The First Men in the Moon: The Mini RPG

June, 1901. Mr. Bedford and Mr. Cavor become the first men to travel to the moon. Although Mr. Cavor never returned from his journey, he left behind his greatest invention – Cavorite. This anti-gravity material has opened up a new era of space exploration to Victorian London.

In this steampunk, rules-lite, one-page TTRPG, set after the events of the book, players attempt to build their own Cavorite-powered space capsule and embark on an expedition to the moon. A Game Master narrates the story, presents challenges, and determines when dice rolls are necessary.

Side one contains everything you need to play, including simple character creation rules that allow players to quickly create unique characters. Side two offers guidance for the GM.

2-5 players are recommended. You will also need some six-sided dice.

As a thank you to anyone who donates at least $2, you will also get access to the following bonuses:

• 9 pre-created characters, for use by players or the GM as NPCs.
• An online character creator tool.
• My hand-written first draft.
• A nicely formatted version of H.G. Wells' novel The First Men in the Moon in both pdf and epub formats.

Made for the One-Page RPG Jam 2024.