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For the first time in thirty years, Alien is returning to the world of tabletop role-playing with Alien: The Roleplaying Game! Coming to us from Free League Publishing, Alien: The Roleplaying Game will be a “beautifully illustrated full-color hardcover book, both presenting the world of ALIEN in the year 2183 and a fast and effective ruleset designed specifically to enhance the ALIEN experience.”

What’s really interesting about Alien: The RPG is that it comes with two distinct gameplay modes. One is the traditional long-form campaign based over several sessions, the other is what they’ve dubbed “Cinematic play,” a mode that is designed to help ease in players unfamiliar with RPG.

For others who may be trying roleplaying for the first time, there's the "Cinematic" experience, a series of pre-generated storylines that can be played in a single sitting. The first one is called Chariot of the Gods, written by sci-fi author Andrew E.C. Gaska (Death of the Planet of the Apes). Härenstam compared it to the pre-made stories made for Tales From The Loop.

"We wanted to make [Alien] an approachable game. Our most successful game to-date is Tales From The Loop. Of course it's very different from this game, but there are some similarities to how we approach it," Härenstam said. "In [Cinematic] mode, you play scenarios with pre-generated characters and sort of a core arc. They emulate the dramatic structure of an Alien film. It's sort of built for one-shots and shorter play."

Alien: The Roleplaying Game will ship with the single Cinematic storyline, Chariot of the Gods, written by Andrew Gaska (who has previously joined us on the AvP Galaxy Podcast) but according to Free League co-founder Tomas Härenstam there are plans for more.

Campaign-wise, the game is set several years after the events of Alien and Alien 3 and will explore the frontier life of the Alien universe as the characters push towards the Outer Rim.

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Quote from: [cancerblack] on Apr 27, 2019, 02:04:44 AM
Personally hoping it's not D20 myself. D10 roll-under would be my preferred option.

Quote from: Monster Man on Apr 27, 2019, 01:17:15 AM
Is this a D20 ruleset or something of their own concoction?

QuoteHere follows a condensed version of the Year Zero Engine rules. To play, you will need a number of six-sided dice in three different colors.


USING A SKILL

To use a skill, roll a number of Skill Dice (green) equal to your skill level, and a number of Base Dice (yellow) equal to the current value of the attribute connected to the skill. If you are using gear, you also get a number of Gear Dice (black) equal to the Gear Bonus. For your action to succeed, you must roll at least one six.

Opposed Roll: When the rules call for an opposed roll, both you and your opponent roll for a skill. You need to roll more sixes than your opponent to succeed.
PUSHING YOUR ROLL

If you are desperate to succeed, you can push your roll. That means you grab all dice that didn't show ones and sixes, and roll them again. You get a new shot at rolling sixes, but ones on Base Dice and Gear Dice have special effects when you push:
For every Base Dice one on the table after a pushed roll, you suffer one point of trauma against the attribute you used for the skill. You also gain one Mutation Point (MP).
For every Gear Dice one on the table after a pushed roll, the Gear Bonus of the item you used drops one step.
THE SKILLS OF THE GAME

There are twelve basic skills in the game, and one specialist
skill for each role. Each skill is connected to one attribute.
Endure (Strength): When the Zone takes its toll, when your legs won't carry you any more, roll for Endure.
Force (Strength): When wreckage or debris block your way and you need to push or lift something heavy, roll for Force.
Fight (Strength): Roll for this skill when you attack someone in close combat. If you succeed, you inflict Weapon Damage. For every extra six, you inflict one more point of damage.
Sneak (Agility): To move undetected, you must make an opposed roll using your Sneak score versus your enemy's Scout score.
Move (Agility): To get out of danger or to make a difficult climb or jump, roll to Move.
Shoot (Agility): Roll for this skill when you fire a weapon at someone. If you succeed, you inflict Weapon Damage. For every extra six, you inflict one more point of damage. Each shot with a ranged weapon consumes one bullet or arrow. They also, except for some artifacts, need to be reloaded (costs one maneuver) after every shot.
Scout (Wits): When trying to spot a Sneaking enemy, roll to Scout.
Comprehend (Wits): Use this skill to understand an artifact from the Old Age.
Know the Zone (Wits): Roll for this skill to identify a monster or phenomena in the Zone, and to know its traits or effects.
Sense Emotion (Empathy): Use this skill to resist attempts to Manipulate you, or to read another person's state of mind.
Manipulate (Empathy): When trying to persuade, trick or seduce someone, roll an opposed roll using your Manipulate score against your opponent's Sense Emotion. If you win, you opponent must offer you a reasonable deal.
Heal (Empathy): Roll to get a broken friend back on his feet. Success means he recovers one attribute point.
Intimidate (Strength): Roll when you use your sheer physical presence to get someone to do what you want. If you succeed, your opponent must do what you want or immediately attack you.
CONFLICT

Conflicts are played in turns. At the beginning of the first turn, everyone who takes part rolls for initiative – a simple D6 roll. Mutations and talents can affect the roll. The initiative roll sets the action sequence for all turns in the conflict.
Actions & Maneuvers: When it's your turn, you are allowed to perform one action and one maneuver, or two maneuvers. An action can be to:
Use a skill
Activate a mutation
A maneuver can be to:
Move one range step
Seek cover
Get an item from your gear
Pick up an item from the ground
Draw a weapon
Reload a gun
TRAUMA

When you use a skill and push the roll, you can suffer trauma. This temporarily reduces the attribute score you used for the skill. If your attribute score reaches zero you are broken – unable to get up on your feet or use any skill for D6 hours or until someone Heals you. At that point, you regain one attribute point and can recover normally.
Recovery: The requirements for recovery depends on type of trauma:
Damage (trauma to Strength): Some rest and a ration of grub per trauma point.
Fatigue (trauma to Agility): Some rest and a ration of grub per trauma point.
Confusion (trauma to Wits): At least four hours of sleep.
Doubt (trauma to Empathy): A moment of closeness with another mutant. It can be a talk by the campfire, a moment of shared silence, or physical contact.

Quote from: Mr. Clemens on Apr 27, 2019, 12:09:22 PM

Quote from: Monster Man on Apr 27, 2019, 01:17:15 AM
Is this a D20 ruleset or something of their own concoction?

Googling 'Year Zero Engine', I found this (follow link for better formatting):

https://rpggeek.com/rpgsystem/43636/year-zero-engine (https://rpggeek.com/rpgsystem/43636/year-zero-engine)

QuoteHere follows a condensed version of the Year Zero Engine rules. To play, you will need a number of six-sided dice in three different colors.


USING A SKILL

To use a skill, roll a number of Skill Dice (green) equal to your skill level, and a number of Base Dice (yellow) equal to the current value of the attribute connected to the skill. If you are using gear, you also get a number of Gear Dice (black) equal to the Gear Bonus. For your action to succeed, you must roll at least one six.

Opposed Roll: When the rules call for an opposed roll, both you and your opponent roll for a skill. You need to roll more sixes than your opponent to succeed.
PUSHING YOUR ROLL

If you are desperate to succeed, you can push your roll. That means you grab all dice that didn't show ones and sixes, and roll them again. You get a new shot at rolling sixes, but ones on Base Dice and Gear Dice have special effects when you push:
For every Base Dice one on the table after a pushed roll, you suffer one point of trauma against the attribute you used for the skill. You also gain one Mutation Point (MP).
For every Gear Dice one on the table after a pushed roll, the Gear Bonus of the item you used drops one step.
THE SKILLS OF THE GAME

There are twelve basic skills in the game, and one specialist
skill for each role. Each skill is connected to one attribute.
Endure (Strength): When the Zone takes its toll, when your legs won't carry you any more, roll for Endure.
Force (Strength): When wreckage or debris block your way and you need to push or lift something heavy, roll for Force.
Fight (Strength): Roll for this skill when you attack someone in close combat. If you succeed, you inflict Weapon Damage. For every extra six, you inflict one more point of damage.
Sneak (Agility): To move undetected, you must make an opposed roll using your Sneak score versus your enemy's Scout score.
Move (Agility): To get out of danger or to make a difficult climb or jump, roll to Move.
Shoot (Agility): Roll for this skill when you fire a weapon at someone. If you succeed, you inflict Weapon Damage. For every extra six, you inflict one more point of damage. Each shot with a ranged weapon consumes one bullet or arrow. They also, except for some artifacts, need to be reloaded (costs one maneuver) after every shot.
Scout (Wits): When trying to spot a Sneaking enemy, roll to Scout.
Comprehend (Wits): Use this skill to understand an artifact from the Old Age.
Know the Zone (Wits): Roll for this skill to identify a monster or phenomena in the Zone, and to know its traits or effects.
Sense Emotion (Empathy): Use this skill to resist attempts to Manipulate you, or to read another person's state of mind.
Manipulate (Empathy): When trying to persuade, trick or seduce someone, roll an opposed roll using your Manipulate score against your opponent's Sense Emotion. If you win, you opponent must offer you a reasonable deal.
Heal (Empathy): Roll to get a broken friend back on his feet. Success means he recovers one attribute point.
Intimidate (Strength): Roll when you use your sheer physical presence to get someone to do what you want. If you succeed, your opponent must do what you want or immediately attack you.
CONFLICT

Conflicts are played in turns. At the beginning of the first turn, everyone who takes part rolls for initiative – a simple D6 roll. Mutations and talents can affect the roll. The initiative roll sets the action sequence for all turns in the conflict.
Actions & Maneuvers: When it's your turn, you are allowed to perform one action and one maneuver, or two maneuvers. An action can be to:
Use a skill
Activate a mutation
A maneuver can be to:
Move one range step
Seek cover
Get an item from your gear
Pick up an item from the ground
Draw a weapon
Reload a gun
TRAUMA

When you use a skill and push the roll, you can suffer trauma. This temporarily reduces the attribute score you used for the skill. If your attribute score reaches zero you are broken – unable to get up on your feet or use any skill for D6 hours or until someone Heals you. At that point, you regain one attribute point and can recover normally.
Recovery: The requirements for recovery depends on type of trauma:
Damage (trauma to Strength): Some rest and a ration of grub per trauma point.
Fatigue (trauma to Agility): Some rest and a ration of grub per trauma point.
Confusion (trauma to Wits): At least four hours of sleep.
Doubt (trauma to Empathy): A moment of closeness with another mutant. It can be a talk by the campfire, a moment of shared silence, or physical contact.

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Now this is supposed to be a variation of those rules, so I guess we'll have to wait and see what changes. Still, seems pretty simple and elegant.

Quote from: Monster Man on Apr 28, 2019, 04:23:03 AMwhat happens to the dice that didn't land on a one or a six? Are they null and void unless I push them [...] ?

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Apr 29, 2019, 10:05:18 PM
There's .pdf files of the Leading Edge one floating around if you want a refresher. Personally i don't think their fluff was any good.

Quote from: Mr. Clemens on Apr 29, 2019, 10:10:59 PM

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Apr 29, 2019, 10:05:18 PM
There's .pdf files of the Leading Edge one floating around if you want a refresher. Personally i don't think their fluff was any good.

Hmm, I might go lookin'... even if just for a walk down memory lane. I eBayed all my Leading Edge stuff back in '05 (probably to one of you lot :D ).

QuoteWelcome!

This is the first official newsletter for the upcoming ALIEN tabletop RPG by Free League Publishing and Twentieth Century Fox. In these updates we will be giving you insights into the development process and various aspects of the game itself. If you have questions for us, don't hesitate to visit our forums on the Free League website or follow us on Facebook.

This first issue will focus on something we already have received many questions about – the ALIEN universe itself, and how we will turn it into a game setting. But before we jump into that hot topic, we'll present the team behind the ALIEN RPG, just to let you know a little about us.

Please note that the information published in these newsletters is subject to change during the development process.

THE TEAM

Tomas Härenstam. Game director and lead rules designer. Co-founder and CEO of Free League Publishing.

Andrew E. C. Gaska. Setting writer and lead writer of introductory scenario Chariot of the Gods. Freelance franchise consultant on ALIEN for 20th Century Fox. More on Drew below!

Martin Grip. Lead artist. Co-owner and in-house artist at Free League Publishing. Known for the breathtaking art in the Coriolis and Symbaroum RPGs.

John R. Mullaney. Starship and vehicle artist. Known for his previous ALIEN work, as in the book Alien: The Weyland-Yutani Report.

Christian Granath. Graphic designer and layout artist. Co-founder and lead art director of Free League Publishing.

Nils Karlén. Social media wizard and master of random tables. Co-founder of Free League Publishing.

Paul Elliott. Writer of campaign material such as system and mission generators, locations and adversaries. Designer of the awesome RPG Hostile.

Cam Banks. Editor. Cam is a veteran of the RPG industry, having led the development of numerous RPGs such as Smallville, Leverage, and Marvel Heroic.

Joe LeFavi. Brand manager. Through his company Genuine Entertainment, Joe brokered the deal for the ALIEN RPG on behalf of Free League Publishing, and he remains a key person in our partnership with 20th Century Fox.

Brandon Bowling. Proofreader.

Jenny Bremberg. Customer support.

Anna Westerling. Event manager.

