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WHAT’S THE STORY MOTHER? 9 CINEMATIC PLAY 26 ROLLING DICE 58
CAMPAIGN PLAY 26
MEAN SUCCESS 58
FRONTIER LIFE 10
CORE CONCEPTS 27 THE ART OF FAILURE 59
TERRITORIES OF THE FRONTIER 11 PUSHING YOUR ROLL 60
CAREER 27
DOMINION OVER THE STARS 12 STRESS LEVEL 61
ATTRIBUTES 27
THIS IS RUMOR CONTROL 12 PANIC 61
STARTING ATTRIBUTES 28
HERE ARE THE FACTS 13 ONLY ONE CHANCE 62
SKILLS 28
GROUP ROLLS 62
TALENTS 29
CAREERS ON THE FRONTIER 16 MODIFICATION 62
HEALTH 30
FRONTIER COLONISTS 16 DIFFICULTY 63
STRESS 30
SPACE TRUCKERS 16 HELP FROM OTHERS 63
COLONIAL MARINES
COMPANY REPS

ROLEPLAYING ALIEN
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APPEARANCE 30
PERSONAL AGENDA
BUDDIES AND RIVALS
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THE SKILLS
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HEAVY MACHINERY (Strength)

STAMINA (Strength)
CLOSE COMBAT (Strength)
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GAME MODES 19 YOUR GEAR 33 MOBILITY (Agility) 66
PILOTING (Agility) 67
CINEMATIC PLAY 19 ENCUMBRANCE 34 RANGED COMBAT (Agility) 67
CAMPAIGN PLAY 19 CONSUMABLES 34 OBSERVATION (Wits) 68
COMTECH (Wits) 69
KEY THEMES 20 DEVELOPING YOUR CHARACTER 35 SURVIVAL (Wits) 70
SPACE HORROR 20 EXPERIENCE 35 MANIPULATION (Empathy) 70
SCI-FI ACTION 20 SPENDING XP 36 MEDICAL AID (Empathy) 71
SENSE OF WONDER 20 CHANGING BUDDY AND RIVAL 36 COMMAND (Empathy) 71
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TOOLS OF THE GAME 21 COLONIAL MARINE 38

CHARACTER SHEETS 21
DICE 22 COLONIAL MARSHAL 40
CARDS 22

COMPANY AGENT 42
WHAT IS A ROLEPLAYING GAME? 23

KID 44
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MEDIC 46

OFFICER 48

PILOT 50

ROUGHNECK 52

SCIENTIST 54

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COLONIAL MARINE TALENTS 74 TIME & SPACE 82 WEAPONS AND ARMOR 118
COLONIAL MARSHAL TALENTS 74
MAPS & ZONES 82 WEAPON FEATURES 118
COMPANY AGENT TALENTS 75
BORDERS & LINE OF SIGHT 83 PISTOLS 119
KID TALENTS 75
MEASURING TIME 83 RIFLES 121
MEDIC TALENTS 75
HEAVY WEAPONS 125
OFFICER TALENTS 76
STEALTH MODE 85 CLOSE COMBAT WEAPONS 127
PILOT TALENTS 76
SUITS AND ARMOR 128
ROUGHNECK TALENTS 76 ENEMY MOVEMENT 85
SCIENTIST TALENTS 77 DETECTION 85
MOTION TRACKERS 86
OTHER EQUIPMENT 130
GENERAL TALENTS 78
COMPUTER MAINFRAMES 130
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MOVEMENT 89
AMBUSHES & SNEAK ATTACKS

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DIAGNOSTICS AND DISPLAY
VISION DEVICES
TOOLS 135
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
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FOOD AND DRINK
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GRAPPLING 93
VEHICLES 140
RETREAT 93
DAIHOTAI SERIES 8X8 TRACTOR 140
RANGED COMBAT 94 WEYLAND NR-9 SERIES ATV 141
M570 SERIES APC 142
FULL AUTO FIRE 96
AERODYNE LIGHT VTOL GYROCAR 143
COVER 96
UD-4 CHEYENNE DROPSHIP 144
AMMO 96
WY-37B CARGO LIFTER SLED 146
OVERWATCH 97
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DAMAGE 98
ARMOR 98
RECOVERY 98
BROKEN 98
CRITICAL INJURIES 99
DEATH 99

