SPACECAT (a scifi adventure TTRPG)

SPACECAT (a scifi adventure TTRPG)

A scifi adventure game inspired by Cairn, Into the Odd, and Mausritter. Discover bizarre worlds, fantastical alien creatures, ancient spacecraft, space pirates, and the depths of the unknown.
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SPACECAT is a SciFi Adventure roleplaying game, built off the framework and design principles of games like Mausritter, Cairn, and Into the Odd.

The game is designed to allow for quick Character Creation, and clear tools to craft adventures in an open galaxy. Providing player with clear information, choice, and impact as the Referee ( or GM) is given tools and procedures for creating unique adventure situations. Creating Starships. Planets, Star Systems, and Intersteller Sectors of the Galaxy. 

Travel and Explore the Vast Expanse of the Galaxy with your friends.

The Game Setup is simple:

  1. Create your Adventurer
  2. Identify the Shared Debt/Mission
  3. Create a Ship
  4. Create a Sector of  the Galaxy
  5. Find a Job 
  6. Keep Flying

One of you will take on the role of the Referee, or Game Master (GM),  describing the world, taking the role of non-player creatures, and making decisions on how to use the rules to respond to the players and keep the game moving forward. Providing useful information, offering choice, and making clear the impact of those choices. Always keep the shared debt of the players in their mind, moving the game forward.

The game takes place in the universe of  “The Adventures of SpaceCat” comic series, but SPACECAT is an open galaxy, the game provides tools to fill the galaxy in your own way.


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INCLUDES:
The 26+ page "SpaceCat Adventures" TTRPG core book
Physical and PDF version

A physical copy of my comic, "The "Adventures of SpaceCat: Crisis At Jumpgate Centauri - Issue #1"

plus, a high quality two inch "SpaceCat Sticker"




INCLUDES:
The 26+ page "SpaceCat Adventures" TTRPG core book
Physical and PDF version
A 16+ page core book with everything needed to create and play the game.




INCLUDES:
The 26+ page "SpaceCat Adventures" TTRPG core book (PDF)
PDF only version of the 16+ page core book with everything needed to create and play the game.



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The galaxy is perilous and vast, full of life, adventure, and mysteries to explore.

You and your fellow adventures must take on jobs and seek the treasures of the galaxy in order to keep your ship flying another day. You seek freedom, adventure, the unknown, and maybe pay off some debts before you become the bounty.

Exploring ancient worlds, delivering cargo, bounty hunting, and taking on dangerous jobs across the galaxy.

Working together to stay alive, avoid space pirates, survive bizarre alien encounters on strange worlds, and keeping your ship flying.

SpaceCat Adventures is an all-ages science fiction fantasy adventure game that combines high stakes and fun space adventure.

You play as an unlimited variety of Creature Types, from unlikely backgrounds across the galaxy, brought together by a call, or desperate need, for hunting the treasures of the unknown and often perilous expanse of space.






"SpaceCat Adventures" is bringing the world from my webcomic, "The Adventures of SpaceCat" into a rules-lite adventure sci-fi TTRPG

This will be a 12-16 page zine defining the simple rules of the game and introducing the players to Character Creation, a few villians and monsters, and adventure hooks.

If this is successful, it will be just the start of building a larger world for more "SpaceCat Adventures".

Please consider following the project.

To get a sense of the feeling of the SpaceCat universe, go check out "The Adventures of SpaceCat" at SpaceCatComic.com

The game mechanics will be heavily inspired by my admiration for masterful games like: Into the Odd, Cairn, Electric Bastionland, Mothership, and Mausritter.

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"The art is totally charming and you can get a full-on comic, too, which it makes me feel like the the the world of SpaceCat and the backstory is all there ready to explore. Can't wait to check this one out."

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All shipping fees will be charged separately, AFTER the campaign, during pledge management. The prices below are estimates. Actual shipping prices will be determined after production is finished and we're gearing up to send out the books. Also, if you add-on additional physical copies of the game to your order, your shipping cost may increase.

Estimated shipping costs (for a single book) in Canadian dollars (CAD):

  • $15(CAD) shipping to USA
  • $10 (CAD) shipping to Canada
  • $18 (CAD) shipping Internationally

Items expected to ship in July, 2026
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My name is Ed. I am a visual effects artist and cartoonist. It has been exciting to discover Mausritter this past year, and I have enjoyed adventuring in the world, especially with my kids.

As an artist, one of the things that drew me to the game was the "arts & crafts" style inventory system. Between me and my kids, we have some fun item ideas to share. I will also be drawing my own versions of some of the background items and treasures found in the Mausritter manual. 

Help us bring this tiny world of big ideas to life!

If you like my art and want to see more, please check out my comic, "The Adventures of SpaceCat" at spaceCatComic.com, as well as my INSTAGRAM and BLUESKY accounts.



This project is participating in Zinetopia! A Small-format TTRPG event celebrating Zine Month running February 2–27, 2026.

📖 What is Zine Month?
Zine Month is a month-long online celebration observed every February by the tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) community where creators share and launch new DIY zines.

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