ROLEPLAYING IN THE ALIEN UNIVERSE

Most ALIEN films tell a horryfing and thrilling story with a tight focus. They generally don't reveal that much detail about the greater universe, instead leaving the viewer with largely unexplained names of locations and organizations to spark the imagination.

Cinematic scenarios for the ALIEN RPG will work in very much the same way as the films. But for Campaign mode, we need to flesh out the universe and present the ALIEN world of 2183 AD to you as a cohesive whole. The full game will have meaty chapters on governments, corporations, star systems, planets, colonies, and xenomorphs, as well as a beautiful star map of known space for you to explore.

The lead writer of the setting chapters is Andrew E. C. Gaska – author, senior development editor at Lion Forge Comics, and franchise consultant on ALIEN, Predator and Planet of the Apes for 20th Century Fox. With total attention to the minute details of the ALIEN lore from decades of movies, games, books, and comics, Drew's work is to preserve the essence of the expanded material and bring it in line with hardcore canon, filling in gaps where needed. In addition to his setting design, Drew is the lead writer of the introductory scenario Chariot of the Gods.

To compliment Drew's work, RPG designer Paul Elliott (Hostile, Zenobia) is writing systems and missions generators for the Gamemaster to use, as well as modular locations and adversaries, to make the ALIEN RPG in Campaign Mode a truly sandbox, open-world game.

The end result is a rich game universe in the deadly cold of outer space for you to explore. More details on the ALIEN RPG universe of 2183 AD will follow in later newsletters.

Stay tuned – and tell all of your friends to also sign up to this newsletter at ALIEN-RPG.COM!

Quote from: FenGiddel on Apr 29, 2019, 10:10:35 PM
I am anxious to hear from SM; his timeline breaks in 2179 and picks back up in 2294. Given his documentation of officially established events and that the RPG will be presenting "the ALIEN world of 2183", it looks like the RPG will be exploring new time, er, ground.


Further info says these two guys are involved with the writing:

Paul Elliott. Writer of campaign material such as system and mission generators, locations and adversaries. Designer of the awesome RPG Hostile.

Cam Banks. Editor. Cam is a veteran of the RPG industry, having led the development of numerous RPGs such as Smallville, Leverage, and Marvel Heroic.


Has anyone played these games to give some insight into them?

Quote from: Mr. Clemens on Apr 29, 2019, 10:03:54 PM
One wonders if they're gonna use anything that Leading Edge had already brainstormed for their AlienS rpg lore.

QuoteWelcome!

This is the second official newsletter for the upcoming ALIEN tabletop RPG by Free League Publishing and Twentieth Century Fox. In these updates we will be giving you insights into the development process and various aspects of the game itself.

If you missed the first newsletter from last week, you can find it here. If you have questions, don't hesitate to visit our forums on the Free League website or follow us on Facebook.

This second issue will focus on Cinematic gameplay, one of the two game modes of the ALIEN RPG (the other being Campaign mode, which we will delve into next week). These two modes are each designed to create a different experience for you. Even some rules of the game only apply to one of the two game modes.

Please note that the information published in these newsletters is subject to change during the development process.

ACTS & PERSONAL AGENDAS

A Cinematic scenario emulates the dramatic arc of an ALIEN film. Designed to be played in one or a a few sessions, this game mode emphasizes high stakes and fast and brutal play. Conflict between player characters is likely, and you are not all expected to survive. Cinematic scenarios come with pre-generated characters, specifically tailored for the story.

A Cinematic scenario is divided into three Acts. For each Act, each player character is given a Personal Agenda, that is kept secret from the other players. A Personal Agenda can go against the interests of other characters or the group as a whole, but that's not always the case – the point is that you can never be sure about the motivations of the other characters.

Personal Agendas for Act 1 and Act 2 are generally carefully phrased, to avoid overt confrontations between player characters to early in the story. Act 3 Agendas tend to push characters to a climactic endgame, sometimes pitting player characters in direct confrontation against each other – just like Ripley against Ash in Alien and Burke in Aliens.

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CHARIOT OF THE GODS

One Cinematic scenario, Chariot of the Gods, is included in core rulebook. This pre-generated scenario provides all the tools necessary to run your first ALIEN roleplaying game, and it's a fun and easy way to learn how to play and tell your own stories on the Frontier.

I Chariot of the Gods, the players take the roles of the crew of the USCSS Montero starfreighter. It's designed to introduce the game to the players while at the same time take them for a thrilling, terrifying ride into space where no one can hear them scream. The scenario is designed for 3–5 players plus GM, and takes at least 4-5 hours to complete.

Chariot of the Gods is written by author Andrew E. C. Gaska, lead setting writer for the ALIEN RPG and franchise consultant on ALIEN for 20th Century Fox, with editing and added gameplay aspects by game director Tomas Härenstam.

More Cinematic scenarios will be published by Free League Publishing in the years to come. Some will be linked into longer narratives, where the outcome of one Cinematic scenario can impact the setup of the next – even if all player characters are replaced.

Stay tuned – and tell all of your friends to also sign up to this newsletter at ALIEN-RPG.COM!

/Free League Publishing

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Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 06, 2019, 12:18:50 PM
Cinematic scenarios come with pre-generated characters, specifically tailored for the story.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on May 06, 2019, 07:44:54 PM

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 06, 2019, 12:18:50 PM
Cinematic scenarios come with pre-generated characters, specifically tailored for the story.

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I understand why they did it, but I'll be skipping that part.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 27, 2019, 05:58:28 PM
Shevvie is going to the UKGE, I'm gonna see if I can swap a bank holiday for the Friday off so I can go too. I haven't listened to the interview yet.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on May 06, 2019, 07:44:54 PM

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 06, 2019, 12:18:50 PM
Cinematic scenarios come with pre-generated characters, specifically tailored for the story.

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I understand why they did it, but I'll be skipping that part.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on May 06, 2019, 09:33:30 PM
I think it'll be useful for folks who like Alien but have no RPG experience. My own experience tells me it's likely to become unncessary/restrictive very rapidly unless they put out new cinematic missions pretty regularly.

Quote from: Monster Man on May 13, 2019, 04:24:31 AM
Now my real question pertains to the longevity of this game. With D&D/Pathfinder you don't really need to worry about what material you wanna throw at your players because it has quite a variety of things to choose from, story and enemy wise.

Just speaking ahead and surmising that even with the prequel material, there isn't a lot in the way of scenarios you can throw your players into. Especially not without running through the motions of adding up tension to inevitably describe what could be the 5th or 4th "first encounter" of an alien in a campaign module.

QuoteThis is the third official newsletter for the upcoming ALIEN tabletop RPG by Free League Publishing and Twentieth Century Fox. In these updates we will be giving you insights into the development process and various aspects of the game itself.

If you missed the first two newsletters from last week, you can find #1 here and  #2 here. If you have questions, don't hesitate to visit our forums on the Free League website or follow us on Facebook.

This second issue will focus on Campaign gameplay, the second of the two game modes of the ALIEN RPG (the other being Cinematic mode, which we discussed last week). These two modes are each designed to create a different experience for you. Even some rules of the game only apply to one of the two game modes.

Please note that the information published in these newsletters is subject to change during the development process.

EXPLORING THE STARS

While Cinematic mode lets you relive the intense drama och thrill of an ALIEN movie, Campaign play lets you go deeper, exploring the darkness of space over the course of a long campaign, spanning dozens of sessions. There is a lot more to do in the ALIEN universe than fighting xenomorphs!

The key tool for Campaign play is the starmap of known space in 2183 AD. You can see a work in progress above. The map is based on the work of Scott Middlebrook, with additional work by our main setting writer and ALIEN franchise consultant Andrew E. C. Gaska, and graphic design by our Art Director Christian Granath.

The star map is divided into broad sections such as the Core Systems, the Outer Veil and the Frontier. It also indicates which areas are under the general control of the main factions of human civilization, such as the United Americas and the Three World Empire, and includes many stars, planets and colonies from the ALIEN films as well as from video games, books and comics.

The locations and factions on the map are further described in the Governments & Corporations and Systems & Planets chapters in the core game book, both written by Drew Gaska.

TOOLS FOR CAMPAIGN PLAY

Beyond the pure setting texts describing the world of 2183 AD, the ALIEN RPG core rulebook will also contain a powerful array of tools for the Gamemaster to use in Campaign play. These tools include extensive random tables to quickly create systems, planets, missions and encounters with a few dice rolls, turning the ALIEN RPG into an open-world, sandbox game. These tools are created by Free League co-founder Nils Karlén in cooperation with RPG designer Paul Elliott (Hostile, Zenobia).

Campaign play and the tools for it are built around three distinct campaign concepts, determined by the types of characters you will be playing in your campaign. The three concepts are described below.

SPACE TRUCKERS

While not as lucrative a field as it was some fifty years ago, hauling refineries and cargo between Earth and the colonies is still big business. The advent of newer and faster FTL drives has significantly shortened the travel time between worlds, ensuring that starship crews don't have to spend nearly as much time in stasis. Most companies compensate their crews not only for their work but for time lost in hypersleep as well.

While most space truckers work for one corporation or another, there are also independent trader captains, smugglers, salvage crews, and privateers. Space is big, and legally or off the books, people and things always need to get from one side of it to the other.

COLONIAL MARINES

The United States Colonial Marine Corps represents the finest fighting force ever assembled. Technologically advanced and sporting all the latest in military hardware—a large amount of which is designed by Weyland-Yutani—the Colonial Marines are able to operate independently in nearly any environment. Combat teams are cross-trained and can be deployed at a moment's notice to nearly any world without extensive briefing.

Military occupations include vehicle operators and pilots, combat technicians, heavy weapons specialists, medics, engineers, and career officers. Naval occupations are found in the USCM support service of warship and starfighter teams of the United Americas Outer Rim Defense Fleet, and there are special military R&D programs across the spectrum that require volunteers. On the Frontier, there is always something that needs defending and some planet that needs pacifying.


FRONTIER COLONISTS

To most, becoming a colonist means you accept a hard life with little reward other than the satisfaction of a job well done. A colonist's hands are always dirty and their feet are always tired. Living on the edge of civilization can have its benefits, however. Depending on your profession, the chance to strike it big could be right around the corner. Frontier Colonists are scouts and homesteaders, farmers and scientists, miners and doctors. Colonial Marshals keep the peace and Frontier journalists keep the colonies in the know. Colonists are the lifeblood of humanity.

Stay tuned – and tell all of your friends to also sign up to this newsletter at ALIEN-RPG.COM!

/Free League Publishing

Quote from: SM on May 15, 2019, 02:44:41 AM
As in mention my name.

Quote from: Local Trouble on May 15, 2019, 04:48:26 AM
Crazy Swedes?

Quote from: SM on May 15, 2019, 04:04:40 AM
They're Swedish so perhaps English is the second language of the writer?

Quote from: SM on May 15, 2019, 01:09:50 AM
I really should sign up to that newsletter in which they talk about me.

QuoteWelcome!

This is the fourth official newsletter for the upcoming ALIEN tabletop RPG by Free League Publishing and Twentieth Century Fox. And we have big news!

On May 25, 1979, ALIEN first graced the silver screen. Forty years to the day after the ALIEN franchise first inspired and shocked the world, we launch the official pre-order for the game at alien-rpg.com. This exclusive pre-order starts at 6 am PST / 9 am EST / 3 pm CEST Saturday May 25, and will end on August 4.

The full printed game will launch late this year, but if you pre-order you don't need to wait to play! As a complimentary bonus gift for anyone who pre-orders via our webshop, we offer a meaty 168-page Cinematic Starter Kit PDF including the full-length Cinematic scenario Chariot of the Gods written by Alien RPG setting writer and sci-fi novelist Andrew E.C. Gaska. The Cinematic Starter Kit will be available for download via DrivethruRPG as soon as the pre-order purchase is confirmed.

In addition, anyone who pre-orders the core rulebook will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the game before it goes to print and earn a play-tester credit in the final publication.

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PRE-ORDER OFFERS

The centerpiece of the pre-order is of course the Alien RPG Core Rulebook containing 300+ pages of mythology, original artwork, and custom mechanics for open-world campaigns as well as cinematic gameplay, based on our award-winning Year Zero game engine.

In addition to the core rulebook, we offer a deluxe GM Screen, custom dice, a large starmap, and custom cards for weapons, NPCs and combat initiative. If you want to go all-in, we will offer bundles at great value.

If you want a unique artifact, we will offer the 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Core Rulebook, with a special commemorative embossed book cover. Exclusive to this pre-order campaign, the 40th Anniversary Limited-Edition will never be printed again. You can see the design below.

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WHY PRE-ORDER?

In the past, we have done many Kickstarters to fund the development of our roleplaying games. This a pre-order, meaning that the game will be published no matter how many people take part in it. However, there are three good reasons to take part in this-preorder:

    You get the 168-page Cinematic Starter Kit PDF within days after purchase and can start playing immediately!
    By taking part in the pre-order you can provide feedback on the game before the core rulebook goes to print, and thereby help us making the game even more awesome.
    A big support for the pre-order will help us kick off development of modules and supplements for the game even sooner.

More information about the pre-order, including the pricing, will be revealed on Saturday.

