ALIEN [System RPG] [Extreme Groups] [Interest Check]

[Malkavian]

Just a quick interest check to see who might be interested in playing in a campaign using Free League's ALIEN ruleset. If so, I'll post up more information on what I have in mind when I next get the chance.

[CyrodilicBrandy]

YES.

[PixelatedPixie]

I'd be interested.

[Malkavian]

If I get at least one more interested, I'll post up my campaign plans and expectations in more detail.

[BadSister]

I'm interested!

[Malkavian]

I'll get up some information for it shortly then. In the meanwhile, can people link me to some writing samples, and also confirm whether they have the rules?

[PixelatedPixie]

Ah.  Don't do writing samples so guess I am out, best of luck.

[Malkavian]

Ah.  Don't do writing samples so guess I am out, best of luck.

No problem! Best of luck.

[Malkavian]

In space, no one can hear you scream...

Sevastopol Station was, at one time, a proud possession of the Seegson Corporation. A monolithic structure floating in orbit about KG-348, it was originally constructed to exploit the mineral wealth of the gas giant below and service the trade routes between Earth and the Outer Rim. But in this galaxy, good things rarely last.

Unfortunately for the Corporation, Sevastopol had fallen into decline due to economic fluctuations and re-routing of the Sol-Thedus flight path before their purchasing of the station, and their efforts to re-purpose it into a commercial hub proved to be poorly timed. With the company in dire financial straits, Seegson decommissioned Sevastapol in 2137, leaving behind only a skeleton crew and a contingent of Working Joe androids to enact the shutdown.

For reasons unexplained, the Weyland-Yutani Corporation purchased Sevastapol Station, and sent forth a small team to collect the recently recovered flight recorder of the long-missing USCSS Nostromo, which had been located and salvaged by the independently owned Anesidora. This team, and their courier, did not return and, without explanation, Sevastapol Station was sabotaged and left to burn up in the atmosphere of KG-348.

The Company want answers - answers that they believe lie with the sole surviving member of the team originally sent to recover the flight recorder. Found floating in space and in critical condition, Amanda Ripley has been taken to the nearby Mendel Station, a Weyland-Yutani owned research platform. It is here that the young woman is being kept, injured and restrained, to await the arrival of a Weyland-Yutani recovery team.

Application Information - Campaign Notes: ALIEN is a homebrew campaign for Free League's Alien: The Roleplaying Game. It will take place in the same year as the Alien: Isolation computer game, and its story-line will be related to the events of that title.

Regarding canon: from the moment the game begins, nothing is set in stone. Player character actions, or lack thereof, can affect the Alien universe in unexpected ways, and no aspect of canon is considered sacrosanct.

The Alien rules feature threats and combat that is extremely deadly - as befitting the source material, death isn't only possible, but extremely likely. Should a character die - and it's always a possibility - the player will be invited to make a replacement, and will be reintroduced to the story as quickly as possible.

Application Information - Character Creation: I'll be looking for 4-6 players for this game. Characters will be made using the standard method detailed in the Alien rulebook (14 attribute points, 10 skill points). I will consider all Careers, though some will be harder to justify than others (specifically, the Colonial Marine).

With the above in mind, I'll only be taking on ONE character of each Career, in order to ensure a bit of diversity. I will also only be allowing ONE android character - either one known to everybody, or a sleeper (in which case, only the controlling player will know what they are).

All characters will be associated with Weyland-Yutani in some way, either as employees or independents working under a Company contract. Regardless of affiliation, all characters will travel together upon the same ship - either a private hire or a company vessel, though the former is more likely.

Application Information - Posting Expectations: Whilst I won't begin the game with strict rules in place for posting, I do ask all players to ensure I'm made aware of any absences, or occasions when they're unlikely to be able to post for a while: I'd like to limit how frequently the group is waiting on individual players posting in order to advance. Where necessary, I will remove inactive players from the game should they prove too unreliable!

It's worth noting that, when it comes to science-fiction and horror, I love telling stories that involve interactions, relationship- and world-building, and a good level of immersion. As such, I'll be looking solely for players who thrive off of RP, and who love to engage in it with PCs and NPCs alike. Players who prefer to post once and then wait for the GM to move the story on will not find much to their liking here!

[Malkavian]

That's BadSister and CyrodillicBrandy approved as players. I'd like between 4-6 ideally before I give this game a go.

[greypsychman]

I am interested but don’t have the rules yet.

[Malkavian]

I am interested but don’t have the rules yet.

That's not necessarily a deal breaker. The rules are pretty simple and I'm sure others would be happy to help you learn them too. Just send me some writing samples.

[greypsychman]

I sent you a sample in a pm.

[Malkavian]

Received it!

So currently interested players are:

• greypsychman
• BadSister
• CyrodilicBrandy

Provided I get at least one more, I'll get threads made and invite you guys over. This won't happen until Wednesday at the earliest due to my being busy with work. In the meanwhile, please come up with a few character ideas, keeping in mind the points I made in a previous post regarding character creation and the story premise.

[BadSister]

If anyone is wondering, I found a lot of online resources that show the rules, and character creation. For those that are worried they don't know the system, It looks very simple relatively speaking.

[Malkavian]

That is true - it's a very easy system to use once you get the hang of Stress Dice. It's also VERY lethal, so keep that in mind everyone!

[House of Saberhagen]

Malkavian... You keep setting up games that have my interest like crazy...

[Malkavian]

Malkavian... You keep setting up games that have my interest like crazy...

I have that affect on people.

[Malkavian]

Okay, finally home from work and on my days off, so I'll start working on getting things moving with my games. Thanks for the patience everyone!

In terms of this game, I'll aim to get some threads made and people moved over AFTER my current games have been put back on track. So watch this space, those of you who have private messaged me and been given the thumbs up - all you others, please send me those samples in the interim, otherwise we'll end up moving on without you!

[Malkavian]

Depending on how quickly I get things sorted tonight/tomorrow for my other games, I'll be looking at making a board for this. Again, if you are interested, but haven't sent me a PM with writing samples, please do so as soon as you can! If you have sent me samples and I've answered you, please do me a favour and post again to this thread, reminding me that we've spoken and that you're still interested in the game (helps me to remember player numbers and usernames).

[greypsychman]

You approved me and I am still interested.

[BadSister]

I'm in! I was thinking Scientist if that would be useful in the plot and no one else is thinking of going that route.

[Malkavian]

All careers are available, as long as you can justify why Weyland-Yutani would send someone like that to Mendel to recover Amanda. But it's the Company, so...

[greypsychman]

I was hoping to go with a Colonial Marshal.

[Malkavian]

Okay, can everyone I've spoke to send me a COMPLETE character sheet when they can? This should include stats, personal history, physical appearance, personality description, etc.

Please go into as much detail as you can: if your characters don't feel real or thought-out, you won't care about them when the xenomorph bites through their spleen, and no-one wants that, do they?