New Edition Of ALIEN RPG Includes Romulus Material--But Kickstarter Delayed To 2025

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Free League's 2nd Edition of its 2019 Alien roleplaying game is coming to Kickstarter--and with over 10,000 followers waiting for it, it looks to be another blockbuster crowdfunded from the Swedish company.

Included in the new core rulebook will be content based on the recent Alien: Romulus movie, with information about the mining colony Jackson's Star, along with weapons like the F44AA Pulse Rifle and the USCSS Corbelan IV mining hauler.

The Kickstarter has been delayed from this Fall until Spring 2025. Free League says that since Gen Con in August, fans gave offered ideas and feedback, and the publisher wishes to bring those ideas to the table.

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F44AA pulse rifle by John Mullaney
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The Kickstarter will include the new core rulebook, along with a new starter set, a boxed set adventure called Rapture Protocol, and a range of miniatures. Free League's original Alien RPG won multiple ENnies and other awards.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

He made Prometheus.

Then he should have seen the alien queen mural on the wall of the room full of goo cannisters. The archeologists stop and shine their flashlights over it and wonder about it.

I would take what Scott says about the Alien movies he doesn't make with a huge grain of salt, unless he was completely disconnected from the creation of Prometheus, which he doesn't seem to have been. He's clearly unhappy about the studio daring to make movies without him -- he repeatedly complained about it during the Gladiator 2 press tour -- but since he's using elements from them, "they aren't canon to me" seems to be a bit of hyperbole.

 

[Morrus]

Then he should have seen the alien queen mural on the wall of the room full of goo cannisters. The archeologists stop and shine their flashlights over it and wonder about it.

I would take what Scott says about the Alien movies he doesn't make with a huge grain of salt, unless he was completely disconnected from the creation of Prometheus, which he doesn't seem to have been. He's clearly unhappy about the studio daring to make movies without him -- he repeatedly complained about it during the Gladiator 2 press tour -- but since he's using elements from them, "they aren't canon to me" seems to be a bit of hyperbole.

I mean, I don't care what Ridley Scott says is canon, or what James Cameron says is canon, or what the Pope says is canon. I was just responding with a bit of mild trivia to somebody who hoped Modiphius was the secret agent of the studio's momentous announcement that two of the films would be dropped from canon. Which, obviously, is daft.

 

[aramis erak]

But will it have content from Alien: Resurrection and AVP: Requiem?

A:R? already present in 1e, tho' not obvious.
AVP:R? They don't have the predator license, last I heard.
They have incorporated elements from a number of games.
The announcement mentions Material in from the current movie (Romulus?)

I would take what Scott says about the Alien movies he doesn't make with a huge grain of salt, unless he was completely disconnected from the creation of Prometheus, which he doesn't seem to have been. He's clearly unhappy about the studio daring to make movies without him -- he repeatedly complained about it during the Gladiator 2 press tour -- but since he's using elements from them, "they aren't canon to me" seems to be a bit of hyperbole.

He doesn't own the rights, so, unlike Lucas before the sale to Disney, his opinions on what is or is not cannon are technically immaterial to licenses. Tho' the Licensees' views might take it into consideration... But given that they've incorporated material from the games, I would hazard that they don't.

 

[Nikosandros]

I would take what Scott says about the Alien movies he doesn't make with a huge grain of salt, unless he was completely disconnected from the creation of Prometheus, which he doesn't seem to have been.

Scott was the director (and one of the producers) of Prometheus.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Scott was the director (and one of the producers) of Prometheus.

Right, which is why he definitely knows there's a mural of a xenomorph queen prominently featured in the black oil cannister room in Prometheus.

 

[ersatzphil]

Right, which is why he definitely knows there's a mural of a xenomorph queen prominently featured in the black oil cannister room in Prometheus.

For what it's worth, there seems to be quite a bit of contention on that topic. Lots of people argue it's a queen, others a deacon.

I genuinely had no idea that there was so much contention as to whether 'Aliens' was 'canon'. On the topic though, I did find Cameron's 2k word letter he sent to STARLOG magazine in the early 90s, which is a pretty fascinating read: link.

 

[aramis erak]

For what it's worth, there seems to be quite a bit of contention on that topic. Lots of people argue it's a queen, others a deacon.

I genuinely had no idea that there was so much contention as to whether 'Aliens' was 'canon'. On the topic though, I did find Cameron's 2k word letter he sent to STARLOG magazine in the early 90s, which is a pretty fascinating read: link.

It wasn't so much a canonicity argument back then; it was more just a quality one. Fan obsessions with canonicity in general rise with public internet access... the ability to discuss the sources and secondary products with other rabid fans...

Tho' BSG, ' Trek and ' Wars had heated BBS discussions in the late 80s and into the early 90's thanks to OPUS, WWIVnet, UseNet over FidoNet... and robust secondary products with story (both Novels and games), and both 'Trek and 'Wars had robust timeline advancing TTRPGs...