Retailer? Official retail solicitations for the ALIEN roleplaying game and supplements will begin in July, but retailers are encouraged to contact us at info@frialigan.se with any questions to welcome them into the 40th Anniversary fun as well.

Missed the previous newsletters? If you missed the first three newsletters, you can find #1 here, #2 here and #3 here. If you have questions or thoughts on the ALIEN RPG, don't hesitate to visit our forums on the Free League website or follow us on Facebook.

/Free League Publishing

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QuoteSTANDARD EDITION includes the Alien RPG Core Rulebook in a hardcover format with
    approximately 300 full-color pages of beautiful artwork and complete game rules for both the
    Cinematic and long-term Campaign game modes. A PDF of the book is included. Price: $49.99

    STANDARD BUNDLE includes the standard Alien RPG Core Rulebook, along with a deluxe
    gamemaster screen, two sets of custom dice (one set of 10 Base Dice and one set of 10 Stress Dice), a
    set of 50 custom cards (for initiative, weapons, and NPCs), and a set of useful maps and markers. A
    PDF of the book is included. Price: $99.99 ($50 discount on the total retail price)

    40th ANNIVERSARY LIMITED-EDITION offers the Alien RPG Core Rulebook with a special
    commemorative book cover. Exclusive to this pre-order campaign, the 40th Anniversary LimitedEdition will never be printed again. A PDF of the book is included. Price: $89.99

    40th ANNIVERSARY BUNDLE includes the Alien RPG 40th Anniversary Limited-Edition Core
    Rulebook, along with the deluxe gamemaster screen, two sets of custom dice (one set of 10 Base Dice
    and one set of 10 Stress Dice), a set of 50 custom cards (for initiative, weapons, and NPCs), and a set
    of useful maps and markers. A PDF of the book is included. Price: $139.99

    THE COMPANY SPECIAL EDITION includes everything from the 40th Anniversary LimitedEdition Bundle, as well as signatures from the Free League team on both the commemorative cover
    and a Limited-Edition 27" X 40" poster of the Alien RPG cover art by Martin Grip. Price: $249.99

Fans can also customize their own package with individually priced add-ons:

    RPG Core Rulebook Standard Edition: $49.99
    RPG Core Rulebook – 40th Anniversary Limited-Edition: $89.99
    GM Screen: $24.99
    Base Dice Set: $19.99
    Stress Dice Set: $19.99
    Card Deck: $14.99
    Maps & Markers: $19.99

Quote from: FenGiddel on May 25, 2019, 10:26:13 PM
Yeah, the map. So it doesn't come with the standard edition? (The 100-dollar bundle's "helpful maps" description seems to indicate something other than that big map...)

Quote from: FenGiddel on May 25, 2019, 10:26:13 PM
Yeah, the map. So it doesn't come with the standard edition? (The 100-dollar bundle's "helpful maps" description seems to indicate something other than that big map...)

Quote from: RidgeTop on May 27, 2019, 10:11:18 AM
That artwork is pronominal, think I'll be picking this set up. I've never really gotten into table top RPG's, the massive rule-books just always seemed a bit intimidating. I assume people are looking up rules in-game plenty?

QuoteThis is the sixth official newsletter for the upcoming ALIEN tabletop RPG by Free League Publishing and Twentieth Century Fox.

After the start of the pre-order at ALIEN-RPG.COM Saturday, we have now sent out the first wave of Cinematic Starter Kit PDFs to everyone who pre-ordered so far. And the response has been pretty great! Some early reactions:

"Alien by @FriaLigan is a delight so far, setting the stage for a universe set just after the events of Alien 3. Themes of corporatism and uncertainty at the far edge of space."

"Very nice change of pace from D&D and it'll be interesting to see my friends squirm under what is DEFINITELY a more brutal game."

"This is absolutely and utterly fantastic. It is all wonderfully well written and crafted. The art work is wonderful as well."

We'll send out a new wave every day if we can, so if you're eager to get your hands on this space beast asap, pre-order at ALIEN-RPG.COM now!

THE FEEDBACK FORM
By taking part in the pre-order you can also provide feedback on the game before the core rulebook goes to print, and thereby help us making the game even more awesome – and be credited as an official playtester.

There is a link to a feedback form inside the Starter Kit PDF itself, but it seems many of are having trouble accessing the link. If so, please try this direct link instead.

Other Questions about the Pre-Order? You're welcome to our forum, dedicated to the ALIEN RPG and our other games.

TRY THE GAME AT UK GAME EXPO

At the UK Game Expo in Birmingham this coming weekend, you have the opportunity to try out the ALIEN RPG at the official Free League booth, #1-598. Come by to chat with the designers and sign up to try out the unique demo scenario run by Matt and Dave from the awesome Coriolis Effect podcast!

Missed the previous newsletters? If you missed our previous newsletters about the ALIEN RPG, you can find them here – and don't forget to sign up for future issues! If you have questions or thoughts on the ALIEN RPG, don't hesitate to visit our forums on the Free League website or follow us on Facebook.

/Free League Publishing

Quote from: Xenomrph on May 28, 2019, 12:38:41 AM
The thing is, I hate reading books on my computer so I'm likely going to wait for the print edition before I really dive deep into anything.

Quote from: Mr. Clemens on May 28, 2019, 09:01:53 PM

Quote from: Xenomrph on May 28, 2019, 12:38:41 AM
The thing is, I hate reading books on my computer so I'm likely going to wait for the print edition before I really dive deep into anything.

I'm the same, so I'm gonna have Staples print me a copy and coil bind it.

And yeah, that Anniversary Edition looks pretty bland compared to the Standard!

Quote from: Xenomrph on May 29, 2019, 01:23:10 AM

Quote from: Mr. Clemens on May 28, 2019, 09:01:53 PM

Quote from: Xenomrph on May 28, 2019, 12:38:41 AM
The thing is, I hate reading books on my computer so I'm likely going to wait for the print edition before I really dive deep into anything.

I'm the same, so I'm gonna have Staples print me a copy and coil bind it.

And yeah, that Anniversary Edition looks pretty bland compared to the Standard!

Let me know how much that ends up costing you, maybe I'll do the same thing.

Quote from: Monster Man on May 29, 2019, 09:53:54 PM
Reading through this stuff, everything seems fine. Everything except how movement is covered. Ordinarily something like D&D uses a grid along with 5-foot increments to measure a characters movement within' a round. This mentions something about zones and the like, kinda weird.

Quote from: Mr. Clemens on May 30, 2019, 02:23:09 AM
I'm always happy to dump the grid in RPGs. People counting squares is a real tension-killer.  :P

I do love me some miniatures as a visual aid, but I find putting 'em on a grid strips back the drama.

Quote from: Dachande on May 30, 2019, 11:33:28 PM

Quote from: Mr. Clemens on May 30, 2019, 02:23:09 AM
I'm always happy to dump the grid in RPGs. People counting squares is a real tension-killer.  :P

I do love me some miniatures as a visual aid, but I find putting 'em on a grid strips back the drama.

I'm gonna be quite happy using the Board and Minis from Nemesis, I think that will work great

Quote from: Local Trouble on Jun 01, 2019, 03:50:33 AM
Does it recycle any of the technical errata from the CMTM?

Quote from: Local Trouble on Jun 01, 2019, 03:50:33 AM
Does it recycle any of the technical errata from the CMTM?

Quote from: Local Trouble on Jun 01, 2019, 12:00:44 PM
How long until they pollute this thing with a Predator supplement?

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 01, 2019, 02:24:27 PM
I doubt we'll see Predator for a long time, if at all. When I was helping out with the odd bit and bob, I asked about if AvP related stuff was wanted and it wasn't.

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Quote from: Dachande on May 30, 2019, 11:33:28 PM

Quote from: Mr. Clemens on May 30, 2019, 02:23:09 AM
I'm always happy to dump the grid in RPGs. People counting squares is a real tension-killer.  :P

I do love me some miniatures as a visual aid, but I find putting 'em on a grid strips back the drama.

I'm gonna be quite happy using the Board and Minis from Nemesis, I think that will work great

Didn't get the Prodos stuff while it was around?

QuoteOverall
I'm very impressed with Cinematic Starter Kit for the Alien RPG. It'll be a great way to learn the game and an acceptable way to pass the time while we wait for the main book to hit the printers.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 05, 2019, 08:10:46 AM
https://www.avpgalaxy.net/website/articles/hopes-last-stand-uk-games-expo-preview-of-alien-the-roleplaying-game/

A short write-up of my experience at the UKGE demo session.

QuoteHello! This is the seventh official newsletter for the upcoming ALIEN tabletop RPG by Free League Publishing and Twentieth Century Fox.

The pre-order at ALIEN-RPG.COM has now been running for over a week, and we have sent out Cinematic Starter Kit PDFs to hundreds of players. The response has been great so far – here's a full review from GeekNative.

What's even more awesome is the awesome community that's quickly growing around the game. Already, players are sharing ideas, advice and amazing resources with each other. This is something we highly encourage, and we'd like to take this opportunity to give you an overview of some great places to go online:

The inofficial Facebook group called "ALIEN RPG by Free League" is probably the most active place right now. There, you can already find resources like form-fillable character sheets, printer-friendly sheets, digital dice rollers, and much, much more.

You're also very welcome to official forums on the Free League website. That's a great place for questions on the rules and setting, and for posting feedback on the Starter Kit PDF, as it's actively monitored by us.

There is also a pretty active subreddit and Mewe dedicated to the game, as well a Discord dedicated to ALIEN and other games based on the Year Zero Engine.

You are all very welcome to come the Hive and join the conversation! And remember – keep it friendly. :)

Not pre-ordered yet? Hurry over to ALIEN-RPG.COM right now!

Tomorrow at 10AM EST we'll find out if in space no one can hear you scream! Join us for our collaboration with @TheCoriolisCast as we play Alien #RPG coming from @FriaLigan! https://t.co/Xtw4TlJ1O2 pic.twitter.com/kdNQzeQtP2

— Victory Condition Gaming (@DougVCGaming) June 7, 2019

Quote from: skhellter on Jun 07, 2019, 09:24:48 PM
The "Cronus" ship from the Chariots of the Gods scenario has good detailed layouts of all four decks.
It's a heliades class ship, Prometheus equivalent.

Quote from: SM on Jun 08, 2019, 10:24:14 PM

Quote from: skhellter on Jun 07, 2019, 09:24:48 PM
The "Cronus" ship from the Chariots of the Gods scenario has good detailed layouts of all four decks.
It's a heliades class ship, Prometheus equivalent.

I screencapped a ton of stuff from Prometheus a while back in order to try and map it.  Since it has multiple levels, but the crew only ever seem to inhabit one in the film and there's a distinct lack of stairs, I suspect the RPG one will make more sense.

QuoteBehind the scenes, we're working very hard on the full rulebook, and we expect to be able to share a Beta PDF of whole thing with you in a few weeks. The full game contains lots of material beyond the Cinematic Starter Kit, mostly focused on fleshing out the ALIEN universe for Campaign play.

One really meaty chapter of the full rulebook deals with life in space in 2183 AD, and a big part of that chapter is focused on something every self-respecting sci-fi RPG needs – spaceships. The rulebook will include comprehensive rules for starships, how to modify and upgrade them – and how to fight fast and brutal battles with them.

Several now iconic starships known from the ALIEN films, such as the Nostromo and the Sulaco. To bring these to life, artist John R. Mullaney has created amazing schematic illustratons of these and other space (and ground) vessels. Check out his designs below – in the printed game you'll see them in full size and detailed glory! John's own thoughts on the process:

"I'm thrilled to have been asked to collaborate with Free League and contribute these new artworks to their Alien RPG. My background is in producing full perspective & cross-section artworks of ships from various franchises, and this latest project has enabled me to apply those same 3D techniques to 2D elevations - an illustrative approach which has yet to be applied to the ships from the ALIEN universe. Thanks to the help of the fan community, I was able to acquire and closely study photos of the original miniatures as my primary reference. By then employing a hybrid style of watercolour and Photoshop, I have strived to make each artwork as screen-accurate as the reference allows. I hope the fanbase enjoys these artworks as much as I've enjoyed creating them."

Quote from: Still Collating... on Jun 22, 2019, 11:26:10 AM
Nice! If ever possible, I'd love to see you guys eventually make a playthrough video of the game.

Quote from: Monster Man on Jul 08, 2019, 11:58:17 PM
Currently I'm running this for my crew and everyones liking thus far. Although I gotta say, this ain't no 4-5 hour module, it's been two long sessions with a third one coming up.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 16, 2019, 09:53:37 PM
Mild anxiety over not having pre-ordered yet. That last Prodos sale kinda f**ked up my disposable.

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Quote from: Monster Man on Jul 08, 2019, 11:58:17 PM
Currently I'm running this for my crew and everyones liking thus far. Although I gotta say, this ain't no 4-5 hour module, it's been two long sessions with a third one coming up.

How genre savvy are they being?

Quote from: Monster Man on Jul 24, 2019, 08:50:39 AM

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 16, 2019, 09:53:37 PM
Mild anxiety over not having pre-ordered yet. That last Prodos sale kinda f**ked up my disposable.

