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Free League’s Alien RPG Launches On Virtual Tabletop Platforms

Free League’s Alien RPG Launches On Virtual Tabletop Platforms

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Alien: The Roleplaying Game, based on the iconic movie franchise, was published by Free League last December. It’s since gone on to become one of the most successful tabletop products of 2020 — no easy feat when you consider the circumstances. Imagine how popular it could get if you could play it remotely. Looks like we don’t have to imagine anymore… A virtual tabletop version of the ALIEN RPG Starter Set has been added to the VTT platforms Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds. It’s got both the full-length cinematic scenario Chariot of the Gods and its sequel Destroyer of Worlds, the latter of which was released as an expansion last April. Both were written by sci-fi author Andrew E.C. Gaska, and all you need is the Starter Set to play both of them. Fantasy Grounds also has all 392 pages of the Alien RPG core hardcover rulebook. While the Starter Set isn’t as full-featured as the full version, it coontains a 104-page abridged rulebook (except on Fantasy Grounds), 20 custom dice,

Marvel Comics Obtains Rights To Alien And Predator

Marvel Comics Obtains Rights To Alien And Predator

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Dark Horse Comics has been publishing material related to the Alien and Predator movies for nearly its entire existence. They took a chance on an Aliens book in 1988 and it took off, paving the way for countless expanded universe stories, and acquired Predator in 1989. It was Dark Horse that came up with the idea of merging the two properties, something the movie studio later adapted for itself. Dark Horse has wound up suffering the most from the Iger era of The Walt Disney Company…nearly everything Disney has purchased happened to be something DH has been licensing for decades. First they lost Star Wars, then Buffy, and as of now, Alien and Predator…they’re headed to the comics publisher Disney owns, Marvel Comics. IGN broke the news, and published the first-ever Marvel illustrations relating to both properties. Keep in mind these are just teaser images and do not reflect any actual plans for upcoming books… Here is a lovely Xenomorph rampaging through a nondescript space station, pausing to glance at

Alien Roleplaying Game Expands With Starter Set, New Scenario

Alien Roleplaying Game Expands With Starter Set, New Scenario

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Free League Publishing released Alien: The Roleplaying Game last December and it quickly took off to become one of their biggest hits. Critics loved it, tabletop enthusiasts ate it up, and it sold well enough to register in the top 5 best-selling tabletop RPGs of the fall….so that means one thing: expansion time! Two additional products connected to Alien: The Roleplaying Game were announced by Free League on April 26 (4/26, Alien Day). One is the Starter Set, which is basically a mini version of the full game to get newcomers’ toes wet. It comes with 104-page softcover abridged rulebook, 20 custom dice, reference cards, character handouts, a huge starmap, and one complete scenario: Chariot of the Gods by sci-fi author Andrew E.C. Gaska. The Starter Set is cheaper than the full version, bearing a price of $49.99. But for those who already own the full game and want MORE, not less, Free League presents the expansion Destroyer Of Worlds. It is a sequel to Chariot of the Gods, also

Alien Roleplaying Game To Be Published In Seven New Languages

Alien Roleplaying Game To Be Published In Seven New Languages

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Free League Publishing’s Alien Roleplaying Game has been one of their larger successes, as any tabletop RPG using the brand would be. It’s a hit in America, and now everyone else wants their own version. So, in partnership with localized partners from regions all over the world, Free League will be issuing out Alien: The Roleplaying Game internationally! The full list of publishing partners: 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/ The Alien Roleplaying Game comes with a 300-plus page Core Rulebook, gorgeous backdrop artwork, cards and dice. Rules for two separate modes, an ongoing Campaign Mode and a one-session Cinematic Mode, are also included. The first US printing completely sold out, but a new run was shipped to hobby shops last month. The website GameTyrant called the Alien Roleplaying Game “an interstellar masterpiece that honors the Alien legacy

Free League’s ALIEN RPG Officially Launched

Free League’s ALIEN RPG Officially Launched

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Free League Publishing has officially launched the ALIEN roleplaying game worldwide, along with a host of supplements. The game is now available at the Free League webshop, at DrivethruRPG, and in retail stores worldwide. Pre-orders both to consumers and distributors have been selling fast, and the core rulebook is already being reprinted. The ALIEN RPG core rulebook, published in partnership with 20th Century Fox, is 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. Alongside the core book, Free League is releasing the Chariot of the Gods scenario by Andrew E.C Gaska, two sets of custom dice, a GM Screen, a custom card deck, and Maps & Markers Pack including a huge star map of chartered space in 2183 AD. The ALIEN RPG core book and its supplements can be found at the Free League webshop, at DrivethruRPG, and in retail stores worldwide. Due to the high demand, both the

Wintercon Will Reunite The Cast Of Farscape

Wintercon Will Reunite The Cast Of Farscape

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Oh boy, it’s time for a giant convention in New York City devoted to cult fiction and sci-fi properties! Of course we’re talking about….Wintercon, scheduled for this November. NYC has more than one of these. The big attraction at Wintercon this year will be a 20th anniversary panel bringing together the cast of Farscape, the treasured Sci-Fi Channel show that a lot of today’s sci-fi showrunners cite as an influence. All the refugees of the Moya will be there, including Ben Browder (John Crichton), Claudia Black (Aeryn Sun), Anthony Simcoe (Ka D’Argo), Virginia Hey (Zhaan), Gigi Edgley (Chiana), and Lani Tupi (Bialar Crais). But that’s not all the folks you’ll meet at Wintercon. Another event celebrates the 40th birthday of Ridley Scott’s original Alien and invites Ton Skerritt (Dallas) and Veronica Cartwright (Lambert) to the party. You can also meet and take selfies with Tami Stronach (The Neverending Story), Noah Hathaway (The Neverending Story, Battlestar Galactica), Dirk Benedict (Battlestar Galactica, The A-Team) and Laurette Spang (Battlestar Galactica). Wintercon will also

