Tartarus has all of the elements that really embrace the Sci-Fi Horror aspect which Ashen Stars is so well suited for. With elements of Alien, Dead Space, Prometheus, and Blade Runner it has a wonderful level of building tension and horror.

Also, it has a nice "Alistair Reynolds" Sci Fi feel to it.

Best adventure for AS yet. Nicely done.

(P.S. Space Suit Integrity is IMPORTANT. Pass it on.)

It's a chilling investigation into an expedition gone horribly wrong, like a bunch of spacefaring CSI detectives crawling over the wreckage of Ridley Scott's movie Prometheus.

Actually, it's almost exactly like that. Ashen Stars: Tartarus isn't just a tense and intriguing sci-fi/horror mystery; it's also the most creative way of writing a critical review of Prometheus I've ever seen! Through the writing, art and design, it's clear that Ashen Stars has created an adventure that works on a higher level for anyone who's had to suffer through the film. If anything, Robin D. Laws improves on the skeleton provided by Prometheus, creating the story we really wanted to see. Best of all, there's even a reasonable in-setting explanation for why all the members of the expedition caught the Stupid Bug: they were purposely infected with a literal Stupid Bug!

A well-written module, with a couple of twists, and some ideas on how to use it. Useful for those times where you have not been able to prepare anything. It is easy to slot it into most Ashen Stars Campaigns, and it fits well with the feel of the game.