SHIFT: DEAD WEIGHT

Nobody files a salvage claim on a ship this size expecting trouble. 

You show up, you strip the metal, you go home. 

That's the job, it's legit, safe, well paid.

...

Well, the job changed.

SHIFT: DEAD WEIGHT is a one-shot for the SHIFT Roleplaying Game. 

Three pre-built archetypes, three sectors, a ship that decays in real time around you. Will you and your crew survive and escape?  

This is an early, streamlined release. 

The core structure is solid, but the module has not yet been extensively playtested, and the GOLIATH contains far more possibilities than these pages can currently cover. Treat this as a working module rather than a finished product. Play it, stress it, break it apart, and tell us where the cracks begin to show. All feedback is welcome.

This module was created for  the SHIFT RPG Game Jam 2026

Requires the SHIFT Roleplaying Game core rules. This work was created using Hit Point Press' SHIFT Open License v1.0, © copyright 2026

Hit Point Press Inc. SHIFT Roleplaying Game is © copyright 2026 Hit Point Press Inc. You can find out more and support SHIFT at rpgshift.com. SHIFT: DEAD WEIGHT is an independent production by The Bit Bet and is not affiliated with Hit Point Press.