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Read short draft drops and flag unclear rules, missing GM support, and weak table procedures.
Playtest Brief
The Pitch
You are not saving the galaxy. You are taking the job and deciding which truth survives.
Borrowed Sky focuses on grounded sci-fi missions, identity pressure, human variance, fragile access, and competent teams making hard calls in public systems that were never built for mercy.
The first playtest centers on Cold Transfer, a starter operation at Tetherfall where a clinic extraction becomes a lockdown, a cover story becomes evidence, and the crew has to choose what kind of damage they can live with.
Table Profile
Good Fit For GMs Who Like
- Mission play with social, technical, and physical routes.
- Near-future science fiction with human-scale stakes.
- 5E familiarity, tuned toward operations instead of dungeon loops.
- Player choices that create heat and consequence.
- Draft material that needs direct, practical table feedback.
How It Works
What The GM Circle Does
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Run or observe playtest sessions using provided quickstarts, pregens, and mission material.
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Report what players actually did, where pressure landed, and what slowed the session down.
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Help prioritize what needs to become sturdier before the next public-facing release.
Playtest Packet
What You Will Receive
- Current playtest packets for Borrowed Sky and Cold Transfer.
- GM-facing notes for mission pressure, Heat, cover, trace, and consequences.
- Pregenerated characters and Foundry-ready support as builds mature.
- A direct channel for structured feedback and follow-up questions.
GM Circle Signup
Interested in Reviewing or Running It?
Join the GM Circle list and tell us what kind of table you run. We will use that to send the right packet and playtest asks.