Into the Unknown 5E: First Steps & Murphy's Field Guide (Early Access)

Into the Unknown is set in a post-apocalyptic galaxy, devastated by a psionic force known only as the Invaders. You play as a crew originating from the Endurance space station, the last hope of the Alliance, and it is dying. You are the only ones who can save it.

This Bundle Includes Murphy’s Field Guide and First Steps. The content in this bundle is still a work in progress, which is why I am releasing it in early access. I will be updating the files monthly with new powers, backgrounds, feats, flavour content, and two additional acts for First Steps. 

 Into the Unknown: Murphy’s Field Guide is the player’s handbook for the Into the Unknown campaign setting. The guide is written in-world by the annoyed and fed-up Captain Alex Murphy, who begrudgingly teaches you how to survive in a galaxy where almost everything is trying to kill you.

 Into the Unknown: First Steps is the first campaign module for Into the Unknown, a setting. First Steps follows a crew of outcasts, survivors, and rejects as they attempt to secure the last hope the galaxy has left: the Endurance.  Along the way, you will face dangerous foes from a rogue A.I attempting to " perfect "organic life, to a lost, abandoned soldier who has only one desire to butcher and maim.  

You will run, you will fight, and then you will die. 

This Field guide includes:

• A brief setting guide for players to acquaint themselves with the setting 
•  7 original races along with Humans, 
• 10 classes, which range from standard reflavoured SRD classes, i.e., the Combantant and the Brute, to new and original ones, i.e., the Coordinator and the Psion. 
• 30 flavour-rich original subclasses.
•  Tech and Psionic powers up to Level 2. 
• An original ship combat system 
• A Downtime system designed for storytelling and character progression

First Steps includes:

• A detailed GM-only setting guide
• Acts 1–3 of the campaign
• Recommended Levels 1-5
  
• Stat blocks and NPCs to accompany each act

The following content is available as a free demo at the end of this page. Act 1 – The Dying Core, Parts 5 & 6 of the Setting Guide, the Psion, Medic classes, along with 3 backgrounds, 4 feats and Level 1 Psionic Powers. 

Or you can check out the official Into the Unknown: Demo Bundle here:

https://intotheunknownttrpg.itch.io/i

All Into the Unknown books are currently unillustrated. As I’m not an artist, and I don’t feel comfortable using AI-generated art, I’ve chosen to focus on writing and design first.

One day, I hope to commission artwork that reflects the tone of the setting,  something that feels aged, forgotten, and water-damaged. The final visual style will be intentionally distressed: blotchy, faded, and drained of most colour, like a relic uncovered in a ruined archive.

I hope you enjoy surviving in this galaxy as much as I enjoyed building it. 

Good Luck

Notes:

All Into the Unknown products are based on the 5E ruleset.

This Bundle includes optional feedback sheets. There’s absolutely no pressure to use them, they’re just there in case you feel like sharing your thoughts. Most importantly, have fun exploring the bundle and enjoy the adventure.