Calling all Cosmonauts!
Welcome to Torchship, a roleplaying game and worldbuilding project set in a retrofuturistc galaxy, inspired in equal parts by pulpy television serials and hard science fiction.Â
It is the year 2169, two hundred years since man first stepped foot on another world. Emerging victorious from their first war in the stars, a united post-capitalist humanity finds itself in a dark and unexplored universe, surrounded by mystery and danger. It's up to the torchships of Star Patrol to light the way!
Torchship is a d6-based roleplaying game, custom-made for action, exploration, and hard questions. With a mixture of skills, traits, and personalities, you build your unique bridge crew of human, transhuman, and alien explorers, as well as a customisable starship. Adventures are episodic in classic fashion, but supply issues, battle damage, character relationships, and the changing political landscape persist.
While the game can be played with no setting knowledge, a part of the fun of this sort of sci-fi roleplaying is drawing on a canon. This site will act as an ever-evolving look into the universe, to provide inspiration and detail for your stories, if you want them.
Under Construction
Follow this page, our tumblr, our discord, and Erika's Bluesky for updates.
Latest Updates
24/01/2025: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 19: The State of the Union Part 1
30/08/2024: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 18 - Zinovians
28/08/2024: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 17 - Complex Dice Tests
07/08/2024: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 16 - Aquillians
Update Archive
13/06/2024: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 15 - Mechanics Reworks
04/03/2024: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 14 - Star Union Members!
07/02/2024: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 13 - New Subsystems
07/12/2023: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 12 - Destructive Testing
21/09/2023: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 11 - Special Checks
01/09/2023: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 10 - Martians & Spacers
19/08/2023: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 9 - Harm & Healing
20/07/2023: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 8 - Identities: Terrans & Lunars
29/06/2023: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 7 - Framework Systems
29/04/2023: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 6 - Local Space
16/03/2023: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 5 - Dice Pools
17/01/2023: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 4 - Character Creation Part 2
23/12/2022: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 3 - The Interstellar Union of Republics
27/11/2022: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 2 - Character Creation Part 1
11/11/2022: Tumblr update: Dev Diary 1 - What is Torchship?
10/11/2022: Website begins!