Mars Colony 1: "Arrival"

Mankind went to Mars long before we were ready to do so, and now the architect of that plan has been sent to the red planet to clean up his mess

Episode 13 of the Dead Ghost Productions podcast, hosted by Aram Vartian and Dylan Malenfant, titled "Mars Colony 1: "Arrival"" was published on October 18, 2024 and runs 77 minutes.

October 18, 2024 ·77m · Dead Ghost Productions

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Summary

“What's the use of looking at Mars through a telescope, sitting on panels, writing books, if it isn't to guarantee, not just the survival of mankind, but mankind surviving forever!” ― Ray Bradbury, Mars and the Mind of Man The TTRPG Mars Colony was written by Tim C. Koppang and is designed for two players. One takes on the role of the colony’s appointed “savior”—named Kelly Perkins—while the other plays the Governor, responsible for all the various problems that are plaguing the citizens of Mars. As the game progresses, the savior faces a constant struggle between competence and failure, honesty and deception. The show Mars Colony is a fully produced actual play podcast following tech billionaire Kelly Perkins as he is summoned to Mars in an effort to save the failing colony. The series explores how the unyielding demands of capitalism combined with the narcissism of silicon valley put humanity on a path to the red planet long before we were ready. GET THE GAME! Pick up a copy of Mars Colony from TCK Roleplaying Join one of Alex's Start Playing campaigns! CAST GM: Alex Kelly Perkins: Aram MUSIC Listen to the soundtrack from episode 1 of Mars Colony on Epidemic Sound. FIND US Patreon: patreon.com/deadghostpro Web: deadghostpro.com TikTok: tiktok.com/@deadghostpro Twitter: twitter.com/deadghostpro Bluesky: deadghost.bsky.social Instagram: instagram.com/deadghostproductions

Episode Description

“What's the use of looking at Mars through a telescope, sitting on panels, writing books, if it isn't to guarantee, not just the survival of mankind, but mankind surviving forever!”

― Ray Bradbury, Mars and the Mind of Man

The TTRPG Mars Colony was written by Tim C. Koppang and is designed for two players. One takes on the role of the colony’s appointed “savior”—named Kelly Perkins—while the other plays the Governor, responsible for all the various problems that are plaguing the citizens of Mars. As the game progresses, the savior faces a constant struggle between competence and failure, honesty and deception.

The show Mars Colony is a fully produced actual play podcast following tech billionaire Kelly Perkins as he is summoned to Mars in an effort to save the failing colony. The series explores how the unyielding demands of capitalism combined with the narcissism of silicon valley put humanity on a path to the red planet long before we were ready.

With the Mars Colony podcast, we took our own fears and anxieties of the present day and just had fun sort of playing around with them. The result is unsettling, even as we laugh through the absurdity of the whole situation. It's easy to listen to, a little cathartic, and gives you something to think about afterwards

Each episode is enhanced for full audio immersion by Dead Ghost co-founder Aram Vartian who also plays the savior of the martian colony, Kelly Perkins. Alex Boer—a professional game master who starred in the “Flumph” and “Aboleth” episode of Kill Every Monster—is the GM for this story