Intro to ALIEN: The Roleplaying Game - Hope's Last Day

About the adventure

Hope's Last Day tells the story of the terrifying final hours of Hadley's Hope from James Cameron's seminal sci-fi masterpiece; ALIENS, taking place before Ripley and the Colonial Marines arrive on LV-426 in that movie. Written for 3-5 players, Hope's Last Day is an official introductory scenario designed to introduce players to the game as well as be a thrilling cinematic experience set in the classic Sci-Fi Horror universe. The game might take a second session to complete depending on time/availability of players. IMPORTANT: This is a horror game which will feature graphic descriptions of violence and gore, foul language, tense/suspenseful scenarios, and potential jump-scares.

Additional Details

How to prepare

Players will need access to 6-sided dice in two seperate/distinct colours. Players will be rolling between 2 and 10 of each of these coloured dice at the same time depending on the situation. Players will be expected to read and understand a short bio for their character before play starts.

What I provide

Players will be provided with pre-generated character sheets. Players will be provided with details of equipment, weapons etc. Maps will be provided on OwlbearRodeo, this is a FREE web-browser based tool. An access code will be sent for players to access maps.

Gameplay details

A detailed briefing on tone and expectations will be held at the beginning of the session, followed by a debrief at the end. Combat in the game is fast and rules-light and, along with all other rules, will be learned in-play as they come up. As the GM I will be heavily roleplaying characters, players are free to approach this at their own comfort level.

Content warnings

(none)

Safety tools used

Breaks
Debriefing
Open Door

How will character creation work

There are five pre-generated characters that will be sent out to players. These are rules-light but do have short write-ups on their motivations that should be read and understood.

Players can expect

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