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Quote from: Monster Man on Jul 08, 2019, 11:58:17 PM
Currently I'm running this for my crew and everyones liking thus far. Although I gotta say, this ain't no 4-5 hour module, it's been two long sessions with a third one coming up.

How genre savvy are they being?

Only a couple are acting like this. While everyone else is playin' into the role of a horror movie character. It's like a weird mix of prequel goofiness and the survival mindset of the originals.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 24, 2019, 10:14:20 PM

Quote from: Monster Man on Jul 24, 2019, 08:50:39 AM

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 16, 2019, 09:53:37 PM
Mild anxiety over not having pre-ordered yet. That last Prodos sale kinda f**ked up my disposable.

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Quote from: Monster Man on Jul 08, 2019, 11:58:17 PM
Currently I'm running this for my crew and everyones liking thus far. Although I gotta say, this ain't no 4-5 hour module, it's been two long sessions with a third one coming up.

How genre savvy are they being?

Only a couple are acting like this. While everyone else is playin' into the role of a horror movie character. It's like a weird mix of prequel goofiness and the survival mindset of the originals.

Hmm, prolly not the players dragging it out then. Though I do find sometimes I need to introduce an Aliens style "reactors f**ked, you have this long" or equivalent in the third act to really get players moving if they're being stubborn on the whole, not getting eaten front.

Quote from: Monster Man on Jul 24, 2019, 11:00:15 PM

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 24, 2019, 10:14:20 PM

Quote from: Monster Man on Jul 24, 2019, 08:50:39 AM

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 16, 2019, 09:53:37 PM
Mild anxiety over not having pre-ordered yet. That last Prodos sale kinda f**ked up my disposable.

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Quote from: Monster Man on Jul 08, 2019, 11:58:17 PM
Currently I'm running this for my crew and everyones liking thus far. Although I gotta say, this ain't no 4-5 hour module, it's been two long sessions with a third one coming up.

How genre savvy are they being?

Only a couple are acting like this. While everyone else is playin' into the role of a horror movie character. It's like a weird mix of prequel goofiness and the survival mindset of the originals.

Hmm, prolly not the players dragging it out then. Though I do find sometimes I need to introduce an Aliens style "reactors f**ked, you have this long" or equivalent in the third act to really get players moving if they're being stubborn on the whole, not getting eaten front.

These kinda things work themselves out when your crew realize

Spoiler

there's nothing left on this ship to perpetuate their survival. Once the Montero goes off, they bring all they can but that's it. Eventually they will run outta food and equipment to deal with the nasties. If there is any chance, it's in repairing the engines along with whatever else is giving problems.

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QuoteHello! This is the thirteenth official newsletter for the upcoming ALIEN tabletop RPG by Free League Publishing and Twentieth Century Fox.

The exclusive pre-order of the game over at ALIEN-RPG.COM ends this Sunday August 11, so hurry over there now if you didn't order the game already - and tell your friends if you already did! There will not be another extension of the pre-order, so this is your last chance to gain early access to the 168-page Cinematic Starter Kit PDF and get those awesomely priced bundles!

To spice things up we have added two more pre-order bonuses:

A PDF of a complete 58-page chapter of the full rulebook, called "A Hard Life Amongst the Stars" will be shared shortly with all who have pre-ordered the game. This chapter focuses on space travel, starships and space combat, and gives you some insight into how the ALIEN roleplaying can be about much more than fightning xenomorphs. Note that this is just a sneak peek - the chapter is still not fully edited and proofed - if you spot errors in it, please do report them using the feedback form or on our forums.

All pre-order bundles have now - at no extra cost - been expanded with a bonus 48-page printed booklet, featuring the Chariot of the Gods scenario by Andrew E.C. Gaska, included in the Starter Kit PDF. The booklet will shipped to you along with the 392-page core rulebook and the other bundle items. Chariot was originally intended be included in the core rulebook, but it's simply too extensive for that, and we feel it's more user-friendly to publish it as its own book. The core rulebook will instead include the shorter introductory scenario Hope's Last Day. Note that the Chariot of the Gods booklet is of course included for everyone who pre-orders a bundle, even if you pre-ordered before this announcement.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 02, 2019, 07:25:55 AM
https://frialigan.se/en/games/alien/?downloads

Download section with some maps, sheets (printer-friendly versions) and wallpapers of that awesome art!

Quote from: Monster Man on Sep 24, 2019, 09:32:04 AM

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 02, 2019, 07:25:55 AM
https://frialigan.se/en/games/alien/?downloads

Download section with some maps, sheets (printer-friendly versions) and wallpapers of that awesome art!

Wait a second -- Novgorod? Is this for some test scenario?

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 06, 2019, 01:17:38 PM
If it was the correct spelling, it could have been the person my ship in Rage War is named after!  :laugh:

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 06, 2019, 08:54:36 AM
I made it into another book!  ;D

(https://i.imgur.com/gVMZDYf.jpg)

This is supposed to be me but they got the name wrong :(

(https://i.imgur.com/F9WUZ4T.jpg)

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 08, 2019, 08:24:19 PM
New Neomorph information:
It is genetically programmed to kill all life.

The Neomorphic "Pod" is created by the Pathogen interacting with the pollen in a planet's atmosphere.

The Neomorphic "Mote(s)" is a synchronized swarm of highly infectious Tachinidae tabellarium. Sometimes visible when clustering together to increase their locomotive capabilities. Possessing a primal hive intelligence, it targets the nearest potential host.

The Neomorphic "Bloodburster" is created by the Motes mutating white blood cells as the blood circulates until it forms a cancerous growth that then becomes lodged in a vein. The tumor can take root in any bodily area of sufficient mass. Forming an amniotic sack, the tumor then begins rapidly converting the host's mutated cells into a larval Bloodburster. If lodged in a region of the body with dense muscle or bone and no easy egress, the gestating creature develops dorsal spines to aid in it's escape.

The Adult Neomorph:
As it leaves the Neophyte juvenile stage and reaches adulthood the Neomorph's smooth, eyeless head becomes more enlongated and pointed. The lifecycle and  metabolism of Neomorphs is so fast that they quickly burn themselves out. An adult Neomorph typically dies of natural causes within 24 hours. Fungus interacting with the decaying corpse will be transformed into new spore sacs, continuing the cycle.

QuotePhysical form:
The Engineers, while a number of fossilized discoveries place them at 4.5 meters tall, most agree that they averaged around 2.7 meters tall. Theories suggest unique castes of Engineer exist with physical alternatives developed into them, thereby distinguishing civilian and military factions. Others postulated that not all the crumbling edifices unearthed belong to the Engineers but other species seeded by or predating them. If that is the case, the civilisations responsible also, no longer exist. And pointing to the enormous remains of the so-called "Space Jockey" specimen reported witnessed by three parties. A number of xenoanthropologists suggest the Engineers based their biomechanical technology on creatures greater than themselves- strange beings of immense size replete with pachydermic probosci.
However since the specimen in question was unfortunately destroyed, all of this is merely conjecture.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 08, 2019, 08:28:05 PM

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 08, 2019, 08:24:19 PM
New Neomorph information:
It is genetically programmed to kill all life.

The Neomorphic "Pod" is created by the Pathogen interacting with the pollen in a planet's atmosphere.

The Neomorphic "Mote(s)" is a synchronized swarm of highly infectious Tachinidae tabellarium. Sometimes visible when clustering together to increase their locomotive capabilities. Possessing a primal hive intelligence, it targets the nearest potential host.

The Neomorphic "Bloodburster" is created by the Motes mutating white blood cells as the blood circulates until it forms a cancerous growth that then becomes lodged in a vein. The tumor can take root in any bodily area of sufficient mass. Forming an amniotic sack, the tumor then begins rapidly converting the host's mutated cells into a larval Bloodburster. If lodged in a region of the body with dense muscle or bone and no easy egress, the gestating creature develops dorsal spines to aid in it's escape.

The Adult Neomorph:
As it leaves the Neophyte juvenile stage and reaches adulthood the Neomorph's smooth, eyeless head becomes more enlongated and pointed. The lifecycle and  metabolism of Neomorphs is so fast that they quickly burn themselves out. An adult Neomorph typically dies of natural causes within 24 hours. Fungus interacting with the decaying corpse will be transformed into new spore sacs, continuing the cycle.

Seems legit.

Quote from: SM on Nov 08, 2019, 11:22:46 PM

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 08, 2019, 08:28:05 PM

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 08, 2019, 08:24:19 PM
New Neomorph information:
It is genetically programmed to kill all life.

The Neomorphic "Pod" is created by the Pathogen interacting with the pollen in a planet's atmosphere.

The Neomorphic "Mote(s)" is a synchronized swarm of highly infectious Tachinidae tabellarium. Sometimes visible when clustering together to increase their locomotive capabilities. Possessing a primal hive intelligence, it targets the nearest potential host.

The Neomorphic "Bloodburster" is created by the Motes mutating white blood cells as the blood circulates until it forms a cancerous growth that then becomes lodged in a vein. The tumor can take root in any bodily area of sufficient mass. Forming an amniotic sack, the tumor then begins rapidly converting the host's mutated cells into a larval Bloodburster. If lodged in a region of the body with dense muscle or bone and no easy egress, the gestating creature develops dorsal spines to aid in it's escape.

The Adult Neomorph:
As it leaves the Neophyte juvenile stage and reaches adulthood the Neomorph's smooth, eyeless head becomes more enlongated and pointed. The lifecycle and  metabolism of Neomorphs is so fast that they quickly burn themselves out. An adult Neomorph typically dies of natural causes within 24 hours. Fungus interacting with the decaying corpse will be transformed into new spore sacs, continuing the cycle.

Seems legit.

I think the mote pods would've been better interacting with fungus rather than pollen.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 08, 2019, 08:39:56 PM

QuotePhysical form:
The Engineers, while a number of fossilized discoveries place them at 4.5 meters tall, most agree that they averaged around 2.7 meters tall. Theories suggest unique castes of Engineer exist with physical alternatives developed into them, thereby distinguishing civilian and military factions. Others postulated that not all the crumbling edifices unearthed belong to the Engineers but other species seeded by or predating them. If that is the case, the civilisations responsible also, no longer exist. And pointing to the enormous remains of the so-called "Space Jockey" specimen reported witnessed by three parties. A number of xenoanthropologists suggest the Engineers based their biomechanical technology on creatures greater than themselves- strange beings of immense size replete with pachydermic probosci.
However since the specimen in question was unfortunately destroyed, all of this is merely conjecture.

You must be thrilled. ;)

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 09, 2019, 05:20:29 PM
It's a real pity I absolutely LOVE the majority of the book, the world building and the section on the Neomorph in particular is magnificent, perfect understanding of the creature as it is in the film. And the section on the Engineers I could go on about, but I'm disheartened because the parts actually concerning the Alien itself?
Not as palatable.

Spoiler

My one major issue is the nature of the Alien itself funnily enough, I don't see the need for all the "unique" versions, a great deal of them unhinging the realism the book so perfectly set up beforehand. The Weaver for example is entirely unnecessary, not great for something named "The Perfect Organism" - I do like the addition of the Stalker though, although it's existence I think required a clearer description.

For instance, I think in the Egg section it should have detailed three types of Eggs.
The regular one, producing the regular (Soldier) Alien, the Praetomorph Egg producing the Stalker Alien and the Praetorian Egg producing the Praetorian Facehugger- and perhaps go for the more believable terminology the Neomorph section used.

Why have three unique names for essentially the one thing changed slightly?

Why not just for the Soldier have "Soldier" and then "Armoured Soldier" for instance?

And for the Scout, "Scout" and "Armoured Scout" then?

And for the Charger, isn't it essentially identical to the Praetorian but just quadrupedal instead of bipedal? Why not merge them into the one creature?
In a story for instance just a Praetorian or two that were intended to be Queens just have to stay as is because a Queen is already present?

While I understand the "Royal Jelly" nonsense, might be useful for gameplay and all the castes, I don't think the believability/tonal/plausibility trade is worth it.

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QuoteNot sure how I feel about companies actually obtaining the Alien, nor the additions to Acheron LV-426;

Spoiler

The idea the Derelict survived, ambiguously. Instead of directly connecting it to The Cold Forge, or declaring it destroyed completely.

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Fiorina 161;

Spoiler

Three Eggs in the bowels of the facility, Andrews, Boggs and Rains ovomorphed.

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Or particularly LV-223- The inclusion of the awful Fire and Stone series continuity in particular is immensely disappointing, as is the referencing of the Pathogen as an "Accelerant" something retconned by Covenant. It's honestly totally took the wind out of my sails in regards to the book...

Quote

Spoiler

Empress, okay but also Queen Mother? Also Alien King? Really?  Seriously?

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Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 08, 2019, 08:28:22 PMTerminology:
Hieroglyphic tablets unearthed on Tanaka 5 call them Ossians. The decoded Derelict beacon on LV-426 made reference to the Mala'kak. Whatever they call themselves, to modern humanity Praetomorph they are known simply as the Engineers.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 12, 2019, 09:40:03 PM
lol please No.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 12, 2019, 09:40:03 PMBut the Tanakan Scorpionids do get a full page.

