it's own
setting or conveniently rest within
the outskirts of your current story.
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 Pre-Production
The Filming Process
ARKYVRs will travel to a location and record content as specified in their contract.
Each mission will go through a 3 step process: Pre-Production, Production, & Post-
Production. Sounds easy, right?

The Shot List

The Shot List will act as the game's mission guide, tracker, and worksheet. It will
contain up to 10 specific mission goals for ARKYVRs in the form of individual video
and audio captures. Both the Warden and Players will complete this document
throughout their mission. Feel free to write important notes on the margins or on
a seperate piece of paper.

Shot List Duties

The Warden will complete Pre-Production sections prior to each new mission.
ARKYVRs will complete Production sections while on location.
ARKVYRs & Warden will complete Post-Production sections upon mission completion.

Pre-Production Shot List Guide oducti

Client Solaracom, unless this
is custom mission for
another faction.
Location Where the assignment
takes place.
Assignment The overall goal/mood
of the content.
Deliverables Short description of
Description what the Client wants.
Post-Production Shot List Guide
Submit ✓ if you select this
take to send for client
approval.
Review (+1,0,-1) points for how
Points well your content is
recieved by the client.
Reward % Percentage of reward
you receive based on
how much your client
likes or hates your
content.
Production Shot List Guide
Camera ✓ for every capture
or Sound attempt to track PEM
Storage memory storage.
B-Roll Short description of
Description Takes you capture that
does not follow your
Deliverables list but
want to keep or submit.
Video ✓ if this Take contains
footage captured by a
camera device.
Audio ✓ if this Take contains
sound captured by a
sound device.
Backup ✓ if this Take has been
successfully stored onto
a harddrive - freeing up
PEM storage.
Failed ✓ if this Take failed
its capture roll and you
want to log/submit it.
Bonus Multiplier number if this
take succeeded on 2+
rolls.

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 Warden Pre-Production Duties
1 Log Client & Assignment Title onto the Shot List. (pg.29-31)
2 Create Deliverable descriptions for each Deliverable using
the Assignment Deliverables List, The Location's People of
Importance, and Places of Interest (pg. 24-25 & 29-31)
3 Log each Deliverable description onto the Shotlist - Up to 10.

Pre-Production
auth:solaracom.resources//Shotlist X
50K Digital Camera Storage Sound Recorder Storage

SOLArAcOM new worlds. new horizons.

Client: Solaracom Location: Vera Crimson VII Assignment: A Day in the Life

Take Description Video Audio Backup Failed Bonus Submit Review

Points

Interview Captain Harlock / Why he loves Solaracom (Sync) ✓ ✓ x4

1.
Interview Reverend Lemuria about daily tasks (S) ✓ ✓
2.
Interview Sargent Kleman about engineering troubles (S) ✓
3.
4.
Follow Captain Harlock working / Commited (Video)
Follow Sargent Kleman on R&R / Happy and leisurely (V)
Deliverables

5. ✓
6.
Sound byte / random worker / positivity at work (Audio) ✓ ✓
7. Sound byte / random cultist / positive community (A) ✓ ✓
8. Catch the weekly play put on in the Observatory (S)
9. Catch intermural sports in the Cargo Bay (S)
10. Exterior shot of Colony Ship with Vega II moon in bg (V)
11. Man getting hit by football ✓
12. Fleshy blob eating Sally in the mess hall ✓ ✓ ✓ x3

13. Sacrificial ritual by candel light over Captain's corpse ✓ ✓

14. Colony of insects forming by the fuel source / engine bay ✓
15.
B-roll

16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Once you’ve completed your assignment, select which of your Takes to Submit. Then follow
the guide for Reviewing Deliverables, found on pg. 38 of your ARKYVR Toolkit. Failure to
adhere to these curated standards of quality will result in an adjusted payment rate and
/ × 100 =
penalties, the nature and severity of which will be deemed appropriate by Solaracom.
Review Points Deliverables Reward %

