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Heliosail is a solarpunk ttrpg made by a small team of mostly me. This space is trans friendly, anti-capitalist, loving nature and envisioning a better world. Support your local indie game writers. No AI, ever. Available wherever you get your games!

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Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· May 12

I forgot to post this yesterday. Monster Monday: Astermines. These are proximity mines for ship to to ship encounters, usually used by pirates. Grab the stat block here: www.patreon.com/posts/monste... #TTRPG #MonsterMonday #HeliosailGame #IndieRPG #StatBlock #SciFi

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· May 4

This monster monday is hot off the press: Star Whales! One of my oldest concepts for a Heliosail creature! Instead of the pub dom art, I decided to make a clip of myself working on the art for it. What do you think? Full stat block here: www.patreon.com/posts/monste... #TTRPG #SciFi #Alien

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Mar 9

Viper Vines are an itchy, poison oil covered natural snare trap. This week’s stat blocks are free for Heliosail and 5e! Grab them here: www.patreon.com/posts/152177... #DnD #HeliosailGame #plants #plantmonster #5e

Thumbnail for video says “Its a thousand times worse than poison ivy”

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Feb 16

Monster Monday reel was too large to post, so you'll have to check it out at the link instead! This week, Scoria, a volcanic-inspired giant land tortoise with a mean bite. Available for D&D 5e and Heliosail, as always: www.patreon.com/posts/monste... #TTRPG #DnD #HeliosailGame #SciFi #Fantasy

Photo of a volcanic caldera with the text "Have you heard of the tortoise that incubates its eggs in volcanoes?"

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Feb 10

This week's critter: Riftia! Based on the deep sea tubeworms. Did you know they weren't discovered until the 1970s? It's amazing. Grab the stat block for these little environmental terrors for Heliosail or 5e: www.patreon.com/posts/monste... #DnD #TTRPG #HeliosailGame #SciFi #StatBlock #MarineLife

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Feb 2

This week: Searing Mould! Searing Moulds are a volcanic, sci-fi take on classic ooze. They hide in lava, can climb walls and ceilings, and do a buttload of fire damage. As of this week, stat blocks include 5e versions! www.patreon.com/posts/monste... #D&D #5e #Ooze #alien #scifi #TTRPG #fantasy

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Jan 27

Great Anemones are deadly to divers. Luckily they aren't in places that are easily found by tourists visiting Ganymede... right? Get the stat block for these goliaths here, and devour your players today! www.patreon.com/posts/monste... #TTRPG #MarineLife #SciFi #SpeculativeBiology #StatBlock

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Jan 19

Monster Monday: Giant Remipede! No video this week, (I was struck with a migraine) so please enjoy some of the public domain artwork I had planned to include! Giant Remipedes are great leviathans of Ganymede's ocean trenches. You can get the full stat block here: www.patreon.com/posts/monste...

A black and white illustration of a centipede, climbing up a tree branch or trunk.

An illustration in a retro pop sci-fi style of a small robot shining a bright light on an undersea vent.

An underwater seascape in a collage-like style, featuring various underwater animals, and a ship up above. An abstracted nude diver with a bear's head is shown emerging from a clam shell.

A black and white illustration of a centipede with no background.

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Jan 12

White-Gold Eels use complex patterns of light from their bodies and reflective skin to communicate. Also they have big freaky teeth. You can get the full stat block for the White-Gold Eels on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/monste... #TTRPG #MonsterMonday #SciFi #IndieRPG #SpeculativeBiology

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Jan 5

First monster of the new year! We're kicking off the year with an aquatic theme, discovering all the different creatures in Ganymede's oceans. You can get the stat blocks for the Kura Shark and a swarm of hatchlings here: www.patreon.com/posts/monste... #TTRPG #SciFi #Ganymede #MarineLife

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Dec 29

Let's talk about Trapdoor Spiders! These gigantic arachnids are ambushed predators, rumored to have escaped from a lab. Read the full lore here: www.patreon.com/posts/monste... - #MonsterMonday #TTRPG #StatBlock #SciFi #Spider

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Dec 23

This week for Monster Monday we've put together a collection of (mostly) harmless animals. You can tame and train animals in Heliosail, so grab the stat blocks for free and try it out! www.patreon.com/posts/144689... #TTRPG #Animals #StatBlock #MonsterMonday

A painting of a white cat in grass, looking at orange butterflies.

Illustration of various birds perched on a bush.

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Dec 15

Quetzels are gigantic birds, genetically engineered for the terraformed moon, Rhea. You can download the stat block for free on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/144676... #SciFi #Birds #TTRPG #IndieRPG

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Dec 4

Heliosail has gone into Late Pledge! This is an opportunity to snag a copy of the game if you missed the original campaign. We've also added a couple new adventures as add-ons, written by guest writers Dunadd and Adam C. gamefound.com/en/projects/... #TTRPG #SciFi #AdventureModule

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Dec 1

Harpy Fire are wisps of solar radiation that seem to take on minds of their own. They are associated with dangerous storms and can wreck a ship’s electrical systems. Harpy Fire is the first enemy released for ship to ship battles. Get a new stat block every Monday: www.patreon.com/Heliosail?ut...

Medieval painting of a comet with a tail made of fire.

Medieval painting of a comet over a city skyline.

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Nov 24

Monster Monday: Cactoriums! These alien cacti can be quite territorial. When standing still, they are indistinguishable from an ordinary plant. We post a new creature for your Heliosail games every Monday! #MonsterMonday #HeliosailGame #TTRPG #IndieRPG #StatBlocks #Cactus

Drawing of a group of people fighting anthropomorphic cactuses.

