Learn to Play ALIEN RPG Evolved Edition

Creating your character

Grendle will provide pre-made character sheets for you to choose from after you sign up or at the start of the game.

Preparing for the session

Before the game: Create free accounts for Discord and Roll20. Join the game using the private links provided after booking. Use a laptop or desktop computer—Roll20 is not recommended on a phone. Install the Discord app if possible and check that your microphone and headset are working. Use a recognisable display name on both platforms. Join the Discord voice channel and Roll20 game approximately 10 minutes early. Five pregenerated colonists are provided, so you do not need to create a character. No previous experience with the ALIEN RPG, the films or roleplaying games is required—the rules, characters and safety tools will be introduced before play. Just bring your imagination, a willingness to work with the other survivors and nerves strong enough to enter Hadley’s Hope.

What Grendle brings to the table

I will provide everything needed to experience the final nightmare of Hadley’s Hope: Five pregenerated colonists with personal agendas, buddies and rivals. Detailed Roll20 maps, character sheets and visual handouts. Atmospheric music, environmental sound and carefully paced descriptions. Distinctive NPC voices and character-driven roleplaying. A beginner-friendly introduction to the ALIEN RPG Evolved Edition. Clear rules guidance throughout the session—no studying required beforehand. Safety tools and a respectful table where everyone can enjoy the horror. My GM style is cinematic, atmospheric and player-focused. I build tension gradually, giving you time to investigate the colony, follow suspicious signals and make meaningful decisions before everything descends into panic. Every character will receive opportunities to use their skills, pursue their secret agenda and influence who—if anyone—escapes LV-426. Combat in ALIEN is fast, frightening and extremely dangerous. Xenomorphs are not bags of hit points waiting to be defeated; they are intelligent predators that stalk, isolate and overwhelm their prey. Clever plans, teamwork and knowing when to run will often matter more than firepower. I follow the rules closely enough to keep the danger fair and consistent, while embracing cinematic ideas that suit the desperate survival-horror tone. Character death is not just possible but likely. If your colonist dies early, I will work to return you to the action using an available survivor or replacement character. My aim is to create the tension, body horror and mounting panic of the ALIEN films while ensuring that every player remains involved and has a memorable part in Hadley’s Hope’s final story.

How Grendle creates a safe table

I am trained in counselling skills and hold several safeguarding qualifications for working with vulnerable people and groups. I use that training to maintain a professional and respectful table. Before the session, we will have a clear safety briefing covering the adventure’s content and any player triggers. Players should contact me privately before the game if there is specific material they cannot encounter, allowing me to keep it out of the adventure without interrupting play. This is a graphic survival-horror game inspired by the ALIEN films. It contains intense violence, character death, claustrophobia, body horror, parasitic infection, forced implantation and creatures attacking human hosts. Fear, tension and discomfort are intentional parts of the experience. Players who do not enjoy these themes should not join this particular game. All players are expected to treat one another respectfully. Hostility between characters may be part of their secret agendas, but hostility between players will not be accepted. Shared or sensitive character interactions require the consent of everyone involved. The session will finish with a short decompression and debrief, giving players an opportunity to step out of character, discuss the adventure and bring the night’s horror to a comfortable close.