Post-Production
Production
Production
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 Production
Capturing
Capturing aa Take
Take
Capturing is act of filming and each
event or moment that is captured is
referred to as a Take.
Collaboration is Key
Each ARKYVR class plays an important
role in the production process. Working
together, simultaneously, during each
capture will greatly increase your
chances of success.
The camera operator and sound
recordist document the key
components for the shot list. However,
their success is dependent on the
efficiency of the entire team. Operators
require personnel assistance from their
producer as they establish control of
locations and the crowds within them.
Utility Technicians provide the muscle,
lighting, set design, and assistance so
both camera and sound achieve their
best results.
Darkness
Cameras require light to capture
their subjects. Clients will usually
need convincing for them to accept
nightvision footage. Space can be a dark
place and ARKYVRs must often create
light where there is none. This also
means ARKYVRs have creative freedom
to set dynamic or moody lighting to
created a suggested tone for their film.
Noise
Sound recorders and their microphones
can isolate some noise but they're not
miracle machines. Ships, stations, and
machinery create a lot of noise making
it often difficult to record conversations
and soft sounds. ARKYVRs must find
ways to reduce the noise of their
surroundings or their clients will reject
their content as unintelligible.
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PEM
PEM
Primary Equipment Modules (PEM) are
Solaracom sanctioned selections of gear
that are exclusively to be used on their
assignments. Solaracom is insistent
that only their PEMs are allowed to
document their facilities.
Tactical Field Monitors and Exo-
Greaves© are support PEMs that
ensure the camera and sound operators
succeed in their task. The 50K Digital
Camera captures only video imaging
and the Sound Recorder captures only
audio.
To capture a take that contains both
video AND audio, like a screaming
mold-worm eating its prey, the crew
must perform their Capture checks
simultaneously.
Video / Audio / Sync
Client deliverables will denote whether
they are video only, audio only, or sync.
Sync requires simultaneous video and
audio capture checks. If one operator
fails, that take only qualifies as video
only or audio only, not sync.
PEM Maintenance
Pressure, impact, or energy surges are
a few examples of when the PEM’s
Ruggedness should be tested. If failed,
it will no longer be operational until it’s
repaired with DIT or Repair skill checks.
PEM Battery Life
Battery life on all PEMs lasts about
24 hours - recording or not. When an
equipment runs out of battery, it will no
longer be operational until recharged
or swapped with a new battery.
ARKYVRs can recharge their equipment
at locations with reliable power for the
duration of a short rest.
 Mark
Mark &
& Roll
Roll
Mark 1 Storage use on the Shot List
for your PEM, then roll against your
Capture stat. A success will capture the
take exactly how the ARKYVR intended
Set
Set the
the Stage
Stage and warden/players may roleplay how
The Warden may roll on the Filming the scene unfolds.
Conditions table (pg 39) as they describe
a setting to give players additional film Any ARKYVR can capture a take with
related obstacles. a video or audio PEM by passing their
Capture check. ARKYVRs performing an
Explain Your Cinematic Intent Assist will add their percentage rank to
Players may choose to film something the operator's target number.
from within the Warden’s setting at any
time. The player must first describe to Capture Check
the Warden what they intend to capture. Intellect + Cinematography
Get creative! Recall your favorite movie Video %
Skill + Assists
scenes for inspiration, and dissect Intellect + Sound Engineer
their production elements. What made Skill + Assists
Audio %
them compelling to you? How can you
replicate it? Use your surroundings to
your advantage, and imagine a truly
captivating take. Log
Log Takes
Takes
While each capture attempt will mark
Make it Happen 1 storage use for that PEM, you may
Assisting camera and sound operators choose which capture you’d like to log
com.resources//Shotlist
es//Shotlist
during their capture will increase their for possible submission.
chances of success. If you're
50K 50K not
Digital filming,
Digital
Camera Camera
Storage Storage SoundSound
Recorder
Recorder
Storage
St
you can always make yourself useful in Deliverables
other ways. If you think your take matches the
client's description. Simply ✓ on the
Deliverable's row if you captured it on
Assist Ranks
video, audio, or both.
Utility Technician +20%
OLArAcOM
rAcOM
Camera Operator,
new
.ew horizons.
worlds. new horizons.
+10% B-Roll Description
Sound Recordist, Producer
If you capture a take that doesn't match
NPC +5% your deliverables but still want to keep
it. Log its description under B-Roll and
nt: Location:
Location: Assignment:
✓ for video, audio, Assignment:
or both.

ription Assist Examples

Description Video Video
Audio Backup
Audio Backup
Failed Failed
Bonus Bonus
Submit
Construct proper lighting in darkness
Crowd control to prevent interruption ✓ ✓ ✓
Secure an operator from falling
Use Cage tech to enhance a Take Failed
Failed Capture
Capture
Directing Skill checks When an ARKYVR fails their capture
Deactivate sources of loud noise check add 1 Stress and roll 1d10 on
the Capture Failure table (pg 39). Failed
Creating live sound effects
captures add further complications to
Distract aliens from killing the crew the crew’s overall mission.
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 Storage
Storage Coverage
CoverageBonus
Bonus
Every Capture attempt will ✓ 1 storage Players may choose to hold on a
box for that PEM on the Shot List. Capture for longer durations and must
Cameras and Sound Mixers have limited roll a Capture check for each continuing
data storage and impractical data-theft take. The longer their successful take is,
security measures built into them. If you the more intense the footage and will
need more space, you'll need to backup yield a higher reward when distributed
your content. Each Captured Take is to the right Client.
approximately 3 minutes.
list X
1 Roll 3 Minute Take No Bonus
50K Digital Camera
50K Digital Camera Storage Sound Recorder Storage
2 Rolls 6 Minute Take x3 Bonus
3 Rolls 9 Minute Take x4 Bonus
... ... ...

