SoulMuppet Publishing’s lo-fi space Western tabletop roleplaying game, Orbital Blues, has returned to Bundle of Holding in a double-barreled offer. The site has resurrected its original June 2024 starter offer alongside an all-new companion deal, Orbital Blues Afterburn, packed with fresh supplements and sourcebooks.
If you have ever wanted to live out the sad, melancholic life of an interstellar outlaw chasing bounties and struggling to pay off debt, now is your chance to jump into the Frontier Galaxy. Both collections offer DRM-free digital PDF rulebooks and expansions at a fraction of their usual retail cost.
Orbital Blues (June 2024 Revival)
Starter Collection – $7.95
Pay the minimum price of $7.95 to unlock $38.00 worth of core rulebooks and starter adventures.
- Orbital Blues core rulebook
- Orbital Blues – Chega de Saudade
- Orbital Blues – All That Glitters
Bonus Collection
Beat the dynamic threshold price of $18.29 to level up and unlock an additional $43.50 in expansions and artbooks, taking the total retail value to $81.50.
- Orbital Blues – A Starborn Resistance
- Orbital Blues – Everjoy
- Orbital Blues – Trouble at the Rock of Tariq
- Orbital Blues – Wayward Stars artbook
Orbital Blues Afterburn (New Companion Offer)
Afterburn Collection – $9.95
Get all three new expansions plus bonus preview material for a flat entry price of $9.95 (total retail value $45.00).
- Orbital Blues – Afterburn
- Orbital Blues – Rogue Anthems (8 short pamphlet adventures)
- Orbital Blues – The Wanderer (solitaire adventure)
- 4 SoulMuppet quickstarts (Atrapos, Doomspiral, Mad as Hell, Paint the Town Red)
Orbital Blues captures the aesthetic of classic 90s anime like Cowboy Bebop, gritty sci-fi like Firefly, and retro-futuristic space Westerns. Built on the rules-light chassis derived from Best Left Buried, the game uses a straightforward D6 pool system driven by three core stats: Muscle, Grit, and Savvy. Instead of complex character classes or heavy tactical skill paths, player narrative and interpersonal relationships sit front and centre.
Your characters are Interstellar Outlaws: folks operating on the margins of a hyper-capitalist galaxy where space travel is cheap, life is hard, and debt is ever-present. Every character balances Gambits, their special talents and heroic tricks, against Troubles, which represent their past heartbreaks, flaws, and personal baggage. Crews must manage their ship, scramble for salvage or bounty contracts, and try to keep enough fuel in the tank to make it to the next system.
The Afterburn companion bundle expands this sandbox considerably. The main Afterburn sourcebook provides an in-universe ship brochure, full rules for android characters, and guidance for running sandbox campaigns. Alongside eight standalone pamphlet adventures in Rogue Anthems and the card-driven solo game The Wanderer, this dual promotion delivers everything needed for long-term campaigns across the galaxy.
Both offers run simultaneously and expire at midnight Pacific time on Wednesday, 29 July. All files delivered through Bundle of Holding are strictly DRM-free and can be synced directly to your DriveThruRPG library.
Quick Links
- Bundle: Orbital Blues
- Bundle: Orbital Blues Afterburn
