Welcome to the first issue of MEGADAMAGE, the Mothership Megazine! It’s packed with curated sci-fi horror fiction, essays, comics, and interviews from some of today’s best writers and artists, and it’s meant to inspire, challenge, and inform rather than serve as game prep. Payload 01 includes a conversation with Philip Eisner, the writer of Event Horizon, and an interview with Adrian Tchaikovsky, the award-winning author of Children of Time. Sean McTiernan writes a deep dive into James Blish’s Black Easter, and indie comics creator Jake Butcher contributes Charon, a comic about a psionic awakening. The issue also includes The Taxidermists, the very first Mothership novella, by screenwriter Nick Grant. It’s printed in a premium, oversized 11" x 12.4" format, and it really is huge.

What’s Inside: MEGADAMAGE is the kind of thing you leave on the coffee table, or on the table between sessions, to get everyone thinking about creeping dread in deep space. The interviews look at how great sci-fi horror is made, from cult-classic films to award-winning novels. The essays and comic point you toward strange corners of the genre you might not have discovered yet. The novella is a complete story set in the Mothership universe. There are no modules or stat blocks here, just ideas, atmosphere, and inspiration for your next campaign. It’s a great gift for Mothership Wardens, sci-fi horror fans, and anyone who loves a beautifully made print magazine. No game knowledge is needed to enjoy it.