AcOM
horizons. Use the “Bonus” column in your Shot
List to note a Take’s coverage bonus.
12 Takes If an extended Take fails, roll the Failed
Location: Assignment:
capture table, gain 1 Stress, and note
mera
tal 36
n
Camera
Storage
Total Storage
Minutes
Video
Sound the Sound
only Failed
Audio Backup
Recorder
modifier Recorder
Bonus Submit value
Storage Sto
Review for the last
50K UHD video data. successful Take on your Shot List.
Points

X
Example
torage Sound Recorder
Sound Recorder Storage
ARKYVR passes 2 Capture checks and
fails the 3rd check on an extended take.
They note the take on the Shot List and
apply a x3 Coverage Bonus to that take
- not including the 3rd failed attempt.
This process will, however, take up 3
slots in their PEM’s storage capacity.
20 Takes Assignment:
60 Total Minutes
Video Audio Backup Failed Bonus Submit Review
Points
Multi-track UHD audio data.

tion:
Backup Ruggedness Checks Assignment:
Assignment:
ARKYVRs cannot delete takes directly
from their PEM and will need to perform
Backups to clear Video Video
Audio
space for more takes. Backup
Audio Backup
Failed Failed
Bonus Bonus
Submit
Some methods require a Ruggedness
check. Failed checks will delete all Takes
on that device. ✓ Backup on Takes that
are successfully stored. ✓ x3
Direct to ship storage 100%
Remote through Producer PEM 90%
Portable storage drive 85%
Local computer network 70%

your assignment, select which of your Takes to Submit. Then follow

g Deliverables, found on pg. 38 of your ARKYVR Toolkit. Failure to 20
/ × 100 =
ed standards of quality will result in an adjusted payment rate and
 Signal
SignalCorruption
CorruptionSaves
Saves
The thoughts of ancient evil seep into
our echoed voices as our stories drift
further into space. Any format of media
that has fermented in the radiation of
deep space for a long period of time is
subject to Signal Corruption. Drifting
S.O.S. messages, recovered footage, or
even recorded content from an ARKYVR
pushing through an extended tour are
all vulnerable to corruption. Any player
who consumes this media must make
a Sanity or Fear save, depending on
the content consumed. A failure will
immediately trigger a mutation from
the Signal Corruption Table (pg 45)
instead of gaining Stress or Panicking.
Discoverable
DiscoverableMedia
Media
During your adventure, you may stumble
upon ancient media formats such as
celluloid film, magnetic tape recordings
or even vinyl records. These are lost
treasures that reveal an unfiltered truth
of humanity’s past. Finding these items
and restoring the contents stored inside
may entice high paying clients, push
mankind’s self awareness to a new level,
or provide insight to ARKYVRs and their
larger purpose in the universe.
Media
AssistRestoration
Ranks
Analog (Vinyl, celluloid, magnetic
tape) require analog
restoration machines.
Digital (Compact disk, memory card,
Blood Raid) require digital
restoration machines.

Each playback of media before it’s

restored will trigger a Ruggedness
Test. If failed, the media format will be
permanently destroyed before it has a
chance to playback its contents.

Analog Ruggedness 15%

Digital Ruggedness 30%

Playback of Discoverable Media after

restoration or ruggedness check
should reveal found content on the
Discoverable Media Table (pg 42-43).

ARKYVR Production Duties

1 ✓ PEM storage everytime a capture is attempted
2 Mark deliverables or log B-Roll descriptions
3 ✓ applicable video/audio/backup/failed/bonus boxes for each Take
4 Erase PEM storage for every Take that is successfully backed up

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 Post-Production
Post-Vessel
Post-Vessel Content
ContentSubmission
Submission
Your ship plays a vital role at the end Mark [Submit] for up to 10 Takes on the
X
process of your creative work as the HQ Shot List at the end of you Assignment.
agefor footage/storage dumps,
Sound Recorder
equipment Storage
Takes marked for Submission will get
storage, editing bays, repair benches juried by the Warden. Rewards will be
and satellite transmitters that allow you adjusted depending on the level of your
to send deliverables to clients. success.

