Your colony's charter is written in ink and blood. How will you be remembered?

Colonial Charter is a solo journaling and resource-management RPG about the immense responsibility of building a home at the edge of the void. You are the Governor of humanity's last, best hope—a fledgling colony on a harsh and unforgiving alien world. The choices you make will determine not only the survival of your people but the very soul of the civilization they create.

Faced with howling alien storms, dwindling supplies, scheming internal factions, and the ghosts of a long journey through space, you must balance the needs of the colony with the strain on your own spirit. Every decision is a new clause in your colony's charter, every success a landmark of progress, and every failure a scar carved into the world itself.

A Game of Governance & Survival

Colonial Charter is a complete, standalone game designed for a single player. Using a streamlined version of the celebrated Forged in the Dark engine, you will use dice rolls and strategic decisions to navigate a dynamic story of your own creation.

This is a game for players who love:

• Strategic, high-stakes decisions with lasting consequences.
• World-building and journaling, where the history of your colony evolves with every session.
• Legacy mechanics where your actions permanently change the world and your character.
• Hard science fiction with a focus on leadership, survival, and the human cost of progress.

Key Features

• Lead a Fragile Colony: Juggle your colony's core stats—Supply, Stability, and Threat—as you guide a population of 100 souls from a desperate outpost to a thriving planetary capital.
• The Governor's Burden: It's not just the colony at risk. Manage your own Stress track. Pushing yourself too hard will lead to permanent Trauma that changes how you rule and brings you one step closer to ruin.
• A Dynamic World: No two games are the same. A robust set of Oracles generates unique crises—from system failures and environmental disasters to political power plays and mysterious alien discoveries.
• Scheming Factions: The colony is not a monolith. Navigate the conflicting agendas of five distinct factions, from the expansionist Pioneer's Guild to the secretive Argo Legacy. Earn their trust or invite their wrath.
• Shape Your Legacy: Your victories are not forgotten. Successful Endeavors create permanent Landmarks on your world, while failures carve lasting Scars. At the end of each year, you decide which parts of your history become the defining traits of your colony's identity.
• From Ruin to Redemption: Failure is not the end. A unique Catastrophe Oracle turns devastating setbacks like famine, plague, or a coup into dramatic new story arcs, creating a resilient and unforgettable narrative.

This is a complete game in a single, fully-bookmarked document. To play, you will need a handful of six-sided dice and a way to take notes.

Will you forge a beacon of hope among the stars, or will your charter be the final, tragic entry in the log of a lost colony? Your mandate awaits, Governor.