STRESS & PANIC 103

STRESS LEVEL 103
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STOPPING PANIC 104
RELIEVING STRESS 104

OTHER HAZARDS 106

VACUUM 107
EXPLOSIONS 108
RADIATION 110
SYNTHETICS 111
XENOMORPHS 112

VEHICLE COMBAT 113

VEHICLE ATTRIBUTES 114
VEHICLES IN COMBAT 114
DAMAGE TO VEHICLES 114
AERIAL VEHICLES 115
REPAIRS 115

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FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT 150 GAME PRINCIPLES 206 BIG BUSINESS, BIG GOVERNMENT,
HYPER SLEEPING WITH THE STARS 151 AND BIG LIES 222
RIFF FROM THE MOVIES 206
LIMIT THEIR RESOURCES 206
CHARTED SPACE 152 THE THREE WORLD EMPIRE 223
STAY IN THE SHADOWS 206
INCREASE THE PRESSURE 207
LIVING IN SPACE 153 LET THEM BREATHE 207 THE UNITED AMERICAS 226
JUST IN TOWN FOR SUPPLIES 153 FUEL THEIR AGENDAS 207
SPACESHIPS 154 BRING HORRIBLE DEATH 207 THE UNION OF PROGRESSIVE
SPACE STATIONS 155 REVEAL THE UNIVERSE 207
PEOPLES 229
DEEP SPACE COLONIES 158
LIVING QUARTERS 159 THEMES 208
THE INDEPENDENT CORE
FUNCTION BEFORE FASHION 159
MONEY AND IDENTIFICATION, PLEASE 161
WORK FOR HIRE
COMMUNICATIONS ON THE FRONTIER 162
MEDIA 163
ENTERTAINMENT 163
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RELIGION 164
RELIEVING STRESS 213
LAW ENFORCEMENT 165 WEYLAND-YUTANI 236
SPLITTING THE TEAM 213

SPACECRAFT BASICS 166 LASALLE BIONATIONAL 239

NON-PLAYER CHARACTERS 214
SHIP CLASSES & FEATURES 166
CREATING NPCS 214
TRIPPING THE LIGHT FANTASTIC 167 SEEGSON 241
CORE COMPONENTS 170
CINEMATIC PLAY 215
INTERNAL MODULES 170
ARMAMENTS 176 THE STRUCTURE OF CINEMATIC
UPGRADES 178 SCENARIOS 216
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CAMPAIGN PLAY 217
SPACESHIPS OF 2183 AD 180 SESSION ZERO 217
MODEL CM-90S CORVUS 180 GOALS AND REWARDS 217
MODEL CM-88G BISON 181 A PLACE TO CALL HOME 218
MODEL CM-88H BISON 182 CRAWL THE STARS 218
MODEL CYG-NS3 STAR CLIPPER 182 CREATING JOBS 218
STARCUB-CLASS SHUTTLE 183 XENOMORPHS IN CAMPAIGN PLAY 219
CONESTOGA-CLASS FRIGATE 186
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CREW POSITIONS 188
DISTANCE AND ZONES 188
APPROACH VELOCITY 189
DETECTION 190
INITIATIVE & TURNS 190
DECLARING ACTIONS 191
1. SENSOR OPERATOR ACTIONS 191
2. PILOT ACTIONS 193
3. GUNNER ACTIONS 196
4. ENGINEER ACTIONS 196
SHIP ARMOR 197
HULL DAMAGE 197
COMPONENT DAMAGE 197
SHIP REPAIRS 200