QuoteIf you missed the early pre-order, don't worry! The game will available in general retail from December 10, so please do ask your friendly local gaming shop for it. We will also have a pre-release event at Pax Unplugged on December 6–8 where the game will be available. Finally, we will open up a pre-order in the Free League webshop again on December 3 – buying the game there will get you near-immediate access to the full PDF of the game.

Just in at the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy offices!! @FriaLigan's #AlienRPG is a thing is beauty!! #Alien #Aliens #Xenomorph #XenomorphXX121 #FreeLeague pic.twitter.com/XAqpjTf8OS

— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) November 13, 2019

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 12, 2019, 09:06:30 PM
Any particular thoughts?

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 16, 2019, 11:50:53 PM
Yes, in fact Plagiarus Praepotens is now the main object of acquisition and is referred to all over the book.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 16, 2019, 11:27:01 PM
I don't know much about the goo

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 16, 2019, 11:27:01 PM
but it sounds like they're throwing in everything from the pre-Covenant EU.  Why do that?

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 16, 2019, 11:50:53 PM
Yes, in fact Plagiarus Praepotens is now the main object of acquisition and is referred to all over the book.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 23, 2019, 09:31:53 PM
Might be better to wait for the actual publishers to put up pre-orders again.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 12, 2019, 09:40:03 PM
lol please No.
But the Tanakan Scorpionids do get a full page.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 15, 2019, 08:50:22 PM
It shouldn't be using non-canon (Garbage) material that contradicts the current material, case in point- everything about LV-223 past the Prometheus time period.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Nov 24, 2019, 05:06:40 PM

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 15, 2019, 08:50:22 PM
It shouldn't be using non-canon (Garbage) material that contradicts the current material, case in point- everything about LV-223 past the Prometheus time period.

It's not "non-canon", nor does it contradict. The whole point of the Black Goo is that it's an unpredictable mutagenic macguffin that does weird and scary shit that you can't predict.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 24, 2019, 09:51:03 PM
Will no one take me up on my bounty for Xenomrph's collection of non-canon stuff?

Quote from: SiL on Nov 24, 2019, 09:52:49 PM
I thought it was pretty obvious the black goo is liquid plot device and does whatever it needs to to push the story ahead.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 24, 2019, 10:38:19 PM
How does one with a moral opposition to physical media acquire this RPG if one were so inclined?

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 24, 2019, 10:42:24 PM
Will you have space on the bookshelf for this?

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 24, 2019, 11:08:01 PM
Does this RPG specify the size of LV-426?

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 25, 2019, 12:08:00 AM
Any references to Colonel Dr. Church yet?

Quote from: Xenomrph on Nov 25, 2019, 02:25:44 AM

If they were going to crib stuff from A:CM I think the submachine gun would have been a smart call, but maybe they're saving it for a hypothetical "weapons and gear" expansion.

QuoteThe "heavy pulse rifle" also reminds me of something, I think there was a barrel extension in Colonial Marines?

Quote from: SiL on Nov 24, 2019, 09:52:49 PM
I thought it was pretty obvious the black goo is liquid plot device and does whatever it needs to to push the story ahead.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 25, 2019, 09:07:49 PM

Quote from: Xenomrph on Nov 25, 2019, 02:25:44 AM

If they were going to crib stuff from A:CM I think the submachine gun would have been a smart call, but maybe they're saving it for a hypothetical "weapons and gear" expansion.

Agreed, prolly the best thing that game added.

QuoteThe "heavy pulse rifle" also reminds me of something, I think there was a barrel extension in Colonial Marines?

It shows up in the boardgame too:

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTYsLniznIfKK6yMp_6VuY6Z0b-XdASNb7xzT75qMgsesXE9xqX)

Quote from: SiL on Nov 24, 2019, 09:52:49 PM
I thought it was pretty obvious the black goo is liquid plot device and does whatever it needs to to push the story ahead.

As much as I appreciate the effort FI has put into making a codified, sensible case study of the stuff - this is unfortunately accurate and likely will continue to be how it's used in future.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 25, 2019, 12:08:32 PM
It does, the extensiveness of the book is crazy- it's near perfect.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Nov 25, 2019, 09:48:19 PM

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 25, 2019, 09:07:49 PM

Quote from: Xenomrph on Nov 25, 2019, 02:25:44 AM

If they were going to crib stuff from A:CM I think the submachine gun would have been a smart call, but maybe they're saving it for a hypothetical "weapons and gear" expansion.

Agreed, prolly the best thing that game added.

QuoteThe "heavy pulse rifle" also reminds me of something, I think there was a barrel extension in Colonial Marines?

It shows up in the boardgame too:

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTYsLniznIfKK6yMp_6VuY6Z0b-XdASNb7xzT75qMgsesXE9xqX)

Quote from: SiL on Nov 24, 2019, 09:52:49 PM
I thought it was pretty obvious the black goo is liquid plot device and does whatever it needs to to push the story ahead.

As much as I appreciate the effort FI has put into making a codified, sensible case study of the stuff - this is unfortunately accurate and likely will continue to be how it's used in future.

Does the board game refer to that as a heavy pulse rifle?

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 27, 2019, 07:21:23 PM
What's wrong with The Rage War?

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 27, 2019, 09:08:51 PM
It's worthless, by the time you know a character's name, they're dead, Aliens wear breathing masks, in addition to other ridiculous things of that nature, nanomachines son and it just shits on the tone of the first three Alien films in general.

Quote from: SM on Nov 27, 2019, 07:36:51 PM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 27, 2019, 07:21:23 PM
What's wrong with The Rage War?

Not much.  The dates are a bit messed up, but overall it's good fun.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 27, 2019, 09:25:27 PM
I think anything within the AVP sphere is considered it's own thing.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 27, 2019, 07:49:18 PM
How does it compare to TCF?

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 27, 2019, 10:15:51 PM
If any other media returns to LV-223 and contradicts the DH series, (more than other stuff already does) does that mean it's no longer canon or it's just the reality within the AVP Verse or something else?

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 27, 2019, 09:21:39 PM
Is it canon?

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 28, 2019, 12:01:25 AM
I think a devoted apocryphile like Xenomrph would still claim it could all fit.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 28, 2019, 02:31:39 AMa point does emerge when a contradiction becomes unworkable.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 28, 2019, 02:31:39 AM
a point does emerge when a contradiction becomes unworkable.

Quotethe AVPE Bestiary format is so much more simple, believable and more potentially expansive

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 28, 2019, 03:04:13 AM
Yes, the Extinction Bestiary- I thought it was a great way of simplifying the caste system, apart from the Drone/Warrior distinction.

I felt the RPG really went overboard with needless complexity in that regard.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 28, 2019, 12:09:01 AM
Since the RPG includes Corporal Hicks, I wonder if it references a mysterious character who speaks in short sentences and is known only by his initials.

Spoiler

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FJJ6kIUX.png&hash=02e9abb00797c560dc6f40fe639df6eedbc5cf11)

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Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 28, 2019, 06:51:11 AM
I was expecting a furious canon war by now.  :(

Quote from: SM on Nov 28, 2019, 07:24:52 AM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 28, 2019, 12:09:01 AM
Since the RPG includes Corporal Hicks, I wonder if it references a mysterious character who speaks in short sentences and is known only by his initials.

Spoiler

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FJJ6kIUX.png&hash=02e9abb00797c560dc6f40fe639df6eedbc5cf11)

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Bitch I got a film character named after me.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Nov 28, 2019, 08:25:30 AM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 28, 2019, 06:51:11 AM
I was expecting a furious canon war by now.  :(

How do you know there isn't a high-stakes covert war happening right under your nose right this very second?

Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Nov 28, 2019, 12:56:45 PM

Quote from: Xenomrph on Nov 28, 2019, 08:25:30 AM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 28, 2019, 06:51:11 AM
I was expecting a furious canon war by now.  :(

How do you know there isn't a high-stakes covert war happening right under your nose right this very second?

Okay, this made me laugh out loud.  :D

Quote from: SM on Nov 28, 2019, 11:29:17 AM
(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/avp/images/f/f2/Gorman.png/revision/latest?cb=20150131234109)

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 28, 2019, 02:26:52 PM

Quote from: SM on Nov 28, 2019, 11:29:17 AM
(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/avp/images/f/f2/Gorman.png/revision/latest?cb=20150131234109)

Nah man, his name is William. Pft Scott.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Nov 28, 2019, 08:25:30 AM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 28, 2019, 06:51:11 AM
I was expecting a furious canon war by now.  :(

How do you know there isn't a high-stakes covert war happening right under your nose right this very second?

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 28, 2019, 08:33:24 PM
He's not enigmatic enough though.  He talks too much and isn't obscured by shadows

Quote from: SM on Nov 28, 2019, 07:14:41 PM
William, Schmilliam.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 29, 2019, 01:39:31 AM
Shadow Man's theme is entitled "Quite."

Quote from: Huggs on Nov 29, 2019, 01:58:44 AM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 29, 2019, 01:39:31 AM
Shadow Man's theme is entitled "Quite."

And what if that S stands for Sister, and it's really a smoking hot Nun that you've been talking to this whole time?

Quote from: SM on Nov 29, 2019, 04:11:46 AM
Think of a ball of steel the size of ten suns.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 29, 2019, 04:58:43 AM

Quote from: SM on Nov 29, 2019, 04:11:46 AM
Think of a ball of steel the size of ten suns.

No problem, I have two of them.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 29, 2019, 04:58:43 AM

Quote from: SM on Nov 29, 2019, 04:11:46 AM
Think of a ball of steel the size of ten suns.

No problem, I have two of them.

Quote from: SM on Nov 29, 2019, 04:11:46 AM
Think of a ball of steel the size of ten suns.  Every million years a butterfly flies past and brushes its wings against it.  When that ball has worn down to nothing, your suffering will only have just begun.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 29, 2019, 04:58:43 AM

Quote from: SM on Nov 29, 2019, 04:11:46 AM
Think of a ball of steel the size of ten suns.

No problem, I have two of them.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 27, 2019, 09:08:51 PM
It's worthless, by the time you know a character's name, they're dead, Aliens wear breathing masks, in addition to other ridiculous things of that nature, nanomachines son and it just shits on the tone of the first three Alien films in general.

Quote from: razeak on Dec 02, 2019, 06:23:46 PM

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Nov 27, 2019, 09:08:51 PM
It's worthless, by the time you know a character's name, they're dead, Aliens wear breathing masks, in addition to other ridiculous things of that nature, nanomachines son and it just shits on the tone of the first three Alien films in general.

While I enjoyed it overall if I disconnect it a little, and found issue with the same things you did, I swear if I had to read a sentence that read "Mains let loose nano shot" any more I think I would have burned my kindle.

Quote from: Xiggz456 on Dec 05, 2019, 06:19:20 PM
Some throwback references to the old EU include "the church of immaculate incubation" who apparently are a remnant of the Earthsavers from the Covenant Origins novel (that's one way to bridge the EU). One of the major corporations Mentioned is Bionational from book 1. And a xeno hiveworld called G-435 which was the planetoid from Earth War and Genocide. As well as Bracken's World from the "Colonial Marines" comic.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 06, 2019, 09:52:19 AM
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The rules for that facehugger session that Effekt ran.

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Quote from: Alien Primordial Origin on Dec 14, 2019, 07:22:29 AM
What about the site on LV-426 where the juggernaut and the space jockey are located? Are the eggs still there?

And what happen to the Sulaco after the event of Alien 3?

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Dec 14, 2019, 08:45:16 PM
Yes, that's myself I believe.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 14, 2019, 08:07:41 PMthe Derelict and the Juggernaut are different ships, and I remember someone up-thread mentioning that the RPG is ambiguous as to the fate of the ship and its cargo.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Dec 16, 2019, 09:10:46 PM
Yes actually yeah if volcanic activity did damage it, it's likely destroyed.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 18, 2019, 09:45:16 PM
But she actually knew about the derelict.  Time to face facts and mourn its passing.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Dec 18, 2019, 10:04:02 PM
According to the film itself, if the main menu is to be believed it's one or none onboard the Sulaco just as with the Narcissus/Nostromo. Beyond the Alien Trilogy for the Derelict personally I think it's gone because any source other than Isolation and Infestation, that's included it is garbage, so far. And any good GM will refuse to go back to LV-426 anyway.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 18, 2019, 10:02:25 PM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 18, 2019, 09:45:16 PM
But she actually knew about the derelict.  Time to face facts and mourn its passing.

She knows that Queens make eggs and that Aliens are crafty bastards and you can never be too careful, too. :P

She knew about the derelict, but didn't know necessarily where it was in relation to anything. Also she doesn't know how to launch nukes, and the two people who might are either in a coma or in pieces. Also she's very tired and it's time for everyone to take a nap and go home. She goofed, and the Derelict remains. :)

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 18, 2019, 10:24:41 PM

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 18, 2019, 10:02:25 PM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 18, 2019, 09:45:16 PM
But she actually knew about the derelict.  Time to face facts and mourn its passing.

