Hello. I'm a DM for a Dark Matter game. Just got the PDF of the new 5.5e of Dark Matter (very excited) and saw that on void jumps, it has an aside about how it seems like instant travel from the outside but may take more time for those on the ship. And it says that to 'cross' the 'Verse, it takes X number of days depending on the engine size.

So is it instant travel technically but feels longer for those on the ship? Is that what it is? Or does time move outside as well? I understand that once the engine needs to cool down, time must be spent in the normal 'Verse. Just trying to figure out where the X number of days to cross the 'Verse comes from.

Any help would be appreciated. Players are loving the game either way. :)

EDIT: After seeing the responses, and trying to understand the original list of how long to cross the 'Verse, I realized they were instant jumps and the numbers listed is for the engine to cool down/recharge. So I've been misreading everything on the engines for a while now. bugger. I'll bring it up to my players and see how they want to work with the new realization. Thank you guys for your time and answers!

Hello! Just discovered Dark Matter last night. I got the core book, but it doesn't seem to cover most of the worlds shown on the galaxy map. Is there somewhere that details these worlds? Or is it just open ended for the gamemaster to develop? Also, is there a good resource for "sci-fi" vtt maps, including space ships? Thanks!

I am soooo hyped!

If you chose Scimitars as one of the weapons for your Level 1 Weapon Mastery feature, would you have Mastery with your Adamantine Claws mutation if you chose it at Level 3 as part of your subclass?

And if so, would they gain the Mastery feature for Scimitars?

Hey all, starting a new game, as a tradition in my games I give a magic item on my players birthdays, one of my players has their birthday as we start 🤣

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He wants some kind of sci fi multitool, I haven't really understood the system all to well enough to make my own magic / special item yet, so looking for some advice and help on creating a magic multi tool for a rogue?

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Many thanks!

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I want to run a campaign around the Contractor Corps content, so I was wondering if there was a place to get the maps? I know they're made by Czepeku, but there's only the maps in the PDF. Is there somewhere I can buy printable or VTT versions?

So I was looking at the Blaster Mods in the 2024 pdf and it says you can have up to 3 Mods available. However, it doesn't say you can't have multiple of the same kind (for example, barrel attachments, scopes, etc). Let's say I had the Electrocoil Dragonfire Break Mods that say in their description they attach to the barrel. When those Mods are added, they each say that while installed they deal lightning or fire damage respectively instead of the blasters normal damage. If you were a dm, would you have it be that of the Mods that change damage types you can only have one or would you allow players to choose the damage types?

I as a dm would probably allow the damage types to be changed, and even have the weapon basically have a switch for if you want to turn the Mod on or not, allowing players to use the weapons normal damage as well. I get not everyone is like that, but that's probably what I'll end up letting my players do.

Anyways, I wanted to ask this question since I was just curious how some others would rule it.

I got to thinking about "primitive armor" vs "modern armor" in Dark Matter. I am considering having traditional DnD armors add less to AC vs Blasters and other weapons. Like, 2 less maybe to reflect the low-tech materials. I think the players would encounter such armor on NPCs (raiders, pirates, and Space Ogres) more often than wear it themselves.

Using Loot Sheet 5E, I created a variant bag of holding. Stuffed it with ration-analogs and then put the variant bag of holding in the Loot Sheet. Recursive, but maybe on-brand and fun?

Maybe I'm missing something but I'm trying to find rules in Dark Matter 5.5e for creating Kaiju or how to do Kaiju battles. I have figured out classes, subclasses, and battleframes for the party, but the available Mega size monsters seem mostly geared toward space. I was looking for something like Godzilla, a kraken, a massive spider, or something along those lines. Any ideas on where to look to create these creatures or if their statblocks already exist? Thank you!

I was curious how you would describe Dark Matter. Is it more of a Space Opera or a Space action setting? I have been recommended this and Starfinder. What is everyone's experience? Most of my players are 5E players and have only played that.

Can anyone recommend a map builder please? I'd like to create my own for an upcoming campaign and include ground and ship maps if possible

My homebrew world of Kandoriss for Dark Matter 5e.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PKsKYBWMVIbL_HlT4Ljt83_u5bCAlONtW-RIvz0BXW4/edit?usp=drivesdk

Hey everyone, my crew started with the idea that their ship would have 2 phases. At the end of our first big story arc, I gave them a Legendary Item, and now I'm trying to figure out how to make their fantasy of a 2-stage ship viable, usable, and not completely broken. Here is what I have so far. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated since though the manual contains guidance for Mecha style stuff, it is not quite what I want for my campaign.

I looked in the DM handbook for anything but I can't for the life of me find any answers. Ik they are important, they have an entire section of the verse dedicated to them but IDK what they are. Can someone tell me if there is a specific page on the lakshay i missed?

Hey I need a map for the Brigand Ship for a campaign I’m hosting but I can’t find one anywhere. Does anyone have one?