Claim Jumpers

Deceived Destitute Dirtdwellers

In Claim Jumpers, Players take on the roles of inhabitants of the planet New Tampa, eking out a dirty little living on the outer fringes of the United Stars of America. Their neighbors include long discarded robot men, dangerous insectoids, and all manner of the disgusting, the desperate, and the impetuous.

Life’s a Job

In the backwater settlement of Vertnor’s Dip, a handful of hardy souls and broken machinery keep the town barely operational under the relentless desert sun. This community is surrounded by the looming presence of Glaxo Pharma, a powerful, indifferent corporate neighbor who pays in kind for blood, sweat, tears—really anything the settlers can dredge from the land or each other.

A Chance Drifts in the Dust…

That old crosser Langstrom Aweful’s got a tale to wail. His story reeks of speculation and toothrot, but if someone’s seen something valuable among those dunes, its Aweful.

The residents of Vertnor’s Dip eat it up. They’ve got little left to lose and they’re always up to risk it all.

And the Dust Settles for No One.

Kickstart your Hyper-Davidsons, buckle into your Hovertrucks, or hell, crawl hand over fist through the blistering New Tampa sun. Fate’s got a hot date and destiny’s not one for sitting around.

Nobody’s gonna believe what’s waiting for you down the throat of Silvergut Hollow.

Links

• Basic Setting: @DriveThruRPG

Claim Jumpers is a micro-module published under the Lackluster Spacemen label. An entire setting — people, places, and an adventure — packed into a front-and-back flyer.

Lackluster Spacemen

If you hadn’t guessed, the future is a lot like the present: It’s the best time ever to live and everyone hates it. Space is separated by sectors based entirely on who could get their Pinta in the Santa Maria fast enough and fill it with guns, guts, and glory—preferably none of their own. Lackluster Spacemen is a setting of low science fiction, low stakes, and low agency. Some might call it picaresque. To others, it’s just life among the stars.

In this series of tabletop roleplaying game settings, the vastness of space collides with the absurdity of everyday life. Instead of following heroic astronauts, the story centers on a crew of underwhelming, often bumbling spacefarers who navigate the cosmos with more mishaps than successes.

Comical scenarios abound, with malfunctioning gadgets, and missions that rarely go as planned. The settings are filled with satirical references, poking fun at sci-fi tropes and real-world absurdities alike. Whether dodging intergalactic bureaucracy or accidentally starting a galactic incident, these characters turn even the simplest tasks into hilarious adventures.

Perfect for players who enjoy lighthearted sci-fi with a healthy dose of humor and satire.