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Nov 18

It's pretty quiet around here since the crowdfunding ended, so to tide you over, here's a wacky little game about doing your Christmas shopping. It takes 2-3 hours, perfect for thanksgiving (if your family has a certain sense of humor). #TTRPG #PbtA #IndieRPG quinnsilver.itch.io/blackfriday

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Nov 18

Monster Monday: Turrets are automated defenses, often mounted on the wall or ceiling. They can operate in emergency power conditions, in a vacuum, or under high pressure. #MonsterMonday #HeliosailGame #TTRPG #SciFi #IndieRPG

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Nov 12

Heliosail is FULLY FUNDED! 🎉 Thank you so much to everyone who helped along the way! We still have about twenty four hours left if you want a chance to back this project and get a copy for yourself!

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Nov 11

Demoralize is a great example of an offensive ability that doesn't require wielding any weapons. You can simply broadcast to the enemy ship, and attempt to turn their crew against them. Don't underestimate the power of propaganda! -Quinn

Demoralize. In a ship-to-ship battle, spend one of your ship's actions to speak to the other ship and attempt to demoralize the crew. You must make an aplomb skill check. On success, the enemy ship loses one action from its total action pool for the remainder of the battle, as your words lower a crew member's morale. You must be at the bridge and have functional communications.

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Nov 10

Monster Monday: Psiren Monarchs! "Monarchs" are old, experienced psirens who leads their family or clan. They are formidable enemies, with a lifetime of experience, and legions of loyal underlings. Back Heliosail on Gamefound through Nov. 13th: gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Nov 7

Don't trust that suspicious looking plant? Looking for a quiet way to get rid of a troublesome foe, but short on poisons? Venomous Eye lets you size up the local flora to suit your roleplaying needs, and all without having to make a skill check! - Finny #TTRPG #IndieRPG #HeliosailGame #Solarpunk

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Nov 5

Stash is an essential Trick for a crafter on the go. I'm planning a video in the future that will cover how the crafting system works in detail, but in a nutshell, this Trick allows you keep making progress on your projects even when you are on a long journey in space. -Quinn

Stash. When you are away from civilization, you still have access to materials you have stashed in your bags and pockets. Roll 1d8 to determine how many sessions worth of components you have. You can split these materials up among projects as you see fit. Once you have used this Trick, you cannot use it again until you have visited somewhere that your character can restock, such as a port or a town. This "restock" happens automatically.

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Nov 3

Monster Monday: Sentries! Sentries are bipedal drones used extensively by private companies for basic and routine security. They have limited language capacity, and are less sophisticated than anthroparians. Back Heliosail now on Gamefound: gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Nov 3

What I think is fun about Web of Lies is that it builds up fast momentum. It's very "high risk, high reward." It makes it easier and easier to keep lying, but the deeper you get, the more dangerous failure becomes. This is a Trick that could carry someone through an entire adventure. -Quinn

Web of lies. If you have successfully lied to someone today, they are likely to keep believing you. You received +1 for every successful lie you have already told them today, to lie again. However, any failure is a critical failure. Upon failure, they will see through every lie you have told since activating the trick.

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Nov 1

Amazing what happens when your cat thinks you're not looking... Music is "Well This is Awkward" by Steven O'Brian, CC-BY. #Cats #CuteAnimals #FunnyAnimals

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Nov 1

Medical Specialty is the pinnacle Trick for the Medicine skill. As a capstone it gives you incredible power, with each specialty feeling very distinct from the others. This is one of the capstone Tricks I am most proud of. -Quinn #TTRPG #IndieRPG #HeliosailGame #Medicine #Solarpunk #SciFi

Medical Specialty. EMT: You can restore an ally's entire HP during combat. Both you and your patient must forfeit the remainder of your Actions for the round. Plastic Surgeon: You can drastically change someone's physical appearance. Toxicology: Your are completely immune to poison and disease and can treat poisons without equipment.

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Oct 30

I building my own world ☀️🌱🌺🪐 Hopeful pulp adventure with gilded buildings and zoomorphic spaceships. QRP with your world.

A busy space port, in a glass art nouveau style building filled with plants. Outside the window, floating tall ships with green-tinted sails can be seen waiting.

A zoomorphic space ship that looks like a tall ship, with green sails and a golden forcefield dome on top, full of plants.

A person standing and shuffling a pack of cards theatrically.

A robot on tank treads that looks like a snail, with plants growing out of the side of the snail shell.

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Oct 29

Heliosail has plenty of Tricks that help in combat, but it also has a lot meant to help you solve problems in a less confrontational way. Nondescript is potentially very powerful. #TTRPG #Solarpunk #IndieRPG #HeliosailGame

Nondescript. You can choose to present yourself as forgettable, and unremarkable to a stranger. The target will not remember your name, or what you look like, outside of the vaguest details. They will also forget everything you told them in the past 10 seconds before invoking this Trick. If they are purposefully trying to memorize your appearance to recall later, you can contest their skill check with your Subterfuge skill. There is no limit to how many times a day you can use this Trick, but only 1 person is affected each time.

Heliosail | Late Pledge Open Now!@heliosail· Oct 28

Echoes appear like ghosts, but they aren't dead- they are people being glimpsed through time. Enjoy this belated Monster Monday. Happy Halloween! Music is "The Long Dark" courtesy of Scott Buckley, CC-BY. #HeliosailGame #Ghosts #Spiritualism #haunting #Halloween #indieRPG #ttrpg