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PHYSICAL TRAITS 285
THE CORE SYSTEMS 248 CREATING STAR SYSTEMS 330
ARCHITECTURE 285
NEW EDEN SECTOR 249 TECHNOLOGY 288
AG-4550 SYSTEM 249 JOB GENERATOR 341
HESKE 337 SYSTEM 251 THE XENOMORPHS 290
CARGO RUNS 342
GENERAL XENOMORPH RULES 290 MILITARY MISSIONS 344
THE OUTER VEIL 252
SPEED 291 EXPEDITIONS 348
SECTOR 3847 252 SIGNATURE ATTACKS 291
JPG-770 SYSTEM 252 NEOMORPH 293 ENCOUNTERS 351
NEROID SECTOR 253 STAGE I: NEOMORPHIC EGG SACS 293
POL-5362 SYSTEM
FIORI 16 SYSTEM
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XENOMORPH XX121
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REQUIST SYSTEM 260 STAGE I: OVOMORPH (EGG) 300
GLIESE 326-3827 SYSTEM 261 STAGE II: FACEHUGGER 302
8 ETA BOÖTIS SYSTEM 261 STAGE III: CHESTBURSTER 305
TARTARUS SECTOR 262 STAGE IV: STALKER, SCOUT, DRONE 308
GJ229A SYSTEM 264 STAGE V: SOLDIER, WORKER, SENTRY 310
STAGE VI: PRAETORIAN,
GL300 SYSTEM 264 13 H O P E ' S
CRUSHER, QUEEN 312 L A S T DAY 3 68
THE FRONTIER 266 STAGE VII AND BEYOND 314
THE ALIEN HIVE 315
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ALPHA CAELI SYSTEM 267
OTHER EXTRASOLAR SPECIES 316
GAMMA LEPORIS SYSTEM 269
EPSILON RETICULI SYSTEM 270 THE SWARM 316
TANAKA SYSTEM 271 HARVESTERS 318
ZETA RETICULI SYSTEM 271 LION WORMS 320
SECTOR 117 279 TANAKAN SCORPIONIDS 322
ACHILLES SYSTEM 279
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LOCATIONS 378

EVENTS 382

EPILOGUE 383

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SHIP’S LOG, USCSS MIRANDA, 006:00. CAPTAIN CHARLIZE RECORDING.
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now synced to an old beat-up YX-3 refinery module the company
wants towed to the Solomons. It’s a shit run with shit pay,
but it’s better than heading out there without any haul at
all. Most of my crew on this run are my regulars—Jefferies
and Ellery are flying, Nguyen and Torres are my cargo
handlers and Nat and Reed are my techs (note to self: no more
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Space is vast, dark, and not your friend. Gamma And there are things lurking in the shadows of
rays and neutrino bursts erupt from dying stars to every asteroid—things strange and different and
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cook you alive, black holes tear you apart, and the deadly.
void itself boils your blood and seizes your brain. Things alien.
Try to scream and no one can hear you—hold your This is the ALIEN roleplaying game—a uni-
breath and you rupture your lungs. verse of body horror and corporate brinkmanship,
Space isn't as empty as you’d think, either—its where synthetic people play god while space
frontiers are ever expanding. Rival governments truckers and marines serve as hosts to newborn
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wage a cold war of aggression while greedy ghoulish creatures.

corporations vie for valuable resources. Colonists It’s a harsh and unforgiving universe and you
reach for the stars and gamble with their lives— are nothing if not expendable.
each new world tamed is either feast or famine. Stay alive if you can. ■

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W H A T ’ S T H E
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And behold a great dragon… his tail drew the third part
of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth.
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The titular alien—in all its iterations—is the stuff of The story of ALIEN is about creators and their
nightmares. From Neomorph to Xeno­morph, the creations struggling for dominance over each
mystique surrounding these creatures is mesmer- other.
izing. The alien represents everything we don’t It’s about corporate greed and avarice, and
understand about the natural world. It evokes a

a parasitic invader whose only intent is to use

humanity to breed and incubate its progeny. The
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fear of our bodies being violated and used. It is
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alien lifecycle is one of death and renewal, but the belong, consequences be damned before they
only part people play in that circle is death. damn you.
But the ALIEN saga itself is about more than The ALIEN roleplaying game takes you to the
otherworldly beasts. It is about humbling man rough and tumble colony worlds on the Frontier
for his own hubris. It’s about motherhood and of known space. It’s on the cusp of this unfor-
family—about loss and sacrifice. It wrestles with giving place that your character must face their
the questions of artificial intelligence and faith. demons—both of the inner and other kind. ■
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We’ve left Anchorpoint and are en route to Thedus. Of

course, we’ve got problems already—this time of the domestic
kind. Reed came aboard drunk again, and Nat punched him in
the face—may have even broken his nose. I stepped in before
it escalated. I signed on to be a captain, not a parent.  ■