On the surface, a motley group of living, sworn to protect a wild child from the undead, formulate an escape plan. A highly trained Teutonic Knight of the Church arrived on the Priest to help with the escape. This child could mean the end to the rule of the undead over the living. The evacuation team must bring the child to the hidden church planet, Vatican. They’ll have to follow a path across many planets finding contacts that will lead them forward while avoiding undead soldiers, agents, and sympathizers.

The stakes are high; this could be mean the survival of humanity. The undead are willing to do anything to stop the escape of the wild child, and galactic war seems inevitable. Undead agents are everywhere and they can offer the prize of everlasting life.

How will the Knight and his motley group escape Outer Liberty? Will they find the Vatican before being betrayed or found by the undead? Will their travels take them so far from home that time dilation will rob them of their loved ones?

And what is so important about this child’s bloodline?

State of the Universe
Once humanity discovered stardrive, which allows for travel faster than light, it spread among the stars. One hundred and forty planets were discovered that could support human life, and they were colonized. After 1000s of years and many wars, humanity united under the discovery of life in the physical form after death. An oligarchical theocracy rules humanity and bestows and maintains undead status to those it chooses. The source of this ability is a highly guarded secret. In the core world’s very few humans are left alive as most have assumed undead status and choose to live forever as undead. The undead throughout the years have amassed the power and wealth of the theocracy into the hands of the few.

The Church
Once the biggest belief system among humans and it’s banner was flown during the conquest of the galaxy. As humans became undead, they dropped the belief system which rewarded believers with nirvana after death. The church still has followers among some powerful factions of undead. It seeks to help the living, but it has been weakened.

Our Blessed Mother’s Breeding Program
A clandestine program that seeks out the remaining live women capable of child bearing now or in the future and places them under the protection of the Church. This program is dedicated to protecting and extending the sanctity of human life. It operates on many planets and always hiding in plain view. It is said that these women and their children have great powers that only increase as the breeding plan proceeds. They are always on the lookout for wild genes birthed outside the program.

Time Dilation
The use of stardrive subjects travelers to time dilation. For every day traveled, five pass at home. Some wealthy living families regulate aging at home using cryogenics. Some travelers meet their children’s children in old age.

Wild Genes
Throughout the breeding program, some outer rim planets were seeded with favorable genes and left alone for evolution to work its wonders. As the time passed, genes emerge with new powers. These are hunted and destroyed by the theocracy and sought out by the breeding program.

Constance
The capital world of the theocracy and home to the secret of undead immortality. Much of the ruling oligarchy calls this planet home and participates in the elaborate court. The outer planets in the Constance system serve as the center of trade, and the royal navy is based here. The Quantum Communication Commission is based on Constance’s only moon.

Outer Rim
The 23 planets considered part of the outer rim are mainly left to their own devices by the theocracy as the distance from Constance is great. These planets are mainly populated by live humans, and a few are left alone by the breeding program to produce wild genes. Some of the Outer Rim planets are highly advanced visions of hope for live humanity and others are depressing subjected to oppression. Almost anything goes in the Outer Rim.

Outer Liberty
A wild planet in the Outer Rim populated by the living ruled under the hammer fist of an undead family. Birthplace of many wild genes, and home to some of the players.

Theme:

Intrigue ->Clandestine or illicit intercourse (The Pinnacle Empty Quiver of Love)

Ingredients:

Fleur-de-lis ->Taking the medieval religious meaning of “Lily among thorns” from the Song of Solomon. Virgin Mary and the symbol of purity & chastity. Virginity is good, and the logo itself is like the symbol on Star Trek uniforms.

Seabird -> Color and the name of the starship on which the game takes place.

Star -> Takes place among the stars. Travel to a star for the “Virgin Mary” to give birth to a miracle. Planets name is probably something like Wiseman’s Planet.

Awards:

Brevity Award -> Cause I’m lazy and would like to make something short, cool, and to the point.

Cerberus Award -> For 3 players. Maybe.

Zombielogical Sciences Award -> You must watch out for the space zombies. I could go deep with this (as deep as you can in a 4 page game) and make the majority of the beings zombies waiting for a real human birth instead of having to use pills, energy, etc… to keep the race alive.

Elevator Pitch:

Essentially, this is a game about the stereotypical 1960s sex-deprived crew of the USS Seabird transporting a prized, sexy, hot and ready to give-it-up “Virgin Mary” to Wiseman’s Planet. On the way, they have to avoid space zombies and other hijinks.