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A GAME OF
HUNTERS TURNED HOSTS
BY
JASON PRICE
acknowledgements
and credits
Jason Price
(alwayscheckers.itch.io)
WRITTEN BY
Nuša Štiglic
(ginkgowhale.com)
ART
Vee Hendro
(veerpgdesigns.com)
LAYOUT
PLAYTESTERS
Christopher Roberts
Jo Chisholm
Jim Goodson
Jack Harrison
DESIGN INSPIRATION
Game inspired by
Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern
by Takuma Okada (noroadhome.itch.io)
Character sheet design and species list inspired by
Orbital
by Jack Harrison (mouseholepress.itch.io)
PRoloGUE
You all spent many years working together as a hunter crew. But
bounty hunting is a complicated profession and you’ve gradually
drifted apart.
Even the most successful crews were pushed out by cheap,
efficient drones, sophisticated surveillance systems and clients
who no longer valued a personal touch.
Now, one of you has realised there’s still money to be made
hosting space cruises for wealthy individuals, thrill seekers, or
other passengers with their own agenda.
Nobody has made a drone that can pilot a 200-tonne pleasure
yacht through a neon asteroid field, serving blue cocktails to
guests while fending off whatever scavengers exist on the fringes
of space.
Even the mega-corporations who monopolise commercial space
tend to baulk at the cost of losing civilian passengers or an
expensive ship along the more treacherous routes.
They’re happy to leave the risk to private contractors.
This is where you fit in.
conTentS
HOW TO PLAY
EVENTS
SPECIAL EVENTS
2
6
A New Life
Closed for Maintenance
Welcome Home
MAIN EVENTS
8
10
12
To Boldly Go
Champagne Supernova
Hunter-Gatherer, Catering-Amateur
Once More Around Your Sun
Moonlight Sonata
Old-Fashioned Dust Up
Very Important Passenger (VIP)
Star-Crossed Lovers
A Blast From The Past
SPECIAL EVENT
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
In the Zone
PRINTOUTS
A Complicated Profession
tells the story of your disbanded crew
getting back together to start a new life.
It’s a game about giving up your hunter’s licence, pooling together
your skills and resources and adapting to a new career in
customer service.
HoW HARd coUld iT BE?
Events Menu
Passenger Generator
Hunter Roles
Host Roles
Ship
Ship Assets
Home Spaceport
Corner of the Galaxy
Contract
36
37
38
46
54
55
56
57
58
1
A comPlicATed PRoFeSSion
HoW To PlAY
inTRodUCtion
A Complicated Profession
is a collaborative
storytelling TTRPG. You’ll create your crew of
former bounty hunters, then start a new career
hosting intergalactic cruises.
This is a GM-less game for 3 to 5 players, intended
to be played over 1 or 2 sessions of 3 to 4 hours.
THinGS YoU'lL
need To PlAY:
• at least three six-sided dice
• a standard deck of playing cards
• one copy of everything in the ‘printouts’ section
FloW oF THE GAmE
1
2
3
SETUP
•
•
•
•
Complete
HOME SPACEPORT
and
CORNER OF THE GALAXY
together
Select and complete
HUNTER ROLES
and
HOST ROLES
Play the
SPECIAL EVENT:
A NEW LIFE
Complete the
SHIP SHEET
together
CONTRACT SEQUENCE (REPEAT 3 TIMES)
•
•
•
•
Play the
SPECIAL EVENT:
CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE
Create a
CONTRACT
Play any three
MAIN EVENTS
Play the
SPECIAL EVENT:
WELCOME HOME
ENDING THE GAME
• Play the
SPECIAL EVENT:
IN THE ZONE
2
FillinG oUT
SHeetS
Pass shared sheets around clockwise. Players each
fill in one gap in the description until it’s complete,
then someone reads out the description.
Character sheets are filled out solo.
The descriptions are read out during the
SPECIAL EVENT
:
A NEW LIFE.
TURn oRdeR
Whoever holds the
CONTRACT SHEET
takes the first
turn during a
CONTRACT.
They
Create A Contract
and fill out the notes on the
CONTRACT SHEET.
The next three players, going clockwise, take turns
choosing and playing a
MAIN EVENT.
The next player
plays the
SPECIAL EVENT:
WELCOME HOME.
The player holding the
CONTRACT SHEET
passes it to
the next player, going clockwise, before starting a
new
CONTRACT.
WHAT’S An eVenT?
are played to advance your story. Follow the
steps and prompts on each
EVENT
until it’s resolved.
MAIN EVENTS
are chosen by players during a
contract.
SPECIAL EVENTS
happen at specific times.
EVENTS
TAKinG PART in
eVentS
When it’s a player’s turn, they become the
LEAD PLAYER.
If possible, they should read out
the
EVENT
and help to direct any other players
who have an opportunity to contribute.
During a
MAIN EVENT
, try to ensure each player
gets a chance to speak and offer solutions when
prompted. Aim to build on each others’ stories -
or at least explain what your character is doing
during a scene.
Grassk suggests a plan to lure
some dangerous creatures with a
USEFUL
ITEM
- a crate of expired ready meals.
Baron builds on this story by helping to set
up the trap. Vole uses their ‘Right Place,
Right Time’
HUNTER EXPERIENCE
to appear
in the security room, push a button and
eject the creatures into space.
EXAMPLE:
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