Fly By by Jospeh Mohr is a role playing game supplement published by Old School Role Playing for use with Cepheus Engine. As such, it is covered by the Open Game License and some parts are considered to be Open Game Content as a result.
The supplement is available as a 17 page Pay What You Want PDF from DriveThruRPG. Two pages are the front and rear covers, three the front matter and three the Open Game License.
The opening paragraphs explain that the characters are hired by a mining company to investigate a structure on a planet on the edge of the Sonora sector – the adventure is set in the Frontiers of Space.
Patron has details on the employer.
Complications are things that aren’t known or which can go wrong.
The Genome Vault has random encounters and events for inside the structure and details on the locations.
Similarities to Modern Species basically explains that investigating the databases shows that the records are similar to current species.
The Laboratory Computers has details on accessing them.
A Dangerous Organism has some details on an alien virus.
Who Built this Place and Why? explains who built it.
Stored DNA Records explains these are of great value.
Human DNA Records explains that human DNA is in the computers as well.
Stored Embryos of Unknown Species explains there are various species stored, many unknown, some dangerous, though no more details than that are given.
Genetic Revision Schedules has some updates that never happened.
An Opened Crystal Container explains that a container is found open.
Corporate Interest in this Place looks at how companies might use the information.
Weaponization of What Might be Found Here explains that some information could be used to target specific species.
Ethics Smethics! states the employing company has no real concern for such.
Mission Completion explains that visiting and exploring fulfils the job.
Other Options looks at how the company might instead decide to silence the characters.
Legal Issues explains there are problems trying to bring a potentially dangerous creature through a starport.
The final page of content has a map of the facility.
Fly By in Review
The PDF lacks bookmarks and is long enough with enough different sections that these would have been useful. Navigation is okay. The text maintains a single column format and some minor errors were noticed. Bar the map and covers, there are no illustrations. Presentation is okay.
One of the stereotypical possibilities that can happen is the facility’s reactor failing. The place has stood for countless millennia, but when the characters turn up, the reactor may well decide to fail at that point. This is an overused trope. The employer potentially stabbing the characters in the back is also a bit overused. Fly By can be found by clicking here.
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