Believe it or not, some Capture failures
can be fixed in post but don’t hold
your breath. Your post-production
capabilities in the field are severely
limited. Editing bays + editing skill
checks allow you to deep analyze
video/sound (ENHANCE!). You can also
manipulate your content using digital
effects and editing, hopefully no one
will notice.
Assignment:
Players begin a new campaign with the
universe’s biggest employer, Solaracom
Enterprise. However, as players traverse
through the sectors they may find
new Client connections. Client factions
outside of Solaracom will value content
differently and ARKYVRs may submit to
these alternate contacts with varying
degrees of risk and reward. Over time,
powerful factions in possession of your
content may use its influence to shift
the balance of power in the Universe.

Video Audio Backup Failed Bonus Submit Review

Points

[Pending Art]

ARKYVR & Warden Post-Production Duties

1 ARKYVR Select up to 10 Takes to submit to Client and/or Side Hustles
2 WARDEN Review and score submitted deliverables (pg. 36-37)
3 Warden Distribute Rewards and/or Pentalties based on final Reward %

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 For the Warden
Stop reading if you are not the Warden! The rest of this zine will contain secret
information for setting up and running ARKYVR missions.

Investigation Style Missions

Running a session of ARKYVR is like You can create ARKYVR characters
unraveling a mystery with a ticking time for existing MOTHERSHIP modules or
bomb. On the surface, players will fulfill campaigns, but you may also need to
their Client Shot List in hopes to get add a few extra narrative layers to give
paid. However, every assignment will your ARKYVRs something to really chew
hide other stories, often horrific ones, on.
that players may choose to document
instead. The tools provided here will
help seed your universe with film goals,
rounded NPCs, moral dilemas, and
corporate intrigue.

Solaracom Mission Generator

The generator uses procedural dice rolls
to create the key story elements for
your mission. You can roll through every
step to create your own unique ARKYVR
mission or choose which categories to
add to an existing module.
Regardless of your intent, every mission
must use some form of The Assignment
and The End to fulfill the ARKYVR player
themes and mechanics. Wardens are
encouraged to make their own narrative
connections between the plot points
provided and create story layers for
ARKYVRs to explore.

Roll some dice and run with it, together!

Mission Breakdown
► The Situation
► The Report
► The Assignment
► The Twist
► The End

[Pending Art]

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 Quick Reference
Capture Sequence Capture Failure
Set the scene 1 Storage Failure
Mark storage tracker on Shot List This Take and the previous Take
are erased.
Roll for Success or Failure
Log results on Shot List
2 Technical Failure
Equipment goes bust. Cannot
Capture anything else until this
Capture Checks PEM is Repaired.

Intellect + = Video % 3-4 Unexpected Terrain

Cinematography Skill +
Assists
Intellect + = Audio %
Sound Engineer Skill +
Assists
Capture Assist Ranks
Utility Technician
Camera Operator, Sound
Recordist, Producer
NPC
The ARKYVR trips, falls, or
collides with their surroundings
either by clumsiness, faulty
structure, or evolving natural
phenomena.
5-6 Intruding Event
Uncontrolled external event:
power goes out, hull is
+20% breached, alarm goes off, loud
plane overhead, exhaust pipes
+10%
burst, plant life attacks,
earthquake, sudden acid storm,
+5% or something occurs as a direct
result of The Situation.

Coverage Bonus Rolls 7-8 Intruding NPC

Uncontrolled NPC: enters the
1 Roll 3 Minute Take No Bonus
shot to ask what’s going on,
2 Rolls 6 Minute Take x3 Bonus security stops filming, official
3 Rolls 9 Minute Take x4 Bonus instigates, comms alert, PA
announcement, subject suddenly
reacts to The Situation
Media Restoration 9 Entity Arrival
Analog (Vinyl, celluloid, magnetic The Entity is picked up through
tape) require analog the ARKYVR's PEM before anything
restoration machines. or anyone else notices its
Digital (Compact disk, memory card, presence in the room.
Blood Raid) require digital 10 Corruption
restoration machines. The player is unwittingly
capturing a cosmic evil. Roll
Signal Corruption save.

Ruggedness Failures
Component Break or Content Erasure Backup Ruggedness
Direct to ship storage 100%
Restoration Ruggedness Remote through Producer PEM 90%
Analog Ruggedness 15% Portable storage drive 85%
Digital Ruggedness 30% Local computer network 70%
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