Brace yourselves, because Free League Publishing and 20th Century Studios are about to unleash a Xenomorph-sized update to the ALIEN RPG. Mark your calendars for 25th March 2025 – the Kickstarter for ALIEN The Roleplaying Game Evolved Edition is launching!
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This isn’t just a re-release. Free League has incorporated five years’ worth of player feedback into this updated version. The Evolved Edition is a streamlined and enhanced game, brimming with new content, artwork, and tools for players and GMs alike. Critically, it’s fully compatible with your existing ALIEN RPG materials.
So, what’s new in this enticing package? Let’s take a look:
- A Striking New Look: Johan Nohr (of MÖRK BORG fame) has redesigned the Core Rulebook, complete with fresh page layouts, interior maps, and artwork. Colm Geoghegan (Creepy Duck Design) has created a stunning new cover.
- Refined Gameplay: The core rules have been reworked, with improvements to talents, stress and panic, and, importantly, stealth.
- Enhanced Combat: Expect more engaging firefights with revised rules for armour, ammunition, grenades, stuns, skirmishes, and even spaceship combat.
- Romulus Integration: Explore new weapons, items, ships, and locations inspired by the forthcoming film Alien: Romulus.
- Player-Driven Features: This edition includes features requested by players, such as rules for zero gravity, miniatures play support, and expanded campaign play.
- Solo Play: Last Survivor, a solo mode designed by Shawn Tomkin and Matt Click, allows you to face the ALIEN universe alone.
- Starter Set: Perfect for newcomers, the Evolved Edition Starter Set contains everything needed to begin playing, including abridged rules, character sheets, custom dice, larger maps, and an expanded version of the classic Hope’s Last Day scenario.
- Cinematic Adventure: The Rapture Protocol boxed set offers a new cinematic adventure. Join a star freighter crew as they uncover a dangerous situation on a remote industrial colony.
- Miniatures Set: A new Miniatures Set with 28mm scale figures of soldiers, space truckers, Xenomorphs, and more is available.
- Virtual Tabletop Support: Evolved Edition content will be available on Alchemy, Foundry, Roll20, and Demiplane.
Free League has a strong Kickstarter history, and the ALIEN RPG has already won numerous awards. The Evolved Edition looks set to continue this success. Prepare to confront your fears and return to the ALIEN universe. The perfect organism is evolving… are you ready?