_{Have you ever tried to participate in a ttrpg adventure game jam (or two) and then accidentally make a game instead? 'Cause I sure have... :D}

WHAT WAITS BEYOND is an immersive solo journaling game about death, loss, and regret. In Beyond, you find yourself in a starship at the edge of a black hole, all hope lost and the end of the road right in front of you. It's unlikely your character and their crew will have a happy ending, only that they'll try to make the most of it in spite of their fear and hopelessness.

What will you reflect on in your last moments, and how will your crew mates respond to their approaching end?

In Beyond, you'll play Wish Solitaire. Each turn will guide you with journaling prompts and, occasionally, events that interrupt your contemplation-- some making things a little easier, others potentially bringing an abrupt end to your game.

You may have heard that NASA released a... what we'll call "passable, but uninspiring" TTRPG adventure earlier today about the Hubble Space Telescope getting stolen into a fantasy world. Not to be confrontational about it, but I think the indie TTRPG community could do much better, and really nail the thing about NASA that has kept us enthralled with space over the decades: their gorgeous, glorious space images. With that in mind, I'm organizing a game jam for writing a TTRPG adventure in your system of choice (or no system at all), using the many public domain images of space as inspiration. Want to write a tragic romance inspired by the transit of Io across Jupiter (as captured by Hubble)? Think Chandra's image of SN 1006 looks like a Forbidden Yarnball McGuffin? Now's your chance! Submissions are open for the next 3 months, so get to writing, and I'm excited to see what you make. :)

A reminder that this is rolling! If you want to submit an adventure for this, I recommend hitting "join jam" sooner rather than later – that'll make sure you get community posts, relevant emails, and reminders as the submission deadline approaches.

Happy Hubble Launchiversary! NASA put together this highlight reel of the last year from Hubble:

If you're looking for a way to celebrate, consider participating in the Indie NASA TTRPG Adventures Jam above!

As a fun synchronicity, the Sci-fi One-Shot Jam overlaps this jam time-wise with the theme Stellar Phenomena. If there were ever a time to multi-jam drift, it's now.