She knows that Queens make eggs and that Aliens are crafty bastards and you can never be too careful, too. :P

She knew about the derelict, but didn't know necessarily where it was in relation to anything. Also she doesn't know how to launch nukes, and the two people who might are either in a coma or in pieces. Also she's very tired and it's time for everyone to take a nap and go home. She goofed, and the Derelict remains. :)

What does SM usually say to that?

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 18, 2019, 10:24:41 PM

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 18, 2019, 10:02:25 PM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 18, 2019, 09:45:16 PM
But she actually knew about the derelict.  Time to face facts and mourn its passing.

She knows that Queens make eggs and that Aliens are crafty bastards and you can never be too careful, too. :P

She knew about the derelict, but didn't know necessarily where it was in relation to anything. Also she doesn't know how to launch nukes, and the two people who might are either in a coma or in pieces. Also she's very tired and it's time for everyone to take a nap and go home. She goofed, and the Derelict remains. :)

What does SM usually say to that?

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 18, 2019, 11:04:27 PM
Case in point

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 18, 2019, 11:18:12 PM

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 18, 2019, 11:04:27 PM
Case in point

So there's room to negotiate?

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 18, 2019, 11:32:51 PM
Even on the matter of the derelict's survival?

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Dec 18, 2019, 11:48:27 PM
Perhaps a ruin exists, but for certain- anything biological within is gone.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Feb 02, 2017, 07:50:26 PM
Assuming the eggs on the derelict survived the explosion, the fallout and if Ripley was unable to nuke it from orbit, maybe the ECA and ICC simply quarantined LV-426.  The potential legal consequences may have been enough to deter the company from sending any ships there.

200 years later, perhaps it remained under strict quarantine and even the Auriga couldn't go there.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 19, 2019, 12:10:47 AM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Feb 02, 2017, 07:50:26 PM
Assuming the eggs on the derelict survived the explosion, the fallout and if Ripley was unable to nuke it from orbit, maybe the ECA and ICC simply quarantined LV-426.  The potential legal consequences may have been enough to deter the company from sending any ships there.

200 years later, perhaps it remained under strict quarantine and even the Auriga couldn't go there.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Feb 02, 2017, 10:39:30 PM
Another possibility is that the Sulaco was equipped with automated picket drones that could be deployed as satellites around a quarantined planet.  These drones would then both transmit a warning beacon and report any violations of the quarantine back to the network.

In lieu of nuking the planet from orbit, maybe Bishop was able to assure Ripley that the company would never be able to plunder the derelict without exposing themselves.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 19, 2019, 12:10:47 AM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Feb 02, 2017, 07:50:26 PM
Assuming the eggs on the derelict survived the explosion, the fallout and if Ripley was unable to nuke it from orbit, maybe the ECA and ICC simply quarantined LV-426.  The potential legal consequences may have been enough to deter the company from sending any ships there.

200 years later, perhaps it remained under strict quarantine and even the Auriga couldn't go there.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 19, 2019, 12:10:47 AM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Feb 02, 2017, 07:50:26 PM
Assuming the eggs on the derelict survived the explosion, the fallout and if Ripley was unable to nuke it from orbit, maybe the ECA and ICC simply quarantined LV-426.  The potential legal consequences may have been enough to deter the company from sending any ships there.

200 years later, perhaps it remained under strict quarantine and even the Auriga couldn't go there.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 19, 2019, 01:38:06 AM
But it was never ratified.  :(

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 19, 2019, 02:12:10 AM
Same reason it had for staging a "cloak and dagger" operation outside of regulated space.

Quote from: SM on Dec 19, 2019, 02:55:35 AM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 19, 2019, 02:12:10 AM
Same reason it had for staging a "cloak and dagger" operation outside of regulated space.

So, hire pirates to abduct people so they can use them for deadly medical experiments, but don't want to violate a quarantine?

Quote from: SM on Dec 19, 2019, 02:55:35 AMWhy not hire the pirates to get the eggs?

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 19, 2019, 11:34:49 AM
I find it hard to believe the USM would go to all the effort of cloning a long-dead Ripley (especially given how clearly difficult it was to perfect) when they could just go to the derelict and grab some eggs.

Ergo, it is unequivocally gone.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 19, 2019, 04:26:56 PM
Is that your canon now?

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 19, 2019, 11:34:49 AM
I find it hard to believe the USM would go to all the effort of cloning a long-dead Ripley (especially given how clearly difficult it was to perfect) when they could just go to the derelict and grab some eggs.

Ergo, it is unequivocally gone.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 20, 2019, 02:29:50 AM
But that upsets people.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Dec 20, 2019, 04:18:33 AM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 20, 2019, 02:29:50 AM
But that upsets people.

So do death and taxes, and they're just as unavoidable as the most reasonable conclusion being that the derelict is gone.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 20, 2019, 02:29:50 AM
But that upsets people.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 20, 2019, 05:40:08 AM
Let's play "spot the opinion".

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Dec 20, 2019, 04:18:33 AM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 20, 2019, 02:29:50 AM
But that upsets people.

So do death and taxes, and they're just as unavoidable as the most reasonable conclusion being that the derelict is gone.

Found the opinion.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Dec 20, 2019, 06:30:21 AM

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 20, 2019, 05:40:08 AM
Let's play "spot the opinion".

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Dec 20, 2019, 04:18:33 AM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 20, 2019, 02:29:50 AM
But that upsets people.

So do death and taxes, and they're just as unavoidable as the most reasonable conclusion being that the derelict is gone.

Found the opinion.

It outright is the most reasonable conclusion though.

Quote from: razeak on Dec 20, 2019, 04:56:33 PM
How far was the colony from the derelict?

Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 06, 2016, 12:17:12 PM

Quote from: Primordial on Jul 06, 2016, 10:33:22 AMI remember reading a Local Trouble post, where he says the explosion triggered a volcanic activity which destroyed the ship.

It's plausible enough.  We know that the derelict was already damaged by volcanic activity between Alien and Aliens.  It's not much of a stretch to believe that a powerful nuclear explosion could trigger another eruption that finished it off.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 20, 2019, 06:47:55 PM
That feels really unlikely IMO. Is there even any evidence of nuclear detonations triggering major seismic activity on Earth?

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 20, 2019, 06:47:55 PM
Like, it's not impossible, but counting it as evidence that the ship was destroyed feels mega-spurious. It's also circular reasoning - it presupposes it was destroyed. I think it'd be more relevant if we knew for a fact that it had been destroyed, and were coming up with theories as to how it happened.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 20, 2019, 05:43:51 PM
Not far enough.  ;D

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 20, 2019, 09:02:42 PM
The CNN article is fascinating, thanks. :)

I don't see how Alien3 has any bearing on the Derelict - the CMTM directly takes it into account, in fact.

As for AR, that's a stronger case but I don't think it's bulletproof, and easy to work around (your quarantine idea, for example). Even the WYR is ambiguous aside from saying it's not a viable source of eggs as of the book's position in the timeline.

QuoteI think the RPG being ambiguous is a very fair way to handle it.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 20, 2019, 09:02:42 PM
I think the RPG being ambiguous is a very fair way to handle it.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Dec 20, 2019, 09:07:31 PM

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 20, 2019, 09:02:42 PM
The CNN article is fascinating, thanks. :)

I don't see how Alien3 has any bearing on the Derelict - the CMTM directly takes it into account, in fact.

As for AR, that's a stronger case but I don't think it's bulletproof, and easy to work around (your quarantine idea, for example). Even the WYR is ambiguous aside from saying it's not a viable source of eggs as of the book's position in the timeline.

Basically, one take requires ignoring some material. The other requires creating stuff from whole cloth to justify. Obviously neither are perfect, but I think most are far happier to go the reductive route.

QuoteI think the RPG being ambiguous is a very fair way to handle it.

Fair enough.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 20, 2019, 09:23:35 PM

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Dec 20, 2019, 09:07:31 PM

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 20, 2019, 09:02:42 PM
The CNN article is fascinating, thanks. :)

I don't see how Alien3 has any bearing on the Derelict - the CMTM directly takes it into account, in fact.

As for AR, that's a stronger case but I don't think it's bulletproof, and easy to work around (your quarantine idea, for example). Even the WYR is ambiguous aside from saying it's not a viable source of eggs as of the book's position in the timeline.

Basically, one take requires ignoring some material. The other requires creating stuff from whole cloth to justify. Obviously neither are perfect, but I think most are far happier to go the reductive route.

QuoteI think the RPG being ambiguous is a very fair way to handle it.

Fair enough.

I guess I'm the outlier, I've never been a fan of reductionism. I'd much rather find ways to include things rather than exclude them.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 20, 2019, 09:36:33 PM
And yet no references to Labyrinth?  That must be disappointing.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 20, 2019, 09:33:46 PM
I can respect that, that approach just isn't for me. :)
It's also part of why seeing the RPG make wacky offhand references to obscure silly shit has me cackling like a crazy person. This is some of the most fun I've had with the franchise in ages.

QuoteI'm not overly worried about making it all fit or unpicking a "coherent truth"

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 20, 2019, 10:11:04 PM
What are the Tongal Shorts?

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 19, 2019, 03:53:33 PMIf they aren't sure eggs are there, and there's a quarantine in place preventing them from accessing the planet, it could very well have been easier to clone Ripley "under the radar".

Quote from: Xiggz456 on Dec 20, 2019, 09:59:27 PMBut some new things I noticed were that it included Bowen's Landing, LV-492 and LV-422 from the Tongal Shorts. It also mentions the swarm from Dan Abnett's short story in "Bug Hunt"...

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 23, 2019, 10:08:39 AM

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 19, 2019, 03:53:33 PMIf they aren't sure eggs are there, and there's a quarantine in place preventing them from accessing the planet, it could very well have been easier to clone Ripley "under the radar".

So get some pirates to do it "under the radar", like they literally did to acquire live human hosts despite that also being illegal as f*ck.

The film makes it pretty clear the cloning project was immensely difficult, and if you throw in the novelisation as well, it took decades to get it even half-right. The idea they'd go to all that effort when there were eggs lying about is nonsensical.

Not to mention Perez saying for all intents and presupposes Ripley wiped the Aliens out strongly implies their cloning project is the only option left.

Quote from: SM on Dec 23, 2019, 11:46:53 AM
And if you throw in the novelisation again it entirely removes the implication and outright states the Derelict was destroyed, along with the eggs with the AP Station destruction leaving a crater just a little smaller than Nebraska.

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 23, 2019, 10:08:39 AM

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 19, 2019, 03:53:33 PMIf they aren't sure eggs are there, and there's a quarantine in place preventing them from accessing the planet, it could very well have been easier to clone Ripley "under the radar".

So get some pirates to do it "under the radar", like they literally did to acquire live human hosts despite that also being illegal as f*ck.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 19, 2019, 03:07:49 AMI guess that all depends on how a quarantine is enforced in this scenario.  Maybe the hypothetical picket drones that I suggested before are also armed with military-grade weapons, thus preventing any violators from even approaching LV-426 without being fired on and potentially killed.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 24, 2019, 01:10:42 AM
I must have forgotten what the source material said about it then.

Quote from: Samhain13 on Dec 24, 2019, 01:29:17 AM

Spoiler

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 24, 2019, 12:35:23 AM
Not just that, let's think about how an Auriga-contracted egg-hunt might shake out:

Auriga contracts some mercenaries to do an off-the-books job. Grabbing eggs is dangerous without some kind of preparation, so the Auriga tells the mercs vaguely what they're dealing with so they don't f**k it up - the Auriga doesn't get their eggs if all the mercs are dead, after all.

Who knows if the pay is "good", or maybe the mercs start to think they've got a goldmine on their hands and double-cross the Auriga and try to find a higher bidder - assuming the details of the job haven't already leaked and someone on the Auriga flips for the opportunity for a payday, or one of the mercs opens their mouth and corporate interests find out about the job ahead of time and sabotage/intercept it. There's a lot of ways the Auriga could get f**ked, and they'd have no recourse. Shit, maybe it already happened "off screen" and it's not brought up in the movie.

And since you're dealing with Aliens, the mercs could still drop the ball and get themselves killed at any point despite having an idea of what they're getting themselves into. And all of this is irrespective of a hypothetical blockade or quarantine or whatever.

Or you send the mercs in blind with minimal instruction, and hope they don't pull a Nostromo and get themselves killed, or that they get clever and sell out anyway.

Telling a bunch of mercs to capture a bunch of warm bodies and not tell them why is likely to raise less questions and decrease the chances of something going wrong, and that's probably a big factor in why the Auriga did what it did.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 24, 2019, 12:58:19 AM
There's also the question of territoriality during the era of Alien Resurrection.  Is LV-426 even located within USM-controlled space?  Maybe the old corporations fled Earth and made homes on far-flung colony worlds where they maintain control over their territorial holdings with military power of their own.

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Yeah I really like where this is going.

Quote from: SM on Dec 24, 2019, 01:05:50 AM
It's not a question if there's source material telling us otherwise.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 24, 2019, 01:46:28 AM

Quote from: SM on Dec 24, 2019, 01:05:50 AM
It's not a question if there's source material telling us otherwise.

The movie is noncommittal and easily explained, the novelization is a little harder but not impossible, the CMTM says it's definitely there, the WYR and RPG are ambiguous, and other sources like AvPClassic and ACM feature the derelict prominently, if one chooses to accept those.