Preorders Open May 25 For Alien: The Roleplaying Game

Preorders Open May 25 For Alien: The Roleplaying Game

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Free League is producing an Alien roleplaying game! Preorders will open May 25, the official 40th anniversary of the original 1979 film. It’ll come with a meaty 300-plus page Core Rulebook, gorgeous backdrop artwork, cards and dice. Rules for two separate modes, an ongoing Campaign Mode and a one-session Cinematic Mode, will be included. Alien: The Roleplaying Game comes in five fun-filled flavors, depending on the size of your wallet: STANDARD 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

April 26 Is ALIEN DAY

April 26 Is ALIEN DAY

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Forty years ago, one of the most flawless motion pictures to ever be created was released — and yes, I mean that, I love Alien. It was one of those rare times when every part of the Hollywood machine just fit together: it has perfect casting, perfect directing, perfect set design, a truly original monster, and a powerful trailer that reveals nothing yet says everything. 20th Century Fox has declared April 26 to be ALIEN DAY and they’ll be releasing a ton of new material celebrating the movie and the franchise it birthed from Kane’s tummy. Why April 26? Because the planet where the Xenomorph was first discovered was LV-426. Same reason Mario Day is March 10, Star Wars Day is May the 4th, and every other unofficial holiday declared by a corporation has a cutesy number pun. As we previously reported, Fox and IGN have been steadily releasing six new Alien-themed shorts, and the last two will make their premieres on Alien Day. A ton of new Alien merchandise

Fox Celebrates Birthday Of “Alien” With New Shorts

Fox Celebrates Birthday Of “Alien” With New Shorts

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The Alien franchise will soon be over the hill — the original 1979 film turns forty this May. The studio that bankrolled that movie, 20th Century Fox, would prefer to celebrate with a new movie — but none are ready. So they’re settling for shorts. These shorts are free to view thanks to a partnership between Fox and IGN. The first creature feature is already out — but it didn’t take much work; it is literally the cutscenes from the 2014 video game Alien: Isolation re-edited into a passive experience. If you were too cowardly to play this game (and I don’t blame you), here’s an alternate way to experience it. This will be followed by six BRAND-NEW Alien shorts. Fox partnered with online platform Tongal to select the winning proposals out of 550 pitches, and they’ll be released weekly starting later this month. Alien: Alone — Hope, an abandoned crewmember aboard the derelict chemical hauler Otranto, has spent a year trying to keep her ship and herself alive as both

The Predator Nearly Had An Unbelievable Twist

The Predator Nearly Had An Unbelievable Twist

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No one was a fan of The Predator, the 2018 reboot (directed by Shane Black) of the 1987 classic and its sequels. Special effects artist Yuri Everson, who worked on the movie, posted screenshots from two deleted scenes to his Instagram, and they reveal quite a twist. Mind, it’s no great loss — this twist would not have made the movie better. In fact, in the eyes of some, it would have made it worse. According to Everson, the director shot three endings. One made it into the film; the other two would have been somewhat controversial. In Scrapped Ending #1, the surviving crew encounter a spacecraft pod. Ripping it open, they find an astronaut in stasis…with the nametag Ellen Ripley. Though it’s pretty much canon that the Alien and Predator films take place in the same universe, heroes from one series have never crossed over into the other so blatantly. Everson says Sigourney Weaver was not involved in the production and someone else played Ripley in the scene. So

Neill Blomkamp Shares Two Sketches From Canned Alien 5 Project

Neill Blomkamp Shares Two Sketches From Canned Alien 5 Project

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Alien 5, oh Alien 5….how I wish that you were alive. Bringing thrills and bringing fun, showing Ridley how it’s done. Sigourney Weaver back again, Newt a living next of kin. How I wish this art was real, Covenant had no appeal. Director Neill Blomkamp never got to make his proposed Alien 5 movie, mainly due to Ridley Scott’s current stranglehold on the property. He released drawings online of a Weyland-Yutani warehouse, a grown-up Newt, and Ellen Ripley in some kind of bio-organic weaponized Alien suit. The story told itself and sounded amazing. But while he did attract the attention of Fox for a while, the movie just couldn’t happen. Blomkamp had to dump some of his ideas in a series of short films he released earlier this year, one starring Sigourney. Today the director published two previously unseen pieces of art from the proposal. One is another look at the warehouse: We haven’t gotten to see that ship before. Wonder how it would have played in the movie plot.

Thargoids Aliens In Elite: Dangerous Have Suddenly Become Hostile

Thargoids Aliens In Elite: Dangerous Have Suddenly Become Hostile

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The Thargoids, an alien species in the Elite: Dangerous universe, first appeared in the game almost a year ago. This first contact event surprised players, who were given no real warning that they would be coming over to their galaxy. The situations was tense but this quickly turned to intrigue when meetings between the alien ships and players were seemingly peaceful. That is no longer the case. Thargoids ships have suddenly become hostile to players and will engage them in combat if they come within a certain range. What exactly has triggered this shift in behaviour is not known but a recent update to the game may have been responsible. Unfortunately, it seems like there isn’t much that can be done to fight the Thargoids at present as their ships are just too powerful. – with encounters between one Thargoid ship and almost two dozen players ending in almost complete destruction for the humans. Whether this is the precursor to an all-out war with the alien species or just a

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