Alien: Rapture Protocol

Creating your character

Pregenerated characters are provided! You’ll play a member of the USCSS Fidanza’s crew, with their own skills, personality, relationships, and private agenda. At the beginning of our first session, you’ll choose your character, and I’ll walk you through your character sheet and the rules you need to get started. Stats and equipment are already assigned, and ALIEN RPG doesn’t use character levels. You’ll have room to make the character your own through your choices and roleplay. No advance character creation, rulebook purchase, or previous experience is required. Please avoid reading Rapture Protocol or looking up its plot. Discovering what’s happening is part of the experience!

Preparing for the session

Before our first session, please: Create a free Alchemy RPG account. There’s no cost for players. Follow the game invitation link I provide to join our Alchemy game. Have a working microphone, headphones, and a reliable internet connection. Find a quiet place to play and arrive a few minutes early so we can check everyone’s connection and audio. Pregenerated characters are provided, and I’ll teach the rules as we play. You don’t need to buy any books or prepare a character.

What Taylor brings to the table

I provide the adventure, pregenerated characters, and rules guidance throughout the game. We’ll play through Alchemy RPG, which is free for players. No books or previous ALIEN RPG experience are needed. Expect an atmospheric, roleplay-focused game with investigation, uneasy alliances, and sudden bursts of dangerous action. I’ll give you room to explore, talk with your crewmates, and make difficult decisions. Combat is a serious risk, and fighting won’t always be your best route to survival. Your character’s relationships and private agenda give you more to work with than simply staying alive. Those competing priorities can create tension within the crew, while we keep the experience collaborative and welcoming around the table. I’ll explain rules as they become relevant, and questions are always welcome.

How Taylor creates a safe table

ALIEN is a horror game, but player comfort comes first. Before we begin, we’ll discuss the expected content and establish **Lines and Veils**: subjects we leave out entirely and subjects that can exist in the story but stay off-screen. You can share boundaries privately, and you can update them at any time. During play, anyone can say or type **“pause”**, or message me privately, to stop a scene and ask for an adjustment. No explanation is required. We can skip content, rewind, or take a break. You’re also welcome to step away whenever you need to. Character agendas may create conflict within the crew, so we’ll discuss expectations for player-versus-player conflict before play. A secret agenda never overrides someone’s boundaries. We’ll finish each session with a brief check-in to decompress, discuss anything that felt uncomfortable, and identify any changes needed for next time.