Step into your new flesh like borrowed gloves, and burn your fingers once again! Introducing new transhuman mechanics for the Mothership Sci-Fi RPG as part of Mothership Month 2025! Swap bodies, go insane, and see just how far from human you can become.
Back in the first 48 hours to receive an exclusive Transhumanism Patch!
Transhumanism is a genre of horror without a need for an inhuman malignant force. It is a genre of existential terror which grapples with the nature of humanity, the concept of consciousness continuity, and the balancing act of LIVING versus EXISTING forever.
But at the same time, it's about how big your muscles can get, how many guns can you strap to your forearms, how far can you go beyond the bounds of what one can call boring old human? You're immortal, baby! Get weird with it, see how far you can push the limits of humanity!
Touched upon in A Pound of Flesh, transhumanism and re-sleeving is coming in a big way! New rules for flashing your brain, swapping bodies, uploading your consciousness, and finding new ways to try and survive the lethal universe of Mothership! Strap yourselves down, jack in, uploaded, and get ready to burn your fingers in brand new flesh!
Burnt Flesh & Borrowed Gloves is a tight, compact, and visual-heavy supplement of transhumanism and body-swapping. The supplement is complete with 30 (and perhaps more) Sleeves (bodies) for you to jump into, barring some cyber-brain transfer and perhaps craniectomies! Sleeves fit into one of three major categories:
Biosleeves - Fully biological bodies, grown in a vat and ready to go right out of the bag.
Cybersleeves - Machine cores with cyber-stitched biological components, the halfway point between synthetic and natural.
Synthsleeves - Fully mechanical bodies with a variety of shapes and capabilities, without the limitations of a humanoid shape.
There are many exciting Sleeve options to choose from:
- The Staple (Biosleeve) - Boring old human, but damn are there a lot! Ever need a new look or identity? Want to roll around in a different gender for a while? There are always people selling their old bodies to make room for a new one!
- The Ursarex (Biosleeve) - A blend of human and ursine DNA, making the Sleeve fast, strong, and tough as hell with a thick hide. If you ever wanted to rip and tear and then hibernate on command, this Sleeve is for you!
- The Urchin (Synthsleeve) - Everyone loves an Urchin! It was designed for slithering through air vents and repairing hard-to-reach areas in starships. Plus that LED face is just too damn cute!
- The Valkyrie (Cybersleeve) - Adrenal and testosterone pumps make this Sleeve the ultimate combat platform. Ever wanted to dilate time and bring a sword to a gun fight? With the Valkyrie, you have a good chance of winning that fight!
- And more!
Alongside this, the zine will contain a section talking about Mambos, the Dream's code-name for sleeve repossessions. 5 small-time bounties will be included for the Warden to include as potential money-making opportunities so players can afford a brand new body - whether they need it or not.
- Digital Pledge - $20 CAD - Get the digital PDF of Burnt Flesh & Borrowed Gloves, and all unlocked digital stretch goals!
- Standard Pledge - $37 CAD - Get everything above and the zine in its physical format top hold in your totally real and totally meat-based hands!
- Deluxe Pledge - $62 CAD - Get all of the above, PLUS an 11" x 17" poster of all available Sleeves in the zine (the Catalogue Poster) AND a pamphlet of Limited-Edition Sleeves designed by fellow MM25 creators!
We at Hammer City Games are partnering with Grinning Rat to bring you extra content! If both Burnt Flesh & Borrowed Gloves AND Certain Fathoms are successfully funded, we will be bringing more sleeve-based transhuman horror to CF, while Nate from Grinning Rat will be introducing more unique tables for your rolling pleasure in BF&BG! Plus, backers of BOTH projects will be getting a unique All Sleeved Up Patch!
This year, we're trying something different. Nearly every Mothership Month project is part of a shared shipping initiative. That means:
One pledge manager. When Mothership Month ends, you’ll receive one combined pledge manager survey for all participating projects — our “mega pledge manager.” That means just one survey and one shipping payment for multiple projects.
One shipping charge. Because these projects will ship together, you’ll only pay shipping once, saving you money.
One fulfillment timeline. All participating campaigns are scheduled to ship at the same time, ensuring your rewards arrive together.
Two exceptions. Only two creators (Bombs Bursting in Air and Roach Motel) have opted out of this group fulfillment plan; their shipping will be handled separately. Why did they opt out? These two projects are very close to being ready to fulfill, and it didn't make sense to their teams to wait.
Estimated Shipping
Below is a table of estimated shipping prices based on weight. You can see at the bottom what the estimated weights are for different items. Prospero's Dream should be around the same weight (maybe slightly lighter) than the Mothership Core Set. Additionally, if you order several items you'll incur a small charge for additional items, which varies based on your country.
This does not include any applicable VAT or taxes. A reminder that these shipping prices are an estimate and its possible they will change based on global conditions beyond our control.
When will these projects ship? Our collective goal is to have all Mothership Month 2025 projects fulfilled before Mothership Month 2026 begins. Some projects are further along than others, so their timeline for digital rewards will vary. But we have roughly a year to fulfill before Mothership Month 2026, which gives everyone enough time to finish up and get their products to our warehouse.
What is Mothership Month?
Every year, Tuesday Knight Games and dozens of third-party creators launch new Mothership projects around a shared theme. This year’s theme (“The Dream Returns”) centers on Prospero’s Dream, the infamous X-Class back-world, black market space station. Each project ties back to the Dream in some way. Not only that, but we'll be opening up Prospero's Dream as a shared setting for all third-party creators going forward.
Get your exclusive Supply Pod!
This year we're changing up the Supply Pods. Now there is just ONE BIG SUPPLY POD. It's unlocked once all projects fund and it improves as we hit more group achievements. How do you get the Supply Pod? Back 5 or more projects at the physical level and get access to all the cool goodies.
