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Other Orbits Episode 4: Quest to the Decomp!
It's a Myth-tery! A mythic tabletop mystery game from the world of PlaNet.
Other Orbits is a multi-modal serial performance piece running from 2021-2023 with episodes in many different formats, from a radio station to a tabletop role-playing game to a comic book, all telling an epic story of ecological reckoning and cultural survival that will culminate in a live performance in the Spring of 2023. QUEST TO THE DECOMP - a mythic tabletop mystery game from the world of PlaNet. Players, ages 9 and up, are cast as a motley crew of aliens, on the hunt for a missing species! Thousands of years after a failed human colony, the remaining mutant denizens of PlaNet go on a sleuthing journey into their past. What happened to the Cicadas? Why were their ancestors keeping secrets from them? Can their sentient Digital Assistant, Plex, be trusted? Players can game collaboratively or solo to visit different PlaNet locations, play as different alien species, and meet other creatures to fulfill their challenges and prompts, until they can finally travel…INTO THE DECOMP (the vast natural decomposition grounds of PlaNet) – in order to find the truth! It’s like Clue and Oregon trail had a space baby. QUEST TO THE DECOMP includes a custom set of die, character-specific pamphlets, and a beautiful original table-top map of PlaNet. *Please make sure you enter your mailing address to ensure prompt delivery*
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Ages: 13 +
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About Applied Mechanics
Applied Mechanics is a visionary artists’ collective making plays in Philadelphia. Our art is an exercise in empathy and transformation. We believe that art can be a powerful force in the struggle against nationalism, fascism, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, and bigotry. The art we make is part of that fight.