Welcome to the TripTech Game Jam 2025!
A casual TTRPG Jam designed to inspire the
development of Tri-Fold Modules
for the Mothership RPG.

THEME: BENEATH THE SURFACE

RULES

DURATION & JUDGING

This Jam will last for 3 weeks, from Saturday May 3rd to Saturday May 24th, and then will be judged over the next week by those of us in the Jam as well as anyone who signs up as a "Contributor." By signing up to be a part of this jam, in addition to your submission, you are committing to reading and reviewing a minimum of 3 other submissions (the minimum requirement to get past the rating queue at which point you can rate whatever interests you the most!).

Judging will be based on the following criteria:

• POLISH — How is the overall look/vibes/writing & design?
• FAVORABILITY — how much do you personally like the submission?
• USABILITY — How "pick up & play" is this for a Warden? 
• THEME — How well does it match the Jam's Theme?

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

All entries must be submitted as a digital Tri-Fold (or Bifold) PDF that is a single page (front and back) and US Letter in Size (matching TKG's Modules.) While supplemental material is allowed; the module must be completely playable/useable on its own.

Additionally, during the Jam and the week of Judging, please list all submissions as free. You may obviously choose to charge for your Module after the Jam has concluded (and you have gone through the proper 3PP Approval process) but during the Jam your submission needs to be listed as free so you can get feedback!

EDIT: During the Jam you may list your game as Free or open to Donations. Someone pointed out to me that so long as submitters and judges download from the submissions tab instead of the individual pages, it will always download like its free. the original intent of this rule was to keep people from feeling inclined to donate simply to be a part of the Judging process. My apologies to those who were affected by this rule. 

APPROVAL & LICENSING

All entries must be either submitted to TKG for approval or written to be completely system agnostic. While the process of approval can take a little time to clear, you can use the logo provided below (See Resources) as a place holder to show the submission isn't yet approved by TKG and is "Pending".

MAY 17th EDIT: If you are down to the wire on your submission, please submit an itch.io project page without your main document after you have applied for the TKG license, and then once you have approval (assuming submissions are closed) reach out to me via Discord, Reddit, or the community hub here and I will unlock the submissions so you can quickly upload the approved file. (we have had enough people worried about not getting approval in time we are adjusting and trusting the honor system that you have in fact finished by the end date and submitted for approval and are simply waiting to hear back.)

VALID ENTRY TYPES

• ADVENTURES — Everything a Warden needs to run a solid One Shot (or Two Shot if your players are anything like mine!)
• TOOLSETS — New Mechanisms or Rulesets that can be added to a Warden's arsenal for a specific event or special action.
• SETTING GUIDES — Fantastic lands, Horrific Creatures, Mind Breaking Realities... Give us a Vibe and let us run with it!

ASSETS

All assets used must be either made by you, legally obtained/licensed, or in the public domaine/Royalty Free; and must be properly credited on both the Submission Page and the Submission itself.

AI

The point of this Jam is to foster growth as an artist. Absolutely no use of AI is permitted in any capacity (including stock images that have been created or altered by AI)  If there is an aspect of development you are less confident in find a collaborator who can help you! 

TEAMS

You may make a submission Solo or in Teams, and teams are not limited in the number of people involved so long as they are all credited. Additionally you can be involved in a maximum of 3 projects.

CONTENT WARNINGS

On your itch.io submission page please list any relevant Content Warnings for what the submission will contain. While Mothership is a Horror RPG and some NSFW material may be allowed/necessary, bigotry; including but not limited to discrimination or hate speech based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, or any other attacks on one’s personhood, will not be tolerated. 

RESOURCES

To find fellow collaborators, ask for advice, or promote your post Jam version of your submission
Join the MOTHERSHIP DISCORD
or post on the r/MothershipRPG Reddit

First time writing a Tri-fold? HERE is an article I wrote breaking down everything I learned while analyzing some other great Tri-folds!

Need some recommendations on good tri-folds to read? HERE is a 3 part article on the Alexandrian that suggests several.

Or maybe you'd like some "Free" tri-folds to read to get in the right headspace? there was a great thread on reddit all about free zines (many of which are Tri-folds, most are free or have a "Community Copy" available for free.) you can find it HERE.

Similarly, you can download my previous Jam entry Children of Eden for free (there is a post Jam version that has some tweaks and is more cleaned up for $2, but you can download what I submitted to the Jam still for FREE, simply go to the "Download Demo" section!)

Need assets? there are many places where you can find Royalty Free Assets - Attribution (typically) Required.
Pexels (Royalty Free Stock Images)
Pixabay (Royalty Free Stock Images)
Game-Icons (Minimalist Game Icons)

Made by Humans- A Minimalist Asset Pack (Pay what you want) to mark your project as AI Free (not required).

Pending Logo - use this as a place holder until you are approved by TKG to use their actual license!

Additionally, some have voiced an interest in having a shared Game Jam logo to place on their module to show it was made as part of this Jam. Either version below is usable and may be re-colored as needed.
(SVG's can be sent on request. Find me on Discord or Reddit)

Note: this is not a requirement of the jam, just a "Badge of honor" that you participated if you so desire!

Credits: 

Logo - Graham T Richardson
Arcade (Font) - Jakob Fischer
CC Ultimatum (Font) - John Roshell

Photobashed Background Image 
Minimalist Solar System Generator by Robotic Topologist
Star Chart by u/remuladgryta 
Contour Map by u/grelfdotne

Icons Courtasy of Game-Icons.Net
Lorc, Delapouite, and Sbed