Also none of the aforementioned sources say anything about territoriality anyway, so LT's question is a valid one.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Dec 24, 2019, 12:24:52 PM
AVP Classic is excellent but it's nearly got no story to speak of, if only it used Monolith's story, but I'd sooner take Aliens: The Ultimate Doom, as canon over ACM.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 24, 2019, 12:34:34 PM
https://media1.tenor.com/images/b36f3b78fa25a12571b365c9f74436d0/tenor.gif

But we keep the weaponry.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 24, 2019, 08:02:56 PM
So have we achieved consensus on the status of the derelict then?

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 24, 2019, 01:41:56 AM
Gediman definitely referred to Fiori-16, but I don't recall anything in AR about LV-426.  I'm talking specifically about the planet, not the derelict.

Quote from: Samhain13 on Dec 24, 2019, 01:29:17 AM

Spoiler

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 24, 2019, 12:35:23 AM
Not just that, let's think about how an Auriga-contracted egg-hunt might shake out:

Auriga contracts some mercenaries to do an off-the-books job. Grabbing eggs is dangerous without some kind of preparation, so the Auriga tells the mercs vaguely what they're dealing with so they don't f**k it up - the Auriga doesn't get their eggs if all the mercs are dead, after all.

Who knows if the pay is "good", or maybe the mercs start to think they've got a goldmine on their hands and double-cross the Auriga and try to find a higher bidder - assuming the details of the job haven't already leaked and someone on the Auriga flips for the opportunity for a payday, or one of the mercs opens their mouth and corporate interests find out about the job ahead of time and sabotage/intercept it. There's a lot of ways the Auriga could get f**ked, and they'd have no recourse. Shit, maybe it already happened "off screen" and it's not brought up in the movie.

And since you're dealing with Aliens, the mercs could still drop the ball and get themselves killed at any point despite having an idea of what they're getting themselves into. And all of this is irrespective of a hypothetical blockade or quarantine or whatever.

Or you send the mercs in blind with minimal instruction, and hope they don't pull a Nostromo and get themselves killed, or that they get clever and sell out anyway.

Telling a bunch of mercs to capture a bunch of warm bodies and not tell them why is likely to raise less questions and decrease the chances of something going wrong, and that's probably a big factor in why the Auriga did what it did.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 24, 2019, 12:58:19 AM
There's also the question of territoriality during the era of Alien Resurrection.  Is LV-426 even located within USM-controlled space?  Maybe the old corporations fled Earth and made homes on far-flung colony worlds where they maintain control over their territorial holdings with military power of their own.

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Yeah I really like where this is going.

It still doesn't mean we're getting praetorians.

Quote from: TheBATMAN on Dec 26, 2019, 03:06:32 PM
I believe the AR novel conclusively says the Derelict was completely destroyed, which makes the most sense given how the later films play out.

Speaking of which, I am currently perusing the core rulebook and there is mention of a new scientific space station built to overlook LV-426 to examine any recovered remains of the Alien from the blast site and that also the derelict may have survived by falling down a crevasse. My memory of the old EU is very hazy so is this a reference to something there, or perhaps a nod to Blomkamp's idea as that looked to take place on a station of some kind with a recovered juggernaut.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Dec 26, 2019, 02:10:51 PM
And... ?

Quote from: SM on Jul 08, 2018, 01:50:44 PM
Ann Crispin mentions that there was a 19 mega hectare crater on LV-426 in the Resurrection novelisation.  Nebraska is 20 mega hectares in size.

Good guess by Bishop.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 27, 2019, 12:11:58 AM
I guess that just raises the question of whether or not the novelization was duly ratified...

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 27, 2019, 12:11:58 AM

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Dec 26, 2019, 02:10:51 PM
And... ?

Allow me.

Quote from: SM on Jul 08, 2018, 01:50:44 PM
Ann Crispin mentions that there was a 19 mega hectare crater on LV-426 in the Resurrection novelisation.  Nebraska is 20 mega hectares in size.

Good guess by Bishop.

I guess that just raises the question of whether or not the novelization was duly ratified...

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Dec 27, 2019, 12:21:00 AM
Since the first three novels directly contradict the films, I'd say only the Resurrection one is potentially viable, as part of the cinematic continuity.

Quote from: Mr. Clemens on Dec 27, 2019, 12:19:03 AM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 27, 2019, 12:11:58 AM
I guess that just raises the question of whether or not the novelization was duly ratified...

I have no horse in this race, but yeah, if the novels are to be taken as gospel then the Space Jockey doesn't exist, either.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 27, 2019, 12:44:37 AMThat just means Bishop's 40-megaton estimate is trash, as you'd need something much, much bigger than that to wipe out Nebraska.

I'd chalk the novelization's number up to Crispin not understanding what hyperbole is and misinterpreting Bishop's line.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 27, 2019, 12:44:37 AMAll movie novelizations have their discrepancies, it's the nature of how they're written and how it relates to the moviemaking process. The novelization for 'Predator' is radically different from the final movie, because it's based on an early version of the script. When ADF was writing 'Aliens, he didn't know what the Alien would even look like and had to work around that.

I think trying to consider things as part of specifically "the cinematic continuity" is more complicated than it seems on the surface.
I mean sure you can cherry pick which novelizations you want to accept, that's a given. I personally accept all of them (discrepancies and all).

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 27, 2019, 06:44:06 AM
Certain elements are, and others might not be, it's "fuzzy" and I choose what details to accept for any number of ever-changing, ill-defined reasons.

Personal canon/headcanon doesn't need to be internally consistent, it's what *you* believe and makes you happy. :)

Internal consistency is something you'd expect from a broader "official canon" that you're expecting everyone to follow - and is a big reason of why it's a meaningless non-concept, and the AR novelization is a good example of why.

Even SM conceded that the novelizations should get cherry-picked as to what elements are "true" based on one's personal thresholds for "contradictions" (the very definition of headcanon) and he cites the AR novelization's crater size as clear proof that the Derelict is gone, going to far as to compare its number to the Nebraska example Bishop gives in 'Aliens'. However that crater size doesn't actually line up with the 40 megaton number that Bishop actually says.
Not to mention that he says novelizations shouldn't be taken as "gospel" (because if you do, then the Space Jockey doesn't exist :P ) but in the same breath he chooses to take the AR novelization as gospel.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 28, 2019, 01:13:33 AM
Nah, believe what makes you happy and don't be bothered if no one else does, but also don't let others tell you what to believe. :)

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 28, 2019, 01:32:07 AM

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 28, 2019, 01:13:33 AM
Nah, believe what makes you happy and don't be bothered if no one else does, but also don't let others tell you what to believe. :)

But that sounds like chaos!

Quote from: Xenomrph on Dec 28, 2019, 01:13:33 AM
Nah, believe what makes you happy and don't be bothered if no one else does, but also don't let others tell you what to believe. :)

Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 28, 2019, 11:11:30 PM
This is blasphemy!  This is madness!  :o

Quote from: Kailem on Jan 09, 2020, 08:12:50 AM
Given how deep it sounds like the lore rabbit hole goes with this, are there any mentions of places like Vega 4/New Shanghai, San Drad, Ryushi, Bunda or any other locations related to the AVP side of the Alien EU?

Quote from: SM on Jan 09, 2020, 10:05:31 AM

Quote from: Kailem on Jan 09, 2020, 08:12:50 AM
Given how deep it sounds like the lore rabbit hole goes with this, are there any mentions of places like Vega 4/New Shanghai, San Drad, Ryushi, Bunda or any other locations related to the AVP side of the Alien EU?

No.  The license was Alien/ Prometheus only and the bible that was used as one of the sources didn't contain any AvP locations.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Jan 11, 2020, 04:29:41 AM

Quote from: SM on Jan 09, 2020, 10:05:31 AM

Quote from: Kailem on Jan 09, 2020, 08:12:50 AM
Given how deep it sounds like the lore rabbit hole goes with this, are there any mentions of places like Vega 4/New Shanghai, San Drad, Ryushi, Bunda or any other locations related to the AVP side of the Alien EU?

No.  The license was Alien/ Prometheus only and the bible that was used as one of the sources didn't contain any AvP locations.

The RPG references Odobenus Station, which is from AvPClassic.

Quote from: Kailem on Jan 11, 2020, 11:09:24 AM
Thanks for the responses. I figured there probably wouldn't be any locations from AVP due to licensing but figured I'd ask anyway.

That' interesting about there being one from AVP Classic though. Wonder if they were just able to slip that in without anyone noticing?

Quote from: Local Trouble on Jan 31, 2020, 07:02:46 AM
It's like the blood orgy scene from Event Horizon.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Feb 02, 2020, 11:59:44 PM
Does it still have an actual planet named Weyland-Yutani?

Quote from: Xenomrph on Nov 24, 2019, 10:44:21 PM

Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 24, 2019, 10:42:24 PM
Will you have space on the bookshelf for this?

It'll take some rearranging, but I'll make it happen.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Feb 07, 2020, 01:08:36 PM
Just got the word back, according to Andrew E. C. Gaska, Alien The RPG is part of continuity and canon.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Feb 07, 2020, 09:01:54 PM

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Feb 07, 2020, 01:08:36 PM
Just got the word back, according to Andrew E. C. Gaska, Alien The RPG is part of continuity and canon.

Does he represent Fox?

Quote from: Local Trouble on Feb 07, 2020, 09:24:24 PM
What's questionable about LV-223 now?

Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Feb 07, 2020, 09:31:45 PM
What would be the canon to end all canons? I mean something so perfect that would make hyper-critical people stop and stare in awe and amazement.  :laugh:

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Feb 07, 2020, 09:58:12 PM
It's really nothing to do with my likes and dislikes, because it's not my statement, I'm just the messenger.

QuoteThe Xenomorphs are taking over the world. Free League Publishing and 20th Century Fox are proud to announce a host of partnerships that will bring the official ALIEN tabletop roleplaying games to fans all over the world, in their own language. The game will soon be launched in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Polish, and Portuguese.

Below is the full list of publishing partners for the ALIEN RPG:

France - Arkhane Asylum - https://www.arkhane-asylum.fr/
Germany - Ulisses Spiele - https://ulisses-spiele.de/
Spain - Edge Entertainment - http://www.edgeent.com/home/
Italy - Wyrd Edizioni - https://www.wyrdedizioni.com/
Brazil - New Order Editora - https://newordereditora.com.br/
Russia - Studio 101 - https://studio101.ru/
Poland - Galakta - http://galakta.pl/
Please visit each partner's websites for more information about product releases and availability.

The core rulebook for the official ALIEN roleplaying game was released on December 10, 2019 and immediately sold out its first print run. Shipping new print runs to retail shelves around the world this January, Free League is now ramping up a range of new expansions and accessories for the game series slated to release later this year. Follow Free League on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news and previews of the ALIEN products soon to come.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Feb 11, 2020, 06:10:54 PM
Wow, excellent to see!

Spoiler

Hopefully also available in Braille sometime.

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Quote from: Local Trouble on Feb 17, 2020, 03:08:13 AM
They should get Lance Henriksen to do it while he's still around.

QuoteWe are hard at work on the next Cinematic scenario for the ALIEN RPG. This new scenario, entitled Destroyer of Worlds, is something of a sequel to Chariot of the Gods (and also written by Andrew E.C. Gaska), but you'll be playing Colonial Marines instead of space truckers. We aim for an August release of Destroyer, along with a boxed Starter Set for the game. More news soon!

Quote from: Xenomrph on Apr 17, 2020, 08:19:08 PM
Today I learned that the map on the inside cover of the core rulebook is a watered down version of the map that comes in the map pack, and the full map has more EU references. Off the top of my head I spotted Rim (the planet from the Perry trilogy of novels that Billie is from)

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Quote from: The Replacement on Apr 18, 2020, 09:33:49 AM
Using RollD20 and grabbing some atmospheric music and sound effects going really helps.
I've uploaded the maps and tokens to the game and the character sheet system and dice rolling that's available in rollD20 perfectly replicates the dice system in game.

QuoteFree League Publishing and 20th Century Studios are proud to announce not one but two major expansions for the official ALIEN tabletop roleplaying game, released last December to universal acclaim. This August will see the release of a boxed Starter Set, as well as a brand-new Cinematic module entitled Destroyer of Worlds. Both titles can be pre-ordered from the ALIEN RPG website as of today in honor of ALIEN DAY, the annual 4/26 celebration of the ALIEN franchise and fandom.

The ALIEN RPG Starter Set is designed to be the perfect entry point into the game and the ALIEN universe. Affordably priced at $49.99, it contains everything needed to start playing, including an abridged 104-page softcover quickstart of the core rules, 20 custom dice, reference cards, character handouts, a huge starmap, and the complete Cinematic scenario Chariot of the Gods by sci-fi author Andrew E.C. Gaska.

Destroyer of Worlds, also penned by Gaska, is a continuation of the story from Chariot, this time focusing upon an iconic type of character from the ALIEN universe: the Colonial Marine. A team of Colonial Marines get dropped onto the moon Ariaricus to handle a growing insurgency, but soon find themselves fighting for their lives against enemies beyond their worst nightmares. Priced at $29.99, the Destroyer of Worlds Cinematic scenario will come in a boxed set, including maps, handouts, and cards for a fully immersive tabletop experience.

