{"id":1152,"date":"2019-05-24T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tabletopgamingnewscom.bigscoots-staging.com\/?p=1152"},"modified":"2023-02-12T13:03:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T13:03:09","slug":"pre-orders-for-alien-rpg-start-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tabletopgamingnews.com\/pre-orders-for-alien-rpg-start-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Orders for Alien RPG Start Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here’s one that I know has been highly anticipated since it was announced. Free League Publishing will open up pre-orders for their official Alien RPG<\/em> tomorrow. Head out into space with your crew and try to avoid getting too close to any funny-looking eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the announcement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On May 25, 1979, Alien<\/em> first graced the silver screen. Forty years after the Alien franchise first inspired and shocked the world, Free League Publishing<\/a> has a xenomorphic surprise of their own in store. Quite literally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month on Alien Day (4\/26), Free League and 20th Century Fox Consumer Products announced their upcoming tabletop RPG series set within the Alien<\/em> universe, which is set to release this holiday season. Yet for fans eager to explore that universe for themselves, they don\u2019t need to wait any longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the official 40th Anniversary<\/strong> this Saturday<\/strong>, Free League will offer a meaty 168-page Cinematic Starter Kit<\/strong> for their highly-anticipated Alien<\/a> RPG \u2013 debuting their first Cinematic module Chariot of the Gods<\/strong><\/em> written by Alien RPG setting writer and sci-fi novelist Andrew E.C. Gaska \u2013 as a complimentary bonus gift <\/strong>for anyone who pre-orders<\/strong> the Alien RPG Core Rulebook at alien-rpg.com. The Cinematic Starter Kit will be available for download<\/strong> as soon as the pre-order purchase is confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based upon Free League\u2019s award-winning Year Zero<\/em> game engine, the full Alien RPG Core Rulebook<\/strong> contains 300+ pages of mythology, artwork, and custom mechanics for open-world campaigns and deep, diverse space explorations on the Frontier. While Campaign Mode<\/strong> provides the tools for long-term gameplay, Cinematic Mode<\/strong> challenges players to start and complete an accessible, authentic tabletop RPG experience in one game session with no prior preparation necessary. A streamlined version of the Year Zero<\/em> engine, Cinematics deliver only the most crucial game rules for each scenario with pre-generated characters, stories, and challenges \u2013 capturing the intense drama of an Alien<\/em> film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free League has big plans for Alien<\/em> and their new Cinematic mode, which is why they\u2019re sharing the Starter Kit months ahead of the Core Rulebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying something new and we want to know what people think,\u201d<\/em> says Free League co-founder and Alien<\/em> RPG game director Tomas H\u00e4renstam. \u201cIn fact, anyone who pre-orders the Core Rulebook will receive exclusive access to our development process with opportunities to provide feedback and earn a play-tester credit in the final publication.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Starter Kit isn\u2019t the last Cinematic module that fans can expect from Free League. \u201c<\/em>Chariot<\/em><\/strong> is the first in a trilogy of Cinematic modules from Andrew E.C. Gaska in the future,\u201d<\/em> shares H\u00e4renstam. Each Cinematic in the trilogy will explore a different style of gameplay, introducing a different perspective <\/strong>in the Alien universe and a different source of antagonism<\/strong>. Yet while each Cinematic module is designed as a stand-alone experience with new characters, settings, and challenges, the overarching narrative of the trilogy is connected \u2013 telling one complete, canonical story<\/strong> by the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what so liberating\/challenging about designing and playing in Cinematic mode. You could be space truckers one session. Colonial Marines the next,\u201d<\/em> says Gaska. \u201cThe fun is figuring out how to work together, learn on the fly when the stakes are high, and try your best to survive the night. The constraints really make the whole experience feel more thrilling and terrifying. Like you\u2019ve been dropped into your own Alien movie. And even if your character dies, the night is far from over for you as a player.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As all characters aren\u2019t likely to survive, Cinematics are engineered with death and replay value in mind, providing an ensemble cast of playable characters and branching narratives with multiple story paths and possible endings. \u201cIt\u2019s rewarding to play and replay each Cinematic event, as you learn with experience, try new characters and creative solutions, and encounter new challenges over time,\u201d<\/em> shares Gaska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting on May 25<\/strong>, Free League will accept pre-orders<\/strong> for the Alien<\/em> tabletop RPG Core Rulebook and a variety of limited-edition 40th Anniversary goodies and gear<\/strong> exclusively at alien-rpg.com:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n