Horror on Balkath Station by Joseph 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 published as a 22-page 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 on the border of the Sonora sector – the adventure is set in the Frontiers of Space, is the Balkath system. There’s a scientific research station owned by a mysterious corporation which has recently gone quiet and the characters are hired to investigate.
Jack Peterson has details on the patron.
The Arkoth Corporation has some information on the company and the research being done.
Complications are things which aren’t known or which can go wrong.
Balkath System has brief details on the system and a random encounter table.
Balkath V has brief details on the planet that the research station orbits.
A Strange Mist explains that the two stars emitted a cloud of particles.
Space Madness has details on this.
A Slight Case of Space Madness explains this affected the station’s occupants.
Balkath Station has a general description, random encounters and details of the various locations.
Survivors has a d6 table of people still alive.
Catching Space Madness covers this.
Mission Completion explains that reporting back what happened will fulfil the mission, and what’s needed for the bonus.
The final five pages of content have maps of the station.
Horror on Balkath Station 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 maps and covers, there are no illustrations. Presentation is okay.
This is a straightforward enough adventure, though not necessarily safe. The plot is similar to many stories, science fiction and otherwise, about remote stations dropping off the grid thanks to events there, and there are no great surprises to it. Horror on Balkath Station can be found by clicking here.
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