The 392-page core rulebook for the official ALIEN roleplaying game was released in December 2019 along with a host of supplements. The game immediately sold out its first print run and swiftly entered the Top-5 list of best-selling tabletop RPGs in the fall of 2019. The game is currently being translated into seven languages, and was recently nominated for an Origins Award for Best RPG of the Year.

Quote from: Clockwork on Apr 26, 2020, 06:50:55 PM
There's so many ways to play online, for those without local roleplaying victims.. er... friends. My group uses a combination of Discord and Zoom. But by no means is that everything (Though Discord does have dice rolling bots, and the Alien RPG one is AMAZING).

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 20, 2020, 08:32:26 AM
I've not watched it yet but here's some footage of a session we did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdZZbnSwTHU

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 27, 2020, 09:18:15 AM
No, that should be enough. Though I love the themed dice.

Quote from: Kradan on Apr 27, 2020, 02:03:20 PM

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 20, 2020, 08:32:26 AM
I've not watched it yet but here's some footage of a session we did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdZZbnSwTHU

Just watched this. My verdict: I want more !

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 28, 2020, 02:38:19 PMGlad you enjoyed it! Certainly endeavouring to do more!

Quote from: j0nesy on May 06, 2020, 04:50:21 AM
update: played hope's last day at the weekend, it was so much fun. everyone escaped hadley's hope, minus a single facehugged soul

i recommend the alien rpg discord to those looking to get involved!

Quote from: Mr. Clemens on May 15, 2020, 12:35:42 PM
No, the maps are schematics much like you see in the films. But you could map out key areas yourself based on them, for minis play.

Quote from: j0nesy on May 21, 2020, 11:21:09 PM
just finished the first act of chariot of the gods, gmed by clara; highlights being shevvie's junkie method acting, and hicks's company agent jumping in a disease riddled medpod to recover from being stabbed in the eye

Quote from: j0nesy on May 21, 2020, 11:21:09 PM
just finished the first act of chariot of the gods, gmed by clara; highlights being shevvie's junkie method acting, and hicks's company agent jumping in a disease riddled medpod to recover from being stabbed in the eye

Quote from: muthur9000 on May 22, 2020, 04:38:49 AM
So glad you had fun. I hope you will enjoy the future torture I will put you through in act II

Here's the footage https://yutani.studio/2020/05/22/lets-play-chariots-of-the-gods-act-i-with-avp-galaxy-studio-yutani/

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 22, 2020, 06:40:56 AM
In my defence, I did someone cure it with that ridiculous roll, before my dice abandoned me for the rest of the game! Thanks for running the session Clara, hope you enjoyed it yourself! Also a pleasure to e-meet you j0nesy! Has anyone ever told you that you remind them of Stephen Amell?

Quote from: j0nesy on May 28, 2020, 11:11:10 PM
act II is well underway, and we're left with a mini cliffhanger with reid and wilson having just about taken down an abomination

Quote from: j0nesy on Jun 05, 2020, 03:55:10 PM
:laugh: don't feel bad, it was a lot of fun watching it go down!

now all we have to do is wait and see if ridgetop's next character has an equal obsession with visiting the corporate suite

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Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 04, 2020, 10:09:13 AM
Get those votes in players! It deserves it IMHO.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The vote for the 2020 ENnie Awards, the "Oscars" of tabletop roleplaying, is now LIVE! If you enjoy our games, we would be very grateful for your vote on our Best Game nominees - the ALIEN RPG and MÖRK BORG! <a href="https://t.co/OGB5XcdVid">https://t.co/OGB5XcdVid</a> <a href="https://t.co/mylxTFWd4S">pic.twitter.com/mylxTFWd4S</a></p>— Free League Publishing (@FriaLigan) <a href="https://twitter.com/FriaLigan/status/1279113856477016065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Quote from: j0nesy on Jul 05, 2020, 10:22:08 PM
me too! it should have been nominated for best interior art too, imo

Quote from: Kailem on Jul 07, 2020, 11:20:07 AM
I've got to admit, despite the high likelihood of hardly ever being able to actually play it, that starter set that's due out next month is looking increasingly tempting.

QuoteI assume most of you who bought the core rule book got it from Free League's website? If so, what are their shipping rates like (specifically to the UK)? I saw it mentioned in here that they're pretty expensive, but it doesn't seem like they've got their prices listed anywhere that I can see.

QuoteAlso, do you need to have an account on DriveThruRPG to get the PDFs? I see it's mentioned on a few items that they're sent via them, so is that something you'd need to log in there to have access to or do they just provide links to that site that you can download them from?

Quote from: j0nesy on Jul 11, 2020, 12:07:56 AM
sm:

did you just proofread the lore/story, or have you played it too?

Quote from: Kailem on Jul 11, 2020, 04:58:07 PM
Well I took the plunge and ordered/pre-ordered the core rules, starter set and Destroyer of Worlds! Got the PDFs a few minutes ago and I'm about to delve right into the rules and take a look at the stuff I can look at without being spoiled.

Excited to hopefully play some games with you folks in the near future! ;D

Quote from: SM on Jul 11, 2020, 11:09:50 PM
The former.

Quote from: j0nesy on Jul 12, 2020, 12:09:58 AM

Quote from: Kailem on Jul 11, 2020, 04:58:07 PM
Well I took the plunge and ordered/pre-ordered the core rules, starter set and Destroyer of Worlds! Got the PDFs a few minutes ago and I'm about to delve right into the rules and take a look at the stuff I can look at without being spoiled.

Excited to hopefully play some games with you folks in the near future! ;D

to avoid spoilers, i'd probably only read the rules and at most, the character sheets for DoW. i'll be waiting until after my first playthrough (hopefully week after next, depending on shevvie/hicks schedule) until i read throw the lore stuff

i cannot recommend buying the original core rulebook enough though, the lore content and gorgeous artwork is so worth the money

Quote from: SM on Jul 11, 2020, 11:09:50 PM
The former.

once i've read through it, wouldn't mind hearing what you found silly. did you convey these thoughts to free league/gaska?  :P

QuoteFree League Publishing today announced that Destroyer of Worlds, the next Cinematic scenario module for the ALIEN RPG, will be officially released on September 8. Destroyer of Worlds, written by sci-fi author Andrew E.C. Gaska, will be launched alongside a new Starter Set for the game.

Destroyer of Worlds lets players take the role of an iconic type of character from the ALIEN universe: the Colonial Marine. A team of Colonial Marines get dropped onto the moon Ariaricus to handle a growing insurgency, but soon find themselves fighting for their lives against enemies beyond their worst nightmares. Priced at $29.99, the Destroyer of Worlds Cinematic scenario comes in a boxed set, including maps, handouts, and cards for a fully immersive tabletop experience.

The ALIEN RPG Starter Set is designed to be the perfect entry point into the game and the ALIEN universe. Affordably priced at $49.99, it contains everything needed to start playing, including an abridged 104-page softcover quickstart of the core rules, 20 custom dice, reference cards, character handouts, a huge starmap, and the complete Cinematic scenario Chariot of the Gods, also penned by Gaska.

For more information about Destroyer of Worlds and the ALIEN RPG Starter Set, go to alien-rpg.com. Both items are available for pre-order on the website.

Quote from: SM on Jul 12, 2020, 09:45:33 PM
I mentioned them to Free League (though I didn't use the term silly), but I saw a proof of the book, so it may have been too late to make changes.

Thank you to everyone who played, enjoyed, and voted for the ALIEN RPG! We are honored and humbled by your support. https://t.co/iDzNLbDt9S

— Free League Publishing (@FriaLigan) August 1, 2020

QuoteIf anyone missed my acceptance speech for the GENCON ENnies award--ALIEN RPG for GOLD BEST GAME 2020, here it is cued up at 1:39:39. 2/3s through my clip you might think my speech is over, but just hold on and bare witness (misspelling intentional) to the consequences of accepting an award from home during a pandemic.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 04, 2020, 08:31:18 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kaqp0jAg6sM&feature=youtu.be&t=5979&fbclid=IwAR2P838oMuK9EzowxQ7JpfJHcocp0vJYGFKpyNWYkqD0JI47y2axyB7pEwg

QuoteIf anyone missed my acceptance speech for the GENCON ENnies award--ALIEN RPG for GOLD BEST GAME 2020, here it is cued up at 1:39:39. 2/3s through my clip you might think my speech is over, but just hold on and bare witness (misspelling intentional) to the consequences of accepting an award from home during a pandemic.

Quote from: Kradan on Aug 17, 2020, 10:37:45 PM
WhErEiSpOdCaStReViEwCoRpOrAl?  >:( ??? :-\

Quote from: j0nesy on Aug 18, 2020, 01:07:36 AM
soon  ;)

QuoteThis is just a quick update on Destroyer of Worlds and the new Starter Set. Finally, the shipments to both the USA and the UK have arrived to shore, and should be in the warehouses within days. Shipping out to everyone who has pre-ordered these items will follow as quickly as the staff can manage. Sorry to keep you waiting – we sure hope and think you'll find them worth the wait!

The official release date for both items is this coming Tuesday September 8, but rest assured we will ship out to pre-orders before anyone else. And you still have time to pre-order in our webshop! Complete PDFs go out to you within a few days after purchase.

QuoteThe Destroyer of Worlds cinematic adventure module and a new Starter Set for the multiple award-winning ALIEN tabletop toleplaying game were released today by Free League Publishing.

Having just won a Gold ENNIE Award for Best Game and a People's Choice Award for Best RPG at the UK Games Expo, the official ALIEN RPG today got its first two expansions to the line. Both modules are as of now available in the Free League webshop, in digital format at DrivethruRPG, and soon in hobby stores everywhere.

Destroyer of Worlds, written by critically acclaimed sci-fi author Andrew E.C. Gaska, lets players take the role of an iconic type of character from the ALIEN universe: the Colonial Marine. A team of Colonial Marines get dropped onto the moon Ariaricus to handle a growing insurgency, but soon find themselves fighting for their lives against enemies beyond their worst nightmares. Priced at $29.99, the ALIEN Destroyer of Worlds Cinematic scenario comes in a boxed set, including maps, handouts, and cards for a fully immersive tabletop experience.

The ALIEN RPG Starter Set is designed to be the perfect entry point into the game and the ALIEN universe. Affordably priced at $49.99, it contains everything needed to start playing, including an abridged 104-page softcover quickstart of the core rules, 20 custom dice, reference cards, character handouts, a huge starmap, and the complete Cinematic scenario Chariot of the Gods, also penned by Gaska.

Quote from: Kailem on Sep 08, 2020, 02:44:15 PM
I need to finish reading the full core rules pdf and then I guess eventually I'll need to find some space for these things to go when they arrive! :laugh:

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 09, 2020, 07:42:24 AM

Quote from: Kailem on Sep 08, 2020, 02:44:15 PM
I need to finish reading the full core rules pdf and then I guess eventually I'll need to find some space for these things to go when they arrive! :laugh:

Right there next to the rest of your Alien and Predator goodies!

Quote from: The Cruentus on Sep 12, 2020, 03:40:02 PM
The question I have is a bit unoriginal and probably already been asked but I would ask is the Alien RPG canon, because there are apparently elements in there that will contradict some information on our wiki. So would definitely like to know if it is canon or not and which elements are just for game mechanics and ones that are full on lore.

Quote from: Xenomrph on Jan 11, 2020, 04:29:41 AM

Quote from: SM on Jan 09, 2020, 10:05:31 AM

Quote from: Kailem on Jan 09, 2020, 08:12:50 AM
Given how deep it sounds like the lore rabbit hole goes with this, are there any mentions of places like Vega 4/New Shanghai, San Drad, Ryushi, Bunda or any other locations related to the AVP side of the Alien EU?

No.  The license was Alien/ Prometheus only and the bible that was used as one of the sources didn't contain any AvP locations.

The RPG references Odobenus Station, which is from AvPClassic.

Quote from: The Cruentus on Sep 12, 2020, 03:40:02 PM
The question I have is a bit unoriginal and probably already been asked but I would ask is the Alien RPG canon, because there are apparently elements in there that will contradict some information on our wiki. So would definitely like to know if it is canon or not and which elements are just for game mechanics and ones that are full on lore.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 22, 2020, 11:50:21 AM

Quote from: Xenomrph on Jan 11, 2020, 04:29:41 AM

Quote from: SM on Jan 09, 2020, 10:05:31 AM

Quote from: Kailem on Jan 09, 2020, 08:12:50 AM
Given how deep it sounds like the lore rabbit hole goes with this, are there any mentions of places like Vega 4/New Shanghai, San Drad, Ryushi, Bunda or any other locations related to the AVP side of the Alien EU?

No.  The license was Alien/ Prometheus only and the bible that was used as one of the sources didn't contain any AvP locations.

The RPG references Odobenus Station, which is from AvPClassic.

Necro-quoting. That was a mistake. There's only a single reference to Odobenus. The other mention of a station in orbit is given a different name. Not sure if that was fixed in later printings?

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